Saturday, January 19, 2008

A Week Of Silence

I intended not to write anything on my diary since last week. It was not that I don’t have anything to write about my life, but it was because I want to tell the whole story in one piece.

 

An opportunity came to me on that one night, some months ago. Infinity told me about a job opening in the City and asked me if I want to try it out. Coincidentally, a few more months ago, I was actually updating my resume and it was like I was preparing for a job application (but not really). Then Anna Banana gave me a phone but I dropped it because I was in the middle of worship service that time. Then she sent me a text message about the job opportunity. She said she could do the technical interview right away.

 

I planned not to go to work the next day to prepare myself for the technical phone interview. Then the interview was okay but I was not satisfied with my answers. :D Hehehe. The next interview was scheduled the same day at 2:00pm. I admit I was not prepared because my first appointment was at 5:00pm, and then became 3 hours earlier… whaat? But of course I didn’t have the right to refuse :D.

 

I wore my best business attire :D and rushed myself to print copies of my resume. (I just realized how printer is important!) And another time consuming event was looking for the building. I admit I am a certified “probinsyana” and I don’t know anything about places in the City. But thank God I found it, 30 minutes late though. As I arrived at the lobby, I was advised to go to the interviewing room immediately.

 

Actually, although I was very nervous before the actual interview, this was already my second time. The first was my job interview in London City last year. So I just told myself that I will be alright, just trust myself and be confident; considering that I passed my first interview before with an English man and so I can make this one too.

 

I just said everything I had to say. And good thing, I was able to answer all the questions. Based from my evaluation, I did great! :D and then after the interview, we went back to the lobby and I was advised to fill out some forms and according to the HR, then next stage will be another phone interview with a client PM (Project Manager) from US!

 

And so I got nervous again! Hahaha. The call was scheduled a week after at 10:00pm. I prepared myself by creating some mock questions for myself and I tried answering those questions as well as I could. I reviewed my resume if ever the interviewer would be asking me about my skills. I even read the company profile on their website. And then I went from the office early so that I could warm up a little at home. But it was already 12:00 midnight, yet I received no phone call =(. The next day, Anna Banana told me that she send another invite to the PM. I was actually hoping that this last stage would happen that night so that I would never feel that butterfly in my stomach the whole day. The next interview schedule was Wednesday at 1:00am (that was 10:00 am in the US). But series of unfortunate events happened…

 

That same night, Melay went to place and brought some food. She came to give me the CD that contains songs for Flooneys wedding. And at the same time, she stayed with me so that I won’t be missing the phone call of my interviewer. Then at 11:00pm she waved goodbye and said her good lucks to me. The funny thing was she forgot to give me the CD and I missed the phone call! As I moved the phone handset inside my room, I accidentally pulled the cord from its connection. Sadly there was no dial tone. I missed the call for the second time!

 

The next day, I said my apology to the HR and asked if I could ask for another appointment. And she did send another invite and the new schedule was Thursday at 10:30pm. The nervousness went down. I prepared my resume on my side and I watched the television while waiting for the call. At around 10:45pm, my cell phone rang and the caller id showed an international number. The interview went great and I even said before I hanged up, “Thank you and I hope to meet you someday”. Nakss! And he said, “Oh yes, of course!”. Hahaha!

 

Then I waited for the result the next day until Anna Banana called me on my cell phone and told me the good news :D. I passed the interview! The next stage will be the job offer with the salary negotiation…

 

I know this is not just a new opportunity for me but also a life changing decision that I made. I failed so many times trying my luck abroad; I even faced a disastrous love life too. This decision is something that I consider as a risk. I am risking my life in the roughness of the City, in the hands of new strangers, in the circumstance of a new job. Though I am excited but part of me still asking myself if this is what I really wanted. I know that if the time comes that I really accept this new job, there would be no turning back.

 

But part of me saying that I can do this and it is time for me to move on and take another chance in this world. I am always asking the good Lord to guide me in this new journey and I can’t do anything good without Him helping me.

