Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Can Your Relationship Survive the Shift?
I'm on day shift again after my 1 week night shift stint.. but Aldrich is still on night shift - but they were promised that it would only be until this week.
Why can't I just be a logical person and stop whining? I just sooo hate it when he's not around. Sigh. One week na lang.. bakit hindi ko pa makayanan? Am I that weak??
Apparently, yes. I'm trying not to be....trying....
"There are a few who can manage long-distance relationships successfully, but for couples that work in the same office but never meet, the tale is very different. They find it harder to meet and even more stressful to stay awake longer than required, upsetting the balance the body constantly strives to maintain." - Craig D'Mello
"Be sensitive to what your partneris going through when he works the night shift. This will make life so much easier on both of you" - Christie Silvers
Why can't I just be a logical person and stop whining? I just sooo hate it when he's not around. Sigh. One week na lang.. bakit hindi ko pa makayanan? Am I that weak??
Apparently, yes. I'm trying not to be....trying....
"There are a few who can manage long-distance relationships successfully, but for couples that work in the same office but never meet, the tale is very different. They find it harder to meet and even more stressful to stay awake longer than required, upsetting the balance the body constantly strives to maintain." - Craig D'Mello
"Be sensitive to what your partner
Closing Time..Finally!
I never really believed that there was such a thing as 'closure' from really confronting your problems..
I was more of an escapist kind of person who believed that memory loss or time would make everything fine
But i've experienced it myself and now i'm a believer!
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Night Creature for a Week
I volunteered to be on night shift for the whole of last week and it was an enlightening experience-
I learned that I'm quite a nocturnal person. My shift mate would fall asleep but i was always awake and alert. Of course there are bouts of sleepiness, but nothing like thesis-times' head-dropping-to-the-keyboard kind of thing.
I guess it also helped that whenever i felt any signs of a major sleepiness attack, I'd have my mini-Nescafe mixed pack in hand: Nescafe Gold, Nesacafe Decaf, and Nescafe Protect. To complete that is Nesvita Non-fat powdered milk and my packets of Splenda Sugar substitute (This is not an Ad) hahaha!
And all in all, night shift isn't that bad (at least for me) especially since our work is not tedious. We're just running batch jobs and validating output files which is simple and mechanical. Not much brain cells are needed unlike when creating Test Case requirements, you'd have to map lots of documents and spreadsheets in your head.
Starting Monday, I'll be back on normal creature shift already and will be looking after my teammates during the day. By some twist of fate, I got moved up to Backup Team Lead and I think it's a really great opportunity :) It's like going back to where I was before in Accenture and in a matter of 2 months!
I'm optimistic about things and determined to tackle and challenges that lie ahead.
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Hurting...
It hurts
Like a knife
Cutting through your heart
You don't know
How to stop the pain
Should you escape
Won't it follow you?
The world is upside down
Yet when the orbs meet
it's not magic but chaos
Like a knife
Cutting through your heart
You don't know
How to stop the pain
Should you escape
Won't it follow you?
The world is upside down
Yet when the orbs meet
it's not magic but chaos
Sunday, April 06, 2008
On the Flip Side
On the flip side, my 'pampered' upbringing and the challenge that i face right now has made me come to terms on what I want to be in the next 5 years or so: I will be RICH!
That's Thought level 10! Feelings, Action and Results will follow with the same level of passion.
There's no sense worrying about cooking your own meal when you can afford to hire someone hehehe.
That's Thought level 10! Feelings, Action and Results will follow with the same level of passion.
There's no sense worrying about cooking your own meal when you can afford to hire someone hehehe.
Change Change Change
A deep feeling such as this definitely deserves a post in my 'real' and one and only blog...
There have been so many changes and events in my life lately...so many realizations and eye-opening experiences regarding life...
I remember back in grade school my friends and I were chatting in the corridor while waiting for the teacher to inspect our uniform...one of my friends said that her parents spank her using a bamboo stick, another one joined the conversation and said that her parents used a belt; I, on the other hand said that I was never spanked by my parents.
At that time, I thought I was lucky that I was not spanked by my parents; but now, I realized that I was not as fortunate as my classmates were.
A child who was never disciplined by his parents is going to have a very hard time in the real world...and that's exactly how I'm doing -- having a hard time.
