I want to go home now. I'm so sleepy.
My U.S. coaches will be leaving this weekend. For some reason, I feel sad about it. I'm never good with goodbyes...
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Wednesday, November 17, 2004
Time Management Issues
I have a lot of things going on right now. I seem to have a problem managing my time.
My work is at night and it totally drains my energy during the day, unless of course it's my off -- during which i seem to have super powers 'cause I can go 24hrs or more without sleeping.
I've been trying to write a novel for NaNoWriMo but I'm now stuck at Chapter II.
I promised to help a good friend with a concert she's organizing for her students.
We're having some major cleaning at home and trying to organize our stuff, and i'm the one who has the most abubot and it's taking me forever to finish up.
One of my best friends has a major problem with her relationship, while another good friend is coming home from Taiwan on the 20th and of course, I want to prepare something for her (like get our friends together, etc)
I know I'm doing all these to myself, taking in too much responsibilities. But sometimes, I can't help it! I find it hard saying no to my friends, who i love soooooo much (esp my best friend who's like my sister already) and I honestly like taking on stuff, which are not at all work-related so I can strike a balance and prevent myself from getting burnt-out.
i just hope hope I can manage my time more. Be able to follow through on my responsibilities at home, attend to my friends' needs and of course, write (which i've been trying soooooo hard to squeeze into my sked since I started working).
One good thing though, I'm never without time for my wife, who's the love of my life. I can go on for a weekend and not do anything productive as long as I'm able to spend quality time for her.
Sheeessshhh... it feels good just writing abt it. Now this is what I call therapy! :)
Goodluck to me and thanks to anyone who ever finds the time to read this. :)
My work is at night and it totally drains my energy during the day, unless of course it's my off -- during which i seem to have super powers 'cause I can go 24hrs or more without sleeping.
I've been trying to write a novel for NaNoWriMo but I'm now stuck at Chapter II.
I promised to help a good friend with a concert she's organizing for her students.
We're having some major cleaning at home and trying to organize our stuff, and i'm the one who has the most abubot and it's taking me forever to finish up.
One of my best friends has a major problem with her relationship, while another good friend is coming home from Taiwan on the 20th and of course, I want to prepare something for her (like get our friends together, etc)
I know I'm doing all these to myself, taking in too much responsibilities. But sometimes, I can't help it! I find it hard saying no to my friends, who i love soooooo much (esp my best friend who's like my sister already) and I honestly like taking on stuff, which are not at all work-related so I can strike a balance and prevent myself from getting burnt-out.
i just hope hope I can manage my time more. Be able to follow through on my responsibilities at home, attend to my friends' needs and of course, write (which i've been trying soooooo hard to squeeze into my sked since I started working).
One good thing though, I'm never without time for my wife, who's the love of my life. I can go on for a weekend and not do anything productive as long as I'm able to spend quality time for her.
Sheeessshhh... it feels good just writing abt it. Now this is what I call therapy! :)
Goodluck to me and thanks to anyone who ever finds the time to read this. :)
Tuesday, November 16, 2004
Life is Good... but Weird
My life has been one hell of a roller coaster ride since I don't know... last week?
A couple of Sundays back, my wife and I got a couple of office tables from her office (duh?) as we were doing some spring cleaning and giving our house a makeover. I spent the whole afternoon in my Mom's house where I gleefully played with my feline siblings. I also had a manicure and pedicure and had the manicurista paint my nails black (my favorite).
The next day, Monday, I wasn't able to come to work because of asthma, which went really well with my skin allergies. I also noticed that my big toes (on both feet) were a bit painful and well, a little swollen.
I finally went to work on Tuesday when I had I think a couple of sales with really lame points (well, what's new?!) My feet felt more painful by this time. So when I went home Wednesday morning, I carefull washed it with Hydrogen Peroxide (I would've impressed you by putting in the chemical formula but I don't know what it is), put a drop of Betadine and wrapped it with band-aid.
When I woke up Wednesday evening, my toes were throbbing and they got really swollen and gross. Pain factor I should say was 8 with the gross factor of 7. Again, I wasn't able to come to work and had to take a bath wearing plastic bags on my feet!
Come Thursday morning, seeing a doctor was my first agenda the whole day. The pain has gone unbearable. Gross factor increased from yesterday's 7 to 8.5! I was more bitchy than usual, very impatient and detached. I wouldn't talk to anyone and wouldn't even cuddle up with my wifey.
Because of the antibiotics and the pain reliever the doctor prescribed, I was like a kid on a school night until Friday evening. I'm automatically asleep by 9PM and up by 5 or 6AM.
