In An Impulse

Being impulsive has its advantages. I think it is because it thwarts me to action. I can be thinking of a hundred things to do in my head and end up not doing most of them. That's what I call inertia. Stillness. Being in a state of inaction. While most people frown upon impulsive people, there are situations that merit decisions in an impulse.

I've been thinking of having a make over and parting with my long curly locks for a couple of months now. To prepare for this moment, it had to be perfect. Looking for the right stylist at a reasonable price and finding that look that will complement my features. Just when I've found the perfect stylist, I freeze on my tracks and rethink if I really want to have a haircut after all. So finally last Thursday, I went to Hairshaft Salon in Podium and bid my curly locks goodbye. I was a first timer at that salon and I've heard of good reviews about their service. The cut was good and it took several years off my face. I'm basically back to my straight layered hair. No frills, no treatment, no additional coloring. All I had was a basic haircut while enjoying the salon's house blend - it's a mix of iced tea, iced coffee and irish cream. I just happened to be in the area and a visit to the salon will just get me over this should-I-cut-my-hair-or-not dilemma.

The second on my list of things I had to do was a long overdue visit to the dermatologist to have my warts on my back removed. The sentence "I love you warts and all" fitted me perfectly until yesterday. I was at Belo Podium at 12:30 PM and spent the next 2 hours preparing for a carbon dioxide laser removal. It didn't hurt as much as I had a similar procedure done last year but this time from my face to my waist. The procedure started with the application of anesthesia on the affected areas and they cover it with cling film to make your skin fully absorb it. They let the anesthesia sit on my skin for 45 minutes and I'm ready to be treated. Since I had a lot on my back, I spent another 45 minutes lying on my tummy on the treatment table while my doctor zapped my warts away. It'll take a week for the little scars to heal and by the end of the second week, my skin will be perfectly clear.

Leaving my job also entailed that I make this decision in an impulse. Don't get me wrong that I decided on it in a whim. The idea has been brewing in my head for several years but knowing when the time was right was another. When I found the right moment to do so, in an impulse, I handed my resignation. There was no looking back and I don't regret risking to find another career to make me a more well rounded executive. The opportunity to leave just presented itself and I knew, I had to act on that moment or else it will just pass me by. Almost three months and counting, I'm near securing a new job.

When I need to make major decisions, I of course sit through the whole process of assessing what I have to deal with whether these are opportunities or road blocks. You might think that I don't need to act in an impulse during these situations but I do. It is always a question of when the perfect time is to do certain things in my life. You would know when it is time. Just follow your gut and you know when you're being pushed to act. Trust me, I'm a cross between being impulsive and conservative in my decisions but what makes the difference is when I know when to use a certain facet of my persona depending on the situation that I'm faced with.

In an impulse, let me end this blog by sharing my funny experience in Belo Podium last year. I was on the treatment bed lying on my back preparing for my very first laser removal. Trina, the doctor's assistant, was beside me trying to prepare me for the procedure. I love to ask questions so I started it with ...

me: Trina, pag nagpa breast augmentation ba, hindi ba puputok yung silicone?

Trina: Hindi Mam kasi hindi naman yun na pu puncture.

me: Ah ok.

Trina: Bakit Mam? Tingin ko di mo naman kailangan.

me: Nagtatanong lang ako. Eh yung sa butt augmentation naman, di ba sasabog yung silicone kasi nauupuan yun di ba?

Trina: Hindi Mam kasi nilalagay yung silicone sa taas ng puet para ma-enlarge.

me: Ah ganun ba?

Trina: Bakit Mam? Ok naman yung sa yo ah. Sa tingin ko hindi mo naman kailangan ng augmentation.

me: Na-curious lang ako.

Trina: Alam mo Mam?

me: Ano yun?

Trina: Ang kailangan mo, LIPO.

I think had I taken the situation seriously, in an impulse, I would have lasered Trina at that moment.