a post about work...

what I like most about my kind of work is because
there is always a room for improvement...
you can always pick up and learn new things
along the way...

ironically, this is also what I hate most about
the business... we tend to put all of our time and
efforts to aim for this so called "improvement" on
other "things" as well...

for a higher pay?
for a better car?
for a better position?
for a faster computer?
for a newer gadget?

what is really is "improvement" anyway?
yes, we have to adopt, we have to change
in order to keep up with everything around us...

but how do we know when to stop? or
are we ever gonna stop? or
are we really getting anywhere?

Episode 4: Day 10

Just finished my remaining task here,
Tomorrow wala ng gagawin unless there's
a stroke of bad luck na may new bug
na makita or modification request na
maisip yung mga Jap namin...

But the way things are going these past
few days, mukhang magiging masaya
ang last day namin, plus my dinner
party pa... he he... libreng food sa wakas...

Nag-update narin ako sa aking work journal,
after a long time, pinalitan ko narin ng name
kasi masyadong negative yung dating...
Need to have a positive outlook in life... :)

http://sdjofshinji.blogspot.com/

Malapit narin pala akong bumalik ng pinas...
I've been thinking, wondering and day dreaming
a lot these past few days... may nagbabago ba sa akin?

Episode 4: Day 9

Kinapalan ko na yung mukha ko,
tinanong ko na yung Japanese namin
kung pwede na kaming bumalik sa Hotel
since wala na naman kaming urgent
tasks na kailangan tapusin.

Buti naman pumayag, inunahan pa
nga kami ng uwi eh... :|
Pwede naman palang umuwi ng maaga,
ewan ko ba kung bakit kailangan mag-stay
sa office ng late maski wala namang
ginagawa... tsk tsk...

Ano bang problema sa mga tao dito???

Episode 4: Day 8

Nothing much to say about this day...
It's the usual standby for 12 hours and
work for the remaining 2 hours...

Since I still haven't recovered from last
week's lack of sleep, I'm not really that
productive at all, I'm pretty useless
right now... :(

P.S. Just gave my merit rating excel file this
morning... so I'll probably be going to stick
around for a while... :)

Episode 4: Day 7

9:00AM-10:30PM
- Standby sa office, waiting for further instructions,
mukhang wala naman silang balak na kami ay
pabalikin sa hotel

10:30PM-12:00AM
- Nag-start na mag-test at mag-check ng logs,
we wasted 12 hours waiting for this moment,
tapos sasabin sa amin, na kung hindi daw kami
umabot sa last train, pwede daw kami mag-taxi,
sagot daw ng NSP yung fare...
- Ito ngayon ang masaya, hindi nga kami marunong
makipag-usap ng nihongo eh, tapos wala pa
kaming pera ngayon dahil naubos nga nung weekend,
so pointless diba?
- The 1st time na mag-work yung tinetest namin,
parang nagtatalon sa tuwa yung Jap namin, tapos
bigla na lang kumaripas ng takbo kasi mag 12AM na,
hindi na sila aabot sa train... what the?
- Sa pag mamadali nung isang Jap, ibang bag pa
yung nakuha niya... tsk tsk... ang labo...

Episode 4: Day 6

Quote of the day:
"Warning: This is a turbulent ride, there are sudden drops and sharp turns..."

Song of the day:
"It's a small world after all, it's a small world after all..."
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Di ko malaman kung paano ko sisimulan ang entry na ito...
Maraming lang siguro talaga akong gusto sabihin tungkol
sa araw na ito... anyway here goes...

Gumising ako ng 6AM para mag-handa para sa pinaka-importanteng
araw sa business trip na ito... Disneyland!!! He he...

Arguably the most memorable day of my visits in Japan.
Kung bakit hindi ko na babanggitin dito... akin na lang yun... :P

We took several rides, walked around for several hours,
buti na lang at hindi umulan, maski sabi sa forecast 60% chance
of precipitation... it's our lucky day.

Maski hindi ako masyadong sanay sa mga kick-ass na rides,
pinatulan ko narin... sayang naman yung bayad namin
5100 Yen din yun ah, enjoy naman kahit sobrang tindi kapit
ko dun sa hand rail... he he...

Napagastos pa ng todo dahil ang mahal ng food dun sa
"Kitchen" in Alice (in Wonderland). Almost 2000 Yen for
lunch and another 750 Yen for a Mickey Mouse Teriyaki
Chicken Sandwich for dinner.

After watching an impressive Electric Parade and a short
yet cool fireworks display, I shed another couple of thousands
for Disney souvenirs, I got bankrupt in no time... :(

Umuwi na kami afterwards...
Nakakapagod talaga...
Pero enjoy naman...

Next time ko na lang i-popost yung mga pictures kapag
nakumpleto ko na, nasa memory card ni Jas yung ibang
pictures eh... tsaka wala talaga akong time mag-upload... :(

Episode 4: Day 5

Akihabara + Ueno + Roppongi = Overspending + Muscle pains

Went to Akihabara @ 10:30 to
start some pre-shopping activities,
We were supposed to meet up with
Jas and company @ 11:30 in front
of Yoshinoya. I had already bought some
items during my 1-hour scouting... :)

We had lunch @ Yoshinoya...
I had a Sumiyaki bowl. My personal
favorite, too bad they don't have their
special seasoning, which I happen to
like very much... :(

After lunch, we went to several shops
to buy the stuffs we need... or "want"
rather... >:D

2-3 hours of shop-hopping, we lost
Alfred, after 1 hour of searching and
waiting, we decided to move to Ueno
as planned... to buy some chocolates
and other goodies... :)

I was able to buy most items in my list,
I was not able to buy a couple of them
because they were hard to find and
we don't have enough time to shop...

After Ueno, we rushed to Roppongi to
attend the sunday mass at a local chapel.
We came in late and had to stand for
another 30 minutes or so.
After the mass, together with Henrison,
Edong, Renan and Sir Mike to have dinner
at a nearby ramen house.

Then we went to Roppongi Hills Area
to take some pictures, to get wet some
more... oh I forgot to mention that it
was raining all day... Jas' umbrella even
got blown to hard that the plastic cap at
the center of the umbrella
was literally separated from the metal
body, I accidentally punched a hole
through the umbrella while trying
to repair it... sorry again for the damage.

We stayed @ Starbucks for a couple
of minutes and decided to leave since
we were not able to get any seats.

This is the end of this day's adventure,
I took Oedo Line while the rest took
Hibiya Line to return to their respective
hotels/apartments.

Such a tiring day...
Pictures will be posted some other time... :D