I've been pampered my entire life, this is of course under my parents assumption that they will be able to continue to provide all the luxuries I was used to when I was a kid until before I leave their house. As you've already guessed, that assumption was wrong. Businesses go bankrupt and money disappears.
It was a very very slow process of learning for me... the very first thing I remember giving up was airconditioning. And I did this not by myself but through the influence of a friend.
Next things were about transportation.
First there was no more driver.. then no more car.. then my bro drove me...i eventually learned to ride a jeep but only the ayala loop jeep...next came the MRT but from Shang to Ayala only and not always...then jeep from Kartek to Sea Oil to ride with Arvin...
Then more recently, I've finally mustered up whatever inside me to commute going home: Walk from Philam Life Tower to the MRT Station @ SM. I even bought a stored value card to signify that I'll be doing this on a daily basis. Squeeze myself into the train to get to Santolan/Annapolis Station, then squeeze myself out. Walk towards Crame and to 1st avenue where the San Juan bound jeeps are. Aldrich meets me somewhere along Crame and we ride home together.
It may seem easy for 'normal' people but it is by far the biggest feat that I've accomplished.
Just a few hours ago, Aldrich and I cooked pancakes and he cooked some more of his breakfast food to eat. I washed some dishes and set the table. We sat down and started eating the pancakes. Then it suddenly dawned on me...Is this how life would be once I'm out of my parents house?
I had to cook so I'd have something to eat! And my pancakes didn't even meet up to my standards. I wanted to cry. Why is life so hard? Why is it so hard for me?
I felt that I was grossly unprepared for the 'real world' whereas other people have been immersed in it ever since. I was living in a bubble and now the bubble has disappeared completely.
I'm in the middle of the Rich Dad, Poor Dad book by Robert Kiyosaki and also attended a Cash Flow 101 workshop. From these I learned that schools do not give us any financial knowledge in order to make money work for us and not the other way around.
Sigh. So many things that I have to catch up on! Well, as they say, better late than never!
There have been so many changes and events in my life lately...so many realizations and eye-opening experiences regarding life...
I remember back in grade school my friends and I were chatting in the corridor while waiting for the teacher to inspect our uniform...one of my friends said that her parents spank her using a bamboo stick, another one joined the conversation and said that her parents used a belt; I, on the other hand said that I was never spanked by my parents.
At that time, I thought I was lucky that I was not spanked by my parents; but now, I realized that I was not as fortunate as my classmates were.
A child who was never disciplined by his parents is going to have a very hard time in the real world...and that's exactly how I'm doing -- having a hard time.
I've been pampered my entire life, this is of course under my parents assumption that they will be able to continue to provide all the luxuries I was used to when I was a kid until before I leave their house. As you've already guessed, that assumption was wrong. Businesses go bankrupt and money disappears.
It was a very very slow process of learning for me... the very first thing I remember giving up was airconditioning. And I did this not by myself but through the influence of a friend.
Next things were about transportation.
First there was no more driver.. then no more car.. then my bro drove me...i eventually learned to ride a jeep but only the ayala loop jeep...next came the MRT but from Shang to Ayala only and not always...then jeep from Kartek to Sea Oil to ride with Arvin...
Then more recently, I've finally mustered up whatever inside me to commute going home: Walk from Philam Life Tower to the MRT Station @ SM. I even bought a stored value card to signify that I'll be doing this on a daily basis. Squeeze myself into the train to get to Santolan/Annapolis Station, then squeeze myself out. Walk towards Crame and to 1st avenue where the San Juan bound jeeps are. Aldrich meets me somewhere along Crame and we ride home together.
It may seem easy for 'normal' people but it is by far the biggest feat that I've accomplished.
Just a few hours ago, Aldrich and I cooked pancakes and he cooked some more of his breakfast food to eat. I washed some dishes and set the table. We sat down and started eating the pancakes. Then it suddenly dawned on me...Is this how life would be once I'm out of my parents house?
I had to cook so I'd have something to eat! And my pancakes didn't even meet up to my standards. I wanted to cry. Why is life so hard? Why is it so hard for me?
