Cosplay

Since my wife is not a fan of anime, obviously she is not very familiar with cosplay. Sadly she is missing out on a lot of fun. If she had been a fan, she could tease me by wearing some of my favorite game and anime costumes, or maybe to heat things up she could go for a camo underwear like that from Cammy of street fighter! Well we can’t have everything, so for now it’s just wishful thinking.

Wedding Rings

There are still times when people would ask me if I am married or not, and I would understand them, because I don’t have my wedding ring on. The reason behind that is this – we keep losing our wedding rings. I lost my wedding ring a few days before our actual wedding! So we bought a replacement, but just after a few years – it was my wife’s turn to lose her ring. Maybe we got thinner compared to when we bought the rings – because the rings are too loose. We do not want to stay ring-less forever so we are on the hunt for artcarved wedding bands, and this time we will make sure they fit.

Mentoring the mentor

Having been an introvert for most of my life, it was a surprise for me how I fared well and stayed long as a manager. In a position where I deal with people in the office almost everyday, making sure people do what they are supposed to do, and making sure they are happy, I didn’t see myself being in this type of job. It was of sheer necessity that I took it, as it offers better pay. I did get leadership positions when I was younger, but I wasn’t too fond of it.

Still I guess it is a good thing because people wanted to be part of my team. Although some of my colleagues and co managers may think otherwise – front line people have stayed longer with my team, and members of other teams have been approaching me, hoping to be a part of my team. I wonder what I did right – because I was getting frustrated from time to time when I was not getting the results I wanted. But now looking back I understood that it was not me that was doing the teaching it was the people under me that taught me.

I have learned priceless lessons from their stories. Although it was supposed to be for work – I made sure I get to take home important leanings every time I spend time with my team. I have come to understand the importance of bonding and friendship. I saw problems that I have not even encountered, needs, family problems, love life issues – basically everything under the sun! And it’s like I was living life through their stories – genuinely learning from them!

At first I thought I was the one mentoring these people whom God has by his grace allowed to be under my supervision, in the end I understand that they too taught me and formed me into who I am right now. And with that I want to say thank you to everyone who has been part of Team Sander. See you around!