health is wealth...
Monday, April 28, 2008
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Grams, april 20
Brian missed me.
He scheduled a cutesy lunchdate
for the two of us.
Happy-sad.
Things between us might change years from now.
It wont be too surprising.
Time and again I would remind him to push through with his Aussie plans.
I know he’ll make it really “fabulous” there.
Told him don’t be a brian gorrell or a heath ledger.
Brian and I during the short length of time
He scheduled a cutesy lunchdate
for the two of us.
Happy-sad.
Things between us might change years from now.
It wont be too surprising.
Time and again I would remind him to push through with his Aussie plans.
I know he’ll make it really “fabulous” there.
Told him don’t be a brian gorrell or a heath ledger.
Brian and I during the short length of time
we had together in the office,
made it really bongga!
We both have a special heart for casual talks a.k.a chikahan, food, walking,
K mags, pag-ibig concerns, and everything else that is light, not too crappy, and not too cultured. Sometimes we would talk about our own families, personal goals, career plans, crushes, who’s who, places, prayers, and so much more.
Our smiles are like paintbrushes effortlessly making beautiful strokes
in our very own canvass called life.
Hmm…almost poetic.
Love it.
made it really bongga!
We both have a special heart for casual talks a.k.a chikahan, food, walking,
K mags, pag-ibig concerns, and everything else that is light, not too crappy, and not too cultured. Sometimes we would talk about our own families, personal goals, career plans, crushes, who’s who, places, prayers, and so much more.
Our smiles are like paintbrushes effortlessly making beautiful strokes
in our very own canvass called life.
Hmm…almost poetic.
Love it.
rice crAp anyone?!
its worse than the ZTE.nasan ang bigas?
lacking in supply?
or we are just slowly, painfully losing our absolutes?
unbelievable?
its rice crAp.
Friday, April 18, 2008
The Dante Perez
Over the years that ive gotten to know this man, I realized that it wasn’t really the things he’s done or achieved so far that made him earned his peers and employers’ reliance. Not so many people know or may understand that beyond the gates of his brilliance, it is but the life he had lived that made him plough through.
What keeps us sane is our love to laugh and share bloopers together.
The Dante Perez is really full of “it.”
He shines.
(literally/figuratively.)
Easily gets annoyed to lousy political and social mediocrity.
He super adores Manang.
He super likes nilagang okra and other “to the max” gulays.
(he eats rice too and tonkatsu in the form of wasabi…opps!)
emotional/sentimental.
(teary eyed— “di lang ito tampo bes.”)
He’s simply the best!
(yun na!)
Wow!
See you soon!
What keeps us sane is our love to laugh and share bloopers together.
The Dante Perez is really full of “it.”
He shines.
(literally/figuratively.)
Easily gets annoyed to lousy political and social mediocrity.
He super adores Manang.
He super likes nilagang okra and other “to the max” gulays.
(he eats rice too and tonkatsu in the form of wasabi…opps!)
emotional/sentimental.
(teary eyed— “di lang ito tampo bes.”)
He’s simply the best!
(yun na!)
Wow!
See you soon!
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Saying Sorry Is Overrated
One time in the office, cm (client mngr.) walked past an agent and
heard the latter said something in tagalog.
Easily gets pissed to non-compliance to
simple rules like the English-Only-Policy, she said,
"Hey! When did you learn EOP?!"
the agent unsure of how she will react just said, "Oh! Im sorry."
In slight annoyance CM told the agent, "Saying sorry is overrated."
Then to my surprise this agent with an explosive
suddenly, sillily came out with
"Ah ok, I apologize!"
Funny. Silly. True.
heard the latter said something in tagalog.
Easily gets pissed to non-compliance to
simple rules like the English-Only-Policy, she said,
"Hey! When did you learn EOP?!"
the agent unsure of how she will react just said, "Oh! Im sorry."
In slight annoyance CM told the agent, "Saying sorry is overrated."
Then to my surprise this agent with an explosive
suddenly, sillily came out with
"Ah ok, I apologize!"
Funny. Silly. True.
Saturday, April 12, 2008
sa office...
Extras that ill miss:
Typing on HP keyboards.
