Flavor of the Month

It was as if all negative kharma came down pouring on me. That month of June was a month to remember. Like they always say, "sh*t happens!", and sh*t indeed.

1st of 4 weeks... Title: Dumped
My girlfriend (ex-girlfriend, rather) of 6 1/2 years dumped me. Yep, this kind of sh*t can happen to anyone. But this one was birdsh*t. Youl never know when it'll drop onto you. Without any warning, she broke it off. And her reason? ahem... and i quote, "It's not about you, it's about me." Yeah... right... And what do i think was the real reason? She got bored, tired of the relationship maybe. She wanted something fresh to explore, i guess. I was her first boyfriend anyway. I went mad trying to uderstand that statement. An overture: Don't try to better understand women, it will just get you more confused.

2nd of 4 weeks... Title: Stomped
Work is hell. I was handling this project that has been handed down to me from n generations ago. So where's the sh*t in that? It's the project I tell you. Business leads (BL) and technical leads (TL) come and go. I was BL #4. Heck, even TL #'s 5, 6 and 7 gave up. Anyway, it came to a point where my big big big boss was already breathing down on my neck. Why isn't the project finished yet... what's taking too long... why haven't the vendors been paid yet... blah blah blah. But in the end, it was just the motivation I needed. An overture: Don't wait for someone to tell you that you have sh*t on your pants.

3rd of 4 weeks... Title: Canned
Work is hell yet again. Remember that same boss from the 2nd week? This time, he had some issues on an existing system that i put up, like why does he always receive non-updated alerts and why is the service responding slowly. Well, sir, uhm... it's because the servers suck. But needless to say, i swallowed my pride and assured that my team is on top of the situation. And oh, where's the sh*t? It's that feeling of getting canned twice by the same boss.

4th of 4 weeks... Title: Dad
I love my Dad. He's a proud man and takes pride in everything he does. He's a politician and I'm pretty sure he is quite a powerful man in my home province. But one thing i dread the most is when he suffers emotionally due to a physical condition. My dad was diagnosed with diabetes 15 years ago. Time has taken its toll and it was confirmed that he has kidney failure. The immediate solution was to undergo regular dialysis, and ultimately a 1-million-peso kidney transplant. Well, you can probably say dialysis is just an ordinary, normal and painless routine and money will not be a problem. What sucks is that you have to be the stronger son, comforting your old man everytime he stares into space teary-eyed. Someone might need to draw strength from you, so be strong even if you feel weaker.