8 Days of Night
Someday I'll be Good Enough - Bodyslam
Dude, how long will my heart last? Kasi ang hirap-hirap talaga.
Kahit saan ako tumingin, hinahabol ako ng bangungot ng nagdaang mga buwan sa trabaho.
To make it simple, I didn't grab that pestering offer from Employee Relations in my work. The deal was, there were no vacant positions sa buong company and they are willing to forgive the more-than-one-week-hold-slash-delayed-process of my resignation as an absent-without-any-follow-ups-like-NTE-and-the-likes, just me-go-back-to-that-hellish-place-in-ASC-department and wait if there-would-be-any-vacant-position-so-that-my-channel-manager-would-transfer-me. But hell, I DO NOT WANT, REALLY.
So, just like that. They asked me if what are my plans. But I showed them my decision. My decision was final, pare. From the very start of typing my resignation to the point of having my exit interview. I filled-up the clearance form, said my good byes to my ID and surrendered it to Mr. Gerald, the one who handled my resignation. That's it! Wala na akong trabaho. BWAHAHAHAHA..
Siguro, kung nagbabasa ka talaga nito, mabubuang ka din sa kakaintindi sa may-ari ng blog na ito. Hehe..
Oh, by the way, it happened last June 2.. ^^
Ano na nga ba ngayon? Huwel.. hindi ko talaga alam. At ganito na nga ako mula ng araw na iyon, ay mali, mula nung gabing iyon. Kasi, alas-diyes ng gabi lang naman ako nagpunta sa ER at nag-resign.
At mula noon, gabi-gabi na akong umiiyak. Pagdating ko ng bahay that night, I cried. Really cried sa harap ni Bibz at Wini Da Pu (habang nanunuod sila ng TV). Dude, I just can't take it that moment. Mula ER, habang naglalakad ako sa lobby, sa lobby na napakaraming memories, na napakaraming pangarap na nabuo, ang lobby din na dinaanan ko ng umalis na ako.. palayo. Gosh, it was one really heart breaking scene in the very life of mine. Parang ewan lang talaga ako, tumingin ako sa kanan, kaliwa, bubong hanggang sa mismong kalsada. Pero di ako tumitingin sa mata ng mga tao, baka mahalata nilang umiiyak ako. After I passed the guard station, I stopped walking. I forgot to greet one of the kindest guard I've ever met. I told her the happenings that happened, she was so sorry about that bullshit happenings but I thanked her. Ganoon pala kapag magpapaalam ka na, kung wala lang masyadong tao noon, baka niyakap ko pa siya. Hehe..
But I realized, no matter how many mistakes you make and no matter what decisions you decide, the blessings from real people are the ones that really matter. Never in my entire life had someone blurted the words, "Go! Do what you really want. You are already free, there are so many opportunities outside here! You did what's right.. I'm so happy for you." Hey, I'm not just quoting someone, huh. She really said that words before I leave that building. As I was turning my back, the only thing that I got was a smile from her. It was also one heart breaking scene. Really.
Then I walked passed my office's building, Bldg. 5, where the RLA Group that I love and the NorCal (hell!) is. I didn't saw anyone that time, it was already passed 10 PM, the company's office time and everyone's already inside. I just looked at the entire small building outside. And then walked. Walked away as my tears started to fall. It was dark and warm outside but my insides are so cold. Empty.
And here I am, typing these happenings of my life after 8 days. Talagang hinanap ko pa ang kalendaryo namin para lang hanapin ang araw ngayon.. para sa pamagat ng post na ito. How pathetic I am, really.
