MY RANDOM THOUGHTS

A blog of my thoughts on the many things that i am experiencing at home and in my job...nice articles gathered from the web...my recipes...travels... and also the hopes and dreams of whatever I may think of and feel like writing about...confessing my inner thoughts, opinions, or whatever to the world wide web...

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Location: Talamban, Cebu, DOHA, Qatar

Married and was living with my wife and an only child in Cebu City before becoming an Overseas Worker in Qatar...I am again at a crossroad in my life... another stage is set in my professional career I have just move on to another job as an HR Manager and now my present job is being a Top Executive in a general contracting firm in the middle east...i'm an acoustic amateur guitar player on the side who loves reading almost anything that I could get my hands on...

Sunday, June 25, 2006

The Commitee

Last Saturday...we held another executive committee meeting with various department heads...it was more or less a working lunch meeting we started at 10 a.m. and close at around 3 p.m....the meeting was held at Grand Convention Center...again I could see that top management is really way ahead in what they hope to achieve...this is what I guess that makes the company stand out in what it projects to accomplish and in where it wants to position itself in the industry...

Friday, June 23, 2006

My Second Week on the Job

Its been my second week on the job and I am slowly but surely getting a little familiar with the people on a daily basis...What I do need is to raise the level of my competency with regards to the business of the company...get to know more about the people under my wings...become more aware of the various factors of the work environment...the plant is close to 25 kilometers from where I live but I have to still adjust with my waking up time...because there is a carpool for all employees living in the city proper...and I could come to the office with ease using the company vehicle provided at that...I am also looking into the various work systems and their relationships with the other departments....with the hope that I could contribute to the other activites in the plant...

Friday, June 16, 2006

My 1st week on the Job

I've been dying to blog my thoughts but I really haven't been able to because of my Honeymoon...per se ..er grace period...that one normally experiences when you're off to your new job...well of course...no matter how much that I tried...not too feel queasy or excited about it...I was really up and about three hours earlier on the 1st day of work...I could really literally smell the day...because my senses were really hightened when its the 1st time we do things...anyway...One gets away with a lot of things on your 1st day at work and that is because you're new to everything...you're not supposed to "work" yet though you are physically there...quite a good excuse for not doing anything at all just sitting and walking arounds ...and that noticeably you are the stranger entering their midst...entering their world...their comfort zones... so everybody tries to get comfy with you...smiling and all that Good Morning Sir stuff...which in reality are really meant and said from the heart while other such good mornings are just practically said as a robotic greeting at that...that gets around a lot and usually use to get a response..(its like two ships that pass in the night...or like in the provinces when you walk through a country road and you do get to to walk pass somebody coming your way specially in the evening they will greet you "Maayong Gabii!!!and you respond "Maayong Gabii sab!!! and you're supposed to answer back to such greeting or else they would take you as an aswang and hack you in the darkness of the night)...and of course one has to be very cordial to the rest of their world...I had a plant tour with the HR Officer...and I did get to be introduced to a lot of people where I usually apologize for my weakness in matching names and faces...though remembering faces for me is a lot easier...I was asked to attend a lot of department meetings by top management...not because of being introduced partly to the employees but more so in the effort of bring me up to par or the level of compentency of knowing and understanding the business of the whole company...the plant...its resources...its products...the intricacy of the whole market for our products...etc...etc...although I'm not expected to be savy at that in the shortest time frame available...but being a newbie more or less could not be made eventually as a reason for not grasping the whole gamut of things...one cannot be a newbie all the time and get away with it...so I'm still trying to bring myself up to par with everything...trying to absorb all the information and make it a part of my working persona at the plant...and of course my nature of being the amateur behavioral scientist at that...I'm always on the look out on the various relationships of things...not really putting that on top of my list but rather on the sub concious level and background of things...like saying something here and there...giving my impression here and there...but generally I'm at the safe side of things...for now...The challenges to my new job is there...I am particularly feeling safe because of my competency with HR...but being the administrative manager is a totally different ball game...I have to handle finance and accounting and purchasing and IT..(a1..a2..a3 ha..ha..)there are various departments under my care and I have to be able to provide them with direction and guidance...I will have to take the reins of being their leader and as I Go along the way inspire or motivate them on their jobs...but the best part of it all is that we don't have to work on Saturdays...This is the coup de grace...and I love that...No work on Saturdays...Life is a box of chocolates...you'll never know what's inside the box...and it says Saturdays are gone for you...

