| 10/12 company recruitment fair |
[Oct. 11th, 2009|12:21 pm] |
Hello all. Office (kgb Phils - Sta Rosa call center) is holding recruitment activities around Laguna and Southern Metro Manila.
15 Oct PESO Los Baños (near Municipal Hall)
16 Oct Canlubang Bgy Hall
19 Oct Starmall (Alabang Metropolis)
26 Oct Cambridge Learning Centre, Parian (Calamba)
There's also dates for Cavite, but I am not sure where, or if they have already passed. For more information, visit this link. You may also call the office at +6327567500. Thanks. |
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| random, 08/22 |
[Aug. 23rd, 2009|02:09 am] |
Another challenging week. I applied for a licensure exam (with the aid of a malware-plagued government site), survived some aches and pains here and there, and had a blast at work. The big crunch and greater things are yet to come.
Anywho, I'm tired and I'm still trying to gather my thoughts. What I really wanted to do is to post this:
Just look at those hitboxes, or lack thereof. Wow. It makes me sad, actually... for SVC. They had time to look at their old hitboxes and realize they did atrociously in the past, but they never went about doing so.
They did bring back the huge-sprite look with KOF XII. Yay for that, I guess. |
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| 6/11-6/12 new look for Multiply.com |
[Jun. 11th, 2009|01:55 pm] |
| [ | Tags | | | random, work | ] |
| [ | music |
| | Rev Theory - Voices (WWE Randy Orton theme) | ] |
Well, it doesn't bother me. I can still access what I want, and hopefully LJ crossposting is still good. As long as those two things are available to me, they can tweak it all they want.
Anyway, this is a week overdue. I put it on a notepad file and forgot it until the new Multiply layout reminded me of it.
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June 4
Another rainy day at the office. The roads to work have been flooding lately. Thankfully the strong rain has weakened to just a modest drizzle, now.
The area just in front of the office is a beautiful sight. The rain is pouring and the sky is an unbroken sheet of gray. In spite of the rain, the traffic on the road continues as usual. It's the Santa Rosa-to-Tagaytay highway, so the cars, vans, and even trucks range from moderately fast to Vin Diesel movie-fast.
It's beautiful and serene. It's like watching a screen saver. But it's not. It's much more random. It's somehow natural and alive. It's refreshing.
I love the little things. I count them as blessings. |
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| Random thoughts, 05/28 |
[May. 28th, 2009|12:15 pm] |
New shift starts later. It's only a few hours earlier than my previous one, so it should still be comfortable. Board exam-wise... I do hope I get motivated enough to hit the advanced Chem books soon.
Work's been challenging as always. I'm thinking of way to be slightly more efficient. That's what I like about my current job I guess. My boss and coworkers tell my that I (and collectively, the team) have been doing good, but there's still plenty of room for improvement.
I hope I can squeeze in some Street Fighter time after hours, though. I'm rusty. News of an SFIV cab in Makati certainly put me in good spirits. (Now, I hope they can fix one side of the cab asap.)
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Speaking of SF, to the fans reading... I never knew that Flowchart Kens existed offline and in arcades too. I guess they started from there and pre-SFIV before they made their way to Live and PSN, huh?
*** I feel a sense of accomplishment whenever I get through a day, and go, "Oh, so that's what the name of that song is!" It doesn't have to be a song or a genre I like, as long as I can get it off my case.
Like this week for this instance, I got to tick off this and this off my list.
*** Last week, I went into a pizza parlor and ate alone as if it were a fast food joint. Bad idea. No, it wasn't the food (it was good), it was the ambience and experience. It was the first time I went to such a place alone and not eating with my family/friends, I wasn't ordering "to go" either. The feeling was certainly different. I guess certain places and events are meant for group affairs, or even dates.
On that note, finally got a Palm Card. It's going to be handy for parties and gettogethers.
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| March 6 |
[Mar. 10th, 2009|09:41 am] |
| [ | Tags | | | personal, work | ] |
| [ | mood |
| |  nostalgic | ] |
| [ | music |
| | Turbo - Gigaton Punch | ] |
Another meeting. Boss came up with this random (and perhaps semi-serious) idea of saving up the team fund and using it to go on excursions.
boss: Say. What if I go on trip and attend a noontime show taping?
Naturally this elicited a few interesting responses. Some were excited over the prospect of such a trip. One of my colleagues (a band member and audiophile in his spare time) found it weird and humorous.
him: "Man, what's up with that? That sounds so strange."
