I keep a journal for two reasons: 1) I find it therapeutic to ramble and 2) I like reading about me. The first reason is pretty self-explanatory, so I'll go on to the second. And, well, that's pretty self-explanatory too, so let's move on. I guess what I want to say is that, when I read about me, I get the impression that my life is a lot more interesting than I think it is. And I can list all the reasons why, but I won't. I'm tired and sleepy, and I'm so not in the mood.
I miss having a TV. When I got here, I purposely chose not to get one because I was trying to be good. But the badness came through in other ways, so there went that plan. I remember the DVD marathons that I used to have before - days and days of nothing but movies. Fun, fun times. Those were the days.
I miss Meteor Garden and Buffy the Vampire Slayers (BtVS). Those were awesome series, and I was totally absorbed in both of them. Well, except that I didn't like Meteor Garden II as much as I did Meteor Garden I. And also, I didn't go on to watch Seasons 6-7 of BtVS. Season 6 is when Buffy gets all down about being alive; I didn't think I could stand to watch her whine.
I miss them both, though. Ah, remnants of the lazy life I've left behind.
I sometimes think of how things would be like if I'd gone on climbing the corporate ladder. I ranked pretty well in my course, and the opportunities were there for the taking. I wonder how things would be now if I'd pursued this management program I'd been accepted in. That was a kick-ass program too - good salary, sponsored training abroad, and solid career advancement opportunity. I guess I'd have been the regular Makati girl - Enterprise building during the day and then Greenbelt 3 at night. And then off to England for training, at some point. It's an interesting thought. I write wistfully now, but I know that if I had to choose all over again, I'd still forego that and pursue law.
Advertising was a good industry to start my 'business career' in. It's not at all as glamorous as it's frequently portrayed, but it's a good learning experience still. You get to juggle one million tasks and one million personalities - what other job gives you that? It's not for me, though. At least accounts is not for me. I was thinking of shifting to copywriting for a while. The Creative Director of the firm where I worked told me to give him a call if ever I wanted to pursue that. I was flattered as hey when he told me that at my despedida. And grateful too, actually. But yeah, that's one call I'm pretty sure I won't be making.
Going to bed, take two.
5 comments:
Buffy or BtVS is really the best! You really should find a way to get a copy of those last two seasons. Re advertising, i disagree. It was a poor learning experience. No doubt about it. Anyway, you should visit my Pblog cos my new inaanak is there. I guess that's it. Email!
CL: Re BtVS, haha, yeah, yeah, one of these days. Maybe we can do a marathon when I come home for Christmas. Re advertising, haha, yeah, I knew you'd disagree. I've seen the pics; comment to follow. And e-mail to follow too. Have a great week, and bop Cathy in the head for being MIA!
law and justice brought to you by a meteor garden fan. that's a good angle.
as for the corporate ladder thing, why bother when you can get into polititcs when you're done there. hehehe batasan by day, casino by night. you just have to squeeze in occassional charity work in you freetime. that'll be cool. i can be like your publicist.
camille, i would bop cathy's head, but i'm pretty sure it's been done before (a lot!). i wouldn't want her head to completely fall off, with the screws already loose and all.
Carl: I don't want to be a politician. I want to be a superhero, ala Jean gray or Rogue. So when I can get bored, I can fly off to some happening spot. That would be awesome. I'll take you with me on one condition - Dao Ming Si is mine. Hahaha!
CL: Hay, yeah, you raise a valid point. I'll think of other torture options soon. Cathy, consider yourself warned.
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