It's September already! Yes, the "-ber" months are upon us. And it seems somewhat appropriate that it's a rainy day today. As if in sync with the gloomy season, we were informed that Teletech won't be able to assimilate all of the Dell agent. They can take some in, but not all...So some people will be shoved to Verizon while those left will be left floating... They'll still be Teletech employees but NO WORK.. NO PAY... That actually sounds interesting. I've never been employed to a company that considers you an employee even if you're not working. That's cool. honestly several people I've talked to seem to be considering this option.
Me, I've started submitting Resumes to several companies just in case I become one of the floating (dead bodies? Haha!)
I made a really interesting resume whose layout I copied from a certain website. I'll post about it soon. I'll probably even make a blog about it.
So there, I guess if I'm one of the unfortunate dead bodies I'll have more time to blog and get my Adsense back! Hay naku!
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Rain: Live in Manila
Rain is the few Korean artist that I know... Actually he's probably the only one. And he's coming to Manila! omigosh! Nah! I'm not really a Rain fan. It's funny but I don't know any of the guy's song at all. I just know him from full house and that Ninja movie that I didn't get to watch either. But still I actually admire him. I guess it's because I heard his story of how he was rejected in auditions repeatedly when he was first starting out in his career because he wasn't good-looking enough. (Geesh!) and he never gave up though. Look him now. One of Korea's biggest artist. Very inspiring success story. So it's nice that he's coming to Manila.
Details from http://www.mukamo.com/
Details from http://www.mukamo.com/
Korean Singer Rain (Bi Rain) will be having a concert in Manila, Philippines on Sept. 11, 2010.
It will be held at the SM Mall of Asia Concert Grounds, 8PM with guest artist quintet boy band MBLAQ (Music Boys Live in Absolute Quality). Ticket prices range from 4500 pesos to 500 pesos and are available at SM Cinema Ticketbooths (02) 470-2222 and Ticketworld Reservations (02) 891-9999.
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Losing Dell and Google at the same month!
Gee, when it rains it pours. Things like this just happen. One day it's same old boring thing, the next day you'll get news that your account is being closed because of uncontrollable reasons. Geez!
Dell, for which I've worked for for the last 3 years, has finally decided not to renew it's contract with Teletech. Just like Kodak and Chase before, Dell will just be another memory for Teletech, Novaliches. R.I.P. DELL.
So what will become of the 130 something employees working for Dell. Well, Teletech has acquired a new account, T-mobile and will have job openings for more than 300 positions that will be available. We are asked to choose which account we'd prefer and then take qualifying exams and training for that account so that Teletech can assimilate us. This was terrible news for some but most of us actually look forward to this since we were all planning to resign anyway. Why not just move to a different account and enjoy the same pay and benefits like we had before?
My first choice is a Broadband/DSL account that caters to Australia. I think it'll be tough since I'm not so used to hearing the Australian accent. I chose it anyway since it was the morning shift because Australia is almost the same timezone in the Philippines. After 3 years of being a vampire, I've longed to sleep like a human again. So that's that.
As if a practical joke of fate, my Adsense account was suspended indefinitely for vague reasons! Geez, and I was scheduled to receive payment next month. So much for that. Now I have to start from scratch and work double to pay my debts.
They say you learn more from your failures than your successes. I guess I haven't been failing enough that's why I'm not yet very successful!
Last night was also my Mother-in-law's birthday. My mom gave her a nice water heater. I feel bad I couldn't give her anything though since I'm in a tight financial crunch right now.
So here's to a new start! Gambatte!
Dell, for which I've worked for for the last 3 years, has finally decided not to renew it's contract with Teletech. Just like Kodak and Chase before, Dell will just be another memory for Teletech, Novaliches. R.I.P. DELL.
So what will become of the 130 something employees working for Dell. Well, Teletech has acquired a new account, T-mobile and will have job openings for more than 300 positions that will be available. We are asked to choose which account we'd prefer and then take qualifying exams and training for that account so that Teletech can assimilate us. This was terrible news for some but most of us actually look forward to this since we were all planning to resign anyway. Why not just move to a different account and enjoy the same pay and benefits like we had before?
My first choice is a Broadband/DSL account that caters to Australia. I think it'll be tough since I'm not so used to hearing the Australian accent. I chose it anyway since it was the morning shift because Australia is almost the same timezone in the Philippines. After 3 years of being a vampire, I've longed to sleep like a human again. So that's that.
As if a practical joke of fate, my Adsense account was suspended indefinitely for vague reasons! Geez, and I was scheduled to receive payment next month. So much for that. Now I have to start from scratch and work double to pay my debts.
