i did not receive a bonus!
syet!
wait, let me think on what i can do.
im checking the hk labor law now and IT IS COMPULSARY!
ay ayoko na ng ganitong compania... kayang magthrow ng lavish anniv party sa marriott, pero ayaw magbigay ng compulsary payment sa employees na nagdadala ng pera sa kanila.
tang ina di ba...
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
sukob
anak ng tinapang panis, nakakatakot ang SUKOB!
pinapanood ko sa youtube at talagang pigil ang hininga ko every scene!
galing ng pagkagawa!
pinapanood ko sa youtube at talagang pigil ang hininga ko every scene!
galing ng pagkagawa!
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
christmas bonus
alam mo ba, two years na ko dinedeprive ng company ko ng 13th month pay?! fucker talaga! nadulas ung housemate/officemate ko na since broke ako, bawi na lang ako sa yearend, kase doble naman ang salary. i was like: we do have a bonus?! everybody gets it, that's what she said. apparently not everybody! pota talaga di ba?!
ang dami ko na lang iniisip kung bakit ako dineprive nung 2006. siguro dahil half a year pa lang ako. nun namang 2007, sobrang nalugi sila sa airfares ko. imagine, they paid 2 x hk$45k for my mexican trips. e ang normal fare, 7k lang. alam ko di naman ako ang dapat sisihin dun, pero sige pabayaan na naten.
pero itong 2008, wala na talagang ibang rason para di ako bigyan. well, baka bigyan ako ng lusot na kesyo wala un sa kontrata. e tang inang pusang gala, kung bibigyan ung mga officemates kong kalahating taon lang pumapasok, bakit ako hindi? in two days supposedly bibigay na ung 2 months salary, di ko alam kung makakatanggap ako. pero alam mo naman ako, masyadong paranoid. what if di pa rin ako bibigyan, ano na lang ang gagawin ko?
ito lang ang naiisip kong gawin: kakausapin ung direct manager ko. IDEALLY, my speech should go like this: i was wondering, why is everybody getting a bonus, while i am not? assuming she says it's not written in the contract. i'd say "i believe im entitled to what each employee here is entitled to. im not sure if they have a contract and it states there that they get such. i may not be the best employee that you have, but i believe im one of the most diligent ones. in my two and a half tenure here, i never applied for a sick leave. you occasionally make me work on sundays and public holidays without any compensation or any writing off an annual leave. i cover for another colleague for half a year. i've expended as much effort for the growth of this company. i dont see any reason why i should be deprived of a bonus like everyone else".
so ganun, ang kailangan ko na lang, good memory at isang toneladang lakas ng loob. ako pa naman, ako ang pinakamahina when it comes to confrontation. feeling tibak ako, pero ewan ko ba.. pag ako ang inaapi, nananatili akong api. parang masyado akong inooverpower ng self pity na umuurong ang dila ko. namemental block ako.
if not, i will really resign.
i know i found my niche here, when we speak of extra curricular activities. andito si b. andito ung mga taong naniniwalang marami akong kayang gawin. but the main reason why im here is the worst. dumating na ko sa point na narealize kong wala na kong natutunan. dumating na ko sa point na alam kong dead end na. wala ng higher position after this. im one of the senior execs pero hanggang dito na lang ako. unless mapatunayang anak ako sa labas ng big boss, di ako uusad. dumating na ko sa point na naiiyak na lang ako kase di ito ung sinabi ko sa sarili ko na gagawin ko. kaya ko naman magsimula ulit at unti unting maabot un.
si batman na ang bahala. malay mo itong christmas bonus na to ang maging simula ng aking "leap of faith". alam ko one of my best decisions pa din ang pagpunta dito, pero alam ko naman kung kelan dapat tumigil. e ano naman kung walang back up plan? siguro kailangan ko mag-isip kung ano ba talaga ang gusto ko.
ang dami ko na lang iniisip kung bakit ako dineprive nung 2006. siguro dahil half a year pa lang ako. nun namang 2007, sobrang nalugi sila sa airfares ko. imagine, they paid 2 x hk$45k for my mexican trips. e ang normal fare, 7k lang. alam ko di naman ako ang dapat sisihin dun, pero sige pabayaan na naten.
