Flexitime Sked

Quite happy this evening as my boss approved my request for a flexitime schedule. I've requested this schedule due to the ongoing manila-east road widening in our town which causes a lot of delay on me on my way to work. As anyone can see whenever they passes A. Bonifacio Avenue in Cainta there's a lot of mess caused by the slow demolition and clearing up. Every morning I tried to talk to anyone in the contractors' team to clear up but they would always say tomorrow. I can't actually put the blame on them as they're just a daily wage earner, I should be reporting this to the higher ranks as now I'm fearing for dengue due to new drainage construction which were done amazingly slow.

I appealed to my boss as I'm only extending my stay until they find someone to replace my position. My boss is really considerate as he immediately approved my request. It was a big help on my part as I'll have the flexibility of time to work eight hours a day and completing them conveniently. This is a good evening for me, I learned my boss' reply this night only while I'm doing some posts.

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Whole Month Birthday!

Josh wanted another birthday again and he wanted a cake also. He kept on telling me if he could have a cake again even if it’s not his birthday anymore. I promised him that I’ll drop by the cake house but my work suddenly necessitates me to stay awhile so the store closed on me. Hubby works in a store located in the mall so I called him to go to any bakeshop that sells cake and buy any kind because I don’t want to break my promise to Josh.

Luckily hubby bought a cake just before the store closed but it’s a simple cake with no icing and decors. It’s a super yummy chocolate chiffon cake and we just decorated it with panda marshmallows. When Josh saw it in the morning he smiled and asked us to put candles and sing happy birthday to him lol! Josh told us that the whole month will be his birthday and asked to buy again next week. I told him that he’ll be a year older if we put candles on it again just joking of course – it’s nice to converse with Josh because he never runs out of reason and humor. It makes me younger! I told Josh that we can buy cakes anytime even if it’s not his birthday but we will not put candles again, anyway he just love cakes don’t you think!

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Birthdays on September

This company has many birthday celebrants on September month namely Florence on the 6th, Osang on the 11th and Winroe on the 12th . Yesterday was Osang’s birthday and I encountered difficulty in sending messages to her. Her chosen provider of mobile can't be trusted to receive and transmit messages on a weak signal point. I wished she received my birthday greetings yesterday and also Winroe who has the same network and he is celebrating his birthday also today. He can’t celebrate his birthday for now as the relative of his wife died suddenly forcing them to go home to Iloilo.

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Not Here On Her Birthday

It’s Osang’s birthday today but she’s going to give us a blowout next week as she’s currently in Cebu now attending the Asian Carrier Conference together with some managers and boss. Since she’ll be there on her birthday and their wedding anniversary too we learned that her family will follow her and they will spend their weekends in the beautiful scenic place of Bohol province. Wow that’s a nice celebration! I like beach resorts and Bohol beaches are known for its beautiful cove and beachfront also. Sad that some Filipino land owners there are selling their beachfront properties to foreigners. Anyway I’ll just wait for their pictures of the place.

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Few Employees

We’re only few here in the office as our boss and some managers were away in Cebu today up to Friday to attend the Asian Carrier Conference. Our technical engineer and my friend Winroe called me up in the morning and told me that he had an emergency call to go to their town province in Iloilo because his wife’s relative has died. He instructed his staff to take in-charge. Another person on-leave and that leave us up in small numbers here in the office. Quite peaceful because it’s also raining hard outside and everybody is thinking if we should go home early because we might pass by some flood on our way going home.

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Asian Carrier Conference in Cebu

Sir Bobby finished all meetings, released payables and instructed us all on our assigned duties. He asked Joey to be in-charge while they’re away for the yearly Asian Carrier Conference in Cebu when all carriers/telcos all over the Philippines gather for 3 days starting Sept. 10-11 for conference and meeting with each company registered as carrier. This conference includes all major and minor telecommunications company in the Philippines. It’s a big celebration on the telco world. BT&T’s representatives were Osang our sales and marketing head, our business development manager Berry Tenchavez, Executive Vice President Bobby Tenchavez and my senior boss Sir Bob Tenchavez as our President and Chairman.

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Job Description and Tasks List

Finally done with the list of tasks and responsibilities and tasks that I’m presently handling and when I looked into it I seemed to notice that I handle multi-tasking jobs that can’t be turned over to one staff only. Jobs stemmed from the top level to small tasks. Jim the accountant of DSI appreciated my lists for easy delegating of responsibilities to remaining staff in our company. He has this idea of adding tasks to some regular employees and they will just increase their compensation. Good idea for me.

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Remembering My Friend On Her Birthday

It’s my friend Meline’s birthday today but unlike past years I won’t be able to greet her on the phone, sent her a text message or even emailed her an e-card because she’s not here anymore. She’s now resting in a place where she will no longer feel the pain of sickness, a place where she will not anymore seek and long for her family’s love and attention. I know she’s happy now resting her soul and having her peace at last. My friend died few months ago last March this year. She had a breast cancer and undergone chemotherapy treatment which in time brought complications on her lungs which finally caused her death in just six months from treatment.

Met her in 2003 when I was assigned here in BT&T, a sister company of DSI. She’s an accounting associate and together we started handling accounting and finance department of B&T. She taught me a lot in accounting and in the process we became very close friends even if she’s only a part-time consultant working 3 days a week.

We’re so fond of each other even if we shared different belief and tradition as she’s a Catholic and I’m a born-again Christian. Friendship bridged the difference. After 3 years she resigned from BT&T for a care-giving job in Canada but didn’t pursue that when she learned that she has acquired cyst on her breast.

I missed her so much as she has never missed a day of sending me thoughtful and inspirational text messages, she never runs out of load. She didn’t tell her family and friends that her doctor has told her that she 6 months to live only. I wasn’t informed also but felt that she’s leaving us when she sent me a message thanking me for the friendship that we had and asking sorry for all her shortcomings. Being close to her the message sent shivers down my spine and told her to hold on and God will help her.

Little did I know that she was in a hospital, when I learned and scheduled to visit her on her house her sister Ellen told me she passed away. I cried because I wanted to hold her hand personally and share God’s word but when I finally saw her she’s not there anymore. I know then that she was just around us seeing us visit her wake and I silently prayed and told her ‘I will never forget you friend, your memories will stay with me forever’ God Bless You!

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Car Starter

Sunday again, favorite day of the family as it’s worship day and the only day that we’re complete and together because it’s hubby’s day off too. We’ve prepared all things and got ourselves ready for a beautiful Sunday worship. It was always a fulfilling Sunday and again we’re being recharged with spiritual strength to guide us through the following days to come.

On our way going back home our car suddenly stopped and hubby detected faulty in our starter. It’s good that we’re lucky enough to be in the mall’s vicinity and not in the highway. Some young men helped us packed the car until it starts but after few seconds it died again. As there were only few people there - only Redge, me and Ruth pushed the car until the car starts again. We prayed for the car to regain strength and it did. We reached home safely in the guidance of our Lord. Thanks God for that!

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Josh New Haircut

After having folliculitis Josh had a small spot in his head that lost some hairs, it took us a while before having his hair cut. We fear that his barber might accidentally touch the raw scar in his head. Now that he’s finally free from any signs of skin disorder Josh told us that we can now bring him to his favorite barbershop located near our church. We waited for lunch break before bringing him.

The staff there knew Josh well because they like Josh’ charming attitude. He smiles to everyone when he’s there so they can’t help liking him especially when they’re cutting his hair because he’s so disciplined. After few more minutes he’s done, very cute with his soldier-like haircut. We joked him that he doesn’t look a grandfather anymore lol!

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