You work so hard that at times you rarely spend time with your family. You spend more time at work than at home, that even weekends are spent at the office. But despite all the hard work you have put in your work, one mistake will turn all your hard work to waste. They would not understand that you are still new and you are still trying to learn and adjust. They would not understand that you have to juggle your time with other tasks being assigned to you. They expect that you deliver despite the number of tasks that you have to prioritize… that almost all tasks they give to you are HIGH priority. They would not understand that just when you are almost done with your module, requirements change or additional requirements are needed. They still expect that you meet your target despite the changes. They attract you with a performance incentive bonus, for you to work extra harder to meet your target. But if meeting your target means not having the time for yourself, family or loved ones, then no thanks! Money can’t buy back the time I lost- the time I should have spent with my loved ones.

This makes me think, am I really fit for this kind of job? Or I may just be feeling this way because:
a) Of the pressures that I have to handle every day
b) I don’t feel appreciated despite of all the hard work
c) I’m not enjoying my work, and I am only feeling obliged to go to work

Dad says to find a replacement before leaving, but I feel otherwise. I’d like to get out and do some soul searching. I don’t want to move to a new company with this feeling. It wouldn’t be fair to the new company. I think of it as like getting into a relationship. You must be ready to commit before you get in to a new relationship. You shouldn’t treat it as if it was a rebound, because if you do then you wouldn’t be truly happy.

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We we’re supposed to go to Nuvali but there was a Father’s Day event there and for sure the place would be packed so we just decided to have our lunch at Tagaytay. We had our lunch at Fire Lake Grill located at The Cliffhouse, Tagaytay. We actually missed the place, but good thing I did a research before we left. And I remembered that if we see the Petron station that meant that we have passed by The Cliffhouse already and that we would have to go back. And so we did! The Cliffhouse is just right after Yellow Cab and all the other restaurants/establishments like Max’s etc. Going inside was a battle already because of the steep and narrow parking space but we survived! We sat outside the restaurant where we can have a perfect view of the Taal Volcano. It was also pretty breezy/windy that we didn’t mind sitting outside. We all enjoyed our lunch. I had the Penne pasta with brocolli. I super loved it! I rarely like white sauced food but this one I really really loved For desserts, we decided to try Fling. Fling is just one of those frozen yogurt stores like White Hat or Froyo. This time I had the cookies and cream with chocolate syrup. Yummy!

Overall, we all enjoyed our Father’s Day lunch out. Will definitely go back to The Cliffhouse to try the other restaurants there.

All fathers are invisible in daytime; daytime is ruled by mothers and fathers come out at night. Darkness brings home fathers, with their real, unspeakable power. There is more to fathers than meets the eye.
-Margaret Atwood, Cat’s Eyes