anybody interested?

the "BER" months are coming to town. ibig sabihin, more money is coming to our pockets. sana, pati pocket ko pasukan ng swerte!

since karamihan sa mga agents namin dito sa account are either being promoted or going into greener pastures, our account is having an immediate hiring for call center agents who wants to work with an online dating account.

hindi na namin kaya yung queue ng calls! un ung reason!

the work is just a piece of cake. sobrang dali ng trabaho dito. you can do anything you want (for as long as it complies with the code of discipline). flexible hours (since we only have 2 shifts but i've heard na may change of schedules daw!). napakasarap ng off since the account is only open during weekdays.

so, if you are really intrested in being a part of our team, apply ka na.

interested parties may send me their resumes thru email at these email addresses:
jim.estonina@yahoo.com
jim.estonina@gmail.com
jrt.estonina@ymail.com

resumes lang ha. hindi kung anu-ano.
well, you can also send there your heartfelt thanks, comments and suggestions.

oh, and by the way, training starts on September 7, 2008. so hurry. there are just limited slots available so grab one now and see your career bloom...

8 months and still counting...

it's a very special day today for me. i'll tell you why...

December 23, 2007.
i was still on training this time with this online dating account that am into right now. since christmas time, it was announced na may christmas party daw ang buong account namin which will be held at Music 21 in Makati Ave in the afternoon on that same day. that time, nagkaroon ako ng second thoughts of attending the party since wala pa naman akong kilala sa account that time.

it was already 4:00PM when i slept and set my body clock to wake-up around 7:00PM to attend the party pero hindi nangyari yun. instead, 11:00PM na ako nagising. i told myself na hindi nalang ako aattend. so, i texted my bestfriend up saying na i want to go somewhere. gumimik nalang kami.

as usual, Malate. same crowd. same moods. ganun pa rin. walang pinagbago.

then, may nakita ako. isang tao na dati ko nang nakita dun sa lugar na yun at nang makilala ko sya, nagbago ang ikot ng mundo ko.

si gead.

when i saw him. i was in awe. sya parin ung nakilala ko. nung una, hindi nya ako nakilala. but then when he saw me, nagulat din sya.

"uy musta na? long time, no see!" told him.

from then on, kami na ang magkasama.

around 4 or 5, nagpaalam na ung bestfriend ko coz may pasok pa sya. as a devil's advocate, i told him na wag na pumasok kaso ayaw nya so even intoxicated sya, pumasok parin.

nung ihahatid ko na sya, i told gead na i'll be back. since am wearing my rosary necklace that time, binigay ko sa kanya yun just to prove him na babalik ako. in return, he gave me his dog tag. paglabas namin, i told my bestfriend na siya na nga. siya na.

bumalik ako agad ng bar then he was surprised kasi ang sabi nya, "i thought uuwi ka na rin."
told him, "ayaw ko pa. nandito ka pa eh. saka, ugali ko na yung maghatid ng taong malapit sakin. so ihahatid na rin kta."

from that moment, magkasama na kami. all day. kaso, uuwi pala sya ng province to celebrate christmas there. nalungkot ako nun. pero 1 week lang naman so constant communication lang ang katapat.

anu ba yan. pang pang love notes lang ung kinuwento ko. pero that's the real score on what had happend that night. at magmula nun, up until today, kami parin. maraming detractors but i don't care about them. may bitter pero told them to just move on with their lives and also find another guy that would make them happy.

though there were times that nag-aaway kami, we always come to a point of resolving all our indifferences.

i always pray to Him that everything will be ok in between us.

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in the middle of the night...

i was really sleeping soundly kanina and having a nice time sa bed namin ni yaba. ang dami ko talagang napanaginipan eh.
i had this dream kanina wherein hinahabol daw ako ng isang lalaki. ewan ko kung baket but he was really chasing me. parang hindi naman sya galit. parang may sasabihin lang.

my other dream was about bigayan daw ng incentive dito sa office. the incentives that are being given to us kasi are Starbucks GCs. nagulat ako kasi biglang lumapit yung isa sa mga TL namin, which by the way was the one who was tasked to give out the GCs, tapos inaabot nya saken ung PHP3000 worth of GCs. incentive ko daw un. nung aabutin ko na, nagising ako. hmp. sayang. sana totoo nalang. kala ko, makakapagkape ako ng bonggang-bongga.

my last dream was about me and my yaba went out for a date. as usual, sa Mall of Asia yung setting tapos were dining at Gumbo's. we were about to start digging in when suddenly...

