Alone again, Naturally...

*deep sigh*

Last night, while i was studying, Jap comes up to me and says that he feels he is okay enough to go back to his apartment and LIVE.

so... this morning at four he leaves...

here i am once more enjoying my solitude. i can now go back to sleep in peace and silence (no more snores). i can zen out. i don't need to think that i need to entertain anyone anymore. don't get me wrong, i like having Jap here, but i love being alone more. being surrounded by people day in and day out is exhausting and the sanctuary that my flat offers is like an oasis in the desert.

alone again. naturally...

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a couple of people (the other trainers, wave 1 peeps, khordelle..heehehe) have been asking me why i chose to work in APAC instead of taking the high paying job that SGV had to offer. i mean, the salary that APAC offered IS high but for SGV, it was a ballpark figure (think 6 digits) *lol*

so why did i?

• i stand by the fact that money (or the money that you earn) should not be a gauge of what you have achieved. (posted this at Marky's blog)
  
• i choose peace of mind, less stress, self fulfillment and a good working environment over the toxicity of research and working with non contemporaries and yes i have learned this the hard way... and no amount of money can compensate for the loss of peace of mind.
  
• i love being with people. i love to teach. so id rather teach than be stuck doing research.
• all things being equal yada yada yada and looking at it from the long haul... i don't need that much money anyway. i have my savings (whose interest i can live off on) and i believe that my family is considerably well off...
  
• if i have a family of my own... well it would be obvious that the man that i might marry should be as financially stable as i am...
  

there are other reasons but these are the major ones. one minor reason is: i function better at night or in the wee hours of the morning. i guess i really am a nocturnal creature.

so there...