Work

the new office is not so bad

March 11, 2008

Just like some miracle, our PC’s are back working and connected to the network just 24 hours after shifting to the new office. I was expecting it to take a little longer. There are seven people in my department and I am the only female. The boss is sitting in another cubicle. The seating arrangement [...]

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we’re finally moving

March 9, 2008

After so many months of waiting, my department will be finally moving from a rented suite to the head office. The last few days had been a real drag and I lost motivation to work because I don’t know if I should start packing my things or clearing up my desk or should just wait [...]

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nowhere near Ally McBeal’s The Unisex

February 5, 2008

The persistent talk that my department would be transferring to a new building had become more and more frequent these days. Mid-summer last year, they said we’ll be transferring by July, then by September, then by November then December 2007. Care to check your calendars what date is today already!? When I joined the company, [...]

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Missing my buddy

December 17, 2007

When I came to work in this present company, there are 20 people in the department and 19 of them are men. After a couple of months, someone came to occupy the vacant desk space beside me. She is Indian and a muslim, covered in long black gown and headress. She seemed very unfriendly at [...]

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and I thought it was free

December 9, 2007

When a someone told me that I am living in a strange country, I thought she was just mocking me just because she loves to do so, with a scintilla of humor of course. Lately, I am beginning to think that she is right. Recent events at work can be categorized as strange, peculiar, amusing. [...]

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internet connection back; for now

November 28, 2007

Net connection is back. Stop working and enjoy! I got this one line of message from my colleague while working today. I have been really busy with work since yesterday. I had several phone calls and emails and reports to write, the universe must have conspired to keep me from dying from boredom. Suddenly the [...]

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no internet at work

November 27, 2007

Would you believe what I have to face at work today: no internet at work! This happened often before but it was just for a couple of hours, half day the longest. But today? There was no net connection until I logged off at 6pm. I am typing this at home while Pristine is on [...]

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What would you do without it?

November 6, 2007

I wrote this yesterday via Notepad:  Today we have no internet connection at the office. Although my work does not require internet connection at all, I do use the internet in between phone calls to Japan, in between meetings and especially during lunctime. I also browse and blog late in the afternoon when Japan office [...]

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