I still don't have keys for our office, so for the past 2 days I've been stuck outside waiting for other people to arrive. Talk about waste of time.
Usually people get it at 9-10AM. I arrive at 820-840AM. It was ok when Pedro's here, coz he comes in earliest so I usually pass thru his office to get to ours (remember, we are connected by a secret door). It was good because it really allowed me to maximize my time right away and start working. It also wasn't so good because he knew I was already in and he'd usually call me for a meeting and add more things on my oh so long list already. I remember one time, I think that was Thurs last week, from 830-1220 we were just talking, listing things to do, etc. It was crazy!
I ought to get my own key soon. I should. Although I'm a self-confessed evening person, I love it that I can already start working when I get in the office. Its more productive that way. I should get my own key. I should be oriented already. I should be introduced to all the other people in the office. Oh, the many shoulds at work. Hay
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
LET ME IN
I still don't have keys for our office, so for the past 2 days I've been stuck outside waiting for other people to arrive. Talk about waste of time.
Usually people get it at 9-10AM. I arrive at 820-840AM. It was ok when Pedro's here, coz he comes in earliest so I usually pass thru his office to get to ours (remember, we are connected by a secret door). It was good because it really allowed me to maximize my time right away and start working. It also wasn't so good because he knew I was already in and he'd usually call me for a meeting and add more things on my oh so long list already. I remember one time, I think that was Thurs last week, from 830-1220 we were just talking, listing things to do, etc. It was crazy!
I ought to get my own key soon. I should. Although I'm a self-confessed evening person, I love it that I can already start working when I get in the office. Its more productive that way. I should get my own key. I should be oriented already. I should be introduced to all the other people in the office. Oh, the many shoulds at work. Hay
Usually people get it at 9-10AM. I arrive at 820-840AM. It was ok when Pedro's here, coz he comes in earliest so I usually pass thru his office to get to ours (remember, we are connected by a secret door). It was good because it really allowed me to maximize my time right away and start working. It also wasn't so good because he knew I was already in and he'd usually call me for a meeting and add more things on my oh so long list already. I remember one time, I think that was Thurs last week, from 830-1220 we were just talking, listing things to do, etc. It was crazy!
I ought to get my own key soon. I should. Although I'm a self-confessed evening person, I love it that I can already start working when I get in the office. Its more productive that way. I should get my own key. I should be oriented already. I should be introduced to all the other people in the office. Oh, the many shoulds at work. Hay
Thursday, May 17, 2007
Me and Cars
For some reason, I've always compared my life circustances with cars. Maybe because I've always loved cars and they are way cool metaphors.
So anyway, it was a Tsunami indeed! Kuya Popoy was right. After almost 6 hours of silence, calmness and boredom during my 1st day of work, came a load of work all for rush. The tasks thrown, although a bit expected, were overwhelming.
I know for a fact that one of the main reasons why I was offered this job is my background being a JVP in Bindum and my continued support for the school even after I left the area. No need for them to orient me with the history of the area, how things are going about, who are the people working in Malaybalay and in Bindum. I've always been sort of updated with how things are going in the area and I've never failed to visit atleast once a year. But this is going to be my job now and it entails more details and coordination so to be asked to do tons of things before the end of the week just isn't the same. Here it is - no time for orientation right now, files are here and there because no one really handled them before I got in, classes in the area are starting on Mon-May21, and my office computer doesn't have Microsoft OS yet and doesn't have programs just yet. Nge! It's crazy, so crazy I really wanted to cry yesterday with the number of things I needed to accomplish today.
I'm like a car. For 5 months I was parked in my safe world of freelancing. And now because things just can't wait for APC, from being parked I need to zoom out into the world fast. Without passing through 1st or 2nd gear, I need to speed up into 3rd and 4th gear. No room to be a "diesel," must be a gasoline running machine.But how does one do that really without the possibility of damaging ones transmission? I don't know. I just hope my transmission holds up because right now I ought to continue running at atleast 80kph.
So anyway, it was a Tsunami indeed! Kuya Popoy was right. After almost 6 hours of silence, calmness and boredom during my 1st day of work, came a load of work all for rush. The tasks thrown, although a bit expected, were overwhelming.
I know for a fact that one of the main reasons why I was offered this job is my background being a JVP in Bindum and my continued support for the school even after I left the area. No need for them to orient me with the history of the area, how things are going about, who are the people working in Malaybalay and in Bindum. I've always been sort of updated with how things are going in the area and I've never failed to visit atleast once a year. But this is going to be my job now and it entails more details and coordination so to be asked to do tons of things before the end of the week just isn't the same. Here it is - no time for orientation right now, files are here and there because no one really handled them before I got in, classes in the area are starting on Mon-May21, and my office computer doesn't have Microsoft OS yet and doesn't have programs just yet. Nge! It's crazy, so crazy I really wanted to cry yesterday with the number of things I needed to accomplish today.
