today's my last day of work in my old company. come monday, i'll be with the new place! monday is reserved for orientation and getting to know people, my surroundings, and how things work. tuesday to friday...well...i'm not really sure, but hopefully i'm up for the challenge.

lotsa new things! new house, new office...hopefully it means a lot of new and exciting things to come.

is there anything i'd miss in the old place? sure. all the friends i've made. i will surely miss them. but there's always the internet so i can keep in touch with people. new and more exciting opportunities await.

we moved into the new house, and of course the first thing we did was install smartbro.

hehehehe.

welcome to mandaluyong.

so we finalized everything and we're moving to mandaluyong this weekend.

the tough part of moving is what you leave behind. when we moved to recto, we didn't have to leave anything because the place was big. over the course of 2 to 3 years, we bought a lot of stuff. tv sets, bookcases, couches, new beds, etc. so now that we're moving to a 2 bedroom apartment, what do we leave behind?

do i bring my black drawers, or should i take the red vanity makeup mirror that's been around forever? do i bring all my boxes containing letters and memories, or should i be practical and bring the big plastic containers containing extra clothes instead? of course, horror of horrors...will i be able to bring ALL my books?

oh well. we'll be making the decisions this saturday. gotta start saying goodbye to stuff.

lemme give you the scenario.

we already signed the contract and the checks and we're moving to mandaluyong on sunday. we need container boxes and other stuff from SM, but atchie and i both have shifts. of course, we'd like to have everything packed by sunday.

at the same time, in the office, there's really not a lot to do. we have like 10 agents taking calls and 3 CAs to cover them for the whole week. that's called overkill. so i spend my time browsing and chatting people up. but we're busy on fridays because we do language certification for over 30-40 agents.

so since we need to buy the boxes and stuff, i was talking out loud and making plans and i said that i might take friday off to buy the things we need. then i immediately took it back because i realized all the work that i was going to leave to the other guys. so i said i won't file for leave because it's a busy work day.

E got upset. His point - since you're leaving, what do you care?

my point - they're still paying me to do my job. just because i'm leaving doesn't mean i can do it half assed, right? or leave them at critical times?

am i being such a stick in the mud? those are the values i learned when i was a kid. his point is, i have other more important things to do than help out at work. i agree, the whole moving thing is important, but is it important enough for me to leave the other guys to suffer and pick up the slack i will create if i go on leave?

signed the contract on friday that says i'll be moving to the new company. basic pay's smaller but i have a lot of benefits that would hopefully make up for the difference. i feel rejuvenated already. best part is, even though my contract says trainer, i'm a level 3, which is managerial level. team leads are only a level 2. hah.

E can't accept it that even though he got hired 3 months earlier than i did, my base pay and allowances are bigger. the way i see it, it's about experience. he doesn't have experience being a manager. i, on the other hand, have 3 years worth of experience in training and coaching. now we just laugh about it.

the downside is, i don't have medical insurance for anywhere between 3-6 months depending on when i get regularized. so i won't have that security. on the other hand, i've only used my medical coverage for dental appointments. so let's hope i don't get sick in the next 3 months.

haven't told the old boss i'm moving out yet. i will, on the 29th. that way they can't hold my 30th paycheck. they can hold the next one for all i care; it won't contain my 13th month pay.

am i happy? you bet i am.