I’m back to blogging again. I was sort of busy with some stuff and its now time to update with what’s been going on the past few days.
Wellness Week
This is the activity in our office this week which aims to promote healthy living among us. They invited doctors and pharmaceutical companies to give talks on weight management, good eating habits and most importantly, awareness on cervical cancer. The sessions were very informative as I was able to re-check other areas aside from my reproductive health which I have been concentrating on the past few months. First one I had was a calculation of my BMI (Body Mass Index). I am still very much within the limits Yey!! I just have to incorporate some exercise activities to stay in shape and to loose more inches around the waist area and I noticed that my arms are getting fatter so I have to find an effective exercise to slim it down a bit. Next was a blood test for glucose and cholesterol and an ECG. The blood tests were all normal and within the limits. I was kinda concerned with my glucose level since I loooove sweets and because of my PCOS, thankfully, everything is well within the normal range. The ECG result however showed some irregular heartbeat. I think its hereditary since my dad comes from a family with heart ailments. It was kinda alarming though since I felt I’m still too young to experience it. The doctor who interpreted the results said that I should lessen my coffee and chocolate intake since they contain caffeine and this might be a factor of the irregular heartbeat. I would still have to show the results to my mom though.
Restless in Work
I have been feeling so bored the past few months with my work. I feel that it has become so redundant and there was no professional growth anymore. Eversince I was promoted to my current position a year ago, I felt that I have learned so little not to mention that my immediate superior is not so nice to work with. I loved what I was doing before. Even if the position (and the salary ofcourse) was lower, it was a challenging job. I had a very good exposure and had the chance to interact with the big bosses of different agencies and I was more mainstream. Everday was something new and I loved how unpredictable it was. Also, almost all of my batch mates in the office resigned and moved to other companies. I took it as a sign that maybe I should also move on.
Credit Crunch
I was constantly in touch with a former officemate and I was telling her about my rants about work and how its becoming “nakaka-bobo”. She was encouraging me to apply where she is right now which is an investment bank. She was telling me how great her trainings are and how well her exposure has become. She gave me the website where their vacancies are listed and the email where I will submit my CV. At first I was still hesitant to buy her idea since I still felt some hesitations on leaving my current job as this was a perfect set up in case I get pregnant soon. Flexi time is something that I can’t have with a private institution (I come from a GOCC – Government Owned and Controlled Corporation). And as they always say, private companies really make the most out of what they pay you. But then I realized that sayang naman my prime years if I don’t let myself grow professionally.
I started to update my CV and drafted an application letter. The draft email was ready. All I had to do was proof read it before pressing the “send” button when all of a sudden, I get this ym alert from my ex-officemate and she said that Lehman Brothers declared bankruptcy. Merril Lynch and AIG will be next. She said that its not a good time to get a job in an investment bank.
Its a sign. I should stay with my current job and that something better surely awaits for me.
