Time really flies. Exactly a year ago, I was assigned to be the head of the Operations Center. At that time, i knew nothing on how things work here. I knew Mimi and Calay before my assignment here but i don't know much of them.
At first, I was having a hard time adjusting to almost everything. I did not know where to start. I did not have the proper turn-over of work or anything that I should learn to start with. All i had was my boss telling me what the new OpCen under me should deliver. Of course I am used to how my boss works. I was having doubts though if i can make my team deliver since they are not used to directly reporting to the Chairman.
So i started observing and learning since the start of the Month of March and was officially in a day before my birthday.
24 March 2014, my first day, and I experienced my first fear, when my teammate Calay received a very scary phone call. I won't go into details of this though. I was shaking after the whole incident. What an official first day of my new assignment!
Days, months goes by, disaster after disaster, events after events, emergencies after emergencies, and of course template revisions after revisions, hindi ko siguro kakayanin lahat kung wala sila. My team are very supportive, o minsan alam ko wala na lang sila talagang choice sa mga inuutos. Honestly, i learned a lot from them, and in return i taught them things too. Before me, they are used to "pwede na yan", "mahirap, parang hindi kaya" before even trying o "hindi namin yan ginagawa dati" "bakit tayo gumagawa nyan? dapat sila" etc. I know that i made them work so hard that i can see it in their faces. But then, sino ba ang hindi maiinis, madami silang ginagawa ngayon na dati hindi naman nila tinatrabaho. I call my team, the Team Possible. We make things possible What are these? Yung mga utos na mukhang madali pero mahirap maimplement.
I am really an independent worker. I can work with a team but there are times na gusto kong manahimik. Nakita na nila akong nagalit, napikon, nakipag-away, umiyak, at nabaliw (this is on a daily basis though). I never knew how to share whatever is inside me until I had them. Pati lovelife ko alam nila, at kung ano ang mga gusto at ayaw ko. My only punching bag was Lala. But she married a guy and left the country. So i was left with no more punching bag. But i have them, I learned how to share my own pain (work related and some love related haha). I know, I am tough with them but as long as I can, I will always protect them, all the time.
Our unit is not a regular one. My team don't have the privilege of having weekends and holidays. We are open 24/7. No breaks. Disaster or non-disaster times. They were not able to attend the Organization's Christmas Party and other party. So I made a little sacrifice of not spending Christmas and New Year with my family (Mom hated me for like one week though hehe). I spent it with them. And sometimes I also spend my weekends with them at the office.
Yes they are not perfect. But they are just amazing. All of them.
This entry is not really much about me. This is really about them. Isa-isahin natin sila at kung anong klaseng mga bagay ang nalaman ko sa bawat isa. So ladies and gentlemen, these are my teammates:
Calay - Sabi ng iba favorite ko sya. Hindi naman siguro sa favorite dahil alam ko fair lang ako sa lahat. Siguro sya lang ang pinaka favorite kong i-bully. Sya yung tipo ng "mahirap po yan" na hindi pa naman sinusubukan. But she is very reliable and I really like her. Kunsintidor ng mga kalokohan ko sa buhay. She is very supportive, she never allow me to suffer alone. Although sometimes she is the reason why I suffer. Joke lang. She is sensitive. Don't ever piss her off or else you will see her facebook wall rant about you. She can rant when she's pissed off. Pero pag ako magagalit sa FB BAWAL. My wish is for her to stop eating McDonald's and ice cream and start exercising. I really pray for her to have her own baby. P.S kahit laitin mo ang mga luto ko, magluluto parin ako and i will still ask you to taste it. She is our resident MAKE UP ARTIST, our ANNIE, our PIGADOR. And i just love her. She is our Excel Master. She formulates all our database system. But she's still my Pigador, one of the reasons why I take this job lightly. Bakit mahaba sa kanya? Alam nyo na, nadadaan yan sa size. :))))
Cynthia - She likes watching Victoria's secret models. Listening to Thinking out Loud over and over and over and over again. Yep, one of the reasons why i banned the song inside OpCen. Haha. She's inlove with DAVID GANDY. Sya ang laging may dala ng PICA PICA pag may monthly meeting. I admire how she contributed to Dexter's maturity. :))) She can lead and she has been with the org for years and I learned a lot from her.
