The journey continues ...

Starting of a new challenge …

After getting sick & all that, my job finally started off last Thursday and although I know the work & industry well … it still took some time to adapt to the surroundings because things are different now.

For one, I have always sat in open floor systems, where I am usually placed in the open and being totally transparent to others (you know the feeling where you back is NOT against the wall & knowing who’s coming to you all the time) … but to be placed in a somewhat enclosed area with a window view is totally wonderful, because in my past 4 positions, I have never had this pleasure. It’s so good to sit next to the window, seeing what’s going on in the world around me (even though it’s only a view of other offices) and the feeling is great when I took my short breaks just to look at the world & remind myself that although I have my problems, the world still moves because it’s so small in relation to everything else. Nice reminder & feeling.

It’s a little strange because I hold more decisions now & people see me more often to get approvals than before … and when they stand at the entry of my enclosure, I feel strange & signal them in … because in my old place, people just walk up to me, or tap my shoulder or shout over … things have become more formal. And it’s ironic you know … because in my old place at Marcus Evans, I had no real privacy & there’s a feeling of enclosure because of an additional desk I placed to ‘mark’ my territory …. and I wanted that feeling … but now that I have it totally … I am uncomfortable. Guess I am just human after all.

At the end of the days, I just sighed that yes, work has begun, a new challenge at the breath of morning once again after the hiatus and the battle continues. On my way home … I start to wonder where all these takes me? But only for the moment; then my thoughts floated to the lights of the city and the Friday night out.

Ah, life.