My friends know me as Maka-MASA (masandal-tulog) girl, I easily get to sleep ke asan pa 'ko basta nakasandal, maayos man ang pwesto o hindi lalo na pag idle or bumibyahe. But lately, medyo hirap ako makatulog agad and I'm having mabababaw sleeps. In fact, yesterday I was able to watch Aga and Anne's "When Love Begins" ng buo at ni hindi dinalaw ng antok. Considering na nakahiga pa ko nun. Then we started another movie, ung "Close to You" nila Bea, John Lloyd & Sam. No signs of antok pa rin but I transferred from the sofa kung san nakasiksik at nakatulog na c Kuya Francis (naunahan pa nya 'ko sa sleeping session!) to the cushioned floor thinking it would be more comfy & I could have a nap. I just wanted to sleep so being puyat won't show in my face. Note that I had only around 4 hrs of sleep the night before (or should I say that morning kze Ate Catz & I slept at 6am!). Yah, nakatulog ako pero it's so mababaw nagigising ako sa bawat daan ng mga kiddos who are playing around. Normally, kahit umiiyak pa cla sa tabi ko hindi pa rin ako nagigising.
Then, this morning I heard my phone ringing. So, what's unusual about that? The fact that it was able to wake me up at 5 o'clock and the phone was placed malayo from the bed. After asking, "Pol, ano nga ung stone na sabi mo sa'kin nung nasa SGP tayo?", she said, tulog na daw ako ulit. huh?! Oh well, that's my mom! I closed my eyes hoping na makakatulog ulit. I wa able to but was up again before 6am.
This sleeping problem started last Thursday or may be last Wednesday. This isn't normal. And this' just ain't ME!
ApPLe
(hindi na yata) Maka-MASA girl
Sunday, September 07, 2008
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Being Away
I called my mom yesterday morning (past 9am in UAE, past 1pm in PI). She said she was in a Doctor's clinic to have her eyes checked. Tinanong ko kung sinong kasama nya. Sabi nya, "Wala.". My dad is in Manila. He needs to buy some stuff. But she said she's okay then later cuts the conversation as it is already her turn.
It saddens me na malayo ako. Kung nasa Pinas ako at least she'll have a company sa mga check ups nya. I could ask her to have her check ups scheduled on wkends para wala akong work or I could make paalam sa work if the need is urgent.
Hay, malungkot! This is one of the hardships one has to bear being away from his/her Family. Mahirap maiwan, dahil naranasan ko na yan when I was in Pinas and my mom is working abroad. Pero mahirap din ung ikaw ang nasa malayo. You can't be there right away pag gusto mo o pag alam mong kelangan ka nila.
This morning, I've learned that my officemates' (sisters cla) father passed away. Kahapon daw. Imagine the agony, kahit gaano nila kagusto to see their dad agad, to hug their mom, they cannot immediately do it. Iiyak ka then later kelangan mo ma-realize ang mga dapat mong gawin... agad! hey, kelangan mo mag-check ng earlieast available flight pauwi and have your things ready... sad!
Pero hindi lang sa kanila nangyari 'yan. Marami pa sa ibang officemates ko at sa iba pang Pinoys working abroad. And I pray that they'll have the courage to move on and the strength to be away again. Dahil kahit hindi pa tapos ang grievance, babalik na naman sa pagiging malayo para magtrabaho.
Sa mga ganitong pagkakataon, naiisip ko tuloy 'bakit kase umalis pa ko?'. Pro alam ko sa mga ganitong pagkakataon mas kelangan ko sabihin sa sarili ko na 'May choices ako noon pero eto ang option na pinili ko. At dahil nandito ako, kelangan kong gawin ang kelangan kong gawin.'
I pray that the good LORD would continue to bless my family (and their families) with good health & safety. And by the time na able na ako to be in Pinas for good (Don't want to be forever working abroad. Neither do i want to migrate to other country) i could still enjoy their presence at HOME.
APPLE, 27, OFW
It saddens me na malayo ako. Kung nasa Pinas ako at least she'll have a company sa mga check ups nya. I could ask her to have her check ups scheduled on wkends para wala akong work or I could make paalam sa work if the need is urgent.
Hay, malungkot! This is one of the hardships one has to bear being away from his/her Family. Mahirap maiwan, dahil naranasan ko na yan when I was in Pinas and my mom is working abroad. Pero mahirap din ung ikaw ang nasa malayo. You can't be there right away pag gusto mo o pag alam mong kelangan ka nila.
This morning, I've learned that my officemates' (sisters cla) father passed away. Kahapon daw. Imagine the agony, kahit gaano nila kagusto to see their dad agad, to hug their mom, they cannot immediately do it. Iiyak ka then later kelangan mo ma-realize ang mga dapat mong gawin... agad! hey, kelangan mo mag-check ng earlieast available flight pauwi and have your things ready... sad!
