I'm home alone again. It's the second time this month. The first time was the birthday dinner (for Matt-Matt) at Spiral and today's the second time. Mom, Ni, and Zel are in Subic with A-ku and family, and my Dad went to Batangas. In a way, I like having the house to myself, but one day is enough. It gets sorta creepy after a while. Hehe.
New module started today at Alliance. New teacher too - she seems interesting. She has 40 cats at her place. And i thought that having 12 dogs was a major feat @@
Yui's new album^^ is coming out this April. She's one of my favorite Japanese singers. Kinda like the female Avril Lavigne.
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On my way home from French class today, I saw a man selling these water sprayer plastic containers. I was thinking, "Wow. They sell all sorts of things these days, from children's toys to bottled water to cellphone chargers and passport/license holders to water spraying containers." Such vendors are so prolific that i wonder what about this particular vendor caught my attention. He was "sales talking" the driver of a green Nissan van. The driver was interested in buying the water spraying contraption and the vendor was demonstrating how to use it. I noticed how nicely he was explaining how to use it, how he'd smile while gesturing. I watched the vendor collect the payment, give the driver change, and walk off swinging his wares here and there to the rows and rows of cars.
Earning money is hard work. Each person has his own way of earning a living. A vendor walks the streets all day and only gets to sell how many of his wares? I guess it was nice to see how his face lit up when somebody bought something from him. One could say that he lived for those moments. In fact, it was precisely because of those instances that he is able to earn money. But what caught my eye was the interaction between the two men as the vendor was demonstrating how to use the sprayer. I couldn't help but compare that personal interaction with the exchange of money that came afterwards.
It seems that the world is powered by economic and monetary exchanges. I hear a lot of talk about running businesses, maximizing resources (workers included), and investing money. I see how society is being run by consumerism. So, witnessing that scene, I was happy for the vendor because he was able to earn money, but i was more touched by the exchange of smiles and words between the two men. Money doesn't buy such genuineness. Let's not lose that human connection, that personal touch. Quoting from theo141, labor must always be superior to capital. Man is more important than his work. Work is only a means for man to realize his being human; it is not an end in itself.
May we value the people who work hard and give them the respect and credit that they deserve~
Saturday, March 24, 2007
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
murphy's law
last day of training today. so i guess "official work" starts tomorrow, and i have no workstation yet =(
in today's training (where we had group report after group report >< ), we were given a sheet with a few statements that stemmed from murphy's law (i don't know exactly what the law is about), which i found interesting. So, a few examples:
No matter how long or how hard you shop for an item, after you've bought it, it will be on sale somewhere cheaper <--Don't you just hate how that happens?!
The other line always moves faster.
In order to get a loan, you must first prove you don't need it.
Everyone has a scheme for getting rich that will not work.
When a broken appliance is demonstrated for the repairman, it will work perfectly.
Anything good in life is either illegal, immoral, or fattening.
In case of doubt, make it sound convincing (*for theo and philo orals! ^^)
in today's training (where we had group report after group report >< ), we were given a sheet with a few statements that stemmed from murphy's law (i don't know exactly what the law is about), which i found interesting. So, a few examples:
No matter how long or how hard you shop for an item, after you've bought it, it will be on sale somewhere cheaper <--Don't you just hate how that happens?!
The other line always moves faster.
In order to get a loan, you must first prove you don't need it.
Everyone has a scheme for getting rich that will not work.
When a broken appliance is demonstrated for the repairman, it will work perfectly.
Anything good in life is either illegal, immoral, or fattening.
