Hmmm, the past couple of weeks has been horrendous personally. I mean I get that out there in the world there have been more tragic happenings but in my own personal stratosphere (am I using this right?), I've just had a completely exhausting start to December and I didn't enjoy it at all.
And it all boils down to a work crisis. I guess when you work in a foreign country where the government is still finding its democratic legs, you tend to face more unscrupulous people in power who are in it for their own selfish gains and not the good of the country. Gosh, corruption is just incredible!
And that is all I can really say about the work situation I found myself in. I really did not enjoy being a chess piece in these people's shitty game of real-life chess. You are playing with people's lives/livelihoods. Did they think about it when they started the shitstorm? No. But they had the audacity to throw it back on us when they realized they had been out-maneuvered. Ok, ok, whatever. For now, situation diffused. I just hate having that feeling where I constantly have to watch my back. I didn't enjoy the emotional breakdowns I had to endure in private due to all the added stress either.
Another thing that had me all up in arms is because of this 'lil' incident, I had to cancel my HCMC trip as I couldn't, in good conscience, leave the work situation during this rather sensitive period. I mean, yes, the stand-off did end on Tuesday night but like I mentioned earlier, that 'gotta watch my back' atmosphere is still lingering and since I am the.....bishop, I guess, in the proverbial chess game being played, I can't seem to just up and leave at this time. So I canceled my hotel booking, which my boss later did say she was going to ask me to do, anyways. I'm still taking the leave during that time as my friend's visit is still on but I just have to stay in this boring city where there really isn't anything interesting to do.
Ok, I may be unfairly tarring the city due to my recent experience but honestly, this town hasn't really got anything particularly touristy to offer that isn't morbid. After you visit a few interesting shopping spots which takes 2 days max, there really isn't anything to see which isn't depressing! A whole week is just too much to stay just in this place. Luckily, my gal pal is here just for some downtime with yours truly though this being her first overseas trip ever, I did want to make it special. Sigh. Thanks again to those higher ups who screwed over my plans.
And not only that, my frickin ELF order I made during Cyber Monday is stated as 'Delivered' on Monday 10/12 via the Fedex tracking site but my HopShopGo account did not list the package as having arrived. I contacted comGateway customer service on Wednesday, my local time, and after a few emails back and forth where they came back to me and said they checked and the package was not at their warehouse but they will keep a lookout for it, I then contacted ELF to see if the delivery address on their shipping label was the same as the one in the shipment confirmation email they gave me. The response I got was an apology for my lost package and they gave me the option of having my order total refunded or having them resend the items. I thought it over and considering the US postal services is going to be even more insane coming up to Christmas, asked them to refund the charge to my credit card. That made me a lil sad since I loved all the things I got and was truly excited to get them. Plus, the total cost was a bargain! Ah, well.
On a happier note, since the ELF package was MIA, I decided to get my other stuff shipped back to Homeland ASAP in order to make the Chirstmas delivery cutoff and through PayPal I had a HopShopGo promo code, PPLNOV10, where I would get an upgrade to express shipping, 10% off on my total shipping cost and, the best part, I got the 1st kg for free!. The free express shipping thing wasn't such a big deal since I was already a prime member so express shipping was a privilege of said membership. I was stoked for the 10% off but that deal for the 1st kg free - THAT WAS TOTALLY AWESOME! My total for my 4.5kg shipment was a mere $22.56! SCORE! I've already gotten my tracking number and it's supposed to arrive to Homeland on the 19th. In time for me to pick and choose what I'd like from said shipment for bestie to bring over when she flies up on the 22nd.
Oh, and I also did some online shopping. As a treat for myself to compensate for all the mental stress i had to endure. I made my purchase right after the work thing was diffused Wednesday night. I got myself a couple of things from Cotton On's site. It was my first time shopping there and I really do have to say it was a good experience as the package is already at my house! It got delivered this morning via Fedex. I had an unboxing with my sis just a couple of hours ago. Will probably do a seperate post on that :)
Ok, now that I have unburdened my thoughts unto you, I will go off to watch 'Last Resort'. I am so bummed it's getting axed due to low ratings! I'm in love with Navy Seal James! What am I gonna do if I don't get to see Daniel Lissing's gorgeous face on a weekly basis after this?
