THESIS(?) - A Thing of the Past.

Before, whenever I heard the word THESIS..I immediately got overwhelmed with so much dread & laziness...but now..

It is just a thing of the past.

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The grueling THESIS has finally come to an end. [weeehw!] That was really something. It is more than a requirement to graduate. I think it is the last challenge every college student should experience to mature. I've encountered a lot through it.


I've learned how to deal with really difficult people.[or so I thought?]

I've come to understand how different personalities can work as one.

I've known how 'kapal ng mukha' one can be.

..and I think the most important thing I learned is that I've come too know more deeply my alter-ego.MYSELF.

I was pushed to the limit..I even thought of giving up. I've learned how one's perception & way of thinking can change his/her fate.

Although I consider it a CURSE I am still thankful that I didn't skip this one.

When I finally saw the hard bound copy...I didn't know what to say. I was a magnificent by-product of our sweat, blood, sacrifice & hard work!
I was like a new father seeing his new-born child.




[picture not mine]

It was so surreal.



So enough of the drama.

The road to a new life awaits.

Thank you so much Lord! [tears]



[standing from left to right: Ervin & our THESIS adviser Sir Carl.seated from L-R: ME, Te Rea, Wendy.]

Another group mate named Mae is not in the picture.so sorry.

So GROUP 8 of BS Psychology Major in Industrial Psychology bids goodbye to the grueling past & excitedly awaits the future.

Anyway, our thesis just to give you a little info about our THESIS, it was about the relationship/implication/correlation of Employee Job Satisfaction to Their Absenteeism.

OJT Diary: 09/07/10

Although it's a bit late already..& I have to leave home at 5:40am tomorrow [now it's 11:11] I just really have to write about my OJT which I first had today!

As stated on my previous post...I have my OJT at JOBSTREET SELECT..an affiliate company of JOBSTREET.COM. It's a recruitment company catering for it's BPO clients..

Anyway I went there early this morning..left the house at around 6am & reached the office which is located in Madaluyong at 08:00am exactly! Just in time. We were really happy we made it!

The trip forth was a challenging experience. We braved the long lines of FX passengers.

Next was the MRT which I think is an overwhelming scene especially during rush hours!

Employees clad in different office uniforms flock these stations.

There you'll see elegant & classy women badmouthing another for stepping on their toes & etc. They almost hurt each other with their piercing words.

Oh My!

and this will be a usual scene in the future...

but this doesn't stop me.

I was so excited to have my OJT so I braved it all.

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in the office:

I learned a lot.

There I've realized I've chosen the right field.

I got to see how aplicants are processed.. got to witness an interview! Got to see how competetive people can be!

I felt like I belong to something I've been looking for all my life.

I feel like a void inside me is just filled up with something really wonderful.

This really is it!

Thank you Lord for all the blessings!

My OJT!

I am just so excited about my OJT. I will get to experience variety of areas in HR. I will have it at JOBSREET SELECT.



THE WOMAN IN WHITE IS my boss there. She is really simple but you can feel that she's oozing with confidence,professionalism & elegance. I'm so excited to work with her.



I am so glad I happened to chance upon their ad. They are so considerate with my schedule! The even allowed me to just render 10 hours a week. but I'm planning to extend that after I settle my schedule with some of my professors.

I will start this coming Tuesday!

..and Here comes The Late Comer!!

..since my freshmen year..I've always been a late comer in the class. My classmates would even be more surprised if I happen to be in class ahead of time. They'd say "wow ang aga naman" which I'm not sure if that was a compliment or not! Anyway, I think I'm already used to it! hehehe.

although I've always been late...but honestly(I think my classmates would be shocked to hear this) .......I dread the moment I hesitate entering the classroom for fear of the professor. It's always been the case. But what can I do?

I'd rather come to class late than be there early & sleep along the heated discussion.
oh the lazy me...strikes. Anyway I've thought of posting this because this is just what happened a moment ago. I'm now in a PC shop while the class is having a discussion. I wasn't able to gather the courage to enter my Economics class 1 hour 15 mins late. I think it's too much!

uhh!! I went home at 2 am, slept at 2:30 & have to go to class at 7:00?

ding ang bato pls!! I badly need it this time.

.new.coMeBack.

HELLO!!! I'm back!! with a new LAY OUT!! I am so happy to be back..hehhehe..

New LAY OUT comes with a new ME. not that I am more feminine now or something..the flowers..butterflies..clouds...doesn't reflect WHO I AM now..but what I want!!