I felt that I was grossly unprepared for the 'real world' whereas other people have been immersed in it ever since. I was living in a bubble and now the bubble has disappeared completely.
I'm in the middle of the Rich Dad, Poor Dad book by Robert Kiyosaki and also attended a Cash Flow 101 workshop. From these I learned that schools do not give us any financial knowledge in order to make money work for us and not the other way around.
Sigh. So many things that I have to catch up on! Well, as they say, better late than never!
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Tick-Tock says the Clock
Aldrich is on night shift this week and I miss him...
I've been reading other people's blogs and i feel so logical..im so not used to myself
people are doing all these fun and adventurous things and what have i done?
> moved companies for better pay
> blogged about management accounting
> checked out entrepreneurship courses
> thought about opening a short term time deposit
> plan to enroll in driving lessons because of need
what is happening to me??
all the other 'fun' things that i did today are related to food..but they're not guilt-free
> had Coffee Bun + Brewed Coffee from Delifrance (can i just say again that DF's brewed coffee si really good.. caramelly sweet and perfect without any cream or sugar)
> had donuts from Marj
there. i played badminton yesterday too.
maybe I'm just growing up or really trying to set my life in order - control my spending, planning for the future.
Ii hear the clock ticking...I'll be 26 in September!!! eek!
Do i have money to buy a car?
Do i have money to buy a house?
Do i have money for settling down?
Sigh. I'm pressured!
I've been reading other people's blogs and i feel so logical..im so not used to myself
people are doing all these fun and adventurous things and what have i done?
> moved companies for better pay
> blogged about management accounting
> checked out entrepreneurship courses
> thought about opening a short term time deposit
> plan to enroll in driving lessons because of need
what is happening to me??
all the other 'fun' things that i did today are related to food..but they're not guilt-free
> had Coffee Bun + Brewed Coffee from Delifrance (can i just say again that DF's brewed coffee si really good.. caramelly sweet and perfect without any cream or sugar)
> had donuts from Marj
there. i played badminton yesterday too.
maybe I'm just growing up or really trying to set my life in order - control my spending, planning for the future.
Ii hear the clock ticking...I'll be 26 in September!!! eek!
Do i have money to buy a car?
Do i have money to buy a house?
Do i have money for settling down?
Sigh. I'm pressured!
Sunday, March 02, 2008
Time for Myself
I have decided to withdraw from Management Accounting class this term and give myself a well-deserved break :)
I think i deserve one after completing my Post-Graduate Diploma in Management..
At first, I didn't want to quit but I realized that it's not worth continuing something if my heart isn't into it and most especially if I'm not really getting any of the topics into my head
Management Accounting is actually a very nice and practical class that i could really apply to my business someday... so getting by the class for the sake of passing is something that i wouldn't want to do..it's a core course after all..
Let's just say i'm dropping coz i want to start it right :)
Happy Vacation to me (hoping that dropping will be a piece of cake)
I think i deserve one after completing my Post-Graduate Diploma in Management..
At first, I didn't want to quit but I realized that it's not worth continuing something if my heart isn't into it and most especially if I'm not really getting any of the topics into my head
Management Accounting is actually a very nice and practical class that i could really apply to my business someday... so getting by the class for the sake of passing is something that i wouldn't want to do..it's a core course after all..
Let's just say i'm dropping coz i want to start it right :)
Happy Vacation to me (hoping that dropping will be a piece of cake)
Saturday, March 01, 2008
Dropping..
February 29, 2008
TO: GSB Students – Taft, Ortigas, Makati, and Canlubang Campuses
FR: Ms. Marissa C. Marasigan
DLSPS Registrar
RE: Deadline for Course Withdrawal and Completion of Course Requirements for the 3rd Trimester, SY 2007-08
Please note that the last day for course withdrawal is Saturday, March 8, 2008. Please make sure that your course withdrawal form, signed by either the professor or the Vice-Dean, is with the GSB Student Secretary of your campus by 3 p.m. of that day.
Students with “Incomplete” (INC) grades have until the end of the 10th week, March 15, 2008, Saturday, to submit or take their completion requirements. Otherwise, they will receive a grade of 1.5 for the subject, and will have to retake the subject.
Thank you.