pero itong 2008, wala na talagang ibang rason para di ako bigyan. well, baka bigyan ako ng lusot na kesyo wala un sa kontrata. e tang inang pusang gala, kung bibigyan ung mga officemates kong kalahating taon lang pumapasok, bakit ako hindi? in two days supposedly bibigay na ung 2 months salary, di ko alam kung makakatanggap ako. pero alam mo naman ako, masyadong paranoid. what if di pa rin ako bibigyan, ano na lang ang gagawin ko?
ito lang ang naiisip kong gawin: kakausapin ung direct manager ko. IDEALLY, my speech should go like this: i was wondering, why is everybody getting a bonus, while i am not? assuming she says it's not written in the contract. i'd say "i believe im entitled to what each employee here is entitled to. im not sure if they have a contract and it states there that they get such. i may not be the best employee that you have, but i believe im one of the most diligent ones. in my two and a half tenure here, i never applied for a sick leave. you occasionally make me work on sundays and public holidays without any compensation or any writing off an annual leave. i cover for another colleague for half a year. i've expended as much effort for the growth of this company. i dont see any reason why i should be deprived of a bonus like everyone else".
so ganun, ang kailangan ko na lang, good memory at isang toneladang lakas ng loob. ako pa naman, ako ang pinakamahina when it comes to confrontation. feeling tibak ako, pero ewan ko ba.. pag ako ang inaapi, nananatili akong api. parang masyado akong inooverpower ng self pity na umuurong ang dila ko. namemental block ako.
if not, i will really resign.
i know i found my niche here, when we speak of extra curricular activities. andito si b. andito ung mga taong naniniwalang marami akong kayang gawin. but the main reason why im here is the worst. dumating na ko sa point na narealize kong wala na kong natutunan. dumating na ko sa point na alam kong dead end na. wala ng higher position after this. im one of the senior execs pero hanggang dito na lang ako. unless mapatunayang anak ako sa labas ng big boss, di ako uusad. dumating na ko sa point na naiiyak na lang ako kase di ito ung sinabi ko sa sarili ko na gagawin ko. kaya ko naman magsimula ulit at unti unting maabot un.
si batman na ang bahala. malay mo itong christmas bonus na to ang maging simula ng aking "leap of faith". alam ko one of my best decisions pa din ang pagpunta dito, pero alam ko naman kung kelan dapat tumigil. e ano naman kung walang back up plan? siguro kailangan ko mag-isip kung ano ba talaga ang gusto ko.
Saturday, December 27, 2008
so what did you do on christmas eve?
it would have to be the best christmas celebration i had in hk.
on the 24th we played badminton for two hours after office. then on our way back, b and i reminisced how we were just 'flirting' the previous year. we were happy to realize that a year later, we are celebrating christmas again together. this time with a real noche buena.
only problem is we got injured from badminton! yeah, call us sissies, but i got a twisted hip and he got an injured wrist. so much for being a sporty photographer couple. so just imagine us preparing the ingredients half disable.
we had chicken caldereta and fruit salad -- cooked by b. i helped out a little but you have to give him most of the credit. we only felt our injury after eating. we slept with our still sweaty bodies from the game because we really couldn't get up anymore.
our christmas may not be as glamorous as other christian households. but i like it that way.
on the 24th we played badminton for two hours after office. then on our way back, b and i reminisced how we were just 'flirting' the previous year. we were happy to realize that a year later, we are celebrating christmas again together. this time with a real noche buena.
only problem is we got injured from badminton! yeah, call us sissies, but i got a twisted hip and he got an injured wrist. so much for being a sporty photographer couple. so just imagine us preparing the ingredients half disable.
we had chicken caldereta and fruit salad -- cooked by b. i helped out a little but you have to give him most of the credit. we only felt our injury after eating. we slept with our still sweaty bodies from the game because we really couldn't get up anymore.
our christmas may not be as glamorous as other christian households. but i like it that way.
Friday, December 26, 2008
spare me this cheesiness
i know the future is uncertain, and i am not sure if we are ending up together... but im truly happy with the person im with right now. a few more weeks and we'll be on our first anniversary. woohoo!
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
someone's been nice...
i got a nikon d90! woohooo! christmas came in early! with an advance, too! this is my xmas, new years, valentines, holyweek, labor day, bday, all saint's day, boni day gift to myself.
now im broke. give me time to explore my new baby first.
now im broke. give me time to explore my new baby first.