BROWNOUT!

kainis talaga. it was just around 7:30 in the evening and i haven't rested for a long time! of course, since walang electricity, i went out of my way to produce a fan. at ang nakita ko, kahon ng Havaianas. super paypay. kahit ung room mate namin nainis kasi 6 in the morning ang pasok nya tapos patulog palang sya when the incident happend.

ang init saka ang dilim. napakaperfect ng environment para makatulog.

though nakakainis, it was ok naman kasi it just lasted for 15 minutes. it was so aggravating lang coz you are on a very deep slumber tapos gigisingin ka ng bonggang-bongga.

please let us know first kung magkakabrown-out! so that we can prepare for it.



HEEEIIPPY BIRTHDAY part 2!

parang ang daming nagcecelebrate ng birthdays this month of August! dapat pala hindi na ako nagbabaon coz i know naman na magboblow-out kayo.

today, one of my closest friends here sa account ang nagcecelebrate ng kanyang birthday. actually, naging TL ko to for a month or so eh kaso, he was transferred to a sports related sub-account so nalipat ako ng team. but still, ganun parin ang turingan namin.

laging niloloko to dito eh. maloko ren kasi. at palaging binibiro ng mga tao dito. so para sayo,

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may you have many more birthdays to come.

tama na ung palagi mong pagsigaw ng auto-in sakin ah. bati na tayo.

team KERBSters teambuilding

sa sobrang katangahan ko, kelan ko lang nalaman na meron pala talagang dampa sa Mall of Asia coz the only dampa I knew there is the one at the back of hypermarket. napaka-strategic naman kasi ng location nila.

it was actually located at the bay side. dun sa may San Miguel by the bay. i was surprised nga nung nakita ko ung mga dampa restos dun na makikita mo rin dun sa dampa sa may Macapagal Ave.

nalaman ko yun coz my yaba and his team mates held their teambuilding there. as trinity kami kumaen (uy, advertisment. discount naman dyan!). super dami ng food and eventhough i still have tummy problems that time, kumaen talaga ako. we had ebi tempura, calamares, baked tahong, crabs, liempo and sinigang na fish. sosy.
gusto ko sana humirit ng kaen nun kaso nahihiya ako eh. dun ko pala nakilala ung mga team mates ng yaba ko. infairness, they're so kulet and mabaet.

here are some of the pictures taken there. enjoy!


eto ang buong team nila. saya noh?














kasama namin si monalisa dito sa picture.











the pantene ladies. gretchen, ruffa, claudine and juday.











wow, parang awards night lang!











picture taking by the bay.














ang napakacute na anak ni Sir Kirby.














ang mga fans ni Sir Kirby.
















taray.















one very big happy family. saya no?









at syempre, kaming dalawa. ang yaba at ako. syempre, talagang dapat parehas ang damit.

what a great way to start the day...

i was in a really good mood when i woke up at tuwa pa ako kasi kahit medyo late na ako nagising, nakakain pa ako ng breakfast at maaga pa akong nakaalis ng bahay.

habang nag-aabang ng masasakyan going here sa office, may napansin na akong kakaiba in my surroundings.

may lalaking may hawak ng malaking bato. their like a group of 5 men na intoxicated na. tapos, parang may inaabangan silang someone to walk out of the bar. may videoke bar kasi na malapit samen. nung una, parang may confrontation na.

nagsimula na silang magsuntukan. syempre, takbo ako. ano ako, tanga.

pagtawid ko, sabay takbuhan ung mga nagkakagulo. pagharap ko ulit sa kanila, suddenly...

kitang-kita ng dalawang mata ko na sinaksak ng dalawang beses yung isang lalaki. nung una, naglalakad pa sya and had his shirt engorged in blood. in just seconds, he's lifeless. mabuti nalang at may mabait na jeepney driver na sinakay ung lalaki sa jeep nya and rushed the guy to the hospital.

when i saw that scenario, hindi ko alam ang gagawin ko. wala akong load. tinext ko nalang si yaba. sabe ko, parang gusto kong umuwi kaso malalate nanaman ako. so i decided, kahit ano na masakyan ko para lang makarating ng office. nanginginig ako nung nasa jeep ako. parang binuhusan ako ng malamig na tubig.

the scene was very traumatic. kulang nalang, magfaint talaga ako sa nakita ko.

Felons Vs. Call Center Agents

i was not surprised by this story. this is not relatively new. i already heard a lot of things from call center agents being robbed and bugged by felons.

