Marcus Florianus' Ramblings

these were the days....

2008-03-02T15:53:00.000-08:00

it has been a while since i went out on a Saturday night barhopping, partying and drinking with friends. Usually we'd just dine out , watch a much-anticipated movie and play arcade games at Timezone in Greenbelt. And i can say i really missed those days back in college when we'd go out partying all night after the exams or thesis defense. well of course courtesy of our loving parents! haha

last night my friends tried mag.net in Serendra near Bonifacio High Street where (they said) the "drink all you can cocktail" is only worth P280! Too bad i missed that one since i decided to stay in bed, but soon joined them at Absinth Bar in Greenbelt and Temple Bar also in Greenbelt. Darn i really missed the feeling of getting drunk with friends, smoking like there's no tomorrow, talking shit of just anything, dancing on the dance floor like we owned it, and just checking out everybody, well the pretty ones though.. haha... and last night was a dream come true..

arrgghhh... just woke up with a hangover...

i believe that "I WILL SURVIVE!!!"

2008-02-29T15:40:00.000-08:00

Next week will be my third week in taking calls. I was glad I was able to pass my product training and another mock call, this time with our client. I have so much positive things to say about my account, well for now. I am proud to say it's not a very stressful account, unlike an account offered to me (credit card). I can feel the camaraderie within the team, ready to help out anyone who has a question on a product (even if they are handling a call, hehe). And not to mention a Sat-Sun rest day, and a much better pay!!

At first I was in doubt if I'll be able to survive my first week. But I did! I don't think I made the wrong choice in resigning from my previous job (since ex-colleagues were retrenched) and in not accepting a non-call center job. I believe it's the right career move...

Let's just see what'll happen after six month. By the way, I received my scorecard and I'm proud that I passed all, from AHT to QA!! Yipeyy!!!

congratulations, you all passed!!!

2008-02-07T20:43:00.000-08:00

whew.... finally after almost two-week training it's now the D-Day (as our trainer called it), the dreaded day. time for the mock call and written examination! i dunno but i was so confident of passing both, while some of my co-trainees got nervous and starting making notes for the spiel! for that was a no-no... just made some notes.

my customer was a "Hollywood actress" with the accent and all who was having problems with her internet connection. it was fun actually. i wasn't that nervous as i was expecting. learned to take deep breathes.. after we were all done, were given our grades and we all passed! received a high mark myself!! yahooo!!!! just got dinged with the use of a jargon!! errr... the written was easy for all of us....

after the class, we decided to celebrate and we went to this karaoke bar in taft... we had so much fun singing, eating and drinking (maybe smoking haha)... too bad we have to finish our celebration early..

great experience, met new friends, and most important is that we all had some fun!!

Mock Call Experience

2008-02-06T03:12:00.000-08:00

last day of core skills training. only 11 in the class (4 guys,7 gals). immediately clicked and became friends. a fun two-week training. learned a lot. lots of experiences from mini-role play bloopers, elevator problems, lunch and food sharing, etc.

mock call and written examination tomorrow. got a high rating during a pre-mock call today. now am more confident and have positive mindset that i'll do great tomorrow (and will my other co-trainees).

decided to stick with the company and not accept the offer of another company (i applied for the internet marketing specialist position) - career-wise....

good luck to us all!!

10 things about me

2008-02-05T04:11:00.000-08:00

1. Are you single?
- NOPE

2. Are you happy about that?
- VERY, VERY HAPPY

3. Are you bored?
- NOPE

4. Are you sad?
- NOPE

5. Are you Italian?
-ERRR... HOW I WISH...

6. Are you pregnant?
- HAHAHA

7. Are you cool?
- VERY COOL

8. Are you Irish?
- ANOTHER ERR

9. Are you sick?
- NOPE

10. Are you punctual?
- ALMOST ALL THE TIME!

TEN FACTS
1. Initials
- FBM

2. Nicknames
- IAN, MARK

3. Birth place
- UP NORTH

4. Hair color
- BLACK

5. Hair style
- SHORT

6. Eye color
- BROWN

7. Birthday
- AM AVIRGO

8. Mood
- HAPPY

9. Favorite color
- BLUE, WHITE

10. Left or right handed
- RIGHT

TEN THIS OR THAT?
1. Love or money?
- LOVE!

