2020 Update

And I'm back! Never been the most consistent person but I do apologize for not making an entry in over a year. A lot has happened so let's catch up. 

I know I'm 7 months too late for this, but welcome 2020! I get it, 2020? Not exciting. But it's a new year and I think we can all agree, 2020 changed our lives and it still does. And you know the saying, New Year, new me. 

Last year, I was unemployed and was going through a lot of stuff. I thought that after having an experience in writing that it would be easy for me to find a replacement job. I was on a bunch of interviews for different companies but I never got in. I was so devastated. That's when I started feeling like I was not good enough to make a career out of writing. I felt like a big, fat, joke. 

Months passed and I started thinking about studying again. Besides film and writing, there is one other thing that I always wanted to do, teaching. So, I started researching on how I would be able to teach a class. Wasn't even thinking about the fact that I spent four years of my life in college doing the best I can to make sure I become a part of a production team. I used to call these times my pre-midlife crisis. 

Then, I found this organization that allows you to teach in a public school setting for two years. They allow people like me, who doesn't have an education degree teach to educate and help the students of local public schools. I thought it was a sign, honestly. So naturally, I applied, and when I got there, I felt good about myself. Felt like I was in the right place, but I guess it wasn't the right time. I met a lot of good people tho and I told myself I'd reapply the following year. 

At this point, I was already unemployed for more than 8 or 9 months. I was running out of money and patience. That's when I received a text message. You see, during the 8 or 9 months of unemployment, I would, at times, click on the ads I see on Facebook about applying for a BPO company. I don't remember the last time I clicked it but I'm pretty sure it was already months before I received a text saying that I have an interview the next day. 

And so, I went to the interview thinking I was applying for a non-voice account, thinking I was going to be offered a decent amount of money, and thinking that the job is only temporary. I thought that while waiting to reapply to the organization I was eyeing for, might as well save some money. 

Boy, was I wrong. The account was a voice account, the offer was, well... It's alright. The experience I had tho was an eye-opener. The environment is very different from the ones I got used to. The people are different too. The work is simple you clock-in, take calls, and clock-out. I met a few friends along the way, which I feel lucky to have. Time flew by so fast, next thing I knew I was already a regular employee. 

My family spent New Year's in Japan while I stayed behind because of work. I spent my New Year's Eve at home with Milo where I cried my eyes out and tried to sleep even with all the noise outside. It was dramatic, I know, but it's a New Year's Eve I'd never forget. 

Fast forward to March when the lock down started.  I was planning to leave my job already. I wanted to do something more productive, something more fulfilling than taking in calls and listening to a rants of American callers. But a week before I was supposed to hand in my resignation, the government announced a nationwide lock down due to the on-going Coronavirus. My plans on leaving was put on hold, and I did not report for work for a month and a half. 

Looking back, I feel thankful that I did not leave my job. Considering the situation the entire world is in right now, I am one of the lucky few who still gets to have a job during this pandemic. Also, an opportunity opened up at work and I'm now a trainer for the account. It's not a permanent position yet, but I'm gaining experience and I am finally teaching a class. 

So that's where I'm at right now. Oh, and, my 3-year long term relationship also ended this year. So, that's another new thing for me, I'm single again and I literally don't have the confidence nor the energy to get back out there yet, I mean, it's still fresh so maybe, in a year or so, hopefully when this pandemic is over and we survive. 

That's about it for now, see you again real soon. 

Don't forget to stay indoors, wash your hands at all times, and stay safe.