Incentives for Vaccine

Last Tuesday, my toddler son had his IPD vaccine shot. Classical conditioning was evident when he saw the syringe brought by the nurse. He understood that he will again be "bitten" by the syringe. He hugged me tightly and cried his heart out. The nurse held his legs and I held his arms. He cried even more when his pediatrician did the injection in his left shoulder area. What a pity! If only, moms could receive the syringe shots intended for their babies, I could have easily volunteered.

My son's tantrum did not last long. He played with some toys right away. To my relief, he was given a cute orange basket ball by his doctor. An incentive it is for being such a hassle-free patient. :)

After a hearty lunch in a Chinese resto, I let him play in the mall's playground. That was his 2nd incentive for the day for being a good boy and happy eater. :) I discovered he can already slide on his own, with his nanny's help in going up there. Beaming with pride and joy, I captured that moment on video. :)

Dormant Shopaholic

Sometimes, it is better to carefully wish for something. It might come true. I have been craving for stress the past few uneventful days. I surely got what I wanted. Yes, I got loads of stress on my recent trip to a nearby city over the weekend. I had to get and en-cash my last paycheck.

I was supposed to be there for less than 12 hours. I rushed since I had to make sure everything in my shopping list will be bought. However, time was never on my side with the traffic jams, lunch with my brother and sister, and my fickle-mindedness. Before I took the boat ride on my way home, I did not realize right away that I shopped more than what I needed. To my horror, I consumed half the amount of my check. It is such a waste to cry over spilled milk now. I learned my lesson the hard way... from money gone too soon.:(

Last Pay

Finally, after almost 4 months from my resignation, I got my last paycheck. After many follow-ups with the Finance Department, and sheer anticipation and a little impatience, I reaped the fruits of my labor.

It is really typical for an outsourcing company to release last paychecks in a not-so-timely manner. I must admit this is an understatement, What must be wrong? I can't help but wonder. Is it because of wrong procedures? Or is it because of wrong people hired?

Summer Rain

Let me share a text message I recently received:

" The A(H1N1) influenza virus is airborne. Ecologists say that the rain cleanses the air. We, Filipinos, wonder why we experience rain during summer season. Wonder no more. Just thank God that the air that we breathe is cleansed by the rain."

I agree to this. Amen. :-)

Half-full

Recently, the administrator of the company spilled the beans: I was due for transfer to another department effective next month. Yehey! :) I accepted this news whole-heartedlybecause my educational degree will be very suited to the new position. However, I did not really show my excitement since I was still very new and my officemates said they will really miss me and my being so hardworking. So much for being a hard worker... ;)

Everyone read the memo which was circulated, except my boss, who was on leave during the announcement. Upon his return, he disliked the idea since " I played a very important role on the ongoing special project". He said I can be moved, but after the completion of the project. Not just yet. Just when I thought I could be transferred. Damn! :(

Most people say some good things never last forever. It seems true this time.

Well, this could be a challenge. I am seeing it positively. I am seeing the glass half-full. :)

Just Because

Just because my eyes do not water does not mean my heart does not cry...

Just because I came out strong, does not mean there is nothing wrong...

Just because I have a calm facade does not mean I have no inner struggles..

Often, I choose to to pretend I am happy so I do not have to explain myself to others who never understand..

Smiling has always been easier than explaining why I am sad...

Mindless

At work, when we pretend that we are doing something, but we are not really doing anything at all, that is the hardest task to accomplish. :(

When i used to work in 3 multinational corporations, I have never encountered this mindless task. There was always something to be busy about. Or should I say, I was always multi-tasking. Yes, tasks were aplenty. I had my hands full all the time.

When I transferred to a new office recently, I realized that after a certain task is done, I was always anxious to find another task to deal with. It seems there was none. The hard worker that I am, I find myself restless to do something. As job positions were redundant, each officemate in his/her respective cubicle has either something or nothing to do. What a waste of time and resources of the company.

Zero Waste

They say that a mind is a terrible thing to waste. Thus, I decided to blog again…

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