Mimi - I consider her as one of PRC's pride when it comes to singing. She got beautiful voice and she can really sing well. She's like my personal nurse here. She takes good care of me, lalo na kapag may sakit ako. I appreciate all the things she's doing for the team. She's a leader. She can talk to the bosses without fear. She is dedicated to her job. She will finish it, kahit na namuti na mata ni James kakahintay sa kanya sa labas. She is not afraid to apologise when she did something wrong or her teammate. She is very responsible and she loves coke! Congrats to your 3rd baby Mommy Mimi!! :))
Sarah - Very calm, always smiling, very sweet and pretty inside and out. She's a good listener. Sometimes i bother her because of my stupid stories and she listens and comments. I never heard her raise her voice or saw her stressed. Sana kaya ko din yun. :))). I don't watch chicago fire anymore ipapakwento ko na lang sa kanya. And we all love her adorable daughter FIYA! If i want to save money, i just look at her. Pag duty sya, no online shopping for me. :))
Mitch - Mitch is sensitive. I am trying to train her to lead her own team. She and Sarah are my favorite when it comes to answering phone calls. Calm and sweet, even during emergencies. Mitch is different in her own way. She love learning new things. She is interested and always willing to learn new things. She love using the iMac. She is reliable with information and she will tell you the truth no matter what. Minsan sobrang truth at madaling malaman pag may tinatago sya. (Tanda mo si Santa Mitch?) I miss the SwissMiss Mitch :)) Just like Fiya, her baby Zager is our 'yun-oh' favorite. And she is super tipid!!! :p
Alona - Wag mo bibiruin ang mga tribe sa Benguet o Mountain Province, aawayin ka nya. Gustong gusto na nya lumipat ng Bontoc para magka baby na at magkaasawa. She is always early at work. Always focused on her task. Plus, I love her kimchi recipe!
Jovee - I consider him as one of my good friends in and outside office, me and Paulo's travel buddy (well noong single pa sya). Madaling turuan, nakikinig at inaalagaan nya din ako at mga ladies sa OpCen. When i first have him under my team, he was immature and full of excuses. He was rude too. But now, he is different. He is very responsible and he doesn't complain kahit bugbugin sya ng trabaho. He's the new loverboy though. Dahil mula nung nagkajowa, wala ng Friday night out. :)))
Dexter - Oh Dexter (facepalm). Joke lang. He is the original loverboy. Pag inlove, wala sa focus. Pag LQ sila, wala din sa focus. So hindi ko na alam. :))) Pero napakabait, wala kang masabi sa kabaitan. Nakakatakot pag angkas ka sa motor nya. Actually parang wala syang angkas. :))) Kailangan lang ng konting push at encouragement. Pero Dex, ang personal na buhay kailangan ihiwalay sa trabaho. Be confident!
Floyd - Hmmmm... Pampatanggal stress din ang mga kwento at kalokohan nito. Pero madalas sya ang nagko cause ng stress. ;) Buti pa sya maraming boylets! Tagahatid at sundo ko ito kapag traffic. He's gay but very gentleman pagdating sakin. Lagi ako tinatanong kung okay lang ako, kung comfortable ba ako pag hinahatid ako sa bahay. Kung meron sa team ko ang nag iloveyou sa inyo eh si Floyd na yun, or nakainisan nyo. Baka sya din. or ako? :p
Louie - This kid is pretty amazing. He is very nice and smart. He is eager to learn new things. Sobrang magalang. Ang bilis nya matuto. Kahit walang tulog, pipilitin nyang mag extend ng duty hours lalo na kung may disaster. He can cook and he can bake! I admire this young man. May potential sya.
Kung hindi dahil sa mga taong ito, hindi ko makakayanan ang lahat lahat. I am very blessed to have them.
Days, months goes by, disaster after disaster, events after events, emergencies after emergencies, and of course template revisions after revisions, hindi ko siguro kakayanin lahat kung wala sila. My team are very supportive, o minsan alam ko wala na lang sila talagang choice sa mga inuutos. Honestly, i learned a lot from them, and in return i taught them things too. Before me, they are used to "pwede na yan", "mahirap, parang hindi kaya" before even trying o "hindi namin yan ginagawa dati" "bakit tayo gumagawa nyan? dapat sila" etc. I know that i made them work so hard that i can see it in their faces. But then, sino ba ang hindi maiinis, madami silang ginagawa ngayon na dati hindi naman nila tinatrabaho. I call my team, the Team Possible. We make things possible What are these? Yung mga utos na mukhang madali pero mahirap maimplement.
I am really an independent worker. I can work with a team but there are times na gusto kong manahimik. Nakita na nila akong nagalit, napikon, nakipag-away, umiyak, at nabaliw (this is on a daily basis though). I never knew how to share whatever is inside me until I had them. Pati lovelife ko alam nila, at kung ano ang mga gusto at ayaw ko. My only punching bag was Lala. But she married a guy and left the country. So i was left with no more punching bag. But i have them, I learned how to share my own pain (work related and some love related haha). I know, I am tough with them but as long as I can, I will always protect them, all the time.
Our unit is not a regular one. My team don't have the privilege of having weekends and holidays. We are open 24/7. No breaks. Disaster or non-disaster times. They were not able to attend the Organization's Christmas Party and other party. So I made a little sacrifice of not spending Christmas and New Year with my family (Mom hated me for like one week though hehe). I spent it with them. And sometimes I also spend my weekends with them at the office.
Yes they are not perfect. But they are just amazing. All of them.
