whine-not.

June 27, 2007 at 11:40 pm | In work | 3 Comments

events shape the way we react to things.

i’m beyond whining. on to real work now.. after all, it’s just a matter of time that things will return to normalcy.

*integer

June 26, 2007 at 11:06 pm | In work | Leave a Comment

received a little appreciation gift today. extremely shocked but definitely didn’t expect for anything. feeling better thinking about it though, since i do know that there’s people who appreciate even the littlest help you render.

:)

on rendering help..

June 21, 2007 at 11:58 pm | In experience | Leave a Comment

if you were to be paid extra money for a period of time to cover part/all of someone’s work.. you SHOULD NOT succumb to it in the following situations:

- person doesn’t do his/her own work at all- unless of course you were to consider IM, smoke and chat on the phone during office hours

- person doesnt deserve help as the result of your having to do extra is due to his/her own sloth

- person is deceitful and does not tell the truth when discussing extra workload with you

eventually it all boils down to three key factors: honesty, integrity and diligence. if these three criteria do not have check marks against them, you should avoid even picking up their workload, extra money or otherwise..

The people you’ll meet when you work #1

June 17, 2007 at 1:37 am | In experience, on life, work | 1 Comment

Dear children, in the coming months some of you will enter the final stretch of your education at mac. Here, you would have an insider’s view into the industry, whichever specific sub- sector you so choose.

During this time, you’d meet a few folks- of which at this time i would like to introduce to you. But note that this is relevant in almost every job, every industry you enter, so it’s not too early to get prepared to the things the world’s going to throw at you when your education ends(and you’d have thought the shit of lazy project mates would’ve ended there) :

1. The sneaky bastard- he is the sort who plays politics, lies without blinking, and then stabs you in the back. He never assumes blame and expects you to not only be the bearer of bad news, but also the one who shoulders the effect of the bad news.

2. The fake know- it- all: these are the type who tend to act smart, have a lot of things to say But little to do. They potentially spend a lot of their time making conversation and msn- ing. They can’t really multi task- unless you consider the time when they try to find another excuse to suggest something and expect you to do the work. Remember, you are only as smart as you are. No amount of pretense, smart alecky comments can hide your stupidity, if you are stupid that is.

3. The string puller- these are somewhat complicated. They are partial sneaky bastards too! They think that with the string that they have can be used constantly as a talisman against everything. They tend to place themselves on a pedestal, and tend to be rather self indulgent or in denial- whichever way you choose to see it- and think of themselves as an authority. They also tend to forget that action would speak louder than words, strings attached or otherwise. And people would still judge you for your ability to deliver more than anything else. Like they say, no money no honey- don’t perform and you’ll still be given the boot like anyone else..

Alrighty kids, that’s all for now. Hope you’ve enjoyed it and do Look out for more of this series!

infection..

June 15, 2007 at 8:10 am | In Uncategorized | Leave a Comment

plagued with kidney infection. doctor can’t decide whether it is the kidneys or in fact an UTI. since i only have symptoms of the former and not the latter.

running a fever that doesnt seem to go anywhere near the normal range. it’s either 38 or 39. ‘

off to work now..

conversations..

June 9, 2007 at 11:45 pm | In conversations.., on life, work | 1 Comment

i need to stop myself turning into a workaholic! yes, work can be fun and challenging. but it’s gone to the stage of actually DREAMING about what i do for a living. briefs, emails, approvals, images, websites.. OKAY! ENOUGH.

perhaps it’s about this sense of responsibility. perhaps it’s because one good turn would lead to another. perhaps.. perhaps.. there are many situations that could answer for this workaholic behavior.

the boy and i have yet to have 10 proper conversations not related to work this week. he became second place to the madness at work. even i became second place to my work. i dream about it, work my schedule around it, fall asleep to it- thinking, making plans for the next day.

i can’t hold a proper conversation without thinking about it. i lay in bed wondering what’s next – whatever happened to “why am i not surprised”? have the freedom i bought with hardwork and consistency been lost over a week? i can’t even remember what were the food orders were, and had to think hard for 15 minutes just to remember it.

perhaps the ramen kyodai were right. to learn to relax and not be so wound up. perhaps i’ll die being an uptight old lady who has forgotten how to smile over time. perhaps they were right – it’s the first crisis-like situation i’ve experienced in my career, and i’ll get used to it and return to “why am i not surprised” mode soon.

so here i am, going to sort out my life and make sure work doesn’t rink its fingers around my neck and turn me into the one thing i’ve always never wanted to be.

dear God, let this pass and i pray that blue skies would return again. it’s important.. for all the good things i’ve done, we all deserve a chance this time..

lessons from the agency..

June 9, 2007 at 12:23 am | In experience | Leave a Comment

# 1 – don’t expect the client to suit your system. tweak your system to best meet the clients’ need. However, note that this does not mean that you become a YES-man.

it must be monday..

June 4, 2007 at 10:47 pm | In Uncategorized | Leave a Comment

worked to the bones today.. couldn’t even find the strength for dinner.

looked at the calendar and realized it’s only monday. *pfft*

little blue box

June 3, 2007 at 11:04 pm | In gifts | Leave a Comment

feeding my obsession with the little blue box.. is the boy.

a friend, a client ? !

June 2, 2007 at 12:13 am | In experience, on life | 1 Comment

so one day, i wake up only to find a sailing buddy my client..

then, on our first “official” meeting (which was actually to be the wednesday i was on leave) today, we realized we interned at the same agency- different department. she was one wall away from me, a few months before me. :)

then in JC, she prolly got to see the best of me. i hardly was ever serious about life. we kinda slacked a lot, and shared a lot.

it’s honestly hard to tell how things can progress from a friendship borne out of others’ friendships. ok, this may sound complicating. but i was her friend’s friend first. and so was she my friend’s friend first. in all case, we were kind of second-ish, third-ish degree friends to start.

it’s kind of weird to realize that the people who call themselves friends and then try to hold themselves on too high a pedestal, only to drift apart you don’t really see after all. and those who you think about occasionally, savor the good things and hope that someday, somehow you’ll meet again seem to constantly be at the same place, at the same time as you.

and as things usually go, i have to link back to the boy. if all goes well *fingers crossed* we’re expecting something major to come in the coming month. :) let’s be a little superstitious and say that speaking about it would naturally jinx it and banish its prospects in hell..

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