They say you learn more from your failures than your successes. I guess I haven't been failing enough that's why I'm not yet very successful!
Last night was also my Mother-in-law's birthday. My mom gave her a nice water heater. I feel bad I couldn't give her anything though since I'm in a tight financial crunch right now.
So here's to a new start! Gambatte!
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Sands of Boracay
So I spent the weekend in Boracay. It was my grandparent's Golden Anniversary and my uncles decided to take us all to Boracay for the celebration. It was my wife and kids' first time to ride a plane so it seeing their reactions during flight was priceless.
It was my first time in Boracay. I was sick the week before that. I'm wondering if I'll still have a job when I get back on thursday. Not coming to work for 2 weeks can give you a kind of foreboding feeling that you'll surely be fired. Anyway, I've got all my papers in check so just in case.
Boracay was everything I expected it to be. A resort Island, fine sand, lots of scantily clad foreign tourist, everything was expensive. Yup, everything it's everything I expected it to be. except for the mountains and hills. I was actually expecting the island to be smaller and the airports in Caticlan to be bigger. Anyway, it was all good.
The celebration was terrific. Lots of tear jerking moments especially during the speeches. My mom cried a lot. My kids were running everywhere and my wife got sunburnt. Hahaha! I didn't like to swim so I stayed out of the sun and the water most of the time. I wish I could've taken a dip at the pool at the Hotel we stayed on though.
We stayed for 3 nights in Alta Vista. It was a subdivision-like hotel. They had like a dozen buildings each with about 30 rooms. I've never seen a hotel setup that way. It was very interesting. It was setup on the highlands of Boracay and you could see the ocean from two directions. The Rooms were great and still looked new, unlike the older interiors of the some hotels in Manila.
The most interesting part of the entire trip was that I was great possibilities for business in that place. We interviewed some people and they said there was only like 2 months of off-peak time for the business and that business in booming the whole-year round. I wonder if there's more profit in malls or in that island. I guess I'll have to look into that.
The beach was great too. I of course did not swim too much but I loved playing in the sand with my kids. It was also their first time in a beach. The view was breath taking. I saw some signs saying "It is illegal to take home the sand" What's up with that? Some of my uncles took some anyway. Before leaving, I thought to myself that Boracay would be an awesome place to live in. There are schools, there are houses for sales. Lots of opportunities to make a living. Everything you'll need to survive.
On the way home I found out that you can take a bus from Cubao all the way to Caliclan. I guess I'll be back to Boracay sooner than people expect. But the next time it might not be just for a vacation. Hehe!
It was my first time in Boracay. I was sick the week before that. I'm wondering if I'll still have a job when I get back on thursday. Not coming to work for 2 weeks can give you a kind of foreboding feeling that you'll surely be fired. Anyway, I've got all my papers in check so just in case.
Boracay was everything I expected it to be. A resort Island, fine sand, lots of scantily clad foreign tourist, everything was expensive. Yup, everything it's everything I expected it to be. except for the mountains and hills. I was actually expecting the island to be smaller and the airports in Caticlan to be bigger. Anyway, it was all good.
The celebration was terrific. Lots of tear jerking moments especially during the speeches. My mom cried a lot. My kids were running everywhere and my wife got sunburnt. Hahaha! I didn't like to swim so I stayed out of the sun and the water most of the time. I wish I could've taken a dip at the pool at the Hotel we stayed on though.
We stayed for 3 nights in Alta Vista. It was a subdivision-like hotel. They had like a dozen buildings each with about 30 rooms. I've never seen a hotel setup that way. It was very interesting. It was setup on the highlands of Boracay and you could see the ocean from two directions. The Rooms were great and still looked new, unlike the older interiors of the some hotels in Manila.
The most interesting part of the entire trip was that I was great possibilities for business in that place. We interviewed some people and they said there was only like 2 months of off-peak time for the business and that business in booming the whole-year round. I wonder if there's more profit in malls or in that island. I guess I'll have to look into that.
The beach was great too. I of course did not swim too much but I loved playing in the sand with my kids. It was also their first time in a beach. The view was breath taking. I saw some signs saying "It is illegal to take home the sand" What's up with that? Some of my uncles took some anyway. Before leaving, I thought to myself that Boracay would be an awesome place to live in. There are schools, there are houses for sales. Lots of opportunities to make a living. Everything you'll need to survive.
On the way home I found out that you can take a bus from Cubao all the way to Caliclan. I guess I'll be back to Boracay sooner than people expect. But the next time it might not be just for a vacation. Hehe!
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