I have my OWN!

Yep, thanks to Nova. I got my own domain already just awhile back. It's still very raw, I still have to finish updating everything there. If you visit this now, it will redirect you to my domain. I have to wait for 3 days for it to be official on the web. Anyways, I'm so happy that I got my OWN already. Wish to see you all there. I'm gonna be busy for days now (due to my new blog). I need to bloghop and let everyone know about it. Yipee.

Hope to see you at www.iamjean.com

My Own One

For the past few weeks, I'm still contemplating whether or not to get my own domain. I'm not that sure if I can always blog for life. Like this My So-called Life, this is my first ever blog where I can feature everything about me, It's my other blog that I sometimes neglect to update.

One thing that's holding me back is that I don't know much about computers (rss, html codes, feeds, etc...).That's why nowadays, I keep on bugging Eds and Nova to help me out in finding a user-friendly domain/website for me. Kung hindi, maloloka ako. LoL. Maybe when I find one which is suitable for me, I'd give up one of my blogs and just maintain two. Three blogs is too much for me to handle (that is if I'll get my own domain).

Any help from you guys?

My results...

Not good. My SGPT and SGOT is still high as well as my cholesterol. My ultrasound result is not good either. My liver is larger by 2cm than the normal size. Now, I'm under medication. My doctor, Dr. Aristides Panlilio, gave me something to take for my liver. He's suppose to give me for my cholesterol to make it lower but it he said it will surely interfere on my liver medications. That's whe he told me to limit my fatty food intake na lang.

My next check up will still be on June. Hope to get a positive result next time.

12 hours of fasting

Yep... I did that last night because I had my blood chemistry taken just this morning and had an ultrasound for my upper abdomen. Why? It's because of my liver. I had my blood chemistry taken last month and the result for my SGOT/AST (Serum Glutamic Oxaloacetic Transaminase/Aspartate aminotransferase) and SGPT/ALT (Serum Glutamic Pyruvic Transaminase/Alanine aminotransferase) are not good. --->Very bad. :-(

To give you an idea, the reference range for SGOT and SGPT is 0.00-32.00 U/L... Guess what I've got? 272.24 for SGOT and 348.23 for SGPT. Kinda high---rather, very high!

SGOT and SGPT is an enzyme that is normally present in liver and heart cells. SGPT/SGOT is released into blood when the liver or heart are damaged. The blood SGPT/SGOT levels are thus elevated with liver damage (for example, from viral hepatitis) or with an insult to the heart. Some medications can also raise SGPT/SGOT levels. Also called alanine aminotransferase (ALT).

I have to go back tomorrow for my result at the hospital hoping for a good result. Otherwise, I'm going to go under medication. Huhuhu.

They've called already!

...but I missed it. Boohoo. I got 3 missed calls from the company I'm telling you here. I left my phone inside my locker and when I checked it during my lunch break, I saw that I got some missed calls. I saw that the first call was made 10:32am, the second call was made 10:40am and the last one was made 10:57am. Guess what time I went down our building to have my lunch break? 11:05am! My gawd, is this a sign that I'm really not for that company? Huhuhu.

Should I?

I'm working in one of the call centers in Clark for almost 7 years. Loyal? I don't think so. I've been with the company because my friends are there. The work is A-ok. The salary's not bad.

Since I graduated from college, I applied in our company without knowing what's in it for me. I really don't know what kind of job I'm entering to. I just went out with my college friends telling me that we're going to apply in this company where the compensation is great. So I said, Okay.

Way back 2001, whenever someone asks me where I work, I always say our company's name. And when I'm asked what nature of work do I have? I say call center. That's where I always see their puzzled face. Asking me again "ano ulit ang work mo?", that's the time I say "telephone operator po"... Funny but true. That time, people doesn't understand & know what a call center is not until around 2003.

And now, there's this newest call center in Clark. Some of my friends applied and got transfered there already. Compensation and benefits are great as well as the salary. Very, very enticing. As for me, I'm thinking whether to try my luck there or not. But there's this thing inside me that makes me sad leaving my current company. Maybe because I've been with them for a long time and it became my comfort zone already. Maybe it's time for me to spread my wings and leave my so-called second home.

