Morning thoughts: It's been 5 months!

Hi! How are you guys doing? 

I would like to inform anyone curious or interested that I  have been working on this new company for 5 months already. Woah, I actually still cannot believe how time could fly this fast.

I came here in UAE on February 21, 2019, and just as when I thought I could get a little bit of time to wander around this diverse city of Abu Dhabi, I immediately got hired and started my work the following day, and life has never been the same since. 

Everything was really surprising at first. There were plenty of times when I asked myself  "Did I really sign-up for this?". I am grateful for getting this job, I really am. But it wasn't just the way  I expected it to be: Literally working in an office with my mom, We literally work for the same boss, except that she's in a different and stable company. A station so minimalistic, that I don't need to put many accessories on it because the tablespace is only allocated for the laptop, notebooks and a water-tumbler (haha). 

It's definitely challenging. My interpersonal skills are being tested. Well, I have known myself to be a fusion of being introvert and extrovert, thus to be close to people here requires enough time. But hey, I realized that this is WORK, not the school where you can just choose not to speak to people as long as you attend to classes lol. Work is where you are obliged to wake up every day at 6 AM, be courteous, polite, greet people every morning, apply makeup inside the office powder-room and wear jeans as an attire (lol). 

They drink coffee here, but I proudly don't, which makes me a little bit different from them (hahaha). 

My daily duties are not as extremely exciting yet, albeit discovering my web-designing skills, which was pretty surprising. I was actually the one who designed and made our company profiles, company IDs, company business cards, company presentations, and even established our company website. I may have to admit that enjoyed doing it; exploring the web and software, notwithstanding how exhausting it could be because of the fact that it wasn't part of my original job responsibilities.

So when my boss found out that I had this potential, he instantly grabbed this advantage instead of hiring someone more professional (haha). Well, that's pretty understandable, though. Except for my mom who's been protesting because she thinks that the quality of my vision has already experienced some minor adversities from spending too much time in front of the screen. 

Currently, what I do in the office are: 

• Administrative and Human Resource Duties
• Preparing the Sales Quotation, Invoice, and LPO
• Taking care of the company's finances, with the guidance of our financial manager
• Send tons of emails
• Company's Social Media Outlets
• Constantly revising and hopefully, improving our company website and profile. 
• Wait until being called by the boss for further tasks and instructions. 
• Check facebook and reacting to memes being shared by friends
• Actively reading and liking movies reviews on letterboxd.com
• & sometimes, annoying my mom whilst she keeps me amazed at how she types on the keyboard as fast as the wind (hahaha). 

But wait! I forgot to include that recently I have been doing Healthcare Facility Site Inspections, too. I feel like I was one of the consultants, even though I obviously am still not. Witnessing how hospitals and medical centers are being established, and you get to meet some millionaires? That really is fun (haha).  Well, inspection is all fun and not-so-full-of-games, until your boss tells you to do a full document and photo reports (huhu). 

I have so much to share with you about my work. But this is to be continued because someone just emailed me and I need to inform my boss right away. 

So in conclusion, to people who could somehow resonate with me, even though I am not in the position to provide pieces of advice,  I just wanna say that you are stronger than what you think. Stay motivated and persevered despite how our lives, at this point in time, are being constantly bombarded with challenges and sometimes, with unfathomable complications. 

And regardless of the busy schedule because our bosses frequently think of us as robots, never ever forget finding time for your passions and the things you love. 

Hold on, and keep going. 

Until then,
Tanya.


PS: After reviewing what I wrote here, I realize that my mood has subconsciously ascended (hahaha) From complaining that I have this huge void in my life, to shamelessly sharing with you some bits of motivation and advice, which I hope I could live by at all times (lol). 

Writing is indeed a wonderful way of expressing everything that's been kept inside you; Elevating your soul into solitude, happiness, and peace.