Why visit Rimini, Italy

When I think about Italy, the first thing that usually comes to my mind is Venice and its gondolas. I’ve seen it probably a hundred times in movies, books, magazines, websites and blogs. But there is another interesting place in Italy which I recently discovered. As you can see, I’m using again Entrecard for blog hopping and because of that, I’ve discovered a whole new world of amazing bloggers who are friendly enough to visit back to my blog :D I am interested with travel blogs and thankfully, the blogosphere has a lot to offer.

Going back to Italia, I saw plenty of blogs about traveling to Europe. I saw pictures of Rimini and it piqued my curiosity. I read lots of materials about Rimini and just like Rome, Bologna and Venice, it is also a primary tourist destination in Italy. If you are looking for beach resorts with fantastic restaurants and nightclubs, Rimini is the place to go.

During the day, treat yourself to a nice thermal spa or bathe in the heated salt water pools. Evenings will not bore you as nightlife is another reason to visit this Italian city. It is teeming with bars, restaurants, nightclubs and pubs which are also open at nights. Finding a grand hotel rimini is also not a problem. You can hire a travel agent to do the research for you or you can do it yourself. There are many websites in the internet offering reservation and booking services.

Guidahotel.com is a good example.  The website makes use of the Italian or Spanish language, not sure, so I suggest to browse it with Chrome. You will be asked if you want to translate it to English, just click yes. Besides beach resorts and the irresistible night spots in Rimini, the city is also an art center with many historic sites, temples, old churches, museums and theaters.

idle. late. lazy.

I don’t know what will motivate me to start working hard again but I’m just not in the mood for everything and that includes coming on time for my office job. I was one-hour late every single day for the entire month of September and certainly, a memorandum awaits me come first week of October. Either a written reprimand or a two-week suspension from the HR. Funny is that I’m not worried. Not at all.

My friend told me I should be thankful the big bosses are not firing me yet because if I were working in their company, I would have been kicked out from my job a long time ago. Or they would have humiliated me in public like maybe shout at me in front of my officemates? Okay. I don’t feel anything about them not terminating me but I do feel blessed that my boss never yelled at me for being tardy.

We talked about it a couple of times already, casually. But I don’t want to elaborate on that. I just want to establish the fact that she, as my immediate superior, already did her part by encouraging me to come on time because higher merit increase will be given to me if I’d improve on that aspect. Sadly, I do not intend to properly behave soon. I must be giving everybody the impression that I’m a conceited person. Or stubborn. Whichever.

It’s not. Of course I have a very high respect for my boss and I do want to show her that I’m seriously taking her advice. But it’s not about her. You see, it’s about me. It’s about me just being irresponsible and care-free. It’s my fault. Only mine. I wish I could tender my resignation on Monday but I still need this job which is hurting my pride even more. Have you ever experienced something as painful as this?

For me this is the ultimate torture: to stay in a job even if I am no longer happy. Again, this is not their fault but mine and nobody else’s. They’d been generally nice to me and so far, I would say that I didn’t do anything bad to them too. So, quits. Hehe.

Why am I discontented? Well, because this job will never enable me to afford the lifestyle I so want. I want to travel and visit places and as a regular wager, that dream is close to impossible unless I won a jackpot prize in lotto. Or, if I made it big in freelancing.

Blah blah blah.

I made a promise to myself not to write too personal things in my blogs but hell, nobody’s really reading my journals so I should be safe.  Speaking of freelancing, I am utterly discouraged with this whole freelance writing thing. I swear I wouldn’t write anything for the month of October. I need a rest. They want a robot or a machine, not a human.

Truth is, I feel so small for writing this post. I hope my bosses will never have the chance to read this. I’m using a pen name but they might have a hint that it’s me so I’m a bit paranoid. I wouldn’t have the courage to face them again forever in case they’d read this crap. This is crazy. I don’t even know why I’m sharing this. Perhaps for therapy.  I wish I could talk to someone about my thoughts but I already know what they’re going to tell me so never mind. That is “it’s your fault.” LOL

Yeah. Everything. Is. Simply. My. Fault.

Planning for the holidays

Recently, me and my colleagues were talking about our plans for the upcoming Christmas vacation. One of them suggested that we should check in a hotel this November for a whole new ambiance. The estimated budget for each QA staff will be half of a month’s salary and that is already inclusive of one night reservation and a free breakfast. Honestly, staying in a hotel is something I have never experienced yet :)

They said it’s an awesome experience because the hotel employees will make me feel like a real queen. I’d love that. However, if I’m going to spend that huge amount of money, I want to enjoy it with my family, not with my officemates. There are so many things I want to do with my love ones like visit Hong Kong Disneyland, travel to different provinces in the Philippines, try the luxury log cabins in Europe, go camping, visit at least 100 out of the 7000 islands in my country, watch a theatrical show, etc.

I’m not sure yet if I’m going with them. I still have the entire month of October to make a decision. But they said we need to plan ahead because it’s difficult to make a reservation in Sofitel during peak season. I really want to bond with my colleagues outside the work premises but half a month’s salary is no joke. Perhaps, I should just save my pennies for the Christmas and New Year’s celebration.

Dreaming of traveling

We didn’t have electricity yesterday because of Basyang. It was annoying because yesterday was such an unproductive day. I wasn’t able to report for work because according to the news, it’s not safe to travel – as if Manila to Paranaque is that far LOL. Truth is, I had dysmenorrhea so whether there was a storm or not, I still wouldn’t go to work. I also wasn’t able to write a sponsored post because I couldn’t charge my laptop :( To cheer up myself, I decided to day dream about the places that I want to visit.

Paris, France – I’m dying to see the Eiffel Tower. In my dreams, I’ve written thousands of posts about me going to Paris, drinking coffee in their coffee shops, and shopping lots of sexy dresses. Whenever I see posters of Paris anywhere, I couldn’t help but to stare and imagine myself being there. Hihi.

New York, USA – just wanna know if I can survive in the big bad city. I have a cousin who works in NY as a bank teller. I’m very happy for her. At least there is someone in the family who is able to live and work there. Proud of her, she calls herself Miss Independent. I wonder if I could do the things she does, working while taking her Master’s degree. Wow!