Balik na naman ako sa pagiging palamunin at itutuloy ko na lang ulit ang pagma-master ko ng 'Pagiging Miserableng Tao' .. ^^
Oh 'diba? Daming naiinggit sa akin ngayon! Indefinite daw ang bakasyon ko.. pero mas maraming tao ang naaawa na lang sa akin, pati na ang sarili ko. Nakakaawa ako.. Oo, ako na ang pinakamatapang na taong nakakaawa.. :) You know, there are times na napakadali para sa atin na sabihin ang, "Okay lang," but to be honest, it takes a lot of courage to really say the words, "Okay lang," when you really mean it because you simply mean that you are already okay and what happened was on the Okay phase na. Iyon bang.. nakakamove-on ka na. Parang ako, pare, sinasabi ko na sa iyo. Wala akong balak bumalik sa pesteng NorCal na iyon. Wala talaga. Sabi ko nga kay Mr. Gerald, kung pinalad lang ako na sa ibang grupo na lang ako napunta, baka magtatagal pa ako sa company na iyon. Pero hindi eh, minalas ako. Oo, minalas ako, kasi matiyaga akong tao, marunong makisama at higit sa lahat, mayroon akong mahabang-mahaba na pasensya. Kaso, given those fucking people and situation, sometimes we should be a little smart and know when to surrender..
..now I know what being broken really feels like. It was more than a broken relationship or a stab of a knife right through your heart. It was.. cold, empty, lost.
I've learned my lessons. Oh, not the, "Sana pala nag-isip pa ako ng konti at hindi agad nag-resign!" .. No, no, no. I've learned that in order to understand things, you have to see what's really inside of it. Balancing things could be hard, but know when the right times for certain things. I've learned that still, there are really good people who can see what is right, not just right at that moment. I've also realized that you have to risk, just like a boat, they are not made to stand in the shore, they are made to sail in the ocean, that in order to see what are the after effects, you have to risk. Maybe risk EVERY thing.. decide. You have to have that kind of stand. And from them, I've know more about myself. That I'm capable of fighting to the point that I'm willing to surrender the things that are really close to my heart: my job, my friends, the opportunities, the pay check, my dreams. But then, I also realized that while I was crying inside the comfort room in our office, the rest of the world still GOING ON. That there are still possibilities that something may happen. So I made a decision, took a three-days leave, go to the mall, spent almost all of my savings, buy all the things that my savings could afford, gone to Tom's World and bought a handful of tokens and played- it was endless and I've never seen myself so happy and bold. I forget my fucking problems for a while! I went to the cinema with Mike and Jhara.. watched Kung Fu Panda 2 and bought a lot of foods, also forgetting that Mike and Jhara are mapili.. di man lang natikman iyong ibang pagkain. Quit my job and merciless sent my letter and made them wonder how on earth I did that. Anyway, I am still in the process of recovering. I cried in the bathroom for the past 8 nights, pati kanina. Regretting the fact that I've quit my job but not the people. I already said that I will regret this, and here I am. Crying over this. I wish I could get over this as soon as the sun rise later. Hihi.. But, of course it won't so.. wala akong magagawa, iiyak ako ng iiyak pero katulad nga ng naisulat ko, kaya ko ng sabihin ngayon na "Okay na ako.. really," ^^
And I don't care kung sino ang nanalo, ito pala ang mga pagkakataon sa buhay na wala ka ng pakialam kung sino ang nanalo kasi wala ka naman talagang pakialam sa umpisa pa lang. Malungkot na masaya, pero ang higit sa lahat, I still have my family and friends who stand by my side before, while, and after these happenings, and I love them. That's what more important. Now I can say, "It's okay.."
And no matter how broken I am right now, that my tears just flows like a shower without notice, I know I can surpass these.. I know because God's right here, He knows more than the knowledge of the mankind.. he will heal my broken heart soon. I do believe.. :) I even wished that these dilemma was like a guy had just dumped me, but it wasn't. I'm simply lost and broken- inside.
When in doubt, make a fool of yourself. There is a microscopically thin line between being brilliantly creative and acting like the most gigantic idiot on earth. So what the hell, leap!
~ Cynthia Heimel, "Lower Manhattan Survival Tactics"
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