BIG days.
26 Jan 2012 Leave a Comment
Today turned out surprisingly good. I mean, it had its really shitty sides but all in all, it got through. Thus, the title BIG days. It’s my 2nd day on field and somehow I find myself enjoying the driving and the alone time—less the stupid policemen who seem to have nothing else to do than catch harmless drivers like me. (I mean seriously, you guys are fuckin’ rich enough ripping off people!). I did enjoy my solo lunch at Starbucks (wasn’t really hungry) at the Harbor Square, with the view of the Manila Bay. People get awkward eating alone, especially with such a view, but I absolutely love it. Alone time is like food for the soul.
Anyway, despite the hassles of driving and some frustrations about implementing price increases, I managed to pull through 2 big things today: 1) to be able to get the opportunity to talk to the housekeeping manager whom no one from the team has gotten through for the past 4 years–note that this was also an ambush visit, but she entertained me despite her hectic sked! and 2) to meet the famous owner of the one and only food service account I’m handling and owning up to the challenge of both language barrier (he’s Vietnamese) and his overt admission that he is a difficult customer, coming from the exact same industry and COMPANY that I am now working with. Somewhere in that conversation there was a threat buried that if I didn’t do my job, he could go directly to my boss and to my boss’ boss, but surprisingly enough I didn’t get affected. I mean, I do my job the best I could, and I know I’d be able to defend and justify myself to my boss. At least it’s training ground for me and the assholes of the world.
To cap off my good-turned-better day, I got an email from my boss that I was the one leading in the actual sales as of January. Obviously, half of that was from the previous account owner but oh! It was just nice to see my name in bold as she acknowledged me. I’m sure the entire team knows it but it’s nice to be recognized like that. Good start, 2012.
Caught a feel good rom-com to get a good laugh and it was actually pretty fun! One of those interesting dates, with the windy walk home. We decided to grab a beer–something we haven’t really done together without other company–in some hole in the wall place nearby, just to unwind. 
Speaking of BIG days, January’s gone by so fast! It’s Feb by next week. Can you believe it???? Gosh. And Feb implies one other big thing—V-DAY. I don’t even know what I want. I’ve never really liked or made the effort for Vday coz it’s such a hassle to go with the crowd. But since I’m still feeling it from the romcom I saw and I “randomly” remembered Zac Efron in the New Year’s Eve movie, I decided to make my BIG list for the fun of it….
ALL I WANT FOR VDAY IS…
- A foot popping kiss
- A love letter
- A video dedication
- A slow dance.
- A promise.
- -A surprise that will leave me speechless 
Hahaha! How vague yet predictable can I get right? ‘Tis what I get from being the typical girl, influenced by movies and past experience. I don’t know, it’s not so wrong to make the heart flutter at least once a year right? :p
Bonne Nuit tout le monde. <3
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