Stress Unlimited

It was an emotional tug-of-war yesterday and for some time there, I had the longest minutes uncertain of what's in store... Helpless for a time but I guess there's always a firm conviction on what I really want and did not want...

At the end of the day, I was so energy-drained by the mental, physical and emotional anguish on what to do... Stress, unlimited... Yes, even equipped with all the planning and the adaptability to situation, there will be times that you'd be helpless... in what to do and what to come... Fortunately, at the end of the tug-of-war, I somehow got what I want which was more time to process the whole development...

There's so much more that I see on the horizon that makes me want to take time on this... There are still some missing pieces to locate in my own jigsaw puzzle of life... I'm secured on what I can do but one thing I can't do is to make rush decision that has not been properly considered... In time, I'll take a leap of fate... IN TIME...

Not Grumpy Monday

I'm not grumpy on a Monday...

Wii Fit Sunday... I finally have my Wii Fit board... Went to Sharon's place to get the Wii Fit board and glad to see Baby Yuri starting to get plump and 3 year old Yohannce is scared of me (haha... Didn't know I look scary)... Nonetheles, Yohannce was still very conversant... Had my first WiiFit workout and had a nice lazy afternoon nap... a few more watching catch up TV series and sleep again...

That's what brought Not Grumpy Monday... I'm finally trying to have my mind set that it'll be Christmas soon... I have started locating my Christmas CDs for my car... Ok, I'll update my iTouch soon... Anyway, it'll be fun... Friends flying in... Friends meeting up after such a long time... A long Family Holiday up Coming... 13th month pay... Bonuses (hopefully)... and of course, a lot of gifts (naah, I'd be surprized if that happens)...

Yeah, it's gonna be halloween in a few days and I'm off to my home town Baguio and I sure had a reminder a few weeks ago of visiting my dead relatives in the cemetery... Too bad, there's only a weekend to go home... No declared holidays to extend the weekend...

Still have several major items to do this week.... but a few breathers would do more good than harm... I'm not really the type that sulk deeply in to work... though I have to admit the stress level has been affecting me lately... but I'll find a way through... There's always a way... So better get back to finding some ways now... =>

Carless Saturday

Carless Saturday started when I brought my car for routine maintenance check at early Saturday morning... breakfast at Max at Shaw... Service was slow considering I was the only customer at that time...

To the office to burn some time off before meeting SGV friends Arlyn and Ruth for lunch... Arlyn begged off on account of a lazy spell at home... Decided to push through with lunch as the thought of being just a passenger for the day was tempting... Lunch at Contis in Serendra and just wasted time at Market Market waiting for my car to be finish... There's a less number of shops for gifts in the gift market... waaah... Interesting, they do have wall climbing at the top floor and there's also the massage chair that's reasonably priced...

Finally had my car back around 5 pm... but we decided it was more economical to maintain one car so I just left my car in my office parking lot... We met Cathy at MOA... had dinner at Pier 1 in the bayside area in MOA... The crew here were not really that friendly (the service was slow, the reaction time was not good and the crew were not even pleasant doing their job)... After dinner, some fireworks, a little bit of rain and a lot of chit chats, we shifted to Starbucks still on the bayside of MOA... coffee and stories... and off to home at almost midnight...

Wait, poker night at Nommu... but I guess, there's no more energy to boot and it was already a bit late for that... Next time... =>

Time

Time... Something I don't seem to have much lately... In a way, it worries me since It's a bit too early to think about that... but here I am so drawn to the variety of things to do... to finish and to accomplish...

I'm a little distracted by so many little nuances to manage... issues, personalities, attitudes and a whole lot more... Come to think of it, it's not really the volume of time spent on these nuances that eats up my time... It's a bit difficult when a lot of weight is right there in your shoulder with not much to look forward to when it comes to the help department... Hope I won't burnout soon...

Time has just seem to be shorter than the usual which just means I have both hands full of things to do to sneak a peak at my watch... Focus... Something I have to re-learn or might as well unload some work... but I guess, there are no takers... Solution in sight not really but I hope it doesn't come to a point that I won't be salivating on the idea of having a stress leave... Hmmm... =>

Half Awake

I'm spending my day half awake... or rather barely awake... Early Mondays has never been the best of times for me...

I just realized that major milestones aside, I still have a long hard way to go. I still have a lot to do and a lot more to experience. Been thinking lately of different alternatives to take. Somehow, I'm so used to managing problems and exposures that I'm wondering exciting would it be managing assets and chasing opportunities but with the way the world economy is, I guess smart money goes that for Finance people like me, it'll be the problems that will keep on coming.

The mystery of tomorrow makes things both interesting and complicated today but at times, tomorrow's ideas and road blocks are just something to be dealt with tomorrow. Tomorrow depends on how we react today. It's a dynamic world, the landscape shifts every now and then. The key is reaction.