 

This is the start, the start of a new chapter.

 

 

Thursday, January 10, 2008

I Can't Read Omens

I had a 2-hour one-on-one meeting with Sir Deo this morning. ^_^ Love it! I can’t believe we lasted that long discussing Accounting matters, very serious IT matters. Hehehe. I could imagine my seriousness while I was explaining to him our project status and his attentive responses too. Wahahaha. (Parang akong tunay, hindi naman :P) And, one meeting down.

 

I got very busy at the office the whole day. Good thing I was able to accomplish some, including my plan to visit the bank for my deposit. I requested Raed to go with me for a safer ride to the bank, considering that Kadiwa is a very prone area for snatchers. As thanks, I gave Raed a lunch treat at Chowking. And, mission accomplished.

 

As I came back to the office, Infinity has an offline message for me. I guess that is an omen for me….

 

Wednesday, January 9, 2008

A Chat with The Bride

More weddings on the way…

 

This month is Flooney’s, then Henry’s and on March it’s Dave’s.

 

Flooney is very busy. She’s dealing out with her wedding preparations given just for three weeks! But I can see that she is very excited. :)

 

She asked me to be one of her bridesmaids and I said “Of Course!”.  It’ll be my fourth. First was on Sis Doll’s wedding, next was Batotoy’s then Lallie’s. And when is mine???? Hehehe. My groom is still looking for me.

 

Congratulations to all the brides! It’s your special day.

  

 

Tuesday, January 8, 2008

Bonding With Cousinz

While Ms. Concerned Citizen and I were musing over “Ruby Carbuncle” topic inside the jeepney, I received a message from my cousin that they will come to my place and see me. I bought Greenwich super supreme pizza and macaroons and some fluffy mammon from goldilocks for us to munch on.

 

The last time I saw them was on Charisse’s wedding, another cousin of ours, last week. We ate, we watch “Patayin sa Sindak si Barbara”, we talk, we laugh and we laugh some more. We promised that we will see each other again before they fly back to US. They went home late 10:00pm.

 

Amor texted me when they already home…

 

Amor: “Ate Meeyeow, d2 na kme, hehe.. Gudnyt! :)”

Meeyeow: “Okie! Nyt, pahinga na kayo. Nice 2 c u all. :)”

Amor: “Ikaw din po, pahinga na.. Kitakitz ult! :)”

 

 

I am going to sleep now. Nyt!

 

 

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It's Nice To Be Back

I really missed my workplace here in the office, especially my computer. As I arrived, I saw this small gift and it came from Maila, thanks Mai!

 

Of course, I came from a two-week vacation so I need to do some stuff other than my regular workloads. First, table dusting: if only the table and my computer have mouths, they would be shouting, “Clean Me!” and the dusts were an inch thick! (Now, I’m overeacting) hehehe. Second, ms outlook cleaning: for two weeks, I received 85 new items for my inbox and 28 items in my Junk E-mail. Out of these emails, only one is valuable to me, the sales invoice of my training in Project Management this January. Third, schedule checking: I am having a meeting tomorrow with HR people about their system. And my training is due in two weeks! Hello, Makati ^_^, the last time I went there was last March 2007 after the graduation of students at PICC.

 

I was about to finish some checking and updates from my team until “krinnngg”! I missed the phone calls, really. Caller #1 was payroll, caller #2 was financial, caller #3 was enrolment, caller #4 was human resources, and caller #5 was CEAP and a lot more requests on <<instant messages>>. That’s a normal working day for me.

 

I didn’t go online in Yahoo messenger. I just forgot to remind myself, maybe because I was focused on my unread emails. Until…

 

 

Ms. Concerned Citizen: hey kilala mo po c ruby carbuncle?

Meeyeow: nope. ruby francia, OO. :D

Ms. Concerned Citizen: hehe... wala lng po.. nk-online k s ym?

Meeyeow: hindi po eh. why?