Call center supervisor found dead in QC - TV report

08/18/2008 01:37 PM

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MANILA, Philippines – A Makati call center supervisor was found dead on Monday in Quezon City, a television report said.A report by John Consulta over QTV 11's Balitanghali news program said the victim was identified as one Rue Ann Salvador based on the company ID and ATM card found in her pocket.The same report said Salvador's body was found in Pinyahan village. Investigators said Salvador had three stab wounds on her neck and bruises on her limbs. The investigators also believed that members of a certain Ipit-Taxi Gang assaulted Salvador who was on her way to her 12 a.m. work-shift on Monday morning. Residents in the area said they did not witness how Salvador was brought to their area. - Sophia Dedace, GMANews.TV

i was also a victim of robbery. actually, nahold-up nman ako. at nakipag-agawan pa ako ng phone. pero ayoko naman na buhay ko ang maging kapalit sa hindi pagbigay ng cellphone di ba?

sana lang na may ginagawa ang authorities re: this issue. it has been causing a lot of worries para sa mga call center agents na katulad ko.

SAN MIG STRONG ICE + VODKA CRUISER = near death experience!

kala ko, ang saya-saya ng gimik night ko last friday. sa sobrang saya, may karma akong natanggap, saturday morning.

everytime na may hang-over ako, i would usually have 2 tablets of biogesic and take it in with either a very cold soda or iced tea. i thought it will be just the same hang-over mornings i had before but it was a different scenario.

sobrang sakit ng ulo ko pagkagising ko, so did the same thing pero nagutom din ako at the same time. so, i ate a piece of pizza na natira sa kinain namin the day before that. dun na nagsimula. pagkatapos kong kainin un pizza, gusto ko sanang bumalik sa tulog kaso am feeling something unusual.

i started to vomit. juice ko! ang vomitus ko, muntik nang kumalat sa cr. buti nalang, marunong akong magshoot. then i cleaned up and told myself na kailangan ko lang matulog.

i thought, un na un. but then i was wrong. buti nalang, my basin sa kwarto namin so dun ako nag-blow. nagising ung room mate namin at super hagod sa likod ko.

then natapos na. i gargled and uminom ng tubig. after 5 mins, ayan na ulet. paulit-ulit sya hanggang sa kulay yellow na ung vomitus ko na sobrang pait at ang pangit ng lasa. my yaba and his friends tried every remedy that could possibly relieve that vomit-y feeling. uminom na ako ng mainit na tubig, uminom na ko ng coffee but still, ganun paren. yung mainit na tubig method, parang effective but then, still the same. nataranta na ang mahal ko hanggang tumawag na sya kay mama. ayun, dala ako sa hospital. pinagalitan pa ako at kung anu-ano pa raw ang ginagawa ko.

the doctor gave me a shot of this anti-vomit-y feeling medicine. it was actually effective. nawala ung sensation ng pagvomit. i was adviced not to eat for an hour then try to eat soft foods thereafter kaso, gutom na gutom na ako so walang nagawa ang mom ko at kumaen ako ng bonggang-bongga. ung easy to digest lang naman ang kinaen ko. boneless bangus. sobrang ok na sya after. un lang pala un. gutom lang pala. thought there was something serious going on with my tummy but then kailangan lang pala ng laman.

because of this, hindi ako nakapunta sa party kela Alex. nagpainom kasi si Allan kasi regularized na! kaso hindi ren pwede kasi hindi nman ako makakainom. sayang lang.

for now, i know what to do everytime na iinom ako:

1. kakain muna bago uminom;

2. sabi nga sa commercial, drink moderately;

3. if you're drinking beer, just drink beer. if you're drinking hard liquor, just stick with it. don't mix the two or else, magiging tulad kayo saken;

4. always eat after having booze. para may laman ang tiyan before going to sleep;

5. lastly, hindi na ako iinom ng SAN MIG STRONG ICE + VODKA CRUISER. nakakadala.

a night at Dolce Superclub..

last friday, my cuz Sha texted me saying na she'll be celebrating her birthday at a bar in timog. nagulat ako kasi napag-usapan na namin un 2 saturdays ago and nakalimutan ko sya. kaso mo, may pasok ako kinagabihan so i convinced my yaba to go there yet he also wanted to go there so ok na. wag nalang maingay ang iba jan.


alam ko naman na kasi kung saan ang celebration: Dolce Superclub.


i only knew the name of the place but i dunno where the place is. nung tinanong ko ung frend namen, he told me that it's beside 7-11. eh isang lang ang alam kong 7-11 that time which was beside formula. pagbaba namin dun, since i really don't know where the place is, palingon-lingon lang ako to see na wala ang dolce dun. naalala ko tuloy na nagtext sakin ung cuz ko saying na it is located beside imperial palace, fronting belo med which had a 7-11 beside it. naguluhan talaga kami. so, we just met our friends up at formula then sakay ulet ng cab going to dolce.

