There are things we like to always but but do not really use. I have a lot of these. The things I always use, I don't buy much of but I buy plenty of those I think I will use but don't really do.
To give a few examples are:
1.) Make up
Yes, I don't use much make up and even if I do, I still think I have more than enough makeup to use for myself but I can never really stop buying.
2.) Accessories
I can't help myself eyeing those cutesy little stud earrings whenever I drop by Accessorize to see what's new in their stores. They just have the cutest accessories ever. That's heaven for me. I always want to buy those little stud earrings in set in stores like Accessorize, Forever 21, H&M and etc. I look at them and can't help myself from buying thinking how cute it is and how good it will look on me so I go ahead and buy a set or two. In reality, I don't really wear earrings on a daily basis. I only wear it whenever I remember and that's very seldom.
3.) Books
This post was mainly inspired by my desire to buy more books. I'm in love with buying books. Yes, you read that right, BUYING. Just buying. Hihi. I buy books thinking I'll read them but then it piles up and I never get to read a lot of them since I am extremely busy and always have something else better to do. Well, except if I'm totally glued to the book then I make all the time for my books. I have tons of unread books back at home and I even brought most of them here in Cebu thinking I'll read them but then I buy more and it accumulates. Now, I have a book shelf of books I haven't read yet. :s
(Picture to follow.)
I'm in love with the idea of reading books, I just wish I can really find time for it.
Two days before the weekend and I'm off to paradise!
See you soon.
xx,
Annie
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Thursday, June 14, 2012
Keep Calm and Drink Coffee
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| Grabbed from Jaclyn Young of Housewifed! |
Truly applies to me. I'm always so restless and always sleepy at work without coffee. I really want a cup right now but I just finished eating breakfast and drinking a large cup of hot chocolate. I thought drinking hot chocolate is as good as a replacement for a hot cup of coffee since it's the same concept, a delish drink in a hot cup of mug. I thought it'll be just like placebo effect but nothing beats the aroma from a steaming hot cup of coffee. Nothing like it. Can't wait to drink it later!! MUST SAVE MYSELF FROM SLEEPINESS!
Oh! Jaclyn is a friend I met from Char. I just met her yesterday but I feel like I have known her a long time already that's why I consider her a friend already :)
Check out her blog! I enjoy reading it a lot!
http://housewifed.blogspot.com/
xx,
Annie
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
How many times?
How many times have I told myself to stick with my diet?
How many times have I told myself to follow a workout routine?
How many times have I told myself that this is really it is?
How many times have I told myself that I'll be successful this time?
:(
Super ashamed of my failure.
MUST. START. HEALTHY. LIVING. NOW!
Why can't I be a fitness freak?? Why? :(( It's definitely one of my frustrations in life. I just can't find the time to start working out as a routine because I'm just so tired ALL the time and if I ever have free time, I just find time to catch up on sleep or do something relaxing like get a massage or blog and I'm not just making excuses, or am I?
One day I'll make time for you so better wait for me. We'll work out sometime. Just not this time yet.
Xx,
Annie
How many times have I told myself to follow a workout routine?
How many times have I told myself that this is really it is?
How many times have I told myself that I'll be successful this time?
:(
Super ashamed of my failure.
MUST. START. HEALTHY. LIVING. NOW!
Why can't I be a fitness freak?? Why? :(( It's definitely one of my frustrations in life. I just can't find the time to start working out as a routine because I'm just so tired ALL the time and if I ever have free time, I just find time to catch up on sleep or do something relaxing like get a massage or blog and I'm not just making excuses, or am I?
One day I'll make time for you so better wait for me. We'll work out sometime. Just not this time yet.
Xx,
Annie
Life Choices
I'm currently very stressed out again. I thought that I will get over and done with this but seems like here it is again.
Why have I never thought of taking up something more challenging as my course in college? Why have I never thought of taking up say, engineering? I have always been so sure I'll end up working for my family business which is a clothing manufacturing company that is why I never bothered to take my college seriously.
I have always been happy go lucky. Never gave a single thought about my future. What I'll do in the future and where I'll work is not something I was interested in. I was so sure I will end up helping my family out with the family business and a lot of say that I don't need to take up a business course to be able to learn about it so I never bothered to take up something related to it. Instead, I insisted on taking up Psychology as my course because that is what I wanted. I wanted to know more about the human mind and how they think and why they think that way because I was curious. I never thought about if it is what I wanted to pursue in the future.
Twist of fate came on my last term in college, around February. I was offered a job in Cebu to be a manager of a glass processing company and I thought, why not? I did not think much about it. The only things I considered were:
A.) I hated the commute when I took my OJT so I never want to experience commuting to work every single weekday.
