Temporary Happiness

They say you cant always get what you want. But if you really look for it you'll have it. Okay, i dont want to be too profound about this blog coz once again im blogging about shallow stuff.

Presenting my dream Lunchbox.



Since im getting dyahe in using my old lunchbox which has my previous company LOGO on it, i was searching high and low for an ultimate lunchbox. Most of the lunchbox out in the market are either super expensive, too cute ( i wouldn't mind a Lisa Frank one) or common looking, the one i scored is the Best. Lock and Lock lunchbox. Imagine, it has an insulator inside which can keep the temperature of the food, it comes with containers inside and the budget friendly part there is its 10% off. I bought it for 650PHP. Now im a happy lunchbox carrier and i dont need to be conscious everytime i carry my baon.

The shoes that wont let me sleep.



I bought it already. After too much contemplating and waiting for a sponsor which never came i spent my hard earned moolah for it. I cant wait to wear it.

So another mundane post from me. Just to let the world know that im still alive.

Labels: shoes, shopping, work

Family Day
Our office had our Family Day and it was fun. I was the game master and explained the operations side of the office. This was my get up. Apologies, i needed to stand on the bed.


Jumpsuit: SM,Bolero: 168, Bag: 168, Pearls: Davao

Labels: fashion, work

Office girl atttire
Everyday is a gift, thats why its called the Present. So dressing up is something i always look forward to everyday, aside from seeing my team.

Wednesday Outfit

Top: from my mom's closet ( literally), Pants: Skinny Stretch from UKAY, Bag: Mango, Shoes: Mendrez Watch: Michel Herbelin (12 years old watch)

Thursday Outfit
I only wear this dress when its gloomy because its a perk up attire. This is my Parisian/Carnival look.

Dress: UKAY Leggings: Giordano Shoes: Janylin

Labels: fashion, work

Rainy July

Its a rainy day today and i took the liberty to take macro shots on my celphone.
These are plants by the Northgate walk way.

Greens

Flora


Of course being the vainest one of all, posting the attire i wore yesterday, my boss told me im like a Sunflower.


top: 168, pants: Giordano Concepts, bag: Mango and shoes: Janylyn

Labels: picture, work

Feeling Better

I went to the doctor and im so glad that he ruled out the dreaded A H1N1. The reason for being sick for two days is that my body was trying to fight the virus that i got, maybe from divisoria or from dusit or from not having sufficient sleep. So its my fault. The fact that im getting older means that the body needed more time to recuperate. Grabe, i thought i cant surpass this, my hard shell body was tried and tested by this virus.

Now, i can go back to reality. Kiss my son. Face my team again. Im back!!!
Thanks Hanzy for taking care of me and giving me hope and not wearing the face mask that i told you to wear.

Labels: life, sick, work

Foot in Mouth Disease

Sometimes its better not to say too many stuff ( since you'll open a can of worms) but when you unintentionally not say things you can also see yourself in deep shit.

Hay! The life of a Call center Supervisor with the neverending escalation.

Sorry just ranting. Grrrr!!!!! @.l^Hm0(*7&^%%$GGGGrrrrr.

I just want to share with you the clothes i wore in the office.
At least i still find a reason to go to work. To dress up.


During the Back to School event.


On a Thursday and i dont know what to wear.


Wearing my Kurt Cobain plaid polo.

Labels: work

Changes

Remember when i said i want to go back to Alabang. There is another catch to it. Im moving to a new company. Of course with higher pay. So hopeful i wont compromise putting food on the table and spending more quality time with the family.

Im going to start tomorrow. Im so excited!

Labels: work

I just cant beleive it!

Remember my last post about me wishing so hard to go back to Alabang. We'll i think destiny was on my side because the following day i got a call from my boss telling me that im going to report to Alabang starting monday. I was like. Huwat!?

That goes to show that good things come to those who wait (but not for those who waits too late).

Thank you Lord.

This will be a different ballgame and i say Bring it On!!!

More quality time with my boy too!

Labels: work

Holy Moly

I have plans this week and that includes forgetting work for the moment and focusing on my time with Roo, Hanz, friends and my own personal time.

Ive finished re-reading Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and i have to admit after the 1st time i read it, i see it in a different light. Funny when you read the whole book again there would be times that you already know what would happen or sometimes you would ask yourself, was i asleep when i was reading this chapter? I still like the book. So many characters died. I even gave a moment of silence as i reflect on their lives. Thats how i love the story, aside from Lord of the Rings.

I still have lots of books unread and waiting for me to open them. However sometimes i feel that i like to rekindle the love for easy and not too long plot story lines. Thank heavens i got the time to finish this. My escape to reality.

Its Maundy Thursday. I wasnt able to go to church. Hanz and I took turns looking after Roo since the yaya went on Rest day.

Im thinking so hard on moving back in Alabang to work. I wish if i wish so hard it would come true. Salary increase would be beneficial as well.

And while im eating cornflakes while typing this i just want to say that Kellogs Frosted Flakes are far better than Nestle Cornflakes. Thats all. Bow.

Oh and sharing with you Roo's pictures.

