Not much reading done, so well nothing to blog. Well sure, I could blog about other things, but well.. I think that the blogging muse is still on vacation ^_^; Can't wait till she comes back as well :P
Otherwise, well I'm being obsessive... LOL, just ask Ames, Chantal or Holly ^_^; I'm waiting for Paradise Valley by Robyn Carr and The Warrior by Sharon Sala to come out. Both are supposed to be released next week, April 1st. However, from experience, I know that Mira/HQN books come in early at the bookstores... usually 2 weeks early. So I've been checking the online indicator daily... well, hourly ^_^; Finally, the wait is over!!! One of the bookstores has received the books. Hopefully, they won't wait too long to put it out on the shelves. Wish me luck :P
Aside from that, the biggest news at home is that my dad started his retirement yesterday! And it wasn't planned... expected, but not planned. Long story short, my dad is a chemist and work in the same field as me. He was with company A for a long time, more than 15 years... when company A was sold to company B. Company B was from England and all they wanted were the patents and rights to market the drugs developed. So after two years, company B closed down and my dad lost his job. That was about 6 years ago... It was very unexpected and the worst is that the whole family was on vacation when it happened. So when my dad came back, well... From what I understood though is that company B had an arrangement with the government when they bought company A and weren't supposed to close down. Long story short, my dad's previous boss, the owner of company A and the government teamed up to open a new company C and my dad was recruited to work there. Company C was expected to last for about 5 years... then, it would either be sold, go public or go down. This summer, they announced that they were looking into selling... Which was done about two weeks ago... My dad was hoping to work another year or two... however, they cut down people and my dad being the closest to retirement got the pink slip.
In a way, it's really not a bad thing at all. My dad is going to turn 60 this summer. He deserves retirement and well, we can afford it - that being the best news. Also, last time, when my dad was out of job, he was very stressed, because he didn't know if he would find a new one, etc. This time, well it's retirement... biggest worry is that he gets bored and my mom goes bersek ^_^; It's just that it took so long for the company to get sold... and then, after that, it all happens so fast. Friday, my dad knew for sure that he'd be receiving a pink slip... but he thought he'd work till the end of the month... Not even. They gave him his letter yesterday and was pointed out. LOL, although we were expecting it at home as well... let say it was a shock to see my dad's car in the driveway when I came home!
Anyway, it's going to be a huge change at home. My dad used to leave to work at 7am and come back at 7pm. Don't know how he'll be adapting. I just hope he enjoys it :)
