Well, this is going to be harder than I thought: parting ways with my "officemates" in Manila.
I spent some 3 hours today chatting with them over Skype. As soon as I signed on, dinumog na ako. It's nice to have fans, I tell you. ;P It's even nicer to know that they all miss me. But then again, how can you not miss the loudest girl in the office? HaHa! John from India was also online, too, so my Asia team was complete over Skype.
I'm actually worried about going back to working in the U.S. again, knowing that I won't have a family atmosphere at the workplace anymore. I don't even remember what it's like to eat lunch alone anymore. But as Ate Jen reminded me, "Your American instincts will resurface again. Don't worry." HaHa!
I miss the morning daily devotions. I miss everyone's personal problems (good stuff! haha!). I miss the turons for merienda. I miss fastfood lunches with Lilian and Super Bowl dinners when we're stressed. I miss the Starbucks City Mug pasalubongs from faraway places (Lebanon, ooooh!). But like I told Bestfriend B, I don't miss my "poor life" in Manila. HaHa!
The next time I work in Manila, it's going to be on expat salary, dammit. ;P
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