when we got there, nagulat ako sa place kasi super lit-up sya. as in. the place was full of lights outside. nagulat din ako kasi itetext ko palang ung cuz ko, palabas na sya ng bar. kala ko surprise, un pala, susunduin nya un friend nya. pero ok lang naman. pero may suprise pala talaga kasi hindi kami nakasama sa guestlist. pero ok lang ulet coz my cuz paid for our entrance. hello! may pera din ako (kami) nun no! naunahan lang nya kami magbayad with matching makahiya factorial!

pagpasok namin sa loob. i was not amazed. it's also like the bars that i've been to. mapa-malate man or timog, ganun din ang set-up nya. typical disco place. infairness, maganda ung place saka spacious. dome style sya. what i liked the most is yung lighting effects nya. kakaloka, parang naalala ko ung e-days ko. wag nyo na alamin un dahil alam na ng iba.

my cousin's older brother, ron (which is my cousin too, of course), was also there with his bestfriend. nakilala ko na un before pero hindi talaga ung usap ng harapan. nandun din ung ibang friends ng cuz ko na nakilala ko na before. grabe, sobrang nag-enjoy ako to the point na nagwawala na ako at nakita ko ren magwala ung mga pinsan ko. parang ako lang. sira ulo din. the saying is really true that it runs in the family. sobrang close kami kasi talaga kaming magpipinsan eversince childhood days na kahit till now, though minsan may aloof moments, we get along very well.

haay naku. i really miss all of my cousins. tagal pa kasi ng pasko eh. every christmas lang kasi talagang nabubuo ang family namin. as in buo.

at may tragic na nangyari saken after ng gimik night na ito...

to my new critic...

i know your my friend. please po, baka naman po laitin nyo ko. i'll just pray that everytime that i'll be reading your comments, maganda ang feedback and i would really hope that you can give me constructive criticisms. yun lang.

HEEEIIPPY BIRTHDAY!

just like i've told you, ang blog na to hindi lang kwento ng buhay ko. kaya eto lang ang masasabi ko...


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infairness ha. she brought food here in the office na good for everyone. 1 viand nga lang pero ok na! choosy pa ba ako? for as long as my big tummy needs it, keri na. saka may pagkasosy. super morcon talaga. what i liked the best is the cake. eventhough it's only a basic chocolate cake lang from the babae na kulot ang gold hair, eh galing sa ref ng pantry so malamig na masarap. mukha talaga akong food. baket ba? masarap kumaen kesa sa hindi. wala munang magulo.

anu ba, parang im so like taong kanto. tiga-kanto tinio. kebs nalang sa mga taong walang magawa sa buhay kundi manlait.

thanks bianca for the sumptuous breakfast (or should i say, dinner). i liked it, i lurved it, THANK YOU...

on punctuality and being on time...

am late again. for the nth time. dunno until when. dunno when it will end.


LAGI NA LANG AKONG LATE!!!


ang hindi ko malaman eh am living near the office naman and would just take 15 mins of my time to travel from Kalentong to Pioneer but still, parang kulang parin ung time ko for preparation? hindi na nga ako kumakain ng breakfast at home. kawawa naman ako.


am trying my best para hindi ako malate. at may natutuwa dito sa office pag maaga ako. it's like they have seen a miracle. sanay na kasi sila na pumapasok akong late.


they'll say: "himala, parang ang aga mo yata. nag-away ba kayo?"


tell them: "witik. gusto ko lang maging maaga. masama ba pumasok ng maaga?"


yan ang lagi mong maririnig everytime that am early here in the office. nagugulat sila. baket, aswang bako? sabi ng boyfriend ko oo. up to the extent na halimaw daw ako. i always tell him naman na baboy sya. kayo nalang ang magsabi.


everytime na i get here in the office early, alam na nila kung san ako tatakbo. sa pantry. i'll always check if the concessionaire is there. every other day lang kasi sila nandito. if am late and nandyan sila, after one or two calls, takbo ako agad sa pantry using my restroom break. wag kayo maingay ha. lagot ako sa pod kahit alam na ng TL ko. ok lang naman sa kanya kaso wag lang daw madalas.


minsan, may mga araw din na lagi akong overbreak. gaano kadalas ang minsan? once, twice, three times more? hilda koronel lang friend! nwei, lagi akong overbreak. late na nga ako, overbreak pa. how redundant. napakasama kong agent noh? pero, alam kong hindi lang ako. i know alot of agents being overbreak. minsan nga, they're doing it as a habit. kaya lahat kami, nagiging complacent na thinking that nobody would reprimand us. pwera nalang sa ibang TL na kakilala ko. bahala na kayo mag-isip kung sino sya...