Things are getting more & more complicated as we age...our body age as well as our soul but there are times that I wanna go back to being a child. Where I can just pLAy all day without any worries.

I so loved to be in this kind of world (manifested by the layout)..peaceful, idyllic for the mean time of course. coz..inspite of all the complexities of the world I live in..I am still happy & grateful of it! I like the challenge..maybe I just need a break(?)..

speaking of a break..hmm...

It is now our vacation from school..thanks God!! I can now have time to sleep longer..

that should have been the case..but here I am...planning to have another homebased job similar to what I'm doing right now...

...coz every single day..I've been longing to support/assist my parents financially. Since I'm studying I couldn't help them with the finances. I hate myself for being incapable. I so long to give my younger siblings a baon...a pasalubong..be with them..live with them in just one roof..see how they all grow up..so that at least they recognize me as their sister.

My youngest brother who's now 3/4 years old(?)

I want to do a lot of things at the same time...and I keep doing something about it. But it just worsens the situation..I should do these ONE STEP AT A TIME.

...so sentimental..

... "family is an integral and major part of one's life."
"yeah right!!" -- I'd been hearing this numerous times from different people, friends & teachers. I just shrugged it off... "okay!!" I said.

in short I was apathetic about these things about family.. of course I have a family.. they were always behind me..and they made sure to just stay there...andun lang talaga sila palagi. sa likod.. they never bothered to look after me... .

"we trust you!"

"whatever you do we will support it"

they always say that... but instead of feeling good.. i felt bad. I took it negatively. So I struggled on my own..for my own. and just these days I realized it's importance.

I never would have been the girl that I am now...(independent & steadfast)

I used to think they exist so as for me to have something to call a family...para di ako mapahiya sa friends and classmates..ganun

now they served as my inspiration... i should prove that I'm worthy of the trust!

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haissst....I'm just being so sentimental about these things coz my Mom will soon go back to the province again..she'd been staying with me for just a week...

ayun lang! not enough time for her to compensate for the times she missed to look after me. naglalambing lang naman ako..heheh anyway...

change topic bago magkaiyakan.

woooshh! katatapos lang ng fire works s alabas ng building... may dragon dance pa!! nice pero may traffic jam din..kaya masaya na inis mga driver..

gotta go!

My love named volleyball

I feel like a 60-year old lady right now. I can't walk straight. I can't be my bubbly self. I can't laugh hard without hurting my muscles. I can't jump & stretch like the way I used to here in the office. I can't visit my colleagues/friends' stations & annoy them. I can't even take my seat in my station without having cramps all over my body... o sakit ng buong katawan ko!!

And that is in exchange of the thrill, excitement & fat-lessening game called volleyball!

I played volleyball all weekend after my classes in school. It is in preparation for our Intramurals. Although I barely have enough sleep because of my studies & work schedule I still made sure that I can play for this year's intramurals. I love the game! actually...very much!! since I was like in gradeschool. But I wasn't given the opportunity. I chased oppurtunities then but they were evading me. Plus I didn't get any support from my parents so I was truly frustrated and discouraged. The game I loved soon left me. But after few year, the passion came back & making it's way into the limelight. not exactly. Now that I am fully independent from anyone I think I can now pursue it. But still obstacles come along. I have work and midterm exams but I will not let it again pass without even greeting me. I'll sacrifice some of my time & supposed to be rests for this. I don't wanna regret again that I did not try. This time I wanna make sure I failed after trying not failed to try.

I am not getting any younger you know... maybe in the future I'll have all the time for it but it wouldn't be the same. I will not be more energetic & vigorous in the future. I have to do this now.

It s now or never.

T.G.I.F.????????????

Friday..friday...friday....that's what my colleagues have been waiting for all week... they are so excited! they can have time to party & have a social life.

ME? I'm restricted to it. who says so? It's me of course. you know I have to do 'what I have to' than 'what I want to' - it's been a sad picture but I found a way on how to creatively deal with it.

Although weekends are supposed to be spent for fun & relaxation -- I have to spend it the other way. To learn! I just little by little incorporate the 'social life' necessity in the clasroom. what choice do I have?

Ah...my korean manager is already closing the lights.. i gotta go! I still have a 7 am class tomorrow & that will be until 7 pm! wish me luck!

although things don't go the 'typical' way...I am still happy! really..

.how to ace your college classes.