I live in Valenzuela and it's no secret that it's very far from the corporate world of Makati where most offices are located or maybe Ortigas. It will take me almost or more than 2 hours to commute to work plus another almost or more than 2 hours to go back home. OH NO. I will die. I had my OJT (On-The-Job training) on one of my last few terms in school in Accenture in Cubao. Cubao is considered close to Valenzuela already compared to Ortigas or Makati so I was so glad I got accepted there. Official office hours was 9-6 but it was flexi(ble) time, meaning you can be a little bit late as long as you adjust your office hours. If you get in at 10, then you'll have to go home at 7 to complete your 8 hours a day work. Back to what I was saying... I had to leave home at 6:30AM just to get to office at 9 something AM. That's more than 2 and a half hour of (bus) commute to Cubao. Don't get me started with MRT which will take me more time to fall in line and blahblahblahblah....
I just hate the commute. Okay?
So it was either I suffer travelling to work or I work in the family business which I realized is also not something I wanted to do because...
b.) I wanted to grow as a person.
Somehow I don't see myself grow as a person if I work in the family business because I'll get too comfortable with my parents and sisters as my boss. I'll just sit around, play computer, have an easy life, not moving forward, spending my parent's money on everything I want, etc.
This, I realized only later in my life. I wished I realized this before I started college so I could've given myself more challenge in choosing the course that I want. Not that I'm saying BS-Psych was not challenging but I am pretty sure engineering will be so much more challenging.
WHY DID I NEVER EVER THINK ABOUT TAKING UP ENGINEERING FOR COLLEGE?
I know the answer but I want to ask anyway. Because it's not a girl thing and no (majority of the) girl(s) will ever think about taking up engineering if they don't have any background.
Oh well, it could have been so much easier for me now if I took up something related to machines/electronics. Life will be so much easier if we can see our future so we can prepare for it like taking the right course in college.
That was enough blabbing. My hand kinda hurt now.
I was not done blabbing yet!!!
As I was saying, I was not able to fully contemplate about the situation, me moving miles across the country. My thoughts were generally:
a.) Hey, cool! I'll live above my office, I don't need to commute from Valenzuela to Makati anymore.
b.) Oh cooler, I'll have my own car to drive around the city and to work (future office at that time and currently my present office).
c.) Coolest! I'll have my own room!
d.) I'll be a manager and I'll be powerful.
e.) I'll have greater opportunity to grow as a person rather than to be dependent to my family like how I used to be.
f.) I'll be rich!!!
NEVER THOUGHT OF:
a.) I'll be away from my family.
b.) I'll be away from my friends. What's the use of your own car if you cannot use it to go out and lakwatsa anyway??
c.) I don't even have friends. :|
d.) I left practically my whole life in Manila.
e.) Everything is new here in Cebu.
f.) I just graduated college, I don't know a single thing about business what more managing a business?
I didn't realize that to be a manager is a BIG responsibility until I was here for about 3 months already and when I finally realized it, I was so close to crying and had thoughts of going back home but I know I couldn't do that and I wouldn't do that. I will not quit with what I have started. I just have to face this with courage and strength. I have to believe in myself that I can do this and that I am not alone. What was I thinking exactly when I said yes to the offer? I don't remember giving much thought about it. I was just glad I have a job that'snot bad very good for a fresh grad student and all the shallow reasons I stated above.
I am just thankful for my bosses for believing so much in me and for sticking up to me. I just know that the future will be bright because I believe in Him.
xx,
Annie
Why have I never thought of taking up something more challenging as my course in college? Why have I never thought of taking up say, engineering? I have always been so sure I'll end up working for my family business which is a clothing manufacturing company that is why I never bothered to take my college seriously.
I have always been happy go lucky. Never gave a single thought about my future. What I'll do in the future and where I'll work is not something I was interested in. I was so sure I will end up helping my family out with the family business and a lot of say that I don't need to take up a business course to be able to learn about it so I never bothered to take up something related to it. Instead, I insisted on taking up Psychology as my course because that is what I wanted. I wanted to know more about the human mind and how they think and why they think that way because I was curious. I never thought about if it is what I wanted to pursue in the future.
Twist of fate came on my last term in college, around February. I was offered a job in Cebu to be a manager of a glass processing company and I thought, why not? I did not think much about it. The only things I considered were:
A.) I hated the commute when I took my OJT so I never want to experience commuting to work every single weekday.
I live in Valenzuela and it's no secret that it's very far from the corporate world of Makati where most offices are located or maybe Ortigas. It will take me almost or more than 2 hours to commute to work plus another almost or more than 2 hours to go back home. OH NO. I will die. I had my OJT (On-The-Job training) on one of my last few terms in school in Accenture in Cubao. Cubao is considered close to Valenzuela already compared to Ortigas or Makati so I was so glad I got accepted there. Official office hours was 9-6 but it was flexi(ble) time, meaning you can be a little bit late as long as you adjust your office hours. If you get in at 10, then you'll have to go home at 7 to complete your 8 hours a day work. Back to what I was saying... I had to leave home at 6:30AM just to get to office at 9 something AM. That's more than 2 and a half hour of (bus) commute to Cubao. Don't get me started with MRT which will take me more time to fall in line and blahblahblahblah....
