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Saturday, July 22, 2006

Haaay... sa wakas! Nakita ko na rin ang mga classmates ko...

Hindi ko talaga pinalagpas ang chance na 'to na makita sila ulit. Masaya ako. :D It makes me smile. Sabi nga ni trish: "Tumataas pisngi ko eh. Di ko mapigilan." hehe...

It has been a tiring weekend for me. Friday night, we stayed over night in the office to arrange the 201 files. FYI, TMC is not a paperless office. Not like what you are in your offices maybe. Sure, we have 201 database. But we have this room called the "stock room" and in that room we kept the monstrous files of 201. Papers. Papers. Papers. Papers. Papers... Papers... Papers...
But I was amazed with the huge improvement of that 201. Nung nago-ojt pa kasi kami, grabe... parang kang nasa ibang mundo pag nasa loob ka ng stock room... sobrang nagkalat ang mga papel. Ang mga folders. Minsan hindi mo na makita yung ibang 201 dahil sobrang gulo nga. Pero ngayon, a year later, aba, maayos na ang files. They are now nicely lined alphabetically inside the filing cabinet and on the new customized shelves along the wall.

But then again, now that TMC is on the JCIA thingy, we have to work double time. Kelangan maayos ang lahat. Kailangan maging OC ang lahat pag nagtatrabaho. We even have to study the everything about TMC. Disaster plans, service architecture, corporate orientation, patients rights and responsibilities, HR policies... grabe...

Back to the overnight. Ayun nga, nag-overnight kami. Grabe. Wala talagang tulugan. From 8am to 5:30 am. o diba? 12 hours din OT yun. Hindi ko lang alamkung ano mangyayari sa case ko. Kasi hindi pa ako entitiled sa mga OT pay na yan eh. O-TY lang ako. Pero gagawan daw nila ng paraan. Kung hindi gagawing extended off, baka bayaran.

Ang saya ng overngiht. Kahit super pagod-pagod kami. At kahit nagmukang evacuation center ang hr dahil hinakot lahat ng kalat sa stock room palabas. Nagparaffle pa ng mga gifts na hindi na naibigay sa mga employees dahil resigned na.

Kakapagod lang talaga ng overnight. I got home around 6am. I slept till 12:30 pm. Ok na. bawi na rin kahit papaano 6 hours. Tapos direcho ligo. Punta sa church for the youth fellowship. Then after that, round 6pm, ni-rush ko na ang newsletter namin para makaabot pa ako sa dinner. Buti na lang maaga nagsubmit ng mga articles ang mga dapat magsubmit ng articles. Hindi naman marami mashado, hindi rin naman mashadong kaunti. Tamang-tama lang.

And thank God, nakaabot rin ako sa dinner. Ang saya talaga. Natutuwa ako sa mga itsura na nila. Parang lahat nagmature. But I know, they are and they will always be the sec-c that I've been with. Natutuwa ako sa mga naririnig kong mga kwento. Tungkol sa work nila, sa med school, updates sa buhay at sa mga nangyayari sa iba pa naming classmates. Sana sa susunod hindi na ako mashado ma-hassle sa pag sama sa dinner. Ang hirap kasi mag-sched eh lalo na pag may permanent commitments ka na.

I really thank God for allowing me to see my classmates again. I also thank my dad for giving me a ride to robinsons and waited for me until the end of the dinner.

Haay... tiring day but filled with fun and memorable moments.

God bless you! miss yah! Thank you very much to those who organized the dinner. Sa uulitin. :D

11:04 PM
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Sunday, July 09, 2006

My contract with TMC is only up to July 14. And until last week, I've been so anxious on what will happen next. Last monday, (july 3, Pasig day, non-working holiday) I went to Cityland to try out their opening. Since it's a Christian company, and my mom knows a few people working there, I tried it out. They told me to wait their call this coming week.

Um... there's just one problem. I don't "feel" the workplace. Well, I know, hindi ako dapat maging pihikan sa pagtatrabahuhan ko. Kasi, baka dun na pala ako gusto ilagay ni Lord. Baka yun na yung workplace na pinrepare Niya for me. Tapos nag-iinarte ako. Edi I missed what He wants to do for me na. But then again... yun pa rin yung nafi-feel ko. Ok. Let's just say... habang nagtetest ako, wala akong naririnig na iba kung hindi typewriters. And, everybody looks old. And it was just one big office, lahat ng departments andun na. Parang faculty. Same table. Same sizes of table. Lots of papers... Dito nga kaya ako gusto pagtrabahuhin ni Lord? Well... I'm not that sure yet. But if it's His will for me to work there, I will work there.

Then this entire week that just passed was like a huge crossroad before me. I had an oppurtunity in TMC.

Kasi ganito, hindi pa ako naeevaluate kasi. Eh sa 14 na end ko. Hold na nga sweldo ko eh. Sabi ng recruitment namin, pwede daw ako ilipat sa ibang department-- sa Medical Quality Improvement, research assistant. Item daw talaga yun kaya may chance talaga na maregular ako. They advised me to stay in TMC kais maganda daw yung benefits, specially yung health benefits. After praying for it, I decided to take the offer. Wala naman akong ibang offers sa ibang company.