This entry is not really much about me. This is really about them. Isa-isahin natin sila at kung anong klaseng mga bagay ang nalaman ko sa bawat isa. So ladies and gentlemen, these are my teammates:
Calay - Sabi ng iba favorite ko sya. Hindi naman siguro sa favorite dahil alam ko fair lang ako sa lahat. Siguro sya lang ang pinaka favorite kong i-bully. Sya yung tipo ng "mahirap po yan" na hindi pa naman sinusubukan. But she is very reliable and I really like her. Kunsintidor ng mga kalokohan ko sa buhay. She is very supportive, she never allow me to suffer alone. Although sometimes she is the reason why I suffer. Joke lang. She is sensitive. Don't ever piss her off or else you will see her facebook wall rant about you. She can rant when she's pissed off. Pero pag ako magagalit sa FB BAWAL. My wish is for her to stop eating McDonald's and ice cream and start exercising. I really pray for her to have her own baby. P.S kahit laitin mo ang mga luto ko, magluluto parin ako and i will still ask you to taste it. She is our resident MAKE UP ARTIST, our ANNIE, our PIGADOR. And i just love her. She is our Excel Master. She formulates all our database system. But she's still my Pigador, one of the reasons why I take this job lightly. Bakit mahaba sa kanya? Alam nyo na, nadadaan yan sa size. :))))
Cynthia - She likes watching Victoria's secret models. Listening to Thinking out Loud over and over and over and over again. Yep, one of the reasons why i banned the song inside OpCen. Haha. She's inlove with DAVID GANDY. Sya ang laging may dala ng PICA PICA pag may monthly meeting. I admire how she contributed to Dexter's maturity. :))) She can lead and she has been with the org for years and I learned a lot from her.
Mimi - I consider her as one of PRC's pride when it comes to singing. She got beautiful voice and she can really sing well. She's like my personal nurse here. She takes good care of me, lalo na kapag may sakit ako. I appreciate all the things she's doing for the team. She's a leader. She can talk to the bosses without fear. She is dedicated to her job. She will finish it, kahit na namuti na mata ni James kakahintay sa kanya sa labas. She is not afraid to apologise when she did something wrong or her teammate. She is very responsible and she loves coke! Congrats to your 3rd baby Mommy Mimi!! :))
Sarah - Very calm, always smiling, very sweet and pretty inside and out. She's a good listener. Sometimes i bother her because of my stupid stories and she listens and comments. I never heard her raise her voice or saw her stressed. Sana kaya ko din yun. :))). I don't watch chicago fire anymore ipapakwento ko na lang sa kanya. And we all love her adorable daughter FIYA! If i want to save money, i just look at her. Pag duty sya, no online shopping for me. :))
Mitch - Mitch is sensitive. I am trying to train her to lead her own team. She and Sarah are my favorite when it comes to answering phone calls. Calm and sweet, even during emergencies. Mitch is different in her own way. She love learning new things. She is interested and always willing to learn new things. She love using the iMac. She is reliable with information and she will tell you the truth no matter what. Minsan sobrang truth at madaling malaman pag may tinatago sya. (Tanda mo si Santa Mitch?) I miss the SwissMiss Mitch :)) Just like Fiya, her baby Zager is our 'yun-oh' favorite. And she is super tipid!!! :p
Alona - Wag mo bibiruin ang mga tribe sa Benguet o Mountain Province, aawayin ka nya. Gustong gusto na nya lumipat ng Bontoc para magka baby na at magkaasawa. She is always early at work. Always focused on her task. Plus, I love her kimchi recipe!
Jovee - I consider him as one of my good friends in and outside office, me and Paulo's travel buddy (well noong single pa sya). Madaling turuan, nakikinig at inaalagaan nya din ako at mga ladies sa OpCen. When i first have him under my team, he was immature and full of excuses. He was rude too. But now, he is different. He is very responsible and he doesn't complain kahit bugbugin sya ng trabaho. He's the new loverboy though. Dahil mula nung nagkajowa, wala ng Friday night out. :)))
Dexter - Oh Dexter (facepalm). Joke lang. He is the original loverboy. Pag inlove, wala sa focus. Pag LQ sila, wala din sa focus. So hindi ko na alam. :))) Pero napakabait, wala kang masabi sa kabaitan. Nakakatakot pag angkas ka sa motor nya. Actually parang wala syang angkas. :))) Kailangan lang ng konting push at encouragement. Pero Dex, ang personal na buhay kailangan ihiwalay sa trabaho. Be confident!
Floyd - Hmmmm... Pampatanggal stress din ang mga kwento at kalokohan nito. Pero madalas sya ang nagko cause ng stress. ;) Buti pa sya maraming boylets! Tagahatid at sundo ko ito kapag traffic. He's gay but very gentleman pagdating sakin. Lagi ako tinatanong kung okay lang ako, kung comfortable ba ako pag hinahatid ako sa bahay. Kung meron sa team ko ang nag iloveyou sa inyo eh si Floyd na yun, or nakainisan nyo. Baka sya din. or ako? :p
Louie - This kid is pretty amazing. He is very nice and smart. He is eager to learn new things. Sobrang magalang. Ang bilis nya matuto. Kahit walang tulog, pipilitin nyang mag extend ng duty hours lalo na kung may disaster. He can cook and he can bake! I admire this young man. May potential sya.
Kung hindi dahil sa mga taong ito, hindi ko makakayanan ang lahat lahat. I am very blessed to have them.
I am happy spending my one year with you guys! I just want you to know that I appreciate everything and i will always be here for you.
God is so good, for blessing me with people like you!
God is so good, for blessing me with people like you!