Pero hindi lang sa kanila nangyari 'yan. Marami pa sa ibang officemates ko at sa iba pang Pinoys working abroad. And I pray that they'll have the courage to move on and the strength to be away again. Dahil kahit hindi pa tapos ang grievance, babalik na naman sa pagiging malayo para magtrabaho.
Sa mga ganitong pagkakataon, naiisip ko tuloy 'bakit kase umalis pa ko?'. Pro alam ko sa mga ganitong pagkakataon mas kelangan ko sabihin sa sarili ko na 'May choices ako noon pero eto ang option na pinili ko. At dahil nandito ako, kelangan kong gawin ang kelangan kong gawin.'
I pray that the good LORD would continue to bless my family (and their families) with good health & safety. And by the time na able na ako to be in Pinas for good (Don't want to be forever working abroad. Neither do i want to migrate to other country) i could still enjoy their presence at HOME.
APPLE, 27, OFW
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Thank GOD it's ThUrsdaY!
I'm always looking forward for this day to come. Salamat, last working day na naman! And at this point na am not so enthusiastic bout my job, doble ang saya sa pagdating ng araw na 'to.
Tonight I can do anything. Pedeng mag-stay ng late at hindi mag-worry that i will not have enough sleep again. Pedeng super tulog! =)
Btw, one yr na pala since I first posted an entry here. Talaga naman. Ang bilis ng panahon.
Happy One Year to my page and happy Thursday to Us! =)
Cheers! c",)
Tonight I can do anything. Pedeng mag-stay ng late at hindi mag-worry that i will not have enough sleep again. Pedeng super tulog! =)
Btw, one yr na pala since I first posted an entry here. Talaga naman. Ang bilis ng panahon.
Happy One Year to my page and happy Thursday to Us! =)
Cheers! c",)
Tuesday, August 05, 2008
Your Negotiation is Not GOOD!
What would you do if your immediate superior tells you you're skills are not good enough?
I have some items to buy na pending for the longest time. Paano ba naman isa lang pala ang pagkukunan. Ni-raise ko na 'tong concern ko sa superior ko ang sagot sakin bilhin ko muna ung iba then deal with the others later. Repeat order pala sya. Dun lang sa vendor na un nakakuha ung isang kasama ko para sa mga naunang projects (wala pa ko nun sa New Build Rig Procurement). At para sa pangatlong rig namin na nasa akin ung Purchase Requisition para sa same item lahat na ng vendors namin para sa item na un napag-inquiran ko na. Pati dun sa ibang vendors na bago pa lang nag-iintroduce sa company namin nag-inquire din ako. Pero wla clang mai-offer na ganun. Ang mga superior ko sabi kakausapin na din nila ung superiors nung vendor na pinag-requestan namin ng quote.
Ang tagal ko kayang naghintay ng quotation. Finally, sinend sa 'kin ang offer. Ang kaso 9% increase dun sa previous price nila. Tsk, tsk. Need to negotiate. Kaso talagang un na daw ang price. So cannot proceed pa rin ako sa order placement. Malaki ung percentage increase na un para sa 6 month period lang. I approached our procurement coordinator. Pagpasok ko ng rum nya medyo busy pa sya. So kahit deadmatology sya sa presence ko nagsalita ako kase hindi un titingin or titigil sa ginagawa nya until magsalita ako.
Me: This is the quotation from chuvanez for the chenez item.
Procurement Coordinator still looking at his monitor. Then turns to me and say
"Genevieve, your negotiation is not good."
He's referring to the PO made for pipes I submitted yesterday na until now nasa table pa nya kase d pa nya pinipirmahan. Same case. Previous prices cannot be retained. Eto namang mga pipes na ito kakabili mo lang 2 weeks ago ngayon iba na ang prices. (Pipe prices is a different story. Eto talagang mabilis magtaas ang presyo.)
Ewan ko pero parang d ako affected masyado. I don't know if dahil kase alam ko lang na mahilig sya mang-joke o dahil confident ako na nakipag-SUPERnegotiate ako. Pero naisip ko pa rin parang 'Huh?! Ano bang hindi ko ginawa?'
Me: Why? (Parang how come you were able to have that conclusion) Did you talk to vendors?
Coordinator: Yes. One said, you did not ask for discount how can he give you?!
Me: I asked all the vendors for discounted prices.
Coordinator having that familiar look on his face say...
