Get to know me better

You guys should also try this one. The last one is a bit different though. I suck in giving advices to people.

http://www.quizbox.com/personality/test82.aspx


Your view on yourself:
Other people find you very interesting, but you are really hiding your true self. Your friends love you because you are a good listener. They'll probably still love you if you learn to be yourself with them.

The type of girlfriend/boyfriend you are looking for:
You are a true romantic. When you are in love, you will do anything and everything to keep your love true.

Your readiness to commit to a relationship:
You are ready to commit as soon as you meet the right person. And you believe you will pretty much know as soon as you might that person.

The seriousness of your love:
You are very serious about relationships and aren't interested in wasting time with people you don't really like. If you meet the right person, you will fall deeply and beautifully in love.

Your views on education
Education is very important in life. You want to study hard and learn as much as you can.

The right job for you:
You're a practical person and will choose a secure job with a steady income. Knowing what you like to do is important. Find a regular job doing just that and you'll be set for life.

How do you view success:
You are afraid of failure and scared to have a go at the career you would like to have in case you don't succeed. Don't give up when you haven't yet even started! Be courageous.

What are you most afraid of:
You are afraid of things that you cannot control. Sometimes you show your anger to cover up how you feel.

Who is your true self:
You are mature, reasonable, honest and give good advice. People ask for your comments on all sorts of different issues. Sometimes you might find yourself in a dilemma when trapped with a problem, which your heart rather than your head needs to solve.

What's really on my mind lately

"You can't discover new oceans unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore because only those who risk can tell how far they can go." -http://shinjinoinbox.blogspot.com

Aside from being busy in work, I want to share you guys what's really on my mind. I've been reading Frank's blog, and stumbled upon this quote. I guess 2 years is pretty long for me. It's not because I'm pissed off on how they run things, but to explore other opportunities.

And to redeem myself from what I've done back in college.

I tried applying to IBM, but unfortunately, they can't hire me, even if they wanted to, because I'm working at an IBM Business Partner.

So much for my dream working at the big blue.

But that wouldn't stop me from applying. Because that's my dream. To work at the big blue - IBM. If there's a will, there's a way. I won't disclose my plans yet though. Just sit tight people.

Why IBM? Because I know most of their technologies. And the people there are really cool! :))

I remember my former classmate told me that IBM's going down the drain. And that I should apply to Accenture instead.

I don't wanna break your heart honey, but IBM doesn't go down the drain. IBM doesn't lose profit. As a matter of fact, they're also called the International Buying Machine. And IBM doesn't earn on software services alone, there's always hardware. :p

So screw you, and take your accenture ass back to St. Paul or wherever that is. LOL

Wow, that felt good. Like a breath of fresh air. :)

Part 2: GSIS - The Untold Story

I would like to apologize for the delay of part two. I've been really busy lately and I haven't got time to make the second part. Starting today I'll be posting one by one, highlight per highlight. Or whatever that means. lol

I haven’t told you guys what really happened in GSIS. Aside from the project’s downfall, I have experienced three days of straight programming – from Friday morning to Sunday evening… all we did was code. There were also times that we skipped meals just to meet the deadline. Most of the time my mind gets exhausted – unable to think on what to code next. We were given programs that were never assigned to us before, and we’re given the whole night just to fix those damn programs. And because we were unable to code due to mental fatigue, our project manager snapped. She began ranting, shouting stuff in the middle of the night that I can’t remember anymore.

Weeks before my contract would end, our HRD called me up, offering another assignment to Allied Bank.

Of course, I did the most logical choice. I chose Allied Bank.

Getting out from GSIS was like being released from prison.

Intermission

Before I start part 2, I would like to share this with you guys:

You are The Devil

Materiality. Material Force. Material temptation; sometimes obsession

The Devil is often a great card for business success; hard work and ambition.

Perhaps the most misunderstood of all the major arcana, the Devil is not really "Satan" at all, but Pan the half-goat nature god and/or Dionysius. These are gods of pleasure and abandon, of wild behavior and unbridled desires. This is a card about ambitions; it is also synonymous with temptation and addiction. On the flip side, however, the card can be a warning to someone who is too restrained, someone who never allows themselves to get passionate or messy or wild - or ambitious. This, too, is a form of enslavement. As a person, the Devil can stand for a man of money or erotic power, aggressive, controlling, or just persuasive. This is not to say a bad man, but certainly a powerful man who is hard to resist. The important thing is to remember that any chain is freely worn. In most cases, you are enslaved only because you allow it.