***************************************************************
TO: GSB Students – Taft, Ortigas, Makati, and Canlubang Campuses
FR: Ms. Marissa C. Marasigan
DLSPS Registrar
RE: Deadline for Course Withdrawal and Completion of Course Requirements for the 3rd Trimester, SY 2007-08
Please note that the last day for course withdrawal is Saturday, March 8, 2008. Please make sure that your course withdrawal form, signed by either the professor or the Vice-Dean, is with the GSB Student Secretary of your campus by 3 p.m. of that day.
Students with “Incomplete” (INC) grades have until the end of the 10th week, March 15, 2008, Saturday, to submit or take their completion requirements. Otherwise, they will receive a grade of 1.5 for the subject, and will have to retake the subject.
Thank you.
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Oh my gosh! I'm thinking of withdrawing from Management Accounting..
It's my only subject this term and I'm still not doing well... that's quite depressing..
I've had declining study habits and i can't seem to concentrate as much as before into studying
and it's accounting! how sad!
sigh..should i drop the subject and take a break?
to think that this is my first subject in MBA! thus giving me doubts if i'm really up for MBA...
we have midterms on Monday and i'm not really in the mood to study although i know that i have to...
maybe i shouldn't have taken any subjects yet coz im still adjusting to my new work-- not that i can't go home early ( i actually get out earlier) but basically the sense of adjusting to new things
new office mates, new application, new processes.. even though it's exciting, it's also taxing for someone who's so used to how things were before (read: 3.7 years)
My mind is fine, but it's my body that's complaining. and if my body complains, it influences the mind as well...
what a cycle!
It's my only subject this term and I'm still not doing well... that's quite depressing..
I've had declining study habits and i can't seem to concentrate as much as before into studying
and it's accounting! how sad!
sigh..should i drop the subject and take a break?
to think that this is my first subject in MBA! thus giving me doubts if i'm really up for MBA...
we have midterms on Monday and i'm not really in the mood to study although i know that i have to...
maybe i shouldn't have taken any subjects yet coz im still adjusting to my new work-- not that i can't go home early ( i actually get out earlier) but basically the sense of adjusting to new things
new office mates, new application, new processes.. even though it's exciting, it's also taxing for someone who's so used to how things were before (read: 3.7 years)
My mind is fine, but it's my body that's complaining. and if my body complains, it influences the mind as well...
what a cycle!
Monday, February 25, 2008
Keeping a Blog
Is a blog worth keeping if you can't write on it as easily as you want?
I have 3 bloggable accounts minus Friendster and MSN Spaces
1) Multiply
2) Blogspot
3) Live journal
Blogspot is my very first blog and the oldest archive is 2002. I also took a lot of pains to design this blog which i eventually put out when the new streamlined blogger designs came out. The problem is, i take this blog too seriously. I can't bring myself to just post random, nonsense kinds of topics in this blog coz i love it too much. Also, i prefer to be anonymous in this blog..as it has always been before. Sentimental value - this is the main reason why i can't give up this blog
Multiply - I mostly post random office (Accenture) related thoughts here. Pictures are centerstage here more than the blog.
Livejournal - my newest blog which I created so I can see Aisa's 'friends only' posts, haha, what a purpose! But because I am not as attached to it, the mood of the blog is more relaxed that I'm able to post just about anything on it...
I feel that my blogspot site has become boring :(
Shucks..i don't know what to do...
I have 3 bloggable accounts minus Friendster and MSN Spaces
1) Multiply
2) Blogspot
3) Live journal
Blogspot is my very first blog and the oldest archive is 2002. I also took a lot of pains to design this blog which i eventually put out when the new streamlined blogger designs came out. The problem is, i take this blog too seriously. I can't bring myself to just post random, nonsense kinds of topics in this blog coz i love it too much. Also, i prefer to be anonymous in this blog..as it has always been before. Sentimental value - this is the main reason why i can't give up this blog
Multiply - I mostly post random office (Accenture) related thoughts here. Pictures are centerstage here more than the blog.
Livejournal - my newest blog which I created so I can see Aisa's 'friends only' posts, haha, what a purpose! But because I am not as attached to it, the mood of the blog is more relaxed that I'm able to post just about anything on it...
I feel that my blogspot site has become boring :(
Shucks..i don't know what to do...
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