Dec 29,2004
My unfinished report...
This morning, I woke up at 7:00 am. I was too sleepy though I already took a bath. It's because I slept for only 4 hours.
During office hours, I was terribly lousy. I felt that I don't want to work the whole day. My Singaporean boss called up already just to tell me about my new special report that I must finish the whole day for her. So even if I was too lazy I was forced to do the job. The whole morning I do some adjustments & do my accounting work as effective as I could.
When lunch break came, I immediately went to my room to sleep at last. One hour I slept, and then I woke with a good smile already. What a beautiful day for me at last coz I given myself a chance to do my favourite habit which is sleeping.
Anyways, in the afternoon, I went to the bank coz there's some emergency transaction that I should settle with our bank. When I step inside the bank, whoo! there's a lot of people. Maybe it because today is the last working day by the banks, that's why there are so many people who are going to each banks. I would able to finish my transaction with the bank at pass 4:00 pm already.
After that, I begin to check again my reports. It was already 8:00 pm already but I still cannot finish my report. I really wanted to go home in my province already that's why I stopped doing my things already.
Besides my best friend is already waiting for me coz we'll be going to our hometown together with my brother. I will just inform my boss that I will give her my report by Monday. I just wish that she would not be mad at me. I just hope so!
posted by Mariah : 08:44 | - | - | -
Dec 28,2004
My ever childhood dreams....
Good Day!!!
It's a brand new day. Early in the morning, I came back to Manila from my hometown to go back to as usual WORK again. After a great 3 days vacation for the celebration of the birth of Jesus that is Christmas Day with my family, I need to still work coz lots of assignments were given to me before my Filipina Boss left to Singapore.
At exactly 8:00 o'clock in the morning, I started my work. Again I do this & I do that. Gladly, my partner in the office came back also from her province in Bicol to help me. That is why my work was lessened also. I enjoyed doing my job. During our lunch break.
My co-employees have plans to go to Star City (amusement place somewhere in Pasay). So we asked permission to our Filipina Boss if she could allow us to leave the office at 4:00pm & she agreed, besides its Christmas that's why she needs to be nice ha ha.
Before 4:00 pm, I'm still in my table coz my Singaporean Boss (which is my great friend too) asked me to do some reports for her. She requested if I could give her the report within the day. I can't make her disappointed coz she's my friend & she's counting on me. So, I hurriedly finish my report.
My co-employees were all prepared already to go to Star City while I 'm still stuck in my table & computer. They were already teasing me that they will leave, but I know that they cannot leave me coz the budget is in my hand.
At 4:15 to be exact, I've finished my report. I immediately send to Singapore my report. Then, I rush to fix my self. I took a bath & changed my clothes. At 4:45 we left going to Star City. Ha ha ha we now in the Star City.
There were so many people so the place was very noisy. But we all enjoyed staying there. We played games, went to some rides & really have fun. It actually unleashed my stress & pressures. I do really enjoyed & have fun. We able to came home at 1:00 am. It was very tiring for me, but I loved it coz it bring back my childhood dreams.
posted by Mariah : 11:52 | - | - | -
Dec 22,2004
Smiling though my heart is seekingﾉ.
Last night I set my alarm clock. So this morning I woke up at exactly 6:00am. I immediately took a bath & fixed myself. Then, I ate my breakfast. At the time of 7 oﾕ clock in the morning I already reported in the office.
Everybody was amazed coz I was so early. In order for me to crack a joke, I just told them that I have a date with my boyfriend so I need to report early for me to finish my work ahead of time. Again, everybody was laughed at me, coz they also knew that I donﾕt have any boyfriend so how can I have a date, too. They were very bad. So I answered them, that when the time comes that I have a love one already, I will not talk with them, ha ha ha.
Actually, it was a wonderful morning for me. Though I have so many things to do. I considered every work & every problem in the office like a candy that I can chew & finished with a smile. My boss in Singapore never stopped from calling me. They kept on asking me to do this & to do that. Gladly by the end of the day, we all reconciled & would able to balance every detail.
After I ate my lunch, I took our lunch break as a chance for me to washed my clothes. At 1:30 pm I could report again in the office. I also called in our house in the province to know the condition of my family there & most especially the condition of my father. My mother told me that a physical therapist, which is my friend, (my colleague in our church) came to our place to check my fatherﾕs condition. He taught my mother some first aid medication for the continuously getting well of my father. Iﾕm happy that my father is more comfortable than before.
