One of Those Days

It's one of those dang days when I feel like the universe is conspiring against me. I know it doesn't really make any sense but I really do feel that way. I feel like nothing is going right in my life and I am not where I want to be; The dreams I have seem gazillion miles away and so impossible to reach. Sigh! I hope I am just having PMS but another part of me is hoping this is a small chunk of something else.

Learning Something New

They weren't kidding when they say, learning is a lifelong process and you get to learn something new everyday. And I realized I learned something new when I started working for this account - working while listening to music from my iPod. Hee!

I used to hate any noise when I studied or work. It makes me lose my focus. I couldn't concentrate. Not even classical music! All I want is peace and quiet, That is my learning style. But eversince I started working with this account, (where I am situated on the operations floor, with just a slim divider that separates our department from the agents) I could now work with my iPod blasting in my ears. I can even sing along while working and miracle of mircales, could focus and produce better results! I am even cranky when I don't have my iPod with me! lol! This is one cool thing to learn! hehehe!

Halo-halo

It's 3AM and I am still awake. I've been waiting for some opportunities but none are available at the moment. That's okay, I've reached my quota for the day anyway. Also, I've already started to receive some payments on my PayPal Philippines account and it's now working yey! I just have to work on my Unionbank EON and I am all set.

Our Tita Bhie is here as well and we're having some fun. She's such a cool person, a cool mom! We had coffee til about 12AM and then watched some DVDs in our room after. We got hungry though so we ordered some burgers from McDonalds. And may I just say I am a tad disappointed at their service today? First they forgot the fries that were included on the 3 cheeseburger meals we ordered and they short changed me when I specifically asked change for 500 pesos when I called. So I decided to call again and reminded them to send the 3 fries and the change. When another rider arrived with the fries, he still did not have the 9 bucks of change they owe me. I know it's not much but hey, they should give what is due. The rider said we can just remind them of the 9 pesos when we order again. WTF? I will call them tomorrow to give them a piece of my mind, in a tactful and peacful manner, of course.

Sigh! Still no opps yet. I guess I'll do some bloghopping. I am not sleepy yet.

What's Up?

I am on a roll! I was out last weekend spending time with my parents that I wasn't able to take on assignments for my paid blogging sideline. So now, I am thankful that I still have tons of assignments to take. It's just that sometimes, I find it really hard to think of things to write, specially since I am more of a homebody - a homebody who would love to travel someday.

I also need to squeeze in taking opps at this time because later, I am off to work. Another Monday so that spells B-U-S-Y for me. Also, missing the husband is affecting my mood. He was on leave from work the whole week last week and is now on his first day at his new job. I miss his presence here beside me. Darn!

Reconnected

Can you believe I survived without internet connection for days? Yep, our broadband connection were having issues, disconnecting after a couple of minutes or so until it finally went out. Sigh! Good thing they were able to quickly fix it. But, I did miss out on some of my assignments. Sad but hey, it happens. Nothing much though, still busy from work but something has been bugging me for the past couple of days now and I can't shake it off.

Random Blurbs about the Weekend

Whoa! This blog now has a PR of 1!!!! My other blog now has a PR 2! Woot! Woot! Finally, I have a pagerank lol! I hope Google is done with their updates. You see sometimes, ranks fluctauate when Google updates so I hope this is final.

The weekend was a blast. Saturday was time with the husband and Sunday, I was out with the WFM Team for our team building. It was a wonderful chance to practice with my beloved S3 IS. I will post pictures soon, promise! I am just doing some post processing (hahaha! As if I really know how to do this. But it never hurts to practice, right?).

Our broadband internet connection is acting up though. It's been like this for a couple of days now. I haven't really called their hotline yet because this is the first time this happened. I figured, maybe they're doing some updates or something. The husband though is frustrated. He couldn't download properly. I, on the other hand, kept being booted out from AIM when I am coordinating with the office, but whatever! If this is not fixed soon, the husband is threatening to move to another broadband service.

I have...

A monster headache today - call it a migraine, whatever! Work was hectic and I had to deliver a lot of reports today. Is this stress? Could be. Anyway, I am pretty excited about that team building we have on Sunday. I hope this headache doesn't turn itself into a fever as I am feeling a bit feverish. I'll post more later. I'll try to sleep this off.

So Many Thoughts

I have been thinking a lot lately. Thinking of so many things I couldn't even count them by hand. There's the moving out and then the risks we have to face. There's also work and career issues I have to deal with. Sometimes, I feel like I think too much but then I feel like if I don't, I'm not going to have a goal, a plan for the future. Am I crazy? More weight is going to the shift in career. What's been bugging me is that, if I shift careers now or resign from my job, the moving out might not push through due to financial reasons. And I have been dreaming of moving out since like forever! So you see my dillema here? lol! Any suggestions?

It's Cold!

It's been freezing cold here since yesterday! okay, so maybe that was an exaggerated version, but it is really cold! It's one of those things that tell you that Christmas is only a few weeks away. :)

I don't know, I love cold weather than hot and humid. When the weather is cold, you save up on electricty because you tend not to use the aircon, or even the fan and your refrigerator doesn't work too hard since it's cold. When it's cold, it is much much easier for me to sleep and get some rest but harder for me to get out of the bed. lol!

What about you? Which weather do you like better? Cold or hot and humid?

Music and Lyrics

It's funny how music can make your mind wander and go back some place in the past.

Every time I travel, wether it be out of town or simply travelling to and from work, I always put my iPod to work. And some songs really make me remember about some of the good times and some of the bad times.

