A month and counting
and I am still working, still wanted.
That is a nice feeling, especially after two falls. But there is still a 90 day period, so I am
still not completely, absolutely sure that I still have this job.
I think I am being
paranoid. There is just something that
is not completely convincing to me about my position. But with a variety of stuff that happened
before, it is hard to get over the past, especially when it affects the future
so much.
Today is Chinese new
year. My boss and his son are Chinese,
so they gave the office employees a little bit of money in the red good luck
envelopes. I was actually expecting something
like that today, but 25 dollars was more than I expected.
I remember the first
time I got one was, I think I working for the last banking company I worked. It wasn't from the boss. Normally, I don't really have bosses that
give much away. The envelope came from
someone at work. It was first time I was
exposed to the envelope gift, which I think was weird that it took so long. I've known about Chinese new year
celebrations since I was a little girl, when my parents took me to see the
parade. I think I received a dollar or
two at work.
My second envelope
came from working for a Chinese lady as a care-giver. A few dollars in a envelope. I already knew about it. If you are married, you give them away. If you are single, you get them. I guess I should be getting them all the
time.
I would like to be
the kind of person who celebrates all those kinds of holidays; not just the
major one. I would love to celebrate
Marti Grau or Carnival (I miss the parades in Brazil on TV).
Another thing: I had
lost my phone before Valentine's day. I
had planned on texting friends and family for Valentines, but no luck. And the phone wasn't lost outside my house. I just don't know where it went. I spent all weekend, tearing the house
apart. I had all those 'android find me'
apps and none of them could find it.
This has been the second time in less than a year that I lost a
phone. This time, I am not upset that
the information on the phone is gone. I
downloaded pictures and stuff a couple weeks ago. I lost a micro sd card and I know for most
people it isn't a big deal, but when you are between checks and haven't had
anything come in for 3 months, it is kind of a big deal. Actually, I blame taking public
transportation, because in all cases of losing electronics, I just got off the
train.
I just hate losing
things. It is one of my worse
vices. And I don't lose things
often. I back up and make copies so many
times, it is crazy. Luckily I did back
the info up. Maybe that is the
clincher...every time I do a major backup, I've lost my phone. Well, twice now.
Mentioning this
because my former boss, who is Asian, called me. I don't know when, but I received a really
nice phone call from him. I truly admire
him. He was one of the best bosses I
had, and as I tell everyone else, I would work for him in another
capacity.
I just feel bad
because I don't know when he left that message.
I just received my phone last night and activated today.
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