Yes I will write about my ranting now so that I can let it go. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh! Kaya pala inimbento ang stress ball, para pag gigil na gigil ka na e kesa ano pang destructive act ang gawin mo e ibuhos mo na lang lahat sa kawawang (but super squeeze-absorbent) bolang iyon. Special thanks to Ms. Marion for this gift nung pasko. Ngayon ko lang siya actually nagamit, come to think of it.

What am I ranting about? Basta. Work-related which I choose not to disclose for the reason na baka makasira ako ng tao, at hindi yun tama. Pero man, grabe, sa pagkakaalam ko pasensiyoso kong tao, as in. Parang kaya ko pa nga ipagyabang yun. But no, nasagad ngayon. Last week pa kasi ito. Add the fact that right now, I'm at my lowest in terms of liking this job of mine. Kung bakit naman may bond kasi. At bakit nga ba????? Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah...

Hayyy, I can in all honesty say that I've reached the point of kawalang gana. Sana bumilis na ang oras para uwian na....

Labels: work

I've finished editing SOPs and filing DCRs, now I've got nothing to do. Again. Hahahaha!

I thought I'd be going to Batangas so I intentionally did not schedule any task for me today. But then, as always, my schedule changed and I'm here in front of my computer staring at the lower right corner of the monitor counting the hours left until 18:30. Man, this is tiring.

Some unknown number texted just now asking if I'm, well, me. I tried calling back but my call's being cancelled.. Hmmm... Who are you anyway?

Huwanep! Real time updates ang blog ko ngayon! Ganon ako ka-bored? Hahaha

Just received for the third time the same text message asking me if I'm Erma.. ?????

It's 16:46 now and I'm doing nothing but this and sound-tripping. My ipod's on random and Boys like Girls is playing.. "I feel like a hero and you are my heroine.."

Updates on the texter. My colleague IMed asking me if her BF texted me. So it's him alright. Another text came, and another. She said they're having a fight just now so I better get out of the way - my next move? Do not reply.

My cubemate is reading this entry as I write. And he's "making hatak daw my jacket". How conyo naman! Hahahaha

Labels: OT mode, work

Have just been to meeting with an additive supplier and once again the "Singapore trip" was mentioned.. Honestly I don't want to think about it just yet because knowing the minds of the people responsible for approval of such trips, I can't be so sure unless I have the ticket.

But since Ms. Cherry brought it up with Mark during the meeting, I can't help but be excited! She even asked Mark when is it most convenient to have the training! Hahahahahahaha. Pathetic as it may sound, but nearing the end of the meeting, my mind is already preoccupied with counting people whom to give pasalubongs to. Ahahahahahaha. Excited!

Labels: OB, travel, work

Dati sobrang gusto kong maging plant-based. Masaya kasi doon. Madali pakisamahan mga tao. Ang ganda ng paligid. Walang stress ang biyahe. Gusto ko pa yung isang position dun, yung OE. Marami kong naiisip na mga reasons para i-feed ang kagustuhan ko na dun na lang maging based.

Pero siyempre, reality check. Malayo yun. Kung iisipin ko ang long-term, magiging mahirap.

So I think there isn't much choice left for me, is there? Haha. Oh well...

Pero ito, paminsan naiisip ko pa rin na "what if?" Hay. Siguro namimiss ko lang ulit ang planta at ang fun and adventures na pwedeng maganap dun. Na-expire na ata yung bisa nung last na over 2 nights' stay namin dun.. Kailangan na mag-recharge.

Labels: Batangas, OB, work

I always knew it would work.

The Batangas "vacation", even though it was nothing like a vacation at all because we had tons of work to do there, did very well in refreshing my work-spirit. This week being at the HO felt much better than the past ones prior to the "vacation". And I don't really dwell on the mentor-issue anymore. I kind of accepted it as it is, without much expectations now than before. That way I won't get frustrated again if something not nice comes up.

I think a healthy dose of Batangas, say 3 days every month, would be enough for me to ward off any unwanted feeling here in the HO.

Labels: OB, work

Yehey, after weeks of desperation, we finally got our much awaited OB to the plant!!!

As I have mentioned in my previous posts, I need this trip to refresh my mind and more importantly my outlook towards work. Kailangan ko na ng sariwang hangin at magandang tanawin ng Batangas.

And now, the timing's even beter because Sir Torvic will be having a "party" tomorrow to celebrate his bday! Not only that, on wednesday, there will be a basketball game and we will have the chance to watch our friends play!

Excited na ko.. YAHUU!

Labels: OB, work

Lately i've been thinking a lot about my job and the frustations that come along with "unmet" expectations.

I was fooled into thinking that I would be mentored by someone who has the skill of, well, mentoring. But now, having just 8 months of "experience", I now see that we're on this training not with a mentor, but with a CHALLENGE.

Early on this so-called training, we already had a glimpse of what it'll be like. But, being new, we knew better than to jump into conclusions that early. We rationalized things, seeing the "positive efforts" that come after "negative situations".

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There will never be any valid reason for anyone to snap at people in front of other people, even if the person you are snapping at is someone of lower, say, authority [which I think makes it even more no-no].

I dread the day that I would be the subject of such humiliating situation. But I dread even more the day that I would lose my enthusiasm to work just because of such people, because honestly, as early as now I'm already quite bothered.

And I still have 2 more years to endure this state.

Labels: work

My job's fine, really.
But if I look at the whole set-up (as in the bigger picture: the people, the atmosphere...) it doesn't encourage me to be contented with the fact that my job's just FINE and not GREAT.

So, AM I HAPPY?
I can't really say I'm totally not. But what I do know is that I can [and want to] be happier.

Labels: work

I sooo love the chorus part of this song by Kyla:

I see beautiful days with you
I feel beautiful ways of loving you
You’ve touched my heart so deeply
And I can’t thank God enough
For all the beautiful days with you
I feel beautiful ways of loving you
Everything is just so wonderful
Every little thing is just so beautiful
When I spend it with you...Ü

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I love this day, a "beautiful day" indeed! I find the saying "when the cat is away, the mice will play" very true to my situation today. Hahahaha. Good thing our internet's back, this mouse now has a lot to play with! Take this blogging for an example. Hehehehe.

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I hope the results turn out ok for the mini-experiment they had back in the lab. Because if it does, that would mean a 2-day "vacation" (at the least i hope) for both Anne and I. We've been missing the "Batangas-life" for ages now and next week seems to me a very good time to be back there. This head office atmosphere is beginning to cripple my mind. I need the fresh air and wonderful sceneries of the road-to-the-JG plant to revive (?) me.

Labels: music, OB, work