Its been a crazy work-week which began last Jan 12. I and 2 other Hong Kong nationals are at the tail end of doing our due diligence over crappy files of one of the country's biggest banks. Hmmm, I wonder how this Institution was named Best Managed Bank in the Philippines when their credit and legal folders are major crappy.
Since I havent' done anything remotely recreational last week and this week (read: I worked over the weekend), I'd like to list some things that I'm grateful for (in no particular order) instead of feeling crappy like the crappy credit folders I've been poring over for the past 4 crappy days: (haha! tama na, Ton, exagged na =)
Dear Lord, thank you for.......
........Pitchet. Pitchet doesn't understand a word I say when I cuddle him...... naturally...., but he "senses" me and its very comforting. I enjoy watching him as I stroke his face, head and body because he's so contended there sitting in my arm, purring. I think Pitchet is the luckiest cat in the world for having me as his mistress. =)
........Aster, simply because for whatever it is I tell her or confide in her, she gets it. Always. No further explanations. Aster knows me so well. She is the sister I never had. God forbid that if I ever get myself into any serious accident, my last conscious thought would be to call Aster.
........EPCIB. Everything I know about loan restructuring and office politics, I owe to my 10 years with EPCIB. And I say that with a lot of love.
........Close Friends (Peewee, Matet, Nonoy, Emily, Pinky, Eric, Aster). Ours is such a strong support group. For whatever ails the other, be it concerning our respective careers, relationships, family matters, we come together and rally around each other. But always, the best get together is when we just want to go out and have some fun, be it anywhere in Metro Manila, Luzon, Visayas or in Mindanao. These lot is a treasure.
........New Friends. Hey, the more, the merrier!
........Chocolate Sundae because it feels good to have one after a good cry.
....... Borrowers who pay. In my line of work, you can't imagine how good we feel when borrowers pay up on due date.
........Badminton. Stress reliever.
........My Parents. They showed me that love and respect go together. Can't have one without the other.