same company, new job

so i got the job.
they gave me a teeny-weeny increase in salary.
i hope i will be doing more in this role than my previous one. or i think, i should follow my colleague's advise: don't work too fast, otherwise you'll end up doing nothing for the rest of the week! i don't know, im just so used to being a fast worker but at the same time, i'm a big-time procrastinator. if i dislike doing something, i put it off to the last minute until i don't have a choice but to actually do it --- translation: deadline's fast approaching, do your work or you're a dead meat.
i've been working here for two years and im loving the pressure-free environment, the people i work with and the company in general. but if they pay me more, will love them more too! hahahaha. As long as I can leave the office at 4:30 on the dot, im happy to stay here.

on another note, my cpa exam is fast approaching and i just finished all my readings. Should have done this two weeks ago but everytime i turn on my computer, im more inclined to play games in Facebook ---scramble and bejewelled - than study my materials. I should have given up facebook during lent but just couldn't do it. gave up wii instead. haha. so much for my sacrifice. but, in my defense, i made good of my promise of not playing wii. now, im back to it, even bought an extra remote so agie and I can play tennis against each other. its a fun game. almost all of our Sundays are spent at home, playing wii. but i haven't progressed much in my studies, waaaaahhhh...

barely 3 weeks left, i need to focus now (or should i say cram???).

Horoscope

In today's MX paper, my horoscope reads:

Fundamental shifts are happening in the realms of work, authority and career. They are appropriate shifts that are worth understanding. Look beyond the surface to the creative changes that are being brought to fruition in you.

How true this is! I'm loving my current work but sometimes it gets so boring since I don't have much to do. But last Monday, my colleague talked to me about some changes in the team and that our manager specifically told him to let me know that the changes will be good for me (why she didn't tell me herself, i do not know --- i took sickie last Friday so that might be the reason).

Though I'm not a believer of horoscopes, this one is just too real to ignore. :D I'm keeping my fingers crossed...

officially a credit officer

I am now officially a member of George Weston Groups.

I was offered the chance to be part of the group two weeks ago and I have made my decision then and there to accept the offer, but of course with the right compensation package.

My Agent is very interested in knowing if I got the offer and if I accepted it. He practically called me everyday since Wednesday to check if I got my offer, so when I finally got it, I called him. My guess is he is not too happy about it since he'll lose his commission from my hourly rate for the next six months, my forecasted length of temporary assignment, hahahaha. But of course, he will receive a one-time fee from George Weston for placing me there. Being an Agent is quiet a lucrative job, huh.

So, what does it mean to be a permanent employee?:
1. I have leave credits --- 10 days SL, 20 days VL (hmmm, I need to schedule my vacations)
2. I am now paid during holidays, yehey!!!
3. I can participate in performance bonus ;-)
4. I can go to the office anytime from 8am to 6pm, but only required to stay for 7.5 hours.
5. I have free bread every single day!!!

So, my official start date is 14th of May 2007, which, incidentally, is my birthday. And, on my first day, I will take my first day of leave,hahahahahaha. I told my Manager that I need to take the day off and she is okay with me "borrowing"from leave credits,hehehe. Kapal..hehehe.


And since my bday is nearing, I got myself a birthday present:

Fuji FinePix S6500fd

My next target: to be a good photographer. Time to use the photography book again, that is if the Post Office will finally deliver my package to me. :-)