Saturday was a lot better because the shoe cabinet and the chest of drawers we ordered a week before came. We spent the day sorting, purging and cleaning our shoes. That evening, I received a call from my boss telling me that my old college asked me to give a talk about beuilding a career in the Call Center industry. I was so excited, but worried at the same time. I mean, what on earth will I talk about?!
Sunday was especially fun because my parents brought the bookshelf, side table and coffee/center table we asked to be repaired. We were so amazed with how my Dad's painters were able to restore and repaint them! The coffee/center table we've had since I was tiny ( I even have a picture posed on top of it!) now looks brand new! Because of the thrill and excitement, we accomplished a lot of sorting, purging and containerizing. My mom stayed the whole morning until early afternoon to help up in cleaning up. We were so tired by the end of the day.
Monday morning, I had to wake up early because I need to be in the office by 11:30AM. I prepared my speech -- at least an outline of how it should go. It felt weird being back in the old school. The place changed a lot! Walking along the corridors gave me a warm, familiar feeling yet I know it felt different at the same time. I was starstruck though when I saw my favorite English professor and she asked me a lot of questions about the industry and what I do exactly! I was really tensed knowing that she'll listen to my speech and all that! The talk went well (Thank God!). It turned out that it was for the graduating class. They were very cooperative and attentive. They also asked a few questions, all of which I should say were quite smart. It felt really nice to know that your audience was actually listening!
Tuesday and Wednesday, I handled calls again and made very few sales (again).
Thursday, I wasn't able to come in (again) because the antibiotics totally upset my stomach and made me throw up. I had to munch on antacid the whole night until the following morning. It was really bad.
Friday, I finally went back to work and made no sale. But I was very happy to just have fun with my teammates. I missed them a lot when I was out sick the previous week.
I wasn't really excited to come home this Saturday morning, knowing that my wifey isn't home. I slept the whole morning (after downloading some cool N6600 themes) and met up with her later that afternoon to buy our Christmas presents for each other. I'm so happy!!! I finally got my TwinMOS Go2Music Mobile Disk/MP3 Player! =) My wife has been teasing me because I always, ALWAYS wear it around my neck and would listen to it whenever, wherever. Oh well, we didn't do much after that but get tipsy -- tipsy enough to just fall asleep.
Sunday, we spent in a spa. It was really refreshing to have a foot spa, facial and whole body massage after a couple of weeks of getting sick, stress and a lot of physical strain from the spring cleaning.
Now, my toes are a lot better and I'm happy to be finally off the phones. I'm almost done with my clean up -- almost but not quite. I had a relaxing day at the spa and got enough booze in my brain to knock me out. My wifey and I haven't had a big fight in weeks and we were both able to spend time with our families.
See, some days my life totally sucks, yet other days, I can't help but be thankful for all the things I have...
Hope it's not to late to change the title of this article...
Life may be weird... but it definitely is good... no, make that great... =)
A couple of Sundays back, my wife and I got a couple of office tables from her office (duh?) as we were doing some spring cleaning and giving our house a makeover. I spent the whole afternoon in my Mom's house where I gleefully played with my feline siblings. I also had a manicure and pedicure and had the manicurista paint my nails black (my favorite).
The next day, Monday, I wasn't able to come to work because of asthma, which went really well with my skin allergies. I also noticed that my big toes (on both feet) were a bit painful and well, a little swollen.
I finally went to work on Tuesday when I had I think a couple of sales with really lame points (well, what's new?!) My feet felt more painful by this time. So when I went home Wednesday morning, I carefull washed it with Hydrogen Peroxide (I would've impressed you by putting in the chemical formula but I don't know what it is), put a drop of Betadine and wrapped it with band-aid.
When I woke up Wednesday evening, my toes were throbbing and they got really swollen and gross. Pain factor I should say was 8 with the gross factor of 7. Again, I wasn't able to come to work and had to take a bath wearing plastic bags on my feet!
Come Thursday morning, seeing a doctor was my first agenda the whole day. The pain has gone unbearable. Gross factor increased from yesterday's 7 to 8.5! I was more bitchy than usual, very impatient and detached. I wouldn't talk to anyone and wouldn't even cuddle up with my wifey.
Because of the antibiotics and the pain reliever the doctor prescribed, I was like a kid on a school night until Friday evening. I'm automatically asleep by 9PM and up by 5 or 6AM.
Saturday was a lot better because the shoe cabinet and the chest of drawers we ordered a week before came. We spent the day sorting, purging and cleaning our shoes. That evening, I received a call from my boss telling me that my old college asked me to give a talk about beuilding a career in the Call Center industry. I was so excited, but worried at the same time. I mean, what on earth will I talk about?!
