it's that time of the month

no, i dont get periods. hahaha! what i meant was, it's the last day of the month. therefore, catching up would be the theme for today. deliverables, feedback sessions, extra-curricular activities are some of the things i need to accomplish today. yes, i know - a lot. and yet, why am i writing this entry instead of getting my ass to start working? beats me. i figured i would thrive under pressure later during the day. either that, or i am one helluva procrastinator. my bet is the latter.

technically, this would be my first day of the week in terms of real work. went on a tour (yes, as in field trip) on monday, then tues-wed i attended a training. so how's my "monday" so far? aside from the fact that there's zero visibility due to the rain (is there even a storm? i'm totally clueless), it's been great so far. bumped into the auditors earlier at the comfort room. for a moment there i thought they would start questioning me and stuff. things have been pretty tense here at work coz of the internal auditing going on. i dunno until how long will they be here. hopefully by next week they won't be around anymore.

if the rains abate later, it's gonna be party time! havent gone out with my work friends for almost a month now. it's time to catch up with our drinking, too. hehehe.

respite

i need a break. once again, i'm in a rut. i hope two days off from work will do the trick. the question is, when? this week is obviously out of the question, as i only have two days left before the week ends. perhaps next week? i can, but there lies the next question: where? or even, what? what do i do when i take a day off? get a massage? catch up on my reading and correspondence? i've got tons of books waiting to be devoured, from the classics to the less-popular authors. go to some far-flung province, hide away in a resort by myself? so not me, but i've always wanted to do that. hmm... get laid? no problems there, hahaha! i was thinking that getting laid would make me energized again, but somehow it didnt do the trick.

i need to get involved in something else. organise an event? which reminds me, there's this super long-overdue team building for the team. talk about a logistic nightmare: 16 pax spread over varying shifts. sounds fun, eh? note to self: start planning for it! take up a course, any course? only if my mom or sister would be paying for it. hehehe.

how about going out? oh, that's right: i've been doing that a lot lately. again! nothing seems to work, sigh.

i am not an auditory person

which is very ironic, considering that my current post requires a lot of listening. and i do mean A LOT. which is why it takes me a long time to accomplish my deliverables.

i've been here for over four hours now, and i'm not even one-thirds done. grr... i was really hoping i finish everything today, so by tomorrow i will engage myself with other tasks at hand. this transitioning phase is not as easy as i thought it would. but i'm not complaining. it just challenges me to bring back the OC in me. in order for me to do that i would need to:

- finish all deliverables. that includes the grueling auditory task, plus sessions with my direct reports. the last one, i may add.
- clear my desk. this i need to do asap. after all, they'll be adding a monitor (i think it's 21-inches), since the laptop screen would be too small for the systems we shall be using. good luck with that!
- handle all housekeeping stuff - especially financials
- make my starbucks planner the love of my life (heck, i'm single anyway).

not too difficult when you think about it, eh? other things i need to accomplish include typing tutor (in order for me to type CORRECTLY), excel learnings (i have the tools!), working out and taking care of myself more. see? easy peasy lemon squeezy!

whew! the week is finally over

"dig within me, turn all the secret stones
forests and fields, breathing with blood and bones
still no words we can speak, our paths have been chosen
but all trails that we trek,
should lead us back to here because our..."

- Love Comes Again

a classic tiesto song. it's exactly what i need to relax me. this was one helluva work week. i've been so busy, i forgot to watch american idol! of course, i knew it would be a David-vs-David final, but i was hoping i could watch syesha cry and wail while she leaves the show. oh well, perhaps i can youtube it later?

today was the most hectic. i had to step up and help the team - from attendance issues, system issues, even with work profile issues! not to mention my deliverable which has been long overdue. i have never let a deliverable lapse that long. it's embarrassing, i'm telling you. but at least i was able to accomplish it. talk about multi-tasking!

