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As far as I know, the word techy is an alien word -- it's neither a recognized term in the dictionary nor in my vocabulary.  Surprise, surprise!  I'm becoming a little techy myself.

Working for CTSI is not my dream job.  The work I do there is mostly corporate stuff.  I'm still writing for a living, so to speak.  But dealing with business articles and company PR stuff is not really something that I'm good at.  I'm getting there, I think.  I'm learnign the ropes, I guess (correct me if I'm wrong, perhaps I't's just my imagination).

Anyway, here's a recent achievement... sort of.  I was working on the articles for this week's newsletters when my boss sent a new article for me to work on.  ISO certification, blah-blah.  I wrote the dates and the numbers and had minor computations on a piece of paper.  Here's what I came up with:

Two Stations Passed ISO 9001:2000 Surveillance Audits

The Guam and the Saipan Stations took another leap in enhancing competitiveness and company image as both recently passed the standards set by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).  The results showed that both stations neither had major nor minor nonconformities. 

The Guam station received its first ISO certification in August 2003 and passed the surveillance audits that are customary after the certification process. 

Last June 24, the Guam Station received another positive outcome from the surveillance audit conducted by the ISO.  According to Guam Station Financial Manager Marie Cabral, this result shows that they are still in compliance with the process flow.  Cabral further shares that the whole team is proud of this achievement.

Meanwhile, the Saipan Station echoes the same sentiments.  The station first received its ISO accreditation in July 2002, and had successful surveillance audits for two consecutive years thereafter.  They earned their first recertification in 2005, followed by two surveillance audits that had positive outcomes as well.  Last June 26, the Station had another satisfactory surveillance audit after earning their 2^nd recertification in 2008.

The whole team of the Saipan Station is happy with the outcome of the ISO revisit.  According to them, passing the surveillance audit again reaffirms their commitment to provide the best quality service to their customers.

ISO 9001 is a quality management standard that is recognized worldwide.  Having both stations pass the standards of this organization is a testament that their management systems have conformed well to the requirements of the audit standard.

Congratulations to the management and team members of the Guam and Saipan Stations!

I went to St Scho this afternoon to get my transcript.  It turned out that I was again on the Dean's List.  This is really funny for me, because as I was perusing my TOR, I was literally squirming at the number of C's and D's (algebra, stats, bio, physics). 

Looking back, I realized that I only excelled in my classes when I said goodbye to GY. 

As president of the org during my third year in college, I got to meet many people.  I became acquainted with Kabataan Party's Mong Palatino and NUSP's Marco Delos Reyes.  I met GY National Chairperson Joms Salvador.  I met former VP Teofisto Guingona.  I met the Subic Rape Case lawyer Atty. Ursuja.  I embraced Chiz Escudero, who was the Sorsogon Representative at that time.  And I went to street demonstrations with Bayan Muna and Anakpawis leaders and members by my side. 

And so the list goes on.  But more than meeting all those people, I also learned much.  I learned many indispensable lessons and I won't trade these lessons for math skills.

At this point, I can indeed say that I never regretted being an activist in a school where rich kids won't give a flyspeck to the rising price of the basic commodities.  (Aww.. that was my first rally:  an oil price hike).  Although I admittedly missed much because I prioritized activism, I'm happy with the way things turned out. 

So what if I took Physics three times?  So what if I took a summer class for algebra?   So what if I almost did not graduate because I had to finish NSTP and Lay Apostolate?  Enough people have told me that I have something working between my ears, and that's enough to convince me that I'm not a dumbass.  Maybe not streetsmart like other people, but certainly not dumb. 

I'm on the Dean's List.  Bwahahaha!

I became a web content writer when I joined Offsshoring.com/Iwebmasters.com last May.  The first few months were spent doing research and writing about troubled teens and psych disorders.  I was okay with that at the beginning, but I soon got tired of the cycle.  I got bored.  Fortunately, I was reassigned to do articles on a wider range of topics.  Health, people and relationships, lifestyle, jobs and careers, gadgets, and tech news.  The latter stint was way better than the previous one, but in the end, the work became dragging. 

I once showed Karen an article I wrote for gadget.com.  She told me that the article is nice, but not quite "me". 