I just hate the commute. Okay?
So it was either I suffer travelling to work or I work in the family business which I realized is also not something I wanted to do because...
b.) I wanted to grow as a person.
Somehow I don't see myself grow as a person if I work in the family business because I'll get too comfortable with my parents and sisters as my boss. I'll just sit around, play computer, have an easy life, not moving forward, spending my parent's money on everything I want, etc.
This, I realized only later in my life. I wished I realized this before I started college so I could've given myself more challenge in choosing the course that I want. Not that I'm saying BS-Psych was not challenging but I am pretty sure engineering will be so much more challenging.
WHY DID I NEVER EVER THINK ABOUT TAKING UP ENGINEERING FOR COLLEGE?
I know the answer but I want to ask anyway. Because it's not a girl thing and no (majority of the) girl(s) will ever think about taking up engineering if they don't have any background.
Oh well, it could have been so much easier for me now if I took up something related to machines/electronics. Life will be so much easier if we can see our future so we can prepare for it like taking the right course in college.
I was not done blabbing yet!!!
As I was saying, I was not able to fully contemplate about the situation, me moving miles across the country. My thoughts were generally:
a.) Hey, cool! I'll live above my office, I don't need to commute from Valenzuela to Makati anymore.
b.) Oh cooler, I'll have my own car to drive around the city and to work (future office at that time and currently my present office).
c.) Coolest! I'll have my own room!
d.) I'll be a manager and I'll be powerful.
e.) I'll have greater opportunity to grow as a person rather than to be dependent to my family like how I used to be.
f.) I'll be rich!!!
NEVER THOUGHT OF:
a.) I'll be away from my family.
b.) I'll be away from my friends. What's the use of your own car if you cannot use it to go out and lakwatsa anyway??
c.) I don't even have friends. :|
d.) I left practically my whole life in Manila.
e.) Everything is new here in Cebu.
f.) I just graduated college, I don't know a single thing about business what more managing a business?
I didn't realize that to be a manager is a BIG responsibility until I was here for about 3 months already and when I finally realized it, I was so close to crying and had thoughts of going back home but I know I couldn't do that and I wouldn't do that. I will not quit with what I have started. I just have to face this with courage and strength. I have to believe in myself that I can do this and that I am not alone. What was I thinking exactly when I said yes to the offer? I don't remember giving much thought about it. I was just glad I have a job that's
I am just thankful for my bosses for believing so much in me and for sticking up to me. I just know that the future will be bright because I believe in Him.
xx,
Annie
Happy Independence Day
That's just about it, HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY to all you "independent" girls and boys out there! Especially to my BFF, Mallow who's so independent at 22. WALEY haha
xx,
Annie
Saturday, June 9, 2012
Thursday, June 7, 2012
This Week's Playlist
Past few weeks has been so stressful and thanks to music for giving me good vibes!
These are the songs I love listening to while on my way to work.
1. ) Drive By - Train
2. ) Nothing - The Script
3.) Jet Lag - Simple Plan
4.) Summer Paradise - Simple Plan
xx,
Annie
Monday, June 4, 2012
Busier than a Bee
With the rate of my business busy-ness (wtf I spelled busy-ness as business and realized later on that I spelled business. then I realized maybe that's why business is spelled like that because it's supposed to keep you busy.), I'm almost incapable to keep a blog anymore. I don't even have time for myself anymore! But I'm not in anyway complaining. I just wish time will fast forward to when my time will be stable and I know everything about my work already. How to operate the machine, what to do when there are problems, how to troubleshoot, how to balance the process, how to have perfect product, etc. Oh, and of course to be good in sales
These past few days had been the busiest days of my life ever! We've been trying to hit the deadline, which was the first day of machine testing. Overtime for 3-4 days. It was tiring but fulfilling that I can finally see what we've all been working hard for. Right now, our only problem is we are undermanned and when we are able to finally get enough competitive skilled workers, then we'll surely be able to work smoothly.
Yesterday was the plant's soft opening. First day of machine testing and everything went smoothly well but it was stressful since we don't have a systematic system yet. We have yet to work on that. OHH, I need a FREAKING secretary please!! FOR HIRE! URGENT! I'm not superwoman!! I cannot handle everything in the office and in the plant operation. I am most grateful for my sister's secretary who has been helping me take orders and fax documents to customers and I am also grateful for "my" employees who had been sooo hardworking and working their assess off every single day. My highest respect to all of them. They look 5 years more ngarag at the end of the day than when they come to work in the morning but they almost never complain.