i was hoping i could go out and unwind tonight, but weather conditions prevented me from doing so. the winds were howling, and it's raining cats and dogs. i just hope that this isn't the official end of summer. pretty please, let this be a fluke and let the rainy season come in june!

i am amazed at how fast the internet connection here at this korean internet cafe is. talk about speed! considering that ours at work is not too shabby as it is, but these koreans want their internet fast. doubly fast.

tomorrow i shall be heading back to the salt mines, this time to become ahead of time. yes, i no longer want to procrastinate. since i am in a transition stage - even in terms of my appearance- i might as well include this in my list of changes. all for the better, right?

monday would be very interesting. let's see how tense the air will be once more. i can't write too much details about that. but i can tell you one thing: it won't be about me this time. halleluiah!

later.

first blog using melchor

apparently, trying to access blogger while on dialup is hell. you might want to watch grass grow while the site is pulling up. it's THAT slow. i tried my other blog site, and that turned out okay (albeit at a slow pace still). in fact, i was able to blog more than once during the weekend. now that's a big leap forward.


anyway, a lot of things have been happening since the year started. for one, melchor came into my life. before lewd thoughts start entering your dirty little minds, allow me to explain: melchor is my laptop. i bet yo're all dying to know why i named him as such. it's simple, really: melchor because he was given to me after the feast of the three kings. not very creative, i must admit. but hey, it felt right anyway. sotr of like naming a dog. when i had my lhasa apso, we had trouble finding a name for it. then it suddenly dawned on me: kinney. perfect! even my family enjoyed the name. i was also able to find a name for my other dog: gus. gus is a toy poodle, with the coolest apricot-coloured coat. i miss gus! unfortunately, when the time came for me to part ways with gus, i never had the chance to see him again. last thing i heard about him was that he was given to another family who could take better care of him. i hope he's doing fine. gus, if you could read this: your brother kinney misses you heaps! he is doing very well - very healthy, in fact.


i have finished making the written assessment for shell card. now that was grueling. the end result was a two part, 135 items total assessment. of course, if i were to answer the test myself, i would find it easy. i know the process very well - i lived and breathed it for almost two years. but for someone who has only heard of the business for the first time, and trained for just a little over a week, to take the test which i made - well, that's a different story. i administered the assessment to the three trainees (as one was on sick leave). at the end of the day, only one passed my assessment. one. and the one who passed barely made it. in fairness to the other two, they did not fail miserably. in fact, one didnt make the cut by just two percentage points. but bottom line, they didnt pass. so i had to make ANOTHER assessment, this time for their retake. the retake was not as different from the original i have made. the important thing is that they understand the process. we made sure we covered areas with which they were having difficulty before letting them do the retake.

fast forward to this week, i am happy to announce that the other two have already passed, and they were officially certified yesterday. the one who was on leave, well she's on her way to becoming certified herself. it all happens today.

how i cope with my recent breakup.

the things i do to help me get over someone.


i am swamped with work. literally. as in there are things i should've accomplished a couple of weeks back which are still on my "Things To Do" list.


i willingly submitted myself to be the head of one company event which involves all the companies in our country. think 1000 heads (not that head, you pervert). think less than a month of preparation. think of how you're responsible for publicity of the event. the facet of an event where you are least exposed to (since i'm always in production, whether in front or behind the scenes). think working with people whom you just met, with different work schedules, and with different personalities. you haven't been given time to know each other in a more personal level. who has time for that, given the task at hand? trust me, i'm super excited.

assessment. i have recently undergone an assessment to be confirmed to the next level. a climb up the corporate ladder, so to speak. it was a long and tedious process: prior to actually undergoing the panel assessment, you have to submit your own document detailing all proof points to show that you have manifested a certain level of competence. there are 9 competencies in all, and trust me, it is no easy task. you really need to be obssessive-compulsive: do not erase any emails which you think would be beneficial later on. take not of everythin, as in DOCUMENT everything.

anyway, enough of that. the point is, i'm beginning to feel lonely again. sigh...