For me, it was the perfect opportunity for a saying that I've been itching to use:
me: "Don't worry. Let them be. Those of us who don't care... will continue to not care."
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"Man. It's 2009 already, huh?"
It was a pleasant coincidence on the ride home. I met a former classmate from college. I hadn't seen him in two years. We exchanged our looks of surprise and then our pleasantries.
As it turns out, he's a Chem teacher at a high school not far from my office. He says it's a fun (if tiring) experience. In return I shared stories of the BPO/call center life.
PS Apparently, teacher's salaries in this part of the world suck across the board, regardless of PRC license. :\
At any rate, I want to see if I'll fluorish in the academe (or in my major) in the future. |
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[Feb. 6th, 2009|09:30 pm] |
The holy trinity of every Filipino outing- swimming (be it pool or sea), karaoke, and LOTS of food.
Last week, I went to a team-building activity. I went with my my boss and co-workers. It was held at one of the many resort houses (the locals like to call them "private pools") in Calamba, Laguna.
It was all I expected and more. A little swimming, lots of booze, lots of small talk, some (sort of) drinking games. Truth be told, I'm probably not a true Filipino if citizenship were gauged by love of karaoke/videoke... but screw it. I tried my hand at a few, it's their problem if they don't know the oldies that I sang.
Since it's team building, there was a serious side to it, too. I had a heart-to-heart and an airing of grievances with my boss and colleagues. (We all did.) Now, I know I've aired some of my problems regarding work here in the past. Basically, I did that in person. At the same time, I received feedback and critiques of my own. I'd like to believe that, thanks to this outing, we'll all become better.
Admittedly, I've things on my own to iron out and a lot of areas to improve. But I hope to get there this year! I suppose, if I'm set on achieving my goals this year, I'll have to start small and improve the little things, such as my relationships with the folks at work.
In fighting game nerd parlance:
"You gotta know your normals and specials before you proceed to learn combos." |
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| Happy Lunar New Year! |
[Jan. 26th, 2009|11:58 pm] |
Happy Lunar New Year!
As with Jan 1/the Gregorian New Year, today was a busy day for me. Lots of changes and movement. It's a little scary for some reason. But at the same time, it was a little exciting. Team at the office is doing great, and I'm striving for a lot of changes this year.
Speaking of which, I bought myself a little something to usher in the new year. Guess who is the proud new owner of what.
http://www.collectiondx.com/node/1082
I think I got a bargain. I checked Ebay and similar and holy cow. I only got it for a fraction of the advertised/suggested price.
As mentioned in the review, the paint job is funny and some parts seem to be really fragile, but I'm LOVIN' it so far. First time I could afford this on a whim, and I'm somewhat proud of it. She will go nicely on one of my shelves, or on my study desk.
I hope I don't go overboard with this. I do know that, figures-wise, I don't buy stuff just because, and stick to characters that I really like.
I also love this purchase because I did this in a reasonable amount of time. Sometimes, I'm too indecisive. I just had to get this to convince myself that I'd grab life by the ball this year, so to speak.
And yes, the irony. Could've gone with the cheaper Chun-Li ones on sale...
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But to heck with that giant-legged tier abuser for now.
IS CAMMY BABBEE! WOOOOOOO |
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| Happy new year once again! |
[Jan. 6th, 2009|10:11 am] |
Back to work, and back to the old grind. I'm at a loss for words regards to the trip. I don't know how the rest of my life is doing, either. I guess these strips help say what's on my mind, but there's much more than this.
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[Dec. 19th, 2008|11:04 pm] |
I think I'm suffering from Seasonal Affective Disorder, but the story (and a thorough assessment) about that will have to wait. I'm off to a cousin's wedding tomorrow, and I'm hoping for no foul-ups.
Speaking of the season, text message exchange:
me: Yeah, I'll be working on Christmas day. My time off will be the week between Xmas and NY.
Jano: Wow. You'll probably get a call or a sappy delivery from your family, just like in those commercials!
me: lol
me: I swear, you're one of the corniest guys I know. |
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[Nov. 1st, 2008|12:53 am] |
Yeah, Jesus Christ, work is still hard. Doubly so now, and in the foreseeable future. The company is expanding and diversifying, so now we're now taking US calls along with the UK ones. Great care and smarts are needed so as not to confuse the two. (This is especially true with regards to spelling, and certain terms.)
