Too many tasks to finish

The works at the office are filing up and everybody is trying to finish their tasks on time.  The themes keep changing from job rotation to sharing loads.  Name it, we have it.

The coming week is challenging too since we will be facing our bete noire as one newspaper had stated in one of its articles.  I am really excited and agitated as well because I don't know what will happen.  I wish everything will be fine.

Finally, Home Again...

Finally,  after 10 days of workshop in Tagaytay City, I'll be back again to where I belong - home.  I will be able to glance my wife and kids whom I missed so dearly.

4th Day @ TICC

I just finished reading the book about Gulliver's Travels written by Jonathan Swift and I felt I was traveling with him too, it was so amazing.  Gulliver must be really a genius due to his knowledge on learning new languages.

I'm just so happy to receive a phone call from my wife who is in Manila.  I'm so delighted to receive an information that Helena Beatrice (my beautiful daughter) was tapped to join the MTAP review.  Yehheeey!

Orientation Workshop @ Hotel Kimberly

Attended a workshop on STRIVE at Hotel Kimberly in Tagaytay City. 

First Day at TICC

I just had a long trip from Manila to Tagaytay City late in the afternoon.  It was a very long trip so I had a very long sleep.  I was so tired because I had to finish some stuff before going to the workshop venue.

At TICC, I was transferred to different rooms and it pissed me off.

As I settled down, I was able to watch the "Secrets of Magic: Revealed" and I was so amazed with the show.  I couldn't sleep so I got my laptop and search for a wifi-signal.

A text from my wife made my day!

Went to SM San Lazaro to Hear a Mass

I went to SM San Lazaro yesterday to hear a mass.  I learned that at 9:00 a..m. during Sunday(s) a mass is held at the entrance of the mall. 

Thank you for your greetings!

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who greeted me (verbally and at Facebook) on this very special day.  To my twin brother Emmanuel best wishes to you and may you fulfill all your dreams.  Take care always.

You were asking for my age?  Clue.  I won't be able to apply for any Japanese Scholarships now.  Got it?

Black Out in Manila

Sad day for Manilans yesterday. The entire electric system including the telephone lines were shut off due to devastating typhoon "Basyang."  Would you believe it?  Years before if it was a brown out people could still use their phones to call their immediate relatives, but now,  it's different.  I can't even use my postpaid SUN internet line.  Terrible.  I spent the whole day at SM San Lazaro with my family. 

I went home at 9:45 p.m. and since there was no electric power in the city,  I decided to bring my kids at the Hotel Sogo, Recto Branch for the much needed sleep.

Mishaps Before Office Work

I experienced 2 vehicular mishaps this morning...tsk.tsk.tsk.  It's good no one was hurt.  Thanks God.

Too tired!

Just finished working and cleaning my place of work.  am too tired...zzzzz

Too much work today!

'been busy today.  Just finished tasks on recording and safekeeping some documents transmitted by evaluators.  Transferred some files @ our new stockroom located at Dorm E.  Cleaned the library and corridors with IMCS staff and had a sumptuous lunch courtesy of Sir Eric.  Made some correspondence to valued clientele and called some VIPs.

Onslaught of Memo. Circular No. 1

Have you read the first issuance of memo. no. 1 from the P-noy administration?  It caused deepest sadness to my colleagues here at IMCS.  Most of my co-workers, predominantly contractual employees, were disoriented, perplexed, and dismayed over this new issued memorandum.  Considering that most of the offices/services here at DepEd were manned by contractuals how would the organization effectively and efficiently run. Take for example the case of the monitoring unit of my group whose staff are 70% non-regular employees.  Would they be able to fulfill their assigned tasks since their terms of office would be cut short?  Just asking...

Visited Nephew's Birthday

Since yesterday was a holiday, I (with my wife and kids), visited Rhys birthday at Navotas.  I arrived there in the afternoon but there were no visitors yet so I decided to pick my things which I left when my family transferred to Manila last November.  I spotted my useful books which I used during my training in Japan and some worth-reading manuscript like "Kasparov Teaches Chess" which I kept long time ago when I was very active playing chess (ahedres-ajedrez).  After packing things I found out that there are no visitors yet and my parents-in-law were still not there so I decided to play chess at Malabon Chess Plaza. I scored convincing victories against club opponents but was unlucky on solving chess puzzles.  

I returned to my parents-in-law's house after I received text that all were present.  I enjoyed the food served which were a combination of Italian, European, and native delicacies.  As my kids enjoyed playing with their cousins, so was my wife interestingly shared her views with her parents.  I had a drinking spree with my brothers-in-law as we watched the game between SMB and BMEG for an outright semi-final berth of the PBA league.   SMB proved to be the better team this time. 

We went home at about 10:00 p.m. and immediately went to sleep.  Hugh...

Back to Manila

After a week of seminar at Tagaytay International Conference Center, I am back to Manila.  It's very difficult to stay late nights to look over the works of our evaluators.

The sudden shift of temperature makes it difficult for me to control sneezing. Perhaps, the only consolation is that today and in the next two days I don't have office works because it is a Pasig Day and regular holidays.

'will take my needed rest.