JD's Musings Decomplexified

Haha. I just found out something... and this is soooo amazing. Wala akong magawa sa computer kanina so I pulled up Google and typed my name in the search field. Results were shown, then I saw my name as the title of one of Spongecola's songs. Tapos I looked for the lyrics... and voila! Haha. Meron ngang kanta entitled "Jillian". Siguro Yael composed it for me... Haha. Dream on.

Here's the lyrics. Enjoy!


Jillian by Spongecola

I can’t explain this
It’s hard to understand
I try but I’m lost
Mesmerized by her
That look will surely stay
She smiles at every face, even mine

But, why doesn’t she see me in this empty room?
Does she think about you when you do, when you do?

I try to walk that same hill next to you
I try to be that missing part of you

I tremble as I wait
In these busy, city fields
I see a million stares at me

Anxiously looking
Finding the right time to see
If that sign you’re looking for, will lead to me

But, don’t you see what you’re doing to me?
Can’t you see that I’ve been dealt by this, dealt by you?

I guess I’ll always do

I try to shut them
Blurring this picture from my head
But even in the dark, you are there

I TRY TO LOVE YOU EVEN IF YOU WON’T!



I'll grab a copy of this song... as soon as possible. Wink*

Second day of our one-week QuickBooks Enterprise Training. OK naman yung 1st day namin kahapon. Our trainer's name is Caloy. During the class, nagchaChat kami nung wavemates ko who have been transferred to Shaw. Nakaka-miss sila... =( Anyway, I've come to like my classmates na rin. Yung iba nga sa kanila tenured agents na. Others came from DTT Shaw. Some came from Core. Imagine? As in tatlo lang kaming probie sa class. Somehow, it gave me a good feeling... Iniisip ko na lang, not everyone can go to Enterprise even if they want to or anytime they want to. Kasi, performance ang basis kung kukunin ka sa ES or not. Blessed me, my metrics and score card show good numbers. I was in Quartile 1 when TQ ended. Yun yung highest group/rank. So that made me qualified to join the ES tech support department. Sigh. But anyway, I thank God for that.

So then, balik ako ngayon sa 31st floor. (I can't help but remember my tech PET days.) Though I get overwhelmed sometimes sa mga tinuturo sa'min (more complicated than what was taught in QB Pro/Premier tech), I feel good about it naman. I enjoy gaining more knowledge about the accounting software. I've handled Pro/Premier before in TQ-Core but I guess ES is more challenging since customers, who each has 15 to 50 computers, call our department with their simple to difficult to head-banging questions or issues. Hardcore, ayt? Yeah. I munched on the idea that if tenured ES agents can solve problems, why not me? As long as I will exert more effort to learn.

So then... Tanggap ko na, peeps. Now I can proudly say...

I AM A TECHNICAL SUPPORT ENGINEER FOR QB ENTERPRISE!

Muhaha!

November 23, 2007. Second and last week ng Reg Q training. After ng shift... around 1:15 siguro.

Chad (Trainer) wanted to talk to me, Paw and Jerry. So pumunta kami sa 20th floor. Since Thanksgiving day sa US, holiday din sa floor. So walang tao. Solo namin yung place. Pinakamalapit na nilalang ay si kuya guard na nagbabantay sa glass doors. Aba, at nagsa-soundtrip si kuya. Sad songs ang nasa ere. Hay. Chad got a workstation and opened an email... After checking this particular mail, he then looked at us, and said...

"Guys, they want you in Enterprise."

Nanay is in town! Yay! (FYI: She's my grandmother.) Nasa house sha ngayon. Bro and I were going to SM Fairview to buy his book and check out some mobile phone models and prices (since I'm planning to buy a new unit nga next week)... Niyaya ko si Nanay na sumama sa'min. Pumayag sha. So ayun.. nag-stroll kami sa SM at kumain. And for the very first time ako ang in-charge sa fare, purchases and bill. Yahers! Haha. Sarap ng may work.

Last Monday naman, Ate Bless and I spent a couple of hours in Robinsons MetroEast. Aalis na kasi sha papuntang New York come November 22. Nakakalungkot nga eh. Huhu. So ayun, we ate lunch together sa Pancake House. Nakakaloka dahil yung first two choices ko ng food ay "not available". Pambihira. Then when I ordered another one from the menu, sabi ni Ate Bless "wala ulit". Hahaha. I was expecting that response from the waiter nga eh, pero this time meron na yon. I insisted na ako na lang ang i-charge sa bill kahit ayaw sana ni Ate Bless. Sabi ko na lang sa kanya, bigyan nya na lang ako ng maraming chocolates if ever bumalik sya, which is within 6 months from now if di pa na-process yung immigrant visa nya. Pag nakuha nya na yon, huhu, matatagalan sha sa US, not just only 6 months. Huhu. So going back, nagkwentuhan kami at plinano ang nursing career ko. Hehe. Grabe, I very much appreciate Ate Bless. (Godspeed dear friend! Thanks for the advice! Text text na lang ulit pagdating mo dun! I'll miss you. Muah*)

Ganito kasi yon... Isang linggo...

