My life about half a year ago is nothing compared to what I’m in right now. Although I made it clear when I left Wolfpac that I would be quitting IT, I still am in IT. But it’s all a different thing. What I miss most in Wolfpac was the constant piss-in-your-pants experience. It has always been fun and exciting there, but I felt I’m getting too old for that and I needed to retire, and enjoy my life more. Yes, I’m still in IT, but I’ve finally found the rest I’ve always needed here in Novare. Being in the backseat was never this enjoyable! I get to do my work for BlogStar and our other projects, while I get to shoot on the side, and more often too, than I was with Wolfpac. Work hours is more lenient. I get to work at home. I get to have a drink at 5:30 while looking down at the traffic and watching the sun go down. I get to do a lot of things I wouldn’t have been able to do if I were still with my old job. What can I say, I was getting exactly what I wanted!

Although my first few months with Novare meant crossing several timezones in a day, I’m a NightShiphter after all, a nocturne. It’s all because Novare was just starting and I had to rush a lot of stuff in so less time. I knew it was just going to be temporary anyway, so I really didn’t mind. But one thing I promised myself when I moved was to enjoy more of the sun. For years, I’ve been working a lot at nights, both as a necessity, and a sickness. I’m some kind of an insomniac and I function better at nights. A lot of work also had to be done during the evenings so It was all good coincidence. But I do miss the sun, and I’m going to do all that I can to make sure that my sleep pattern normalizes. What good is my Juliet for if I don’t get to use it, right? So far, I’m doing well for someone who’s used to reporting for work after lunch or not at all.

One of the things I enjoy most these days is taking a walk around the Makati CBD during afternoons with officemates to get coffee (I’m taking less!) or a cup of hot chocolate from a nearby Starbucks (besides ChinaBank and in front of CitiBank Paseo De Roxas). Sometimes, I do the rest of my work there and man, I just love their free wifi! A lot of times though, I just feel like being alone that sometimes, I’m starting to think I’m turning into a Vulcan, or a Borg who’s enjoying his first few steps away from the Collective. My iPod has been a constant companion in cancelling all the noise around me. In fact, i’d rather leave my car keys and take a cab than forget my iPod. Hype or not, my old trusty 4th Gen iPod is a friend.

Sometimes, I’d just go for a walk with my iPod in my pocket and a pair of shades. Just the other day, I felt I haven’t been walking enough that I requested my boss to relocate my free parking privilege from the Atrium parking to the farther Velasquez Park in Alfaro. For the first time in years, I’ve actually noticed that my shoes were thinning down! It’s such a laid back life that all the calls I’ve made on my mobile for the past few months were about 95% personal, and barely any calls from my colleagues except when they are calling to invite me for a drink or something. In fact, I can actually go on vacation for about a week or two without anyone noticing that I was gone! Ah life, it is sooo boring, and I love it!