I deliberately delayed making an entry about the saga on my new work area, my room. From the moment I agreed to share the room (weeks before i officially joined the team), I see a constantly evolving layout which confuse not just the Admin and TechOps people but most of all, me.
Monday, I learn that my supposed room mate changed her mind and would rather stay in her current area. (but it was her idea in the first place!). Tuesday, I was advised that I get the room to myself. Wednesday morning, I get an email that some other person will share my space.
Check out the email from the Group Head, addressed to me and our admin manager:
“Hope you don't mind another change of heart. Can you please hold off the re-arrangement of Drifter’s room? Chris (Instead of Mia) will be occupying the room. This is a temporary arrangement until Dec-Jan 2006 when the IFRS** peak is over.
Drifter, apologies for imposing on you again but I believe this tandem will have more value because you will be learning IFRS together with Chris.
Chris... maybe you can include Drifter in your calls with Gary and Maria.”
End of email.
Oohkaayy!
About an hour later, I see the TechOps guys wheeling a CPU, monitor and all other peripherals into the room. Whoa! That was quick. Doesn’t this usually take two to three days?
Where do we place the printer? The phone lines? You need two phone lines? Oh the cables will show?..Maybe we can put a tape so you wont trip on them? Oh but there is no port here.. The other phone line may take three days to set up. And on and on and on.
My former finance team mate and good friend, Lito helped me rearrange the furniture around so that I can maximize my space and be more comfortable.
One final look…Hmm ..Okay, I am satisfied. That is it.. I hope this is final. I don’t want to think about this anymore.
This is temporary I was told, but I doubt it. And at this point, it didn’t matter.
The new room mate is a nice guy. Chris. Well mannered and I like the sound of his voice. He is one of the Senior Team Managers of the group I will be supporting. Now, I have someone to talk to. And he helped me get the files that I would need. He is almost a vegetarian, goes to the gym and likes music. I think we will get along. (Yep, I learned all that from him in half an hour)
Do you smoke? He asks.
Nope, I don’t... Uh oh.
That is the minor thing I need to deal with, every so often, the room gets this faint scent of cigarette.
This morning, I receive a very apt text message from an angel. I got this seconds after I read the email from Jovy, the Group Head. Lifted from the Book of Psalms:
“I do not concern myself with great matters or things too wonderful for me. But I have stilled and quieted my soul like a weaned child with its mother. Like a weaned child is my soul within me…”
I can really quiet myself in God’s secure presence. I clean up my desk and ready myself for home. I give my see you tomorrow! line to Chris with a smile.
It is all good.
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**International Financial Reporting Standards
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4 comments:
What can I say?
He's attached, isn't he? I can't make you tukso in that direction.
Hello. I only said I liked his voice. And the tukso will not affect me, I am sure. =)
I wonder why the "tukso" will not affect you. So how's your new roommate?
It will not affect me because I dont see him in a romantic way. I am just happy he is a nice guy at may kausap na ko! Haayy!
Natatawa ako, type niya songs ni Matt Monro and he likes Moonriver as well..
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