Valentine's Day

Is it just me, or have most significant days and holidays become more and more about the blossoming of new love?

For example, Christmas - the season for which we celebrate Jesus Christ's birthday but instead take more of an importance in who we will be "under the mistletoe" with; New Year's eve - celebrating the time of a fresh year added unto our lives, yet we cannot help but think who will steal our first "New Year's kiss"; Birthdays - a joyous occasion to signify one's growing of age, however we've gradually included the need to "kiss the closest boy/girl" whence the knife touches the bottom.

I don't know about you, but why have these 'special features' been added to what would be a momentous day? Have we really anticipated less about the traditional meaning and more on this speck of pish-posh? If so, I could only forward to the conclusion that so many people are depressed and unsatisfied with their lives because such expectations overshadow their ability to enjoy something that entails more than 'erotic love'.

So many of my friends recently are finding the need to have boyfriends or girlfriends, and I suspect it is due to this overrated, overly hyped nonsense triggering our focus. In my opinion, many look forward to those upcoming days because they sense they will be lucky this time around; when they realise that it was just as the same as last year, an emotion of disappointment overcomes them. What would that make of next year? There's 3 choices:

1. Be hopeful again and expect a miracle that some dashing, young man will profess his love to you and you will ride off together on his Ferrari 458
2. Have the complete opposite mindset and not look forward to the occasion
3. Or simply, celebrate what the occasion is all about! 

Beyond all this "lovey dovey" trait underpinning those special days, I think most need to realise that it's not the end of the world. Maybe you need to be content with everything you have so then you can live a fully satisfying life. You should also expect less because not everything is a Hollywood movie. LIFE is what YOU make of it - YOU are your own director!

As for Valentine's day, that is a day you can express the notions of a New-Year-Valentine's Kiss, Cutting-the-Valentine-cake Kiss, or Valentine-Mistletoe Kiss. The only socially accepted day where excessive public display of affection is normal. And for all those who couldn't care less about tomorrow, you get a Cyber-5 from me. 

Employment: Dedicated!

So, I have spent 3 hours of my life (10pm - 1am) working on my retail study notes. I'm loco, no?! Pero, soy una persona dedicado en todos aspectos de mi vida.

I logged back on the online training sessions, which I may add is the most helpful and creative online work training ever! (It's beautifully set out in suitable categories, quizzes, pictures, information, methods and the occasional demonstration videos. I can't fault it.) But anyway, I whipped out my usual Word Doc and listed everything down in categories that I hope to learn most tomorrow. The main topics written were about OH&S; cleaning products; chemical, physical and microbiological hazards; certain food handling and care methods; different sanitisers and cleaners and their use; a few cautions in the workplace; the several sections when making smoothies/juices; and the secondary duties of the team members.

Honestly, every time I am employed, I do my best to train myself through memorisation and background knowledge. I only do it because I want to offer the best I can to the company. I don't want to be lazy, I want to be proactive. Nor do I want them to regret hiring me in the first place. I'll never forget what the manager said to me during the interview, "Working in Boost Juice is one of the best experiences ever; when one leaves from us, they regret leaving in the first place because it's so much fun to work in". He was really nice and I trust his word for it. But together with all the charisma and hype, I also want to physically put in worthy effort to produce their top quality products.

My first training shift starts on Saturday and I'm part nervous and part excited--anxious! It's during the 'off peak' hours, so it's less stress. I'm really hoping I impress them with my skills and the things I've learnt during the course of the training.

Simply, it comes down to God. I'm thankful that He's given me this opportunity to work for such a reputable company and now my service can be given back to Him for the greater glory.

Yay! Wish me luck :)

Dirty Little Secret

You know those days when you find out about someone and it's something that is just horrifically detestable and promoting something you're heavily against?

Well, today was one of those days.

I caught up with one of my good friends and we were just deeply in the topic of "drinking to get drunk". She let slip of a certain someone who did the very act... and little did she know, it was someone I care about. 

It's just absolutely disgusting! I would never have thought for them to be one so easily tempted like that. When one has the chance to get rowdy at a party, they can either take control over the situation or let the situation take control of them. It's unforgivable to me, for something that I can't have associated with in my life or the partner I expect to be with.

Let me first explain why I'm so against this. I was exposed at a very young age to the effects of drunkenness and I was terrified to what I witnessed. I was only 8, but I saw how quick the person/s changed in a matter of hours. Their personality was different, they slowed in speech and they were scary in my opinion at that time. When they vomited, it was... just.. not a sight I wanted to see. I could never see them the same way. Of course, I can handle when a person gets drunk these days; but my perspective of them will be altered and I most likely will disappear from their sight because I feel no obligation to take care of them at that state. In short, my outlook on drinking was molded at a very young age. I, myself, do not drink and I can't have a partner that drinks either. It's an absolute negative. I know it will be hard to find someone with the same view, but if I do, I swear I would marry him there and then.

I'm really disappointed. But, I guess, people disappoint you sometimes.