The Best Job I've Ever Had

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With all of the jobs I ever had, all six of them would never compare to my life time job of being a Mom.  The job without a day off, without specific time schedule and without boundaries on job responsibilities is also a non-paying job.  My salary for being a Mom are the kisses, smiles and hugs of my three beautiful kids and that's incomparable with all the thousands and millions in the world.  Such a great job that I've never applied to but gets employed at once after a year of marriage with my husband.  

The day that I hear the cry and saw the little beautiful eyes of my first born I was promoted to regular status at once.  Then every year thereafter I always have an increase and a bonus after my second and third child.  I don't have to impress my boss just to have promotion as God sees through all my love and care and promote me every single day of being a Mom. By the way, it's the only job that I will never get tired or disillusioned.  I will not resign nor retired from it.  It's a job for life. Now am I right in telling it's the best job I've ever had?

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Pushing My Music Studio Plans

Years back I have dreamed for a music studio for the family especially that my kids have flair for music. At their young age I’ve observed my grandfather’s music gift to them. They’ve inherited the skills and art of playing music instruments which my grandparents had when he’s still living. It runs in the blood because my brother’s kids have the same gifts as well. They also play various musical instruments like violin, guitar and keyboards. 

It’s a gift that should be nourished and improve so I really want to have a nice studio where they can practice their craft. This dream of mine was rekindled when I saw some studio equipment for sale at Msuician's Friend and I somehow think that those equipment would be a good addition to any music studio. If only I could save some more I would be having my dream studio this year. Well a dream is a dream and I can make it happen next year if I will push my goals.

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Reasons for Work Conflicts

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They say that conflict is just normal in work places due to various reasons that never seem to change like professional rivalry, position jealousy, crab mentality, ranking, work attitude, differences in beliefs and bad approach to fellow workers. There are more reasons beyond my observation but those mentioned are the common causes of conflicts especially to companies with a great number of employees. 

I've been to 6 kinds of jobs and companies but I can say that conflicts and indifferences are not for me as I've tried to adjust myself with different personalities and characters of my co-employees. I easily get along and I can mix with varied kinds but still I have preference with the kind of office friends I stayed with. In my longest ever job I had group of friends whom I became very close and they all left the company before me. 

With over 20 years of working life I have observed that no matter how different your opinions are you will not be in conflict if you will say your remarks or views nicely. Your colleague wouldn't be insulted or aggrieved if the tone of your voice is calm and not on a high-pitch tone. Everything can be agreed upon but there must be respect to one's opinion first. So I agree that a greater percentage of conflict will really come from the wrong tone of voice and the kind of words used.

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My Online and Offline Work

There are advantages and disadvantages of working in the real office compared to working at home only. I’m not much of an employee who rant about hardship at work or difficulties with dealing with office mates because I always bear in my mind that all kinds of work has its own problems and they’re just the same in some ways. With regards to office mates I always get along fine because I can work with various moods of people and as long as I can do my work well enough I’m fine.

The only thing that I find hard is my travel to office because it really consumes all my energy especially if it’s traffic and hard to secure transpo vehicle. Working at home give you the benefit of convenient working without the hassle of traveling and at the same time you can take care of your family while you’re working at home. It’s only the stability of income that I’m thinking about which is the reason why I returned to corporate office. Now that my online work is not on the peak I’m thankful that I have another source of income to spend for the family’s needs. With the combination of my online and offline income we got through expenses just fine.

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Preferring Musical Hobbies than Online Games

With all the online activities of the youth these days it’s a refreshing sight to see some who choose to play musical instruments in their free time. Since online games and social sites became rampant not only in malls but in homes as well parents should be vigilant in monitoring their kids’ activities. It’s not healthy to let our kids develop a hobby that relies on the web so it’s best to encourage them to play the usual games we do when we were kids, playing on the street is good also if the place is safe or in the park. If it’s not safe outdoor kids can play board games in the convenience of our homes or learn to play music with whatever instruments they want to play with. 

My kids started with summer music school learning only the basic then as years passed by they learned to practice by them and honed their skills progressively. Now they’re often browsing on online music store for nice instruments and accessories like tascam interface where they get some inspirations. They’re also saving for some of their wished accessories with my help of course. It’s nice to see kids with flair for music and other recreational things than spending all their time on the net.

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Work, Talents and Hobbies

We’ve already started our new project first week of the month and even though it’s only starting we’re already busy. My hands are full now with my two soon to finish projects, one other project and the new one. Sometimes I get some headache on those because I have to answer and solve the requirements of our clients even though it’s not my job and my field of expertise. If there’s one thing that I learned through my 3 years of coming back to my old company it’s learning everything I can to do what can’t be done by busy engineers. I studied engineering myself but I’m not into civil. I’m more well-versed in computers and telecommunications but now I learned to do highway design and many other reports. Well that’s a plus I may say but still it’s hard sometimes. 

