January Morning After

It has been almost 1 month since I last wrote. January has been tough going but it was a bittersweet ride. Soon, I will be home again for CNY and the latter will be the start of Phase 8. A lot of changes have taken place but first, CONGRATULATIONS to Khun Chat for having a newborn into this world. The first cub for the animal kingdom!

Christmas came and went by but I must say, it has been the same wonderful period every year. This year's Christmas party was even grander than the previous. This time around, it was held in Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Makati.

From Left: Khun Chat Chai, Johnny (Project Director), Me, and Chee Boon Siang (Deputy PD)

The Gang (from L-R): Chat Chai, Me, Johnny, Chee, Arric

Recession looms in, and I have heard of many lay offs and VSS's being issued... but Thank God, we are surviving in the world of Telecoms and we are spared indirectly. The logic to it is that everyone makes calls, and we are here to connect everyone. In this modern 21st, telecommunications is more of a necessity rather than a luxury. However, I am still keeping my fingers crossed so as to hope that it doesnt drag us down further in this rather precarious situation.

Obama was inaugurated today. Good news? We'll see....

Time Has Come...

Its funny how it has always felt, but not materialized since the Pakistan days. People say, if you cant beat em', join the bandwagon. I believed in it for a while...., but, its true, the system can neither be changed nor altered because of one man. Hence, I have tentatively penned my corporate orbituary with HW on a specific date.

To me, it wasnt difficult to pen down the letter. It was simple. I needed a light to guide me back into the forefront of Project Management instead of fire-fighting. I wanted to be in a corporate understanding of my mission statement and how it was projected to me in this company, wasnt part of the career advancement I had in mind. Stepping stone... definitely!

The ship will soon sail again after a long docking period and probably, the time has come...