One vendor will be coming tom. By the way, to whom did you talk to from this vendor (he's holding one quotation)
There he goes. Another pangjo-joke nya na naman un. Sabi na nga ba. How could he say I didn't ask for discounted prices kung hindi pala nya alam kung cnong contact person. Teka, teka, e nilagay ko kaya sa bawat PO kung cnong kinausap ko sa vendor. Hindi nagbabasa! Mapagalitan nga! Charing!
Then nag-shift na ang usapan namin dun sa item na inilapit ko sa kanya. He called the same guy who told me 'he cannot do anything with the prices given by their principal'. Sabi ni Mr. Coordinator, kakausapin nya ung bossing ng vendor. Sabi naman ni Sales Guy nasa bakasyon ang bossing nya. Oh, good excuse! Then, sabi ni Mr. Coordinator, 'do something'. Magsabi daw dapat sa principal that we are requesting for the prices. At tsaka nagsabi sya sa vendor na ang tagal nila mag-reply. "She (ako daw) was struggling to get the quotation from you." ...Oh, well glad he knows super effort ako in making kulit for the quote. He has noticed naman pala my effort. Or was it pambabawi dun sa pangjoke nya sakin.
I really never want to hear that "your negotiation is not good" line again. It's as if you were told HINDI KA NAGTATRABAHO.
Now, I'm waiting for the vendor's revised quote.
GENEVIEVE R. ATIENZA
Buyer, New Build Rig Procurement
Maritime Industrial Services
Sharjah, UAE
I have some items to buy na pending for the longest time. Paano ba naman isa lang pala ang pagkukunan. Ni-raise ko na 'tong concern ko sa superior ko ang sagot sakin bilhin ko muna ung iba then deal with the others later. Repeat order pala sya. Dun lang sa vendor na un nakakuha ung isang kasama ko para sa mga naunang projects (wala pa ko nun sa New Build Rig Procurement). At para sa pangatlong rig namin na nasa akin ung Purchase Requisition para sa same item lahat na ng vendors namin para sa item na un napag-inquiran ko na. Pati dun sa ibang vendors na bago pa lang nag-iintroduce sa company namin nag-inquire din ako. Pero wla clang mai-offer na ganun. Ang mga superior ko sabi kakausapin na din nila ung superiors nung vendor na pinag-requestan namin ng quote.
Ang tagal ko kayang naghintay ng quotation. Finally, sinend sa 'kin ang offer. Ang kaso 9% increase dun sa previous price nila. Tsk, tsk. Need to negotiate. Kaso talagang un na daw ang price. So cannot proceed pa rin ako sa order placement. Malaki ung percentage increase na un para sa 6 month period lang. I approached our procurement coordinator. Pagpasok ko ng rum nya medyo busy pa sya. So kahit deadmatology sya sa presence ko nagsalita ako kase hindi un titingin or titigil sa ginagawa nya until magsalita ako.
Me: This is the quotation from chuvanez for the chenez item.
Procurement Coordinator still looking at his monitor. Then turns to me and say
"Genevieve, your negotiation is not good."
He's referring to the PO made for pipes I submitted yesterday na until now nasa table pa nya kase d pa nya pinipirmahan. Same case. Previous prices cannot be retained. Eto namang mga pipes na ito kakabili mo lang 2 weeks ago ngayon iba na ang prices. (Pipe prices is a different story. Eto talagang mabilis magtaas ang presyo.)
Ewan ko pero parang d ako affected masyado. I don't know if dahil kase alam ko lang na mahilig sya mang-joke o dahil confident ako na nakipag-SUPERnegotiate ako. Pero naisip ko pa rin parang 'Huh?! Ano bang hindi ko ginawa?'
Me: Why? (Parang how come you were able to have that conclusion) Did you talk to vendors?
Coordinator: Yes. One said, you did not ask for discount how can he give you?!
Me: I asked all the vendors for discounted prices.
Coordinator having that familiar look on his face say...
One vendor will be coming tom. By the way, to whom did you talk to from this vendor (he's holding one quotation)
There he goes. Another pangjo-joke nya na naman un. Sabi na nga ba. How could he say I didn't ask for discounted prices kung hindi pala nya alam kung cnong contact person. Teka, teka, e nilagay ko kaya sa bawat PO kung cnong kinausap ko sa vendor. Hindi nagbabasa! Mapagalitan nga! Charing!
Then nag-shift na ang usapan namin dun sa item na inilapit ko sa kanya. He called the same guy who told me 'he cannot do anything with the prices given by their principal'. Sabi ni Mr. Coordinator, kakausapin nya ung bossing ng vendor. Sabi naman ni Sales Guy nasa bakasyon ang bossing nya. Oh, good excuse! Then, sabi ni Mr. Coordinator, 'do something'. Magsabi daw dapat sa principal that we are requesting for the prices. At tsaka nagsabi sya sa vendor na ang tagal nila mag-reply. "She (ako daw) was struggling to get the quotation from you." ...Oh, well glad he knows super effort ako in making kulit for the quote. He has noticed naman pala my effort. Or was it pambabawi dun sa pangjoke nya sakin.
