Missing the Academe

I am so tired already of working in a contact center. Yes, I've been with the BPO industry for 7 years already and I think this is more than enough. I've always believed that this job is for the younger generation, especially those without any other responsibilities.

I so miss those times that I am always available for my family's activities. Whenever my daughter has a presentation in school, or my sister has an event, I was always there. Until I started working in the BPO industry, that is. Yes, there were times when I was able to be with them, but that has been so rare in the past 7 years.

I don't regret leaving my first job as an educator and the assistant of the university president because working in the corporate world has taught me a lot that I couldn't have learned if I just stayed put. I miss the academe now, and it's not easy going back. It's kinda sad that even with my credentials, it's difficult for me to go back to the academe because there'll always be 'favorites' and 'backers' whether it's a private or state university.

I will always be an educator. Even now that I'm not working in a school. That's something in me that no one will be able to take away. I'm just praying that for this new year, I would have the opportunity to be a professor again, and not just an educator.

Grade One

We're finally halfway through the year 2010, but more importantly, school will open in a little more than a week. My daughter will already be in Grade One. I knew that there will be a lot of things we needed to buy, but I didn't expect it to be so expensive!

All her textbooks cost Php 3,160 and her other school supplies (notebooks, pencils, etc.) cost a little over a thousand pesos. Since her bag in pre-school is very small, we needed to buy a much bigger one and though it was on sale, it still cost Php 950. Black leather shoes and rubber shoes for PE cost Php 500, school uniform cost Php 600, and we still have to buy her PE uniform next week which cost around Php 200. Tuition for the whole year is around Php 35,000. We haven't even bought her snacks and lunch yet.

I'm not complaining though the prices were just shocking. And yeah, we're all pretty excited and scared at the same time. It will be a whole new world for us all. I just hope and pray that my daughter will be safe always.