Never-ending Journey
January 9, 2022
Time really flies so fast and it seems like yesterday when we welcomed the New Year and we flipped our books for a new chapter of our lives. The previous year has ended remarkably for me as I successfully withstood the challenges my life threw at me. And the new year has started positively in which I took an oath to stay optimistic despite being surrounded by pessimism. The last few months of the previous year were really so distressing, but I would rather let bygones be bygones than think about them repeatedly as they would only cause harm to my mental health. Besides, there are more beautiful things to think about than contemplating the worries of the past.
The first week has gone so fast and we are pacing forward to the middle part of the new month. That's how fast time passes by. We are always like riding on an unstoppable fast-pacing vehicle that would only stop once it reaches the ideal destination, its station. From the station, a new journey would begin, and only disasters and unexpected events could halt the journey.
The first month of my visa extension would end soon too and two more months to withstand. I may be optimistic, but I still can not deny the fact that my soon-to-be unemployed life is something to be worried about. Being independent means being responsible for all the things that would and might happen to me in the future. So saying "just go with the flow" or "let tomorrow handle itself" are something not written permanently in my book.
So this first week of the new year, I mostly spent my time looking for available jobs here in HK that would allow me to go back first to my home country even just for a month or two to recuperate well. But after several phone conversations with different prospective employers, it seemed to be tough to acquire what I wanted due to these COVID restrictions and protocols.
A new French-Kongkongnese employer messaged me the other day and we talked as if we knew each other for too long and I felt comfortable talking with her. She wanted to hire me but I stated my plan of going back to my country first due to my health issue. When she learned about my carpal tunnel syndrome, she unhesitantly told me about some medical treatment for it as her sis-in-law is a professor in therapy. And at the end of our conversation, she gave more advice and one of them is to stay longer so I could be entitled to the long service fee which would amount to over HK$15K.
That made sense and I guess I deserve it. To be entitled to this long service fee, an employee should acquire at least 5 years in service. And thinking about the amount, it would be equivalent to more than 3 months salary and would be enough to put up a business. The 4 months extension passed by so fast and 2 more months to wait for this to end. This made me ask myself, "why not extend for another 6 months to avail of the long service fee?" Then put up a business in the Philippines when I get back home.
And based on what I have learned from different individuals, the number of positive COVID cases in my country just keeps ascending instead of descending. Despite several implementations of safety precautions, protocols, and vaccinations to alleviate the situation, it seemed to get worse that would make things complicated in my case about going back home and for my replacement to travel abroad.
Sometimes, I would ask myself, "what if I just give up blogging to focus on my work? This would give less pressure on my arms." But giving up my passion is something too difficult to deal with and I don't want this to happen. This left me no choice but to extend and wait, and while waiting, I have to think of ways on how to balance both, while fixing the vital aspects of my life. Because it's too tough to handle both for too long. And I'm hoping that my boss would agree to this plan so I could get the long service fee.
Our life is a neverending battle that we have to be prepared for at all times. And we can not just rely on things we already have and the knowledge we already acquired. Just like how the world continuously revolves around the universe, our life is a continuous cycle as well, and stopping for a long period is not a good decision to take. So being jobless for a long time is not my cup of tea and I don't want to have an empty pocket.
But then life is fleeting and I have to constantly remind myself not to worry about things that are yet to come. Rather, I should live a simple and worry-free life while creating beautiful memories that are worth keeping, and just live life as if it were the last.
I should always remember what FarmGirl said in one of her articles that she would only do things that would make her glow, the good ones. So that includes not worrying about anything and just doing things that would make me happy.
Life may be a never-ending battle, but they are millions of reasons to continue living and battling. And maybe this time, I'll allow myself to write this phrase in my book permanently, "let tomorrow handle itself and just seize the present."
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Weigh the things and decide sis... Apaka hirap maemploy dto sa atin. Pero u were there for too long that missing your family is really one thing that you long to come home. An extension of 6 months is either too short or too long depende na sau at matreat pa ang sakit sa kamay mo. D kasi matapos2 ang covid pra nman mkapagbakasyon ka khit saglit lng