October-Fest The Best

Lately, I've been slacking myself off, if there's such a term, LOL! Well, I'm referring to the professional aspect of my life here. Since many things have changed at the ORC's place, not to mention close and real people leaving, Orcs taking over the haven, and many other mind-boggling stuff occurring, it has been bleh and blah. That's why I've resorted to doing what I do best, my side businesses.

My Multiply site theme design was recently finished. Thanks to Nuni Meneses of Project Prettify, she revamped, fabulous-ized, and put more 'oomph' to my little online store. Coincidentally, The DROPShop Online store is doing so well with all my gadgets on installment, bags, accessories, and other items I offer. I sure am feeling the Christmas season and I'm not complaining, tee-hee!

Oh well, on a different note, I've managed to see two movies recently, the latest being HS Musical 3 (with of course my Love and my Princess) and sometime two or three weeks ago, Body of Lies.

Let's see. I sooooooo love Leonardo Dicaprio. He has greatly evolved as an actor in Body of Lies. Though some of the movie's scenes and plots were very Filipino film-like (so predictable, another character comes in just in time before the hero gets sliced into pieces, the villain-so it seemed- kidnaps the hero's girlfriend, etc.),

I still heart this movie because of Leo, LOL! Seriously, I liked this film because of the different way America was portrayed. Believable.

Highschool Musical 3 on the the other hand was an amazing teeny-boppy film treat. The kids have grown!!! And it looks like they're turning into very good-looking and talented ladies and men. My fave character, in spite her being the "bad" girl in the movie, is Sharpay (Ashley Tisdale). For me, she is such a girl! Her clothes are cute and elegant, her ways are sometimes dumb but funny, and lastly, she is a total performer.

Tsk, tsk, the movie reminded me of highschool (minus the boys as I studied in an all-girls highschool) when I was a theater freak - I perfomed in a lot of plays and was labeled as one helluva comedian by the school. I'm such a natural, I miss those days.

Reality Check. In a few weeks, another colleague and a good friend will bid goodbye to the Orc's place. Hate to see you go, Jaelette _ig_ette, LOL! But I admire your courage to leave, just because. I'm sure we're not going to miss each other because we're going to do a lot of business together, ha-ha! Now I'm just going to figure out who I'm going to be with most of the time now that Melamine is not based in the office, har-har! I will survive, nevertheless.

Sigh! Life's a ____. I'd like a Heneiken beer, please.

My New Gadget Baby: Samsung i780

It will be a month tomorrow since I got my Samsung i780 and well, I'm okay with it. Not ultra-happy but not mega-dissatisfied.

I primarily got this phone, contrary to what I've been advocating about to use function-type phones, because I want a Smart phone. A phone that would be able to push my emails, view Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files on my phone, and surf the net. This is of course, apart from its standard features of text, call, take pictures, play music, etc.

The standard features are okay, except for some quality issues in regard to network signal. For whatever reason, my i780 baby seems to capture minute signals from my Globe network. Either that or Globe's signal is really deteriorating (peace!).

Anyway, going back, the Smart features aren't really that smart. One, the internet function is just bonkers, I cannot download games and music from the Globe WAP portal. I already referred this to both Globe Platinum's and Samsung's customer service but to no avail.

Second, the only provider that pushes my email - incoming and outgoing is Windows Live or my Hotmail. Both my Yahoo emails may only receive and worst of all, my work email cannot receive or send any messages. Sigh!

As for aesthetics, I love the touch and stylus attributes, the big screen, and the quality sound. The qwerty keypad could use some enhancement though, I don't exactly have chubby fingers but they can't seem to jive with the keypad!

Ahhh, I think I may need to consider another phone... oh noh!

Photo credit: www.gsmarena.com

To A Dear Friend, OO

No amount of words is enough to express how thankful I am to you for being the many things you are to me – mentor, trainer, and most of all a very good friend. I’ve been meaning to draft this blog to share to my network and luckily, I found time to finish it today.

For those who’re reading this post, I’m referring to my friend and former colleague, Ofel Orcales, better known to many in our industry as OO. Some weeks back she left the company we’re both working for since 2004. OO and I started wayback, when the company was just about to launch. She was the first employee of the training department and I was the second.

Working with OO as my immediate superior was different from among the many bosses I had and heard of, not because she has become a good friend of mine, but because she is professional, objective, and smart. Those are but a few of her many positive characteristics, that is. In the four years we’ve worked together I learned a lot of things from her – related to training, HR, managing people, etc. and most especially valuing FRIENDSHIP in its real sense. This I must say is what I will always cherish. We still often communicate with each other but it’s definitely different now that we’re no longer co-workers.

I look back and realize how many things have changed. I’ve achieved a lot of things professionally and personally. And I attribute my success to my family (especially My Love Nald) and few friends like OO who’ve unselfishly supported me in my endeavors. In the past four years with my current company, I’ve been promoted twice and have handled three departments. All of these great milestones because of my skills and talents which OO helped enhance.

I’d often refer to her as ‘Gabriela Silang’ because she may also be tough as a dragon when needed. Yes, she is a professional through and through but she knows what to stand up for, she doesn’t say YES all the time, and most of all, she always keeps in mind what’s best for everyone. I applaud her ways how she can be the most composed individual in spite the hell that people or situations present her. I still have to master that skill, which OO has … naturally. LOL! Sometimes I just can’t help myself but just be outrageously feisty. Thanks to OO, I’m learning the art of CONTROL or in other words, GRACE UNDER PRESSURE!

OO, thank you again for everything, for the four years we’ve worked together. Let’s always keep in touch – our lunch and breakfast dates together with MysTERI!!! Who knows we’ll be working together again, right?!!!!