A Day with Glenda

Nice name, yet Filipinos dreaded this name last 15^th of July, Tuesday. This was the local name given to typhoon Rammasun.  

My sister lives in the Bicol area. We had been exchanging text messages about the situation in Bicol. Manila was also part of  signal number two then later number three.  I was telling her Monday evening the weather inside our unit was still warm. It was my day off.  I kept vigil at the news on television. I am at the inner unit and I cannot hear rains or wind from the outside. At around two in the morning I heard some neighbors talking to our lobby guard. While some were busy on their cell phones.  I went down to the lobby.  My unit is at the second floor. There it was the rain and wind.  

Thank you 2010 Welcome 2011

I had not been feeling well this past week for the reason my allergy came back. I still reported for work though. I had runny nose followed by dry cough again, after Christmas celebration. Working in a fully air conditioned office at night is a total discomfort. I am glad a mute button on telephone was invented. At least it saves me from being rude, should I accidentally cough with a customer on the other end of the phone line. I got lucky, somehow. I was granted vacation leave on New Years Eve. I got calls from my two sis in laws if I want to spend New Year with them. I declined the invitation politely. I do not want them to nurse me while in front of the table with the kids around. My nun landladies went out of town for their yearly meeting. I have the whole big house to myself.

At twelve midnight I heard the blowing of horns, firecrackers and sounds of pyrotechnics. I was tempted to go up to the third floor of the house where we hang our clothes to dry, to witness the joyful celebration. But, changed my mind went against my first idea. The reason, the more I will fuel my allergic cough. I busied myself with replying to the SMS some friends are forwarding to my cell phone. With all the noise outside I tried to sleep. The antihistamine cough syrup helped. I rested all night unmindful of the interment sounds of firecrackers from some neighbors who are willing to burn their monies. In the morning I went out to buy bread and sachet of instant coffee feeling much better. And… ready to welcome the start of a new morning of a great year 2011.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Fright Night

We had a little celebration of Halloween at the office. It was last 29th of October night. Our Call Center has several captive accounts and our bosses had the idea of having a Halloween contest for all accounts. The team of our entry is about a murder that happened long, long time ago in the U.S. I did not read the script. I just saw a film clip being played while I had my headset on talking with a customer. During the dramatization when the judges were inside our office there was someone who screamed at the top of her lungs. The customer I was talking with asked me “What is happening? What is that screaming sound? I apologized to the customer saying we have a Halloween party at the office. 

Here are some photos I took from mycell phone. Sorry folks. I took these with less light. My brain was too busy to think of bringing my camera at work. The organizers of the contest had to turn off some lights while waiting for the judges. The dead tree looking thing is huge pillar wrapped with black plastic trash bags. Attached to the pillar that looked like dead branches are rolled newspapers painted with water soluble paint and water colors. The young lady in black blouse had black eye shadow make up all over her face. Both white lady and black lady were giggling when I took their photo from my cell phone. 

Kudos to our office managers and team captains who designed a simple less costly decoration for the contest! Win or lose they offered us some excitement for the night. 

Happy Halloween! ☻