as you might not know, my father's a civil engineer. he's involved in the design and construction of buildings, having done both overseas (middle east) and local (think, splash island - yeah, he was involved there, seriously) projects. heck, he even works at school (contractual).
proven, he's one of the best in his job (over here, at least) - he constantly gloats about his accomplishments as a child and the fact that he can spend time off the office whenever he likes/needs to, since he's one of the best at work - meaning, he's quite deserving of it. his former boss has such a lot of faith in him. they're still in touch with each other.
rowing along, i'll discuss the topic today. he's such a good man in his job that they're offering him a job in the US. pasadena, california, to be specific. if he were to accept that offer, his salary would be high (at least, that's what he tells us), which is a good thing for all of us. if he were to take that offer, obviously, he would have to migrate. the catch: he would have to take us along, too.
i groaned loudly, but said, "fine".
longing for him to decline the offer, and after days and nights of brainstorming and discussions with us, he had made his decision: yes, he would take the offer and move us along to california. sadly that decision is irreversible. i know - if it was me, i wouldn't have taken the offer. but it's for the future, he says.
from today, we have two weeks before we leave.
oh, great, i think. don't blame me; it's like i have a choice anyway. goodbye, philippines. goodbye, memories. goodbye, friends. goodbye, sb. i'll surely miss all of you and all of the memories we had together. i'll post a lengthier and a more specific farewell the day before we go.
oh, how i would regret that moment when he broke the news to us. hopefully, my future there would be better. i was even thinking of presenting myself as romeo, not pepi (that name's for all of you here).
look, don't be sad. we'll still keep in touch, right? i know i'll still be logging on, and if given the chance, will wake up veery early in the morning just to log on to ym and chat with you, like i did last summer. (that was fun, by the way - sneaking around on a cold dawn.)
soon, two weeks from now, i'll be boarding two planes on another long, boring flight, contemplating on What Comes Next for me. and in the process, i'll miss all of you. i'll miss this place. dammit. if only i had a choice; but sadly, i don't. anyway, i guess i'll stop here. until the next blog.
by the way, before you comment - do you know the date today?
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