Good News and Bad News  

Posted by: Licel

I've got some good news and some bad news today. Which one do you want first? Okay. Let's start with the bad news. The Depot main office released a memo which says that all employees( full time or part time) must be available to work full shifts on Saturday and Sunday. I never work on a Sunday eversince I started. Then I've received this memo obliging me to revise my availability. Should I fail to do so by March 31, 2010, Home Depot will have no choice but to end our relationship effective on that date. Truly, this pissed me off. I'm already available all day from tuesday til saturday and I'm just part time. Now, they still want me to work on sunday!? Ugh! I really don't want to work on a sunday but hubby said to just go with the flow for now until I can find another job which is quite impossible or it might take a while. Economy is not stable yet. Unemployment rate is still rising.


As for the good news. We had a store meeting early this morning. During the meeting, the big boss just announced that they will give all employees a share in the profits of the company sometime this month. Yey! We're so happy and thankful that we still get our "profit sharing" despite the fact that the economy is shaky.

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February 14...  

Posted by: Licel

.. is a month of love, love, love! :)

It makes us laugh,
It makes us sing,
It makes us sad,
It makes us cry,
It makes us seek the reason why,
It makes us take,
It makes us give,
but above all else, it makes us live!
- Jane Fisher

Hope everyone had a wonderful, romantic valentine's day.

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The Blind Side  

Posted by: Licel

I loved this movie. It's a true story of Michael Oher (pronounced OAR). A homeless black kid from a broken family, taken in by the Touhys, a rich white family who gave him a second chance at life. They helped him fulfill his potential. With their tremendous support and encouragement, Michael was able to transformed himself into a sucessful football star.

A very good and funny movie, I must say. This is exactly my type of film. Really touching and uplifting story. It shows the human kindness and compassion. It provides a good insight into fears and preconceptions about different races. It's reassuring to know that there really are good people in this world. Amazing how much of a difference a single person can make by stepping out into the unknown. Normally, when people have fear and judge others, they isolate themselves and push those who needs help into the gutter. What Leigh Anne Tuohy and his family did was truly remarkable. Absolutely one of a kind.

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Doodled All Day Long  

Posted by: Licel

Due to heavy snow, church service has been cancelled today. Some roads are still covered with snow. I wanted to go see a movie but movie theaters were also closed. So hubby and I woke up really late and dawdled the day away surfing the web. :) Not really exciting and productive but I'm happy though. Hubby got some kind of educational apps downloaded on my ipod. While I watched some filipino shows and checking facebook at the same time.

Hopefully, the county will be able to finish plowing the road tomorrow so I can go out and enjoy my day off. I've heard that we will be having snow storm again on tuesday. Expected snowfall will be anywhere from 2 to 20 inches. Oh no!! I think I've had enough of snow already! Spring, please come quicker. :)

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State of Emergency  

Posted by: Licel

...was declared again for the second time in Delaware County due to snowstorm. Got a lot of snow today. I'd say about 21 inches. It was sooo white outside! Everything was covered in snow. Only few business establishments were opened including where I work at. Unfortunately, Home Depot won't close no matter what. Delaware officials encouraged them to stay open in case the state guy needs stuff. But of course, I called off since my block has been untouched by plow. One of my co-workers who showed up at work told me that there were still some customers looking for snow blower. Huh?! :) I wanted to go to work but the snow was already knee deep. Here's some of the pictures I took when I played in the snow. Hubby didn't join because he easily gets cold so he was just taking pictures of me.

Up to my knee.

Am stuck in knee deep snow!

Honestly, I could hardly get up.

Snowball!

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Busy Day  

Posted by: Licel

....at work today. Forecast stated that there will be massive storm starting tonight so people were into panic buying. What else is new? Herd of people rushed to depot today to buy shovel, ice melt and snowblower. Unluckily, our shovels, snow salt and snowblower were sold out quickly. The funny part was, when we got down to the last 1 or 2, we had customers fighting over it. Jeez! :)

Also, hubby and I went to grocery store right after I got off from work. Friday is our shopping day for goodies. And guess what? It was packed! I don't understand why Americans act like it's the end of the world. Are they not used to snow storm yet? Don't these people keep any food on hand at home? The weather has been forecasted a couple of weeks ago already so why all the panic? Why wait until the last minute to buy shovel, snow salt, etc.? One more thing, people always go out and buy shovel everytime they call for a big storm. What did they do with the shovel they bought for the last storm? :)

Just thinking aloud here...

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Got A Reward  

Posted by: Licel

..from my job for a job well done. :)


I caught a shoplifter trying to steal two big items by switching price. Sorry I could hardly remember what the item was. The not so old guy purchased an item that is worth $679.00 each with a barcode label of $98.00. Can you imagine that? Our store would have lost a thousand dollars, more or less. Unfortunately, I'm smarter than him. hahaha! Kidding aside, the shoplifter went through my register and he was trying to hide the original barcode by facing it down. And the fake one was facing up. But I really checked the item closely and noticed the pasted barcode. I called the head cashier right away but the guy hurriedly left the store.

Switching barcodes and buy merchandise for a lower value is not a new scam anymore. I've caught shoplifters of all sorts several times in the past three years. I guess reading a mystery novel helps, huh? :)

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Sherlock Holmes  

Posted by: Licel

Finally saw this movie today and the story goes like this:

Detective Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey Jr.) and his partner Dr. Watson (Jude Law), must stop a murderous occultist, Lord Blackwood (Mark Strong) who has seemingly risen from the dead.

It's prolly not what most would expect of a Sherlock Holmes story but the film is quite fun and entertaining. Personally, Robert Downey Jr. was excellent at his role. And I loved the quirks of Downey and Jude Law. The only part I didn't like was that, at times I couldn't understand what some of the characters were saying in their british accent. But overall, 'twas a good movie. Hubby and I enjoyed it much. :)

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