Blog & Speech

I am not really fond of writing nor of reading. I remember gradeschool till highschool days during summer when I wonder why my sister is so interested in reading Nancy Drew, Hardy Boys and the likes. I asked myself how can she manage to read a thick book without falling asleep? And if it's not a book, it's any foreign magazine or reader's digest. When you see me reading one, for sure it has something to do with schoolwork (book reports). No wonder my English hasn't improved that much. In fact, I felt I was better when I was in highschool. Now, I'm having difficulty composing messages (like this one) and that is the basic reason why I am into blooging. I feel that this is my way to improve my grammar, sentence construction, form and even style.

How is it related to speech? To be able to come up with a good (prepared0 speech, it has to be written well. I also believed that the way you say things has something to do with how you process your thoughts, which is what you do in writing. I recently joined Toastmasters and I have to admit, just the thought of delivering impromptu speeches makes me jitter.

So the improvement plan? improve my writing skill to improve my 'verbal' comm skills :-)

The Road Less Travelled

My father is going to receive his service award this coming Friday (since he just retired a few months ago). We were invited to attend and of course I will be there. Aside from the food, this is my way of thanking him. He may not be the 'best' father there is but I know he tried to be one. I am not who I am right now if not for him. There are a lot of things I've learned from my father. He is the type who never really sits down with me and my sister to have a serious talk. But his simple remarks or comments are his ways of sharing to us his thoughts. A friend who was once a co-worker of my father said we look alike. I've tried figuring this out but I really can't see the resemblance. He is a good-looking person (no one will ever thought that he is "A" grandfather already), thin and tall!!!!! To Lolo Papa Boy (long story why I call him that way), thank you for....

1. teaching me how to swim.

2. for the words of wisdom that opened my eyes to the realities of life

3. for providing me with a good education, sending me to a private school though we can't afford it, for being there when I received rewards and recognition in school

4. for treating me as "jr." -- yeah, i grew up like a boy -- used boy slippers, wore shirts and shorts and sported a boy's cut as I grew up

I love you KitKat

Those are the only words I want to tell you my dear Kitkat.

And to those who knew me very well, you know how much he means to me and that his sudden loss has greatly affected me physically and emotionally.

Happy Month-sary!

I recently celebrated my 1st month in my new job. Things happened as expected and I'm glad that I'm getting along well with the people around, especially my team mates (or is it just my perception?). Seriously, I enjoy their company. Although some are moms already, they're so game in any activities and so are the very young ones who even call me "Ate" (elder sibling). Like me, they also like shopping, eating ang laughing. The people here are so young (average age is 24) that sometimes I really feel that I'm 'old' especially when I hear their birthdates. But here's the best part....they're also surprised to find out that I'm in the workforce for quite some time. Some would even comment, "I thought you're just our age." (well, I just hope it's because of my looks and not because of the way I act)

Regarding work, it was stressful lately but I'm used to that. My previous company trained me for this...hehehe. The work is nothing new but of course I had to adjust with the terminologies, process and other systems that they use here. Let me see, so far I've participated in campus recruitment, job fairs, facilitated 2 workshops, faciliated FGDs, edited videos, did some mentoring stuff and I enjoy doing all of these. Now, its' time for reflection: Am I happy? Am I growing/learning? Is this helping me reach my ultimate goal?

So far the answer to all is yes. I have some issues though but I'm giving it time.

So Happy month-sary to me and I hope to celebrate my anniversary here :-)