Time is a luxury

0219H - Manila

I've been on an extreme hiatus in terms of updating my site lately and it's all due to my job that has turned me into a creature who is relentlessly in desperate need of time. Six days a week man! YES, six EFFIN days on that desk per week. SHEESH! I don't really want to complain or what not but after a month at work, i've realized that my new job has been taking its toll on my personal life. Don't get me wrong though since I'm learning a hella lot of stuff but I just can't seem to find adequate time to fit in my personal life in my schedule.

So.. how has work been like, you ask? It's been great! like I said, i've been learning a lot and i've finally mastered the technique of tearing the tiny piece of paper coming out of the credit card device. Checking-in and checking-out guests (literally and figuratively on the checking-out part) is now second nature to me. I've just been late for work once; t'was when I had a party to attend because I was in dire need of booze and I was supposed to report to work at 0600H -- I mean who leaves a party so early right? -- but I ended up tucking in myself to bed at a half an hour past 0300H. 0630H and someone was banging on my door like there was a robber in the house, I opened it and voila! it was my maid informing me that there was a phone call for me from someone at the hotel I work in, I pick up the phone in my groggy state and I catch myself starting to speak in gibberish -- I think the booze finally started to kick in at that point -- but I just coughed it out. After registering the voice of the caller, I realized that it was my supervisor! She advised me to report for work immediately because I was already 30 minutes late -- waaay past the grace period -- I said that i'll be there as soon as I can and by the time I hanged up the phone, I looked at the clock and I started cussing inappropriate words to myself! I just grabbed my uniform from my closet without even bathing and hurriedly asked my dad if he could drop me to the hotel. When I reached the back office, they questioned me as to why I was tardy so I just came clean and told them that I partied last night; they warned me to not repeat this behavior again because it would reflect on my evaluation since I was still on a probationary status. Lesson learned: Party EARLIER and try to fill in your system with as much booze as possible so that you'd have an excuse to leave the party. HAHA

It's currently 0230H and I catch myself eating left-over pizza after slumbering for 12 hours STRAIGHT! I have to report to work at 0600H and i'm glad that I have some time for myself regardless if it's in an odd time of night, err.. morning. Having been on the graveyard shift the past week, I find myself experiencing "jetlag" without even being on a plane -- How ironic is that? It already makes me feel like a flight attendant since FA's don't have regular sleeping patterns and most often than not, they experience jetlag. In my case, I'm experiencing it whilst my toes are on solid ground. After working against my body-clock, i've grown a certain level of sympathy towards individuals who wound up in a call center -- kudos to you guys!

This entry doesn't even seem to make sense anymore! Let's just say i'm happy to be back and that i've finally found time to actually do something else aside from hibernating or serving people whilst at the front desk.

To end this, let me remind you that TIME is a LUXURY and it's best to not waste it on random shenanigans that fail to benefit you in any way.

Cheers!

In frantic need of time,
DJ