2. Looking forward to every day, not knowing who I will meet and who I will talk to (even conversations which I wouldn't want to engage in, in the first place) (There was one time that I received a call from an annoyed person, a man, who says that he's calling from the USA, and he talked to me like how an irate caller would call a customer service person and enumerate his complaint over a bad product or service. He said that he purchased a brand of HDD that we're manufacturing, and that it did not function as expected. So, he is asking me to whom he can claim back the value of his purchase.....Initially I thought he is someone I knew, and who's just calling me as a joke, but then there's no air of familiarity with his voice so I tried to ask him a few questions:
"Ah, may I know your name please?" - he told his name, which I cannot remember even just right after he mentioned it, for I was so engrossed to hear and examine the tone of his voice and the twang....is he for real? Amerikano ba to o ano? Kilala ko ba to? Joke joke joke ba to?
"Where did you buy the HDD?" - he mentioned an establishment-sounding name so I presumed that it's a dealer of techie products "Why don't you call or go back to the store where you bought that HDD?" - he gave me answers that I cannot comprehend, and so he started saying blah blah blah
"While it's true that we're manufacturing Fxxxxxx HDD, but ours are not consumer products, and we don't sell directly to individual customers, so I'm pretty sure that we're not in the position to answer your complaint. Why don't you go back to the store where you bought the item. I'm sure it is still covered by the warranty" - at this point he seemed displeased with my response and so he mentioned something like searching our company's website and writing a formal complaint letter (as if threatening me)
kala naman nya matatakot ako......eh sa totoo lang natatawa ako
3. Discovering old friends that are online ....Tracking down my elementary & hs classmates through friendster (There was a time that I received a friendster message from my former classmate who tracked me down, trying to verify if I am really the classmate he had in elementary, for he got confused that my name has changed from the nickname that I was known for since elementary.....oh wag nio ng itanong kung anong tawag sa akin noong elementary pa ko ha ha)
4. Gaining new friends (I met a very interesting person just this last quarter of the year, and "that" seemed quite interesting) - notice the "that", which I intentionally used to refer to the person
5. Learning new things (just by surfing the net)
6. Discovering that I am appreciated and that there are indeed people who believe in what I do and what I say
7. Expressing myself (my thoughts, my talent <ehem meron ba>, my beliefs, my opinion) to others and making them realize that "hey, this person is unique and interesting" (at least I get to hear their impressions of me)
8. Saving money (oopps bawal umutang)
9. Having this chic bag which I discovered online (thanks to tsoknat)
10. Bonding with friends
11. And of course having this cute little girl and her every day hugs and kisses
All in all, the party is a welcome break from our hectic December work schedule. It's great that we were able to finish our work activities just in time for the start of the party (We worked until 3 pm then proceeded to the party venue, just inside the FCPP vicinity).
The crowd got excited to see the celebrity guests, which included Vhong Navarro & Valerie Concepcion as the party hosts. There are also performances by Streetboys and the band Kamikazee.
By the time Kamikazee came on stage with a numerous song set, the crowd was just as lively as the band was. I'm glad that the event didn't turn out to be ugly (which normally happens when a crowd wanted metal, and even ready to shed blood just to get it). I was even impressed that unlike most bands' vocalists, maraming spiels si Jay Contreras di gaya ng iba na kanta lang ng kanta. Still, he's the disheveled, charming bad boy of today's OPM band circle (Listening to them makes me wish na sana naging lalake ako - medyo maangas pero nakakaaliw...and in that case, cursing in Tagalog is not wicked anymore).
kulit!!!
Too bad nakapikit ako, di bale, Jay is also squinting!
The early birds are given gifts for arriving there on time, which prompted the host to announce in jest... "siguro halfday kayo no?, kami kasi late kasi tinapos pa namin ang trabaho namin". Coming from Laguna, we're lucky enough to allot a mere 20 minutes just to get from office to the party place. The party is always a sure hit, as proven by positive attendance rate (even members from as far as Baguio, from Texas Instrument, were also there to party).
I saw there familiar faces of Sales people from forwarders who would occassionally visit our office to offer their services. Some of them have became our friends already, because of the working relationship and the constant communication, sale courtesy call and being together on the regular SETMA meetings.
For most of the games, the host would get representative from each table either individually or in group.
I wasn't able to participate in any of the game (too bad there's no "12 days of Christmas" song challenge this year. Last year, I had the bragging rights of being able to sing that song completely). But, when they were calling in people to sing, my officemate Arlene volunteered me in <cge na nga, kapal muks naman ako pagdating sa kantahan ha ha>...and additional kapal muks, I asked "me prize ba yong kakanta?"....and the host said "of course"...so GO!!
It seems that their videoke song chip is outdated (read: Abba, Carpenters, Madonna) and they don't have the latest chip (read: Imago, MYMP, Nina). I seriously searched one by one for my song genre. And it was nearing the end, then voila!...I saw one of my favorite videoke tune "Torete" by Moonstar88. It never fails. And is always a very safe song for my vocal range. Bukod sa feeling ko, in love ako (the teenager's way) everytime I sing it. Feeling ko di naman sila naasar ha ha.
So that's it muna....more Christmas parties to come!
Nag oath-taking na ko <joke>....well, what do I got?
...new blogging friends
...new blogging rights
...bragging rights
...inspiration and more confidence to write
...I am now contributing a profound meaning to the connotation of the word "pansitan" - he he joke uli
...sarisaring ideya at kasiyahan
Salamat!
Cheers!
