A few years back, this wasn’t at all possible. Another good thing about it is that Globe Telecom doesn’t charge extra for this added feature. Thumbs up for Globe! Yay!

After our major head office reorganization, there were some of us that were previously on ‘rotational’ schedule, that were now ‘localized’. By rotational, I mean that we work on a 20/8 schedule, or working for 20 days straight including weekends, and then having an 8 day break. Plane fare to and from work is shouldered by the company. And now that some of us have already been ‘localized’, we no longer have that schedule, and are now on a normal office working schedule of 5 workdays, and have the weekends off. Being localized also means that plane fare going home to our home bases would now be personally shouldered. I have been lucky to instead be sent out to the field, in preparation for taking our new positions as Wellsite Managers, or what is known in the Oil and Gas Industry as the ‘Company Man.’ I will now be on a 14/7 schedule, which means I get to go home more frequently than before!

My supervisor has decided to relocate his family near our head office and transfer his son to one of the nearby schools. Just last week, he has made a deposit for a 2-bedroom condominium unit and is now selecting the furnishings. He told me he had his eye out for rustic furniture, and was hoping to have those to adorn his new pad. I hope to be able to get some dog-safe frisbees after accompanying him furniture shopping. Yay!

Only 1 more week to go until my base off. I cannot wait!

What I had in mind was buying and pampering Borski with these hand-made zoo animal chocolate pops. Why? Just because.

I wanna treat her to a week-long vacation, where she has nothing to do but just relax and enjoy, sipping a cocktail, and just lounging by the beach. She more than deserves it.

I have since chided him to always have handy something to eat, and if he was trying to lose weight, this was NOT the way to go about it.

I am planning now to treat him to a food binge the next time we meet.

Good news though is by January, I am going back to the field, for re-orientation back to field work, in preparation for actual field duty. Although I do have my own apprehensions with the pressure of field work (with the million-value decisions on the plate), but hey, this is where the big boys are, and this is but another opportunity to prove that I can run with the best of ‘em.

Now back to that wishlist, I have been thinking for quite a while now on getting another set of wide screen LCD TV for our bedroom, although I don’t think that we can fit that into our budget at the moment. For now, we are prioritizing paying off our existing loan, which would be the most sensible and practical thing to do. I was initially planning on getting a new laptop, as my current laptop is close to retirement, with the increasing frequency of screen flicker, to which the only solution I’ve had so far is to adjust the laptop screen on the swivel back and forth. It seems to work for only 10-20 seconds, and the flicker begins once more. Just like everything else, the new laptop will have to wait until we have settled our current obligations. Thank God, it is looking good so far, and we are on schedule.

Another item which I’ve set my sights on for quite a while now is the electric ohm sunglasses which I found online, specifically the gold frame with bronze lens. This less cheese more meat approach to styling allows the modern definitions to blend well with the Bronson-esque 70′s flow. It also is complete with 100% UV protection and 8 base polycarbonate lens. I am just wondering if this type of sunglasses would need an electric technician for maintenance, as I don’t think I can find anyone near.

Oh Borski, do we already have a budget for our Christmas shopping?

“Hi Ho, Hi Ho, It’s off to work I go!”

On a more serious note, our motivation to work is as varied as they come. Ideally, it should be for the love of the work that you do. As they say, if you love your work, then you don’t have to work a day of your life. Sadly, such is not the case, as people do tend to get into a cycle of debt. It could come in the form of an investment, like a house and lot loan, or a car loan. People shouldn’t have to lose focus, and avoid falling into the pit, or the frame of mind that motivates you to wake up and show up for work just thinking of paying off the debt.

Having received my retirement pay earlier this year, we had gotten the chance to fully pay off our lot loans. But then, the Montero Sport got the better of us. LoL. It is not a decision I regret. Rather, it is an added reason to show up for work. It has not in any way diminished my zeal and excitement for my job.

Thank God for drilling engineering!

At that time, there was an ongoing expo involving many countries and he had gotten a chance to check out the various cultures on each country’s Tradeshow booth. Hopefully we can go to a similar tourist destination.

Time to browse and read up on what Shanghai has to offer. Hopefully, we can be able to post more pics also.

The only other time that I encountered construction that was not from the ground up, was when we had our high school classroom ‘assembled’. We called that the demountable building, which was made from many parts, majority of which are from corrugated GI sheets. The design in itself was pretty much acceptable for an easy to assemble building, but as to the soundness of the structural design, hopefully it would stand nature’s tests. That was some 15 years ago. As far as I know, the building stands till now.

But even with improvements in the flexibility of constructing buildings and homes, I have yet to see a similar adaptation of a park model rv, which is common in the USA, perhaps their solution for cost-conscious individuals wanting to own a home. Hopefully, the official in charge of housing issues can take a look at this and offer the same option in this country.

An auto title loan is a short term loan secured against your vehicle. In short, your car is the collateral for the title loan.

I wonder whatever progress has already been made for electric or hybrid vehicles. Hopefully, those will provide the long term solution for our dependence on fossil fuels.

I hope she doesn’t ask for an Ipad2. LoL.