2. Hard liquor or beer?
- BOTH HAHA

3. Cats or dogs?
- DOGS

4. A few best friends or many regular friends?
- FEW BEST FRIENDS BUT ALSO HAVE MANY REGULAR FRIENDS

5. Television or Internet?
- INTERNET

6. Pepsi or coke?
- PEPSI

7. Wild night out or romantic night in?
- ROMANTIC NIGHT IN AFTER A WILD NIGHT OUT

8. Money or Happiness?
- HAPPINESS...

9. Night or day?
- NIGHT

10. YM or phone?
- PHONE

TEN HAVE YOU EVERS
1. Been caught sneaking out?
- NOPE

2. Been skinny dipping?
- OH YES!!

3. Done something you regret?
- HMMMM...

4. Bungee jumped?
- ID LOVE TO TRY IT

5. Scuba dived?
- ID LOVE TO TRY IT, TOO; JUST DID SNORKELING

6. Finished an entire jaw breaker?
- NOPE

7. Changed a diaper?
- NOPE

8. Cried because you lost a pet?
- NO

9. Wanted to disappear?
- SOMETIMES

1o. Had dejavu?
- YEAH

TEN PREFERENCES IN A RELATIONSHIP
1. Smile or eyes?
- SMILE

2. Light or dark hair?
- DARK

3. Hugs or kisses?
-LOTSA HUGS & KISSES

4. Intelligence or attraction?
- BOTH

5. Hook-up or relationship?
- RELATIONSHIP

6. Trust or love?
- BOTH...NON-NEGOTIABLE

7. Long distance or close?
- CLOSE OF COURSE

8. Call or text?
- BOTH

9. Older or younger?
- OLDER THAN ME

10. Looks or Personality?
- PERSONALITY...LOOKS IS A PLUS

TEN LAST
1. Last phone call you made?
- TO MY BABY

2. Last phone call you received?
- MY BABY

3. Last person/people you hung out with?
- BABY AND SISTER

4. Last person to text you?
- MY BABY

5. Last person you tackled?
- MY BABY ?!?

6. Last person you im'd?
- ALVIN, COLLEAGUE

7. Last person you got mad with?
- HMMMM.. CANT REMEMBER

8. Last person you hugged?
- MY BABY

9. Last person you laughed with?
- MY CO-TRAINEES

10. Last person you ate with?
- MY CO-TRAINEES

.....Survey....

2008-02-04T20:30:00.000-08:00

IF YOU WANT TO GET TO KNOW MORE OF ME. HERE YOU GO....

1. Where were you 5 hours ago?
-- MY BED

2. How did you get the idea for your Friendster name?
-- MISTAKEN IDENTITY (yes, this survey is from friendster)

3. What song are you listening to right now?
-- NADA

4. What color is your phone?
-- SKYBLUE

5. Do you click on pop-ups?
-- NEVER

6. Do you own a phone?
-- YES, LOTS haha

7. What was the first thing you thought of this morning?
-- WHAT'S FOR LUNCH

8. What are you going to do tomorrow?
-- WALK THE PARK, FULLY-BOOKED MODE

9. What did you do last night?
-- FIGHTING TO STAY AWAKE AT WORK

10. What's your favorite memory from high school?
-- CHRISTMAS PARTY, JUNIOR, CAKE ICING FIGHT! hehe

11. What are the last two digits of your phone number?
-- SECRET

12. What was the last thing that you ate?
-- CREAM-O (a chocaholic)

13. Who is the last person you hugged?
-- MY BABY

14. What was the last movie you watched?
-- CLOVERFIELD (BIG SCREEN)

15. What do you dislike at the moment?
-- LAUNDRY

16. What food are you craving for?
-- NEW YORK CHEESECAKE AND SONIA'S CUPCAKES

17. What did you dream last night?
-- NADA

18. What was the last TV show you watched?
-- WAS COFFEE PRINCE haha

19. What is your favorite piece of jewelry?
-- BRACELET THAT MY BABY GAVE

20. Name 2 people on your Top Friends who are most like you?
-- HMMMMM

21. Do you always lock your door?
-- YES

23. Are you on any medication?
-- VITAMINS

24. What side of the bed do you sleep on?
-- FACING THE WALL

just lucky i guess

2008-01-18T22:46:00.000-08:00

i had been receiving job offers for the past few days..

