When your heart is dancing
I watched this movie a week back which had a dancing theme in it. When I left the theater, I was reminded of a power that people possess that they often forget.We have the power to choose to be happy. Now if there is a measure of happiness in the world that I'd use to compare genuine happiness to -- that would be the feeling of dancing.As I was writing this entry, I popped a CD of the happiest song to my ears. "Listen to me" by Norma Sheffield. It was a eurobeat love song. It didn't matter if it was a dated song, the point was it was what I wanted to listen to and it matched my mood. I felt that the project from hell that I've been working on, the daydreams of me with my friends, the cute girl at work that I see every morning, they all starting rushing to my head and soothed everything. I was reminded of how good I was at producing that feeling everyday.Perhaps that's what we need to do each day -- produce that feeling of happiness in us; the kind of feeling that is likened to when we're dancing. I know somewhere deep inside every person, there is this subconscious that yearns for that feeling, that of a heart that is dancing.. and when you get to do that in a day -- you have lived that day fully.I know this because I decide to dance my heart each day...
Filipno Traits that suck vol. 2
Kill "Kung makakalusot, lulusot"I read Cherie's post that touches on Filipino's lack of discipline. This is a corollary to that.I believe that the foundation of discipline is built on a straight adherance to rules. People who bend the rules, defeat the system when others go by what is the norm in order to get to that same thing.It would be such a sight to die for if a day comes when Filipino law enforcers decline bribes from traffic violators and issue tickets with heavy fines to be paid in proper offices. I'd raise their salaries for more violators they catch.It would be such a good day to see filipino pedestrians cross the street on the pedestrian lane.Better so if motorist don't haggle with cops, they just get a ticket and pay for them.Such a day of order when companies compensate employees justly, without short-changing them when they know they're worth paying that muchWhen our factories insist on best quality. "pwede na yan" is not enough.When we employ "agents" to "fix" our "papers", we lose our worth as a person because of our lack of respect for others.Such a fine day to see people walking a sidewalk without steel bars, it means they know better not to cross the street.Such a great day when i wake up from this f_____g dream post.
Resign Dammit!! Vol. 2
They'll never know
One of the most fun/happy/hilarious moments about corporate resignation is the event more popularly known as the Exit Interview. What I am about to tell you people are just my conclusions from general stories told to me.
Honestly, I am wondering why companies bother to have this interview. It's probably a company's last ditch effort to gain information from you. Well here's the thing -- whatever you share with them at this time -- is at your own discretion. You are not obligated in anyway to be honest with them. They ask you questions like "Where are you going?", "Why are you leaving?"
IT IS NONE OF THEIR BUSINESS
Being the professional that you are, you give them your notice of resignation, and that's that.
Now when you resign with second thoughts, you are simply putting yourself into unwanted shit and stress. So when you do decide to drop the ball on your company, it should never dwell on you that they are in a position to threaten you ever, because no matter what happens YOU WANT OUT.
If the company is a nice company, the only legit reason for resigning would be career growth or moving/family reasons. Other than that, it's just plain simple -- you're not happy (anymore).
And when asked the question "why are you leaving?" -- like duh, of course there's something wrong with the company or something you didn't like about them. But the thing is, you have to make a graceful exit, so you make reasons. ANY reason is fine. I'm sure HR managers know that 98% of people's replies during exit interviews are BS.
So if you look at it all from a third person point of view, it's really all a farce. Obviously, there's something that's unacceptable about the company for you; the company knows it, but asks you anyway, which they'll never know -- during an exit interview.
On Credit Card Security
[ This is a corny post but I feel I have to share this ]
I have an officemate who's credit card got stolen.
An hour later, the person got a call from the bank's customer service informing the person of the bill and to confirm it. It amounted to 80 thousand pesos. Imaginehaving spent that much money in an hour! Anyway, my guess is that the signatureof the cardholder was forged. Much worse.. it wasn't even checked.
Well not all credit cards have your picture in the card (for security reasons).Sadly, not all store personnel check for the matching of your signature whenyou sign (yes this is awfully true). So, if you're a responsible credit cardholder, do this:
Write on the signature section "please Check Valid ID". This makes surethat when you sign, the store personnel can always ask for a valid ID to confirm your signature is such. I know it's a bit of a hassle, but hey, would you rather wake up with a hundred thousand peso bill because you let someone forge your signature?
This is also rumored to be true -- beware when using your credit card on shabbybar and restos. Syndicates pay store personnel around 500 pesos to scan your card (so they can duplicate it later). There isn't a way to detect this, so be very cautious when you use your card in not-so-credible areas.