Sunday was especially fun because my parents brought the bookshelf, side table and coffee/center table we asked to be repaired. We were so amazed with how my Dad's painters were able to restore and repaint them! The coffee/center table we've had since I was tiny ( I even have a picture posed on top of it!) now looks brand new! Because of the thrill and excitement, we accomplished a lot of sorting, purging and containerizing. My mom stayed the whole morning until early afternoon to help up in cleaning up. We were so tired by the end of the day.
Monday morning, I had to wake up early because I need to be in the office by 11:30AM. I prepared my speech -- at least an outline of how it should go. It felt weird being back in the old school. The place changed a lot! Walking along the corridors gave me a warm, familiar feeling yet I know it felt different at the same time. I was starstruck though when I saw my favorite English professor and she asked me a lot of questions about the industry and what I do exactly! I was really tensed knowing that she'll listen to my speech and all that! The talk went well (Thank God!). It turned out that it was for the graduating class. They were very cooperative and attentive. They also asked a few questions, all of which I should say were quite smart. It felt really nice to know that your audience was actually listening!
Tuesday and Wednesday, I handled calls again and made very few sales (again).
Thursday, I wasn't able to come in (again) because the antibiotics totally upset my stomach and made me throw up. I had to munch on antacid the whole night until the following morning. It was really bad.
Friday, I finally went back to work and made no sale. But I was very happy to just have fun with my teammates. I missed them a lot when I was out sick the previous week.
I wasn't really excited to come home this Saturday morning, knowing that my wifey isn't home. I slept the whole morning (after downloading some cool N6600 themes) and met up with her later that afternoon to buy our Christmas presents for each other. I'm so happy!!! I finally got my TwinMOS Go2Music Mobile Disk/MP3 Player! =) My wife has been teasing me because I always, ALWAYS wear it around my neck and would listen to it whenever, wherever. Oh well, we didn't do much after that but get tipsy -- tipsy enough to just fall asleep.
Sunday, we spent in a spa. It was really refreshing to have a foot spa, facial and whole body massage after a couple of weeks of getting sick, stress and a lot of physical strain from the spring cleaning.
Now, my toes are a lot better and I'm happy to be finally off the phones. I'm almost done with my clean up -- almost but not quite. I had a relaxing day at the spa and got enough booze in my brain to knock me out. My wifey and I haven't had a big fight in weeks and we were both able to spend time with our families.
See, some days my life totally sucks, yet other days, I can't help but be thankful for all the things I have...
Hope it's not to late to change the title of this article...
Life may be weird... but it definitely is good... no, make that great... =)
Friday, October 29, 2004
Malungkot ang Buhay Ko
Bakit sa pelikula, nung inukit 'to ni regine sa isang bench, nagka-love life sya? Ako, eto... feeling ko matatapos na ang love life kaya nasabi ko yan.
Haaayyy... sana parang pelikula ang buhay. Pero nde.
Shet.
Hirap maging aktres... lalo na yung manhid-ako-school-of-acting. Kahit hurt, dedma lng. Wag papahalata. You wouldn't want to upset anyone.
Pag ikaw na ang palpak, weird how everything blows out of proportion. Parang ikaw na bigla ang pinakamasamang elemento sa balat ng lupa. You deserve to be hated and be left alone.
Haaayyy buhay... araw-araw pasakit. Mahirap mabuhay, just to be ourselves. You want to break free... you feel restrained. But if you ever do... pagsisisihan mo -- sigurado yan.
Pag may nakaabot pa sa part nito ng sinusulat ko, pakipost ng address mo sa bahay at ipadadala ko na lng ang tropeo mo sa pagiging labis na matyagang magbasa ng hinanakit ng iba.
Wala nang kapupuntahan to... Hhhmmm? Parang love life ko?
Scary naman yon...
Pano nga kaya kung bigla na lang kmeng matapos? Kaya ko kaya?
Sana... Sana...
Haaayyy... sana parang pelikula ang buhay. Pero nde.
Shet.
Hirap maging aktres... lalo na yung manhid-ako-school-of-acting. Kahit hurt, dedma lng. Wag papahalata. You wouldn't want to upset anyone.
Pag ikaw na ang palpak, weird how everything blows out of proportion. Parang ikaw na bigla ang pinakamasamang elemento sa balat ng lupa. You deserve to be hated and be left alone.
Haaayyy buhay... araw-araw pasakit. Mahirap mabuhay, just to be ourselves. You want to break free... you feel restrained. But if you ever do... pagsisisihan mo -- sigurado yan.
Pag may nakaabot pa sa part nito ng sinusulat ko, pakipost ng address mo sa bahay at ipadadala ko na lng ang tropeo mo sa pagiging labis na matyagang magbasa ng hinanakit ng iba.
