My love-hate relationship with the rain June 24, 2011
Posted by Tala Chan in thoughts.Tags: love hate relationship, rain, storm, typhoon
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Typhoon Falcon has hit Manila and it’s terrorizing the whole country again.
I had this love/hate relationship with rains and typhoons. when I’m still a student in a Catholic school, I always pray to God for a storm so that they will suspend classes for a day or two. It could also mean irky floods all around the Metro, blackouts if the storm worsens and no comfort food for the family.
When I’m still in college, It’s been a hassle for me to commute during the rainy season. Going to the university means having my feet getting drenched in the flood before going inside the university walls, only to find out that only selected classes were cancelled on that day, and the rest were..well we wait for the time before we learned if there’s a class on a particular subject or not.
…And little did we know that universities and colleges near our campus has suspended their classes for the whole day, crap!
But the good thing is, we still have our allowances for today, yay!
well anyway…
Now that I’m already working as an SEO individual, I still had this love/hate relationship with the rain…
Praying that the storm will pass, and pray that the higher ups will show mercy on us and inform us that we had no work because of the terrifying storm that makes commuting a living HELL for us all… and at the same time we love the refreshing and calming feeling of the rain after the scorching heat of the sun and the choking pollution from the PUJs and PUBs… and how the rain has helped us to sound asleep because of the coolness that makes us want to cuddle something (or someone) while we doze off to sleep…
I love the rain and I hate it at the same time.
Looking Back… June 21, 2011
Posted by Tala Chan in office.Tags: new office, office, usap
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Me olde workstation, how I miss those days...(and I will be having my own workstation soon...)
Being a part of the USAP-Marketing department has been the most rewarding thing I ever experienced so far. The thought of being in a team of top-notch SEOs in the bunch is really amazing, for I really learned a lot from them. The people and the office itself makes me feel much at home, and I can’t thank them enough for everything that I had learned from them.
I admit that it’s been difficult for me to leave them for more of personal reasons (the later months in the office has been difficult for me, thanks to that monster who transferred to the marketing department and made my life a complete hell) but I think it’s a good thing that I set sail for new adventures and for new sights to see. I’ve been in different places, checking from one office to another for some work opportunities and charm them with my (ahem!) awesome wit, personality, and qualifications that could benefit to them. And yes there are some that has already made an offer, but I simply decline to them because they couldn’t meet my expectations.
It is said that “Good things come for those who wait” – and I couldnt agree more with this verse. I had waited for months just to get the right job in the right company – that offers the right compensation and benefits that I’m looking for. And even if I will be having a fresh start (again), it’ll be ok with me as long as I could make a good impression again to all, just like I did when I was a newbie in US Auto Parts Philippines.
No more distractions again please? I don’t want no more zombies from the dead past.
I will be forever grateful and thankful for US Auto Parts for the learning experience. I’m now a much better person than before. I want to thank my seniors for teaching me (and for scolding me sometimes for being so pasaway lol!) I may not be one of the best SEO in the bunch after I left the office, but I’ll try my best to be one of the top-notch SEOs around. Just wait and see!
I’ll set my sail now in my new battle ground, till then!
All at random June 19, 2011
Posted by Tala Chan in thoughts.Tags: random stuff
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I coudn’t help myself but to feel giddy and nervous at the same time. Or to feel happy and depressed at the same time.
Confused? well me either.
It’s just that all these past events is getting a toll on me and I can’t help but to feel random at this state. I’m kinda elated though because there’s no more emo moments for me.
I’m thankful for the people around me who has helped me all the way, yes those people who always available online (that also includes people who’ve I’ve met online), who always texting me forwarded messages that makes me laugh/sad/inspired/encouraged/elated whenever i’ve read them, and to those who had touched my heart and made me feel whole again…it was you who had helped me to become me again… and much more…
I started to like nail art and urban clothing now, and would like to have some lovely curly locks, so no more rebonded hair for me!
I started to get in touch with my artsy self again, and hopefully would have to landed on a job where I could create something artistic, beautiful, enchanting and lovely for the people to see.
I simply can’t wait to make this come true, hope God will help me through this.
/end random post
I am not yours June 17, 2011
Posted by Tala Chan in Last song syndrome.Tags: i am not yours, z randall stroope
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Saw this video on Youtube and listened to this song. It was not as great as those from the Philippine Madrigal Singers, but it was nicely sung by the University of Miami, Frost Chorale.
Just posting this song ‘coz I really find it beautiful.
The song is based from Sarah Teasdale’s poem, “I am not yours”.
I am not yours – Sarah Teasdale
I am not yours, not lost in you
not lost, although I long to be
lost as the candle lit at noon,
lost as the snowflake in the sea.
You love me, and I find you still
a spirit beautiful and bright,
yet I am I, who long to be
lost as a light is lost in light.
Oh plunge me deep in love – put out
my senses, leave me deaf and blind,
swept by the tempest of your love,
a taper in a rushing wind.
PS: can’t wait for Tuesday! <3
30-day song challenge-day 30 June 16, 2011
Posted by Tala Chan in 30-day song challenge.Tags: 30 day song challenge, paramore, the only exception
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day 30 – your favorite song at this time last year
It took me a while to search for a song that I used to listen to last year, and there’s really a lot to choose from. To think that I was caught in a dilemma of whether I should file my resignation earlier or to file them later (in which I did, but I really should have done that earlier), to take up another college degree or to lock up myself to the nunnery, or just go on where the wind takes me.
I remember listening to this song for the first time when I heard this on MTV, the repeated chorus was great and methinks there’s a moving story inside the song itself. The melody just caught me straight away.
And I remember singing the song with my former officemates during our breaks (just a normal jamming session with everyone, really miss them so badly…)
Hope you enjoy this song as much as I do, cheers!
*this ends the 30-day song challenge, yay!*