(Ive learned to type fast.)
Vendo coffee.
(yung huli kong attempt na magkape
nacapture pa ng vendo yung 7 pesos ko! hahaha!)
Caramel Macc or Frapp at starbucks (i won't really miss the store
but friends i shared my coffee breaks with)
Earmuffs/Headset.
(paano kita mapasasalamatan?)
meal/internet/medicard.
(this is where your taxes go.)
Love In The Time Of Cholera.
Spanish supcalls.
(whoa! Besides English and Filipino,
Ive learned to speak and
convert some supcalls
into payments--in Spanish!)
Water/TicTac mints/Reeses.
(pag nacoconfiscate ni boss, swerte nya! :-)
Dial 8-McDo.
(anytime.)
Breakfast at Grams.
(with brian.)
Overbreaks.
(nasa Loop lang pala.
sorry TM Gay, di na po mauulit!)
Typing on HP keyboards.
(Ive learned to type fast.)
Vendo coffee.
(yung huli kong attempt na magkape
nacapture pa ng vendo yung 7 pesos ko! hahaha!)
Caramel Macc or Frapp at starbucks (i won't really miss the store
but friends i shared my coffee breaks with)
Earmuffs/Headset.
(paano kita mapasasalamatan?)
meal/internet/medicard.
(this is where your taxes go.)
Love In The Time Of Cholera.
Spanish supcalls.
(whoa! Besides English and Filipino,
Ive learned to speak and
convert some supcalls
into payments--in Spanish!)
Water/TicTac mints/Reeses.
(pag nacoconfiscate ni boss, swerte nya! :-)
Dial 8-McDo.
(anytime.)
Breakfast at Grams.
(with brian.)
Overbreaks.
(nasa Loop lang pala.
sorry TM Gay, di na po mauulit!)
PBB House/Pinoy Dream Academy.
(goodmorning housemates!)
Gabby Lopez.
MGE Taxi.
(pag closer ako/alanganin uwi
salamat sa hatid sa tingin Chow.)
Conversations and laughters.
(with boss, bryan's silly jokes, roni, chel,
edver, brian, errol, von eric, andrew, chawis,
ruby, mommy crem, mommy joan
--thanks mommy sa paniniwalang
ill make a good daughter-in-law.)
Low risk/high risk deffects.
(ive had commendations to share as well.)
Stories of over a thousand customers/accounts
all over america that i worked on and dealt with.
(the calls are unpredictable. sometimes life changing.)
ruby, mommy crem, mommy joan
--thanks mommy sa paniniwalang
ill make a good daughter-in-law.)
Low risk/high risk deffects.
(ive had commendations to share as well.)
Stories of over a thousand customers/accounts
all over america that i worked on and dealt with.
(the calls are unpredictable. sometimes life changing.)
cLeARaNcE & aLLeRgY
April 11, 2008
As a final point, I had my clearance accomplished last night. Twas a terribly busy day for me. I arrived in the office at 8pm (of april 10) and finished the work past 2am (of April 11!). Under my own steam, I struggled to have it all done as quickly as possible because of two things: first, I intend not to stay for too long in the office since I might get emotional once I finally get to “officially” say goodbye to the people whom I worked, laughed and had an indelible moment of friendship with. Grrrr…il miss them.
My boss, despite of his loaded to-do list (monitoring calls from newbies, manning the floor, talking, thinking, taking supcalls, checking his mail, and the very usual-texting) wholeheartedly helped out and made my task a bit lighter. well, he may literally have done nothing as I did all the walking and waiting but his just being there made my agenda a lot easier to get done. I must also not forget the Reeses cups that I brought for the team which boss victoriously took and gobbled up like a kid. Good thing I have rescued some for E (sana lang hindi nilanggam sa locker).