It's difficult to be spending the day half awake. I guess that's where coffee comes in... Anyway, back to real life... wide awake this time. =>

Outdoor Wedding for Grace and Poch

The venue was the Historic Barasaoin Church in Bulacan and the occassion was AGSB friends Grace and Poch's wedding. There's not really much from AGSB family this time but the simple wedding signified a page in the history books of Grace and Poch - now a happily married couple.

A big chunk of the friends I hang around now were not really common fixtures when I was taking graduate school but there's some connections that are meant to happen. Grace is one of the closer friends I have now and seeing her happy on this day is really worth the long drive to Bulacan and all the little chore I had to help her as of late. Poch has been one of the nicest people I ever met. At times, a polar opposite of a very bubble Grace but despite that you can see that they are meant for each other. Two good persons ending up with each other.

Simple wedding rites at Barasaoin Church and a lively reception at Northfields clubhouse has left me with one message. Congratulations to Grace and Poch dela Rosa!!!

Excess Inkblogs: I guess the next time, I get to have coffee with Grace, I'll be having coffee with Mrs. dela Rosa... =>

Dreams

I use to dream that I woke up late and totally missed an appointment whenever I have to do something urgent or have an important meeting... A subconscious call that I don't want to be late nor miss a key appointment... In real life, this only happened only once... Waking up 11 am for an 8 am meeting... hehe... that was during my audit life... The client was so worried of my health for me missing a key meeting...

Today, it was the other way around... My dream was that I woke up and it was a holiday... End result, woke up real late... hehe... Hmm... Must be a subconscious reminder that I didn't want to work today... Did sleep late yesterday so must have felt that a little more sleep would do good... Anyway, the important thing is even if I dreamt it was a holiday, I still am at work... Just wish that when it really becomes a holiday, I wouldn't need to do some work... =>

Wednesday

Long Wednesday... but not on the work side this time... hehe...

Started early having early breakfast with AGSB friend Grace at Starbucks... This has been weeks in the making since Grace has been real busy with work... At least, we were able to squeeze it in this time... Nice breakfast...

Had lunch with AGSB friend Alpha at Yellow Cab at People's Support... Finally was able to give the invite for Grace and Poch's Wedding this Sunday... Funny how many different alternative easier route I missed going to People's Support... Nice Lunch...

Had Dinner with SGV Boss FAA and SGV Friends Sharon at Fish Out of Water in GB5... I was surprised how much development in GB5 since the last time I was there... It's been quite a long time having dinner with FAA and Sharon... Nice Dinner...

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By the way, I did work today... hehe... and was able to achieve much within the day - resolving some issues... planning some stuff... finalizing some reports... and meetings...

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Well, it was a long Wednesday but it was Fun... Just noticed lately, it seems that on days I meet friends... It has been back to back to back events... That leaves the rest of the days on those boring work - house routine... Nah, not really that boring as there are a lot to do at home as well... =>

Whining...

Here I am again with my vent out blog... It seems that I must have woke up on the wrong side of the bed... There just seems so much roller coaster of emotion on my part... and there will be days that I'll be brittle...

For all the tough persona I portray in dire situations, I am also caught in times that I would crack under pressure... I'm human after all... Not some emotionless robot who just goes on and on... But I guess that's what characterize me... Always on the look out to help but never to seek it when needed... Stubborn... No stress ball to lean on or de-stress routine to hang on to...

I just seemed troubled on how much task to do and accomplish and how things are not that much swinging on my favor... That's where the major conflicts arise... but that seems to be the problem... too much climax and conflicts, less happy endings... then again, that's life!!!

I'm not necessarily down beat, there is still light at the end of the tunnel... There's always is... now if I can just muster enough strength to take a step forward... I just hope that the light at the end of the tunnel is not a moving train... hehe... Ok, there goes my whining time... Back to the real world...

Swingapore

Short stop to Singapore for a series of meetings... But unlike my previous visit this year, I had more time to waste as this is not the usual board meeting... so was able to catch up with some friends...

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Met up with Warna last Thursday at City Hall MRT... We went to the opening of the dance festival at Esplanade... That's not really a usual mix... Franc and Dancing... hehe... Anyway, had dinner afterwards... and back to hotel...

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Friday was my working day with a series of meeting distributed the whole day... but fun part was meeting with Mon, Shay, Gladys and Darlene for Dinner and Desserts... Incidentally, our offices were now on the same building... Off to hotel after a nice meal at Streets and a dessert at Ben and Jerry's...

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The next day was the lightest being a weekend... shop a bit at Orchard, spending a lazy day at Mon's place, meeting Joanne and Jenny and playing with my Inaanak Jarren... Jarren was full of energy yesterday and has maintained a healthy built (ambigat)... Light as it was, it was tiring as we did try to shoot some hoops late afternoon... Must increase stamina... hehe...

I'm back home today, having my flight rebooked to an earlier flight... and I'm now catching up on the net and hoping that they'd find a way not to include me in the conference meeting today... Afterall, it's a lazy Sunday afternoon... =>

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Excess Inkblogs: I've watched Bloomberg when I was in Singapore and the market indicators are not that positive the whole world over... I guess Trust and Confidence is a missing word in the market lately... but as things are downbeat at the moment, It'll catch momentum sometime...

