in case you missed it

here's a link to an interesting news bit i found on yahoo today.

good thing i haven't gotten one yet. oh well... let's wait and see.

century break

in snooker, a "break" is a number of points scored by one player in one single visit to the table. a "century break" is when a player scores 100 or more points in a single "break".

i broke the 100 mark today - 116 calls in an 8 hour shift, averaging 2:32 minutes per call. yes, i still did not meet the prescribed quota of 120 calls per day but not bad for a newbie if i may say so myself. way better than last week i when was averaging around 70 calls per day.

parrot is the way! hehehe

wala lang. just wanted to share.

good night y'all!

pros & cons

ok.. it's been a couple of weeks since i got moved to the authorizations section in the customer service department (aka the call center)... i'll admit that the first time i found out i was moving there, my mind was totally rejecting the idea... i even thought as far as resigning rather than get moved.

i've weighed the pros and cons, and here's what i've come up with so far...

pros:
- i'm still in hsbc
- the pay's the same
- i get upgraded (and a pay increase after 3 months and i get to save up for the wedding)
- most of my friends are in the call center (and half of autho is made up of my barkada)
- i'm ok with my new manager, assistant manager, and supervisor
- finally away from the boss i don't like
- i get 4 days off after going on graveyard shift
- no work pending at the end of the day
- pressure ends along with the call

cons:
- spending less time with ethel
- working weekends (and holidays!)
- shifting
- late hours
- taking calls and being parrot-like saying almost the same things all day

so far the pros outweigh the cons and i believe in my ability to find ways to still spend quality time with my hunny so i'll be ok for now.

isn't it a thing of beauty?

i like!i really do!
sorry... i can't get over it...

i want one

anyone nice enough to buy me one of these? i'd be forever grateful!

i'm back!

it's been a while since i posted anything in here.

reason being either one or both of the following:
1) i'm too tired
2) i'm too lazy

hehehe, sorry 'bout that.

a lot has happened since i last blogged but here's the major highlight of them all...

ETHEL AND I ARE ENGAGED!

yes people, you read that one right! we're engaged!

i'd narrate everything from the beginning of the evening but she beat me too it.

anyway, here's the story of how it went. everything you'll read in there is exactly how events transpired minus all my feelings of anxiety althroughout last night.

here's a picture of the engagement ring by the way. i took it using the camera on my phone so the quality isn't that good.

i'll leave you with another star wars quote:

"you've taken your first step into a larger world"

- obi-wan kenobi, star wars episode iv

cheers y'all!