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Stay Out of the Road!
2007-02-06 21:07:00
I drove a car today for the first time in my entire life.My odd hours at work obliged my dad to pick me up every after my shift. However, after weeks of consistently staying up till 2am to wait for me, the stress kicked in that he finally suggested that I get a student permit and start learning how to drive. I would've jumped up and down upon hearing this should this happened a few months ago. I remember that I was so determined to learn last year but my parents burst my bubble and said that I should pass on it since I don't have a car yet and it's less likely that my dad would allow me to bring his car. But it looks like the situation has gone a 180 degree turn now.I was waiting for my dad after work today and when he finally arrived, I noticed that he had a few drinks. When I got in the car, I told him that I already checked the LTO website and took down the documents I need to bring to apply for a student permit. I mentioned that casually just so he knows I'm on it--he even r...
More About: Cars , Driving , Road , Stay , The Road

Wedding at Dawn
2007-02-05 20:29:00
Last December 16, 2006, my friends, Jane and Vincent got married. The event was held at the coconut palace, at 7am. It was the first time that I attended a wedding of a friend--someone who is really close to me. I've known Jane since college. We were in the same dance group and she was the one who first invited me to attend the youth service at Victory. Our friendship grew even outside the dance group and as my faith strengthened, our relationship was deepened as well. We even started our own company, ACTS, together with our other friends. She is the first one in our peer to get married so the event was really exciting for all of us. It was also my first time to be a bridesmaid. As the couple exchanged vows, I couldn't help but cry--I was deeply moved by the event. I'm sure my friends Dianne and Janina (who were also Bridesmaids) were just as affected as I was. It shows in this stolen shot-- Since all of the bridesmaids and groomsmen are dancers, we prepared a dance number with t...
More About: Friendship , Weddings , Wedding , Dawn

What Flavor Frappuccino Are You?
2007-01-26 14:03:00
For lack of a meaningful thing to write about, I am being naughty and posting something nonsense during my lunch hour here at work. *wink*Java Chip FrappuccinoYou're a caffeine addict and pretty high maintenance about your coffee. There's a good chance that everyone at your Starbucks knows your name.What Flavor Frappuccino Are You?

Moments of Silence
2007-01-09 06:51:00
I am truly enjoying this solitude.It's almost 3am and I just got home from work. This has been my "normal" routine for almost a month now. By the time I get home, my parents and siblings are already fast asleep. I take advantage of this time to do something productive because no one is likely to bother me at this ungodly time of the day. I go online and spy on--errr--check out my friends' and long-lost friends' blogs, Multiply and Friendster accounts to keep myself updated. I surf the net and read news about what has happened in the world while I was slumped on my seat at the office. Last week I was able to finish reading two books.This is one thing I have always wanted to do. If I'm not working, I spend most of my time with my loved ones and it's rare that I get to reward myself with something. Simple things make me happy, one of which is being able to write a journal entry like this without being pressured to hurry because someone is awfully waiting for me to give them attent...
More About: Work , Stress , Moments , Silence

Texts Gone Crazy
2006-12-27 12:18:00
I used to have my own company phone back in C-cubed. I get in touch with applicants and colleagues using that phone. And boy, these applicants sent texts that are just out of this world! You've read my entries about how the grammatical errors of people I interview keep me sane at work. I followed it up with "Confessions of a Recruitment Assistant", then I finally concluded that we need new english teachers. Now before my entries here turn British, let me share the text messages from different applicants that I have received during the year that I had a company cellphone. (I am writing the texts exactly as I have received it.)I was trying to call one applicant, but he wasn't picking up. He sent me a text a few minutes later: "i cnt answer d fone,cra ung earfist.hus calling?" (I can't aswer the phone, my earPIECE is busted. Who's calling?)"gudpm! mom elaine, dis is ______ u just interviewed me a while ago about da call center, its just i found out dat i lost da brochure, mom is i...
More About: Work , Crazy , Text Messaging

Hello to New Things
2006-12-19 20:32:00
This is me at my new job, sitting on my new chair, in front of my new desk. Hehe. I started working here two weeks ago, and though I had to sacrifice the family dinners and night outs with friends (who has a normal life--errr--schedule), I find this job worth all the pains.After all the goodbyes I've said this year, I've made quite a number of hello's as well. Other than my recruitment assistant job, I also said to goodbye to my first and only co-ed dance group. Of course, I wouldn't quit dancing so my friends and I decided that we put up an all-girl dance group and named it Stylettoes (sti-let-toes).(I'm not in this picture.)We are all gradutes from Miriam College, but from two different dance groups in school --Company of ONE and C*CATT. Whoever thought we'd all dance together? (Our groups were sort of rivals at school before.) We were also the same people who established both groups at school. Because of God's grace, now they're a bunch I can call family as well.I'm so l...
More About: Dance , Work , Things

CUBISTS
2006-12-07 13:24:00
Just let me be sentimental today. I realized I said goodbye a lot of times this year. This time, I am saying goodbye to the HR Recruitment team of C-cubed. Tomorrow is that last day that I will be working at my messy desk.Which is no different from my desk (or should I say space?) at the old site.I had such a fun and worthwile year. I'll cherish the things that I learned and the people who I've built relationships with. Here are snapshots of my year at HTMT.Halloween 2005Our song number at the HR Christmas Party 2005 (photo op with the managers)When I am sleepy... (Can you spot me in this pic?)Our Summer 2006 trip to 9Waves Labor Day 2005 at Puerto Galera (Taking advantage of the long weekend!)Halloween 2006 at the new siteI will miss them.
More About: Friendship , Work

