aka tricia aguila
I haven't told everyone about this, but I started working already last May 12, 2008. According to my job title, I'm now a "new analyst" in Accenture's Utilities Business Process Outsourcing division. My friends usually ask me how's work every now and then; I reply with my usual answer that "It's okay/it's fine".

That's all I can say for now because we're still undergoing training up to July/August. I was deployed into a new project, which requires training for both new and old hires, so we can acquaint ourselves with the system of our client in UK. In respect to our client, we also have to start drilling ourselves with British English as well, so don't get surprised if I see you dancing in your room naked and I cry out "Blimey!" instead of "Oh my God!".

There are a multitude of things which I like about where I am today. But the problem with liking is its connotation doesn't come strong at all, at least for me.  Parang pang-short term lang kasi yung term. It's as if you're saying "I'm fond of you" but at the same time you know it won't last long unless you're given more reasons to move forward with your feelings. (Oh yes, ganito na talaga pag walang boypren. Pang metaphor na lang ang mga ganyan!) But, I think, this feeling of combined gratefulness and uncertainty is a normal mix of emotions for mostly everyone who gets under way with their first job. So to hell with quarter life crisis, just bring it on, right? But if you want "secrets to smart decisions after college", I think you should take a look at this one.

And just like in any relationship, "people would be a lot happier with the job they had if they were happier with themselves outside their job." That's according to Penelope Trunk, the author of the career blog which I check often nowadays. In my case, my most remarkable moments are with my family, so I make sure I also invest my money in spending some oh-so-quality time with them.

So, in celebration of my first paycheck, I treated my family to dinner last night. This is also my way of saying thanks to Pa, for sticking it out with me while I was in the far-off land of 'the Ateneo'. Thank you for teaching me how to commute from Pque to QC when I was in my 1st year in college, for waiting in the car for hours every time you pick me up from school, for bearing the 2-hour drive home whenever we come across the Friday traffic jam, and for cooking food for us while Jules and I were staying in the Katipunan condo.

Pa was so giddy last night as we were going to celebrate 'his' day. They didn't believe I was going to take them to a restaurant at the topmost floor of a hotel, until, when we reached the lobby, I told them to tilt their heads and look above:


Haha o di'ba ang dramatic ng tagline, pang Star Cinema.

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aka tricia aguila
22 March 2008 @ 01:04 pm
I can barely notice where I am in the crowd of pictures taken from my Freshman year. I have almost forgotten that my shirt tags were used to be labelled with "S" (for small) and not "L" (for large). I suddenly miss the light feeling of wearing my colorful sleeveless tops and mini skirts, since these have been hanging for awhile now in a neglected part of my cabinet.

During the past 4 (school)years, I can estimate that I have gained around 10 to 15 pounds of mass in my body. It crossed from my cheeks, rested in my tummy, and raced up to my legs. But didn't Grade School Science say that "the more mass an object has, the more it attracts other objects towards it?" So thanks to Chicken Strips, I was able to suck in all those Freshman Math. Thank You, Asian Salpicao, for giving me the will and the patience to sit in Diyco's class. I owe Seattle's Best and Figaro coffee for warming me up during all my Philo and Theo Orals. Maybe without caffeine, I couldn't have aced those. Thanks also Cerealicious for adding sugar to our Thesis.

What a nice way to rationalize overeating one's overdependence on food, huh? XD

But don't worry, I'm not binging and waiting 'til I can pull on the Earth. I've already been eating fish and vegetables for a week now, and I started jogging/walking this morning. Sometimes, I invite in a piece of choco chip cookie as my reward.

I haven't lost a pound yet, but somehow, I feel lighter. Maybe because I'm now attracting some "healthy vibes", and it's doing good to my soul, don't you think?

Nevermind if I still don't recognize myself 4 years from now. I'll be better by then, just as I know better now. :)
 
 
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