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butterflies in my stomach.
cold sweat.
nervous attack.
i'm excited with what the Lord's doing for the valenzuela group. i'm glad our church has stepped
out in faith and heeded God's call to go out and share the word.
*thanks din pala ke lawrence for going with me yesterday, kht may prelims go padin. i guess we
both realize that this is the KAIROS moment for yna and her friends.
**firebrands christmas concert this saturday! can't wait! i've never been this excited ever since
apaw tradition started. :p something GOOD is going to happen.
Posted by zarahlim at 9:41 AM 0 comments
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i thank God for giving me the wisdom and creativity that i need to excel in this job.
last week, 3 of the congratulatory banners i made were put up outside the school. it's a dream
come true - for people to see the "fruits of my labor" and actually appreciate it.
this week, i made a memorial video for our late former principal, Ms. Gregoria Go Beltran. she
was the principal from 1970-1997. my boss told me that her relatives, as well as other people,
were touched by it.
it's a weird feeling, coz Ms. Beltran was the principal when i first entered HCHS as a nursery
student, and of course back then, i didnt know that i would be the one doing her memorial video..
it makes me sad just thinking about it. atleast, i'm sure that she's with the Lord now.
Posted by zarahlim at 1:15 AM 0 comments
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yey!!!
i thought the HR was just going to talk to me about the salary & other requirements. but i was
asked if i could start today, so i said YES. haha. :)
thanks po!! :)
this is me during my birthday last saturday (june 17). i didnt know that they had a surprise for me
(duh! kung alam ko eh di ndi na surprise!!!).
i look happy, dont I?? i was so touched... awww... they're so sweet. :) just wanna say thanks to
my friends in church for the bday surprise. mwah!!!* =)
Posted by zarahlim at 4:12 PM 0 comments
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i miss school.
i'll just have to keep on reminding myself to think on the bright side -- God has something better
in store for me.
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i've just seen the trailer of GMA's new teleserye, Captain Barbell, and i have to say i was
annoyed with what they did. why? coz it's OBVIOUSLY COPIED FROM SMALLVILLE. as in
obviously obvious!! the makers of the show doesnt know the meaning of subtle.
and that's only from the trailer. eew. super no originality. it's so pathetically trying hard. cant
they have a concept of their own to work with? couldnt they have twisted the plot a little bit?
*i'll keep my eyes open for more copying (PLAGIARISM as my dad said) -- it wouldnt be hard
to do that, considering the extent of their obviousness.
duh...
in philstar's entertainment section, richard gutierrez was featured by ricky lo for some Q&A's.
there were some pics from their new series, the ever-famous capt.barbell.
i noticed (again) that lana's hairstyle, the half pony thing, was also copied by the leading lady.
eew.. that makes it obvious scene stealing #17.
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i'm being redundant, i'm sorry. i'm just SOOOOO excited and so amazed because i can really feel
God's hand working in my life.
for months now, i've been praying that God would SHOW ME WHERE HE WANTS ME TO
WORK, coz i know that that's the only place where i'll be most fulfilled. applying at pageshop
and at accenture brought about different emotions within me. i DO NOT want to work at
pageshop -- i dont feel comfortable working there, i dont know why. i just dont feel that it's
where God wants me to be.
for my accenture application, i felt okay, but not really excited about it, coz i know that working
there would require me to compromise my time for ministry -- and i certainly dont want that
because working for a secular job is just second priority for me. i'm not trying to sound holier-
than-thou here. it's what i believe in. cutting me off with my church ministries would seem as if i
lost a part of me. i mean i grew up in church, working and serving God, and no matter what job
comes, it would ave to be second compared to my service for God. GOD COMES FIRST IN MY
LIFE!!!
this job offer from hchs is a miracle in itself. i sent out my resume to hchs during the last week of
april. i applied for a teaching position (as an English and Bible teacher) but i didnt expect a call
from them because as you notice, it's already too late for them to get a new teacher, with the start
of the school year just a month away. so imagine my surprise when i received a call from ma'am
tina. she told me that instead of working there as a teacher, i could work there as a marketing
assistant, since i'm a comm arts graduate. upon reflecting on this surprising offer, i realized that
God is working in my life. i mean, i could have gone to ifugao with the other youth members for
the mission trip, but i didnt. it turned out to be a blessing because if i went with them, i wouldnt
be able to accept the offer. ( i understand it's not yet final that i'm working there, but just allow
me to speak in faith, okay? coz i REALLY want this job!) another thing is that i didnt know that
a job as a mktg.asst. actually exists in hchs. so being offered to do something that i LOVE doing
is a miracle from God. every prayer meeting, kim's (my prayer
partner) prayer for me is that i'll have a job where i'll be able to enjoy the tasks i'm given.
so in short, this job-hunting experience taught me this lesson: when you pray, EXPECT GOD to
answer (just make sure that you're praying for His will to happen). dont lose hope or be
discouraged if you think that God is taking His time answering your prayers -- His answers
are always ON TIME; God's timing is always the right timing.
