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Finally! Have a job. The job is actually temporary, part time position for one month. Where? In Barnes and Noble, my second "home" in New York. I work as the HR Manager’s assistant during the back to school rush. It is so touching that my colleagues welcomed me with open arms. One said, it seems like I never left. Another said, "my migraine is gone" when she saw me. Isn’t that sweet? Some people I trained before are now Supervisors. Mayo lang buot man ko sa ila sang una sang ako ang Supervisor nila.

The job search continues…… more prospects this time.

I love birthdays, do you? It is a celebration of life. It’s another year of life, a blessing.

Do you know that different countries celebrate in different ways? In our country, Philippines, people call you and ask to be "treated" or "blow-out man da bi." Some give parties in their homes or have lunch or dinner in a restaurant. Of course, we go to church to thank our Lord for another year of life. In the USA, your family and friends treat you!Friends call you to make a date… bring you shopping or treat you lunch. So there is a tendency that you just dont celebrate your birthday on your "day" but the whole month. Wow!

Do you want to know who shares your birthday? Here’s the link to one… http://www.famousbirthdays.com. How about history on your day? http://www.historyorb.com/today/index.php.

Do you suffer insomnia? Insomnia is a chronic inability to fall asleep or remain asleep for an adequate length of time (Yahoo Reference). I am an insomniac. I have been since… seems like forever. It’s hard. I would really be "asleep" at around 4-5am. There are days when I can sleep straight but it’s rare. When I wake up at 10 or even noon time (I have leisure now since I am job searching), some people think I love to sleep. I tell them, I have insomnia. If I need to wake up early to job search in the streets, I can wake up, but will be sleepy after lunch. I learned to love naps. I just need 15 minutes or even less, and I’ll be okay.

Do I know any other insomniacs here? How do you deal with it? If you’re not an insomniac, any ideas on how to avoid being awake all night?