last day

memories are a part of our being that can and will never be erased...

today is my last day here at Sykes... i don't feel really sad although i am a bit saddened by the fact that i won't get to see my teammates everyday... i won't be part of future team building activities and pizza parties... sad that i won't be updated as to how everybody's doing... although i'm excited as well..... for the new endeavor that i'm going to undertake... for the new people i'm going to meet who will become my future friends... for the new things that i will be learning... for the new experiences and memories that i'll be making.....

bagging the job

Baker and McKenzie... a Law Firm based in Chicago.. would you believe that their central IT department is based here in the Philippines? YES. their CENTRAL IT is here... although it's not called Baker and McKenzie. it's known as B&M Global Services Manila...

you may be wondering why the heck am I talking about a law firm right? well, i decided to apply at the said company when my friend Thea applied for the same job.. the position available is a Global Helpdesk Analyst. they only had 8 openings for the position.... they don't do direct-hiring though, they only go through KSearch, a head-hunter...

process is an interview with KSearch, then if they deem you suitable for the job, they forward your resume to B&M.. next stop is B&M HR interview, then followed by a technical exam, upon passing, you will be interviewed by Sherwin... the supervisor, gwapo nga suplado naman!! hay grabe.. so technical... as in! parang i'm computer-illiterate when i'm talking to him.. without exaggeration yan ha.... then if okay ka sa kanya, you will be interviewed by his boss.... after a week's deliberation, they'd let you know if you passed and have the honor to be interviewed by Global Helpdesk Manager Mary Francke, who is in Chicago, over the phone....

how did i know all these? well........ i went through it!!!! each and every single step.... all the running from the office, wearing corporate attire, to the LRT, MRT, and Fort Bus stations just to make it to each interview and exam on time, finally paid off.... I was informed by HR early yesterday morning at about 8 that i got the job! I was in my station waiting to take calls.... as soon as i got the phone with B&M HR, Myckle and I were screaming, blushing, and jumping up and down with joy.... :) He was with me all throughout the process kasi... So, i think it's just suitable that we share the triumph... hahahahaha

OH MY GOD!! I GOT THE JOB!! I REALLY GOT THE JOB!! WOOOOHOOOO!

sad to say, but.... g'bye Sykes.... it was memorable spending almost a year in your production floor... :) g'bye teammates turned friends..... it was fun being around you guys.... it's now time to explore a new beginning, a new adventure....

oh my ears!

hey! i know you're having the time of your life because you're sitting beside each other but please you don't have to let the whole production floor know... my ears are already hurting from your screams and laughs and i am getting irritated... i don't care how many times you have to say his name in a day, i don't care if you just have to laugh, i don't even care if you just crave attention.... you are pissing me off!!! nabubuwisit na talaga ako sa'yo at sa boses mo, kaya pwede ba?!?! sara mo na lang yang bunganga mo!

application galore

companies companies companies = jobs jobs jobs.... i can't get why people say that it's so hard to find a job nowadays.. if you know how and where to look, and you're credentials are qualified, there are actually a lot of jobs out there waiting to be filled.. take call centers for example. in call centers we don't just take calls, there are those who make calls, recruit people, supervise, work with the IT team, and other careers... these positions are more often than not readily available and waiting for new employees...

enough about the advertisement.

i recently applied for a number of jobs through JobStreet. i got to final interview levels and was offered a job at NuComm International.. although i really wanted to work as part of the recruitment team of Convergys... don't think i made it though... Eperformax offered 20k+ salary for their IP relay agent position... i thought it was a pretty easy job at first but after taking the exam... NAH! what they have you do is listen to a certain recording and you have to type it word for word, no abreviations allowed. you have to be able to type at least 50 words per minute net.. meaning right minus mistyped or misspelled words... i only got 48 words per minute and they told me to just come back the next day to try again.... hindi na ko bumalik, tinatamad na ko.. hehe

you see, i resigned at my current job... it's effective on the 15th of april.... however, if i won't be able to find a job i like better, i think i would be retracting my resignation... I also applied for Global Helpdesk Analyst position for the Baker and McKenzie law firm... i already reached the 2nd to the last interview.... i'm just waiting if i qualified to reach the final one.... grabe it's already been 4 days.... still no call from them... also I applied for the Training team of my current job... I was expecting an interview but what do you know?! I just got back from day off today and my supervisor told me that i will be taking the exam later today at 5pm! hahaha good luck na lang sa'kin no.. i haven't reviewed one single bit... kaya heto review to the max gamit ang sobrang kapal na manual....

i just hope i at least pass...

stuffed with food

my mom and my brother arrived last Friday at around 6:35pm at the Cebu Pacific Airport from Bacolod.. they will be here for around 12 days.. they're just here for a vacation and of course kasi miss na nila ko.. hehehe we went to SM Mall of Asia yesterday to buy clothes for my brother and to look for havaianas slippers... that's right! havaianas na naman.. well, i promised my mom i'd buy her a pair kaya ayun we went around the mall trying to find one she'll like.. unfortunately puro flats na lang yung available, kaya di din sya bumili...

even though i'm already working, my parents and aunts and cousins still treat me like a kid.. yung tipong if you're with them, they'd be paying for everything.. hehe kasi they're older and they tend to forget na i'm earning na din.... (nice no? haha) my mom had glasses created for me.. i look like a geek at work now! it's actually just anti-glare glasses kasi i spend around 8 hours in front of the PC.. only the upper half of the lenses has a silver frame tpos green ung churva (sorry.. i'm lacking the term eh...) Disney Adults ung brand kaya it has mickey mouse logos in certain places.. hehe it looks kinda like this...

siguro now you get it kung saang part yung churva na sinasabi ko..... hehehe also the best thing is we went to buy groceries na din... since i'm living with my cousin and my 2 friends (myckle included), we had to buy more than what my cousin and i need... she treats my

friends as her children na din kaya yun! we went all out in buying groceries.. i've never seen our dining area filled with so much food, pati ref namin may laman!! na hindi tubig ha?? hehehe she even brought ponkans for me!! as in yung oranges.. hay.. i think i can live for a month now na walang masyadong gastos.. thank God for my mom!!

head or heart??

You Follow Your Heart

You're romantic, sentimental, and emotional. You tend to fall in (and out of) love very quickly. Some may call you fickle, but you can't help where your emotions take you. You've definitely broken a few hearts, but you're not a heartbreaker by nature. Your intentions are always good, even if they change with the wind

Do You Follow Your Head or Your Heart?

what can i do?? i do follow my heart... i think?? hmmmmmm... ironic...