As happy as I am with the new change that's about to happen in my life, the reality of it didn't sink in until right about now. In my then clouded and enthusiastic mind, it was just a career change and it made me happy to have a brighter prospect and doing something I like. But it didn't occur to me that my lifestyle would be changing too.
For one thing, working in the city centre requires a lot more patience and time management because of the traffic condition. I know it is a jam packed area but it only struck me that I will only leave the office at an hour when the traffic has subsided, which is probably when there is no more daylight out. Imagine 5 days a week when you come out of a building and it is all dark out, with dusk setting in.
It doesn't help that the least favourite part of my day happens to be around dusk as it gets gloomy and dark. It gives me a sense of nostalgia, feeling alone and down. It just isn't my time of day.
Anyway, since I'm gonna have to leave the office late, my furballs will have to adjust their gastric juices to a later time as feeding time will be delayed. Also, since office is further and I'll have to battle the traffic to get to work on time, I'll also need to leave home earlier in the mornings. That means an earlier breakfast for the furballs. Earlier breakfasts and later dinners....Maybe it's time to look for the timed feeder.
Other changes I could now foresee would be giving up one Saturday a month to work. It's been years since I've had to deal with an official working Saturday. Oh well, I can only hope that the one working Saturday is more relaxed than other working days. My brains don't usually function to work during the weekends.
Meeting new people and adopting to cultural changes at the office are something else altogether. It may not have such a big effect overall but still, the process of learning names and recognizing those names to faces will be quite a challenge. I'm just not good at that.
On top of that I really have to put myself through a very steep learning curve picking things up from scratch. I hope I won't be thrown into the deep ends of the water at the start of the job.
Over and above all that, I'm still excited and enthusiastic about the job itself. I only pray and hope that all will turn out alright with time and some adjustment on my part. But one thing for sure, I will wake up in the mornings and choose an attitude to wear for the day - to love what I do and be happy!
For one thing, working in the city centre requires a lot more patience and time management because of the traffic condition. I know it is a jam packed area but it only struck me that I will only leave the office at an hour when the traffic has subsided, which is probably when there is no more daylight out. Imagine 5 days a week when you come out of a building and it is all dark out, with dusk setting in.
It doesn't help that the least favourite part of my day happens to be around dusk as it gets gloomy and dark. It gives me a sense of nostalgia, feeling alone and down. It just isn't my time of day.
Anyway, since I'm gonna have to leave the office late, my furballs will have to adjust their gastric juices to a later time as feeding time will be delayed. Also, since office is further and I'll have to battle the traffic to get to work on time, I'll also need to leave home earlier in the mornings. That means an earlier breakfast for the furballs. Earlier breakfasts and later dinners....Maybe it's time to look for the timed feeder.
Other changes I could now foresee would be giving up one Saturday a month to work. It's been years since I've had to deal with an official working Saturday. Oh well, I can only hope that the one working Saturday is more relaxed than other working days. My brains don't usually function to work during the weekends.
Meeting new people and adopting to cultural changes at the office are something else altogether. It may not have such a big effect overall but still, the process of learning names and recognizing those names to faces will be quite a challenge. I'm just not good at that.
On top of that I really have to put myself through a very steep learning curve picking things up from scratch. I hope I won't be thrown into the deep ends of the water at the start of the job.
Over and above all that, I'm still excited and enthusiastic about the job itself. I only pray and hope that all will turn out alright with time and some adjustment on my part. But one thing for sure, I will wake up in the mornings and choose an attitude to wear for the day - to love what I do and be happy!
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