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Five months after giving birth to Wiqa, I decided to lift my ass and look for work.  At the height of my Postpartum I inquired for some tips through some of my friends who have already been in the business.  Luckily, a little bird pointed my direction to the East.  Totally naïve of the ins and outs of the corporate world, I still had the audacity to head towards Jocfer building with the only weapon I had – my resume.  The question “So, tell me something about yourself…” was a dead give away.  If it weren’t for my gay friends I would not be a total stand out during the interview.  After series of exams and interviews I got the sweetest yes I ever had.  Thed uttered “Okay you’re gonna start on Monday 10 o clock.”  Dumbfounded lady in front of him I asked “10 o clock mid-morning?”  He was quick in responding “No, 10 pm.” 

They equipped me with a foundation that for sure one could never go wrong.  After one year and a half of business with them, I felt I was ready to take things at a higher level.  Albeit on the verge of a promotion, I took the historical call – thanks Jericho for the term — of another company.  Overwhelming – this would be the perfect word to describe what it is like joining them.  It was a great company.  The offer was perfect and the team was amazing.  You wouldn’t really be asking for more.  But, I had to cut the relationship.  The only thing I was holding on at that time was, maybe the company and I are really not meant for each other. 

I distributed my resume to several companies but the offer doesn’t meet my demands.  I then made up my mind to finally leave the bustling city of Commonwealth.  That’s where the heart of Pasig came in.  Lyka, told me to go ahead and submit my credentials to them.  God must be really good to me.  It was a Friday night.  In five hours I made the managers say yes.  They told me that I could start by Monday. 

Come Monday, I felt like I was Princess Jasmine singing A Whole New World while walking along the streets of Ortigas.  Para akong bisayang ligaw…  Can you just imagine a lady who spent 2 years of her career just a few kilometers away from home finally moves out of her turf… 

Things are a lot different nowadays.  I have to get up at least 2 hours before 8pm.  Before, All I need is an hour to be just in time.  Forty five minutes to prepare which includes – eating, taking a bath, applying toner, moisturizer and what not – the remaining fifteen minutes would be my travel time from home to work. 

Working in Ortigas really gave me a dose of my own medicine.  I have learned to give immense importance to the industry that I’ve been working with for two and a half years now.  Quite often I would whine on the many reasons why I need to get up early, generate revenues, following some rules, why do I need to wear this when I could wear that…Yeah, for sure these are silly stuff but when you get to deal with them almost every night it gets a bit annoying. 

I know I’ve improved so much but for some strange reasons I just woke up realizing that this industry has made me a more empowered woman.  Sobrang daming beses ko nang gustong mag-resign…  When just one day kaboom!  Eto na ko, mas excited muli sa buhay!

**author goofin around eastwood, an after work thingy with the team