I will just continue praying for his best condition. Tomorrow, I still have to work the whole day though we only have half-day working hours. My Filipina boss requested me to work till Friday to help her preparing the documents sheﾕll be needed in her meeting with the Big Boss in Singapore (she will leave with her family this Christmas Day to New Yearﾕs Day, very luckyﾉ). I have no choice but to agree also & besides it is double pay coz itﾕs already holiday. I badly need that opportunity.
Anyways, itﾕs fine with me coz I know that GOD is there so nothing worry. I am very sure that things will be ok for me on Year 2005. I guess by that time, I can now have somebody to love he he he (just joking).
posted by Mariah : 08:40 | - | - | -
Dec 21,2004
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I slept smoothly last night maybe itﾕs because I was so tired yesterday. I almost finished my work at around 9:00pm last night thatﾕs why I could not watched my favorite ﾒLovers in Parisﾓ.
I woke up exactly 7:00 this morning and went to work. I forgot to take my breakfast. Iﾕm in a rush coz I have to finish all my work before Christmas vacation. Our principal in Singapore is also calling from time to time just to give me special work for each one of them.
The person in charge in logistics asked me to prepare the shipping documents for the almost a thousand materials that we would return to our supplier in Germany. The person in charged in collection requested me to help them chasing the payment of the clients directly getting materials from them. The person in charged in finance asked me to summarize the sales, GP, purchases & other accounting matter to reconcile with the books in their side.
While my Filipina boss asked me to do for her the Sales & Expenses Budget of the company coz she will present the report in their meeting to be held in Singapore. Imagine, I have to do all of this within this day while I still need to answer the phone and received our clientﾕs call and complaints.
I did all these things coz Iﾕm alone in our office. I skipped also from sleeping during lunchtime coz time would not be enough for me. My patience was again tested. I will give way this time besides I have to really work hard.
Anyways, on Thursday I will be with my best friend to accompany her to shopping. I will grab the opportunity to enjoy once in while. Besides, I think I do deserve to be happy & relaxed.
posted by Mariah : 21:46 | - | - | -
Dec 20,2004
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Early morning I went back, again to Manila for me to work. Since, last week, I was too busy in preparing our party, some of my work have suffered so I need to work as fast & effective this morning to settle everything.
Actually, what more made me busy was I’m alone in the office coz my partner was already on leave for the whole week. That’s why some of her job was given to me. I do this I do that, that’s why I haven’t noticed that it was already lunchtime.
After lunch I came back to office again to continue my work. I need to work hard so that I can give back the money I’ve borrowed to my friends and to other people.
At 3:00pm my boss enters the office and asked me to call the employees coz we have an emergency meeting. She already announced to the people that she decided to officially terminate the two employees & her decision is final.
We all felt lonely, though I knew even from the start that she wanted to let go the two, I’m still hoping that she would change her mind.
After the meeting, I came back to my work. Though, I want to speak out. I just can’t. It’s hard. I’m just an employee only. Tomorrow, I must have prepare the release paper of the two employees and & to calculate their respective termination pay.
posted by Mariah : 21:45 | - | - | -
Dec 19,2004
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Sunday morning, I felt that my migraine was there again. My migraine gave me some difficulty to wake up. So, I took pain reliever.
Then, 10:00am I already went outside & asked my good friend in the office if she could borrow me some money coz my father is the hospital again. Actually, I really save my guts to ask her coz I also know that she has family of her own. But, I have to be brave. Luckily, she smiled & she told me that she would help me. I can able to get the money in the afternoon around 4:00pm to give her time to withdraw money. I went home happily coz I have already money to give to my mother for the hospital.
At lunchtime, my sister & my two brothers & me ate our lunch. After that I watched TV for the meantime to lessen my stress. At 3:00pm I received a call from my mother that we could able to send my father home as per advised by the doctor so I have to prepare money for the hospital billing.
I then went to my friend’s home at 4:00pm coz that’s the time that she asked me that I could get the money I’ve borrowed. I’m still happy that I have lots of friend whom I can count on whenever I need some help.
7:00 pm we arrived in our home from the hospital. According to the doctor my father is now getting any better. The blood cloth inside his brain is suddenly gone from day to day. He just needs physical therapist to help him to bring back the energy he lost coz he looks like a vegetable already.
