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REGULAR EMPLOYEE NA KO!!!
WOOT!!! :)
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| Turning circles |
[27 Jan 2009|01:16pm] |
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So I was reading through my older entries and I stumbled upon my "grand plan" - to become a teacher when I'm older. And it occurred to me how frequently I change my mind. While I still want to go back to the academe when I'm older, I'm also having a blast working here at SMX, and all of a sudden I'm not too sure if the plans I set for myself before still suits the person that I have become now. I love marketing. I love the learning, the responsibility, the stress, the pressure and the power play, Capricorn-Fire Tiger that I am.
I haven't written much lately, primarily because I'm doing the workload of about four to five persons. I handle collaterals, international marketing, business planning, forecasting, even publicity and giveaways. And I'm picking up so much with each task assigned to me. I started here as a kid who had no idea what she's gotten herself into, and now, I feel like I'm contributing enough to the organization. I'm the youngest officer in the office, and it feels good that I'm able to keep up with the pace set by those who are older and more experienced than I am. In addition, it's nice that I'm working with great people, because I'm learning so much from them.
Two of my office mates, one a Mommy figure and the other a Big Sister figure, told me that I've grown up so much the past six months. That's flattering stuff, coming from people that I absolutely trust and respect. It's good to be here. And I can't imagine leaving soon.
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| A new career |
[26 Jan 2009|01:54pm] |
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Hello world! Meet the bassist. :)
Whee! I'm now officially a bassist! :-)
Happy Birthday to Kim Vittorio Capiral, my favorite younger brother in the world! Woot! :)
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Hehehe... :)
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| I did it! |
[29 Jun 2008|11:23pm] |
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Since I had six and a half hours of free time in the office last shift, I decided to read ALL my journal entries here.
Yes, all four hundred twenty-eight of them.
And I've come to the conclusion that I've grown up. I didn't even realize it because I was so wrapped up with what was going on around me, but yes, I did grow up. Some of the entries were of schoolgirl crushes while others were rants, some had photos while some were practically novels.
Reading through them made me think of the things I left behind as I grew up. While I still giggle like a little girl over something I want, I giggle over different things now.
Although I feel old, I kind of feel good, too. At least I'm sure that everything I'm going through is worth the birthing pains. I'm not quite in that stage called eudaimonia as of yet, but I feel that I'm getting close. It's what I want to achieve - balance.
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| Scaredy-cat |
[23 Jun 2008|03:58am] |
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Waaah!!!
Ito na yun! Gusto ko na talaga to!
Lord, pwede ko ba makuha?
Kung pwede lang. Pero kung hinde,
no hard feelings, promise.
Pero grabe gusto ko talaga.
Hay.
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| I got Gloria Arroyo to thank... |
[11 Jun 2008|10:23pm] |
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... for moving holidays. If it weren't for her, I wouldn't be entitled to double pay last Monday. I don't have work on Thursdays, so thanks again for moving it! You're still a corrupt bitch but that's just one thing you did for me, right there!
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Today is Marvie's first day in school! Five years na lang! Hay.
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I think I should leave the country.
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Maybe not.
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| I didn't think it's possible, |
[26 May 2008|04:04am] |
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but yeah, work got even more boring than it already is. I've already browsed ten thousand websites (I checked my three email accounts as well as my Dad's inbox, I watched twenty or so short videos on YouTube, I applied to five different companies on JobStreet just for kicks, I browsed profiles of people on Friendster and Multiply, and I researched about banking laws on the BSP website) and the shift is only halfway done. There's nothing left to do.
I have to get out of here if I want to stay sane. I mean, really - my brain is deteriorating. I need my readings. I need my lecture notes. I need my homework and papers. I don't want to work. Someone send me back to school! (Or better yet, someone pay for our debts so I could quit my job and go back to school!)
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| Not-so-fresh from Puerto Galera |
[19 May 2008|06:26pm] |
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Well, it's not as nice a place as people say, but it's not bad at all. It's the garbage that ruins everything; there's trash practically everywhere. It's a shame it's not too well-cared-for, considering that every guest has to shell out Php60 at the port for environmental shiznits. But it's still very nice, and I had a fine time with my Marvie and a few friends from the office. I finally had the guts to don a freakin' bikini. Special thanks to Marvie, who gave me the confidence (that isn't in the form of a bottle of beer) to come out of our cottage without much cover. Now I'm tanned, and I'm happy because it lasted more than one week! And it's fading away SUPER slowly! Whee! Okay, ang babaw ko. Wala lang. Inaantok na ko....................
