So what do I basically do during my free time after work?
- hang-out with my hubby and babies
- watch basically anything interesting, including re-runs of fave shows or movies
- eat. sleep. dream.....
- go out for a walk and hang-out at the nearby village park a few walks from our house with hubby
and.......
customize the design and layout of my blog as inspiration strikes me...:)
I'll cross my fingers again that I'll be able to open my blog at work...
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Saturday, January 5, 2013
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Stuff I'd like to teach/say to my kids when they jumpstart their career (based from my experience)
1. Don't let others decide for you what you want to do in life. Even if
they are your parents. Even if they have another dream for you and criticizes
you for that choice. Stand your ground. If it means taking a risk (like moving
to a new place) by the time you get hired, that means you have to take that
chance. You might not know that success is just around the corner. If it means
sacrificing the bonding time between you and your loved one (if the two of you
aren't married yet), you have to make that sacrifice as well. Why? because
after a few years, if he's still stick with you despite the distance, both of
you will benefit from it by the time you two decided to start a family. It's
also a plus, because both of you get to grow as whole rounded individuals and
you get to test if he/she really loves you for real because he/she stayed and
remained loyal (that is you should too). It's ironic if both of you are
together, have a family yet both penniless and still depending on one of your
ever-generous parent/s. It's not only a saddening situation, but pitful as
well.
2. Don't worry about office politics, not going along well with
co-employees,their rumors about you, a low salary, etc.Endure it for a year at
least. Because what counts most in your resume is how long you spent your
employment there in that company, no matter how much that company sucks. Be
grateful that they hired you. Because if time comes you might want to shift
careers, at least you saved money (in case you want to study more for the next
career you want to pursue) and you proved that you are loyal to your company at
least.
4. Choose a company that will provide you a permanent source of employment.
Benefits included. If instant earning is needed, and the span of time (let's
say it's a contractual/reliever kind of job) is short (like for a few months) then, it's advisable not to
include that in your resume in the future. Or for instances you need to resign
(because of family matters, etc.) likewise, just don't include that in your
resume. If it cannot be avoided because you are applying to a similar job like
that, make sure that you have a work experience that is of year/s so that
at least when it comes to company
loyalty, there's no problem with that.
5. Start working early before you start working. Get it? What I'm saying
is, though most parents want their children to just focus on their studies, the
thing is after graduation... in most companies and when applying... they'll tell
you that school is more on theories but you'll learn more skills when working.
It may come in the form of internship, even if it's years before they really
should be interning. They'll learn to acquire some skills during that work
experience. It could be as simple as being a layout artist, because later on
you may want to work in the advertising industry. It could be a photographer's
assistant, because later on in life you might become a photographer. Or it
could be more on building up your portfolio catered to the kind of job and the
company where you would like to apply, someday. Honestly, I should've chose
this instead of gaining for more medals. Sure it something, but it's really
something if you came from a known school, backed up with a good employement
track record. What's important is that you have an expertise.
And lasty, please never get pregnant after graduation. Or just abstain.
Busy yourself with other things that will give you merit in the future. And
don't ever think that it's easy to find and land a job if you based it on your
skills and knowledge alone. Because it's nothing if you don't have a good track
record in your resume. Why? Because that's what happened to me, ironically, I
got unemployed...and discovered that I'm pregnant as well with our 2nd child. I
kept on applying and job hunting and going to interviews and scored high in
exams. But what keeps me from getting hired by employers is my short span of
employment with the companies I've worked with. It's always the 3 months
employment curse. Oh, when will I break that spell? If given the opportunity
(after I give birth with our 2nd child, and maybe after a year or 2...) to be
able to work again, it's the career I want to last for long. For long as in, up
to my age of retiring (maybe 60 or 65)... It's the same problem and situation
that Chris has, but this time, whatever job who'll hire him... that's where
he'll stay for long too, right now.
But for now, since I couldn't get hired in a job... that's the reason why I
(we) will turn to business.
Monday, November 19, 2012
Well, what can I say? I just want to blog and write with a purpose again, that's why I put up another blog again. A digital version probably of the old school journals/diaries-slash-scrapbooks that I missed doing in the privacy of our room when I was still a teen...
Like a cat with so many lives, I lived in different blog lives already, since 2005. All born, and before this... died silently.
Let's cross all our fingers that this one will last for long :)
That is to say, as if I have an audience hearing me out.
Like a cat with so many lives, I lived in different blog lives already, since 2005. All born, and before this... died silently.
Let's cross all our fingers that this one will last for long :)
That is to say, as if I have an audience hearing me out.
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