He can sit, walk or even talk properly so he needs some therapy. At least there’s good news for me that my father already passed the critical stage. One thing I’ve noticed with him, he easily gets angry. Maybe because he was so irritated with his situation so what we can only do is to stretch our patience and take good care of him.
I’m just hoping that he continue to get well. I will work hard for his medication.
posted by Mariah : 21:44 | - | - | -
Dec 18,2004
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I woke in the morning at around 8:00 am. I have a headache that time coz the memory of the almost a disaster in our Christmas Party was still there in me. Luckily my best friend (who’s a girlfriend of my co-employee) visited me last night and gave me some advices to stay calm so that I can think clearly.
After we ate our breakfast, we brought my best friend to work (she’s working in the payroll department in a mall somewhere in Pasay). After that we already begun to clean the premises that we used in the party. It was too tiring, so after that I decided to sleep for a while, but before I get to sleep my cell phone rang, & it was my boss who’s calling. I heard on the other line that she was very mad about what had happened last party.
Actually she also decided to terminate our two employees whom she thought that disrespected her. She commanded me to call up the two employees and tell them that my boss didn’t want to see them anymore in the office. I can’t do anything I still want to advice my boss to stay cool and think twice before making some decision I still wanted to help my co-employees coz there are my friend & I know that it was not their intention to hurt my boss. It was the monster husband of my boss whom to blame.
For me he’s like a demon, a teaser and a snake. Gosh I hate him badly. After I had informed the two employees about the statement that my boss wanted to give them. My boss & I had another discussion. The situation really gave me lot of pressure that’s why I already intend to sleep at least for a while to regain my power.
I already forgot to take my lunch. At 4:00pm I received a text message from my sister that my father was again sent to the hospital. That news woke me from sleep. Oh my God I just whispered. Why it is that I have to be in the situation like this. I’ve done too much but still problems are always follows me. I wanted to cry that time but my tears won’t fall. Maybe it’s because I’m already get used of it. I hurriedly fix my self & went to the hospital again.
I found my mother there while my father was sleeping. My father cannot take any food that’s the doctor advised him to stay in the hospital to lessen his sufferings. Then, 10:00 o’clock in the evening I went home already coz I haven’t take my lunch& my dinner the whole day. And besides I need to go to our place to search for a person who could help me & ask some money for the payment in the hospital & to buy medicine. Tomorrow, I must think positively. I must not lose hope for my family.
posted by Mariah : 21:43 | - | - | -
Dec 17,2004
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7:00am I was forced to wake up coz I already heard the different loud voices of my co-employees. It was already Friday morning, and in the afternoon is the celebration of our grand Christmas Party.
My co-employees were already preparing foods for the party, some of the boys were preparing for the games & decorating our office, & others were grilling some fish & barbecue. And me, I am preparing our programme while once in a while I am checking my co-employees in their different tasks.
And my lady boss was very busy with her husband (monster husband). Actually, I can see in the very eyes of each one of us that everybody was very excited in the main event in the afternoon.
The party would supposed to start at 2:00pm but due to some unavoidable instances like we need to wait for our messenger who went outside for collection, we could never start the party if we were not completed. A day before the party, the policy is drinking must be controllable, but in the morning, with my bossﾕ monster husband the drinking session were already started that's why some of the employees were drank already just before the party.
I really don't expect that the party, which I have waited for a whole year to be a happy one, turned out to be a bad party.
My two co-employees were already very drank that's why some argumentation happened between them and with my boss. Before the party started, my boss made a very serious statement, saying that she was very mad & disappointed coz she felt that as a boss she was not respected. She cried in front of us. Actually, I want to go to her to stop her from crying and convincing her to slow down a moment coz I want to settle the situation.
Actually, if I were to ask, everything was a fault of her husband, he's really the cause of the problem (I really hate him all over my body). But everything was already said & done so my boss already walked out of the party.
I really don't know what to do, but I know that I have to be strong. I don't want to waste the hardships of everybody. So I took the responsibility.
I stand in front and begged to everyone to be cooperative this time. We don't have to spoil the party, so we have to continue it. We already started at 5:00pm. During the party I could not eat, I was very busy entertaining some of our guess while I have to stay alert with our programme coz I'm the master of ceremony.