A certain song made me go way back to my high school days and remember the fun times I had with my friends. There is also a song that made me reminsice about heartbroken moments and made me realize how I learned so much during that time.

If you know me, then you'd know how wierd I am that way. Also, aside from the melody or the tune, I really take note of the lyrics. :) I used to spend time listening to the radio, waiting for my favorite song to air. And when it does, I grab a pen and paper and try to get the lyrics down. lol! I don't know why I did that but I don't anymore. The internet has been a very great help in finding lyrics lol!

Of Work and Moving

A colleague will leave the company in a week's time. If you know the contact center industry here in our country, then you would know that it's a tight competition - retention wise. There are a lot of call centers who offer more than the others and the employees move. And when a new one springs up, the employees transfer again. I'm not saying it's bad, to each his own. I'm just sort of reflecting on my reasons before. :P Besides, I've got my fair share of hopping in the past.

I suddenly reminisced about those days when I would leave a company to work for another. It's not easy and as time passed, I got tired of moving a lot. (Besides, i don't think that's good for my career so I am staying put here.) The applications, the interviews and the requirements. It's just not worth all the hype. Besides, the financial issues don't matter much when you're really not happy with the work environment.

Thinking about it made me realize I am actually happy where I am. I don't drag myself to work. The pay isn't bad plus the benefits are great.

Hahaha! Sorry, I don't think this post is going anywhere though. I guess I just want to remember how I felt. :)

Have You Voted?

It's election day here in our country. Have you voted?

I haven't voted and I don't know if I would. I'm registered in a precinct far from here and I have to go to work in a while. I sometimes think if these reasons are just or I am just plain frustrated I don't want to vote anymore. I never liked politics and I never will. I don't know why.

Oh well, that's just my opinion, not that it matters much heheh.

Hectic Week = Stress+ Realizations

Hello! How's everyone doing? I hope all of you are in great shape.

I've been such a bad blogger this week. Tsk tsk! I really am sorry for not posting any updates. It's been really overwhelming at work this week and I don't think things are going to settle soon. Heaven help me. lol!

I'm tired and stressed but I really love what I'm doing. I guess I am just overwhelmed with the many tasks pouring in it feels like I want to just put camp in the office - sleep there so I could finish the mountain of tasks.

Allow me to be sentimental for a moment. You know, there are times I'd ask myself if I still want this job or just give up and leave. But then, I walk the streets and see things that make me realize I am blessed to have a job that pays the bills and buys us the food we need - with some luxuries on the side.

I see the kids selling "flower leis" (sampaguita) on the streets just so they could have food to buy. I see people sleeping on different parts of the sidewalk with only boxes as mats. And it is at these moments that I feel ashamed for even whining about how hard my job is and how tired I am.

I am truly humbled and I thank God for opening my eyes and letting me realize how blessed I am. I may not have the luxuries of the rich and famous - but I have food to eat everyday, a job that pays the bills, a home with a comfy bed to sleep in. In short, I have enough of what I need.

I have to go sleep now but I promise to update soon.

Nits, Amore and Mich, sorry I haven't gotten around to doing the meme's you've tagged me with but I promise to do it during the weekend. :)

The One with My Random Thoughts

This is a post of my random thoughts for the moment:

1. I'm tired of seeing numbers. My mind is filled with numbers. Numbers from schedules, numbers from headcount, numbers, numbers, numbers. lol!

2. I'm at work right now, taking a minute or two to take my eyes away from the numbers I see.

3. Tomorrow I will be on leave and it's payday whee! Hmm.. can you say shopping?

4. It's 8 days away until my birthday! Can you guess the year of my birth?

So what are your random thoughts? :)

Of Buses and Sweats

I ride the commuter bus everyday to and from work. It usually takes me an hour each. Believe me, commuting to and from work here isn't as easy as, say, the US where you ride a really nice commuter bus. Here the common aircon bus (Yes, there are a lot of non-aircon buses here) are surplus from Japan, therefore, old and dilapidated. Imagine riding an aircon bus with all the windows closed and the aircon barely blowing out cold air? I tell you I get dizzy riding these buses. Plus you'd have to endure the bad (if not the worst) traffic!

So, if you're in a tropical country like ours, and commuting to and from work via bus rides, then you would definitely know the word "humidity".

These past few months though, I was happy to see a couple of really new aircon buses from about 2 to 3 bus companies. I've been riding them and it was really a great improvement! I no longer arrive at the office looking like I ran a marathon with all the sweat puring down my face and my hair all disheveled. Also, going home is not as stressful as it once was because the bus was comfortable enough for me to sleep while traveling.

It was just a refreshing change I guess. Specially with the intense humidity we've been experiencing these days.

So to the owners of Jell Transport, JayRoss Transport, BBL and Cher (hehehe!), my big heartfelt thanks for the new buses you rolled out!

What do you do?

1. When someone very close to your heart frustrates you and yet you are deathly afraid of losing him?

2. When you feel like you're so bad thinking about your frustrations about him that you're afraid you're so ungrateful already, someone might take him away from you?

2.When you feel like you've done everything and yet it seems like the person isn't meeting you halfway? Or am I expecting too much?

3. When the company you work for was bought by another company and they are now removing your department cause it's not part of their organizational structure?

4. When you find out that you get to keep your job while people you have fun working with will lose theirs?

Blech! I am really in a confused state right now. So many things happening that I could not even keep up. Right now all I want to do is go somewhere far far away to have peace of mind - or at least claer my mind off things for a short while. But that's just it, you get to clear it for a while and when you're back, the same problems remain.

Aaaarggh!