I'm like a car. For 5 months I was parked in my safe world of freelancing. And now because things just can't wait for APC, from being parked I need to zoom out into the world fast. Without passing through 1st or 2nd gear, I need to speed up into 3rd and 4th gear. No room to be a "diesel," must be a gasoline running machine.But how does one do that really without the possibility of damaging ones transmission? I don't know. I just hope my transmission holds up because right now I ought to continue running at atleast 80kph.
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Calm Before the Storm
Worst, Kuya Popoy (my JVP area supervisor) described it as Calm before TSUNAMI!
I've been in the office since 915AM although I was asked to come at around 930AM. Well I've been in the area since 7AM since my sister's car's coding and I decided to bring it with me. Today is my first day in this new job. I'll be working as a Program Development Officer monitoring sustainability efforts, resource management and communcation for Bindum, Bukidnon. Bindum, by the way was my JVP area in 2001-2002. Bindum is my 2nd home.
No one was in the office yet. Pedro (Fr. Peter Walpole, SJ), my boss, was still in Pangasinan. Sylvia was still out too, although she arrived around 11AM. Pedro's new Assistant had nothing for me except to read the website of APC (Apu Palamguwan Center). Sadly I know and have read all of the articles there so it wasn't really much of a help. And APC was my JVP area, I know far more than the history it has in its website.
Pedro was supposed to arrive at 230PM so we can meet, with Chona the APC Program Manager. We were to discuss details of my job description and line up deliverables for atleast the next month. There is so much to do.
He hasn't arrived yet. We called Pedro around 1Pm and he was still in Tarlac, that's about 2 hours away from Manila, without traffic. So I sit here, in front of my office computer bored but expecting tons of work later. I don't like this stillness, it's too quiet - it is too calm. It's scary. Maybe Kuya Popoy is right, what's coming might not just be a storm, but a huge tsunami out to get me.
What did I get myself into?!
I've been in the office since 915AM although I was asked to come at around 930AM. Well I've been in the area since 7AM since my sister's car's coding and I decided to bring it with me. Today is my first day in this new job. I'll be working as a Program Development Officer monitoring sustainability efforts, resource management and communcation for Bindum, Bukidnon. Bindum, by the way was my JVP area in 2001-2002. Bindum is my 2nd home.
No one was in the office yet. Pedro (Fr. Peter Walpole, SJ), my boss, was still in Pangasinan. Sylvia was still out too, although she arrived around 11AM. Pedro's new Assistant had nothing for me except to read the website of APC (Apu Palamguwan Center). Sadly I know and have read all of the articles there so it wasn't really much of a help. And APC was my JVP area, I know far more than the history it has in its website.
Pedro was supposed to arrive at 230PM so we can meet, with Chona the APC Program Manager. We were to discuss details of my job description and line up deliverables for atleast the next month. There is so much to do.
He hasn't arrived yet. We called Pedro around 1Pm and he was still in Tarlac, that's about 2 hours away from Manila, without traffic. So I sit here, in front of my office computer bored but expecting tons of work later. I don't like this stillness, it's too quiet - it is too calm. It's scary. Maybe Kuya Popoy is right, what's coming might not just be a storm, but a huge tsunami out to get me.
What did I get myself into?!
Friday, May 4, 2007
QuarterLife!
Last
time I celebrated my bday at home, with family was when I turned 20,
right after my JVP year.
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21 – I celebrated it at Chili’s in Morato with Dad, my sister
Tetet and cousins. Although I’m not sure now if Dot (my other
sister) was there with us too.
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22 – I celebrated it being stuck in Manila traffic and walking
along the streets of Taft to get to PGH. And I had dinner in Pasto at
The Fort.
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23 –Just brought dinner in our house in Manila. Consisted Red
Ribbon Pansit and Cake and Grill Queen Liempo.
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24 – First time I celebrated it without any family member (Tet
was in Bora, Dad went home to Davao) but had a blast doing a picnic
with JVP friends, with games organized by TQ and a clown (literally
ha) out of Ate Alma.
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25 – glad to have celebrated it with my entire family (w/out
Tet, as she is in Manila) Simple dinner but had a blast listening to
my 4yr.old cousin pronounce Hamburger as “HOMBUGA” and Venom as
“VINOM.” And I had great gifts too!
See
Photos!
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