In case of doubt, make it sound convincing (*for theo and philo orals! ^^)
Sunday, March 11, 2007
yellow lady
it's been a while since i've sat back and enjoyed a good read. i have lots of books on backlog, and i'm reading through them now that i have the time to.
yesterday, while waiting for eizel at her tutoring place, i read Shannon Hale's The Goose Girl. It's a lovely book. The storyline's quite simple actually, but I love how it's written. It's the type of book you can't put down until you're done (at least for me it was ^^ ). Also, it's set in the time of princesses and castles, kingdoms and wars, and i like the not-so-archaic medieval stuff. i'm reading enna burning, the second book of her bayern book series.
reading a good book makes me feel that with a little effort (okay, maybe more than a little) and a lot of imagination, i could probably write a good book. i think though that i've been reading so many books by american authors that i'd probably end up writing a book about american pop/teenage culture. I could write a book about teenage angst but with my high school experience, i don't think it'd be very exciting >< maybe, i'll just concentrate on emotions, then find some fictitious situation to let all these different emotions run free and resolve themselves. from time to time, i should do writing that's structured and creative ( i hope).
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top 12 finalists in american idol! who will win this time? the girls are pretty good! for the guys, i like blake, chris, and the guy who was compared to JT before.
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still attending training sessions at work. it's like school all over again but i'm getting paid. Hehe
And i have a workstation now =D
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B's going to japan tomorrow. I want to go too. The cherry blossoms are going to be in full bloom already, either next week or the week after next. Such a beautiful sight~
yesterday, while waiting for eizel at her tutoring place, i read Shannon Hale's The Goose Girl. It's a lovely book. The storyline's quite simple actually, but I love how it's written. It's the type of book you can't put down until you're done (at least for me it was ^^ ). Also, it's set in the time of princesses and castles, kingdoms and wars, and i like the not-so-archaic medieval stuff. i'm reading enna burning, the second book of her bayern book series.
reading a good book makes me feel that with a little effort (okay, maybe more than a little) and a lot of imagination, i could probably write a good book. i think though that i've been reading so many books by american authors that i'd probably end up writing a book about american pop/teenage culture. I could write a book about teenage angst but with my high school experience, i don't think it'd be very exciting >< maybe, i'll just concentrate on emotions, then find some fictitious situation to let all these different emotions run free and resolve themselves. from time to time, i should do writing that's structured and creative ( i hope).
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top 12 finalists in american idol! who will win this time? the girls are pretty good! for the guys, i like blake, chris, and the guy who was compared to JT before.
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still attending training sessions at work. it's like school all over again but i'm getting paid. Hehe
And i have a workstation now =D
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B's going to japan tomorrow. I want to go too. The cherry blossoms are going to be in full bloom already, either next week or the week after next. Such a beautiful sight~
Wednesday, March 07, 2007
four seasons pizza
today was the last day of onboarding, which is like an orientation for new hires. the 8 of us - ash, kat, emjae, shienna, albert, joyce, marie, and i - had lunch at yellow cab. they specifically ordered the four seasons pizza so that i'd have something to eat ^^ it was sweet of them. starting tomorrow, a few of us are going to continue with another traning session while some are proceeding to their respective job roles.
my fellow new hires are fun people. most of us are fresh grads. we met on the very first day of work while waiting in the lobby because we didn't know where to go. We pretty much stuck together after that. My team members seem pretty cool too. We haven't really worked together yet, but we're given tasks to do separately since except for one, the other team members haven't really started working yet. we're taking training courses, and i think there's a lot more to come. i'm looking forward to starting actual work however, wondering if i'll like it or not, whether i'll survive it or not.
i've been waking up at 6 every morning, and i'm sleepy when i get home. school, with all its homework and requirements, wasn't this tiring. now, i don't think i've fallen asleep later than 12. the nice thing though is that i don't have hw to do at home. so my time after work is basically free time =)
my fellow new hires are fun people. most of us are fresh grads. we met on the very first day of work while waiting in the lobby because we didn't know where to go. We pretty much stuck together after that. My team members seem pretty cool too. We haven't really worked together yet, but we're given tasks to do separately since except for one, the other team members haven't really started working yet. we're taking training courses, and i think there's a lot more to come. i'm looking forward to starting actual work however, wondering if i'll like it or not, whether i'll survive it or not.
i've been waking up at 6 every morning, and i'm sleepy when i get home. school, with all its homework and requirements, wasn't this tiring. now, i don't think i've fallen asleep later than 12. the nice thing though is that i don't have hw to do at home. so my time after work is basically free time =)
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