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Took a Leave from Work 
It's the 2nd time in my work career that I filed a leave outside being sick. Birthday leaves are special privileges allowed at my work place which I can take for a day and use only within my birth month. It's only significant because it's rare for me to consider actually using privilege leaves as I don't know how to have fun when there's a lot of stuff left behind to work. 
 
Maybe I'm just a workaholic. No, it's not my birthday today but thank you. Anyway, I began the day sick (which may as well be a sick leave) and decided to walk a few kilometers from my place to a mall and back. I didn't plan how I should spend my day as it was a last minute impulse to file for it and everything went exactly as I expected. 

Took out a large sum of money from my bank, get to a mall or do online shopping, spend on something valuable that would make me happy or do something fun. I ended up in the mall and browsed other places to go but didn't end up buying anything great. And I found it more stressful that I didn't get to buy anything except for a few pencils and sharpener for a hobby.

Stuck with a wad of cash in a place that I can't even find the drive to spend on anything. It's either I'm being too pragmatic or just not impulsive enough to do anything fun. Even the food court was just a no go zone given my diet has just been reduced to healthy liquid to semi-solid food (weight loss reasons). 

What could have changed my day would have been with someone that likes to spend their money. Where are my sugar babies when I need them? I don't know. I just walked around the mall and thinking about places to go feeling frustrated that nothing I can think of seems more fun than just being a vegetable in my room reading a damn book or two with coffee.


<center>![Draft.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/adamada/EoEtw7spEEAD1xGDCFPYYEQEEtJzAojk4LRhNYu52qxWS1XhPge18oZyiFCAXLDPMFi.jpg)</center>
 

I drew this piece and will continue building on it again some other time. I did make progress on some parts like contemplating what I should be doing in life and prioritizing what I should be doing as a functional adult.

I decided to just deposit the money I thought I'd be spending today to my broker to buy stocks instead. Just recording my thoughts to backtrack what I've been up to for year 2025. 

Thanks for your time
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@brofi ·
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Now I’m feeling you are just a saver, lol. 

Maybe next time just call me, hehe. I’ll help you spend the money. 
![untitled.gif](https://media.tenor.com/p0x_FLhsLMkAAAAC/ocean-park-roy.gif)

!PIMP
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@cthings ·
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> Where are my sugar babies when I need them?

Nasan ang harem? HAHHAHA 

Happy birthday, Adam! Take some time off even if it's not your bday! Pahinga rin paminsan minsan. Go somewhere new or try something new if wala kang mabiling material stuff for yourself. 

!PIZZA
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@adamada · 
Thank you C, yung harem next time nalang. I didn't plan the day and filed for it at the last minute so maybe there's the first mistake but it was a nice experience to reflect on. Take care!
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@nathen007 ·
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My suggestion would be to spend the money on a proper holiday. Don't you get official annual leave?
Throw a sickie. Take two days next time. Taxi to the airport, find the next cebu Pacific flight leaving with tickets available and turn up in a new city or province for 24 hours.
Addiction to work is not necessarily addiction to work, it could be a lack of imagination allowing you to find a viable alternative.

Take care. Be happy.
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@adamada ·
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This comment was insightful

> Addiction to work is not necessarily addiction to work, it could be a lack of imagination allowing you to find a viable alternative.

Probably the closest that hits home and the words that shape the feeling when I was living it at that moment.

I'll try putting more thought into vacation time unlike the recent one when I just filed out of impulse. Thank  you and cheers!
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@neotopher · 
I've also felt lost and without direction or motivation; the monotonous routine drains all emotion when I focus too much on my goals, so much so that sometimes I don't even care to get out of bed.
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<center>PIZZA!


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@seki1 ·
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😂😂

This is rather sad.

Withdrawing money so you could spend but not finding anything worth spending on😂😭😭
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@adamada ·
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It's a weird feeling and frustrating in some way~
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@solominer · 
Hah nothing worse than having the money but unsure of what to buy.

Happy birthday man, that is nice they let you take time off work for it.
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@adamada · 
Thanks man, going to put more thought into these things cause maybe I just didn't plan my day ahead. Cheers!
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@steemseph ·
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Sounds like you’re enduring an “appreciation study.” I say that cause I think I know the vibe. Have you ever been home thinking you would like to go to Location A only to go there for a simile superficial amount of time and then have a desire to go back home? Maybe it’s coffee addiction. Maybe it’s Cat addiction… look at this face!!!



Cat addiction, you stay up late for it and then wake up extra early just to get it !!!!

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@steemseph ·
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Hey, if you really need to blow money, buy a boat or buy a recording studio, or buy a big boat, or buy a old old crusty sailboat… those things are really suck you dry. 

Seriously though maybe a new artistic destination would be fun. Like, put your art on stickers, printed pillowcases or coffee mug for people‘s grandma’s?
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