Chinese old sayings are full of wisdom.  We all say 柳暗花明又一村 - and yesterday, I found my 又一村.

Our Head Office in LA wants me to stay because (1) the re-organization study has not yet finished so they do not have any plan for future arrangement other than closing the regional office; (2) they do want me to stay.

Then, after my discussion with HR, I'll stay until I can find a new job, but not later than end of September 06.  During this time, I"ll take my 2 weeks' leave.  During then, I can think about my future.

So see, I was notified that I was laid off, then HO offered to keep me.  I turned down the offer, made myself prepared for leaving the company and then HO requested me to stay longer.  Now, I can still think about whether to stay or leave when I can find a new job. 

See~  the big boss up there is still taking care of me~

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Everybody has his / her own burden - their parents and / or their children.  Mine is my parents.

My parents are both ill - long term ones.  Some people may think that I'm so unlucky - yes, I feel so sometime.  It's so unfair that why the others can do whatever they want but I can't because of them.  But think it to the bright side - I'm so lucky that whenever there is storm outside, there is still somebody at home waiting for me - to shelter me.

When we are getting older, the time we can spend with my parents is getting short - because of work, our personal life, as well as their journey in their lives. So, enjoy the time with your parents - we never know when they will leave us.