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
upaa-hk xmas party
last saturday i hosted the upaa-hk christmas party. it was the lousiest i ever did. it's so obvious that i did not feel at ease with the audience and i was not really close to my co-host. he's a real funny guy but we became too serious during the programme that i knew i could have done better. it's different when you're facing a UP crowd. you know they'd love you no matter what, but you also know that they judge you based on your grammar skills, pronunciation or posture. you tend to be vigilant, that sometimes you forget to act natural. but it was a fun night nonetheless. ang kulit ng taboo game. it would have been nice if it we had more time. but it's good to see super dignified people getting panicky on some games. haha!
highlight of the night: meeting dean raul pangalangan. when i was handed the programme two days before the event, i did not give it much attention. yes, he did have an "atty." attached to his name, but so do a lot of people i know. then come dinner time, at mag-isa akong umupo sa dining table. bigla syang umupo dun sa chair beside mine. sya pa nagpakilala ha. fun thing about being an EL major is that people get mesmerized by your undergrad course. it never fails. all of a sudden you're the center of everybody's attention. people wouldn't care if you know the law of every nation, or if you know all economic theories. but if you say you speak spanish, ayan na..either ide-dare kang magspanish or magpapayabangan na sila ng alam nilang spanish nung high school sila... kahit anong mangyari, you broke the ice.. BAEL rocks! somebody addressed him as dean, pero di pa rin nag-sink in saken. then ayun na.. programme proper.. nung binabasa na ang credentials nya.. ayy grabe ang achievements! ang haba! dean pala sya ng UP law! nagturo pala sya sa harvard! imagine, di lang nag-aral.. nagturo pa! now he's a visiting prof in hku. columnist din sya sa pdi. dun ko na narealize na ang ka-casual chikahan ko kanina ay posibleng maging supreme court justice. bad trip, sobrang nerbyos ko, namali ang tawag ko sa kanya! bad trip talaga! sabi ko "pangalanganan"! waaaaahhhh! syet! anyway, tapos na un.. siguro pag naging sikat na ko, at supreme court justice na sya, maaalala nya ako.. bilang ung batang nag-eespanyol at tinawag ang pangalan nya ng mali, sa harap ng 40++ pinoy expats. haaaayyyy....
tapos farewell party na rin for congen vicente. sa dami ng events na inattendan at pinaghostan ko na andun sya, beso beso terms na kame ngayon. haha!!! ang saya di ba, ilang 25yr old's ang rubbing elbows (and cheeks) with dignified people overseas?
here are some photos:
highlight of the night: meeting dean raul pangalangan. when i was handed the programme two days before the event, i did not give it much attention. yes, he did have an "atty." attached to his name, but so do a lot of people i know. then come dinner time, at mag-isa akong umupo sa dining table. bigla syang umupo dun sa chair beside mine. sya pa nagpakilala ha. fun thing about being an EL major is that people get mesmerized by your undergrad course. it never fails. all of a sudden you're the center of everybody's attention. people wouldn't care if you know the law of every nation, or if you know all economic theories. but if you say you speak spanish, ayan na..either ide-dare kang magspanish or magpapayabangan na sila ng alam nilang spanish nung high school sila... kahit anong mangyari, you broke the ice.. BAEL rocks! somebody addressed him as dean, pero di pa rin nag-sink in saken. then ayun na.. programme proper.. nung binabasa na ang credentials nya.. ayy grabe ang achievements! ang haba! dean pala sya ng UP law! nagturo pala sya sa harvard! imagine, di lang nag-aral.. nagturo pa! now he's a visiting prof in hku. columnist din sya sa pdi. dun ko na narealize na ang ka-casual chikahan ko kanina ay posibleng maging supreme court justice. bad trip, sobrang nerbyos ko, namali ang tawag ko sa kanya! bad trip talaga! sabi ko "pangalanganan"! waaaaahhhh! syet! anyway, tapos na un.. siguro pag naging sikat na ko, at supreme court justice na sya, maaalala nya ako.. bilang ung batang nag-eespanyol at tinawag ang pangalan nya ng mali, sa harap ng 40++ pinoy expats. haaaayyyy....
tapos farewell party na rin for congen vicente. sa dami ng events na inattendan at pinaghostan ko na andun sya, beso beso terms na kame ngayon. haha!!! ang saya di ba, ilang 25yr old's ang rubbing elbows (and cheeks) with dignified people overseas?
here are some photos:
