2 days and its month number 3

I have asked my immediate superior to consider one CS person for the meantime when my work partner Didi leaves after the 15th of the next month. Although our company has hired one person to replace Didi, the new lady is more inclined to do the job of a Marketing Analyst rather than the CS function. Because of this, i have suggested to our Sales Director to let the new lady focus on her job description while i take over the CS department. Sounds a big job for me since i'll be handling everything that two persons usually handle. But, i made it clear though that if ever i will need assistance, the new MA will extend a hand to me especially when bulk work comes and urgent matters need to be attended to.

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i wonder if i can take a three-week vacation when we have new persons on board. i'm pretty sure our GM wouldn't want to leave everything to the new employees especially that my job function requires too many coordination with our existing distributors. hmm... how about looking for a new job?

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an acquaintance is leaving for Dubai next month. the country has now been the number one choice of Pinoys who want to work abroad, in the Middle East. well, at least in my own knowledge. Saudi Arabia which used to be the number one choice of Pinoys in terms of working in Middle East has now been replaced by Dubai. i have a few friends who are currently working there and i heard that our church only has one locale there. so, most probably, they have met each other there already and if ever i will find myself going there, i will be with them again. haha.. small world.

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busy days...

stories and some

it's been a while since i got myself hitting the keyboards again for a blog update. not so much updates though, but some highlights of the past week are the following:

1. Kerwin, Jary & I were able to meet for a nice dinner/chat one day last week. too bad, Ivan didn't make it with us. Kerwin got two good news for us. Maybe i'll spare the details 'cause its for him to keep and decide whether he'll let his other friends know of it. We dined in this one pasta resto in SM Megamall and it was worth every minute being with the two peeps.

2. my Nokia 6020 is busted. I still have to get it fixed after i receive my next payroll. for the meantime, i am not using my Globe SIM.

3. we will be having a new employee sometime next week (or a few more days after). she was favored over among other applicants for reasons i don't wanna elaborate, or can't exactly explain. anyway, the applicants were given fair examinations and interviews, it's just that, they have different "personalities" (with quote & quote)

4. its not too amusing buying stuffs at MAKRO. since last week, i visited the wholesale establishment twice using Chaddy's membership card. I only wanted to find out if it is indeed true that MAKRO allows small purchases already. and yes they do. Maybe because they are losing customers fast with their "standards". MAKRO in Cainta doesn't look better than it should. And only few stuffs are available, that they don't even sell my favorite brand of shampoo. last night i just bought two packs of hotdogs, a kilo of guapples, a pack of sweetcorn and a pack of richee-milk snack. talk about kids food, haha!

5. its my first time to wear a sports outfit at work last Saturday. Since our dress code here at the office is not that strict, my officemates usually wear shorts and slippers on Saturdays. I was supposed to change my shorts to a blue jeans after participating in a church-sponsored sports activity, but anyway decided not to change anymore since i was running late so i found out it was so cool wearing shorts in the office on Saturdays after all. not to mention, people were staring at me in the jeepney and while i walk on the streets to get my next ride--- on a tricycle. how do i look in shorts going to the office anyway?

seriously, how well do you know Jon?

for those people who think they know the real me, please give this Interactive Johari Window test a shot. Thanks! ;)

on being patient

lately, i have been impatient for reasons i do not exactly know. then just at this very time, He gives me an advice, a reminder not to waver in my faith in Him. i have known some good quotations which people often use in times of need, but His words are more powerful. truly, a food for the soul:

"Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for Him;
Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way,
Because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass." - Psalm 37:7, NKJV

Thank You for Your words... You truly know when i needed You. And also, forgive me for being stubborn, and may You forget my shortcomings, caused by my weaknesses... i humbly submit myself to You, my God and my Father.

WHO IS THIS

i'm sorry for what you are feeling. if those words are meant for me, it is an effect of your inability to talk to me properly. i've done my best to work things out, but you have other plans. and no. i'm not in any way getting even with you. what's the point anyway? i'm living my life now, just as you have chosen to live yours. so, can all of us just be content with our choices?

and one more thing. if, however, those words are meant for the people who care about me, kindly tell me and i would gladly tell them to shut their mouths and stop bothering you. fair enough?

ah ewan!

hmm... andami kong job description dito sa opisina. ako ay isang customer service associate, sales coordinator, liaison officer, admin assistant, marketing analyst, at kani-kanina lang ay sinimulan ko ang aking bagong trabaho bilang pharmacist. haayyy... ano ba ito? antagal ng mga bagay na hinihintay ko. nawawalan na naman ako ng pasensya. 'ika nga sa kasabihang ingles, "patience is a virtue." tila yata nawawalan na ako nito. nababagot ako nang madali. teka, maalala ko. ganito ang ugali ko noong nasa kolehiyo pa lamang ako. ganun ako noon--- bugnutin. at ngayon ay unti-unting nagiging ganoon ulit. ano ba talaga ang ikinababagot ko? di kaya dahil nga sa naiinip na ako sa maraming bagay?

hay naku... itulog ko na lang ito.

sya nga pala, para sa lahat ng nagdiriwang sa araw na ito, ang aking pagbati: "Happy Single Awareness Day!"

too lazy to

...go to work. same ol' same ol'.

i guess i'm beginning to validate my attitude towards work. i have this more-or-less-a-year syndrome and i want something new. as far as i can remember, the only job i did enjoy doing was the very first job i had, 6 years back:

"Ang himpilang DZEM ay kasapi sa KBP, Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas. Ang oras po natin, dalawang minuto bago mag-ika sampu ng umaga. Susunod na po ang programang Ang Pinagpapalang Sambahayan."