Off to Singapore

It's been a long tiring emotional day... and I'm glad to get out of it in one piece... A lot has been brewing lately that all had peaked today...

Audit planning came up short and painless... I hope that is still the case months from now... It's really the execution I'm worried about... but worry is something I'd pass on a future date...

I'm suppose to hit another personal milestone... but after everything has been weighed and done, I guess it was not the right time or circumstances... I guess the future paints several plans to choose from...

I wonder if I'm normal that I don't usually like to be called in reverence as a Boss or Sir even if my position would say so (Some people just like to be Boss)... People are always colleagues to me... Not staff nor boss...

Day ended with another meeting... but this has been a source of headache as of late... the meeting was surprisingly cordial and hopefully, everything would be fine...

Then here I am again hoping... Is it ok to be a beacon of hope??? It's not really the best view you can have... Hope is prevalent in tough and tumultuous times...

Another milestone that is yet to unravel soon... and I'm glad all the hard work had not been in vain... and that I did do my part to help...

Now, I'm still disoriented packing stuff for my business trip to Singapore (where did I place my SG MRT card...hehe)... I guess, the attraction of SG to me now is more on the friends and colleagues I get to meet.... I hope I can spend some time with friends based there on this trip... I'm sure I will... =>

Early Monday Again...

Not that sleepy nor grumpy early Monday morning... Thanks to a restful weekend and yes, need to recharge my batteries cause it's gonna be a long week... as always...

Still have to conduct part II of the Medtecs training, this time in Makati office... how to squeeze it in is something I have yet to unravel... but this would be fun... When there's a wheel, there's a car... hehe... rather if there's a will there's a way...

Audit planning is gonna hit by midweek... I'm not a fan of the audit planning event anymore since we always end up having a hard time come annual report time... brings back bad excruciating memories... Holy week at work in Taipei was not really something to be glad about this year for me and Jing... but let's stick to the positive... hopefully, something good will turn up... fingers crossed and hopes up high...

Will be in Singapore towards the end of the week to meet some banks... It's my third trip is SG this year, I think 8th foreign trip this year (the most I have in a year and there's still a board meeting set in Cambodia come December)... Hay!!! To much of the travel bug as of late... Anyway, back to the fun part... time with SG based friends... Yipee!!! Oops, I haven't mentioned yet that I'm flying in... hehe...

Well, it's almost office hours here... so back to work for me... After all, a long week starts on a Monday and the earlier I get to work, the sooner I'll finish... Ciao!!!

Pass Ko

As I was in the mall yesterday and as the Christmas tunes started playing... It brought a different reaction... people actually was not listening in glee but more of a sigh of concern that Christmas was fast approaching... wait!!! I'm still in the Philippines where Christmas celebration is the longest in the whole wide world... Somethings do change!!!

But then again, it's a crazy world out there... US in financial doldrums... China in a tight fix with a bout with melamime... Not to mention some volatility in major commodities... Where does that leave us??? If there's one thing I learned about Globalization... One event in some place will be felt the world over... and yes, the worst is yet to come for us... but we're used to living at worst times, I guess that something to smile about for one...

So the craziness will eventually die down... and the mood of celebration sill finally come in... but of course, I'd like to take some time before the festivities roll over (it's too near my busy season... hehe)... and I do welcome the thought of Christmas, the celebration will come but I'd like to enjoy my remaining days not worrying about the usual yearend audit issues... hehe...

A tougher time makes us want to have a free pass of Christmas but with a weeklong festivities in store come that time... It's gonna be a blast!!! Something to look forward to... and let the Christmas tunes flow... and in time, the resilience we're known for would kick in and then there's gonna be a reason to celebrate... Pass Ko... Not Really!!! =>

Excess Inkblogs: It's a bit early for me to go for this Christmas blogs... hehe...

Super Tired

Long days and long nights... Yesterday and today... Super Franc is back with a busy stretch...

OC Mode with powerpoint presentation at work yesterday... I did miss making power presentations from my MBA days... so here's my chance and paid attention to every intricate detail... then there's the regular finance and accounting routine along the way... and yes, the usual over animated office scenarios and dramas...

Had to drop by shortly with Jing at Rockwell... and then another conference call... and a mad rush to Glorietta to meet Grace... traffic was terrible... coffee after at Gloria Jeans... and another mad rush to Nommu for Steve's Birthday Salubong to meet up with Ateneo friends... I missed the Ateneo Bonfire Party last Tuesday owing to traffic so wanted to be present this time... Went home almost 1 an... It's gonna be a short sleep to usher in a new day...

Up and drowsy at 530 am and at office at 6 am for our trip to Bataan for the training we would be conducting for the Accounting Department at our plant... We really did enjoy the teaching activity as I said in the past its one of my passions as of late... After hours of the training we were off back to Manila... and upon arriving at the office... had to catch up replies for my work emails... Haay!!!

And here I am... Super Franc... Super Tired and... Super Sleepy.... ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