On the day that I was scheduled for an interview with the head of the MQI Department, a news came from one of our staff--she over heard that our training manager is in need of a training staff. And she is considering me. I was... thrilled. A little. But at least, if it would be true, I won't have to leave HR dept. Anyways, I waited. Before I go home, kinausap na nga ako nung manager. Yun nga daw, she is in need of a training assistant. A person who is creative who can do leg works in training and at the same who can speak and facilitate seminars. Kasi ngayon, nagpapa-accredit ang TMC internationally. They call this Joint Commission on International Accreditation. So naknakan talagang dami ng trainings in preparation for the accreditation this comming october november december. So yun. She asked my background, what I am doing right now. I told her I'm involved in our creative arts ministry. Man, she was so thrilled! And it was good thing that we share the same faith. She's a born-again Christian as well, a super active member of one the ministry in their church. (But I hope her relationship with God is as active too.) She asked me if it's ok with me to facilitate seminars. Honestly... well, guys you know me. I don't speak that much. But if I have to, I will speak up. By God's grace, and by God's g I will speak up. So I told her that. So I told her that. Leg work is fine with me. But talking is not much my forte. But I want to try it. Actually, while we were talking, I was excited to take the job. I asked God to search my heart. Baka kasi surge of excitement lang. Tapos sa huli, magsisi ako. Pero, hanggang ngayon naman yun pa rin nafi-feel ko.

So ayun... finally nung friday nakausap na rin ako nung manager namin (mam noys). And she asked me if the arrangement is fine with me. I said yes. She told me that my status would be neither casual nor probi. It would be a project basis that would extend till around march 2007. By that time, according to mam noys, I might be able to get on board.

This coming week will be my transition week. Hay... Praise God for what He is doing in my life. Pray for me. For clear directions. I'm happy for you all! God bless.

9:22 PM
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Saturday, July 01, 2006

4C UPDATES

Gladys called last night. She updated me of what's going on right now with our class. (kasi, alam niyo na, napaka-SMART ko para malaman ang mga nangyayari sa ating GLOBE-al community)

Anyways. Ang saya-saya ko nung pinapakinggan ko mga kwento niya about her work and how she's doing fine there and how she's having fun. Plus, other extra stories that really... um... shocked me. Well, not that really shocked me. I'm just suprised kasi nga, wala akong kaguni-guni sa mga nangyayari sa inyo jan. Hay naku... wala bang nagbebenta ng extra cellphone unit jan? Kahit 5110 papatulan ko. Magkaglobe lang ako para naman makarinig naman ako sa inyo... teka... naalala niyo pa ba ako? Naaalala niyo pa ba na once upon a time, you had a classmate named ARIANNE? hehe... :D joklang.

Si mike din pala, pasok na sa sykes. Congrats! Onting tiis. Ganyan talaga magtrabaho. Ika nga ni Ma'm Nerisse (kinakamusta ka niya kasi) walang madaling trabaho.

At si Lele! Grabe! Amazing! Sa meralco ka na pala Le! Biruin mo yun? Nakapag-trabaho ka na at lahat-lahat, saka palang nila naprocess ang application mo? Pero at least diba, God used sykes to be your training ground. :D God bless Lele! Discount naman jan sa kuryente o. hehe...

Si Ness rin hindi ako makapaniwala!!! Sobra!!! nasa college of accounting ka na pala??? Grabe! Ma'am Ness ka na!!! hehehe! Sobra... gusto kita makita Ma'am Ness! I'm so happy for you. May you be a channel of encouragement and blessing to the students.

Si tiffy naman, siya na ang humahawak ng business ng nanay niya. Kamusta naman ang presidente natin noon? Presidente na ng business ngayon!!! BIGTIME!!!! WOOOHOOO!!! Bow talaga ako sayo tiffy!

Sino pa ba ang may work na jan? Kamusta na kayo? At sa mga nagmemed jan! Pagbutihin niyo ha? Kayang-kaya niyo yan! At sa mga naghahanap pa rin ng work, God bless you sa inyong patuloy na paghahanap. I'm sure na may nakalaan na workplace sa inyo si Lord, kahit saan pa o ano man yan.

Ako... heto... hanggang july 14 na lang ang contract ko sa Medical City. Pero hanggang ngayon di pa rin ako naeevaluate. Na-hold pa yung suweldo ko kahapon dahil ganun yung policy nila. Yung huling payday before you leave, ihohold nila yun. Sayang nga. Kasi, kung july 15 ako mag-eend, ang ihohold nila yung pang july 15. Sayang... hay... ika nga ni orange, "pabigat na naman ako sa lipunan"... So, once lang ako sumweldo... hay...

Hayun. Updates naman sa blog ninyo. Para naman hindi ako ma-OP. hehe. Sige, God bless sa inyong lahat! Luv you all! Miss ya!!!

9:27 AM
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