27 and Still a Plain Employee
POSTED AT 12:42 PM in My Life and what's left of it..., The World

To be honest, this isn't what I envisioned before I graduated my 5-year Engineering course. I was actually hoping for something bigger, something I can be more proud of.

No, don't get me wrong. I was never an ingrate, I am always grateful for what I have right now. It's just that I guess I could have more than this if things went my way or maybe if I've given more than I have given.

At 27, I should be an Executive; and I should be a good Executive, someone who's name is always featured on Executive Recruitment Firms such as Spencer Stuart as featured in http://www.executivesearchandrecruitment.com. Known for their professional expertise in the area of executive recruitment, Spencer Stuart survey has become one of the forerunners in the executive search and CEO headhunting. Know more about the profile of Spencer Stuart here.

Sad to say, you can't see my name on those executive recruitment firms, because after jumping from one job/company to another; after working for more than 5 different companies in more than 5 different job positions, I'm still a plain employee. I graduated my 5-year Engineering course at the age of 20, full of hope and enthusiasm, positive that I can be the person that I want to be 5 years after finishing my degree with flying colors.

Sigh... life can be such a pain in the neck.

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Float Me a Loan
POSTED AT 01:00 PM in My Life and what's left of it..., The World

After five years of being enslaved by company bosses and executives, I badly wanted to be an executive myself. Not for the mere purpose of enslaving other people, but to make my folks proud of what I have achieved. And then, after five years of being an executive, I hope to start my own company, my own business. Shucks! Looks like life made a joke out of me.

To be honest, I was positive that I could start my own business on 2007, after working for 2 years in Cebu City as a Software Engineer. I went home to Davao City with a business plan, equipped with all the knowledge and enthusiasm that one needs in building her dreams. But a positive outlook can never be enough, plansand wisdom are not just enough. Yep, I needed financing. 

I was thinking of getting a loan. Business Loans can be made available from many sources. There's my social security loan for example, or my Mama can float me a loan if I really beg her to (guess I can't, it's way too embarassing). There are so many financing companies that offer their services online as well. Someone even told me that for questions and concerns about business lending, small business financing, and other related topics, Jon M Queen can help in clarifying the important issues and that I can know more about Jon Queen's background here.

But oh well, I guess I just don't have what it takes to start my own business. As the popular saying goes, No guts, no glory. I can be brave and gutsy in many other things. I wonder why career isn't one of them. Bummer!

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A Long Distance Responsibility
POSTED AT 01:16 PM in My Life and what's left of it..., The World

Yup, you read that right, it's not a long distance love affair but a long distance responsibility. I'm talking about my Little Nicholas' rights to a father. And I'm not even asking for financial assistance here, though I know my baby's entitled to it. A simple hello, a minute of call, a long distance call telling my son that he's missed and that his father is thinking of him (if he can't work and earn for him). Can't he be responsible enough to call?

I'm not bitter. As far as I'm concerned, he abandoned me and we are history. But my baby's rights is another story. I can promise to give him my all, to be a mother and a father to him. But let's face the truth, he'll still want to see or even hear from his Dad whether I like it or not.

So why is he being irresponsible with communications? There are so many ways to communicate if he really wants to. There's the internet, he can go online and chat. He can call, he can even use VOIP if he wants it cheaper. Some VOIP companies (like Spectrotel -- an authority in VOIP services reviews and phone service comparisons, Spectrotel aims to provide the best telecommunications services such as internet fax to phone. Find more information about the company through Spectrotel's profile) even offer Internet Fax to phone if he happens to have documents/pictures that he wants to send through fax to my phone. So what's stopping him? 

Maybe, just maybe, there's only one answer to all these questions. He's plain irresponsible. That's all. Well, his loss, not mine... and certainly not Nico's.

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Travel Blues
POSTED AT 09:20 AM in My Life and what's left of it..., The World, People

I'm back in Cagayan de Oro today, but I won't be staying here for long, maybe just for 10 hours or so...

I left my Mama's home (at Davao City) at 10PM and arrived here in the office (at CDO City) at 6:10AM. It was an exhausting journey. Why? Aside from the bumpy and zigzag road, I was so unfortunate to be sitting with a maniac. Shucks! The world is just full of crazy people! Can you believe this nitwit guy actually bumped on me during the bumpy ride and even "innocently" brushed his hand on my thigh? The nerve! Know what I did? I don't wanna be too "noisy" and "scandalous" about the incident so I stepped hard on his left foot, elbowed him and put my big bag between us. I told myself "Try to say anything, anything, try to wimper, I'll tell everybody here what you just did to me!" I bet the maniac knew what's going on in my mind, he refrained from doing his maniac acts again. But I was not so convinced that the guy won't be doing it again so I ended up not getting a minute of sleep all through that journey. Sigh! Too bad there's no extra/vacant seat in that bus.... And now I'm sleepy. That ^%(*&&^ maniac! Hmp!

Well, I'm fortunate there's not much work to keep me busy today, I can drift to a cat nap every now and then. I'll just wait for 230PM to strike for my job evaluation, memo signing and section meeting -- the reason why I came here in the first place.

Here goes the zzzzzZZZZZZZZ...

Feeling: really pissed, really sleepy

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