Meanwhile, the party at least finished successfully with everybody's help. After the party I then drink, actually I know that have to drink that time. 2:30am I still cannot sleep, maybe I was still shocked. Different issues & problems were hunting me. So, I just prayed hard, maybe things happened the way I didn't expected but I still believe that there's a reason for everything. I slept 3:00 am already. I will just wait what will happen for tomorrow.
God Bless.
posted by Mariah : 21:41 | - | - | -
Dec 16,2004
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At 6:00am, I was awake already coz it’s Thursday, & I was assigned to cook, to wash the dishes, to clean the house (our boarding house). I never cook something special coz I just fried some fish and made fried rice for breakfast.
I was late in reporting to our office coz I have to wash the dishes after eating breakfast. In the morning, I was too busy preparing my weekly report to be e-mail to my boss in Singapore.
Then, we ate lunch with my cooked calderetang manok (chicken with tomato sauce). I don’t know if it was delicious but I can say that it was finished. Nothing left for merienda or dinner.
After lunch, guess what, I slept again. I woke 1:00pm then I reported again in the office. During work, I am then busy, preparing again for our party tomorrow. I want to make sure that everything is settled.
After office hour, my co-employees & I went out to buy some gifts for our games & raffles. We arrived home at 8:00pm. Then, we wrapped the items for raffles & games while my other co-employees were preparing for cooking. I was also washing the dishes again & again, actually me alone, huh huh.
Anyway, we finished some of the tasks around 12:00 midnight. We will continue preparing on tomorrow morning. Our grand Christmas Party will start at lunchtime. So I will pray that God will make our party successful & happy.
posted by Mariah : 21:40 | - | - | -
Dec 15,2004
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Wednesday was a very very busy day for me. The whole morning I almost finished my deskwork. Ihave done the usual my usual accounting work.
I had received also a call from Singapore and they asked me to give them the entire transaction we've had with our big client. I asked the help of our production staff to do some inventory for me.
Before lunch came, I also finished my special report for requested by Singapore. After I ate my lunch, this time I never sleep, I do some laundry. I washed my clothes. Then I report again to the office.
In the afternoon, I was then busy preparing for our Christmas Party. I delegate some work to my other co-employees. I told them the plans for the party, that there would be different task for each one of us.
There would be people in the Food Committee, in the Game Committee, in the Gifts & Prizes Committee, in the Decoration & Programme Committee. There would be leaders & followers for each one of them.
Actually, because my boss was too busy for her personal reason (with her Monster Husband). I cannot expect her to take charge for our Party. So, I take the obligation. I will just inform her before the party the different presentation & program.
At the time of 5:00pm I went out already with my other co-staff to buy some grocery giveaways in the supermarket. After 2 hours, we came back in the office. Then, maybe it's because of too much pressure in the office, I suddenly feel that my head was aching. It's my migraine. So after I ate my dinner I took my medicine then I took a rest and slept early.
posted by Mariah : 21:39 | - | - | -
Dec 14,2004
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Tuesday was been a very busy day for me. Actually, I was late this morning, I reported in the office at 9:00am already (should be 8:00am). I was carried away and sleep very smoothly, I was still dreaming till I have realized that the sleeping time was over.
Everybody in the office was laughing at me coz I almost running to get in the office. The whole morning, I was so busy doing the payroll of my co-employees (me, I already advanced my salary for personal reason that's why I would not receive anything for this month). I had finished preparing the payroll before lunch.
After that I ate my lunch with my co-employees. Then, I slept again (It's so obvious that my hobbies are sleeping, sleeping & sleeping, isn't it? ha ha ha).
At 1:00pm I reported in the office again. I'd concentrate in doing the usual accounting system. I'd summarized the sales, reconstructed the cash position of the company & of course, I made the budget for our upcoming company Christmas Party on Friday.
My partner in the office & I made also some planning for our forth coming party. Then, my partner asked me to accompany her in the hair salon after the office hour. She asked me that she would treat me for hair hot oil coz it's their payday.
So, after office hour (6:00pm), we went to the hair salon, our hot oil treatment lasted for 2 hours. Wow, it's really great to feel relaxed and beautiful sometimes. After that, we hurriedly went home coz my Lovers in Paris teleseries will be aired already in the television. And guess what, the male star (Carlo) kissed the female star (Vivian). Gosh! I was frozen due to excitement. Its story is some kind a modern Cinderella, so imagine how romantic it is.
