Tuesday, March 25, 2003

Sa katagalan ko ng di pag-login dito sa aking blog ay muntik ko na yatang nalimutan ang password ko *yaiks!* Salamat nga pala sa mga fans ko na patuloy na bumabasa nitong aking "quarterly blog" :-) Sana ay 'wag kayo magsasawa. Nandito lang ako sa tabi-tabi. Duon sa mga gusto ako i-link, okay lang, go ahead. Sana ako rin pasilip... I mean pasilip naman din sa website ninyo. Pwede ko rin ba kayo i-link kung saan man yan? 'Lamat ha. Siyanga pala, maghahanap ako ng tag-board para madali raw mag-usap as suggested by Kakay.... Velasquez?

Napatagal ako ng bakasyon dahil sunod-sunod ang aking engagements - sleeping engagement, mother-wife-career engagement, cooking engagement, spring-cleaning engagement at kung ano ano pang engagement na pwedeng daluhan ng mga nanay. Pero mind you ha, 'di biro ang maging nanay. Meron akong job description ng nanay dito... baka gusto nyo mag-apply: (medyo ingles sya)

POSITION: Mother, Mom, Mama

JOB DESCRIPTION: Long term, team players needed, for challenging permanent work in an, often chaotic environment. Candidates must possess excellent communication and organizational skills and be willing to work variable hours, which will include evenings and weekends and frequent 24 hour shifts on call. Some overnight travel required, including trips to primitive camping sites on rainy weekends and endless sports tournaments in far away cities. Travel expenses not reimbursed. Extensive courier duties also required.

RESPONSIBILITIES: The rest of your life. Must be willing to be hated, at least temporarily, until someone needs $5. Must be willing to bite tongue repeatedly. Also, must possess the physical stamina of a pack mule and be able to go from zero to 60 mph in three seconds flat in case, this time, the screams from the backyard are not someone just crying wolf. Must be willing to face stimulating technical challenges, such as small gadget repair, mysteriously sluggish toilets and stuck zippers. Must screen phone calls, maintain calendars and coordinate production of multiple homework projects.

Must have ability to plan and organize social gatherings for clients of all ages and mental outlooks. Must be willing to be indispensable one minute, an embarrassment the next. Must handle assembly and product safety testing of a half million cheap, plastic toys, and battery operated devices. Must always hope for the best but be prepared for the worst. Must assume final, complete accountability for the quality of the end product. Responsibilities also include floor maintenance and janitorial work throughout the facility.

POSSIBILITY FOR ADVANCEMENT & PROMOTION: Virtually none. Your job is to remain in the same position for years, without complaining, constantly retraining and updating your skills, so that those in your charge can ultimately surpass you.

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE: None required unfortunately. On-the-job training offered on a continually exhausting basis.


WAGES AND COMPENSATION: Get this! You pay them! Offering frequent raises and bonuses. A balloon payment is due when they turn 18 because of the assumption that college will help them become financially independent. When you die, you give them whatever is left. The oddest thing about this reverse-salary scheme is that you actually enjoy it and wish you could only do more.

BENEFITS: While no health or dental insurance, no pension, no tuition reimbursement, no paid holidays and no stock options are offered; this job supplies limitless opportunities for personal growth and free hugs for life if you play your cards right.

Wednesday, March 05, 2003

Panawagan

Nag-sign up ako sa alumni.net this week. May isa kasi akong kaklaseng napanaginipan ko nung isang araw at gusto ko siyang hanapin. Tamang-tama naman naka-sign up din siya sa alumni.net at duon ko siya natagpuan. Lately ay napapanaginipan ko ang mga kaklase ko nung ako'y high school. Ilang beses na nangyari ito - paulit-ulit ang mga characters pero iba-ibang sitwasyon. Ngayon ay alam ko na kung bakit. Baka gusto nilang mag-reunion. Wala akong nababalitaang reunion ng mga nakaraang taon ng aming high school batch o college man lang. Masarap sigurong makipag-kita sa kanila isang araw at makipag-kuwentuhan lang ng mga pangyayari sa aming mga buhay-buhay. Sana kahit isa man lang sa kanila ay sulatan ako.