There were times when I felt so exhausted. Times when I can’t keep up with my not so usual job. One funny incident was when I was washing the dishes in the lavatory and the Head Office called. As an assistant, I answer all the calls for my boss whenever he’s not around. At that time, he was on a travel. With soap and bubbles on my hand, I rushed outside and answered the call. It was such a funny moment yet I took it really deep. I felt like I was overusing myself.

There were also times when I get so confused with my role. Times when I pity myself. I want to quit but I know it’s not yet time for me to give up, so I continued on.

Months had passed, and I found myself got used with it all. Every morning, I go to the office early to start cleaning the whole place. Around 10:30 when I’ve finished cleaning most of the place (including the comfort room), I will then turn on the laptop and start working and functioning as the assistant. Not until lunchtime, I will soon again go back in becoming the utility boy. I will wash the dishes and sweep the whole place again for most of the time, crowd of people go in and out of the office and the floor gets too dusty. After it, I will seat again in front of the laptop screen and continue with my reports and etc. Around 3:00 pm, as what I have observed, the place and the people (including me) become and would look a lil’ bit yellow, boring. And when the clock hits 5:00 I will turn off the laptop and do some cleaning again. After a tiring, confusing, eye swelling and boring day, I will go home and eat and then go to sleep. The next day, I will wake up again, on for another day of my not so ordinary life and work cycle.

Now, as I look back in all those things I’ve gone through, I am kind of amazed with my ability. Ability to fake myself, my identity, my age and a lot more of faking. Lol.

Next week I will be quitting from this job. I think I have gone far beyond my limitation. I think I have learned more than enough. Working in an office taught me more than just computers and clerical works but most definitely the simple things in life that I used to take for granted before.

I know I shouldn’t be having regrets with the decision I made 7 months ago. 7 months or tiring myself, probably abusing myself and 7 months of faking was all worth it. I did my job and I believe I did it well. If you’d ask me what’s the best thing about my job, I will tell you nothing but this… “DISHWASHING!”

I wanted this. I know I do. I want that one day, I will share the same story to the younger generations, like those of the successful men. I am proud with my job not because I work inside an air-conditioned office or because I use a computer or even because I am the assistant of the regional manager. I am proud with my job because it taught me the basics in life. In a larger sense, I learned a lot of things in being the utility boy. Whenever I wash the dishes, I mop the floor and wipe the glass; I will always remember one significant event in my life. And I know it’s a one sort of an achievement!