Independence day

Tomorrow is Mama's birthday and although she wouldn't be able to read this, i'll greet her anyway. HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAMA! :)

Today, on the other hand, is 110th anniversary of the declaration of Philippine Independence. Coincidentally, today is the day when i had an interview with Mr. Enan dela Rosa of PBSP. Should i mark this day as my day of independence too? i hope so, but it is still unsure. The interview went okay. Exams followed in the afternoon. I was with my Bes, who didn't seem to be much aware of what's going to happen. Still, i'm happy he was there with me.

Last year, i've sent them my application letter and resume as i was interested to work for this org. Due to some twist of fate, it so happened that my application was overlooked and that only last week did they have interest in inviting me for a job interview.Bored as i am with the work that i am currently doing, i did not hesitate to pursue my application with them in the hope and strong belief that the work that i will be doing there will be somehow in line with my goals and desires plus my educational background.

So there I went, through the traffic jam and all. I came late even, but what the heck. I came, that's all that matters. I almost got angry with Bes because he was supposed to fetch me in our house in San Andres by eight but it was already a quarter past eight and still he was not there. But, i decided i will not get angry. (See, emotions are controllable Yna. You just have to learn how to master that. Bes is right.) For us to be there on time, I suggested we meet near Lawton. Good enough, he was there half past 8 while I was still caught in the heavy traffic jam. Too bad. I even missed the free LRT ride by the last minute. That's worse. Nevertheless, it was ok. I was at least able to get to our rendezvous at about five past nine. Then we took the pedicab and had to pay 30 for our fare. Were we overcharged?

The usual application process went. We had to fill out the form and wait till the receptionist summon us for the interview. My turn came and I was told to go to Function Room B where Mr. dela Rosa was waiting. The interview went for minutes, i was not able to count. He asked the usual questions. What are your strengths? What areas do you want to improve? He interrogated me about my previous job experiences and commended me for being so hardworking. Questions, more questions, till it was time for me to ask. And i said "are you kuya enan?" What a funny way to end the interview. :D

Since Bes was a walk-in applicant, the interview had to be done on a later date. We both took the exams in the afternoon along with four other applicants. The exams were manageable, not difficult, not easy but manageable. Then we left.

I had to tell my TL I'd be late for work and I had to make another excuse and justification as to why. It makes me feel a bit edgy whenever I had to do that. What if they find out? Isn't it wrong to tell lies? And i'd end up justifying that i have the privilege to go on leave especially now that I am regularized. I told Bes that if I continue to be absent for the following weeks, people here in the office might already suspect. That leaves me with no problem if I will have a new job waiting for me. That is actually better.

I just hope that this time, luck will stay on my side, as well as with my Bes'.
Happy Job hunting!

i hurdled the dreaded exams. whew!

may 1 today. maligayang araw ng paggawa sa mga dakila nating obrero.

although it's labor today, i'm here in the office because we were required to go to work.we're serving foreigners, that's the reason behind it.no holiday for them today.

anyway, i'm here to share about my exam with PSRC yesterday.how was it? a mixture of hard and easy.we were given seven sets of exam. first is the math exam, followed by the aptitude exam and then the IQ test.we also had 3 sets of psych exam. and for the finale, we were given a qualitative and a quantitative exam.the quali part is just an essay. the quanti part is something in which you will have to use your analytical skillsto answer some market research questions. i'm not sure if my answer in that part is correct.

but anyway, i was interviewed by the HR head after the exam and i think she liked me.i am scheduled for another exam tomorrow with the Research Director and she reminded me to be at my best.better heed her advice. so for tonight, i will be doing my homework. will be reading something on market research and think of the possible answers to the possible questions that the RD might ask.

yna, break a leg again. :)