another new year's eve...

this year... i'm not spending new year's eve at home, toasting the coming 365 days with wine on one hand and the other rubbing my eyes. i'm at work; taking calls from American callers... the system is down and we're actually taking orders manually.

it's not so bad. every time we hear the fireworks from outside, people would start groaning and bemoaning the fact that while everyone else is probably in their homes, getting ready to celebrate the new year, we're busy working - or at least some of us are...

this is the life of a call center agent. as i said, it's not so bad. the starting salary is better than most jobs out there. the culture is like being back in high school (this is actually good if you didn't have quite a hellish time back then). although corporate citizenship is espoused, the camaraderie of people reminds you so much of high school. you and your officemates go out at lunch together (at 2 am) and leave the office together (at 7 am). you have team buildings in out of the way places and romances and fights are formed...

but i digress. we were talking about the new year...

actually... this new year is about being where you are... just be present. just stop being so forward looking all the time. the best things in life happen when your head is in the present. at least, that's what i'm learning...

happy new year! it's the year of the boar...