Posted by zarahlim at 6:48 AM 2 comments
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today i got a call from ma'am tina of hchs regarding my application as an english/bible teacher.
she asked me if i'd want to work there as a marketing assistant, since it's related to my course in
college. she then asked me to go there so she could explain the details to me personally. when i
got there, she explained to me what my job (if ever i get accepted) would be, working as a
marketing assistant -- basically doing the layouts, writeups and promotion of the school. i
seriously want to work there after i heard what i would be doing. it's way better than working at
accenture (working for the latter would require long hours of travel, not to mention money and
effort). i love working on our youth newsletter, so working as a mktg.asst. at hope would bring
this passion into a whole new level. another advantage is that i get to learn more of what i love
doing and i would be able to put my education to use. i really hope i get accepted (it still depends
on what mr. young, the principal, would say. i'm waiting for their call re: an interview with mr.
young). but i guess there's no need to worry because if this is God's will for me and if this job
really is for me, then it will happen.
Posted by zarahlim at 7:38 AM 0 comments
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surprise! surprise!
i received a call just now from accenture and they told me that i passed the exam! i'm scheduled
for an interview tomorrow. that was fast! i thought i still had a long week of relaxation ahead of
me. i guess not. work's calling out to me already.
the funny thing is, back in college (yabang! kala mo naman kelan pa grumaduate! haha!!) i was
the one who was adamant of working at a call center. i remember myself saying hinding hindi
ako papasok sa call center. but i didnt realize how hard getting a job REALLY is -- especially if
you dont have any experience. so i guess this is another blessing from God, these call centers.
they give the majority of fresh graduates, who really dont have any work experience at hand, a
chance to work and gain experience.
anyway, i want to get into the HR department so i think it'll be more of paperworks rather than
the usual call center jobs.
Posted by zarahlim at 6:04 AM 2 comments
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meanwhile, i forgot to write about our BIG move here in nueva. we were informed that our
rented apartment in alvarado will be demolished coz it's already an old building so all tenants
would have to find a new place to stay. it's good that we got to rent a place so close to church. it
would be so hard to live far away from bfgfc since i spend lots of time there, especially during
weekends. i was actually surprised when we left alvarado coz after all my rantings about how
irritating our neighbors were becoming, I ACTUALLY MISS THEM! yup! especially NOREEN.
hahahaha!!! now, our neighbors are okay, except for the noisy kids. one particular kid stands out.
i think his name's RUDY coz he's R-U-D-E. it's a good thing i was able to control my temper
yesterday when he stared at me and said something bastos about me and my sis because when i
got to church for prayer meeting, i was convicted. i felt that God was telling me to be nice to the
kid and win him for the kingdom. and it made sense when my mom told me that she also felt the
prompting of God that night. help me, Lord. i'm having a super hard time controlling my
temper... :(
i love doing our youth newsletter!!! i just wish i'll get to be a writer/editor someday SOO6.
Posted by zarahlim at 12:59 PM 0 comments
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i'm actually thinking of going back to pageshop to work as a copywriter... but im not yet sure
since i really want to work for summit media... i dont want to wait until after graduation coz i'm
so bored here at home and i already want to earn money ASAP.... i already applied at a
publishing company which produces textbooks for elementary and highschool but i havent
received a call yet.. i also applied as a subtitler.. nyak super desperado magkatrabaho.. but that's
just for fun.. i'm not seriously thinking of working there.. part-time maybe...
Posted by zarahlim at 11:08 AM 0 comments
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our theme was RETRO. i did the writeups for movies and tv shows during the 70s and 80s. it
was fun, fun fun!!! i miss brady bunch and THE WONDER YEARS! oh my gosh that's my
favorite when we still had cableTV.
i also modeled for apol's section, retro hairstyles.. hehe... since no one was available/willing to
do it, and i wanted to do it, i did it, for the sake of our magazine, not to mention to fulfill my
lifelong dream of seeing myself in a magazine. hehehehehehe.. am i vain or what!?! sory..
Posted by zarahlim at 1:59 PM 0 comments
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i thought i was gonna die!! i couldnt breathe!!! then when mark, candy, and richard brought me
home, my eyes started to swell. in an hour, i looked like an alien already. eew!! i wonder what
caused that mysterious attack?? stress? something i ate (which is impossible coz i didnt eat
anything that i was allergic to)? hmmm.... all i can say is THANK GOD that kim was able to
bring me my ventolin puff immediately. after three puffs, i was able to breathe normally. whew!