As a working student I find it really hard to focus on my some of my subjects.especially when it is a bit unrelated to the course. I find myself memorizing futilely. time, energy & efforts wasted. So I've been really trying my best to focus although my eyes are already heavily lidded... from insufficient sleep. (just like what happened a while ago) you know I really wanna learn..but my body limits me. that's really sad right? I have the determination, drive & good intentions but I have to compromise them to provide for my own keep...ANyway --- why am I getting so sentimental again about this thing. This desrves it's own post.

what I want to really emphasize is the helpful tips I read from Psychology Today website about effective learning. Here they are:

Here are a few ways you can use this concept in the classroom:

By: Joseph Cardillo - ( the author of Can I Have Your Attention? How to Think Fast, Find Your Focus, and Sharpen Your Concentration )

1. Listen actively; making connections to other contexts and
within that day’s material—i.e. perhaps a story by John Steinbeck contains
themes that can be applied to something you are learning about Carl Jung or
Joseph Campbell. Or something you are learning in physics or biology could be
applied, for example, to Virginia Woolf or a philosophy class. If your professor
mentions a text that is related to the topic, seek it out; witness the
connections, and draw your own. You may even bring these observations up in a
future class or individually with your teacher.

2. Restrict your
mind from wondering. Keep participating no matter what. Just like when
your coach is telling you, “Don’t stop now—pour it on. “ Create words or phrases
you can think to yourself during such moments like: stay with it; strong; focus;
create a mental image of a goal you have in mind that is connected to that
course’s context and use it during such moments to guide you back on task.
Practice using these techniques regularly and they will become automatic. Do,
however, give yourself a breath every now and then and lighten your focus.

3. Identify your professor’s goal—if he or she doesn’t
state it outright. Ask yourself: What is the professor’s role in meeting this
goal? What role does my teacher expect me to take on? Make sure you meet this
goal.

4. Think of ways to relate the class’s contexts
as closely as possible to your personal experiences, especially important ones.
Outside of class, think about how the material can be used to help deepen your
understanding of other personal life situations, problem-solve, and enhance your
own life.

5. Daydream, incorporating what you are
learning so that it scaffolds into your future.

It’s up to you to make
the strongest connections here possible. You will notice that when you make
strong matches between class materials and daily life not only will your
academic interests perk, time will move much faster, and studies, in general,
will become a lot more enjoyable. Your mind will become more creative, and thus
more energized, interesting, and complex. And just like runners high, these
characteristics feel good both mentally and physically. As such, you feel
rewarded. And this pattern of activity will begin to feed upon itself. Grades
will come easier. You will feel more secure, confident, and happy. The best news
is that you will start transferring this mindset over to other areas of your
life, deepening the connections there as well.

I found these really applicable in my studies so want to share this to the world!

Phil. Daily Inquirer's Youngblood

Life can be so unfair at times. There are life lessons we ought to learn from experience. But isn't it better to 'know' them ahead of time & learn instead of reaally experience them? by that I think we can save time & we gain wisdom about the world without the incovenience of consequences it might have brought.

I'm talking about learning life lessons from other's experiences. This we can attain from our friends & from a good book which is the PDI's 3 Youngblood books. It taught me personally about some life lessons & spared me the damage it might have brought.

The Best of Youngblood (Book 1)

Available: National Book Store for 195.00

Youngblood 2.0 (Book 2)

Available: National Bookstore 175.00

Available: National Bookstore 195.00

Youngbllod 3.0 (Book 3)

These books are compilations of the editorial essays written by the young of the 90's generation. It depicts how the youth of that generation lived their lives & tried to fit in the adults' world. Although it was writen more than 10 years ago we the present generation can still relate to it like the cases of unwanted pregnancies, abortion, & climbing up the corporate ladder for career men & women. (to contradict the previous statement) There are times also that I couldn't really relate to some of the articles because the writer's english proficiency & vocabulary are beyond my reach. they are just too good to to be read by mediocre reader like me.

I also noticed another one: most of the writers are hailed from really good universities like UST, La Salle, UP, San Beda. So the book is an embodiment of the higher class' sentiments. Not the lower classes like me. The medium of writing which is English hinders the rest of the youth of today to relate since they don't bother to read anuthing written in English. It's hard to encourage my classmates & friends to read it. It hardly interests them.

