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Update

Due to my best friend's irreristable demand, I am updating my blog. I have had a lot of things happening to me the past few weeks that aren't really for public consumption, but I remembered that hey, I've never card if it's for public consumption then, why should I care now?

And thus the story of the geek lost in the city is told. Oh wait, I haven't started yet! :D Let's start with the most monetarily satisfying week of my early career. I know there are things I can talk about and others that I can talk about, so let me talk about those that I can talk about.

First payoff: teaching engagement. Taught for three days at a training center, and made q considerable amount of money -- had high ratings, and thus had a high pay rate.

Second payoff: software development project. I met with the project lead, and wasn't expecting much -- until I got paid a considerable amount of time for the work that I have done and will be doing for the next few days.

Both these payoffs happened in 1 day. Talk about sudden spike in the net value. I pretty much covered most of the obligations for the month, and for the next I am expecting quite a sum more from different sources. It's looking up for me at least, but I would like to thank all the people that made this possible. You know who you are.

And as for the day job, well I might be quitting in the near future to concentrate on my studies (if they will not want me to work remotely) and better opportunities. Most of the work that I need to do is already done, but the work that my teammate will do would most probably be done by me instead. Not that I'm complaining, I just hope they'll let me work remotely.

So much for that, I'm getting into places I've never been to before, and doing things I haven't been doing in a long time. I've been reading a lot, and I've been getting more work done per unit time now than when I started working in November. And it's getting better by the day.

I just hope I can get my routine back on track and be able to go to where I should be right now and back on track and at pace with the plans I've set for myself. I have a long way to go, and I have a lot still ahead of me. I'm sure I can do this with the help of friends. Thanks to the irresistable demand of my best friend, it's the latest update of my so called life.

CHill...

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  1. AnonymousWednesday, June 01, 2005 11:54:00 AM

    Wow! Update.

    I hope that you will finish your studies soon. It can be tough but I know you can do it! Ganbatte ne! :) *waves pompoms*

    We all have plans, hopes and dreams. It's a journey that everyone has to take, I guess ;)

    Btw, thanks for being a listening ear over instant messenger every so often :)

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