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| Wow. |
[24 Dec 2007|11:07pm] |
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December 22, 2007.
One year together. And we're still happy and strong as ever. :)
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| Fare thee well... |
[13 Dec 2007|02:18pm] |
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Please pray for the soul of one of my colleagues, JUDELEX ARENAS, who passed away yesterday morning, the day before his birthday.
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| Starting anew |
[09 Sep 2007|08:01am] |
I'm starting at Ambergris Solutions tomorrow, and I'm rather excited. It's a call center, per se, but the job's pretty cool since it doesn't involve a headset - we're like back office people. The pay's pretty good (and the tax is pretty low because all allowances are non-taxable), and the office is nice (I think I'll become a suki in the snooze box). And the best part about it is, I get to be with Marvie all shift long - pareho kami ng account.
I swear to God I'll stay here for a long time. I mean, I like the environment. It's relaxed, and yet amply competitive. I think I even have a shot at trainer after six months. I like teaching - but since the average salaries of teachers are super low, I can't really pursue that yet. Being a trainer would be the next best thing - it's a teacher's job with call center compensation and benefits. :)
To be quite frank, I still feel a little pang when I think about letting go of the job opportunity at Carat Philippines. But at this point in my life, I really need to prioritize. My brother could not have said it any better, "Sweldo na ang labanan ngayon." Lucky are those who are paid well to do what they want, but great are those who make the most of whatever comes their way. Carat would have been great, I'm sure, but they won't pay me as much. I'm running after the money. My passion won't pay for my Mom's medications or my bills.
Anyway, back to Ambergris. I find the people in that company youthful, and it's not because they're young. It's because of the healthy environment. So I'm thinking I could spend a year or two there. After all, when I come out, I'd still be young. If something better comes my way by then, I'll grab it. Basta bahala na muna. Pahinga muna ako sa kakaisip sa mga di pa naman nangyayari.
My goal right now is to save enough money so I could invest in a condo (I'm working on it...) that I could rent out. In the mean time, tipid-tipid muna. I need to be really smart with my money. I won't make the same mistakes my parents did with theirs.
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| The jobhunt continues... |
[26 Aug 2007|09:23am] |
Tip lang sa mga tao: NEVER EVER sign a contract with a company na walang health insurance. Kasi baka magkasakit ang isa sa mga mahal ninyo sa buhay eh maubos ang savings ninyo.
Buti na lang walang bond yung contract. Mukhang papunta na ako sa aking THIRD first paycheck. Amputa. May klepto sa office. At madaming garapal. Hay. The real world daw, sabi sakin ng HR. So wala na pala talagang moral fiber sa real world. Or at least sa lugar na napuntahan ko.
I'm seriously considering leaving again, if only to prevent na maging jaded ako or makalimutan ko yung mga pinagmamalaki kong prinsipyo.
Tang ina. Na-miss ko na naman ang tawag from San Miguel. Wala na 'to. :(
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| After that big speech (see previous entry) |
[11 Aug 2007|11:56pm] |
I signed a contract with New-Fields Asia Pacific, a BPO-call center based in Ortigas. It's not all too bad - the pay's okay, I don't have to don an un-fashionable headset eight hours a day, and I'm not naman an agent here (sales executive). I mean, I want to get into marketing eventually, so I guess this could be a stepping stone. Most companies kasi, gusto talaga may experience na.
Wokey, I know what I said in the previous entry, that I don't want to be stuck in a call center, that it's not about pride, it's about purpose, yadda yadda. Well, I forgot to mention another very important factor: NECESSITY. I talked to my Mom yesterday, after big speech-ing, and she told me what I've always known - the family's broke, and so I need a job, fast. I don't have the luxury of time and money to wait for the third of six interviews from [insert company name here]. I have to start working again.
So naisip ko lang, maybe I could delay the big dream of being somewhere else. After all, I'm only twenty years old. I'm young. I could waste one to two years here and still be young when I come out. [But actually, it wouldn't be a waste naman since I'm earning money - makakapag-save ako for the future, and makakapag-enjoy din ako ngayon.]
This time I plan to stick it out for one to two years. Sobrang pangit na sa record ko if I resign again after three or four months like I did sa HSBC. But I really don't mind, kasi generally relaxed yung environment. I won't age. Haha! And what's actually pretty cool about the company is, bago sya, so almost pioneer batch ako. Malay naman natin, things would turn out differently for me.
Let's raise our glasses "To jobs that pay the rent!" [The Devil Wears Prada].