Second was this bullying skin irritation I got from the bagoong I ate that afternoon. Weird because for a long time, ive got no known kind of allergies particularly on food! I sometimes get hypersensitive to subsequent exposure to strong laundry detergents but never on food. Nearly midnight when they (again) started annoying me, twas a success that I began to chill as well. I called up bestfriend athan for a jacket and asked him to fill in a glass with warm water for me to at least temporarily relieve the unpleasant coldness. He’s in the middle of a seemingly important meeting with his bosses so he had to run back in his office. Ive been to the clinic already for an anti histamine. Red patches like the ones bitten by a colony of mad bubuyog were all over my arms, and upper torso (then halfway home, they’re everywhere already).
So paano ko naman nalaman that it was really the bagoong I got the irritation from?
Secret.
As I write this entry, I have technically been away from the dialer for exactly 12 days now. Glad I was able to see my closest buddies in the office from the security guards who have been dutiful enough in guarding us. hehe. Pantry staff who made my every meal quite unforgettable, despite of the food unceasingly get criticized left and right by most agents, my sisterets, chel, chawis, ruby, teammates from DareDevil and Human Torch, TMs, TLs, QCs, and all my wavemates.
Sigh.
My 13 months of stay there was really extraordinary. There were so many things Ive learned along the way, and so many others as well that I need to unlearn and relearn.
But in the midst of it all, my mission for tonight was accomplished…with a smile.
As a final point, I had my clearance accomplished last night. Twas a terribly busy day for me. I arrived in the office at 8pm (of april 10) and finished the work past 2am (of April 11!). Under my own steam, I struggled to have it all done as quickly as possible because of two things: first, I intend not to stay for too long in the office since I might get emotional once I finally get to “officially” say goodbye to the people whom I worked, laughed and had an indelible moment of friendship with. Grrrr…il miss them.
My boss, despite of his loaded to-do list (monitoring calls from newbies, manning the floor, talking, thinking, taking supcalls, checking his mail, and the very usual-texting) wholeheartedly helped out and made my task a bit lighter. well, he may literally have done nothing as I did all the walking and waiting but his just being there made my agenda a lot easier to get done. I must also not forget the Reeses cups that I brought for the team which boss victoriously took and gobbled up like a kid. Good thing I have rescued some for E (sana lang hindi nilanggam sa locker).
Second was this bullying skin irritation I got from the bagoong I ate that afternoon. Weird because for a long time, ive got no known kind of allergies particularly on food! I sometimes get hypersensitive to subsequent exposure to strong laundry detergents but never on food. Nearly midnight when they (again) started annoying me, twas a success that I began to chill as well. I called up bestfriend athan for a jacket and asked him to fill in a glass with warm water for me to at least temporarily relieve the unpleasant coldness. He’s in the middle of a seemingly important meeting with his bosses so he had to run back in his office. Ive been to the clinic already for an anti histamine. Red patches like the ones bitten by a colony of mad bubuyog were all over my arms, and upper torso (then halfway home, they’re everywhere already).
So paano ko naman nalaman that it was really the bagoong I got the irritation from?
Secret.
As I write this entry, I have technically been away from the dialer for exactly 12 days now. Glad I was able to see my closest buddies in the office from the security guards who have been dutiful enough in guarding us. hehe. Pantry staff who made my every meal quite unforgettable, despite of the food unceasingly get criticized left and right by most agents, my sisterets, chel, chawis, ruby, teammates from DareDevil and Human Torch, TMs, TLs, QCs, and all my wavemates.
Sigh.
My 13 months of stay there was really extraordinary. There were so many things Ive learned along the way, and so many others as well that I need to unlearn and relearn.
But in the midst of it all, my mission for tonight was accomplished…with a smile.
Sunday, April 6, 2008
Ready, Get set, Kitty GO!!!
i understood kitty when she candidly put into words how silly sometimes pinoy could get. during an interview made by tv patrol world in hongkong, kitty made a remark about the latest bomb of manila's affluent kids vs brian "ang naisahan" gorrell. kitty said (obviously irritated) na kailangan pa talaga na mga outsiders ang magreklamo sa atin bago maging malinaw ang lahat. at the end of the interview she blurted out "....this people should be hanged from their Hermes belts!"
Funny but true.
Funny but true.
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
resignation
two days ago ive written down something on my cutesy-shades of purple-polkadot-notebook. twas as it looked to me a timeline of my work adventures, how, when and where i started. (to be continued...)
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