Posted by zarahlim at 2:45 PM 0 comments
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Ewan ko kung pano ang takbo ng utak ng prof na ito. 6APAKAPLASTIC!!! Dumating si Ma’am
Arriola to evaluate her. ABA!!! 6AGBAIT-BAITA6!!!
Tapos nagpagames pa!!!! HELO!!! 6akuha pang magpalaro eh WLA pa shang naituturo ever
since 2nd sem started! Absent na nga ng O6E WHOLE MO6TH, tapos pinagreport kami the
whole month of January. E kamusta naman, PEBRERO 6A!!! Pero hindi parin tapos ang
reporting! At talagang wala pa shang tinuturo!
At hello!! WALA PA SHA6G SYLLABUS na binibigay hanggang ngayon!!! Dahil ndi daw sha
yung gumagawa ng syllabus. Departmental daw kse.. DUH! Sana nagturo parin sha ng lesson
na alam nyang magagamit namin.
3 meetings left before final exams. Ewan ko kung ano pa ang matututunan namin dito. Buti pa
yung ibang section na under sa ibang prof, super dami na nilang natutunan sa broadjourn nila.
Sana s Ma’am Pusta na lang ang prof namin dito sa subject na ito.
SHE’S SO PLASTIC!! When Ma’am Arriola was still here in the room, she’s all smiles. Now,
after Ms. Arriola left, she’s back to her bitchy self. She just told us, in her bitchy voice with
matching bitchy face, that all the reports would be included in the finals since we didn’t have any
prelim exam with her. DUH!!! KASALA6A6 BA 6AMI6 6A WALA KAME6G PRELIM
SAKA6YA?! EH ISA6G BUWA6 SHA6G 6DI PUMASOK AT DALWA6G BUWA6 SHA6G DI
6AGTURO!! Anong ie-exam namin sakanya eh wala nga kameng natututunan sakanya?!?!?
***
8:15 pm
Her first shot at actually teaching us with a bonafide lesson about conglomerates and she cant
even do it well!!! She cant even read the figures of the total assets of the top media
conglomerates in the Philippines. She messed up with the way she read figures in millions and
billions. I mean that’s really pathetic! If she really knew her lesson, if she’s really prepared to
teach us this lesson, she would know how to read those figures!!
She even had the nerve to give a PATHETIC EXCUSE like this: “kaya nga masscomm ang
kinuha kong course eh.” HOW INSULTING!! I beg to disagree that masscomm students,
COMMUNICATION ARTS students for that matter, are incapable of reading figures reaching
the billion levels. HI6DI KAME BOBO 6O!!!! I’m practically seething with anger and
disappointment as of this moment!! STUPID PROFESSOR! I don’t know how she got a job as a
professor in this university, considering her attitude at work, her relationship with other profs
(which I happen to know is not that okay..), and her mere incompetence.
Calling the attention of AB’s administration. Do something about this prof will you?!
The students are literally wasting their time coming to Palma’s class!!
Posted by zarahlim at 4:05 PM 0 comments
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Thursday, February 02, 2006
FEBRUARY 4
Thesis defense
10-11am
FEBRUARY 17
Media Law Term Paper
5pm
FEBRUARY 21-24
CASA Film Festival
FEBRUARY 25
CASA Awards Night
6pm
FEBRUARY 28
CFAD Fashion Show
6pm
MARCH 1
Start of Final Exams
MARCH 3
Magazine
6pm
MARCH 29
GRADUATION!!!
2pm
PICC
kamusta naman ang buhay ko.. ngaragan ito. hay.... Lord help me!!!
Posted by zarahlim at 2:37 PM 0 comments
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why do some people need to put an H after the first letter of their names?
examples: jHenny, bHabes, aHbby, jHonny, LHen, aHnne, kHen, bHenjie, etc.
you can usually find these COOL names on pedicabs, taxis, jeepneys, etc.
you can also see these names on the stalls of public toilets, usually accompanied by a number.
examples: jHen 20, bHabes_katorse, aHbby_bente-uno, jHonny_01, etc.
it's okay if that's the real spelling of their names.. but to put it there just for the "coolness" of it??
duh.. more like "jologs-ness" of it!
Posted by zarahlim at 11:10 PM 0 comments
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the stupid "pimp" is here again waiting for his girlfriend! (hello!!! look at the time!!!) his stupid,
noisy, and cheap (jologs!) car is keeping kim and me awake. it's been going on for about 30
minutes now. it's disrupting my beauty sleep.
