well...i must say the latter part of 2014 went very well. i wont complain, and in fact i am grateful. the new year comes with a change, a symbol of hope for a better tomorrow. as of now it seems that life is moving on to a good direction, though not yet the wanted direction. i have left previous comfort zone and marched to a whole new atmosphere. it is not what my family wanted for me obviously. but what they want was simply different from what i want. as rebellious as it may seem, i am just trying to find my own way. i'm always certain it's positive and i hope my parents can tolerate it.
on the final quarter of the previous year, i landed on a new job not long after i returned from my bangkok holiday. there were some initial events prior to my resignation. most of them were intolerable. i couldnt stand going home with disappointments hanging above my head every day. my lowest position in the supply chain enable top position rank people to do just whatever. without appreciation, without consideration, only with authority. funny thing was...the ones on higher level could treat his staffs far better that the lower rank. its silly how he appreciates me better, and despise ill treatment from his other staffs to us, personal assistants. so long story short, i left in middle of october.
the new office is nice, consists of small close team. since we have no other choice of people to mingle with hahaha, so we managed to be friends and colleagues in a short time. i can say much about the new office. but i think it will only be effective if i highlight on the experience i get and the main difference. at first i had totally no idea what it would be like to work in such a small team and office. but with my previous experience, i expect no deep rooted political game intrigue in the office. besides new experience, the location gives me better chance to explore further my fitness junkie. on that matter, i found out now that i really really enjoy a cardio-dance class. i also get to skip most of the heavy traffic. Or I could just take public transportation, its not that crowded, a bit jamming sometimes but still tolerable. on the health side, i must underline that ever since I've worked in the new place, i have not visited any doctor yet. I also dont have to take vitamins once a day or two. this is something important to me. in the previous office, i realized that i was always sick at least once a month. well the previous office has a health clinic and provide service for all the staffs for free. and even though i've tried hard not to be sick..it seems that flu, stomach flu and any little sickness just had their favorite soft spots on me.
i learn new things for sure. very valuable lesson was it's very important to be able to scan whether your boss is a playboy or not. a playboy boss will give a hot woman like a hard time. especially because i dont shit where i work. fortunately my boss is far from being a playboy. so i'm relieved and can withdraw any kind of dress to wear to work :). the other valuable lesson was that... this is something i picked from a random meme in facebook, it's about salary and giving correlation. back in the previous office i always feel the salary was so less that i couldnt go out in weekend. now, even though the main income is a bit higher, i can have the chance to take freelance translation job. after lunch basically there is no more work. so i can poke my friends on translator network to share their vacant orders. the correlation was..if you feel that you are getting paid less than what you work for, consider the rest of the money you dont earn is a blessing. if you are paid higher with less work, so you must give more to others to share the blessing. and i hold on to this coz i know its true.
on the first day of january i joined #taunbarubagi2. its a community of people who give food to homeless and scavangers cleaning the street on that day. well it took a lot of commitment at first because i was so tempted to party all night long. but on 31st december i made a promise to go home early and spend the new year event in bed. so it did happen. just new year dinner, a little drink then i went home early. in the morning, i rushed to leave home, picked up a friend then off to the meeting point. the task was simple, the committee give us a route then we drive there, i drive, another person was also with us to go out of the car then give the food to the targeted people. and oh it was an awesome feeling to share with the needy. i may not always have enough financial resource...but donating energy, and time and skill are as precious as donating money. and this activity has led me to another volunteering activity which will be started on the final week of january. oh how i'm so excited! i will teach english in children class. the class consists of homeless kids living in shelter, or just those kids whose parents couldnt afford to send them to school. unpaid but my time and energy in weekend will be valuable for those kids.
related to my last year resolution. i always wanted to trim down few kgs out of my arms, and stomach and legs. but never got the chance. now i have almost become a fitness junkie. just this week i go to the gymn from tuesday-friday (all for cardio-dance class), and then usually on sunday i will go swimming. my friends noticed the different.. this makes me realized that to slim down was also my last year resolution and then it's absolutely this year's also. i have started long before the new year with good result showing. i will continue this, especially because this also give me the chance to know new people, and explore my body tolerance in exercising. and of course...my high interest and love of cardio-dance class. the movements are sensual and calorie-burning indeed.
lastly...i want to change my habit of putting aside important things, loosing focus and not concentrating on the field that i love the most. i love aviation world, the aircraft, the technology, the sexy roaring jet engine, the economical aspect, the political aspect, the rivalry surrounding airbus and boeing relationship... OMG how i cant stop thinking about it. so now i put an end to that much thinking. i will start a new blog, specially dedicated to pour my thoughts on aviation world. no more putting aside.
