working hard, playing even harder

Got my British Embassy ID earlier. No, I did not transfer there. I'm still a full-time 911 Alarm, Inc. employee. We are simply working as a subcontractor for the Embassy. And this is my first full-fledged project so it's pretty memorable.

I really put in a lot of effort for this one. I endured waking up extra early to go to the site, drove the techs to and from the site whenever I could, had to do myriad paperworks, consult with superiors about practically everything, wear those damn oversized boots that is part of the required PPE, mingle with all sorts of people. And I really hope to God we all finish on time before the deadline.

Anywho, I was absent this morning. Why? My body was still aching all over from that long drive to and from KEILCO [in Ilijan, Batangas City]. And that's from the office here in Makati, mind you. I admit that even though I've been in Batangas all my life, I've never been to Ilijan. There was just no reason to go there--no relatives or whatever. So I was totally unprepared for the long drive--even from the city proper itself. I mean, I knew it's pretty far, but I had no idea it was that far. And that the road is literally full of twists and turns and goes right up and down. Think of the road going to Baguio, just throw in a generous amount of rough road and that's about it. An off-roader would have served me better instead of the sedan I was driving.

But bitching aside, the drive itself was as thrilling as it was tiring. Damn, I felt like a rally car racer [minus the protective gear] navigating those twists and turns at past the maximum allowable speed. There was even another car that was [sorta] racing against me there--it overtook me first, and that was when I realized he wanted a race so I overtook him and never let him pass again. Ma'am Chona and Kuya Ronnie would kill me if they found out--it was their car I was driving after all. Just you be quiet, ayt? Haha.

Franco just caught me online right now. Just goes to show how much of an addict I am--I still am not asleep when he woke up. Geez.