What Tarot Card are You?
Take the Test to Find Out.

Highlights (part 1)

Warning: What you are about to read is something you've never heard me speak of it before. It tells about my personal experiences, my pain, suffering, and the like.

Most of you guys wonder: Why these past three years? Well, to tell you honestly, I've reached a series of ups and downs for the past three years -- in short, after I graduated. After summer 2004.



Looking back through college
I decided to take a break after my last summer classes. Yes, I did not graduate on time. But who cares anyway? I'm still proud of myself even though I flunked a lot of subjects. If in case you're wondering, here are my failed subjects: lol

1st year, 1st semester
1. Math 101A - 5 units
2. English 101 - 3 units
3. Filipino 1 - 3 units

Total: 11 units = under probationary (must not fail a single subject next semester)

2nd year, 1st semester
1. Calculus 1 - 4 units
2. Statistics - 3 units

Total: 7 units = under probationary (must not fail a single subject this summer)

3rd year, 2nd semester
1. Art Appreciation - 3 units
2. Marriage and Counseling - 3 units (incomplete; cleared oct 2004)

4th year, 2nd semester
1. Information Systems Resource Management - 3 units
2. English 102 - 3 units (incomplete; cleared aug 2004)

A student having these grades would have shifted to another course, or stopped going to college and work in a call center. But not for me. I still kept going forward. Everytime I fell down, I stood up. I endured various kinds of stress: physical, mental, and emotional. This is one of my biggest accomplishments. Even though I didn't march with my batchmates, I'm still proud of what I've done.

And so, my next challenge: work.



Metrobank
My mom's former boss offered me a job at Metrobank. So yeah, I took the job, even if I had 2 incomplete subjects at that time. To cut the long story short, I got fired after 2 months of employment because they found out my incomplete subjects. I've been trashtalked by their HR Manager, telling me that I'm a big liar, and that I should fix my life first before getting another job.

Now wait a minute... who the fuck are you to tell me on what must be done on my life? I think you need to fix yours first before I fix mine.

After that incident, I got addicted to gaming. For eight months I thought of nothing but Ragnarok. I never thought of working again at that time, all I did was play, and play, and play. Well, on the other hand, I met a lot of people and made new friends, some of them are reading my blog right now. Some of them are of my age, but most of them are just kids. And then it hit me. I guess I should start to move on with my life. And so I did.



To leave, or not to leave
I tried applying to some of the big companies in Makati, and got rejected due to my grades.

At that point I felt hopeless,

A few days after that, my ninangs from LA called me, hooking me up to Annie, a friend of theirs in LA. They're taking me with them once they come back in five months.

I don't wanna break their hearts, so I made a deal with them. If I can't get a job in five months, I'll go with them. And marry Annie.



Teligent Systems, Inc. and Allied Bank
After I made the deal, I went to Makati, Ortigas, Alabang, and started applying again. There were only two results: either I get rejected, or wait for their call, which eventually, didn't call up. And then I seeked help. I talked to my batchmates: PV, Paolo, Cay, and Brian, asking if they have any vacancies in their company. Only Brian replied. And so I applied, and fortunately, I got in! There's a catch though... They told me that for five months, I would undergo training in one of my most hated languages, COBOL. So I guess the deal's off.

I had no choice but to take it. I took my previous job for granted, and now I am paying the price. I also met new friends, namely: PA, Angela, Ardee, Rossini, John Go, Nap, Christian, Liezl, Axiel, and Ma'am Jocyl. Not a dull moment with these guys.



GSIS
After five months of training, me and Ardee got deployed into GSIS. Being deployed there isolated us from the outside world, letting us experience the harsh reality of a project in critical status: Weeks of overtime. Tremendous amounts of pressure. Your project manager going nuts because you guys can't meet the deadline. Well it's all her fault though. Her irrational and unrealistic goals led her to her downfall. We ended up bailing out of the project.

(to be continued)

Blog Kickoff: I'm back!

Yes folks, due to insistent public demand, (lol) I'm finally back! I will try to fill you guys in with all the details -- especially on what happened during these past 3 years of my life. Enjoy!