As what they say:

Midnight coffees. Birthday pizzas. Accentuated english. Dashing clothes. Irate customers. So much money, so little time. Late night parties. Sunrise beers. Crush on coaches. Fight for appraisals. Die hard friendships. Tears for love. Nothing missing, just everything. People call it CALL CENTERs. We call it "LIFE".

Sorry (again)

I know I haven't been here for a while and still not updating my blog. This is so because I've been busy with my personal (love) life. Well, he's here. And just like Nova before, I need to take some time off in the blogosphere. I hope you understand. Haaay, my Alexa ranking just went down. Maybe this is the price that I have to pay for not being here always. I'll be checking still my blog every now and then for my opps. Talk about my opps...some got expired already. Huhuhu. I'll try to answer your tags ASAP too.

(Fairy) Godmother again

He is my newest addition to my growing numbers of godchildren. Meet Enzo Jeremy. Isn't he so cute and adorable? I wish to have my own next year! *wink* *wink*

Tabs...that's Me

When you hear the word "Tabs", what comes in your mind? My dad calls me "Tabs", it's a short-cut word for "Taba". Since I gained weight, he calls me by that pet name. I used to get grouchy at him whenever he calls me that name but years passed, believe it or not, I got used to it. What else can I do? Everyday of my entire life since I got big, he calls me that name. Would I permit it? Nah!

I sometimes ask myself why I let myself be chubby like this. To tell you frankly, I'm not used to this kind of body. My waistline then was ranging from 26 to 28 only (You can ask our co-bloggers Jane, Yvette, Annette, Eds & Arlene). My gaining of weight happened when I started working in a call center 7 years ago. To add it up, I had some eye allergies that requires me to take some meds with steroids. From 110 lbs, now I'm 150lbs. Haay, embarrassing it may seem, I gained a total of 40 lbs. To think, I'm still single and haven't given birth nyan ha.

Because of my being Tabs, I always have an irregular menstrual period. I have to take some pills in order for me to have my monthly period. My Tita whose an OB-Gyne said this is due to my hormonal imbalance and told me directly that I have to lose weight otherwise this will continue to happen or worse, will have difficulty in conceiving.

Now, I'm awaken by the reality that I'm not getting any younger. That I need to do something better for myself. That I should stop procrastinating. That I seriously need to lose weight.

I enrolled myself at a nearby gym here in our place. It's not as posh as the other gym at the Metro but it's a decent gym where all the equipment I need are there for me to start my so-called life again. It's been a week now since I started out and hopefully, in 3 months time, I'll see a difference in myself soon.

I'll keep you posted, don't worry. c",)

A picture of me and my Titas' & Tito

My uncle sent this pic and I just found myself so cute here when I was still sooo little.

(L-R) My Tita Caren, Tito Guy & Tita Arlene and that's me the little one in the middle...cute ko noh? lol

Sorry...

I know I haven't been blogging for a while and I hope I'm not losing my readers here. Well, I'm back now. I have my few reasons of not being present in the blogosphere for a while.

1. Super busy with work- It's March and it'll be audit time for us in our account. Got to make sure that my reps' folders are all updated otherwise lagot ako sa manager namin.
2. I got sick for a couple of days-Fever and Flu
3. My mom always brings the computer in school- haay, ang hirap ng nakiki-share lang (we have a desk top computer, kaya lang sobrang bagal eh)
4. I enrolled at a nearby gym- Weheee, todo na pampapayat ko!

I missed bloghopping... so now, I'm gonna do it to catch up with you guys...

I'm sick again

Yeah, this is my second time to be sick this year. This time it's viral rhinitis. Oh, I tell you, my nose is all red because of the sneezing and blowing. Along with that is a swollen tonsils with dry cough and fever of 38.5 degrees celcius.

It's been my 3rd day of having this sickness and that means I'm just at home not reporting from work and just watching TV almost the whole day. B-O-R-I-N-G.

Hope I get well soon. Huhuhuhu.

Permed Eyelashes

One of my agent's husband is coming home by next week (I don't exactly know what country he's coming from)... What else would a young wife want to be when her husband comes home? Be pretty of course! She had her hair rebonded and now, with the growing numbers of people who are getting eyelash extension, we got curious about this nice trend and wants to try it out. So, as soon as we are logged out from work, we hit the streets of Angeles City and looked for some salons who offers eyelash extension. The thing is, we thought twice of doing it to ourselves because we might ended up looking like a Bading! So we just decided to get our eyelashes permed instead. Not a bad idea, for 2-3 months, our eye lashes are curled up. No need for an eye curler for the mean time.

