July 29

Today is my super mum's bday.. She's now *toot*..hehe..You guess how old is she? Does she look older or younger to be in her late forties?..haha.. Hope she'll be more blessed with beauty and strength and everything great..love her..we love her so dear.

Uninspired.

For some unknown reasons, I've been uninspired to blog for the past days..
Though it seems I've regain my inspiration to blog now, as I am writing today, I'm still uninspired.

A lot of good and not-so-good things happened in my life since my last post. But I can't sum up everything now.

But one thing, I got a new tech pet, I named her, Sawyer.. which I followed from my other techie pet, JimJam.. hehe.. All thanks to God! =)

Hope I'll be a tamad blogger no more..hehe

Theory 101: Jobless Filipinos?

My sister hannah, asked me to help her make a theory why many Filipinos remained jobless. And this is what I told her:

One reason perhaps that many Filipinos remained jobless these days is because of the attitude of laziness and the “bukas-na-lang” mindset or very much known as “ningas kugon”. Though we are branded to be hardworking and persevering people, I think the character of the infamous Juan Tamad, whom we have been often times associated with, lies within every native of this land. I do not wish to generalize this unlikely attitude that we ourselves have agreed upon ever since someone created that fictional Filipino character. But we didn’t disagree with whoever that someone was, we didn’t diverge the fact that it implies; we even laughed about it and embraced all the shame it brought us. Some Filipinos, tend to depend on their relatives. When things go wrong, we go to the people who can help us. We count on so much to people around us. And sadly many among us rely on luck, just as lazy John relied on gravity to do its work on the guava fruit.

You don't agree? So as I thought. Then I should be continuing to my other theory (the lesser evil one..haha)

But for a more acceptable reason, yet indeed appallingly serious, many Filipinos nowadays are jobless because of the fact that there are limited job openings being offered. Sadly, the few openings require a well experienced individual, leaving the newly grads or inexperienced people still unemployed. This problem was even worsened by the inevitable effect of the “Global Recession”, leaving the less experienced plus those people who were fatally affected by it (people who were laid-off and lost jobs locally and abroad) both jobless.

There better?!..ehe

tired.period.

So what about today? it actually mirrors the same face as yesterday, it only changed outfit, with more accessories on.

I went again for another exam , only now at Makati (talking about another company). This time, it was an IT exam..haha.. And the result was not yet given, they told me they'll just text me about that. Wooh! as if I believe them, they only said that as an excuse. Wished they have informed me right after that I didn't pass or that may be I did pass, but they preferred other applicants. I would've easily accepted that they told truth, than said excuses by letting me wait for long or worse - nothing! Deep inside me I believe I passed their test, so I wonder, why prolong the news? by the way I saw Kulas (Perez) there, applying for the same position as I applied for. Hope he got better news than mine. Anyway..

moving on..I headed to the ladies' room after the HR's announcement. Then, there I saw, a bloody announcement. Oh my! Period. I wasn't prepared. No signs. not even a short notice. what the?.. Oh fate, I forgot my tissue. Worse, no vendo! (a hundred exclamation there!!!!....) what now?

What else will I do? But flee! I walked away. looked for a convenient store, hoping Ayala has one. Then I saw the answer to my prayers. A convenient store, with green details and the number 7 and 11 on it. Thank God. My next dilemma, the store has no room for changing diapers. Neither can I go back to the building where I came from nor enter others without business agenda. Mine is personal. I can't tell the guards my should-be-kept hidden agendum? I had to find a place like..like Jolibee.

After a while, I found a perfect settlement, at the place of the bee's great rival. How can I thank Mr. Ronald D.? I decided to buy pancakes and hot choco to repay him. Besides, I needed comfort food. Catch a bus and go back home.

You know I love Ayala so much. (i mean the place ok?) But now I had second thoughts. Mr. Ayala Avenue showed me unkindness this morning after all the unlucky things i've gone through. He had me walked from Rufino to almost near Makati Ave. just to catch a ride on a bus. I hated his loading/unloading policy. Isn't it unfair that he has more unloading sheds?..

Completing my diary of today's trip - After Makati is Mandaluyong. I went to OMF Lit, again. My real purpose was to get my membership card. but it isn't available yet. So off I went to my second plan, buy books that will interest me.. Got 3 new preys there!..ehehe

I also went to NBS in Galleria to buy Hannah a tickler notebook. Then I went home..

Tiring and bloody..but then again this is a day that the Lord has made I will rejoice and be glad in it!

Funny day is still a good day!

I went to BDO today for a scheduled exam. before I even arrived at their office, funny things happened first.

I was scheduled to take the exam 10 am, for an IT position (and I hope they called me for that position). Afraid that I'll be late knowing how traffic tangles up so easily in Ortigas , I left home 2 and a half hours before 10, so it was 7:30.

And to my surprise I was already in EDSA, 8:30 pa lang.. Funny that I was praying for the traffic to get heavy, opposite of my usual prayer whenever I passed through Ortigas Ave. for appointments. Malapit na ko sa Greenhills, so I was thinking of how to spend the 1 and a half hours remaining. Buti na lang lumagpas ako sa building ng BDO, I was two long blocks away. Walking towards the building took 15 minutes. So, still, I have 1 and 15 min. left then. As I was approaching the building, another funny thing occurred. Three people approached me, and one of them was carrying a big camera on his shoulder. What's happening? The girl asked me if they can interrogate me. For what? Where did they come from? They said they were from QTV 11, 700 Club ASIA. Oh, the show, I watch almost every night!..hehe, I hate TV cameras, yet I wasn't able to resist. A few moment of my time and few questions only. I actually thought I can even give them 1 hour. But my need for time redemption didn't take away the uneasiness of my hands, as I put down my bag.

She asked my name, then the interview began.

Sharie bkt po nagkakaroon ng mga conflict sa isang company? anu-ano po ang mga naging experience nio dito?

--I was already laughing at the back of my mind, when I told the lady "Ay ate di pa po kc ako nagtatrabaho, naghahanap pa nga lng po ako eh..(hehe)"

Aah, so fresh grad pa lng po pala kayo? E sa palagay nio na lng po bkt kaya nagkakaconflict?

-- And my answer? I can hardly brush up.. Silly mind! all I can remember was nanginginig ako at that time at di ko alam kung matino ba ang nasabi kong sagot..

Then she asked me again, "Pano kaya maiiwasan ung mga ganong conflicts?"

--then again, I kept note of nothing.

Questions retained, but answers were forgotten. I guess I have to make abang of myself sa TV..haha, kng ipalabas nila.. =))

So I went inside the building, I noticed that the interview happened for 15 min. only so I still have to sit down and wait for 1 hour. Good thing, I was able to bring with me a book.

Then the hour came, 1 examination. 3 parts. The first two, madali lng.. essay and abstract. I expected that the third would be an IT-related exam. but when I received the questionnaire, I almost wanted to cry. What on earth is an accounting type of exam doing in my hands? 30 min. I left many blanks, and had many erasures. I knew I would fail. But lo and behold, moments later, the receptionist handed me a schedule for an interview, which means that I qualified because I passed the test. Funny! The truth is I am very thankful to God! The feeling of all the things that were funny today means more like being blessed.

Before I actually left the house today God has given me a verse from the exerpt I have read, during the dawn, in Max Lucado's book: Every Day Deserves a Chance..and I quote..

Doesn’t every day deserve a chance to be a good day? After all, “this is the day the Lord has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it” (Psalm 118:24 nkjv).

Certainly!