TIME FLIES SO FAST

I guess I have spoken too soon. If you read my last blog entry, I said there that I was still on track of my personal commitment to post one blog entry each day. But you may notice that I have not been able to post any blog entry since Thursday. The reason is that I recently got a promotion, which has made me a lot busier these past days. In addition, I went home to the province again last weekend to attend to some family matters.

Time flies so fast. Those of us caught up in the hustle bustle of life barely notice the passing of days. We are already in the eleventh month of the current year. Before we know it, we will be throwing away this year’s calendar to the dustbin and replace it with the 2007 calendar.

That time swiftly passes is made more manifest to me with my reaching this year my first decade in the government service. Yes, I have been a government employee for the past ten years. I can never imagine that I would last this long in the government bureaucracy. When I first entered the government, I said to myself I should only be there for five years at the most, and then move out, possibly to the private sector. But apparently, fate has something else in store for me.

Some friends do express wonder about my seemingly undying devotion to the government. They kid me for being so loyal and true to the service even in the face of all the adverse publicities being thrown against it, not to mention the low pay.

Indeed, why have I stayed on? To be candid, I have been asking that question to myself of late. But I guess one strong motivation that is keeping me attach to the service is the respect I receive from my colleagues, whom I have dealt with all these years. Their respect is in itself a source of great satisfaction. It only means that no matter how small or humble my work is, I do feel appreciated.

Any regrets? Well, I must concede that every now and then, I get to thinking, what if I have transferred to the private sector where I could get higher pay. But who knows, there may still be time enough for that someday. In the meantime, I shall continue still to relish my government work.