"Magandang umaga, narito po ang mga balita sa mga oras na ito... maaaring managot ang pamunuan ng ABS CBN, partikular ang mga nangangasiwa sa programang Wowowee, ukol pa rin sa trahedyang naganap sa Ultra. ito ang mariing ipinahayag ni Department of Justice Secretary Raul..."

"Maraming salamat Ronald McNeri, ipinahayag ni Pangulong Gloria Macapagal Arroyo na hindi maaaring diktahan ng oposisyon ang...
...mula dito sa palasyo ng Malakanyang, ito si Jon Magat, DZEM 954, ang tinig ng katotohanan!"

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if ever i would push through migrating to Toronto, i would be delighted to consider going back to my field. Right now, i'm thinking of other things... many things. i still don't have a forecast for myself this year, or even for next year. hmm... i feel so unstable because of this immigrant application thing. and considering, one thing that made me so eager to come back there has left me already. the only reason now for considering to go back there would be my sister and her family. everything else is here. my life.

but for my future, it could be one motivation for me to re-consider going back there... for the future kids, and my future family.

the day today

just got home from Pampanga where my mom and i met again our relatives from my dad's side. nice to see my grandparents again especially my lolo who seems more active than what i've been hearing from my cousins the past weeks. my dad told me that my lolo got more active since he heard of the coming of his balikbayan children from the US and KSA. indeed it was nice seeing them altogether again. i thought i wouldn't be able to eat lunch earlier as my cousin jokingly told me that our ulam was dinuguan. but my lola, as thoughtful as she is to me, didn't fail to cook sinigang for me. lab yu, apu!

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it was a very tragic morning for the noontime show of ABS CBN, Wowowee, and it caught the headlines worldwide for today. much have been said on forums and news updates, especially from the mother station of the said show.
As for me, though i'm not too fond of watching ABS CBN shows for the past years already, i am one of those many people who feel sorry over this tragedy, which nobody wanted. Only God knows why this has to happen.

Pebrero na!

Malapit na ang kaarawan ng aking pamangkin na si Ria. Ka-birthday nya ang pinsan kong si Faith. hmmm... sabi ni ate, sa birthday daw ni Ria ay mag-a-ice skating silang mag-a-ama. at syempre, manonood lang ang ate kong lagi na lang hindi nakikisali sa mga ganung aktibidad, kasama nya ang bunsoy nilang si RJ. Kawawa naman sila. nag-email kase si ate sa akin kahapon at nabanggit nya na gusto sana nilang umuwi rito dahil nga mahina na ang katawan ng lolo ko... [kaya lang, marami silang gastusin at asikasuhin kasama na ang mga expired nilang passport. isa pa, mahal ang mga fees sa pag-aasikaso ng LAHAT hanggang pagbili ng round trip tickets. eh, naka leave pa naman si ate kaya isa lang ang source of income nila ngayon. sa madaling sabi, medyo tight ang budget.] ...at kasabay nito, nag-uwian lahat ng mga anak nila (ng lolo at lola ko) yung galing pa sa California at yung isa kong tito ay sa Saudi pa magmumula. Parang reunion ulit ng magkakapatid, mula noong golden wedding nina lolo at lola. College pa ako nun kaya ang tagal bago mauulit ang pagkakataon ito. ang malungkot lang, sa panahong ito ay ang dahilan ng pag-uwi ay sa kahinaan ng kalusugan ng lolo ko.

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sa wakas ay naikabit (o nailipat) na ang mga linya ng telepono namin sa opisina. yung DSL na marahil ang isusunod. Pero ngayon, lalo kong napagtanto na mas masarap talagang mag blog dito sa bahay. Mas naiisip mo ang ipo-post mo, walang gaanong sagabal, at hindi ka nag-iisip ng ibang bagay. kumbaga, nakatuon ka lang sa mga bagay na nasa isip mo at dapat mong i-post.

salamat nga pala kay mckoolit sa pagbibigay nya sa akin ng net access na ginagamit ko ngayon. natatambakan na ako ng mga mensahe sa mga inbox ko at hindi lang naman iisa ang email account ko.

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uuwi kami ni inay sa Pampanga bukas. ito nga ay upang makasama ang mga balikbayan naming kamag-anak, at higit sa lahat ay makumusta naman ang kalagayan ng lolo ko. sana maging magandang pagkakataon ito para sa aming lahat.