Job Cuts  

Posted by: Licel

The ax is swinging at my job lately. Rumor has it that the management are trying to eliminate those employee that is not productive. Last month, one department head was surprisingly terminated from his position. Earlier of this month, they let our scheduler go. I kinda expected it because he has an attitude problem. And he always messed up our schedules. So good riddance! Then just recently, four of my co-workers got fired. I was really shocked when I learned about this. They were the ones I used to talked a lot at work. They were very helpful too everytime I needed them. Now they are gone. It's just so sad that I won't see them anymore. I'll surely miss them.

One thing I noticed about my job, they easily get fired people. One wrong move and you're done. No warnings and no second chances at all. For me, that is so mean. Everybody deserves second chance. But what can I do? The job I have is an entry level job. Employee will come and go. Usually the position are offered to an inexperienced person like me. I'm just there to learn and gain experience and eventually serves as a stepping stone for higher level jobs. That's why it's hard to invest emotional attachment to my co-worker. There's no guarantees how long can we stay. Either we will be terminated or we will move on.

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A Must-See Video  

Posted by: Licel

I had goose bumps while watching this video. Amazing girl! She's merely a child but she is already very much aware and concern about the country's problem. She's one damn courageous girl! Challenging everyone to do our share to help save the world and make it a better place for future generations. I posted this to my facebook profile so peeps in my friend's list can see this. At least in my own little way, I can be able to help by spreading her message. Everyone needs to watch this video and be enlightened with this girl's powerful and inspiring speech.

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Massive Servings  

Posted by: Licel

Eating out is one of the things that hubby and I have in common. We both love delicious food. Everybody does, right? As a matter of fact, we used to go out 4 times a week. We cut it down to once a week now. Not for anything else, but we are both gaining weight already and have bulging stomach. Yikes! lol..Well, it's not really impossible to gain weight here. Just look at the picture.That's their normal servings here for one person. One dish can feed 2-3 people. I don't understand, why is the servings here in the U.S. massive? No wonder, mostly Americans are bigger and worst, obese. No offense meant. :)


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Famous Dave's Bar-B-Q  

Posted by: Licel

One time, we were at the house of my stepdaughter's boyfriend. While we were eating, his uncles mentioned about this restaurant called Famous Dave's BBQ which at that time, was just newly opened. We heard good reviews from them about this restaurant. So out of curiousity, and I was also craving for barbecue at that time, we tried there. Truly enough, the food was good. Their barbecue is very close to the barbecue that I tasted in Philippines. Since then, we are patrons of the said restaurant. We already tried almost all the restaurants around our area. This is definitely one of our favorites. I even recommended this to all my friends and co-workers.

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Rough Day At Work Today  

Posted by: Licel

It was a very rough day at work today. Had an argument with two of my customers over an item that they were trying to purchased. One customer had a moulding. Unluckily, there was no barcode on it for me to scan. He volunteered to get another piece of moulding that has a barcode but he gave me a different one. I told him about it but he insisted that it was the same because he found it on the same rack. He was getting smart and I almost went ballistic. So I followed through with the transaction as quickly as I could. I don't care if it was a wrong one. I just wanted him to be out of my sight. He had only one item anyway.

The customer who was next to that first customer that I just had an argument, did the same thing. He bought a box of floor adhesive and he complained that the price was not right. So I called the paint associate for a price check. But the customer himself went back to the paint department, took the price label and gave it to me. Again, the label and the item didn't match. I explained it to the customer in a nice way, at least, and told him that I needed to verify the item first. But he got mad and started saying that he was in a hurry, blah, blah, blah. This time I really blew my top. I don't care if the management will gonna fire me but I had enough. I told the customer with a firm voice, that I couldn't finish the transaction just because he was in a hurry or whatever. My job is to make sure that I scan things correctly. The item didn't match to the label that he just gave me. Therefore I needed an associate to verify it. Then I called somebody in the paint department. Just like what the first customer did, he started getting smart and kept nagging at me. I just simply said to wait for the paint associate then I ignored him. He was so annoying!

I've been in my job for almost 3 years now. With the kind of job I have, I get to know people from all walks of life. Some are nice, some are difficult to deal with. I'm supposed to get used dealing with difficult people by now since I met them everyday, yet they still get on my nerves. There were times that I would question why God allow such people to exist. Or rather, why God allow me to met those kind of people. But looking at the positive side, I know God has a reason for allowing difficult people become part of my daily life. It has a purpose and that is to teach me the virtue of patience and to be more understanding. Admittedly, I have a short temper. In a way, I'm a difficult person for others too. God is definitely teaching me something here huh? And I'm sure He'll continue doing so until I'll learn to keep my cool and be a better person.

