The Diary Game Season 3 (10.12.2021) | The Engineer on Duty [More Food Less Work (?)]

Let me tell you something about how I'm feeling almost every time - "exhausted!". My day job requires so much time and energy that I always think of quitting. But every single time I plan my day without my day job, it suddenly feels empty. I love blogging, I love spending time with my daughter, but if I have to be honest, I'd say that I love working as an engineer as well. So for today, I'm going to show you my other side - me being Engr. Nikka! Come on, join me today as we talk about my work in between coffee, some snacks, and meals.

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I work as an Engineer for a real estate developer building affordable homes for Filipinos (Cebuanos/Cebuanas). I am assigned here in Brgy. Binaliw, Cebu City, and we currently have finished the first two buildings of Bayanihan Flats - Orchard Drive.

Well, I rarely go to the site because I am mostly loaded with paperwork like billings, monitoring, and reporting. And since I am swamped with office work today I am thinking of making my DIY iced coffee in the office using brown sugar, two sachets of Nescafe stick, one small pack of Bear Brand, ice cubes, and water.
A perfect drink to match my nerdy mood today!

Pour in the coffee in a glass together with the brown sugar. Then you add in a little water. And by little I mean a teaspoonful of water, neither hot nor lukewarm just the room temperature. Then you whisk it in for about 15 minutes. You must whisk it diligently.

While I was whisking it, I called my officemates and asked if they want some snacks. A foodie like me always thinks of food whenever and wherever. hahaha And they gladly accepted my offer. So we ordered various of bread from San Jose Bakeshop.

To perfectly timing my coffee with the arrival of the bread, I started checking my email as early as 7:45 AM. Yeah, that bread and iced coffee are what I'm having for today's breakfast.

For now, let me show you my desk. My cluttered desk! I surely have to empty this desk with papers every day but get filled with either receipts, reports, or letters every morning. It's endless!

I don't usually put the box files on my desk but today's very hectic that I needed to keep myself on my toes so I want all the papers I will be working on just right there on my reach.

Even my pen organizer is not well organized! Hahaha Most of those pens are now useless anyway as all those inks are used up already. It's not that I want to collect them I just like having them around because I only buy ink refills. I know I am only saving a few pence but I'm just used to it. I bought a bunch of black pens the last payday but they magically disappeared! Hahaha Why does pen get easily misplaced? I remember way back in college, I never buy any expensive pen except for a tech pen our instructor required us.

Now I'm halfway through clearing all the unread emails when our project manager surprised us with some snacks and goodies he bought while he was on his way to the site.

Our project manager lives in the Southern part of Cebu province and comes to the site every Tuesday. That's a long way to work but he likes that instead of staying in an apartment nearby. Want to know the reason? He loves his wife so much that he doesn't want her to be lonely. His wife doesn't like the busy city especially that they're in their late 50s, all they want is to enjoy the fresh air as much as they can. Isn't he a sweet one? He surely is. All of us on the site, are very happy for his wisdom and guidance but he's retiring soon for a much bigger responsibility in his hometown.

Well, aren't I too chatty today? What's gotten into me today? LoL

It's already past 8 and I'm hungry. I left the frothed coffee and milk in the refrigerator and just waiting for the delivery man. A few minutes passed and finally the batch of bread has arrived. Finally, I can have some breakfast.

My day's incomplete without coffee! And so not until I sip my coffee, can I say that my day has started. I usually drink black coffee but recently I've been trying several DIY iced coffee flavors. Tiktok made me do it. And I'm planning to record every cold drink I make from now on so I'd probably write a separate blog for that.

Now, let me enjoy this delish breakfast. (For me everything gets extra yummy with coffee. Do you agree with me?)

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After that energizing breakfast, I jumped right into ticking off the to-do list I had written last night. My colleagues describe me as a focused zombie hungry for accomplishment. Once I set my mind to something, I usually don't stop until I finish the last on the list.

Lunch came fast so instead of preparing and cooking, we decided to have the chicharron for lunch today.

I usually go home every lunch but since today's incredibly busy, I told my daughter's babysitter to not wait for me for lunch as I am not coming home until 6 PM.

We didn't finish every last piece of chicharron because we're saving it for dinner as we are planning to cook some mung beans with Malabar spinach (Alugbati in my vernacular language)

Despite the busy schedule, I and my workmates always prioritize food as it gives us energy. We love the work, (partly because it is what pays us) but we do not let ourselves be drowned with just work. So we make sure we eat right.

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So that's all for today and I hope to see you another time for another chitchat. I'll be sharing more of the site work next time, I promise. Stay tuned!

Before I bid goodbye, I'd like to invite my friends - @junebride, @jonnahmatias1016, and @olivia08 to join this season's diary game. I'd be glad to read all your entries!

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Lovelots,
@nikkabomb