:: Tears of the Moon ::

:: Sunday, January 26, 2003 ::

Due to the lack of updates.

I havent been posting as much because things at work have been pretty crazy. I dont know if I should even post here coz who knows that the network's screen-saving amongst us. I guess maybe Im on the list, coz I have a position at work. Anyway, Im deleting the blogger link on my computer PC and I wont be posting from work anymore.

Come to think of it, I'll just delete the links from the office first, before I write anything here.

I'll just post on my LJ for the meantime, re work. If you still know my LJ link, you'd best head there for the Work Story. :D

:: D said @ 12:35 PM [+] ::
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Went to the thing. Mind blown away. Gotta think this over.

:: D said @ 7:55 PM [+] ::
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It's been what? Ages since I last posted on the blog.

Again, work.

Terminus
Three people were fired two days ago. Being 3 out of 13 agents, their leaving was hard. I mean, after the shift, JobsDB called them up to tell them that they didnt pass the agent evaluation thing. Khey, Kath and Michelle. I was right about Khey, but wrong about the other two. JR had me help out with the stats and computations for a bit, and looking at it, I was sort of thinking about two other people. Selfish as it seems, I felt horrible when I wished that there was one guy in the list wouldnt get fired. Eto yung sinasabi ko, Meg/May.

What makes it hard is that there are only 13 of us. So, 3 leaving is a hole in the group. Plus, Khey and Kath are mothers. Khey is a 33 year old woman, married with three children. Kath is a single mother, 24 years old. Michelle, I dont know. The three of them didnt make the cut, I guess. Life's a bitch. :(

Tangna hayup akala ko si ano. Boy was I relieved when he came to work that night.

JR had me and JP wait after our shift (7am) until the ATT people ended theirs (10am), to eat some breakfast thing at Italianni's. Had the usual Caesar Salad.. the idiots used that as bait *rolleyes* Couldnt resist. Anywhoo, we ate lunch, and then went to Hanston to visit Gemma. By the time we got to Hanston, it was 2pm. And I had a 7:30pm thing later with Vannah. I was running out of time to sleep, and Dad was texting me to go home already. So Summer, JP, JR and I dropped by Hanston and saw Gemma, our Wiccan executive secretary. Taray, but fun. Ruthlessly beautiful, is what I can describe her as. Strong personality, expensive tastes, and does not mince words at all. I really had to beg off and leave. Which was good, because it ended up that Summer and JP stayed till four. I wouldve been dead in the water by that time. We've learned since then that when JR says one hour, it means three.

Rantage
Thing with JR is, he has a bad relationship with his family. I only have hazy details and references, but what I know is that he stopped living with his family since college. He has a huuge rift not just with his immediate family, but even with relatives and cousins. So, all this time, he's been out on his own. But he's done okay, since he's been fully capable of supporting himself since then. But I ramble.

Since he technically has no family, and a bad relationship with them at that, his 'family' is his friends. He goes out a lot, and he could stay out until whenever. His life is his work, his gimmicks, his friends and relationships. As he doesnt currently have someone (boy OR girl), he hangs out with his friends. And right now, that's us. Most particularly, the people from my batch at work: Summer, Levee, Wesley and me. I'm glad that my work sked's not the same as theirs, because if I had, I'd be on the same grueling after-work schedule. Instead, I get to go home. He invites them to lunch/brunch or whatever, and they stay out for quite some time before heading home. That's fine for once in a while, but awful for everyday. And they do that almost everyday, that I think theyre thinking up excuses to beg off sometimes.

I mean, the guy's great. I love the guy. But sometimes I wonder if he really understood the fact that, duh, we have families to go to. I mean, he doesnt have people to come home to, and he's paid well, so he can afford to stay out and go out and whatnot. I'd rather spend an extra hour in a bus heading home than spend it having a free meal courtesy of JR. Know what I mean? Coz almost most of the time that he asks the group to go out and eat, he foots the bill. Which is both somewhat embarrassing (nakakahiya), and fine with me. And this is not fast food. Its fine dining. Places I wouldnt otherwise go to, to eat if I had my choice. More because I'm the eat-and-run type, or lunch-bringer, than anything.

I feel for Summer, most of all, coz he gets dragged into this more than the rest of us. And if he reneges, JR sulks and throws a hissy fit. Which he does often when he doesnt get his way. I dread the day that Summer just quits work because of JR's friendship. The stiflingness of it. Summer and I get to talk about it sometimes, when we're in one of those infamous free lunches and we're on the verge of snapping and counting off minutes. Sometimes we walk together and mutter and bitch about it by ourselves. It's fun sometimes, but not always. As Beatrice once said. "I'm afraid your grace is too costly to wear for everyday? Summer once said that he needed to get home early because he had to cook dinner. JR remarked "Why do *you* have to make dinner? Don't they know you're working? Etc" Thing is, I dont know if he (JR) sees it. I go home, stay up for a bit to catch up with things at home, because I miss home, even the chores. JR doesnt have that. Instead, he craves to put all that into going out and being with the friends he has at that point in time.

