For The Nth Times
Monday, June 29, 2009
If plans had pushed through, by now I should be now in the Philippines with my family, visiting friends and relatives. Unfortunately, four days before my booked flight to Singapore I was asked to postpone my vacation for another six weeks. For the nth times, my vacation was put on hold.
I’ve been planning to have my vacation since March 2009, to catch up with my kids that I haven’t been with for more than a year now. The last time I was with them was in April 2008. Except for Jae, our first daughter, which I spent a week with her in Singapore in October 2008 when she dropped by to register for her Identification Card (IC).
My March plan did not push through because my wife had decided to stay and continue with her work. Our plan was for her to join me in my return to Doha. Since she decided to stay with her work, we agreed that I will just catch up with our kids school break in late April or May.
My kids’ school breaks usual starts in the first week of April and they normally join their mother in Singapore to spend their school break. This was the plan, for me to join them before they go back to school.
I and my wife were planning to treat the kids for a weekend get away to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, a one-day tour to Johor Bahru or a weekend cruise. Everything has been put on plan and anxiously waiting for it to happen, that will start to be realized once I board the plane out from Doha to join my family.
Things had come to another snag in the middle part of April. Our illustrious Executive Project Director has issued a memo, cancelling all leaves until our project is completed. At that time my leave was already approved, I was supposed to take my leave from May 22, but with the EPD memo it became bleak like a monsoon rain clouds.
I tried to talk to our Project Manager and explained to him how important for me to go home as planned as I am catching up with my kids. Once they go back to school, I can only able to spend with them evenings during my break. Of course our PM understands, but he was overruled.
Why is it that when you plan something, most likely than not, it won’t never happen. But things that aren’t planned happens. Life is so impromptu.
I had devised a plan to get my leave re-approved which I successfully maneuvered and bargained with the EPD which I already mentioned in my other post. I applied sixteen days and was cut down to ten days starting from June 5. I said at least I can have a week with my kids before they go back to school.
Hurdles after another hurdles came my way, this time I postpone again my leave from June 26 to July 7 due to financial difficulty. I am no longer able to catch up with my kids’ school break. I will just content myself and make the most of quality time I can have with them once my leave starts.
June 22, 2009 for the nth times, four days before I board that plane out from here, I was asked to postpone my leave, again. Due to some urgent works that our company has decided to work on internally, three of us were asked to postpone our vacations and finish the job.
We understand how important our new assignment for the project as a whole, and no other staffs are able to deliver except the three of us with some guidance from Head Office Management, we have no choice.
Coincidentally, the three of us are scheduled for a vacation and all that was thrown away to the drain. As a motivation though, we were promised for a weekend get away to an undisclosed location. This is what I worry, if things are planned, it won’t happen. We will see if the bosses will deliver their promise or it will just evaporates just like a puddle of water under the Arabian sun.
I’ve been planning to have my vacation since March 2009, to catch up with my kids that I haven’t been with for more than a year now. The last time I was with them was in April 2008. Except for Jae, our first daughter, which I spent a week with her in Singapore in October 2008 when she dropped by to register for her Identification Card (IC).
My March plan did not push through because my wife had decided to stay and continue with her work. Our plan was for her to join me in my return to Doha. Since she decided to stay with her work, we agreed that I will just catch up with our kids school break in late April or May.
My kids’ school breaks usual starts in the first week of April and they normally join their mother in Singapore to spend their school break. This was the plan, for me to join them before they go back to school.
I and my wife were planning to treat the kids for a weekend get away to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, a one-day tour to Johor Bahru or a weekend cruise. Everything has been put on plan and anxiously waiting for it to happen, that will start to be realized once I board the plane out from Doha to join my family.
Things had come to another snag in the middle part of April. Our illustrious Executive Project Director has issued a memo, cancelling all leaves until our project is completed. At that time my leave was already approved, I was supposed to take my leave from May 22, but with the EPD memo it became bleak like a monsoon rain clouds.
I tried to talk to our Project Manager and explained to him how important for me to go home as planned as I am catching up with my kids. Once they go back to school, I can only able to spend with them evenings during my break. Of course our PM understands, but he was overruled.
Why is it that when you plan something, most likely than not, it won’t never happen. But things that aren’t planned happens. Life is so impromptu.
I had devised a plan to get my leave re-approved which I successfully maneuvered and bargained with the EPD which I already mentioned in my other post. I applied sixteen days and was cut down to ten days starting from June 5. I said at least I can have a week with my kids before they go back to school.
Hurdles after another hurdles came my way, this time I postpone again my leave from June 26 to July 7 due to financial difficulty. I am no longer able to catch up with my kids’ school break. I will just content myself and make the most of quality time I can have with them once my leave starts.
June 22, 2009 for the nth times, four days before I board that plane out from here, I was asked to postpone my leave, again. Due to some urgent works that our company has decided to work on internally, three of us were asked to postpone our vacations and finish the job.
We understand how important our new assignment for the project as a whole, and no other staffs are able to deliver except the three of us with some guidance from Head Office Management, we have no choice.
Coincidentally, the three of us are scheduled for a vacation and all that was thrown away to the drain. As a motivation though, we were promised for a weekend get away to an undisclosed location. This is what I worry, if things are planned, it won’t happen. We will see if the bosses will deliver their promise or it will just evaporates just like a puddle of water under the Arabian sun.
My re-scheduled vacation now will be from August 7 to 17. I only wish my kids will let these delays come to pass and will not hold me too guilty for not having time with. I wish that they will realize why I am away in the first place. And I wish I will have the time to make up with them and promise them for the last time, “I will be home”.
0 comments:
Post a Comment