For Nuni and Nunu

And in honor of the resident travelers Nuni and Nunu. Here is a strip that appears to be a visual representation of an entry in their blog.

The Best (Immediate) Boss...Ever!

I love my office. I love my office mates, I love the Country Manager, and I love my QA Boss. She is fantastic!! Where else will you find a boss who finds humor in ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING at the same time can give you really deep psychological insights about random situations? Where else will you find a boss who enjoys food so much it has become another person? Where else can you find a boss who can find everything either online or in Marikina? It's just not possible to have all these traits in one person and yet Livi has them- and she sits right beside me so imagine how fun my time in the office is.
In honor of Livi and her vast sense of humor, I found yet another comic strip that reminded me of her.

Numi Would Love This!

I saw this from my current favorite cartoon strip site and it reminded me of the yin to my yang (or the other way around) in the office- Numi. This was just sooo funny! To go to the site, click here.

Funny!

As a self-professed lover of flowcharts, one has to appreciate the humor in this cartoon! Got it from here.

It IS about me!

Months down the road, I have discovered the joys of blogging. My friend Am said I would. She said that this would be the perfect medium for me because, in essence, blogging is all about ME. And this is so true. Now, at the risk of sounding like a super arrogant, self obsessed person, I am not always all about me but I do enjoy the occasional whine and I've found that I can do so here without censure. This is really so refreshing! I don't know how this will help me be less self-centered though. Oh well.

Missing Old Friends

I've been missing old friends and the UK again lately. I've always said that the 2 years I spent on my own in England were the best, most formative years of my life. I went there a young 17 and left an older, and just a little wiser 19. A lot of people would laugh and say 2 years is nothing but I really think that had I not spent those couple of years abroad, in semi-independence, I would not believe as I do about things or relate to different people as I do today. There really is value in being by yourself and learning things first hand, a lot of times, the hard way. There is nothing like self-discovery. I think that was the greatest gift my parents ever gave to me. I hope that I'll be able to give my children the same opportunity when the time comes that they need to go out and find themselves. And I hope as well that when that time comes I will remember what I am feeling right now and have the strength to let them go to do what they need to do.

Toothbrushing

Don't get me wrong. I am a stickler for hygiene. I am one of the first in line (always after Livi, I'm sure) to get grossed out by an unhygienic person. But I really, truly, find it odd that some people brush their teeth in public places. I don't recall anyone in particular telling me that that's wrong. When you think about it, it makes sense. To keep your teeth clean, you must brush it after every meal. And I love clean. I really don't know why then brushing in the office, for example, is so strange to me. I am surely going to get a lot of flack about this but I am genuinely puzzled.