Wala nang kapupuntahan to... Hhhmmm? Parang love life ko?
Scary naman yon...
Pano nga kaya kung bigla na lang kmeng matapos? Kaya ko kaya?
Sana... Sana...
Thursday, October 28, 2004
Kitchiemania
I fell in love with her voice and her music when I first saw her video, Run on MTV. I'm so happy now that her debut album is finally out.
Kitchie Nadal's self-titled album is packed with ten amazing tracks. My favorite of which are Wag na Wag Mong Sasabihin and the acoustic version of Same Ground. One can play her entire CD and get totally warped into a roller-coaster ride of emotions -- from being spiritual to angry to bitter. It's a real treat for someone like me, whose stress level is reaching its all time high and for anyone else who appreciates good music.
For more information and pictures of the amazing Kitchie, visit her website.
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WAG NA WAG MONG SASABIHIN
Kitchie Nadal
May gusto ka bang sabihin
Ba't di mapakali, Ni hindi makatingin
Sana'y wag mo na itong palipasin
At subukang lutasin sa mga sinabi mo na
Iba'ng nararapat sa akin na tunay kong mamahalin
***O... Wag na wag mong sasabihin na hindi mo nadama itong
Pag-ibig kong handang ibigay kahit pa kalayaan mo
Ano man ang inaakala
Na ako'y isang bituin na walang sasambahin
’Di ko man ito ipakita
Abot langit ang daing sa mga sinabi mo na...
Iba'ng nararapat sa akin na tunay kong mamahalin
***
At sa gabi, sinong duduyan sa'yo...
At sa umaga, ang hangin ang hahaplos sa'yo...
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SAME GROUND
Kitchie Nadal
My love
It's been a long time since I cried and left you out of the blue
It's hard leaving you the way when I never wanted to
Self-denial is a game
It's strange I never would've wanted until there was you
Because I learned that love is beyond what human can imagine
The more it clears the more I have to let you go
***’Cause what I don't understand is why I'm feeling so bad now
When I know it was my idea
I could've just denied the truth and lied
Now why am I the only one standing stranded on the same ground
My love
It's been a long time since I cried and left you out of the blue
It's hard leaving you the way when I never wanted to
Self-denial is a game
It's strange I never would've wanted until there was you
Because I have learned that love is a word that gets thrown a little bit too much
The best excuse to fill this infinite abyss
I never have to if all else fail
***
If all else fail
Would you be there to love me
When all else fail
Would you be brave to see right through me...
My CFS CFS!
My CFS CFS means: My Customer-Focused Sales call flow sucks!
A couple of weeks back, I've started training for a sales account. Since time immemorial, I've taken it to myself that selling is not my thing. Not that I hate it hate it, but I'm just not good at it. But still, I kept an open mind... taking in everything... studying, researching (which has been very fun, by the way), plus, I have the greatest American coaches who have been very supportive and all... but just the same, I'm not happy!!!
Oh, shoot! Since Friday last week, we have been taking calls and I just hated it. I guess it really is true that you start missing the things you have when they're gone. I used to say that I'm tired of monitoring calls but now, God I miss monitoring!!!
Last night, I wasn't able to go to work. Since I woke up yesterday and then again this morning, I have been palpitating. I guess my stress level has once again reached its all-time high. I haven't been very friendly. I've been snapping at my wife since the other day and totally bitched at the Customer Service Dept of my internet provider, for which I'm thankful for nothing, since they weren't able to assist me and that I fixed the problem by myself. This is reallllllyyyy bad.
Somebody, anybody, help me!!! Please stop this nightmare!!!
A couple of weeks back, I've started training for a sales account. Since time immemorial, I've taken it to myself that selling is not my thing. Not that I hate it hate it, but I'm just not good at it. But still, I kept an open mind... taking in everything... studying, researching (which has been very fun, by the way), plus, I have the greatest American coaches who have been very supportive and all... but just the same, I'm not happy!!!
Oh, shoot! Since Friday last week, we have been taking calls and I just hated it. I guess it really is true that you start missing the things you have when they're gone. I used to say that I'm tired of monitoring calls but now, God I miss monitoring!!!
Last night, I wasn't able to go to work. Since I woke up yesterday and then again this morning, I have been palpitating. I guess my stress level has once again reached its all-time high. I haven't been very friendly. I've been snapping at my wife since the other day and totally bitched at the Customer Service Dept of my internet provider, for which I'm thankful for nothing, since they weren't able to assist me and that I fixed the problem by myself. This is reallllllyyyy bad.
Somebody, anybody, help me!!! Please stop this nightmare!!!
Wednesday, October 20, 2004
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