Ms. Concerned Citizen: hehe.. hmm.. bad ko.. kc nklagay sa status msg ni mr.v ung name na yun..

Meeyeow: sa netxph?

Ms. Concerned Citizen: opo..

Meeyeow: hahaha, tsismosang tsismosa ang dating mo ah.

Ms. Concerned Citizen: nyeh nyeh hindi naman.. baka common friend nyo eh hehe

 

I did something, then I went back.

 

Meeyeow: hahaha. hayaan mo na sya. kung saan sya masaya. (Best Dramatic Queen)

Ms. Concerned Citizen: o hwag po iiyak ha..

Meeyeow: hayaan mo na.... (dramatic queen talaga ako)

Ms. Concerned Citizen: anong hayaan mo na.. hwag po iiyak. (You are truly a very concerned friend! Nice, Nice!)

Meeyeow: hindi nga, tapos na ako don. (Another dramatic line from me ^_^)

Ms. Concerned Citizen: Okie.

 

This conversation made me smile and then laugh today... and then laugh again. Hahaha!Thank Ms. Concerned Citizen. :D

 

 

Monday, January 7, 2008

Going Back To School

I am literally going back to school tomorrow, considering that I work in a university. I will go back not as a student but it really feels like being one. I still have few hours to prepare my slacks and my formal top. I need to check up my alarm clock and sleep early tonight because I got too under slept during this vacation. I don’t want to wake up 10:00 in the morning tomorrow!

 

I am excited but not so much knowing that there would be a lot of work loads and paper works and meetings and calls waiting for me. I am excited to see all of my friends in the office especially Flooney who just told me that she is getting married soon. I need to hear all her stories.

 

By the way, it is Batotoy’s birthday today. He just called earlier to say thanks to our greetings. He is spending his special day with his wife going out of town somewhere in Canada.

 

I think I want to sleep now…

 

 

Friday, January 4, 2008

Flooney's Wedding

Start:     Jan 26, '08
Location:     Tagaytay City
Miciano~Ronquillo Nuptial

Big Fat Liar

I don’t know, maybe I was just being so paranoid that everyone thinks I am too old for not being married at my age right now. In every direction I look, everybody is asking when am I be getting married.

 

Sis Doll, her kids and I went to our cousin’s wedding earlier. The ceremony, the venue and the traditional wedding rituals during the reception were done very well, even the food. I was thinking if I do my own wedding there :D.

 

We were able to meet our relatives from my father’s side. I saw my cousin and my kababata, Dada, who just gave birth to her daughter, Laurraine, last month. Our relatives from Canada and US were also there. I was able to meet Abby’s daughter, Jannelle; both of them were included in the entourage. Some of our family friends were also there celebrating special moments with the newly weds.

 

I didn’t really have plans of going to the party because I could sense that everybody will be asking me about my own wedding; and I was correct. It feels like I already had a premonition about what was going to happen when they see me. But Batotoy requested us to be there (by the way, the bride is Tweetypiws’ cousin, Batotoy’s wife) and we were reserved for 3 seats. Since I am still on vacation right now, I got no alibi to tell.

 

At the church…

 

Ninang Felia: Yung gown ko inaagiw na cabinet. Kelan ba ang kasal mo?

Meeyeow: Malapit na.

 

Amor: Ate meeyeow, kelan ba ang alis mo papuntang UK? Ikakasal muna ba kayo?

Meeyeow: Picture taking daw.

 

Abby: Ano ba? Akala ko double wedding ang dadatnan ko dito? Nakapagpa-book na ako ng ticket until January 20, akala ko kasi isasabay mo din ang wedding mo.

Meeyeow: Oo nga eh. Nahuli ako ng pasabi syo.

 

Tita Gemma: Nag-asawa ka na ba?

Meeyeow: Naku hindi pa po.

 

Batotoys Bayaw: Ikaw na ba ang susunod? Uuwi din ba kami from Canada?

Meeyeow: Oo naman. Antayin mo ang invitation ko!