Sunday, June 11, 2006

My 1st Activity with My New Company...

Well I thought that I would be reporting for work on June 13 yet...but last friday...I was called at home to be informed that there would be a management meeting on saturday..june 9 and my presence was needed...I really was surprise to learn about it but I guess my new bosses would like to take this opportunity to introduce their new administrative manager "me" to the other employees...I was informed that it was a management meeting with officers and after the said meeting an execom meeting will also be held after lunch...It was to be held at the multi-purpose hall located in another area far from the main office...the meeting was to start on 8:00 a.m....so I did went there last saturday...I was cordially introduce to the employees then the meeting itself started...I got to listen to the various reports given by the other departments...and after all were finished which was near 12:00 noon...I thought that I would not be asked to speak to the body...but again I had that feeling that I would be...so I talk a little bit about their activity and my thoughts...I openly thank the management (the owners) of giving me the opportunity to join their company...I also told them that the company is just like a typewriter...when just one key is not functioning well...it affects the whole group and and the results are a mess...which is why teamwork is very important...the awareness with the other groups helps you realize the importance of everybody in the company...I hope I did made a good impression on them and the owners for s start...The company started with only 5 people in 1998 and has grown in leaps and bounds...the organization has to make certain adjustments specially in organizational development...it has a foundation that provides housing to employees...It has a cooperative...it is young and can be molded with training and people development...The owners call their co employees brod and sis...I could see their sincerity in trying their best to help other people through their business...as true christians at heart...I can sense the goodness that is within them...

Friday, June 09, 2006

A New Job for me at last....and a New "Home"

My quest to get me a new job started last year and almost a year has passed since then and I was nowhere near my goals...but finally my quest has come to pass last Thursday June 8, 2006 because I'll be starting on June 13, 2006 on a new job...with a new company...with new management...with a new environment...and wishfully thinking with a new hope that I will finally be genuinely happy with myself and my new "Home"...and this is also a plus opportunity for me because I would not only be handling HR but rather the whole administrative department which includes accounting...edp...purchasing...sales and marketing...and HR...I could barely hold back my emotions when I was interviewed a second time...though I really had the feeling that I aced my last interview and that this is just a formality...I was interviewed by the owner of the company last March 24, 2006 and during that time I really felt so positive about my interview that we were already discussing how much was my asking salary and I told her then this much...I could see it in her eyes that she really wanted me to join their management team...then she told me that she would ask the board about it and they will get back to me...months have passed and no word from them...I have already decided to resign from my job by the end of april 2006....and by the start of May 2006 I joined the ranks of the unemployed...The thought of calling up their office and making a follow up has cross my mind...but I decided not to...instead I tried applying by email with the other options that I had...and I said to myself ...when worst comes to worst...I'm going to give them a call...anyway...I put the call off for the time being...I prayed hard to God to help me...and I ask HIM to give me a sign...because I Told the Lord that I am laying my life and fate into your hands...and your will be done...always keeping in mind...ask and you shall receive ...seek and you shall find...then out of nowhere...when you least expected it...they called my home looking for me...and asking me If I could report to their office for the Job Offer...Jesus...Mary...Joseph...I was already given the sign that this is the job for me...when all the time I thought that its been awhile and its not true...its not them...but this blessing it IT and is the one for me I guess there's no other way for me to see it...So I was asked to go to their office by 2:00 p.m. I said I'll be there...so I went to compostela where the office and Plant were and had my appointment with my destiny...and when the question was popped "When can you start?"...I think that this is it...this is really it...Thank you Lord for not abandoning me to my own devices...you truly are my sheperd...because you did not leave in those times that I lack faith...and when my weaknesses was overwhelming me to the point of desperation... you guided me... Thank You Lord!!!

Sunday, June 04, 2006

I BELIEVE IN YOU LYRICS

(oRIGINALLY COMPOSED BY GINO PADILLA AND NEW VERSION BY JED MADELA)

I always thought that life was sad
For Someone who’s not free
I felt the change binding me
And things I want to see

When you came you change it all
I never feel the same
I hate the thought of loosing you
And so much more to gain

Chorus

I believe in love
I believe in you
I believe in everything
The two of us can do

I believe in miracles
I’ve seen them all come true
So won’t you take a chance with me
Coz’ I believe in you

When I look upon the stars
And someone shining bright
Hiding neath through all this time
And nothing work seem right

And now I’ve finally realize
There’s no one else for me
Coz’ after all the pain I felt
You’ve come to set me free

Repeat chorus

Friday, June 02, 2006

MISSING DADDY POEM

Her hair was up in a pony tail,
her favorite dress tied with a bow.
Today was Daddy's Day at school,
and she couldn't wait to go.

