my battle cry

If Jean’s battlecry is, “Buhay retired!” mine would be “Alam ko na gagawin ko sa buhay ko!  Woohoo!”  A bit lengthy for a battle cry, but what the heck.  I’m just amazed how calm I am despite all the uncertainty currently surrounding me.  Maybe because I’ve learned certain ways of dealing with this uncertainty which, hopefully, would eventually lead me to certainty.  Eh?  Don’t worry, sometimes I don’t get it either but I’ve discovered how to find beauty in chaos

It’s scary, mind you.  I envy those who, at this point in their lives, already know (as Miranda puts it) "what they want to be when they grow up.”  I always thought I knew.  April even said I had it easy.  Right after college, I got a wonderful four-month stint with Cinemanila right after which, I was hired by one of the leading networks in the country.  It wasn’t hard for me to jump boats either because of the experience I’ve acquired.  And when I dared brave the corporate world, experience helped also.  She and Ami (my other thesismate slash rant-over-a-couple-of-drinks-in-Greenbelt friend) on the other hand experienced the frustration of job-hopping early on.  Luckily for April, she’s now in a job she likes and suits her priorities.  What really scares me right now is (more…)