tuesday night brought with it the physical confirmation of my victory. after waiting and praying, i can finally say that i have made it. the path has opened up and the road to becoming a true savior has revealed itself. i can now gladly cast off the shackles of the builder in order to put on the mantle of the healer. for those that understand rpg lingo, this transition is akin to me leaving the shopkeeper/items seller position and joining the party as the healer/mage. what a welcome change indeed.
how did i celebrate this happy turn of events? by having mcdonald's on wednesday and falling ill on thursday. i spent all of thursday bedridden, with nausea and a headache. it seemed to be a 24 hour bug, similar to a few sick spells i had in denver a few years back. i would be dizzy, nauseous, and succumbing to a general malaise which would eventually peter out by the next day. so, here i am on friday, at the office, relishing my last day of employment with my father's company.
according to the book of face, there are at least two known comrades from the dreaded battle with the NMAT that i know for sure are joining me in the same med school. with all of us being fil-ams, we will without a doubt be in the same classes together for the next three years. i mentioned before that i didn't give a damn whether or not i would be the only one attending that school, as long as i got in. i still feel that way, but it's nice to not be completely alone.
things are shaping up for my eventual departure. i'm leaving one place to go to an even hotter destination. this trend has not been in my favor. i left the frigid paradise of denver to come to hawaii. now, i'm leaving hawaii for an even more tropical area that doesn't even have the benefit of tradewinds to keep me cool. although, the trend of my occupations has been rising according to my tastes. my jobs have gotten better and better, each with higher payout and each with more resposibilities. now, i'm going to pursue the ancient art and become the kind of man that i must become.
before i leave for the PI, i would love to come to denver one more time and check in with my family and friends. however, that would mean i need to pay for my own ticket, and without a job, i need that money to keep me alive and fed for the next few months. but, we'll see how it turns out. ideally, i would be in denver sometime in the month of february, but as i said, it's up in the air.
"It's unreal how we're all growing up. One of us is a CPA, another's going to be an architect, I'm going to be an OT, you're going to be a doctor...It's like we're getting 'big people' jobs" - FJ-aniki
"It's like just yesterday you were running around the jobsite, sleeping on the sandbags, and barfing after breakfast. Now, you're going to be a doctor..." - Gilbert-aniki
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That would be great if you could make it to Denver. If not, look for me to visit PI during your stay, as I hope to get around more after school finishes. And again, congrats, it's been a long time coming.
it will be one final gathering until you grace the PI with your presence. a happy reunion indeed~
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