We had food catered too yesterday from Roland's Store which was our favorite carinderia. Ate Rose, owner of the carinderia, big time carinderia, cooks food really deliciously!! The never ending Rico's lechon was present too and tasted so good. Never fails.
You think everything went smoothly so we were all happy but we're not because we received a very bad news in the afternoon. Ahia Steve (my brother in law/boss) received a phone call in the afternoon and his dad passed away. :( We were all shock and I can see in his eyes that he was grieving. So the family has to go home to Manila for the funeral. :( SO sad that this has to happen.
He passed away just after we operate the machine so Ahia Steve has a theory that his dad was only waiting for everything to be okay before he went away.. So sad. I know we aren't really close to each other and I don't know much about him but it makes me sad thinking about it. I can feel the grievance in the office right now. :( I know that Xiao Jie feels sad for the boss too.
As you are reading this, let us take a moment to pray for the soul of uncle Manuel Chu, may you rest in peace. My deepest condolence to the family.
That leaves me to continue the training by myself and I dont know why but I just don't trust myself with important things like this. I feel like I'm incapable to absorb everything efficiently. Like I will always do something wrong. I always have to quadruple (or more) check myself to see if I executed things correctly. I always check the job orders that I do gazillion times before I send them out and still check it every other time after I send it out. GEE! Good luck to me!!!
I can only wish for me to absorb and learn EVERYTHING before Xiao Jie, the Chinese engineer leaves for China. It doesn't help that he can ONLY speak Mandarin and I am not even close to being fluent in Mandarin. I wish that I can guess what he's saying at least 90% correct.
Hay life! No pain, no gain. Nobody becomes successful sleeping in bed. I'm so stressed I want to cry!
I'm wishing the Chu family to have a solemn and peaceful funeral for uncle Chu and may God bless him with his presence that his soul may rest in peace and may he watch over us with his holy presence.
xx,
Annie
These past few days had been the busiest days of my life ever! We've been trying to hit the deadline, which was the first day of machine testing. Overtime for 3-4 days. It was tiring but fulfilling that I can finally see what we've all been working hard for. Right now, our only problem is we are undermanned and when we are able to finally get enough competitive skilled workers, then we'll surely be able to work smoothly.
Yesterday was the plant's soft opening. First day of machine testing and everything went smoothly well but it was stressful since we don't have a systematic system yet. We have yet to work on that. OHH, I need a FREAKING secretary please!! FOR HIRE! URGENT! I'm not superwoman!! I cannot handle everything in the office and in the plant operation. I am most grateful for my sister's secretary who has been helping me take orders and fax documents to customers and I am also grateful for "my" employees who had been sooo hardworking and working their assess off every single day. My highest respect to all of them. They look 5 years more ngarag at the end of the day than when they come to work in the morning but they almost never complain.
We had food catered too yesterday from Roland's Store which was our favorite carinderia. Ate Rose, owner of the carinderia, big time carinderia, cooks food really deliciously!! The never ending Rico's lechon was present too and tasted so good. Never fails.
You think everything went smoothly so we were all happy but we're not because we received a very bad news in the afternoon. Ahia Steve (my brother in law/boss) received a phone call in the afternoon and his dad passed away. :( We were all shock and I can see in his eyes that he was grieving. So the family has to go home to Manila for the funeral. :( SO sad that this has to happen.
He passed away just after we operate the machine so Ahia Steve has a theory that his dad was only waiting for everything to be okay before he went away.. So sad. I know we aren't really close to each other and I don't know much about him but it makes me sad thinking about it. I can feel the grievance in the office right now. :( I know that Xiao Jie feels sad for the boss too.
As you are reading this, let us take a moment to pray for the soul of uncle Manuel Chu, may you rest in peace. My deepest condolence to the family.
That leaves me to continue the training by myself and I dont know why but I just don't trust myself with important things like this. I feel like I'm incapable to absorb everything efficiently. Like I will always do something wrong. I always have to quadruple (or more) check myself to see if I executed things correctly. I always check the job orders that I do gazillion times before I send them out and still check it every other time after I send it out. GEE! Good luck to me!!!
I can only wish for me to absorb and learn EVERYTHING before Xiao Jie, the Chinese engineer leaves for China. It doesn't help that he can ONLY speak Mandarin and I am not even close to being fluent in Mandarin. I wish that I can guess what he's saying at least 90% correct.
Hay life! No pain, no gain. Nobody becomes successful sleeping in bed. I'm so stressed I want to cry!
I'm wishing the Chu family to have a solemn and peaceful funeral for uncle Chu and may God bless him with his presence that his soul may rest in peace and may he watch over us with his holy presence.
xx,
Annie
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