off to boracay~

After hours of thoughtful consideration, I have finally decided to change jobs. I have made up my mind, and nothing’s gonna stop me now.

You know how I was always saying after my OJT that I probably would not work on Boracay? And then suddenly changing my mind around late 2006, asking Dize to hurry up and resign on her job so that we can go to Boracay together. And then I got a new job by January 2007, and then she resigned by late February that year, and she asked me to resign on my new job because she will be going to Boracay. I thought she was only joking, but by first week of March, she texted me saying she was on Roxas, and I stupidly thought that she was referring to Roxas Boulevard, when in fact it was Roxas City, and was already bound for Caticlan. She did it. And I got left behind.

That year, she kept on telling me to leave my job and go to Boracay. Of course I would love to, but I need to look for a good timing. But when I started my Nihongo class, I apologized and told her that there will be change of plans, because I decided I'll be finishing my Nihongo lessons, and need to stay here in Manila. That was the plan. But then, I have no funds to continue my lessons, so after I finished Elem II, I did not enroll for the next one. I still stayed here in Manila.

Then I got into CebuPac by November last year. How excited and hopeful I was when I learned of all the company benefits, most especially the unlimited travel (free unlimited domestic tickets for employees and limited tickets to their dependents) to be granted after one year of hiring. It was all it took for me to decline two final interviews, both companies based at Coron, Palawan (I promised not to brood on that subject). But one year seems so long at the company, and I found myself getting tired and somehow annoyed at the things going on inside. There are other reasons, but I just don’t need to elaborate on them. And all of them led into this decision.

I will go to Boracay. Finally.

My mom is supportive. She has always been. My dad is skeptical about me and my career decisions. He has always been. But I would like to prove how serious I am this time. But I have to prepare them first for this sudden change. I gave them several hints that I will be resigning from my job soon and that I will be going off to a far place, and then I bought a luggage without their knowledge (and even asked them to pick it up at RobGalle because I can’t carry that home), and I already shopped for toiletries (biggest bottle of shampoo, conditioner, lotion, etc), and finally asking them to help me out at my resignation letter. I told my mom everything, and my plans, and even my doubts, and I assured her I am very determined to do this. I’ve never been this strong-minded about anything in my life, and I’ve never felt such momentum related to work. I still need to convince my dad (who I found out was very worried regarding his loss of free travel tickets), and it requires more push than I’d ever imagined. Hopefully, I will be able to.

So right now, I’m preparing myself, my things, my money, my resignation, and my application to various resorts.

God please help me on this one.