Friday. Now I really appreciate the value of a day off. I signed up for Friday evenings, because I was cynical about the day off I get on a Friday. In the past, my Fridays off were nothing but a transition into Saturday, meaning nothing good really happens or nothing really fun happens for me during a Friday off. I would wake up late in the afternoon and know that half of the day has passed me by, so what good is half a day off? If this keeps up, wouldn't it be better if I just went to work? The answer is... no.

I learned the truth today. I admit that I'm new to this kind of schedule. I've been working on Fridays just to make up for the time I've lost, but money isn't really important right now. And that's coming from a guy who's saving for pocket money going home. Yes, it is still important, but I meant that money isn't a priority that I should be making up hours to earn more. Take for example, this afternoon I felt a heavy heart leaving my mom who has a fever, so I can go to work.

I teared a bit when I bid goodbye because I was leaving her for work when I know that she was lying on the bed with a fever. If I didn't work today, I could've stayed home instead and be with her. In her state, I'd be more comfortable staying at home. Even though that the fever had subsided and the healing had already worked its way, I still felt terrible leaving the house and locking up the door.

I signed up for Fridays as well, because I couldn't go to sleep on Friday nights and thus I miss my Saturday shifts with all sorts of sickness. It's true that I hate my Saturday shifts, but that doesn't mean that I would exhaust myself on a Friday evening just I can go to sleep on a Friday night. What kind of loser thinking is that? I could still do other fun stuff that would tire me, right? But working instead? Again, I'm not a workaholic. Far from it. I stay far from it actually. I'm an easy going guy. So I say no now.

When I got home, my dad was in disbelief as well. You're already working Saturdays and you're working Fridays too? And this is coming from my dad? I know. Dads want their children to be productive. Now he's wondering why I'm doing this. I said that I learn through experience. It's one of my learning styles, I explained. I told him that I now know the feeling and so I'm going to abstain Fridays. I'm used to Thursdays too, but I shouldn't be signing up for more hours on a job that I hate. I did and I know I'm odd.

I left the office early after 9:35pm. But I passed by the cafe to get a chilled latte first. Then I went straight home past. I arrived at 10:20pm and had dinner. Afterwards I called my favourite girl over Viber and we had a chat for almost an hour on computer networks, Coco Martin and Sarah G's new movie, destinations, the Apple store and even nail polish. If I didn't have any work tomorrow morning, I would've just ignored sleep altogether. One more reason that I wouldn't sleep tonight (even though I just told you that I should be sleeping Friday nights) is that my ate C and her daughter, the two folks staying with us temporarily, were staying at their newly acquired apartment. That means that I could party tonight. But no, I have work. Sigh. Anyway, I'm never signing up for Fridays as much as possible. Just like working Sundays, working Friday in our office is not a good idea.

- To my future self.

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