Finally, the audit is over. It went very well. The congressmen were cooperative and did not really grill the ceo or other heads of the museums or the gallery that this organization operates. Now I feel like I just managed to swallow a huge live snail with salt water.
So, now it is time for me to look around me and gather my thought to open the next chapter of this winter. There are things I need to do and I would like to henceforth list them up.
1) Launching Help Your Suwon.
: This project has been long overdue. The only thing I need to do is call this NGO and ask for help for this Sunday. Once they give me the green light, I will get a hold of those who have appeared to be interested in my idea to help homeless at Suwon Station every Sunday night. Frankly, I am tad worried in that there might not be as many people as I hope there would be. But, I believe in good cause. Hopefully, they will spread the word and thus generate more volunteers to the event. Believe it or not, this it going to be a big commitment both physically and monetarily.
2) Training for a 10k run
: With my friends, I registered for a 10k run in Seoul next month. The race is only 3 months ahead of us and I am not trained at all. And yet, it is just a 10k, 6 mile run, so there should not be no issues. Back in summer, I trained myself for a run, but it somehow fell through. Now, in the middle of dread winter, I will run. This event is also for good cause : supporting the kids in hunger. Now that the audit is over, I will run extra miles at the gym to prep myself for the race. No big deal-
3) Decide where to go this winter
: According to my plan, I will get a 2 week long vacation at the end of this year. I have been saving up my vacation days and want to use them all toward the end of the year. I have been thinking of going to Japan for a few days mainly because I have never been there. And yet, due to the nuke accidents, I am afraid. Surely, they would say it is safe and blah.. but it is still the nuke. If the plan fell through, I might go down to Gyeonggju just for sightseeing. Why? Well, it is full of culture and heritage. Yes, I have been there before but as a kid. But, now I think it'd be a bit different. With whom I am going? I don't know. With my family? alone? or a partner in crime?
4) Have a talk with my bosses
: With the current boss, I need to tell him that the second week of December will be my last working week. He will allow it since I have been nothing but excelling at work. Ballpark, I think I have about 21 working days left at this organization. I don't want my coworkers to have negative impression on me. Well, maybe it is too late, but I have been docile and cooperative. Grant it, I did not really show my true colors, but did my share fully and responsibly. No doubt about it.
: With my real boss, I need to ask him where he is going to assign me to upon my return to my job. The CEO proclaimed last week that he will reshuffle the organization. In this situation, I honestly don't know where they are going to put me. I hope I go back to my old job and work with my colleagues again. I surmise I can tell the people high up as to what I would like to do. Yes, I will do this sometime in December. I would like to believe that I am a great asset since I speak great English and they need me in many positions. But, will they be considerate enough to account for my talent? Earlier this year, when they decided to send me to this organization for a year, they did not ask for my opinions. It was a unilateral decision. And yet, I have learned a great deal and have become more objective as to what I need to do and to which direction my company heads upon my arrival. And yet, there is always a thin line between the ideas and the reality and how to narrow it is your ability and responsibility if you would like to be called a professional.
5) Others
I need to meet my friends here and there. In particular, some of my life long friends have been disconnected with me and I need to rekindle the friendship.
About 50 days left this year. It has been very hard and yet very meaningful. I would like to make the best out of it and it is not too late.