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I Love the Sunrise  

Posted by: Licel

The last time I witnessed sunrise was during our trip to Atlantic City last weekend. We arrived there so early so we stayed in the boardwalk while waiting for all the business establishments to open. We had the chance to see the sun rising above the horizon. What a stunning view! I felt blessed. Actually no better words to describe how I felt at that time. Since I came here in the U.S. three years ago, I barely see the sunrise. Watching the horizon turn from black to crystal blue/orange, really was amazingly beautiful. I don't know about you but just looking at the sunrise makes me feel that I'm closer to God, gives me hope and more appreciative of life. Makes me think that after darkness there's always light at the end of the tunnel. Sunrise symbolizes a brand new day and a fulfillment of one's purpose in life.



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Longwood Gardens in Pennsylvania  

Posted by: Licel

Oh, it's been a while since the last time I updated this blog. I was not just in the mood. I had a long weekend off and made the most of it by going someplace different. Saturday, we went to Atlantic City. I already made a blog entry about our Atlantic City escapades. Then Sunday, right after mass, we went to Longwood Gardens. Hubby and I just love the beauty and the serenity of this place. Besides, we both love flowers. Can't wait to have our own place and have our own garden. We're working on it. :) By Monday, it was labor day. We were supposed to go somewhere else again but we were already exhausted and our legs was aching from walking during our weekend activities. So we just stayed at home and had some relaxing time together.

Here are some of the pictures I captured from Longwood Gardens.








We might come back to Longwood Gardens sometime soon. :)

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Weekend Trip to Atlantic City  

Posted by: Licel

Hubby and I just got back from Atlantic City. We were sooo tired. Our feet was sore from walking but we had a blast. We left Delaware around 5am. We arrived there almost 7am. We went right straight to the boardwalk and we were able to see the sunrise. Seated there for a few minutes and just let our mind wandered while staring at the sunrise and listening to the sound of waves and seagulls. It was mind relaxing though.

We also walked around downtown, visited some malls and of course, took some pictures. One thing I noticed about Atlantic City, there are lots of hotels and casinos. On the other side of the street, there's a lot of churches. Hmmm..interesting! Maybe after people gamble, they go to church to confess.Lol! There is more to see but we ran out of eneryg to walk around more. We just stayed at the boardwalk most of the time. It was nice there just sitting on the bench watching people from all walks of life.

We almost changed our weekend trip plans. We were supposed to stay at home and just relax. But I was really stressed out from my job that I needed a change of scenery badly. I have 3 days off from work so I convinced my husband that we need to go someplace different for a little while. Then I can come back to my job with renewed energy and ideas.

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Facebook  

Posted by: Licel

I'm currently addicted to Facebook. I think, it's more interactive than friendster. They have games too which makes it more fun. I have so many requests in Farmville, Yoville, Sorority Life and some other games. But some requests are still pending and some I ignored. Well, honestly, I just don't get it. I'm confused and I didn't make an effort to understand those games either. The only games that I played in facebook is the typing maniac. For me, it's not just a nonsense game.Typing Maniac also helps me improve my typing skills which is very useful when you apply in a job that requires typing skills. Anyway, I still do my friendster once in a while because some of my friends are still not into the other networking sites.

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Bad Habit  

Posted by: Licel

I really need to get rid of this bad habit of eating before sleeping. I'm gaining weight already. But it's so hard to resist. I'm weighing 110 lbs. now. I used to be 98 lbs..I couldn't wear mostly of the clothes that I brought from the Philippines anymore. And I already have flabby stomach. Geez! My husband keep reminding me to be in a good shape so I won't be having a hard time to conceive a child. But I'm so lazy to do exercise. I tried it just once. I did stretching and stomach crunching. The next day, I was aching all over that's why I didn't do it anymore.

Actually, I was a bit suprised that I gain weight because it's not in our genes to get fat. Some said I ate too much rice. But I've been eating rice ever since I can remember and I never gain weight until I came here. I gain 12 pounds. Could be because I don't sweat that much? Or American foods has a lot of preservatives? Whatever the case, I'm badly needed to shed off some extra pounds! Wish me luck! :)

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Our Weekend Trip  

Posted by: Licel

It's second day of Septembah! :) Summer is about to end. But it feels like autumn already. The weather is getting chilly. Hubby and I kinda like it. Spring and fall is our favorite season, actually. We both don't like winter and summer. Winter is just too cold and summer is too hot for us. Although I came from a tropical country, but summer's heat here in the U.S. is just unbearable. It's blisteringly hot! That's why, we didn't do anything or go anywhere during summer. But now that the weather is getting cooler, we're planning an out-of-town weekend trip. Our choice of destination will be Atlantic City. How exciting! We've never been there yet. We were supposed to go last weekend but it was postponed due to stormy weather. This time, we'll go there rain or shine! :)..Atlantic City here we come! Our last hurrah before summer ends.

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