People support the 6 months experience( A guide for future call center agents)

People support: the call center experience ( part I)
Fresh graduate ako noon. AB philosophy ang kinuha ko eh tapos sympre gaya sa karamihan  ng grumagraduate confident at hopeful. Saint Louis University, Baguio ako nangaling at dahil nga sanay na ako sa mga pasikot sikot ng SLU, hindi na ako nahirapang mag aaply sa People Support Baguio, located sa likod ng SM.
naalala ko nakita ko advertisement nila sa Midland COurier eh, meron pa ngang smiley. well, sympre dahil isa ako sa mga hindi naturuan sa college kung paano magtayo ng negosyo at kumita ng sariling pera..naconvince akong nasa call center ang aking kapalaran. Sympre naisip ko din na mag teacher sa college, kaso 21 lang kasi ako nun eh, hindi pa ako sigurado na may sense ako kausap sa college, saka kagragraduate ko lang alangang school setting ako agad pupunta. So ayun na nga isang araw napagdesisyunan kong mag apply sa call center, sa people support ang napili ko kasi malapit lang, hindi kagaya ng SItel, ubos agad ang sweldo mo sa layo, sa Loakan pa kasi yun.

Requirements:
I.D, sangkatutak na I.D at hindi student ID. dapat kung mag aaply ka, handa ka na magkarun ng SSS I.D, postal I.D,. BIR ID, ewan ko lang kung anong iniisip ng mga kumpanyang ito, fresh graduate nga kami eh hindi namin alam mga yan, pero ngayong alam mo na, maghanda ka na ng atleast 300 pesos para sa Postal I.D mo, kailangan mo ng barangay clearance at cedula para makakuha ng Postal I.D , tapos syempre 2x2 picture saka pamasahe papunta sa postal office.
maghanda langn ng extra na 200 just in case ipilit nilang may service fee na malaki ang barangay clearance, naloko ako dati eh sa Barangay Pacdal 100 peso ang sinigil sa akin ni kapitan, alangya 20 lang pala  ang barangay clearance hayop. well 300-500 kasi magkakalayo ang mga lugar, mamamasahe ka at kung bago ka sa baguio malamang mapapataxi ka, kaya ayan I.D pa lang maghanda ka na ng 500/.
bakit mo kailangan ng ID? para pansinin ka ng Guard sa People Support at papasukin ka para mag aaply. Remember maghanda ka na din ng resume

Resume tip: wag gawing masyadong mahaba o magkwento ng kung ano ano, be definite, precise, yung eskwelahan, information,tapos isang standard motto ng buhay mo at skills na related sa trabaho mo. wag na yung kung ano anong arte. saka be sure to create atleast 4 copies ng resume mo at long dapat. maghanda ka na din ng ballpen dapat at sympre magsuot ng medyo disenteng attire, wag naman yung over the top, call center lang yun di mo kailangan magmukhang doctor, pag disente, meaning walang nakikitang cleavage sa babae at sa lalaki pantalon at hindi shorts.

at siguraduhin mo na hindi ka nursing graduate dahil take note: hindi sila tumatangap ng nursing: bakit? dahil siguardo sila na the moment na makakuha ka ng nursing job abroad biglang mawawala ang kontrata mo...


...ipagpapatuloy ko ito sa next blog...manunuod muna ako ng sabrina at magmemeditate hahahaha

sabrina the teenage witch: nostalgia...

 the people who were able to watch Sabrina the Teenage witch was indeed a lucky generation( including me) I just regained the habit of watching old teenage tv series. they have this sweet, charming, carefree effect. I am already 23 and I already lost the habit of watching current Disney channel and Nickelodeon flicks except for spongebob squarepants ( he is just way too hilarious with his friend patrick)