Job Posts For Psych Majors

POsts taken from: http://www.ojtcareers.com/

ON THE JOB TRAINING FOR PSYCHOLOGY

at PinnacleAsia Outsourcing Company in Pasig
PinncleAsia Outsourcing Company is HR outsoucing Services.We hanlde Executive,Managment and Technical Search to our clients. we handle one of the leading and well known company here in our country.

REQUIRMENTS:


AT LEAST COLLEGE LEVEL WITH THE DEGREE OF BS.PSYCHOLOGY

KNOW HOW TO ADMINISTER AND INTERPRET PSYCHOLOGICAL EXAM

GOOD COMMUNICATION SKILLS.

WILLING TO WORK IN PASIG

Interested candidate submit to us your updated resume at pinnacleasia@yahoo.com or call 7064311 look for ghe.


Thanks and Best Regards,


Gerald Paul Orbe
Recruitment SPecialist
PinnacleAsia Outsourcing Company

Dec 17: Date POsted

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IKON Solutions Asia Inc needs HR-OJT applicants.

Job Requirements:


- Male or Female
- Psychology, Business Admin and other related courses
- Students who can support the HR Department


Responsibilities:

On the Job Trainees will basically support our Recruitment Team in Sourcing and Processing Applicants.


Interested students, may send your resume to joanreyes@ikonlink.com or call 8403252 loc 102 and look for Joan Reyes for more details.

Visit their office located at:
IKON SOLUTIONS ASIA INC
7f Athenaeum Bldg.
160 LP Leviste St.
Salcedo Village
Makati City

Nov 25: Date Posted

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at MEGA Publishing Group in Pasig
Mega Publishing group is currently hiring OJT applicants for their OJT Program.

Job Description: Human Resources

Job Responsibilities:

The OJT will assist the HR supervisor in sourcing applicants, arranging and organizing the 201 files of employees and scheduling of applicants for interview.

Interested applicants must possess the following qualifications:

-Female - 18 to 20 years old;
-Currently in College taking up Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Human Resources Management, Behavioral Science or any related course;
-Organized, articulate with good oral and written communication skills;
-Can start immediately

Qualified applicants can send their comprehensive resumes with picture to:

jobs@megapublishinggroup.com

You can visit their office located at:

18th Floor Strata 100 Building,
F. Ortigas Jr. Road (formerly Emerald Ave.),
Ortigas, Pasig City

Nov 25: Date Posted

Possible Jobs For Students

Online Assistant
at LeadsPH Inc in Makati

We are in need for an
individual who wants to apply for a position as an online assistant. Basic
requirement are the following.

- Good communication skills in oral and
written form
- Computer literate (MS Office application, above knowledge in
internet)
- Finished 2-4 years degree in college (Preferably Computer
Related Courses)
- You should be a well organized person
- We prefer to
hire applicants that has their own laptop

Basically, your tasks as an OL
assistant are the following:

- Job posting and research
- Management
of databases
- You will also be given some topics for you to research.
-
Interns are welcome to apply for the Positions
- OJT's must be willing to
work at least 3 days during weekdays
- Applicants must be willing to work at
Makati
- Interested applicants may send their Comprehensive Resume in this
E-mail ayse@greenmediaconcepts.com
- Contact Person: Ms. Ayse Dela Rosa


Be part of a growing company here at LeadsPH Inc.

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MANAGEMENT/MARKETING STUDENTS
at first
Alliance in Caloocan

First Alliance
Business and Management Consultancy are in need of dynamic students for
academic completion..Willing to do client calls and facilitate marketing
functions. We give good evaluations for those with potentials… No allowance will
be given unless with client calls and functions.
Pre interview will be made
please post resumes first at our email. If interested please send resume at :
first_alliancecons@yahoo.com

I'd like to say this again that I am not in anyway connected to the above-mentioned company!! I am just simlpy reposting their ad.

I got these posts from OJT CAREERS.

OJT's Information

Are you soon going to have your OJT?? Are you a fresh graduate now eager to land your first job?You came to the right place!

I will soon have my OJT this coming summer so I'm now starting to search about possible companies, establishements to do it! Good thing I came acroos this site made by students for the students who are looking for infos about OJT. It is called OJT CAREERS. Thanks for this : http://blackboard.prepys.com/ for the link!

The site looks like the one above

One Job Post I saw there is :

TIMES CORE INRTERNATIONAL INC., is a
Korean-owned company that concentrates in English Distance Learning. It was
organized with a vision to create workforce consisting of TOP-NOTCH INDIVIDUALS
who graduated from reputable institutions and whose goal is to ensure that
LEARNERS receive only the BEST and FINEST service possible.
Times
core Phone’s English education center retains top tier teachers with
generous benefit package for them.
Times core Phone’s English education
center boasts the finest facilities and it provides a comfortable working
environment for the employees.

