Final day here at work. Looking forward to slogging through the weekend of doing absolutely nothing. Okay, maybe I'll jam on my piano or something. Haven't been doing that for awhile.
Okay, reflecting on the almost 3 months at SingTel. Obviously I've gained more hands-on experience doing web edits for which, I am grateful for. I get to sit with a PC in front of me all day, something I don't get to do at home.
You don't know just how much you can learn by sitting in front of a PC from 9am to 6pm straight. I have never read so much articles in my entire time on my lappie at home than I do here. So, instead of becoming brain-dead, the wheels in the mind are actually turning.
Another thing I've learnt is to constantly keep a cool head no matter how under pressure you are. Whether it's due to work load or horrible environment where people shout & bicker at each other, I've learnt to tune them out & actually focus on my assigments. While also surfing other sites on the Net, that is. Heh.
I can never have only one Internet Explorer on my toolbar. I have to have at least five. Which is why my toolbar is always crammed with my Outlook Express, my folder, my Dreamweaver, a couple of Internet Explorers & a few stuff downloading. Usually videos for me to bring home at the end of the day.
And the best way to vent all my frustrations, was to blog. That explains why I can post up to four or five entries a day & still have something else to blog about. I guess I can thank blogger.com for this genius piece of online creation. I think this has helped keep me from breaking down during overdrive. And also for all the videos I've found online, it gives me something more to look forward to when I come home.
Actually, it's not much of the skills that I've learnt here. It's more of the versatility to adapt to situations. Even though I don't favor working here much, I think I've adapted okay with it. I'm able to blend into this line without much trouble although at first I thought it was. Keeping an open mind also helped me through. Just because you're working doesn't mean you can't sideline yourself. It's a matter of how you can cope with it & how you handle the juggling art of mutitasking.
But I guess it depends on the person as well. That's just my way of avoiding or handling stress & peer pressure.
Yes, and also to laugh quietly at my colleagues' antics & never have to worry about getting caught. Because they're all seated behind me!! My back is facing them, and even if they do come in from the front door, the most they can see of me is the top of my head because I'm covered by the computer. So no matter what they say or how softly they say it, I'm able to hear every single word. But of course, I usually dismiss whatever that's been heard.
I/C gave me a Royal Gala apple today. So sweet. Ahahahkz!! Some company was giving them out so everyone had one each. Actually, you were supposed to go outside at the lobby to take one, but since I considered myself non-staff, I wasn't thick-skinned enough to go out & get one for myself. And I don't usually eat apples, either. I only eat them when Mummy Alonso slices & drenches them in salt water. *Ahem* Actually, those were for my sisters. But I'd just go up to her & purposely say, "Can I have a apple?" instead of "May I have an apple?" & without waiting for her answer, take a swipe at them. It gets her every time!!
So, here I am, savouring the tangy sweetness of my crunchy Royal Gala with my Tiramisu-flavored Nescafe Mistra washing down my throat which I purchased from Nuclear Test Under Control. Whahahakz!! What a wacky food combination. But the coffee is great, by the way. Cheap way of drinking gourmet-like coffee. It's creamily sweet but just enough to not kill the coffee brew. Like eating the dessert by itself & drowning it with coffee simultaneously. Blissful indulgence probably piled sky high with calories. But, who cares?? I know, I know. Gluttony is my weakest link.
I remember Gabe & myself gulping down a bottle after lunch everyday for the first week just so we'd get used to the hours of working. We would try every flavor & brand of coffee there was, experimenting this & that. But we NEVER bought the coffee from Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf. Ehh, budget okay.
Anywayz, SingTel wants me to come back. It's not their first time asking whether or not I'd be coming back. I/C & THAT man says that I wouldn't need to wait till there are vacancies available; they could just send in my resume & referrals. I have to admit, I'm considering it. I know I said I wouldn't want to be caught dead doing this kind of job before. But now that I've adapted, I guess it's not so bad. Not that I like it. And not that I want to see myself working like this in the long run forever. But maybe for the time being, to save up for my overseas education I'd be willing to sacrifice my comfort-zone for it.
I can't expect Daddy Alonso to sposor me fully; he's got 4 other girls to look out for. We're all still in the growing up stage & it would be selfish of me if I were the only one going for further education & leave the rest of my sisters rotting after their tertiary studies just because Dad's pockets dried up after paying for mine. So, I guess I'd better start paving the way to earn my bucks.
I'd probably be cutting down on my blog entries after today. Ya think I could get away with posting up four to five entries at home?? I'll prolly lose my head for that. And maybe an arm & a leg.
Luis & I have agreed to watch Goal!, a movie about some random guy who's dreams of becoming a great soccer player is fulfilled & he leads his team to glory. Or that's what I think it's about, after watching a short trailer clip. We shall watch together, 'kay Luis?? Dang, I don't even know who the actor is!! Not that he's good-looking. But if it's a replica of Bend It Like Beckham, I'm walking out. Thank goodness I wasn't silly enough to catch it in the movies when it came out. But, I guess it should be mildly interesting, considering there's cameo appreances by various footie stars.
Another gotta-catch movie for me would probably be Into The Blue. Or is it Into The Water?? Or something like that lahh. I only know it's got Jessica Alba & Paul Walker in it; and tell me who the heck doesn't want to see Jessica Alba in a bikini?? She's that kind of celebrity where you just can't seem to hate. I think her first stint in the industry was her role in Flipper, that dolphin series. Yeah, I used to watch it when I was a kid. But her break came when she did Dark Angel?? Or Honey?? Yeah, somewhere along the lines. But, whatever. Any movie with Jessica Alba in it is definitely worth watching. Paul, who??
Got to talk to Luis online yesterday, but was kinda cut short by Mummy Alonso. Well, at least I got to send her all my soccer commercial videos I found at work while surfing around. There were Nike ads, adidas, Pepsi & one Reebok. Most of them were Nike, I think. But one of my faves was the Reebok one which featured only Ryan Giggs as part of the World Cup 2006. Giggs is alone in his garden & pretends to be playing in an actual World Cup final against England. The commentator's voice excitedly describes whatever Giggs is doing to his 'opponents' like side-stepping Rio Ferdinand & giving his barbecue grill-turned-David Beckham a nutmeg all the while when he's running a solo game & finally scoring to win the World Cup.
And the trophy?? His flower pot which he proudly lifts & kisses. Corny but yeah, cheap thrill for me.
Ahahahkz!!
A few more hours to my 'freedom'. Relishing it, I will. But it's kindda hard to part with a whole semester of not studying. Like it or not, it won't be long before I hit the books again.
Ohh shit, my curls got stuck in the nooks of my glasses. Damn...
Laterz...
Lenny JC
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