Labels: books, cornflakes, Harry Potter, roo, vacation, work

One minute Manager

I just finished reading the management book, The One Minute Manager and i cant wait to apply it at work.

In a nutshell, its about One Minute Goal Setting, letting your agents know that they are accountable for whatever actions they have. Identifying the problem and finding a solution. If you dont have a solution to your problem, then your just complaining.
Like all resolutions, it should be written down and consistently check if your meeting the goal or not.

If you are meeting the goal, give the One Minute Praising. Acknowledge the behavior that it was accomplished. A touch or pat at the back would be appropriate only if you are comfortable doing it and if its the same thing for the receiver. Do it immediate. Let them feel you are joyous and proud of their achievement. Catch the person doing something right.

If the goal wasnt achieved. Do the One Minute Reprimand, immediately give feedback to the behavior and make sure that its not personal. Let them feel that youre doing this because genuinely you are concern for their performance and the effect it has to the organization. Let it sink in to them that what they did has a consequence but its noting to attack them personally. After the discussion, move on.

So now, im excited to do it step by step and let them know what im doing so they can share it and apply it in their lives as well.

Out of Topic:
Im listening to Kate Nash singing Flourescent Adolescent by Artic Monkey. C-O-O-L. I love her na.

Labels: books, song, work

HSBC FAMILY DAY

I was suppose to bring the whole family, from Rap to Roo but i dont have a car so it was me and Hanz who graced the occasion. We arrived around 4pm had our picture taken from the Fotoloco booth, will post that pix later once i get it scanned. I swear i dont know where to look in those booth. After getting my free hotdog and ice cream...shoots! i forgot to get my free cottoncandy which i was saving for last, Hanz and i completed the Bingo card where you can cross out all the activities you did. Hanz and i went to the site tour, we got our face painted, Hanz wall climed while i arm wrestled with a thin lady who has the strongest arm. Hanz won the memory game and i won the hit a can. I let Hanz wet the executive because i dont want to hinder my career development. hahaha. There were so many activites like Lou Hilario's magic trick but we decided to go home before the fireworks and Parokya ni Edgar.

We had dinner at Bahay Ligaya in White Plains. I was only there once and i promised myself ill bring my mom, Hanz and Jogie there. At least im now down to two people. We had Crispy Pata and Papaitan. Yum!

We were so tired we slept on the bus. We woke up and it was time to go down. It was fun and tiring but i really enjoyed every moment with my man.

Labels: food, hanzel, life, work

New chapter

Hanz and I started another chapter in our career. At the same date Hanz attended his first class in the office while i had my first dip to the world of Operations as an AMO. The good part here is that even if were working in different location in the Metro were now working in the same company.

The rain was constant this week. It was always bed weather but we managed to get up and put on our office cap. It was a struggle for me to stay awake on my first day because i NEVER had a 2000H- 0500H shift but by Wednesday i didnt yawn at all.

Work is still there, more demanding than ever. Im coping with what i have and what im suppose to do. Im still struggling with time management for all the pending work i inherited. Ill wait for the dust to settle down ( hopefully ASAP) and make sure to remove the cobwebs, to see things clearly and in perspective.

Before, when i was in college i usually day dream of eating breakfast at Mcdo Taft with my boyfriend and totally forgot about it now, until i realize that im eating breakfast with my husband at Mcdo Northgate.


The only promise i have for myself is to have a work - life balance. Not just because its a need to spend quality time with the family but because my family is the reason why im working.

Oh and i miss my collarbone too.

Labels: mcdo, work

Happiness is a warm gun.

I need a fix coz im going down.
Bang bang shoot shoot


mood: uber sad

Labels: life, work

Sopas for my soul

I realized that if you wish so hard with all your heart your wish would come true. I also realized that if you dont know what you want and you let God's will be done, you have to accept the answer whatever it may be.

Sometimes we want to listen to the things we want to hear that we tend to keep on finding the answers to our question. But if we open our hearts and mind and accept that the right moment may not be right now, then we reach that point of maturity and acceptance on things beyond our control.

Im so blessed to have whatever experience i have right now. Blessed in the family i have, the friends i keep and the work i maintain. I may not get everything i want but i have everything i need.

So without further ado, i tell you, Bring It On!!!! Im armed with the love and acceptance that could last a whole lifetime.

Labels: life, work

Somebody is lost.....

and that somebody is me. As usual im doing my Multi-task juggling act once again and i feel that The Secret is starting to manifest. I really need to wish for something specific so that i could get what i really want.

The company is moving to Commonwealth and that is way too far for my commuting league. The ONLY reason why i want to find a new job is because of the DISTANCE/JOURNEY. The catch here is i would either commute for 2.5 hours per day to and fro and see my family and go home dead tired or rent in QC and be with my family on weekends. Is it worth the sacrifice?

Bring out my Keane and Mojofly song again. Hopefully i would have an answer before time runs out.

OTD: How come some guys got to watch Across the Universe already and im still waiting for it? Is it on DVD? I want to watch it on the big screen.