Here's what we look like during the process of perming...

We looked like dead people. Hahaha.

My Laziness in Me

Oh no, my laziness in me strikes back again! I'm suppose to take my dogs for a walk right at this moment for my daily cardio exercise.

What am I doing? Blogging while watching TV.

Well, I'm kinda sleepy too, maybe because I'm just damn tired from work.

Hmmm, I can smell my dad's cooking here in my room. Smells like we're having Arrozcaldo tonight. Yummy... one of my fave food.

Gotta take a nap first. Hay, tamad talaga.

Morning shift at last!

Finally, after almost a year in graveyard shift, I'm gonna be having a real transition schedule! It used to be from graveyard shift (8pm-6am) to graveyard shift (12mn-10am). Now it's gonna be from graveyard shift (12mn-10am) to morning shift (6am-2pm). I know it's still not the office hours schedule I'm dreaming of but it's much better than my previous schedule. I'll be having this schedule for like 3 months only so I better get the most out of it. Then I'm gonna be back in the graveyard shift again for like a year or so. :-(

He's gonna watch Super Bowl XLII

Got his text yesterday and it goes like this:

Hi hon, I'm going to Phoenix today to watch the Super Bowl.
I'll be back Sunday night. Mwah.

He's away this weekend. So meaning no time for us to talk and chat that much.
His team? Denver Broncos

She "Bangs"

My bangs is kinda long already so I decided to cut it off about an inch or two shorter yesterday. I'm suppose to go to a salon but too lazy to get up and get dress. One thing triggered also is that I saw that our car is not parked on our garage so that means my dad went out. Hay, kakatamad naman mag-commute specially super hot ang weather that day. Well, my being hair stylist that day was a success naman. believe it or not, I didn't use scissors, I used the eyebrow shaver. Hahaha. Yeah, I just held my long bangs and dragged the eyebrow shaver downwards so that my bangs would not be that straight when cut. It should look like a bit "shaggy" din dapat.

***Geez, I look so hagard on my pic! See my eyebags? That's because of more than half a year in graveyard shift!

Godmother again!

Oh yeah, for the Nth time, I'm gonna be a godmother again this saturday to one of my friend-officemate Ethel. And now, I don't know again what gift to give. Should I just give money? Nah, Mommy Ethel just gonna get the money! Bwahaha. I'll just probably buy something for the baby...something useful. Hmm, I wonder what that is? Well, I saw this set of Avent bottles last week while window shopping at the Infant's section at SM. My mom said they are gonna be useful for the baby OR this cute baby bouncer that vibrates and rock whenever you turn it on. Oh my... I hope I don't ruin my budget for the baby! c",)

3:30am

It's 3:30am and it's happening again! I'm wide awake while everyone in our village I suppose is fast asleep. I went in the kitchen to drink a glass of chocolate, watched TV, read my Cosmo mag, and now blogging. Good thing my hunny is online. At least i get to chat with him while I'm awake & not sleepy yet.

As of this time, I'm bloghopping and my hunny needs my help to promote his business which is an online Filipino portal specializing in marketing and promoting Filipino events, concerts, shows and businesses that cater to the Filipino community. For more details, check www.LocalFilipino.com

Ms. Lazy

I don't know what's with me nowadays but I am sooo L-A-Z-Y. I sometimes think of not going to work like last night. I don't know, maybe because of the long holiday vacation...my body is still on Holiday mode. Honestly speaking, I started going to work last Wednesday, and boy, I didn't much do in the office. I just read hundreds of emails, did my usual updates on my reps, posted their conversions on the data base, sent some reports and did some taped evaluations. I know that it sounded like I did a lot but that's nothing when I'm really not lazy. My Dysmenorrhea added to my laziness as well. My gawd, after 100 years of not having my period, it suddenly came and with matching PMS pa. Actually, I was expecting my period to come this week because my first pack of Yasmeen pills were exhausted. My OB-Gyne said after finishing my first pack, I have to stop for like 7 days and wait for my period to come. Haay, talk about irregularity of period! Anyways, I hope my laziness in me won't strike me back for this week and for the following days as well. Gotta move on and be positive this year 2008!