Jerry and I went to Jen's apartment. Not that I'm a detail freak but Ima tell you na rin, Jen's apartment building is pink. Cute noh? Nasa fifth floor ang room ni Jen. Nakakatuwa kasi yung kapitbahay nila, maraming tanim na halaman. Pero walang garden. Hekhek. Bale nakatanim bawat plant sa bottle ng C2. Hekhek. At lahat ng bottles, kulay yellow. As in yung yellow bottles ng C2 lang ang ginagamit nila. And, hmm, if memory serves me right, mga 20 to 25 bottled plants ang nasa harap nung apartment. Hekhek. Hekhekhek. Nakakatuwa. So going back to my tokwa't baboy & sisig story, yun ang inulam namin sa house nila Jen. Binili yun ni Jen sa Rufo's. Di nga nya kami pinagbayad ni Jerry eh.. OK lang daw kc nakuha nya naman yung bonus nya. So ayun. Voosog.

Tapos...

One evening (same week), hinatid ako nila Ianne and Charles sa Eastwood. Before ng shift ko, kumain kami sa Somethin' Fishy. Shempre, dahil parang di makapag-decide yung dalawa kung anong kakainin nila, ako na ang umorder. Di ko alam kung ano ang sumanib sa'kin... Ang inorder kong ulam namin? Tokwa't baboy at sisig. Hahaha. Tapos nun, inorder din namin yung "drink of the month" kaya may one free donkey stuffed toy kami. Shempre sa'kin napunta yon. Muhaha. Pink ang pinili ko. I named it "Doc"... initials ng surnames naming tatlo yon. Cute noh? Heehee.

Tapos...

Nung umuwi nako sa Bulacan ng Saturday... Natawa talaga ako nang malaman ko ang ulam namin. Janjararan! Tokwa't baboy.

"The marvels of daily life are exciting; no movie director can arrange the unexpected."

Kinatamaran ko na kasi ang paggawa ng blog... kaya eto, ngayon lang ulit ako nag-post. Hay. Kumusta naman ako? Well, marami na rin ang nangyari... Basahin nyo ang kwento ng isang tamad na blogger...

One day, after the shift, nag-DOTA ako sa Station 168 sa Eastwood. I was with Krissy, Xavier, Aki, Nilson, CK, and other new guys I met in TQ. Ayun, since I used to play by myself lang, talagang nangangapa pa ako pag sa LAN ako naglalaro. Iba talaga pag player-controlled na ang kalaban mo, unlike A.I. Grabe, para lang akong creeps sa laro namin. I was killed many times! At ilang beses lang akong naka-kill? ISANG beses lang! Hahaha. Pero ang sarap ng kill ko kc hero ni Aki ang pinatay ko. Hahahaha!! (Godlike ka pa ha! Bleh.) We finished THREE games! And I had to pay for almost 170 bucks after that. Imagine? Hehe. Addict. I can't believe I'm spending that much for a computer game now... And mostly guys ang kasama ko, 'coz sa team namin, si Krissy lang ang girl na marunong maglaro ng DOTA..) Tsk.

TQ Week Four: Guess what? Nag-top ako sa team namin. Hehehe. I got the lowest average handle time (AHT) that week. Hooray!

One night, hinatid ako ni Charles sa Eastwood. Before ng shift ko, tumambay muna kami sa plaza. Bought drinks in Seattle's Best and watched The Bloomfields concert. Pinaakyat ko nga rin sha sa 20th floor ng Cyberone (where I work). Hehe. Wala lang. Hmm. Ayun.

Last November 1, I went to the cemetery. Ayun, na-ASA nanaman ako. (FYI: Annual Sadness Attack). I get that emotion every November 1 so I named it ASA. Nagiging super emo talaga ako pag nakikita ko yung burial ground ni Papa. I do pray for his soul. Kinakausap ko nga rin si Papa sa isip ko. Sabi ko nga sa kanya nung nasa cemetery ako "Pa, graduate na nga pala ako... Nakapasa rin ako sa board exam. Tapos, Pa, may work na rin ako ngayon. Sa callcenter nga lang, di pa sa hospital.. Gusto ko lang kasi i-try before ko simulan yung career path ko as a nurse..." It went like that. Parang nag-report ako sa kanya. Sigh. While I was talking to him in my mind, nararamdaman ko na naiiyak na'ko. Anyway, I feel so blessed pa rin. This year nga, maikli lang ang prayer ko sa cemetery. I told God: "Thank You for being in control...". That's all. But I know He understood what I mean. Though it was short this time, nakapaloob na lahat ng gusto kong sabihin kay Lord dun.

Our seven-week assignment in TQ has just ended. I got seven VOCs (survey from my customers). 100% lahat, including satisfaction and resolution. Thank God. (Yay.) ... I'm gonna miss our SME and the QuickBooks Tech Core. Sniff*

Hmmm... ano pa bang pwede kong ikwento? Ah, meron pa nga pala... Pero sa next blog na lang. Stay tuned.