The Farewell
Now that the year is finally over, it's time to look back a bit before turning the page, thank some people, and make some announcements.Greetings:I used to greet a lot of people last year but yeah I think it's time we do some pruning.To the crew at work, all the best for next year. Keep learning, keep growing.To blog ppl, keep writing, you know who you are.To the friends who visit, don't think you people are unnoticed. Thank you all for the quality time, which inspired some entries in this blog.Announcements:After reading a series of enlightening articles, I have decided to enshrine this blog and temporarily stop blogging altogether. I am in the middle of a decision making season which will dictate what I will do for the next half year, and I intend to get rid of all distractions little by little.I created this blog for the purpose of imparting insights in life through telling stories, some of which are my own, and I feel that I have achieved that; which pushed me with this decision of capping up this blog...and so with this last pitch, this is your cyber-barista, signing off.
C is everywhere
No, I didn't mean Christmas...I meant Chaos.For those of you who are still buying gifts, better do it before the weekend. I cannot explain how happy is the feeling of sitting at home pretty and done with your shopping compared to slugging it out together with everyone at every mall, stall, corner, and food place. Long lines, tired shoppers, disgruntled sales personnel, swindlers who pretend to get lost in the city and ask for fare to return to their province, yeap, they're what you are going to run into.and again.. if you really don't have to get someone a present and you're doing it just for the sake of giving, give it a rest. I'm sure a personal SMS is much much more meaningful than that Starbucks commuter mug. The cost in terms of celphone load would make 500 or more people happier.This year's christmas has been a "disciplining" for me. I finally kept to my resolve. I haven't gotten a gift for anyone ('cept my parents, but that doesn't really count), and yes I also didn't buy anything for myself either. Whenever I think about it, I am sadly surprised.. but happy. Sad because I'm sure I wouldn't be thinking and talking like this if money was really easy to come by. I'm not just talking about myself, but about the whole working force in general. Inflation is there every year, and when I hear my friends in their respective industries talk about their work and their compensation, I seriously question the future of this country..Will we ever be able to support and give children a good education and quality life like we used to???So, that's the "Sad" part. The "Happy" part is.. before I used to think it was a big deal whenever I didn't get to give gifts to people, but after some years, I realized that most of the people who really heartened up to me, were not the people who I gave gifts to, but the ones who I spent time with, not necesarilly days or hours. I'm talking about minutes when it matters. I'm happy because there are a lot of souls out there who still value friendship and relationships more than you would a gift.And so the Chaos continues. In my heart however, the only chaos will be during the gatherings that I organize.. that of boisterous laughter, old stories, jokes, and memories.