It makes for a hectic and activity-packed schedule, but a sad life. That's what I think. I'd rather have a boring and tedious and have my family. The other life makes for a bright and colorful easter egg with nothing inside but air and hollowness. Give me a boring ball of marble if that were the case. Solid, staid and substantial.

On that count, I'm sad for JR. Summer wishes that he would find someone already (girl OR guy). I pray that he has a happy, stable family life. In that sense, he seems like a happy person on the outside, but on the inside, I don't know. Maybe he wouldnt be so burned out if he had someone, something to ground him. What grounds me is that I come home to the same people everyday, the same house, the same place. Summer too. He may have a jerk boyfriend, his family might detest his being gay, but he comes home and carves a little peace when he does. We may not have money, but we're boring hobbits at heart.. ;)

Looks like Father P's advice and prayer came true a bit too big for me: he wanted me to go out and have a life, and I'm having way too much of it. :)

Eastwood

SO. I went to Vannah's engagement thing get together in Eastwood, 7.30pm. When I got home, I had about 2 hours to sleep, wake up and dress up. Thing is, I was SO awake, I couldnt sleep. Mom and Dad were nagging me to go to bed already and I was telling them, I simply cannot sleep. If someone could knock me out, that would be fine. Even welcomed. So instead I spent the next two hours painting my nails, and straightening out my hair. I didnt have enough time to fix my hair, and besides I was only going to put it in a ponytail anyway.

Got to Eastwood at 7.15pm. What can I say? Im a stickler for punctuality. I hung out at Bibliarch for a time and bought a Nora Roberts book. It was a bit on the pricey side, but Bibliarch's a specialty bookstore. That means, Im never gonna find that title in the regular bookstores. So I grabbed it, and went to Seattle's Best to wait for Lala. Had some cold tea. Chai tea in froth and cold tastes awful. Well, maybe it was because the servers mixed it wrong. There was simply too much cinnamon in the drink that I had. Bleh. I wanted to throw it away but since I paid for it, I was at least going to savor how bad it was so that I can write a detailed something about the experience: it was bad.

Lala came by eight. Vannah said she'd be coming over with her fiance in a bit, they were just running a bit late. It was okay, since it gave me time to catch up on Lala. She worked in Makati now, something related to the stocks. Amazing that I'm actually of the age to talk about work stuff. At the back of my mind, my voice sounded amazed: Kit, you're actually an adult, came whispering. She talked to me about the stuff she was doing, I told her about the stuff I was doing. Because of the nature of my work, I know I speak English a bit differently now. I mean, I dont notice it, but Ive been told that I have an accent (where?) already. There was this point when she cocked her head to the side and said, "Yeah, you sound different."

Vannah's Engagement thing

Turns out that Vannah invited me and Lala, and two other couples. I'm sincerely touched that she invited me, because obviously she only invited a few of us. And she was leaving for NY in two weeks. Audrey couldnt come, the feckless girl, because she (Auds) forgot that it was her brother's birthday that day. *rolleyes* Had dinner, and played catch up. I've met Van's boyfriend in college, before. He works in NY, and lives in NJ. They had a long distance relationship at the end of Senior year and most of last year, I think. But then he came back and proposed.

Vannah looks happy. And I'm glad. I know she didnt like High School (i think she was a bit of a pariah then). When she got to college, she made up for lost time and really blossomed: made friends, joined orgs, did well in school and made friends with the teachers and admin. We've never become classmates, but we've been friends since Freshman orientation, I think. We started becoming classmates in Junior year, when we both went into Comm. The guy seems happy. I'm excited for both of them.

What really excites me about this whole engagement is that it's a unique experience all around. Vannah's Hindu. And I've never met anyone like her, who has an entirely different culture and approach to things. She was talking about her trip to India a couple months back, planning the wedding and the details. She's going back to pick saris for the ceremony and for when she gets married. I think she wants to wear traditional dress as part of her regular wardrobe when she gets married. Wow. Victoria, one of the girls, asked Vannah to get her some sort of anklet thing when she goes to India. I asked Vannah to look for a slave ring for me.

