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Unemployment, Here I Come!

There’s no need to be upset. I, for one, am ecstatic that this is over. Granted, I will miss the income, and feeling somehow “useful”, but it is now due.

Two years and eight months. Wow. Over 640 working days! I should get a trophy. Of survival.

I have drafted several goodbye emails, but picked the shortest and sweetest to send. There’s nothing left to do, nothing I would talk home about anyway. My energy now should be spent on pressing forward, and following my own wishes. I have to stop pretending to be someone else.

I will have another post celebrating my departure in 10 days’ time. Meanwhile, I have written this poem, the first of which I have written in the Rubayiat iambic pentameter (inspired of course from the book I am reading, Samarkand, as well as my final days here). It’s emo and sentimental and needs refining, but it’s pretty decent for one that’s written in 10 minutes (not that emo and sentimental is something unexpected of me :P ).

For Hamza, who asked about the reference of the chocolate boy, dig into a couple of posts I have written some while ago :P

Oh, and I would appreciate it if in your comments you do not “OMG what are you gonna do?!”. My answer for now is: TAN!

 

On the third month of summer I arrived,
And thought, could I do this? But I survived!
Two and a half years of work, sweat, and joy 
Filled my days and by them they’ve been derived. 

On the fourth week of fall I met a boy,
He was young and carefree and lived with joy.
A chocolate he gave, said “Big fellow,
Let me tell you the secrets of this ploy!” 

On the second day of winter mellow
I had the work of the world to swallow,
But chocolate for chocolate I learned
Hard work, a smile, and riches will follow. 

On the first hour of spring I have earned
What treasure the chocolate boy concerned,
“Carry feathers in your wings what you’ve learned,
And soar above the skies, you’re fate’s discerned.”

View Comments to “Unemployment, Here I Come!”

  1. abufares says:

    Congratulations are in order.
    Keep going, there’s nothing worthwhile to look at behind you, as far as work is concerned. Jobs come and go and they should never be given any more value than they actually are: a way to make a living.
    Have fun while you’re tanning. Wish I could join you 8)

  2. Jano says:

    lucky you! enjoy!

    btw, i’ve been to Samarkand :) its AMAZING!

    Nice poem!

  3. Ulysses says:

    Well, congratulations, sometimes it’s better to leave before it’s too late

  4. kinano says:

    HELL YEAH :D

    Way, way, WAY over due… Kell unemployment w enta b-kher.. hehe

  5. Qwaider says:

    Take care my good friend. They lost A LOT …

    Allah ywaf2ak

  6. Noura says:

    bta3ref inno ana very emotional and I have to say it, so forgive me: OMG,OMG,OMG…shou ra7 ta3mel?? khalas!!! loool

    eh ma b yenkhaf 3leik abadan abadan..w tan it is ma3 pictures please :)

    Allah ykoun ma3ak :)

  7. Sabeen Islam says:

    i’ve never really congratulated someone for losing their job before..but hey, theres a time for everything right..and if only everyone had your attitude..the world would be a happier place :P get nice and toasted under the sun and bask in the beauty of doing NOTHING while you can. have fun!

  8. 7aki Fadi says:

    Finally out of that horrible basment. 3o2bal you find a job with a penthouse :) .

  9. Maioush says:

    2 years ago i did the same exact thing, i enjoyed being unemployed for almost 10 months, as you said, i deserved a trophy for survival in that place, they were the most amazing 10 months ever, i did all kinds of activities missed while i was working, ENJOY yet, u’ll never know what will come next, for now just relax, and enjoy the extra time you have in your hands :)

  10. KJ says:

    abufares -
    Indeed, nothing worth looking back for. Ah, I wish instead of tanning we could share some watermelon and cheese and 3ara2!

    Jano -
    You’ve been there! Lucky you!

    Ulysses -
    Indeed :) but it was too late… I should have leaved before. Anyway, what’s done is done.

    kinano -
    Finallyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

    Qwaider -
    Thanks for your tireless support buddy. Your words do hold some truth; they’re putting lots of pressure on me now fearing I leave them in a miserable state

    Noura -
    hehehhe… shu 7a a3mel? I will tan :D

    7aki -
    Oh dear if you only knew

    Maioush -
    Hahahha, we should share our experiences! It’s traumatizing to keep this crap to ourselves!

  11. dubaijazz says:

    Wallah ya KJ you are a brave man. March on my friend, all good things lie ahead!!

    p.s.: let’s tan together.
    p.p.s: I need to meet this chocolate boy, is he still around?!

  12. Retrotrut says:

    hey there KJ, sorry you lost your job and all that. How are you keeping up? And what did you mean that you have 10 days until you leave for your departure? Where are you going?

  13. vagueraz says:

    Allah ywaf2ak b ur life w enshalla btla2ee Job soon :)

    Enjoy ur free time :) _

  14. Sarah says:

    I have the feeling that I will join you soon but as long as you are happy then good for you.. Missing the income is not the worse that could happen dreading going to work and seeing your boss everyday is the worse thing you can go through really I speak from experience :(

  15. أمنية says:

    i wanna do the same. i hate my job. i hate being a teacher. i wanna go back home but at the same time i wanna stay abroad!!

    i don’t know what the hell is this

    best luck

  16. أمنية says:

    wanna do the same. i hate my job. i hate being a teacher. i wanna go back home but at the same time i wanna stay abroad!!

    i don’t know what the hell is this

    best luck

  17. KJ says:

    DJ -
    Hey DJ! Thanks for the compliment! Chocolate boy… is actually a chocolate girl: http://blog.jarofjuice.com/2008/07/chocolate-philosophy/

    Retrotrut -
    Hey there :) I am holding up well… 10 days to depart from this office :)

    vagueraz -
    Thank you dear :)

    Sarah -
    B3eed el shar 3annek… I have been dreading going to work for quite some time. In fact, since three months ago, I am not able to wake up. My sister drags me out of bed! So yeah I am better off :)

    أمنية
    Interesting, I myself want to be a teacher! LOL! Why do you hate it so!

  18. hamza says:

    you only put the poem. You should have posted the 3 emails you drafted.

    I am gonna actually miss daily mocking you on ur miserable job..*snif snif

  19. Elizabeth says:

    Congratulations! I wish I could follow in your shoes…

  20. i want to quit my job :(
    mabrook…take a long break and enjoy not knowing what’s next, good luck!

  21. starwish says:

    Good on you! Thre’s no use clinging onto a job that you dread; you’d be better off without it :)

  22. za3tar says:

    It is good that you have a positive attitude about it. I hope you enjoy your relaxation time and go on to a better job that you’ll enjoy even more.

    By the way .. doesn’t it suck that when you have a job you always want a break, and once you are jobless you start longing for those times when you had “something to do” :-p … life is ‘funny’ like that.

  23. Asmaa E says:

    Don’t forget to use sunblock.

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  32. Lumi says:

    “getting caught in the rain” has lost all its romantic interpretation. …now, I’m sure that you have things you miss doing also.

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