Maybe that’s the real picture of life- you study one thing but you work on another thing and you master on some other things. I remember my father when I was young and I was amazed at how he can be a very good administrator, municipal secretary, speech writer of the town’s Mayor, contract expert, outstanding tailor, creative carpenter and a music enthusiast also. He finished a Law degree and he’s a very good businessman. He’s a jack of all trade and as I grow older I’m getting some of his ‘trade’ skills and talents as per my Mom’s observation. 

Anyway as to his being a music enthusiast he didn’t enrolled in any music school. He just bought instruments like a grand piano in his younger days and learned to play on his own. He would also love to learn woodwind & brasswind instruments at that time but he has a job in public service and a business to spend his time. Well if he’s still living now he would be happy and proud that his grandkids have flair and talents in playing musical instruments. He would love listening how Gen plays the piano and guitar. Music runs strong in our blood and my kids are lucky that they inherit the talents. Hope they can use it in playing musical instruments in our church soon.

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Resource for My Kitchen Cabinets

Now that there are only two weeks left before the school break I’m looking forward to do spring cleaning of the house. I will also make some arrangement with our carpenter to build customized cabinets in the kitchen. I love working in the kitchen where I spend most of my idle time cooking and preparing foodies for my family but sometimes it gets so messy that I hate looking at the whole area. Due to increasing stocks of kitchen utensils and small cooking appliances the kitchen suddenly became small. 

It’s hard to work if the space is small so I really need to organize things and put the small clutter to cabinets so I can work and cook conveniently. I’ve seen some creative ideas on http://www.ovisonline.com and think of buying a ready-made customized one if my budget will allow. Well I have to consult DH if we’ll build our own or just order from a reliable supplier. Kitchen is my favorite nook in my house and if ever I’ll have more finances I’ll have it renovated and redecorated. Wishes…

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Finding Time to Play Guitar After School Ends

My dear daughter Gen is busy with her finals that she always sleeps late at night and can’t attend to her personal things at times. She also misses her guitar practice because she can’t find the time to even strum a few chords. Well she promised herself that she’ll give quality time to her musical instruments once she gets all her grades this semester. Engineering courses are really tough to study and I know what she’s going through having walked the same path decades ago when I took Computer Engineering. 

It will only be less than two weeks and she can focus on practicing some of her songs using her guitar and the vintage guitar picks she loves dearly. I’m also looking forward to hear when she plays my favorite pieces as sometimes I sing when she strums. It’s not only relaxing but a sweet bonding for the whole family.

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Graduation Gift Ideas

My niece is graduating from junior high school and she’s thinking carefully what she plans to take and where to study for her senior high school. She’s very competitive and excels not only in academics but extra-curricular activities as well. She’s an athlete playing volleyball and badminton and also very keen on photography. I think she’ll be taking Arts or something related but the school is not yet decided upon. Anyway she can continue studying in her present school if they will offer what she wants for senior high school. 

My brother, her Dad is thinking of some nice graduation gifts for her like high school class rings - joyjewelers.com, a branded watch, gadget or some accessories for her favorite sports but my niece wants to choose for her own. Maybe she’ll just choose and tell it to my brother so he can buy what she really wants. I also did the same to my two daughters. I asked them what they want and saved for the specific gadget they want. I also want jewelry for them at that time but they can’t choose because they’re not familiar with jewelries. Maybe when they graduate from college they would want a special ring for the occasion, a college ring or some nice necklace or bracelet. Whatever it will be it will serve as a memorable token from me to them.

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My Special Kid

I was talking to my youngest kid the other day and we were thinking of what he might be taking up when he reached college. As of now he’s very amazed at computer codes and html things and thinking of taking up Electronics Communications Engineering or a course that pertains to website graphics. At his age he’s a bit advanced when it comes to computer and at times I’m telling him to slow down a bit and focus on his academics. I’m a little apprehensive at his divided attention between his current subjects and the things that excites his mind. 

I was just happy that besides all those things he still maintains his penchant for playing keyboards and keeps up with practicing his musical pieces. He even looked at Yamaha Pro Audio and asked me about it. He’s going to buy his own musical instruments from his savings so he’s thinking carefully what he’s going to buy; after all it’s his own earned money. Josh is really a special one, a computer techie, an artist and a musician as well. Great thing about him is that he’s still very sweet and caring son. Lucky me.

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