Wonder of wonders, one of the girls she invited was the ex of May's cousins. Guy cousin, who went to IT, and the girl went to PolEco. They've broken up since, but she (the girl) went there with her boyfriend, who's also from school.

Thank God I thought about bringing Van a gift, because she handed me these really nice pair of candles as soon as we met. Mom and May advised me to get something that's girl-related for the occassion, because it wasnt a couple-present. I got Van some lotion-mix thing.. girlie stuff at this hideously expensive place.. but it was worth it. Had a great time playing catch up. I'm definitely going to miss her when she gets married. The date's set for November.

JR's thing
By the time we all left Cable Car, it was about 9.30pm. I havent slept for 24 hours. I was set to meet JR at this pre-birthday dinner thing at that time. Thank God it was still at Eastwood (I couldnt cancel out on Vannah OR JR.), which means I'd only have to walk to whatever restaurant he's picked out. Called JR, whose battery was about to die. He hung up on me after saying "My batt's on low". Tried calling Wesley, but he wasnt picking up. JP texted me saying that he was already there with Summer, so I headed out to meet them. Thing is, Im not at all familiar with the Eastwood compound. Good thing I was wearing comfortable shoes.

It was Bob's birthday too, so he was there with Sol and his girlfriend. Thing with Bob is that he was thinking of not going to work. But he was out in Eastwood with his GF. So later on, Summer, Wesley, JP, Levee and I kept mum about it. I saw Lev earlier that evening, and I told her not to let slip that I had another dinner prior to the one JR invited me too. Twould be too much of a hassle, plus a hissy fit if JR knew, etc etc. Not just me, or Levee being there early with Amber, but also with Bob, who planned on being absent. Called Justin; turns out he didnt know where the thing was, so he was at home (good for him), and would be going to work during the shift.

So, there was this whole rigmarole thing when JR arrived (10 past). We knew where Bob and crew were seated, so we skirted around the place to avoid them. All the while, Wesley and me were texting him and Sol where we were, etc etc. It ended up that Sol and Bob came over, and we met Beth, Bob's gf. Bob had to bring Beth home, so we waited for him. Argh. Bad decision, because it took him, like 30 minutes or something. And I was dropping off like I was about to faint with lack of sleep.

Got to work at 2am. JP and I were told to hit 30 records, and we'd be done for the day. Whew. No ATT.

No dial today. No overtime this weekend.

Will be watching TTT with the Pinoy Fellowship later, and its 5am. I have to sleep till 7, go to mass at 8.30. We finish at 9.30, and I'd have to fly to Ortigas to meet them at ten or something. So we can watch the first screening.

:: D said @ 1:10 PM [+] ::
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Ach. I lost the link to Dreams. Thanks to Marti, I've recovered my sanity

:: D said @ 1:45 PM [+] ::
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Bought puppies yesterday at Quiapo. Both girls, one white with a beige patch over her right eye.. the other's chocolate brown all over. The white one's part St Bernard/part collie. Although how that happened, I dont know. The vendor just said so. Well, she doesn't seem to be affected by the chill of the weather here, so maybe that's one sign. The chocolate one's part chowchow, part poodle. Which explains the fur. But instead of the hair being straight, it's wavy.

Went to mass with Dad and Mom, and had a silent breakfast. Silent, so as not to wake Bry and Chi. Then we went to Quiapo like fugitives :)

They just woke up. Its so cute that we discovered theyre a bit potty-trained already. They went down the stairs to the garden to poo and pee. Cute.

:: D said @ 1:42 PM [+] ::
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Got home at 7am. Which is a record.

Got to do less agent-stuff and more supervisor stuff today. Retrained the ATT people on account flashes (new rates, new info, etc). Pretty nerve wracking, internally. Spot tests "What's the 1-800 number, Marj?" Handled the training for the non-ATT people. Sheesh, Im nervous. I hope they make a sale this shift, the newbies.

Im getting more nervous by the day. If JR does get to the US this January, I'd be left holding the fort for a week. A whole hell-week. Training, supervisory, operations, ach. That'd be me for a whole week. No sleep, no rest. No relaxation. All stress. Plus calls and IM from Andrew, Im sure. Andrew, the VP in Utah. Only in my company do they make it mandatory for the Lead Agent (me) and the Operations/Training head (JR) to have their MSN IM windows open during shift.

Uhm.. guys I cant give that IM out to you, coz Im only restricted to my boss, and another agent :( Sorry.

May has a new job. Will try to wrangle passports ;) Honestly happy for her.

Got to talk to Joey, Klite eyecandy. Hayup. Nice voice. Cute face. Ten years older *rolleyes* Why, oh why?

:: D said @ 2:59 PM [+] ::
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