first i was lucky to be considered as the researcher for a home-based company in Paco. The pay is great (as advertised) but unfortunately it's only for 6 months and i'm not sure if they'll be paying government tax, etc..... offer declined..

today i received a call (the false-job-ads company) and was shocked to be informed that i'll be starting with my training on monday.. what the heck, i will start with my training without being offered the job and wasn't even told that i passed the final interview?! what's with that!

in the end, i decided to work for the "i am motivated" company....

Love Is Blind

2008-01-17T06:32:00.000-08:00

I got this story from a site where I am a member.. ;)

There was a blind man who hates himself because of being blind. He hate everyone except his girlfriend. One day, the man said that if he can only see the world, he will marry his girlfriend. One day someone donates eyes to him and then he saw everything, including his girlfriend. His girlfriend asked him, now that you can see, will you marry me? The man was shocked when he saw that his girlfriend is also blind and he refused to marry her. His girlfriend walked away in tears and said "JUST TAKE OF MY EYES".

promises..promises

2008-01-14T08:43:00.000-08:00

another week passed, and there goes the another "next week" promise!!! we are just pissed off!! ive been hearing your next -week promises for a month now, but nothing is happening! i still read a zero balance everytime i check my account.. pay us!! we were promised early this week, i dont want to expect anything, but we really need the cash! and if i receive it this week, id immediately tender my resignation..

false job advertising

2008-01-10T08:09:00.000-08:00

i was happy to receive another interview invitation for a position (email/chat support agent) i applied online. a colleague of mine also received an email, so we talked and decided to meet. the company, which was actually an agency, didn't bother us at all. at least, if we are lucky, we will be working in a non-voice account.

the initial interview went well. we were endorsed to a company located in buendia for a technical support account, as the interviewer told us, a chat account! arriving at the office, we were shocked to see lots of applicants! i waited for almost 2 hours for my, yet another, initial interview.. yeah what a hiring process! after that i have to wait again for the result then i took the exam, wait for the result, and another interview. whew... more than half of my 5 hours was spent waiting!!

what pissed me off was that i was only informed that there were no openings for their email/chat support account, all openings were for voice account, during my final interview! can you believe that! wtf!!!

miscommunication between the agency and company, or just pure false advertisement?

be warned!!! the agency is located behind makati med.

Just Got Paid!!!??!! -- joke

2008-01-04T01:47:00.000-08:00

still no news about our december salary and part of our 13th month! and right now am running out money and running out of excuses to people whom i owe money.. this-week promises coming true? we hope so!

application update: i had a call a few hours ago, inviting me for an interview and exam tomorrow. have been receiving calls and emails for the past few weeks! guess staying online for the whole shift looking for a job paid off... i just hope theyd give me an offer i cant refuse!!

image from www.cartoonstock.com

nyapi nyu nyir!!!

2008-01-01T05:05:00.000-08:00

gone were the days that i'd jump at exactly midnight, gone were the days that i'd play my favorite cd in full volume, gone were the days that i'd light firecrackers, gone were the days that i'd open all the windows in my room and all drawers in my cabinet... those were the days...

i wonder how many people in the country just enjoyed simple dinner last night (with gf and our baby dog), then went to sleep right before the whole country'd be shouting and making noise in any way they could think of..

so howd you spent your celebration? was it with a real bang or a quiet celebration with your loved ones?

a new career in the new year?!?

2007-12-31T03:24:00.000-08:00

i was so frustrated with the company i am presently working that i decided to just quit as soon as i get another job. i only had two interviews (will have another one this thursday) and was lucky enough to be having a job offer on wednesday. this'll be my first suicide attempt (in this industry). i despise the job, but i don't have any other options.

irate callers beware!!!