Labels: family, life, work

Im happy

These are the reasons why:
1. I graduated from my Lost and Stolen Process Training. Thanks to Tonichi and Verge for the ride to and fro Alabang to Discovery. See you next Tuesday.
2. I was allowed by my bossto have my vacation leave this December, so Davao here i go again!!! Now with Hanzy.
3. I went up to the 5th floor of our Alabang building to see Oyah, unfortunately she's on day off, in exchange for that i saw Gonzy (that was tight hug huh), Carlo ( ah miss u, bichesa!), Mommy Rose (na pumapayat), Clem (teenage looking), Daddy Chris (wow AMO!!!), MC ( fatso dalaga!), Diane (sexy newly promoted) and Boss Mitch. Grabe, almost 30 mins everything and everyone in a nutshell. Saya!!!
4. The best part of it is that everyone said Im payat and sexy ulit. hahaha. Super tagal na nila ako di nakita kaya ganun. Plus i look happy.

Sometimes, you need to step back to see the beauty of the situation. I miss Alabang so much. The "at home" feeling it gives you. The spacious area. The old friends. The familiarity. But of course, you have to move on to greener pastures and get out of your comfort zone. I have new friends in Discovery. Im challenging myself daily to commute from Las Pinas to Ortigas. The different responsibilities. I like where i am right now. Of course, its not a bed of roses all the time but you have to taste the bitter to enjoy the sweet. Im getting so EMO right now. Im just a happy busy bee.

Tomorrow, calls for Lost and Stolen. Please no errors for me and my tranchemates.

For this past few weeks my man has been and will be the Man of the house. I appreciate all his efforts and of course the responsibility he carries right now. I love you hunnydaddy. Million of hugs and kisses to you. I promise to be a good girl to you and the best mom to Roo.

Labels: family, friends, work

I had a tiring week with the Annual Physical Exam and all but it was still fun or im thinking it was. It always rain everytime i step out the office and im planning to wear my Plueys but when i leave for work the sun is in its uber brightness. How hot can it be at noon? Grabe! Globalwarming. Wag naman.

Its Roo's 9 months today and i dressed him up to the nines so that we could have his first studio picture taken. It was hard to perk him for the photos but whenever i pull out my camera phone, he smiles. Mental note to self, let me do the picture thingie next time.

I think i shoot better pictures of my boy.


This is our first family picture in a studio which looks just like our room, since our room is painted in that shade.


I ordered this Maki platter from my officemate and he got it from New Sta.Mesa market (awarded the cleaniest makert in the metro).Yum and its cheap,only for 200pesos.

Labels: food, roo, work

I cant get over the 9am-6pm shift. I hate the traffic. MRT + rush hour = disaster. Ah hate it!!!! Its like LRT all over again. Just when i thought people are now disciplined, i was wrong. Its like Divisoria mall on a moving train. The push, the bumping and i was even at the ladies, children and elderly carriage. What if there are kids riding, wala na, stampede in the Havana. Grabe torture. Thank heavens for mothers. Who picks me up after work or meets me at Ayala. If not for my mom, di na ako pumasok. Hehehehe. Di naman. Im more than that. If not for the sundo almost every night i would really hit myself on the head and say....hay! ginusto mo to eh. Never again. If it would be in Alabang, why not but to pass Edsa, terrible!

On the brighter side, one more day to go and im back to my old sked. Yeepee! Dont know what you've got till its gone, talaga.

Im listening to Pink Martini, google her up. She's one cool French chick. My 1st ever baby tranche will be be graduating this friday. Im still comtemplating if i'll attend or not. Theme is 80's. I bought my costume. If im not that lazy and my friends could influence me, ill attend. Never mind that the event would be at 2300H and my time starts at 0900H. Stinky!

Labels: Commute, mommy ko, pink martini, work

Im so tired of commuting. Im starting to hate Edsa. I hate the morning rush and the evening rush, i think im starting to rush out on this. Waaah!!!! The only consolation i get is that its free exercise but all the pollution and dirt has been pasted on my face and hair.

I cant even finish my Harry Potter movie review and im reading my HP book chop-chop. Grrr.

Labels: Commute, Edsa, hate, tired, work

Im so happy i arrived early from work and i have time to do my pc thingies. Were now getting used to taking the cab home from work which is a little expensive, additional 20 pesos from the normal rate but less stress and less effort to commute.

I discovered someone right now by reading Angie's blog. Its James Morrison. I like him, he sounds like Rob Thomas and Jason Mraz combined. Now im hooked.

Im debating on my girly kikay stuff. To shop or not to shop. Mango and Zara is still having their Mid year Sale so shucks! EQ issue nanaman ito!!!

Roo's teeth are showing. Im so proud of my baby boy. His so like me. hahaha. Patay si Hanz! Imagine, he got my lambing and harot moments, even my topaks. hehehe

I wish i could stretch my time more to my family rather than work but of course, that's one of the sacrifices a working mom should make. I wish i just don't compromise one from another.

I like what im doing in my work right now. I assist agents, i give them feedback. This is so my calling. Sometimes, i get disoriented, i say my spiels when i was still working at the airport to my call center agents. Dazed!

Things would be better. There's always a rainbow after the rain. - Southborder

Labels: family, roo, shopping, song, work