It’s CHRISTMAS! The most wonderful time of the year. This isn’t definitely just a cliché because since I was a child, a lot of good things happen during the season.
This year however, I am here working my butt out since I am on graveyard shift. It can be real hard to be absent from your own home during Christmas Eve but I chose this option so I can be around for my family during the New Year’s Eve! This is the downside of being in a Call Center. One cannot have all the time that one wants. One should learn to give up some things. Worst! sometimes there is really no choice.
We have been given the option to choose either Christmas eve or New Year’s eve as our day off. I chose the latter because it’s the time that my whole family gather in the house. Since I am on graveyard shift, I can still be home on Christmas day.
We did have our own celebration or Noche Buena im my work place earlier. The Catering service was good. The food was sumptuous as compared to the previous years. We even had our midnight raffle with appliances and gift checque as prizes. All in all it wasn’t that bad. One just can’t help but feel a little sad. But anyway, the pay premium is also double tonight so that’s another plus to balance the scale.
Tomorrow or later since it’s 3 am by my watch already ( Dec. 25, 2008) , I am sure my day will be filled with good cheers and a lot children antics from my own kids, nieces & nephews. I really look forward to it as I have always looked forward to the past Christmases when I was growing up. It has been a family tradition to be together and we have carried that out until today. The difference this time is that I am the one who will be giving out presents when before I am one of the recipients. Indeed life is just a cycle. Moving forward, I am sure these kids will do the same for their future kids. That is keeping the act of generosity alive in the family and hopefully in the community.
