"Sometimes it seems like God is difficult to find and impossibly far away.
We get so caught up in our small daily duties and irritations
that they become the only things that we can focus on.
What we forget is that God's love and beauty are all around us,
My teammates and I were outside of our office building on our first break at work one weekday afternoon. We were joking around, talking about our frustrations and issues at work, and just hanging around while others smoked their lungs out, when I noticed something extraordinary... Just outside our building..from behind a cluster of thick cottons-in-the-sky...there was a distinct beam of light emanating from behind the abundant group of clouds...It was just awe-inspiring...
All the words I could muster to my friends then was..."Friends...God's here to join us..." Now, for about a few minutes, everyone was silent and directed their consciousness to that wonderful miracle(well, to me it was...)
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Just last week, I was quite surprised that my supervisor told me that I had an exam to attend to for an open position in "academy"(training pool for newbies on the ops floor). Though a few of my teammates together with my supervisor had BIG plans for the whole team(and ultimately the whole ops floor), I was quite hesitant to take it fearing that I might be taken off the team.
I'm having second thoughts about it 'coz we have a project coming up for the team and ultimately for the whole operations floor. Carl, Kobe, and I, together with our supervisor Maqui are working for the past two weeks on a structured program that will be beneficial for newbies coming out of training. We have already submited the proposal to our Manager(who then emailed it across all operation officers) and we heard a lot of positive feedback. As of right now, we're implementing it on our new 8 teammates. If the performance of the newbies significantly improves at the end of the month, then we will be able to substantiate and justify our proposition.
Anyways, I still took the test thinking that I wanted to know "where" I was in terms of performance and know-how.
The next day, Dave gave the good news that I passed and will undergo a series of interview and testing in the coming days. I just shrugged it off with the assumption that I was still alright with work and my performance. The next night, I was stumped when Maqui told me that I was scheduled for an interview. But then, I remembered what happened the last time I applied for a position(see blog dated 26 Feb 2006) and a lot of things flashed across my mind. So I decideded not to be bothered about it.
So there I was in the cold conference room later that night with 4 panel interviewers...YAIKS!!! Nobody told me this...But, everything went fine. That was one of the most relaxing 30 minutes of my time on that very busy day at work. I took it as a rest from my duties on the ops floor. The decision will likely come out later today or by next week.
Right now...whatever happens...The important thing is I know that I am still alright at work...
Just last week, I was quite surprised that my supervisor told me that I had an exam to attend to for an open position in "academy"(training pool for newbies on the ops floor). Though a few of my teammates together with my supervisor had BIG plans for the whole team(and ultimately the whole ops floor), I was quite hesitant to take it fearing that I might be taken off the team.
I'm having second thoughts about it 'coz we have a project coming up for the team and ultimately for the whole operations floor. Carl, Kobe, and I, together with our supervisor Maqui are working for the past two weeks on a structured program that will be beneficial for newbies coming out of training. We have already submited the proposal to our Manager(who then emailed it across all operation officers) and we heard a lot of positive feedback. As of right now, we're implementing it on our new 8 teammates. If the performance of the newbies significantly improves at the end of the month, then we will be able to substantiate and justify our proposition.
Anyways, I still took the test thinking that I wanted to know "where" I was in terms of performance and know-how.
The next day, Dave gave the good news that I passed and will undergo a series of interview and testing in the coming days. I just shrugged it off with the assumption that I was still alright with work and my performance. The next night, I was stumped when Maqui told me that I was scheduled for an interview. But then, I remembered what happened the last time I applied for a position(see blog dated 26 Feb 2006) and a lot of things flashed across my mind. So I decideded not to be bothered about it.
So there I was in the cold conference room later that night with 4 panel interviewers...YAIKS!!! Nobody told me this...But, everything went fine. That was one of the most relaxing 30 minutes of my time on that very busy day at work. I took it as a rest from my duties on the ops floor. The decision will likely come out later today or by next week.
Right now...whatever happens...The important thing is I know that I am still alright at work...
"Nuff said....
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1:29AM 01 April 2006 5th floor HSBC-Alabang office
update: I did not get the position...oh well...Now I can concentrate on our team's project for the next few weeks....
on a lighter note: Before I brought my wife to work, Zia and I were horsing around, dancing and singing to Kitchie Nadal's rendition of the Eraserheads' "Ligaya" while her mama was sleeping...hehehe...
