04.02.09
Why summer isn’t fun for me?
I used to be so excited when summertime comes. I would already imagine a lazy day at the beach while a Jack Johnson song plays at the background or a joy ride with friends to the mountains. Summer can also be equated to reunions with old friends and classmates. And of course, extra quality time with family and loved ones.
However, in my nine years in my present work, I am realizing how I miss out so much of summer fun. Since I began to work right after graduation, summer became a time to prepare for the annual meeting of our members in the last week of May. This means several overtimes just to beat deadlines and be able to release the annual report ahead of time. Doing the ordeal at first was fun because I so love to layout, to write or sit in at the printing press which had been my role since high school up to college. However, the fun is sucked by the way I would compete - not with the reports of other electric cooperatives, but more so with myself. I’m hypercritical with my output because I would want each report to be better than last year’s. It drives me crazy at some point because I find myself my most challenging competitor. I find it always so hard to destroy what I had lovingly made in the past in order to build something far better at present.
Summer is also the national awarding of all electric cooperatives in the country. This year is the toughest because the awarding will be held in Davao City in late April. All matters of preparations and practices are being done to make NEA’s activity a success. And the awards night is also something to watch out for.
Summer is also the elections of the officers of our employees’ coop. Being the chair of the Election Committee for three consecutive years is no easy task. My team and I would often have to check and confer legal matters with the Coop Development Authority to avoid unnecessary technicalities.
These are all aside from school if I would have summer classes and my regular workload. Sometimes, I would ask myself why I did not pursue a teaching profession. I find teaching always fun and fulfilling! I love being able to share part of myself to my students. And most of all, you always have summer vacation to look forward to each year. (Hehe….just a thought!)