But her mommy tried to tell her,
that she probably should stay home.
Why the kids might not understand,
if she went to school alone

But she was not afraid;
she knew just what to say.
What to tell her classmates
of why he wasn't there today.

But still her mother worried,
for her to face this day alone.
And that was why once again,
she tried to keep her daughter home.

But the little girl went to school
eager to tell them all.
About a dad she never sees
a dad who never calls.

There were daddies along the wall in back,
for everyone to meet.
Children squirming impatiently,
anxious in their seats.

One by one the teacher called
a student from the class.
To introduce their daddy,
as seconds slowly passed.

At last the teacher called her name,
every child turned to stare.
Each of them was searching,
for a man who wasn't there.

"Where's her daddy at?"
she heard a boy call out.
"She probably doesn't have one,"
another student dared to shout.

And from somewhere near the back,
she heard a daddy say,
"Looks like another deadbeat dad,
too busy to waste his day."

The words did not offend her,
as she smiled up at her Mom.
And looked back at her teacher,
who told her to go on.

And with hands behind her back,
slowly she began to speak.
And out from the mouth of a child,
came words incredibly unique.

"My Daddy couldn't be here,
because he lives so far away.
But I know he wishes he could be,
since this is such a special day.

And though you cannot meet him,
I wanted you to know.
All about my daddy,
and how much he loves me so.

He loved to tell me stories
he taught me to ride my bike.
He surprised me with pink roses,
and taught me to fly a kite.

We used to share fudge sundaes,
and ice cream in a cone.
And though you cannot see him.
I'm not standing here alone.

"Cause my daddy's always with me,
even though we are apart
I know because he told me,
he'll forever be in my heart".

With that, her little hand reached up,
and lay across her chest.
Feeling her own heartbeat,
beneath her favorite dress.

And from somewhere here in the crowd of dads,
her mother stood in tears.
Proudly watching her daughter,
who was wise beyond her years.

For she stood up for the love
of a man not in her life.
Doing what was best for her,
doing what was right.

And when she dropped her hand back down,
staring straight into the crowd.
She finished with a voice so soft,
but its message clear and loud.

"I love my daddy very much,
he's my shining star.
And if he could, he'd be here,
but heaven's just too far.

You see he was a policeman
and died just this past year
When airplanes hit the towers
and taught Americans to fear.

But sometimes when I close my eyes,
it's like he never went away."
And then she closed her eyes,
and saw him there that day.

And to her mothers amazement,
she witnessed with surprise.
A room full of daddies and children,
all starting to close their eyes.

Who knows what they saw before them,
who knows what they felt inside.
Perhaps for merely a second,
they saw him at her side.

"I know you're with me Daddy,"
to the silence she called out.
And what happened next made believers,
of those once filled with doubt.

Not one in that room could explain it,
for each of their eyes had been closed.
But there on the desk beside her,
was a fragrant long-stemmed pink rose.

And a child was blessed, if only for a moment,
by the love of her shining star.
And given the gift of believing,
that heaven is never too far.

They say it takes a minute to find a special person,
an hour to appreciate them, a day to love them,
but then an entire life to forget them.

Send this to the people you'll never forget, and
remember to send it also to the person that sent
it to you. It's a short message to let them know
that you'll never forget them.

Thursday, June 01, 2006

Keep on Keeping On!!!!

I have face many difficulties in my life...there are times when one does feel so much doubt on one self when caught in adverse times...If you let the negativity flow in you then you are preparing on a depression spree...which of course one needs to be aware of...It's been a month since I gave up my Job...and I have been on the road to find a new home for my career...there are times when there is difficulty at hand because its like a fisherman's way of life when you are applying for a job or job hunting...a fisherman in a sense that you cast your net on the job market hoping to haul that job opportunity or interview...sometimes you getsome and sometimes you don't...It's also a lot like a farmer's way of life...one keeps on planting seeds and many seeds at that with the hope that one may reap the fruits of the seeds he has planted...but the common factor here is timing....at times the fates will play a factor...or luck may be involve also...but no matter what will happen...one must always not forget to trust himself and others...not to give up on his hopes and to pray to God...For he will lead the way as long as we don't give up the faith...God will provide...One must keep on keeping on in the face of all the hardships and Trust Him...

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