I really never want to hear that "your negotiation is not good" line again. It's as if you were told HINDI KA NAGTATRABAHO.
Now, I'm waiting for the vendor's revised quote.
GENEVIEVE R. ATIENZA
Buyer, New Build Rig Procurement
Maritime Industrial Services
Sharjah, UAE
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
NaaLaLa ko lang...
Today is June 18. One month from now I should have been celebrating something (supposedly) special. If things had only worked out the way I hoped. Pero talaga lang cgurong things are not meant to be the way I dreamt na mangyari.
Medyo matagal-tagal na rin un. I'm glad i'm doin' good now, feeling better ...while still praying for the best to come.
Naalala ko lang. And I hope masaya na ang lahat.
c",)
Medyo matagal-tagal na rin un. I'm glad i'm doin' good now, feeling better ...while still praying for the best to come.
Naalala ko lang. And I hope masaya na ang lahat.
c",)
Tuesday, June 03, 2008
The House PRiNCeSS Left HoMe... Again!
So I have left my comfort zone.
Hello, Dubai! I'm back! I'm sory if I am not so excited. It just feels better being home...
Hello, Dubai! I'm back! I'm sory if I am not so excited. It just feels better being home...
Saturday, May 17, 2008
YeLLoW GeaRs & BLue SkieS
Went to Bicutan today to check Scuba Boy for my diving needs. I really wished I'd find something that wud fit me. Alam nyo naman ang size ko! Kahit wet suit lang sana for the dive we've been looking forward to. And look what i got.
Yellow fins not yet included in the photo kase d ko pa nakuha
No wet suit lang kase na pink or at least a touch of pink kaya i opt to have these yellow gears.
Now my yellow gears are waiting for the blue skies... hoping that the weather would allow them to experience diving in Pinas! c",)
Yellow fins not yet included in the photo kase d ko pa nakuhaNow my yellow gears are waiting for the blue skies... hoping that the weather would allow them to experience diving in Pinas! c",)
Thursday, May 15, 2008
BaDMiNToN
I am not really into sports since (1) I was an asthmatic kid at konting pagod lang sinusumpong na ko & (2) I was the type na scared to try new things. During Intramurals nung Elementary days I prefer to just watch my classmates and envy them dahil they can play and they excel. But it's good that now I am no longer having asthma attacks. And I have overcome my fear of trying new, unfamiliar stuff.
Just recently I have this want to learn Badminton. Just wanted to try another new thing after having my scuba diving certificate although d ko pa masyado naeenjoy to the max ang diving. Still have to experience diving in Anilao, Bohol & of course Palawan... but that's a different story.
So, bakit nga ba Badminton? Kase i tried playing pero I just can't hit the shuttlecock. hehe! I envy those who can play. Then my 11-year old niece and nephew are now into this sport. Nananalo pa sa competition ung nephew ko. How inggit na naman I am! So to get rid of this pagkainggit e dapat i-try ko.
One more thing... my mom insist that i should go see a (Diabetes specialist) doctor for check up. Since she's a diabetic, she's afraid i'd also be one. So last wk I had my blood & urine tested and saw the doctor the following day. The doctor's findings... I am a potential diabetic! My HBA1C is high though still within normal range. So as early as now I have to have a preventive action, diet & exercise, that is! I have to have something to do at least twice a week. Running or any sports. Sya daw she's playing Badminton 2x a wk... Ting! Badminton... That's what I will try!
I have my shoes na nga e. =)
Just recently I have this want to learn Badminton. Just wanted to try another new thing after having my scuba diving certificate although d ko pa masyado naeenjoy to the max ang diving. Still have to experience diving in Anilao, Bohol & of course Palawan... but that's a different story.
So, bakit nga ba Badminton? Kase i tried playing pero I just can't hit the shuttlecock. hehe! I envy those who can play. Then my 11-year old niece and nephew are now into this sport. Nananalo pa sa competition ung nephew ko. How inggit na naman I am! So to get rid of this pagkainggit e dapat i-try ko.
One more thing... my mom insist that i should go see a (Diabetes specialist) doctor for check up. Since she's a diabetic, she's afraid i'd also be one. So last wk I had my blood & urine tested and saw the doctor the following day. The doctor's findings... I am a potential diabetic! My HBA1C is high though still within normal range. So as early as now I have to have a preventive action, diet & exercise, that is! I have to have something to do at least twice a week. Running or any sports. Sya daw she's playing Badminton 2x a wk... Ting! Badminton... That's what I will try!
I have my shoes na nga e. =)
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