The show with Melissa Joan hart was very unique,now that Youtube is here we already have the power to view the series without trying so hard to download or locate it online.We dont even need to buy anything( thanks Youtube. I was able to watch past series of LIzzie Mcguire(hilary duff) as well and Even stevens (shia labeof) I just love this shows, they are simple, and even though they are not realistic in nature they are not as absurd as the story plot of Hannah Montana
. At first Hannah montana was really doing well, but after Miley Cyrus decided to become trashy(bitchy) I stopped watching it. It is just too much for me, I am not accustomed to seeing teenagers try so hard to dress up like strippers just to sell their albums. Melissa joan hart did not need to do that in the past. Sabrina the teenage witch remains to be one of the most original and unique story plots of the 90s. I have always wondered what it was like to become a witch..and wished I was one. well it would have been fantastic you know...although there are too many religious fanatic nowadays ( fundamentalist) but anyway so as not to ruin the mood. I wonder what Harvey is doing right now, as well as the main villain in Sabrina the teenage witch. Melissa Joan hart is already married. She really looks sweet.
 I am regaining the habit of watching past episodes of Sabrina, it has this calming and charming effect on me. I feel like the world is simple and safe all over again, where I could just sit in there, linger and laugh and enjoy together with the characters..oh did i mention i have a lovely pet cat too.

chowking's new fried chicken ( chinese style): A review( to eat or not to eat)

I have decided to write about every restaurant that i will go to from now on. I feel its a calling, a need to review the restaurants in the Philippines. 

There are very few realistic reviews regarding certain Philippine products, some are just created by the company themselves. it would be best to learn from someone who is not connected with any of this companies--in order to get honest reviews regarding products. The Filipinos are not to keen on checking the pros and cons of certain restaurants, they just eat and forget the art of eating and keeping score on what is good and what matters.(although not all of course) here is a review for the middle class and even the very choosy ones (the feeling elite)

My very first food review for a fast food chain restaurant is chowking ( May 31, 2011)

I am just alone in my apartment, basically I would hate to cook and just eat all of the food by myself. well, i am not technically alone I have a boyfriend he is just working an hour away from the city and we see each other as often as we could(NIk)(wink wink). I have a pet cat named Mirmo aka punggoy( as called by my boyfriend- punggoy, meaning pusa na unggoy-a cat who is at the same time a monkey( funny really)

well lets just say my cat mirmo is not fond of eating chicken, and is not to keen on going out with me (hehehehe) 

So, i basically decided to eat at chowking. I was enticed by the advertisement of this particular Chowking fried chicken chinese style- they say that it is a one of a kind chicken and tastes different. well what is my verdict

The pay seng judgment

I ate at chowking abanao branch...and frankly I had to wait for 15 minutes just to sample their product. The chicken is worth 69 peso without a drink, but if you will have a cola or a pineapple juice it would cost around 79.

Honestly, if you are not patient like me( because I have all the time in the world) waiting would probably suck. 15 minutes is way too long for a fastfood chain- well good thing though the serves and cashier of Chowking abanao are courteous and they were very pleasant when i asked for a service water and extra extra chili sauce.

Ok. back to the verdict on the chicken. it was tasty. but it was normal, it tasted normal- i can recreate the taste, it is just  a normal friend chicken, your mother probably cooked a better tasting chicken than this. Chickenjoy of jollibee is way more special. But the chicken is not bad, it stays true to the promise of crunchiness- it could have been better though if it were a bit spicy and if the serving of the rice was bigger as well as the chicharap. more servings. for it to be worth it.

I dont think it would be a big hit, compared to other Chowking products, it is a normal chicken i give it a B (grade)- more like 85%. It definitely tastes better than KFC chicken, but i dont think that the gravy is noteworthy.

will i order it again?probably note, it is 69 peso, i can get a better deal at jacks restaurant in session. The good thing though about Chowking is the quality service, they allow you to remove the drinks in the menu if you prefer water and they will not charge you for it unlike Jollibee.

will i recommend it for you? well to children yes, i would recommend it to picky children who only like to eat chicken while their parents prefer lomi, mami and other chowking specials.

the last time i will talk about weight

I promise that this would be the last time I would talk about weight, this is the last time i will unburden my fears, my hatred, my cowardice, my obsession and my lack of self worth.

