My Couin and cousin-in-law

The shorter guy is my cousin Kuya Manny while the taller guy is his husband Kuya Dino :)

Thank you guys for taking care of me and Reigh when we visited San Fransisco :)

Mimi :)

This is my cousin's dog Mimi :)
And I miss her even though she barks at me sometimes lol

SFO Prologue

I am back! In Manila that is ;)

My flight to San Fransisco was FUN! Oh boy! Fun Fun Fun!

Tell you all about the details when I have the time :)

Bye for now..

The Year That Was

Last year was indeed a "hell-hole" for me.

There were escalations made, to me and my colleague. I was served an NTE (Notice to Explain) because some of the agents found my words and actions offending!

What a joke!

I've been in this industry for more than 4 years, And I've never been accused like that.

Anyway, I've already settled my bond with the company. At least now, whenever I feel like "moving on", there will be no more "piece of paper" to think about!

Now, I am looking to a more fruitful year ahead. And hopefully, I can go to Hawaii to meet my family. Haaay.

New Year

New year, new hope, new dreams, new plans, new ideas, new resolutions and a new life.

I just wish that majority of these become reality. May they be not just simple words, but an advocacy towards the betterment of me...

Happy New Year :)

May I have enough time to update my blog eveyday :) lol

Happy Kaarawan

November 5 - Araw namin ni Elmo. And instead of celebrating, we were arguing. Ang reason, shoutout ko sa facebook.

It started last Sunday nung pauwi na kami. Dapat a week before, papanuorin namin yung Paranormal Activity sa internet. Pero hindi natuloy kasi mabagal yung internet connection. Tapos that Sunday, sabi nya napanood na daw nya yung movie with a friend. Aba at kinukwento pa sa akin kung anong nangyari. Nainis ako kasi dapat kami yung manonood nun. Hindi ko na lang sinabi na na-disappoint ako sa kanya kasi wala lang naman yun.

The other night, nasa NRT siya for his regular flight, nung pinost ko sa facebook na na-disappoint ako kasi nga hindi ko napanood yung movie na kasama siya. Pero si Elmo, napanood na. Pano ba naman, lahat na lang yata ng friends ko sa facebook e wala nang ibang pinagusapan kundi yung Paranormal Activity. Inshort, nabasa ni Elmo yung sinabi ko. Sabi nya issue pala yung nangyari. Ang suggestion nya sa akin, manood daw ako ng movie na hindi siya kasama para makaganti daw ako.

That's not the point!

Alam nya na gusto ko panoorin yung movie tapos malalaman ko na lang na napanood na pala nya. Siguro nga mababaw ako pero na-disappoint talaga ako. Tapos magsu-suggest pa na gumanti na lang daw ako para quits. Anong suggestion yun?! That's stupid!

Sa relationship, wala dapat gantihan. And hindi dapat iniisip ang gumanti 'coz' that's wrong. Well, sa tingin ko lang naman.

Iniwan kong naka-online yung facebook and YM ko para i-message nya ako or batiin since araw namin kahapon. Pero lumubog na ang araw, ni hindi man lang nagparamdam sa akin. Constant ko chine-check kung online siya or idle, pero naghintay lang ako sa wala.

Nag-message siya sa akin around 10pm na yata yun. Tapos away ulit over YM. Haay. Nakakapagod na. Inaamin ko ang babaw. Pero para sa akin, it's those tiny little things that makes me happy. The thoughtfulness. Ako kasi, before I do anything, iniisip ko muna siya. Kung gugustuhin ba nya na kasama ko siya or not. Gusto ko kasi, lagi ko siya kasama kahit gaano pa ka-minute yung gagawin. I guess because I love Elmo more.

Ang nangyayaari, I am getting dependent kay Elmo. Parang I can't do anything without Elmo. Tapos siya, super independent. Elmo can do whatever Elmo wants. Ang hirap. Feeling ko tuloy, parang nasasakal ko na siya. Ewan ko ba. Hindi ko na alam yung gagawin ko.

From now on, I'll try to be more independent. I can't be like this. Hindi ako gaganti because that is just wrong. Pero as much as possible, uunahin ko na muna ang sarili ko more than anybody else.

Sira ang Plano!!!

Kala ko maa-avail ko na yung CTO (Compensatory Time Off) bukas since pumasok ako sa office last Monday, Nov 2. By the way, lahat ng officers merong CTO pag may holiday pero pumasok pa din sa office. Well, wala naman talagang holiday ang nagt-trabaho sa call center. But the end result, hindi ako pinayagan ng boss ko.

Ang mga reasons:

1. May call ang cliente mamayang gabi at maapektuhan daw ang "Developmental Plan" ko! Eh pakshet! Sino ba may gusto ng Developmental Plan na wala namang nangyayari?! Nagka-issue na ako before sa ex-boss ko dahil sa pesteng Developmental Plan na yan! Tapos ngayon ganun nanaman ang issue! Haay! Nakakasawa na! Naisip ko tuloy, is history repeating itself? Naks!

2. Forecasted na mainit ang ulo ng Amerikanang trainor dahil may conference call daw sila at madidiin siya! Ang tanong... Ano naman ang kinalaman ko dun?! Ako ba ang mage-escalate?! Ako ba ang involved party?! Pucha talaga!

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Ang hirap iwasan sa office ang kung ano-anong issue kahit wala naman talaga dapat. And kahit gaano ka pa kagaling umiwas sa mga issue, it will eventually find you! I can say I've been in the industry long enough to know that people do get promoted not because of what they know. But because of the people they do know...

To top it all off, since akala ko makakapag-leave na ako tomorrow, nagpa-set na ako ng Radiation session tomorrow sa Makati Medical Center para sa sakit ko. Nakapag bayad na din ako ng Brachytherapy fee. I can't pretty much call my doctor and say, Doc hindi na lang pala ako magpapa-radiation tomorrow. Eh super laking favor na nga ang ginawa nya kasi isiningit nya ako sa lists of patients. Haay.Nararamdaman ko tuloy na bukas, baka bigla na lang bumula ang bibig ko at may mga lumabas na mga words na hindi dapat lumabas.

Well, let's see...