am trying to get over it na nga eh. going to bed early, getting out of bed 4 hrs before the shift starts, lahat na. it works but for long. kaya ko to. kayang kaya ko to. di ba Dessa?!

office setting...

everytime i go to work, i always look forward to the people i'll be working with again. though laging sila yung nakikita ko, am still used to it. hindi nakakasawa. instead, they're one of the reasons why i don't want to resign agad. kaunti lang kami dito sa account namin and am very proud to say that eventhough you could only count the people here by your fingers (not to mention your toes), uber close kami sa isa't-isa. close ako sa kanila, ewan ko nalang sa iba.

i've heard nga na most of the people that are working in a call center, palaging ung officemates nila yung dahilan ng pagstay nila with the company that they're working with. kahit ako, talagang yun ang dahilan ko. well, am not saying na i don't like what am doing or i don't like my job pero sila talaga yung main reason kung bakit ang saya magtrabaho. wag kayo umarte, kilala ko ang jockey nyo! ganun din ang reason nyo!

i had some photos taken with my frends. gusto ko lang i-share. walang kokontra...






Alex, me and Dessa. yosi buddies. dala ang phone sa elevator. lagot.











Jeff, Dessa at ako. hindi kami mahilig ni Dessa sa pictures.




















Steph at ako. my digicam na sya pero hindi ako nagpatalo sa camera ko. kainis lang kasi my pimple ako sa ilong. salot!










i still have a lot of pictures to post but don't have enough time. i need to upload it pa from my phone.

this is me. what do you think?

haay. another day. tiring yet enjoyable. dunno what to do except taking calls! haha.


btw, this is a picture of me. am jae. i've been in the industry for 3 years now. i was a nursing student before but then, due to academic difficulties (if you know what i mean...), i choose to work in a call center. why work in a call center? why not? just check the relativity of my course to this industry! now, am actually a self-acclaimed "call center hopper". nakakatatlong call center na ako and still thinking if there are greener pastures sa iba. it's an unending search of finding a great company. but i don't want to leave the company that am working for right now. btw, am now with West Contact Services working for an online dating service. taray di ba? online dating. sabi nila madali daw, pero hindi naman. i have the same position for the past 3 years: "Customer Service Associate". first was with a telecommunications company. then with a computer company, which by the way was a very challenging account. there was a time na me and my bestfriend Ian got into a fight because of it.

bes said, "hindi ba keo napapagod? para kayong punching bag ng mga customers niyo!". i told him, "that's how life goes on. if i have to choose a job, ok na to. at least, compensation wise, ok naman sya."

after that, he also got himself a job in a call center and he's also a happy hopper right now. kaya nga kami magbestfriend.

I also have a boyfriend. yup. you heard (read...) it right! boyfriend. yes, i know what is on your mind. am gay. and am so proud of it. legal ako sa parents ko. oh, should i say legal kami sa parents ko. am so happy that they accepted me for who i am. before, modesty aside, straight ako. nagkagirlfriends din ako before but i really don't know what are the factors that had affected my sudden change of personality and sexual preference.

haven't you noticed na dumadami na ang mga kauri ko in this kind of business? dumadami, i think, is not the approriate word. domination nalang! as in. i started working since 2005 and by that time, this industry has been widely dominated by gay people. no wonder. gay guys are very amiable and hardworking so grabbing a position in this kind of business is a piece a cake for us.

well, am not saying this kasi bakla din ako but ask some of my colleagues na straight and sila na rin ang magpapatunay. wow, parang healing churva lang. my witness.

i hope that you'll enjoy this blogsite. i have created this because gusto kong makarelate din saken ung mga katulad ko. hindi ko sinasabi na para sa mga gay guys na katulad ko pero para sa mga taong kapamilya ko in this profession, sa mga nagbabalak na lumipat sa ganitong propesyon, sa mga ayaw sa ganitong propesyon at sa mga walang kaalam-alam sa ganitong propesyon.

so, just chill out. relax. enjoy reading. marami akong pasabog na dito nyo lang makikita. also send me some comments and suggestions na gusto nyong makita sa site na to. kung anong gusto nyo, ibibigay ko. wag lang pera coz mahihirapan ako jan. ako nalang ang padalan nio. madali lang nman ako macontact.

Thank you for calling, ehem, blogging...

just read the tag line and you'll know what it is about.

on this blogsite, you'll be able to hear (oops.. read. my bad.) stories of me and my (almost) everyday escapades while working. and sure you know where am i working.

as for my biography, i'll post it here in the coming days. i dunno when. ehehehe.

for now, i'll go ahead. somebody's waiting for me at PS.

ciao.