I'm certain that most, if not all, people who will read this would think "sayang" or "ew, call center." Well, here's what I have to say. On "sayang" - in a way, I agree. Sayang kasi pwede sana akong magturo or maging guidance counselor, or maging whatever it is na mas bagay sakin. But I guess mas sayang ang oras, and yung kikitain ko. Kailangan ng pamilya ko.
On "ew, call center" - what is so ew about it? I mean, really? It's not always easy kaya. There are actually some accounts that require mental activity. The offices are great, maganda tingnan, bago. The pay is pretty good, too - may naipon ka na, may pang-gimik ka pa. Di ka nagnanakaw, wala kang nilalamangan, nagtatrabaho ka. Hindi na rin masama.
Don't get me wrong, this isn't the end of dreaming. Syempre, ayoko naman tumanda sa call center kasi alam ko naman sa sarili ko yung gusto ko. Alam ko pa rin yung gusto kong ma-achieve, and sinulat ko lahat yun sa papel para when I lose sight of it, may magpapaalala sakin. PURPOSE. Mapupunta rin ako kung saan ako mas kailangan.
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| Freedom comes with a hefty pricetag |
[10 Aug 2007|02:25pm] |
I am sooo freakin' broke. Yung savings ko... Exag, di ko na na-save. This is what you get when you resign without a go-to job. But I still don't regret resigning. I would have lost my voice if I didn't. Actually, ngayon nga, hindi ko na makanta yung ibang abot ko dati. To think I quit smoking na. It's crazy.
Ang tagal ng backpay ko from HSBC. I'm expecting to get a little over 5K man lang, sa tinagal-tagal ng overtime ko para maka-quota. Pag nakuha ko yun, I swear, I'll head straight to Big Apple Express Spa for a much-needed massage. Surprisingly, being unemployed is more stressful for me. I really need to find a job soon, and it's not just because I'm almost out of dough. I'm simply not accustomed to being such a bum.
Applications have been sent out. I'm waiting for responses na lang. Tingin ko bagsak ako sa ibang interviews ko, but what the hey, there are plenty of other companies I could apply to naman. Besides, yun yung mga di ko rin naman trip masyado. Kung wala talaga, I could always opt for some random BPO (di lang talaga ako pwede sa call center dahil sa lalamunan ko. Sayang, laki pa naman ng sweldo lalo na pag outbound). Pero I should keep dreaming, hoping for a break.
It's not about Arnean pride, kung bakit ayoko mag-call center. I mean, nag-call center na nga ako di ba? I mean, it's a bank but call center department ako. It's more of yung purpose ko, kung saan ako may mas malaking ma-i-co-contribute. Madami na namang tao sa call centers eh; di ako kawalan sa mundong yon. Gusto ko yung may magiging impact ako kahit papaano naman. Not impact like sisikat ako, but yung impact na, meron akong maiimpluwensyahan para mapabuti. [Whew, lalim.] Totoo.
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| Stolen from KD, who stole it from someone else |
[10 Aug 2007|03:06am] |
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Freshman Year
[ ] got brainwashed in orsem (uminom lang ako ng lemon juice non eh)
[X] had at least one gay fil or english teacher (bakit, may straight pa ba? joke!)
[X] you really know that you're in college when you begin reading gay lit (well... muntik na ko mag-minor sa pinoy eh)
[X] went to NSTP with 4 or so hours of sleep. (at sa Las Pinas pa ito!)
[X] went to the Big Blue Eagle Cheer Rally, and realized that it sucked. (habol ko yung basketball game after eh)
Score: 4/5
[ ] panicked when you forgot to get your exam permit (i'm very organized so lagi kong nakukuha. turns out di kailangan, leche)
[X] never told your parents about the lab breakage (malamang di ba?)
[X] joined at least 3 or more orgs, because they all sounded pretty. (atat na freshman ako eh.)
[ ] joined at least one business org, since you wanted to go partying. (i did join a business org but NOT to party, plis lang)
[ ] never knew the difference of each SOA org (basta mababait sila in general)
Score: 6/10
[X] panicked that you got low grades in your freshman advisory. (yeah but only because my mom panicked)
[ ] thinks that AMS is there just to give you sample exams. (huh? they give sample exams of what?)
[X] went to different restaurants along katipunan on a daily basis. (dormer ako eh)
[ ] tried to get in ADS and CADS, only to get yourself humiliated. (di ako magaling magsalita, and hindi rin ako sumasayaw)
[X] thinks that Celadon is only for Chinese people (hehe hindi ba?)
