Saturday, November 22, 2008

late nights at work...

it's been purely absolutely crazy at work. to the point that i just bout might as well be camping there.

the good thing is that i get to spend a fair bit of late nights with cutie aussie colleague though we're always with other colleagues and i leave work quite a bit later than he does anyway. but i'm loving the lil crazier moments we have at work. cutie aussie colleague never fails to crack me up with his dry humor and wit.

i like the boss lady. and since lately we've been the last ones to leave work, we have also gotten in some pretty good private conversations. one of which had her practically telling me that she thinks cutie aussie colleague is a great guy and i should consider him. she's expressly or non expressly implied that to me several times before. so in a rare moment of honesty, i 'fessed up that if he were based in the same place as i was and if he were into me, i would consider him. she then declared something along the lines of how it's a global company and our (his and mine) paths might cross again. i guess she doesn't think long distance is too difficult or something. though she did admit that sometimes you need to give it some time.

trust me, i think he's awesome. and i even kinda maybe think that if we were based in the same area and given some time, things might even maybe somewhat work out. 'coz at least there is this small glimmer of a chance that he could possibly be interested in me in some way.

but the truth is, he's leaving in mid december. and i just found out that even if i do get the opportunity to possibly take up the project to be based elsewhere, he has already taken up another project to be based somewhere else entirely at that time.

unless i do like what the boss lady suggested...

she talked bout how i should talk to him bout maybe joining him in that project. afterall he told her that they were still looking for people. but taking up that project would definitely be like jumping in the deep end. and i don't mean with cutie aussie colleague. we do work well together, and in some strange way i think based on our personality and temperament, we could even share an apartment together without too much problems. the jumping in the deep end would be doing a huge, totally new project in a totally new place (which honestly i'm not really keen on 'coz it's kinda rural) where there would definitely be culture shock and a whole lotta adjusting to do.

but doing that project also means greater exposure to the industry, a longer stay and the chance to be closer to cutie aussie colleague.

yeah well i still don't know...

Labels:

8 Comments:

At 10:49 AM, Blogger SaneAndSingle said...

Oh! I so think you should mention it to him! It sounds like a wonderful opportunity, both personally and professionally!

 
At 12:40 AM, Blogger Katya said...

Definitely talk to him about it! It may be a big jump, but also sounds a big opportunity. What would you regret more? Doing it and it maybe not quite working out as you hoped, or not doing it and never knowing what might've been? At the very least it seems you'd get professional development out of it. Talk to him!

 
At 7:26 AM, Blogger jo said...

saneandsingle: it's scary... both personally and professionally. plus we're talking bout a pretty big move (even though it's only for perhaps 3 months) to a totally different country that i've never even been to and frankly never really even thought to go to (even on a holiday trip).

katya: to be honest i kinda almost convinced myself that maybe this was too much for me to handle professionally and i should go step by step and try out for the original other project to be based somewhere else. but now i'm starting to rethink it again. i hope i'm not doing it 'coz of him. but i have to admit that he sweetens the deal... a lot. but of 'coz i haven't even talked to him yet... i don't know... maybe we'll see if there's a chance for me to talk to him and just find out?

and btw i'm having massive problems commenting on your site. it's too high tech for my computer haha!

 
At 4:06 PM, Blogger Katya said...

No harm in just trying to find out more from him.

Sorry about the hi tech-ness of my site lol! I've removed comment moderation and the word verfication thingy from it, not sure if that will help??

 
At 8:08 AM, Blogger jo said...

katya: it doesn't work... i think it's 'coz you've got some high tech comment box thing as opposed to my old school one...

oh and i'm having second thoughts again to be based in that country with cutie aussie colleague 'coz it's not a safe place for girls...

 
At 4:02 PM, Blogger Katya said...

The safety issue is a tough one,your personal safety is obviously more important than anything. If it were me I'd be thinking about whether it's not safe for girls no matter what you do or where you go, or whether it depends where you go,what you do, what precautions you take etc. Though ultimately if you're going to feel unsafe you're not going to enjoy it, no matter what the positives of being there.

Have gone back to a pop up comment box,maybe I was being a little too fancy.

 
At 9:50 PM, Blogger SaneAndSingle said...

Oh, I don't know about that not a safe place for girls thing now...what makes it unsafe?

 
At 11:30 PM, Blogger jo said...

katya: safety is definitely important though i think 'coz i come from a pretty safe place, i sometimes can take that for granted. but i mean you gotta still keep a lookout, you know what i mean.

saneandsingle: according to my mom, she says that there was some article somewhere that said that there were like a lotta girls getting raped in that country. though i mean i reckon there are the dangerous parts of towns vs the not as dangerous...

but i've been having a bit of a chat here and there with some colleagues and frankly (besides the whole cutie aussie colleague won't be doing that project thing) the original other project sounds like it might be a better next step to make...

 

Post a Comment

<< Home