Ten years and beyond on Facebook

It's been my decade on Facebook. Being with the largest social network for ten years means a lot. You've been making constantly connecting new people and new friends.

The most remarkable year is the year 2017 when I can search for my families, clans and relatives on Facebook. I have even create Facebook Group and Page for both Portales and Yabes relatives. It seems so very exciting to have these great families to be connected on and off Facebook. I even looking for a grand reunion and meeting with them!

Another thing is when I created Facebook Groups and Facebook Pages for the 18 regions, 81 provinces, 145 cities and 1,489 municipalities in the Philippines. My intention is to promote the locals by having official groups and pages and to encourage everyone to participate in the discussion. It's fun way of meeting new people as well as the chance to travel these places in the future.

So, I will stay on Facebook not just for ten years but beyond the ten years. It feels like I am in authority with these activities and discussions that I am doing with groups and pages, being the sole group admin/page manager and with the efforts of group moderators/page editors.

Of course, I have chance in helping the propagation of GOD's word in terms of sharing blogs of Mr. Controversy. Hoping these groups and pages get more audiences, with GOD's help.

So, keep up the good work. I am worthless with out GOD's help.

My first BPO job

It was December 2016 when headhunters caught me to undergo a hiring job caravan. Offering first a free meal from a fast food located along Ayala avenue, next to USANA Philippines office where it is my scheduled to-do list visit with a friend: to attend a seminar. But headhunters really managed to divert my sched to go to job hiring process intead. What a great job these headhunters did!!! Hahaha.

At around three o'clock, we headed to the Alorica office, just a few blocks from Ayala avenue, undergone the long process of hiring in a call center: initial, online and final interviews with different HR people. Long process because of the long hours of waiting time in between. We log our details in a computer, wait for our names to be called, and so on and so forth. During long wait, we, applicants managed to talk to each on different topics, so an air of friendship was born for a little time. No one bothers to get contact numbers and Facebook accounts, may be for a simple 'nahihiya' thing at first.

At first, there were many of applicants, but as night goes deeper, only few remain standing for the final interview. We wait for hours for the finals. There were six of us that time, unfortunately only two didn't pass the final interview. Only four proceeded to sign the job order: John Carlo Abella, Miasayo Fontanilla, Williamson Pineda and yours truly.

Wave 226A of Alorica Exportbank, Makati City

We are all required to report on January 5th for orientation program. From there, I met my wave mates. We are under batch 226a. Training starts January 9th, our goal is to finish the 40 training days. We are 24 hopefuls to finish the training days.

Here are the list of 24 hopefuls, in sitting arrangement: John Harvey, Laurence, Patt, Joana Marie, Alona, Jessie, JC, Cy, Eric, William, Mia, Ex, Majo, Joy, Dave, Melvin, me, Marky, JL, Egay, Jaja, Pham, Dahlz and Blue. Thanks to our trainers: Denise, Rob and Reeno.

Everyone of us passed the accent training, so everybody must be serious enough to pursue to be one of the agents in the BPO industry. Although it is always maligned by others by putting the industry in bad light in the Philippines, one must be brave enough to be in it. Simply because we do customer service insanely great and awesome. Most importantly, a significant percentage of our hard-earned salary is contributed to the development of the Philippines by means of tax collection.

As of this writing, only 14 of us are now working at production floor,  doing great things for customer's great experience. The next two months will determine our abilities on becoming regular status employees.

Unfriended

In past few weeks this August, I unfriended a bunch of people on my Facebook account. From close friends, strangers and even some of my relatives. This maintains a social account to authentic connections among virtual online friends.

By the way, this move require myself to set standards on who to keep connections with and those who should be avoided. One should be prioritized is to follow Facebook's Community Standards, the rest is mine. I myself adhere to real name policy to be able to protect every users from posting nasty things on Facebook if this is strictly monitored and followed. So all former Facebook friends whom I detected this violation are automatically deleted friends.

Second, using pictures of artists, celebrities, animals, cartoon characters, etc. should not be used as profile picture on Facebook account. It's improper to this. Others even use their child's photo as theirs! What a gross!

Then, those who works in The Krusty Club, Sa Puso Mo and other unbelievable profile information. Keep an eye on this. This will refect your online reputation as the saying goes "Tell me who your friends are and I will tell who you are." Make sure to hit follow button on all your friends and monitor their posts and their profiles as well. Just be patient for cluttered newsfeeds daily.

Finally, delete all Facebook friends who use more than one Facebook account. Report to Facebook as possible as you can. People with more than one Facebook account are not worthy to keep as social contacts. It's my opinion anyway.

More to come.

Summing up for year 2015

A great good year is now gone. I remember things which made life more inspiring and willingness to survive. The year made my life under the subject of lots of changes. A turning point for much better me.

Yes! New jobs. New colleagues yet new faces to join circles of friends. Above all new places to through. Meeting new people at different places around Luzon Islands.

For those people who are dear to me, may you always be able to adapt challenges and accept change. A lot of people change jobs, companies continue to merge and new relationships build over time. Keeping moving. Always be fit to survive life. Our great Creator is always lend a helping hand until we end.

Remember your checklists, not chick lists. Okay?

#DearSelf

Just a letter to myself...

It's time to prepare yourself in any circumstances. Be productive as you can be. Do the best for tasks given to you. Always strive for perfection. Involve yourself to people, be human and responsible.

Procrastination is okay but remember it has limit. Be friendly to people around you, around the social networks and around the world. Assist strangers with a smile. Carry on the truth you have learned. Remember, always do the best.

Go out of comfort zone and be challenged mentally, physically and spiritually. Knock doors when in need. Do homework, know your facts, and remember the passion that persuades.

Make allowances for your friend's imperfections as readily as you do for your own. Always look for new best friends.

Pay bills on time, pay tax, avoid credits. Be thrifty. Remember, wealth is health, too.

Above all things, pray.

Center seat inside bus

Sulong Ilagan March

Composed by Ingino Rapadas

(Refrain)

Sulong Na, Sulong Pa, Sige, Abante, Ilagan!

Sulong Na, Sulong Pa, Sige, Abante, Ilagan!

Kilos Na, Kilos Pa, Magguyu Paga Ittam!

Iyoddu Tam, Iyoddu Tam I Dayaw Na Ilagan!

I

Aru Ngana I Kingngua Tam

Sulong, Sulong, Sulong Pa!

Aru Paga I Kuat-Tam

Sige Abante, Ilagan!

II

Arayyu Ngana I Nadde Tam

Sulong, Sulong, Sulong Pa!

Arayyu Paga I Angayat-Tam

Sige Abante, Ilagan!

III

Attannang Ngana I Nagawa Tam

Sulong, Sulong, Sulong Pa!

Ettam Paga Nga Atannangan

Sige, Abante, Ilagan!

Bahay kubo and Cariñosa

In the Philippines, bahay kubo is the national house and it is also considered one of the folk song of the country. So the reason why bahay kubo did not became the national folk dance probably because it was considered as Awiting Bayan rather than a dance.

Instead of Bahay Kubo, Cariñosa became officially the national folk dance of the Philippines. It rooted from one of the colonizers, the Spain. One of the legacy of Spain is most probably the Cariñosa dance. Like a baby, there is always something good trait it can inherit from its mother.

So let's embrace it rather than accused it or change. Changes will always incur costs specially in our very own identifies. Like changing the national language from Tagalog to Cebuano or something else will require huge amount. It will displace also the Talagog or Filipino subject teachers as well, and will eventually need trainings for new Cebuano teachers if this will happen in the future.

What changes should be expected rather?