I had always been chubby since I was a kid, I had to endure a lot of humiliating jokes regarding my weight since I was a kid, not just from my classmates and friends but with my family too. Worse I remember a stranger walking up to me in the streets, he told me " maganda ka sana kung hindi ka baboy" ( You could have been beautiful if you are not a pig) harsh, it was too harsh, It has given me painful memories.   i was walking at  peace with myself that day, why did that guy do that? why do i keep on receiving humiliating comments from my own cousins, why must i always be singled out as fat ( napagiwanan sa kusina) the truth is that even though i smiled a lot when people talk about my weight i am bothered by it. It came to a point where i got so addicted to reducing weight, I jogged 4am to 8 am in the morning, I just drank coffee with no sugar, and ate a single piece of bread for the entire day---if i ever forgot my diet, i would punish myself by exercising non stop for 3 hours in my room. I got so engulfed and obsessed with losing weight that i even stopped going out with friends ( this was in 2nd yr. college) Yes, i lost all the weight. at first I felt really happy about it, i thought i had good self discipline and even lectured my friends to do the same thing- i ended up criticizing my not so skinny friends( wow,  who ever gave me the idea that i can harm other people just because i achieved something)
After some time I got so sick of my routine and started eating again, at time i would remember to exercise, other times i would not. I thought i was immune to it all.
the first thing that i realized is that losing weight and attaining that goal waistline is good---but it is not the source of confidence and happiness. In time, the pain and the lack of self worth still visits me even if i achieved my desired goal. I eventually gained weight again, many of my friends keep on telling me ( ui tumataba ka na) when i hear this words i want to scream and shout.( leave me alone! cant you think about something else to say-something profound, something meaningful, why do this people find the need to criticize others) why dont they just shut the fuck up and make their life meaningful. And then i stop and think about it, why do i get offended, why do i get scared, why do i lose my self worth---is it really measured by  my physical attributes, am i no longer beautiful if i gain weight, what does it really mean to become beautiful and why is it so important.
I just really want to eat what I like, do what i like,wear what i like, without being criticized. but eventually you will realize that this world will not change its standard of beauty for you, even in the face of pain, even at the cost of destroying people. People will still make sure you follow the status quo, the standard waist line. frankly i am the one who is stupid for allowing them to hurt me. for allowing them to control me. I am in no way encouraging every woman to become obese- but i am saying that real confidence is not found by looking at yourself in the eyes of others. it is not about feeling superior about your qualities while demeaning others. I am still on a long path of reconciling and loving myself...but yes this is the last time I will talk about my weight....and so should you...

unrequited love ( the unusual side)

I know it is not my business, i will never feel what it feels like to be inside a male's body when my heart screams out like a woman. But i cant help but feel the emotion, I was looking at this gay guy sitting at a bar, he was dressed like a woman and he was with a friend who looked the same way. They both had fake breasts and were dressed like women. In truth, they looked really good, some of the guys would even forget that they are homosexuals. At first, I started humiliating thoughts about them, in truth i was quite ashamed for doing so, I despised them for being gays, there was no other reason for it. Frankly, no amount of envy can even surge on my part even if they look great, even if they end up looking like Beyonce, but I realized that I was such a moron for thinking such thoughts. After some time, i started staring at them more. Well, because the people I went out with, were too busy talking about stuff that I do not understand. My attention started getting focused on this two homosexuals. I felt a surge of loneliness, the word unrequited love entered my brain. I don't know why homosexuals were created, I do not even believe in the stand of the church that homosexuality is caused by demonic forces, I do not even believe in Satan. I am not religious at all. So, all I know is that there are gays, and it would be hard for them to achieve the love they have always wanted from men. Well, if they aim to become like women who are cherished, protected ( sometimes, not all the time).

well i dont really know why i have written this blog> it is just for that one minute I forgot the difference between women and homosexuals. i felt one with the pain, with the rejection that they feel. And i have decided to never judge them again.