I think before I get to sleep I will be thinking about the kissing scene especially the scene where Carlo already admitted his true feelings to Vivian. So I guess I need to say good night coz I want also to dream with the story of Vivian and Carlo in my mind. Ha ha ha!
posted by Mariah : 21:38 | - | - | -
Dec 13,2004
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Hello!
It's Monday, of course working day again after the not so happy but happy weekend that I had. Anyways, because it's the first working day in a week, so I'd condition myself already to be in the mood.
Last night I was so lonely that's why I cried once more, but this time I want to make a change. I woke up 7:00am, then, I started my day with a silent prayer. I took a bath and fixed myself. I was able to report in the office by 8:00am.
One hour and thirty minutes after I went to the bank to make some deposits and payments because our messenger was on leave due to sickness so I decided to take his job temporarily coz no one want to do it for him.
I came back to the office at passed 12 oﾕclock already that's the reason why I was so so so hungry. I happily ate my lunch, after that I let myself to sleep at least 30 minutes to regain my energy.
In the afternoon, I received a call from my Boss (she's in Bicol for business trip), and she asked me if I want to help her in fixing her daughter's birth certificate due to dual registration that had happened. Of course, I answered her "yes", so she was happy. But after that, according to her, she will pay me after I could set all the necessary papers so that I could have some extra money. After hearing that, I was happier than her already.
Then, I immediately called up my friend whoﾕs working in the National Statistic Office (NSO), and asked him if he could help me. He never refused, He then told me that he will assist me in the processing and will give me the list of requirements to settle my Bossﾕ problem.
I felt better the whole day. The whole day, I'm laughing smiling & truly I'm relaxed. Specially, after watching my favourite teleseries entitled Lovers in Paris. Gosh! It was so romantic.
I think I could sleep very well this time, coz everything went out just fine for me and I'm definitely contended with it. And because I started my day with a prayer, I will end it with a prayer, too. To thank GOD for giving a great day , TODAY.
posted by Mariah : 21:36 | - | - | -
Dec 12,2004
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It's Sunday, so it means Family Day. Last night I went home and I arrived to our place at 10:00pm already. This morning my family and I had a breakfast together (with my sick father).
After we ate, we got a little family chat and my father requested if we could invite our town priest in our house coz he wanted to have talk and pray with our priest. Of course, I can't refuse that request so after that, I went to our church and told our priest about my father's request.
At 3:30pm to be exact our priest came to our place. He led us to pray together. That time, I was about to cry, coz it really hurting me seeing my father just lied in bed and always telling us that his head is so painful. But, I know that I should not cry in front of my family. I just can't, so I stopped my self from crying.
The whole day, I just donﾕt talk too much, I don't know if I'm tired or whatever. Maybe, it's because of the situation that really hurts me a lot.7:00 pm, I went back to Manila, coz I need to prepare myself in my busy schedule at work tomorrow (Monday).
I have to work and work and work for my family. I know that they need me. So, I will not give up. I will relax and smile from time to time coz I still believe that things will be work out just fine very soon.
posted by Mariah : 21:34 | - | - | -
Dec 11,2004
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Saturday, my favourite day coz we have no work. But 7:00 oclock in the morning while I'm still dreaming my friend woke me up coz according to her there were three men waiting for me outside. Actually, the three men are the electricians and carpenters that I hired to fixed the leaking problems in our fabrication area downstairs (I stayed upstairs with my Boss and other co-employees). When I saw the three, I told them, why are you so early? It is only 7am. They laughed at me and said, Mam it's already 9:00 oclock in the morning. Then when I looked in my watch, they were not lying. Maybe I'm still dreaming that moment ha ha ha.
So, after that I hurriedly took a bath as fast as I could (15 minutes in the making). Then, I came to the three men again and supervise whatever things they should do.
When 12 noon came I felt that every inch of my stomach were shouting. I am so hungry; I mean seriously hungry coz I never took my breakfast. I go upstairs and I cooked Tinolang Manok as fast as I could, too. We all ate our lunch. Then, after eating I felt so sleepy so I left the workers and I secretly slept in my room.
When I woke up at 3:00pm, I prepared simple merienda for the workers. At 6:00pm they were finished already and ready for home. And, me I'm preparing myself coz I'll be going home also to see my beloved family. It's a 2 to 3 hours travel to my province. So, I expect to give my full energy eating my dinner with my family.
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