Score: 9/15
[X] voted for this guy coz the friend of your friend's friend says he's good. (wala naman kasi talaga akong pakialam)
[X] never really knew what the difference was with Partido Agila and that other sanggu party. (there's more than one?)
[ ] thinks that Mr. Abstain is a very influential person in campus. (OA naman to)
[X] Realized that your research topic in english sucks. (boring but I loved it - politics!)
[X] Discovered that your blockmate smokes under stress. (at nahawa ako)
Score: 13/20
Summer
[X] realized that your random number could go to as high as 2000. (nagpanic pa ko na di ako makakakuha ng subjects, bwiset)
[X] blamed everyone for the crap that is reg. (pero that's after three hours naman na delay)
[ ] attempted to take a class with airconditioning (i didn't care)
[X] took two long tests in a week, in just one subject. (wa choice)
[ ] regretted summer just because you wanted to take subjects in advance.
Score: 16/25
Sophomore Year
[ ] Knows who Jimenez is and vowed to do anything in your powers to avoid him.. (who?)
[ ] ... But you failed to do so. (huh?)
[ ] Tried to get either Tirol or Lozada for history (who?)
[ ] you didn't take the Guidance Test seriously. (I did - I like questionnaires eh)
[X] Have considered shifting. (yeah, to pre-med!)
Score: 17/30
[X] Already have a favorite spot in the Lib (sa third floor!!!)
[X] Knows the best place to get a xerox copy. (Ate Alma FOREVER)
[ ] Knows the best place to take a dump. (I NEVER POOPED IN SCHOOL)
[ ] Realized that many Povedans don't know how to speak Spanish. (wait, are they supposed to be good at it? why?)
[X] you (or your friends) don't smoke in Sec anymore (freshmen dun, haha)
Score: 20/35
Junior Year
[X] Took Fr. Dacanay (YEAH BABY!)
[X] Spent the whole day studying for an oral exam, yet you forgot most of it in the end. (but the professor deviated eh...)
[X] Still has no idea what Meron is exactly.
[X] Began writing long rants in your blog. (malamang)
[ ] Got screamed at by Fr. Dacanay for whispering in his class. (He likes me) Score: 24/40
[X] You meet new friends in your favorite pocket garden/ tambayan (hell yeah)
[ ] Never went to Manang's ever since. (ang lapit kaya sa comm dept)
[X] You realize that the book you just borrowed had nothing to do with your research paper. (lagi na lang) [X] Didn't care to vote anymore. (sayang sa oras. masama pa rin naman lasa ng pagkain sa caf)
[X] Despite the calamities elsewhere, you still wish that the school will cancel classes. (deprived ako ng tulog eh)
Score: 28/45
Senior Year
[X] Resisted going to a Call Center (di na ngayon, though - sila ang yumayaman!!!)
[X] You end up thinking of the lamest idea for your Creative Pic (yeah, sana talaga ginawa ko na lang yung marketing slut for Katipunan thingie instead of play now study later)
[X] Found out that there's actually a hell month (sem! thesis eh)
[X] Didn't care what your grade is so long as it meets the 2.0 QPI requirement. (i never cared....)
[ ] Felt like killing yourself after 2nd sem was over (bakit ko naman gagawin yun? matapos kong magpakapagod?)
Score: 32/50
Bonus (1 pt each):
[X] Was/is a dormer (still am!)
[X] Your flashdrive got STD thanks to a visit to any comp lab (never again)
[X] Stalked someone in Friendster or Multiply. (cute nya eh)
[X] Thinks that Wikipedia can be used as an online source.
[ ] Got addicted to Dota, or any other online game. (gastos eh, chaka ang sakit kaya sa mata)
[ ] You didn't notice that there are other sports in the UAAP besides Men's Basketball. (ahem... swim team!!!)
38 POINTS: TYPICAL ATENEAN. I expected lower. Haha
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| Dare to dream |
[10 Aug 2007|02:22am] |
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Thank you, Czarina, for reminding me that I could still dream.
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| Ang bagal mag-download ng antivirus, so eto. |
[27 Jul 2007|07:23pm] |
After four years, ngayon ko lang naisip na sana pala, business course ang kinuha ko.
As it turns out, di ko rin naman pala gusto ang media.
Sayang ang Arneo education.
Sayang ang apat na taon.
Sayang ang utak.
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[12 Jul 2007|02:02pm] |
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I'm resigning. Wow. I feel so free!!! Whee!!! :)
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