 

The church ceremony started at 4:00pm and at 5:00pm we were already at the reception venue. Thanks to that family who took us to the venue, it was quite far from the church.

 

At the reception:

 

Amor: (Second Round na nya ito.) Kelan na ang kasal mo?

Meeyeow: Pinapa OO ko pa ang groom ko :D

 

Sis Doll: Ayun, tumakbo ka na doon. Sumalo ka ng bulaklak! (to the emcee: Eto, may single dito!)

Meeyeow: Ayoko nga!

 

Ninong Alvin: Oh, 8 years old na ang anak ko ah, baka naman antayin mo pang maging bride’s maid mo yan? Ilang taon ka na ba?

Meeyeow: 20……7.

 

Bride: Ate Meeyeow, ayan naunahan na kita. Kelan ba ang sa inyo?

Meeyeow: Oo nga eh. Mga ilang taon pa. :D

Bride: Ang tagal naman!

 

Sis Doll: Meeyeow, magpakasal na kayo sa May 2008. Dito nyo na din ganapin, maganda dito.

Meeyeow: (I just smiled, if it is only as simple as that.)

 

Bride’s Father: Nasaan ang sweetheart mo?

Meeyeow: (finding words to utter) … Nasa trabaho po.

 

 

Then I just realized that there was really no consistencies in my answers. (Just like what liars do, hahaha!)

 

Thank God I survived the night. Well, I was just too big to be unnoticed by the public.

 

 

The Orange Girl

Rating:★★★★★
Category:Books
Genre: Romance
Author:Jostein Gaarder
This one was a very fist book gift for me. The book is just a half an inch thick so it took me only three afternoon to finish tmy reading. I like the flashback style and the way Gaarder plot the mystery of the 'orange girl'.

The story did make me cry on certains pages. Though I would consider this story as a romantic one, Gaarder also put his philosophical subjects such as human existense in the universe and how life is so short in this world.

Five stars for 'The Orange Girl'.

Pride and Prejudice

Rating:★★★★
Category:Books
Genre: Romance
Author:Jane Austen
I bought the enriched classic published by Pocket Books. I find it easy to understand and relate to the novel because the book includes ideas about the author, the historical background of the era where the story was written and a lot more explanatory notes which helps the readers to form their own interpretations.

i'll write my detailed review about this book maybe next time. but the book is very entertaining.

Thursday, January 3, 2008

The Cat Is In-Charge

I just finished washing our dirty clothes. My back is still aching right now. The last time I used the washing machine I think was three years ago. Our labandera resigned last month so I have no choice but to do the washing.

While washing, I managed to cook Sinigang na Tanigue for our lunch and prepared marinade chicken for our dinner. I will go to church later so I need to cook it earlier.

I still got five days left before I go to work next week. I need to relax and spend more time pampering myself :D. Good thing I was able to accomplish some of my target activities on my list. (Wait, let me open a word document. I created this list last October 2007).

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October 5, 2007

 

To Do List

 

1.        Have a room make over. I want an orange wall paper and red furnishings.

2.        Learn how to prepare new recipes

3.        Build my walk in cabinet

4.        Buy a new television

5.        Dress up and shop

6.        Buy a Persian cat

 

Wish List

 

1.        Appreciate every little thing

2.        Continuously enhance my management and programming skills

3.        Go to some places for three days.

4.        Join a group or an organization

5.        Save money for my future

6.        Get drunk with someone

7.        Spend time with my best friend

8.        Marry the one I love

 

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Sorry for some very emotional and disturbing entries :D I created this when I was still in emotional shock. The items in orange text were the ones I already accomplished and that will be 8 out of 14. Well, not bad since I completed over 50%.

The orange wallpaper and red furnishing didn't materialize but I did like my room design now. Raed gave me cooking magazine so i tried the Chicken Salpicao one time but I didn't follow the right ingridients so it turned out tasting Chicken Adobo. Hahaha! The walk in cabinet was quite unfinished but I did turn the room next to me as my dressing room. I transferred the large cabinet from this room and all my clothes to the empty room next to mine. I am to give more walk-in cabinet look to the other room maybe on my next payday. I was able to do my to-do list number 5 last month after I received my 13th month pay. I think I have spent almost 10k just for my personal stuffs.