And it all boils down to a work crisis. I guess when you work in a foreign country where the government is still finding its democratic legs, you tend to face more unscrupulous people in power who are in it for their own selfish gains and not the good of the country. Gosh, corruption is just incredible!
And that is all I can really say about the work situation I found myself in. I really did not enjoy being a chess piece in these people's shitty game of real-life chess. You are playing with people's lives/livelihoods. Did they think about it when they started the shitstorm? No. But they had the audacity to throw it back on us when they realized they had been out-maneuvered. Ok, ok, whatever. For now, situation diffused. I just hate having that feeling where I constantly have to watch my back. I didn't enjoy the emotional breakdowns I had to endure in private due to all the added stress either.
Another thing that had me all up in arms is because of this 'lil' incident, I had to cancel my HCMC trip as I couldn't, in good conscience, leave the work situation during this rather sensitive period. I mean, yes, the stand-off did end on Tuesday night but like I mentioned earlier, that 'gotta watch my back' atmosphere is still lingering and since I am the.....bishop, I guess, in the proverbial chess game being played, I can't seem to just up and leave at this time. So I canceled my hotel booking, which my boss later did say she was going to ask me to do, anyways. I'm still taking the leave during that time as my friend's visit is still on but I just have to stay in this boring city where there really isn't anything interesting to do.
Ok, I may be unfairly tarring the city due to my recent experience but honestly, this town hasn't really got anything particularly touristy to offer that isn't morbid. After you visit a few interesting shopping spots which takes 2 days max, there really isn't anything to see which isn't depressing! A whole week is just too much to stay just in this place. Luckily, my gal pal is here just for some downtime with yours truly though this being her first overseas trip ever, I did want to make it special. Sigh. Thanks again to those higher ups who screwed over my plans.
And not only that, my frickin ELF order I made during Cyber Monday is stated as 'Delivered' on Monday 10/12 via the Fedex tracking site but my HopShopGo account did not list the package as having arrived. I contacted comGateway customer service on Wednesday, my local time, and after a few emails back and forth where they came back to me and said they checked and the package was not at their warehouse but they will keep a lookout for it, I then contacted ELF to see if the delivery address on their shipping label was the same as the one in the shipment confirmation email they gave me. The response I got was an apology for my lost package and they gave me the option of having my order total refunded or having them resend the items. I thought it over and considering the US postal services is going to be even more insane coming up to Christmas, asked them to refund the charge to my credit card. That made me a lil sad since I loved all the things I got and was truly excited to get them. Plus, the total cost was a bargain! Ah, well.
On a happier note, since the ELF package was MIA, I decided to get my other stuff shipped back to Homeland ASAP in order to make the Chirstmas delivery cutoff and through PayPal I had a HopShopGo promo code, PPLNOV10, where I would get an upgrade to express shipping, 10% off on my total shipping cost and, the best part, I got the 1st kg for free!. The free express shipping thing wasn't such a big deal since I was already a prime member so express shipping was a privilege of said membership. I was stoked for the 10% off but that deal for the 1st kg free - THAT WAS TOTALLY AWESOME! My total for my 4.5kg shipment was a mere $22.56! SCORE! I've already gotten my tracking number and it's supposed to arrive to Homeland on the 19th. In time for me to pick and choose what I'd like from said shipment for bestie to bring over when she flies up on the 22nd.
Oh, and I also did some online shopping. As a treat for myself to compensate for all the mental stress i had to endure. I made my purchase right after the work thing was diffused Wednesday night. I got myself a couple of things from Cotton On's site. It was my first time shopping there and I really do have to say it was a good experience as the package is already at my house! It got delivered this morning via Fedex. I had an unboxing with my sis just a couple of hours ago. Will probably do a seperate post on that :)
Ok, now that I have unburdened my thoughts unto you, I will go off to watch 'Last Resort'. I am so bummed it's getting axed due to low ratings! I'm in love with Navy Seal James! What am I gonna do if I don't get to see Daniel Lissing's gorgeous face on a weekly basis after this?