As we are allowed (or what the firewall allows anyway)internet access, things are often weird. The guy next to me this past week has been...curious, to say the least. I won't pretend that it's something I haven't been through before. It's the first time I've encountered such at work, though. Let's just say he's a fan of some stuff that I'm also a fan of. This serves as a reminder of the quirks and things I don't quite fancy in my subscribed fandoms.
Yesterday
Turns out that the safe-for-work part Deviant Art is a go on our internet. As such, the guy does some searches, and:
dude: Daaaaaaaaaamn Sasuke Uchiha looks gay in this one.
I wish could have added how he was miraculously able to dodge that fact these past five years. Or how his statement will be enshrined halls of the Department of Redundancy Department. Oh well.
Earlier
On a whim I go to a Guilty Gear sprites page. Dude unfortunately has a look-see and of course asks me:
dude: Wow, those are cool sprites. Are they for MUGEN?
me: I don't know. They just look like sprite rips to me. X and #R have PC versions.
dude: Do you know what MUGEN is?
me: Yes. (what I really, really wanted to add: "And I am ashamed to know that fact. If it were up to me, I never want to speak with you for the remainder of the day, or even ever again."
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Okay, it's more of Ripley's level weird than bad per se. Really, really, really bizarre. Creepy if it weren't annoying and somewhat of a whoosh.
(Heh. Creepy. Really appropriate for the day and the season, then.)
I suppose what I really want to say that it's going to be a very long time before I find another one like Chloebs or ix_ I can relate to in terms of interests.
On the bright side, the boss and top brass are really nice people and I do like what I'm doing at work. Regularization and more perks, here I come. |
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[Aug. 9th, 2008|01:55 am] |
Can't sleep. I guess this is what an afternoon-to-evening shift can do to one's body clock.
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Whew. That previous (personal) entry was quite serious.
I haven't been able to update in a while because I've been busy. (There's the matter of that old, quick con report and some reviews that are still in the backburner. Ah well, that, and the details of work will be up as entries eventually.)
Work...well, it has it high points and low points. The work hours are long and I'd say the structure and relationships thing in the workplace is utter BS, among other things. But the pay and conditions are livable enough for the time being. I am blessed to have such a nice boss, as well.
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Every time I come home feeling pissed and/or tired from a difficult day, there are things that I rely on to reverse the mood. For example, the Shoryuken.com Naruto thread is an absolute riot of a read, especially if you're a regular there.
Occasionally, there's some funny stuff that's also facepalm-worthy.
This is one of them:
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[Jul. 1st, 2008|01:01 am] |
I understand I do have quite a backlog. I was supposed to post (and cross-post) about the convention from two weeks ago, and I really wanted to playfully and thought provokingly respond to some points ix_ made in his Multiply blog. But I guess I'll just have to backdate. They'll have to wait...looks like I've got a job (my very first in fact) that I really have to attend to in the meantime. Surely, I'll find ample blog time once I get used to my new schedule.
Cross-post from a thread on SRK:
Barring any untoward incident, I think I'll be fully swallowed by the workforce monster this week, maybe even as early as tomorrow.
I do like the job specs/offerings a lot (hence I really chased after it), but getting there's a little tough (an hour/a couple of rides away), among other things.
Ah well. The other recruiters/people who offered jobs were total jerks (or worse, scams) in comparison to this one, so I guess I got somewhat lucky.
Tomorrow's my first formal, non-orientation day. I sort of learned the ropes today, and no doubt I have much to learn in the month or so that I'll be training.
I liked the job description alot, I thought it appealed to my fortes and played to my interests. I hope I can remain enthusiastic enough to continue. It would appear that the awesome Chem or teaching jobs will definitely have to wait til I pass the board exam. No doubt, I'd rather be doing those jobs, but given the rat race I've been through all of last month chasing those, I suppose I'll have to be content with the one I've landed first. Working from 3 pm til midnight's no big deal. Judging from today, I still got home in about 40 minutes, and other than my sleep sched pushed forward an hour or two, I'm still functioning normally. I can still eat meals and do most daily rituals (except for the weird job sched of course) at the usual time. In other words, I liked the job description since it won't really force me into becoming a nightowl.
And for those wondering, yes. I got a job two cities away, and it's IT/BPO/outsourcing related (or simply "call center" in the colloquial) to UK accounts. It's directory and SMS assistance. For you US guys, I think I'll be working with the UK equivalent of the 411 hotline.
If you do want contact me for whatever reason (hopefully and preferably important), I think I do know you via forums I'm a member of, or via dat real life and you have my mobile phone numbers.
Just send a PM/a YM offline message or IM/email/SMS me if needed.
Many thanks. |
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