The difference between my to-do list and my wish list is that the latter may not be required for me to accomplish. My to-do list is more feasible than my wish list.

I learned how to appreciate every little thing in my life in a hard way, in a very hard way. People around me became visible enough for me to see that they are my reasons to smile and be thankful. I did go to Tagaytay and stayed there for three days and did some crazy stuffs ^_^. I even get drunk with some people twice. Now I know how it really feels to get drunk :D At the same time, I already know my limitatons; I can only tolerate 3 Sam Mig lights in a row. And lastly, I was able to spend time with my best friend in a different way. We went to the same places we have been but felt differently now in every single moment. Maybe it's because of the 'yearning' factor. But on the other hand, I am still in doubt if I do have a real best friend...

I will update my list once completed.

 

Tuesday, January 1, 2008

A Brand New Series

The year has reset itself at exactly “00:00” this morning. The dark sky above was filled with astonishing fireworks displays in all directions; sounds of the firecrackers echoed through the whole country with loudness and, I felt very wonderful.

 

I wasn’t able to open my site yesterday because of my busyness in the kitchen. But nevertheless, I have got few things to emphasize in this entry tonight. First, not a single day is similar to any day has past or one that has to come. In every single moment, every course of our actions is distinctive; just like believing that an orange fruit is different from any other oranges that exist in the whole world: its shape, its colour, its size or even its taste. Although I spent the New Year’s Eve with the same special people in my life since many new years back, last night is definitely different from all the rest. What makes it more exciting was that I expected less but then I received more! Everything happened was somewhat unplanned yet the outcome was quite very satisfying. I am not against in ‘good planning’ but sometimes one must be engaged in the beauty of just “following one’s heart”.

Second, time is NOT gold; it is priceless. Considering that life is just too short, each moment must be executed with passion. I am turning eight and twenty this year and I cannot say until when I am going to live in this universe. My life clock is ticking endlessly.

 

Third, before the 2007 ended, BettyB and I reconciled with our recent conflict. She called me and we talked like nothing seriously wrong has happened. As if the anger I heard that day on the phone was just a dream. She told me about her plans of visiting us here in the Philippines this coming May and their celebration in UK last Christmas. This is really something special for me.

 

Fourth, the book, The Orange Girl by Jostein Gaarder, that Mr. V gave as a very special Christmas present for me is a fantastic book! I just finished reading the book this afternoon. I think the book has moved me in some ways that deepened my thoughts about life. I couldn’t stop myself to turn the pages on because the story really excites me. The book teaches a lot of lessons in life and I even cried at pages 97 and 136.

 

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He held both of his hands in my cheeks and whispered to me…“Hey, be strong.”

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… Now below are citations from our game ‘pinoy henyo’. I was the one guessing:

 

“Tagalog?”

“Oo”

 

“Bagay?”

“Hinde”

 

“Lugar”

“Oo”

(Kuya Joel at the distance showed he was in acting like swimming)

 

“Sapa?”

“Hinde”

 

“Ilog?”

“Hinde”

 

“Lawa?”

“Hinde”

 

“Dagat?”

“Oo” (Everyone was shouting at me!)

 

“Nasa Pilipinas?”

“Oo”

 

South China Sea?”

“Hinde”

 

Indian Sea?”

“Hinde”

 

“Nasa Luzon?”

“Hinde”

 

…A lot more wrong guesses at this point. Then I saw Cool Jo got back from inside of their house with beach towel and acted as if he got fine sand from the ground! Hahaha! Cool Jo couldn’t resist to give me hints because I couldn’t guess it right for quite too long :D

 

“Boracay!???”

Everyone is shouting…”OO!”

 

Whewww! Ang tagal non! :D