My 2007 Starbucks Planner
2006-12-04 15:08:00
After drowning myself with coffee, I finally got my Starbucks planner for 2007. I'm feelin' lazy to describe how it looks (and how I feel), so here are snapshots of me and mah new thang. Hehe.
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Chivalry is Dead
2006-11-27 17:02:00
Argh. I rode the LRT2 (Purple Line) a few weeks ago and I was very disgusted.I was first in line while I was waiting at the platform but as soon as the train arrived, three men cut my way as I acted to step into the train. I didn't mind that, I thought that perhaps they're impatient kinds of people who can't stand slow-moving people like me. As I was standing inside the train (there were no more seats for me), I got more pissed when I realized that most of the seats were taken by men--and I don't mean old, disabled men--these are either college men or yuppies who are oh-so-comfortably seated with their legs apart. I don't really mind standing up--I sit on my butt the whole day at work, and I feel I am a young, strong and healthy woman. What I DO mind is that these guys (I decided not to call them MEN for they don't act like one) are actually ignoring the senior citizens, old ladies and pregnant women who are standing RIGHT IN FRONT OF THEM. And they pretend to be so engrossed ...
More About: Culture , Trains , Dead

"I Resign!"
2006-11-21 14:13:00
Today, I filed my resignation from Hinduja TMT, Ltd. (formerly C-cubed). My last day as a Recruitment Assistant will be on December 8th. I'll be taking on another exciting and challenging job starting December 11th.I will spill about this new job as soon as I have a taste of it. My excitement and joy in getting this opportunity matches my sadness to leave the recruitment team of HTMT. But then I can't just sit there knowing I could've experienced and learned something new (if not better) somewhere else.Let's pray that things will work out fine in my new job.
More About: Work , Resign , Stress

It's Christmas at Starbucks
2006-11-17 15:33:00
Don't fret, I still know how to write. I was pretty busy with work, family, and my dancing career lately and I found little or no time to write an entry.But now I'm back, and so as the Starbucks Christmas beverages!We had a blast at the Trick or Treat event held at our office last Halloween, and me and my (dorky) officemates almost forgot about the Starbucks Christmas Traditions Card.Now we're drowning ourselves with coffee just to fill up our cards with stickers, and get the Starbucks 2007 planner. I am missing my Black Forest Mocha Ice Blended -Decaf and No Sugar Added from Coffee Bean, but I want to get my Starbucks card over with as soon as possible. Can't wait to have it! Harrrr...

A World Full of Babies
2006-10-22 06:45:00
It is a joy for me to see the babies of the people I love. The picture above is Joaquin Miguel Zaballa, son of Xyrus and Camille Zaballa. He's born on October 3, 2006. It was a heartbreak for me when I found out that Camille, who is my bestfriend since gradeschool, was carrying a baby and she hasn't told me. I had to find out from someone else. I was heartbroken not because I wasn't the first one to know, but because in my heart I knew that she might be scared and going through the pregnancy alone. When we finally talked about it, I was glad that I could listen to her excitement and I, too, felt like I was having a baby of my own. Gone were the days when we would talk about our crushes, college, and mean girls. It was a blessing for me to share the joy of expecting.Carla, my dancemate in college, also gave birth to a bouncing baby boy. His name is Sean Calvin Cruz, born on September 2006. Pride of Chino and Carla Cruz.My officemate, Janet also gave birth to baby boy Ethan Jacob ...
More About: Family , World , Babies , Friendship , Full

Overworked
2006-10-11 15:22:00
I just felt the need to plaster my ugly face here. For the past few months now, I have spent most of my waking hours at work. I have breakfast, lunch, and dinner there. 7pm would be an early time to leave the office. Since we started hiring for our medical account, we have been very busy. And to add up to our stress, someone from our department resigned, another went on maternity leave, and another was transferred to a different department. This meant that those of us who stayed had to divide those three people's jobs among ourselves.This was not much of a problem to me. I tried to think of it as an opportunity for growth and versatilty. (Haha since when did I become an optimist?) Besides, I love my job and the people I work with. It is also a fulfillment for me to see people get jobs. The PROBLEM is that some people at work are just so immature and unprofessional that they get in the way of work and disrupt the harmony. I chose to ignore them--I don't really care if they bitch...
More About: Stress

Birthday Present
2006-09-25 15:35:00
Two weeks before my birthday, I got myself an early birthday present. I recently purchased a pair of eyeglasses to fix my nearsightedness and astigmatism and I realized that having something on top of my nose for 10 hours can be quite uncomfortable. And so I got myself a pair of amethyst-colored contact lenses. It's a blend of purple and brown that you won't notice much unless we're out in the sun. Love it!A few days before September 14th, my cousin (Popi's father) was diagnosed to have dengue. The night before my birthday, doctors confirm he was at Stage 3. Fear enveloped me that night, and I thought of no other way to spend my birthday but to visit him at the hospital. He was on the process of getting better that Thursday night, and I felt I've received one of the best birthday presents that God has given me in years. I realized that the real gift that I want isn't a pair of contacts, nor a bunch of books, nor an mp3 player, nor a new pair of shoes. I just wanted to be with ...
More About: Family , Birthday , Present , Resent