4:30am
i went down to where his car was, and just stood there, waiting for him to shut off his stupid
engine.
it's not entirely his fault coz his gf really took her time primping and "beautifying" herself.
the guy was getting impatient and went out of his car. he got out, went inside the girl's house,
then after a while came back.. that's when he saw me and, thankfully, he turned off his engine.
at least he had the decency to turn the engine off after he saw me.
he's been here, keeping us awake, for a few weeks now. what's amazing is that it's always after
midnight that he comes and picks up his gf. i wonder where they're going?
Posted by zarahlim at 5:25 PM 0 comments
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I might be able tolerate their shouts, but i really couldnt stand the stomping of their feet and
clattering of their furnitures -- it seemed as if our roof would cave in on us because of all the
commotion. and this is not the first time they've done that. everyday, you can expect these
irritating sounds to haunt you.
Meanwhile, aside from the noise, our "peaceful and beautiful" neighborhood suffers from a
variety of exotic aromas, courtesy of our GI neighbors.
Posted by zarahlim at 5:57 AM 0 comments
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When I arrived in school, our thesis was already bound and ready to be submitted. Our group
met at 10am, an hour and half early for the scheduled submission to our class president. When
we met our thesis adviser at about 11am, we were faced with a very big problem – he pointed out
lots of things that displeased him regarding our work. He wanted us to change something in
every chapter of the thesis. And he even had the nerve to throw a tantrum right there in the
faculty room, with all the professors looking at him. He banged the chairs, slammed our thesis
on the table and shouted at Frank and Apol, for everyone to hear, until only his voice could
be heard in the room. That was really a very crazy move from him because he was acting in
front of all the professors, perhaps wanting them to think that he’s such a good and helpful
adviser, when he really is NOT!! He didn’t help us at all! All he did was criticize us and ask us to
change this and that, without explaining what our mistakes were. We didn’t even have a
consultation with him that lasted for at least 30 minutes. He always seemed very busy, or about
to go somewhere else. And when the time came for us to submit our thesis, just when we were
finished, he ACTED as if we didn’t follow his advice (comments and suggestions) regarding our
thesis. All I can say is -- advice?? What advice? He just lost my respect. If that is what being PR
practitioner is all about, being plastic and superficial (coz that’s what he is, as to what I have
witnessed during this thesis experience), then I don’t want to be in that field; but if ever I’m led
in that career, I definitely wont take after his example.
Anyway, it’s a good thing we were able to finish the revisions before 5pm (which is the real
deadline for submission). At least we were able to submit our thesis on time. There was another
group who had to write a letter informing the authorities that they won’t be able to submit their
thesis on that day.
omega worm. haha. it figures. coz im addicted to omega pain killer. (corny!
nyahaha!)
Posted by zarahlim at 10:42 AM 1 comments
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sbi ko naman...
PAKIALAM 6IYO??
Posted by zarahlim at 3:29 PM 0 comments
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Omega Worm
You Feast On: Olives
You Lurk Around In: Closets
You Especially Like to Torment: Your Exes
What's" Your Monster Name?
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the deadline for the submission of our thesis manuscript is fast approaching (dec 19) and we're
not yet ready. we're trying to get outside help (from other willing profs) coz our adviser doesnt
seem to be interested in helping us. maybe he just doesnt like our topic. im so disappointed coz
he's one of the best profs i've ever had.
Posted by zarahlim at 10:57 AM 0 comments
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I dont mean to be insulting, i think it's cute. Especially sir lopez. He's very competent, very
knowledgeable of the course, very intelligent, and VERY ARTICULATE. I just wish i could say
the same thing with my broadjourn prof. She was absent for three meetings (well, we cant really
blame her coz she wasnt allowed to teach coz she lacked some requirements since she's new).
Personally, i think that the moment when she came to class last thursday, she should have
explained why she couldnt come to class or at least said she was sorry (even if she doesnt mean
it, as long as she said it), even if it wasnt her fault. Instead, she just went on as if nothing
happened; and she even had the nerve to be bitchy at the end of the 3-hour class. To top it off,
she dismissed us 45 minutes late. She was supposed to dismiss us at 8:30pm but she let us out at
9:15pm. How inconsiderate! I mean, it's okay if she was absent for just 1 meeting; but 3
meetings? Hello!!!! The last semester for graduating students are veeerryyy short, as in super
short (14 weeks in all, including holidays!). I just hope that she’ll turn out to be a competent
professor.
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get ready for the big move.... for the nth time!
decided to move to blogspot (again) so that i could easily manage my blogs . i've been using
friendster and multiply blogs, but it's such a hassle keeping 3 blogs all at once.