Hmmm...

Anyway, that was two months ago.  Two months or so.  Now, I'm practically an in-house writer here; I'm writing promotional materials for our recruitment dept.  Promotional materials sound nice so I'll stick to that.  Haha... 

Obviously, I'm still with IWeb.  Regardless of my seemingly endless (and pointless?) rants about the company, I'm still working for them.  The plan is to wait for the ITR.  Then I'll resign immediately, whether I find a new job by then or not.  Anyway, since I'm here with the admin, I'm making myself useful.  Sort of. 

Yesterday, I helped the admin people  with the content of a brochure.  it's a short thingy to encourage laid off employees to join us for a tea party of some sort.  Here's the draft:

I recently read a blogpost from a Coelho fan.  The person who wrote the entry shared that Paolo Coelho is writing a new book.  According to this person, the first and second chapters of the new book is already available on Coelho's site.  I looked it up and saw the new book which carried the title The Winner Stands Alone.  I was tempted to read it, but immediately decided to stop myself.  Nakakabitin ;yun.  Chapter one and two lang.  Hmp...

So I clicked on Coelho's internet books, instead (available in PDF format).  The first one I read is entitled The Way of the Bow.  The Way of The Bow is a story that made use of archery to impart significant teachings about the pursuits we have in our lives.  The lines are great, the thoughts and ideas are poignant and the lessons that Coelho spun from the tale  is apt for each and every facet of life.  I singled out a few lines from the story; those that I find particularly inspiring.  Read on and see how Coelho's words will make you want to wage war against defeat and give you the courage to give life your best shot.

ON TAKING A GAMBLE

• Take risks, fall, get hurt, and take risks again. 
• If you never take a risk, you will never know what changes you need to make.

ON FAILING ONCE AND TRYING AGAIN

• Each arrow leaves a memory in your heart, and it is the sum of those memories that will make you shoot better and better.

ON FULFILLING YOUR DESTINY:

•  Water never forgets that the see is its destiny, and that sooner or later it must be reached.

ON CHASING YOUR DREAMS

• A leaf does not cease to be a leaf merely because a storm tore it from the tree.

ON LOSING THE WILL TO SURGE FORWARD:

• On a day when you are out of love with life, your aim will be confused, difficult.

I've decided to keep my job until the ITR this month.  (BTW, I've stopped writing for gadget.com.  I'm basically with the recruitment department now, doing absolutely nothing lol.  Well, atleast I'm not writing porn.  Yak!).  Konting tiis nlang.  Soon, I'll have more cash at hand (for my job hunting fund...lol) and more time to prepare myself for a better job.  Better Job = CAREER.

I never thought it was possible for me to lose so much of myself in such a short time.  Eight months.  Gawd.  I think I have to start redeeming myself in my own eyes, or else I'll screw up for the rest of my life.  Hmm, where to start?  I'll start with the basics, I guess.  Grammar lessons.

I was so bored the other week that I decided to visit grammar lesson websites, just for the heck of it (or maybe my disappointment over not getting the Manila Times stint hit home... WHAM!).  So there I was, slumping in my chair as usual, waiting for my gadget topics for the shift while reading through grammar lessons when an adverbs test caught my eye.  I clicked on the link and started the test.  I got 8 out of 10.  Not that bad, I guess.  But for someone who does NOT have a career, well... (let's just say I ate caramel sundae and large fries afterwards.  AND a whole pack of cappuccino cookies.  There.  That ought to tell you I'm really depressed.)  I went home with a heavy heart that day.  Heck.  Adverbs lang dko pa na-perfect.  I felt really bad but I decided to give the adverb thing another try. 

I'm learning grammar lessons at 21 and I'm not ashamed of it.  Learning about basic stuff is fun (I'm not kidding).  I'm actually enjoying it.  In fact, I'm planning to get my hands on some really great speech and grammar textbooks this week.  I think I've already redeemed myself.  About 2% of my self-confidence has returned.  Still a long 98% to go.  And I'm looking forward to it.

I'm also looking forward to my job hunting expedition with Karen next week.  No more career procrastinator this time, not for either of us, anyway.