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	<title>Back to the Philippines &#187; stress</title>
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		<title>Someone sent me flowers today</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2008 08:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mixxy</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[burnout]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just a few minutes ago (around 9:00), our doorbell buzzed and I heard the man say bloemen. I thought he made a mistake and told him he might be looking for the wrong person and asked him who it was for. It sounded like my name but still I had doubts so I asked my [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_GS8gPtoNUE0/R8vTqsOqxQI/AAAAAAAAAKA/dB_oBGalP3U/s1600-h/PinaySpyWeek4Feb2008+012.jpg"><img src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_GS8gPtoNUE0/R8vTqsOqxQI/AAAAAAAAAKA/dB_oBGalP3U/s320/PinaySpyWeek4Feb2008+012.jpg" border="0" /></a>    Just a few minutes ago (around 9:00), our doorbell buzzed and I heard the man say bloemen. I thought he made a mistake and told him he might be looking for the wrong person and asked him who it was for. It sounded like my name but still I had doubts so I asked my husband to answer him. We let him in and there I saw flowers for me! The note is also shown here. There is no name on it but I pretty much know it came from my employer (or colleagues at work). I don&#8217;t know if I would think that it&#8217;s a message that there is really something wrong and &#8221; they want me back now&#8221; or just a nice thoughtful gesture. Maybe it&#8217;s the latter. But a minute just as I was writing this I received an e-mail from my colleague asking me some advice about a program I did.. eww..</p>
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		<title>Taking a break from Work</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2008 09:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mixxy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One would say that things happen for a reason. I am now taking my needed rest and relaxation from my stressful job (for a couple of weeks), and this has been taken cared of. One thing I can admit is that inspite of the other complains I have of this country &#8212; it is indeed [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>One would say that things happen for a reason.  I am now taking my needed rest and relaxation from my stressful job (for a couple of weeks), and this has been taken cared of.  One thing I can admit is that inspite of the other complains I have of this country &#8212; it is indeed fair in many areas such as in the protecting the interests of people who work hard (and not just those who don&#8217;t or can&#8217;t).</p>
<p>Meanwhile, the startup company&#8217;s CTO had sent me a message to let me know that they are going on a different direction on their hiring but they would like to keep my resume in file. Nevertheless, that interview has served its purpose.    His story has inspired me to go for my dreams of making it big on my own even if that means breaking free from the safety of employment.  He was basically a developer like me for many years working hard for companies who made millions from software he made and he did it over and over until one day he realized why should he be the one who makes millions instead? Why shouldn&#8217;t I be my own employer?    But on the meantime, my health takes priority.  Rest assured, I will have more time to write now especially now that my creative juices are flowing.</p>
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