2 wrongs have hopefully made a right.......
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So 2010 has been s
t........
At work, we've lost our major contract due to competitor companies somehow being able to operate at negative margins (how!?!). As a result I was made redundant last friday, 9 years of 'working my arse off' gone up in smoke. I have subsequently gone self employed and 'back on the tools'. Fair enough, times are tough, one has to do what one has to do, new chapter in life etc.... Must remain positive.
I had a feeling before christmas that this was coming and started the process of cutting my financial obligations in preperation of not having a guaranteed income. I moved back into my mothers (I moved out of my dad's at 17 and have been independant since, I'm now 25) house, the house has been free from when i moved in until the end of march when she returns from her annual break abroad, I haven't lived with my mother since she left when I was 12 and don't think I can handle it when she is back. I also moved from 'my' company car to a van to save on taxes. Holidays were postponed and my social life has deteriorated to nothing. I have managed to remain positive and plan for the future as I had the girlfriend for support, until yesterday............
We are now over, the one thing I had left keeping me going foward has now departed. Too long a story to explain. But to get to the end and the point of this post - I now have nothing stopping me reaching my teenage dream, I've just booked a flight to Thailand, 3 months on my own to do whatever I feel! I'm hurt beyond belief but liberated at the same time! I hope I don't regret that purchase tomorrow! Sorry for the extended post but I have no-one here to share my news so I thought I'd share it here! Bring on April 15th!
t........At work, we've lost our major contract due to competitor companies somehow being able to operate at negative margins (how!?!). As a result I was made redundant last friday, 9 years of 'working my arse off' gone up in smoke. I have subsequently gone self employed and 'back on the tools'. Fair enough, times are tough, one has to do what one has to do, new chapter in life etc.... Must remain positive.
I had a feeling before christmas that this was coming and started the process of cutting my financial obligations in preperation of not having a guaranteed income. I moved back into my mothers (I moved out of my dad's at 17 and have been independant since, I'm now 25) house, the house has been free from when i moved in until the end of march when she returns from her annual break abroad, I haven't lived with my mother since she left when I was 12 and don't think I can handle it when she is back. I also moved from 'my' company car to a van to save on taxes. Holidays were postponed and my social life has deteriorated to nothing. I have managed to remain positive and plan for the future as I had the girlfriend for support, until yesterday............
We are now over, the one thing I had left keeping me going foward has now departed. Too long a story to explain. But to get to the end and the point of this post - I now have nothing stopping me reaching my teenage dream, I've just booked a flight to Thailand, 3 months on my own to do whatever I feel! I'm hurt beyond belief but liberated at the same time! I hope I don't regret that purchase tomorrow! Sorry for the extended post but I have no-one here to share my news so I thought I'd share it here! Bring on April 15th!
You're not alone.
I'm currently hunting for a new job after my contract ended in February.
Your GF will have her reasons for leaving; no matter how shallow. You are still young however and there will be plenty more fish in the sea. What's for you won't go by you etc.
Bugger off for a few weeks, get slaughtered and start a new chapter when you return.
Good luck
I'm currently hunting for a new job after my contract ended in February.
Your GF will have her reasons for leaving; no matter how shallow. You are still young however and there will be plenty more fish in the sea. What's for you won't go by you etc.
Bugger off for a few weeks, get slaughtered and start a new chapter when you return.
Good luck
Meh.
Not too sound harsh but the chances of you going through all this again still exist. It's life.
Lose job, lose gf, lose friends/family.
On a positive note Thailand is a great place to let off steam and get your self confidence back. Enjoy it and pick yourself up when you return in a more positive frame of mind and all this will seem a distant memory. It's all life affirming stuff.
(don't be sucked in by the Thai girls. They really are after your money and don't really "love you long time"
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Not too sound harsh but the chances of you going through all this again still exist. It's life.
Lose job, lose gf, lose friends/family.
On a positive note Thailand is a great place to let off steam and get your self confidence back. Enjoy it and pick yourself up when you return in a more positive frame of mind and all this will seem a distant memory. It's all life affirming stuff.
(don't be sucked in by the Thai girls. They really are after your money and don't really "love you long time"
) maser_spyder said:
You might not believe it, but I'll bet most people on here are thinking 'lucky bugger'!
Keep us posted!
I appreciate all the comments, thank youKeep us posted!
I intend to make the most of it! But...
No intentions of experiencing thai girls i'm afraid, or any other girls for that matter. My girlfriend was the ONLY one for me, I can't see anyone beyond her, as soppy as that sounds its how I feel and don't intend to change that.
I fully intend to keep the ph faithful posted and hopefully extremely jealous of my adventure!
blowy84 said:
I had the girlfriend for support, until yesterday...
I think the phrase is 'fair-weather friend'. Redundancy is a good test to find out who your real friends are.At least now you have only yourself to please and can plan for the future, your way, and anything that comes along is a bonus.
blowy84 said:
maser_spyder said:
You might not believe it, but I'll bet most people on here are thinking 'lucky bugger'!
Keep us posted!
I appreciate all the comments, thank youKeep us posted!
I intend to make the most of it! But...
No intentions of experiencing thai girls i'm afraid, or any other girls for that matter. My girlfriend was the ONLY one for me, I can't see anyone beyond her, as soppy as that sounds its how I feel and don't intend to change that.
I fully intend to keep the ph faithful posted and hopefully extremely jealous of my adventure!
I would bet a weeks wages that you will change your mind after a while over there though.
So you have no obligations, your health, some money and a plane ticket to thailand??
Cheer up, unless there is something you haven't mentioned, you seem to be in a good situation with a bad head on. Once you get your head sorted, you'll be ecstatic about it all. (About the future that is. The past doesn't matter anyway)
Cheer up, unless there is something you haven't mentioned, you seem to be in a good situation with a bad head on. Once you get your head sorted, you'll be ecstatic about it all. (About the future that is. The past doesn't matter anyway)
Edited by The Nur on Sunday 14th March 15:50
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