Responsibilities:

* Teaches
English language to foreign students “Koreans” * Prepares lessons and study
materials in advanced * Assists students mainly in developing their writing and
speaking skills * Evaluates students’ progress
Requirements:

*
Candidate must possess at least a Bachelor’s/College Degree * Board Passer
particularly in Teachers’ Licensure Examination. * Preferably female and a
graduate of UP and Ateneo * Must be well-versed with American or neutral accent,
with great passion in teaching, with friendly and pleasing personality *
Certifications in TESOL, IELTS, TOEIC, TOEFL, etc (and/or any International
Certifications) is a PLUS FACTOR * Required skill(s): computer literate and good
in grammar * At least 21 to 40 years old. * Must be capable of multi-tasking,
creative and well organized. * Applicants must be willing to work in Ortigas
Center,Pasig City. * Full-Time positions available.
WORKING SCHEDULE
AVAILABLE:
2:00pm – 11:00pm
Interested applicants may submit
their resume at:
Company Address:
2005~8 Pacific Center Bldg.,
33
San Miguel Ave.,
Ortigas Center, Pasig City
Tel. 636-7098 to 99
Or
you may send your resume thru email:
Maria04barrozo@hotmail.com
viciousjoker@hotmail.com

I am not in any way connected to them so any inquiries regarding the company should be forwarded to their site & office. I am just simply relating this to anyone who might read this!

By the way: This job post was posted on Dec. 22, 2009

Heroes of the Modern UCC - The working Students

Credits: Sorry I randomly searched the pics above from google images.

Lurking around UCC, observing students, eavesdropping & roaming the streets & mall have awakened my mind about my fellow UCCians dillema. They or should I say WE are all crying for our expenses.

Majority of us is poor. We pay a maximum of 3,000 pesos & a minimum of 800 pesos tution fee yet we still cry for help. Fortunately , we have learned not only to ask for tissue paper to wipe our tears but also to wipe it & worked it out. We are the working students, who I think is becoming a major hero of our own lives. We learned that nothing can take us out of the situation unless we do something about it & we do it vigorously. The heroes I'm talking about are found in SM supermarket, hypermarket, Jollibbee, McDonalds, call centers & on the streets late at night or nearly dawn struggling to survive, & brave the way to classrooms with so little sleep. Sometimes we pride ourselves as those experienced in jobs even before graduation but on the other side we are "missers". We miss a lot of school activities which are supposedly harnessing our talents & gifts. We miss the bonding times with our friends & classmates. We miss some lessons due to absences & tardiness. We miss a lot. But we are still thnakful that we are given the chance to change the path to take in the future.

Happy ME - Sad I

I miss the times when I greet & text every body a "gudnyt" & asleep afterwards. Since I worked here as a phone english teacher to koreans I've been sending them "goodmorning" & sleep afterwards. That's been one of my sentiments. A lot of my friends, classmates, schoolmates envy me for that. They are missing something so simple & unnoticable yet very significant to me. The time to do everything & at the same time have some time to savor them so that the memory lingers.

Everything in my world now is under time pressure. There's this alarm clock that keeps ticking inside my head whenever I'm in school. I have to hurry. There is no single minute to waste & appreciate little things that really makes me happy. When I get some so liittle free time, I have to spend them with my bed. I have to rest my tired body. Even the 30-minute break which should be used for some quality time with classmates should be used to compensate for my lack of sleep.

I know that I'm doing the right thing. But not all right things make us happy. I am happy with where I am now. But I'm sad for what I've been missing the whole time. I never get to enjoy any of my time in school. I am so deprived of that. WHAT I HAVE TO DO THIS is always the priority than WHAT I WANT TO DO!

That's the sacrifice I have to make to finish my studies.

Buhay Working Student

I miss the times when I greet & text every body a "gudnyt" & asleep afterwards. Since I worked here as a phone english teacher to koreans I've been sending them "goodmorning" & sleep afterwards. That's been one of my sentiments. A lot of my friends, classmates, schoolmates envy me for that. They are missing something so simple & unnoticable yet very significant to me. The time to do everything & at the same time have some time to savor them so that the memory lingers.

Everything in my world now is under time pressure. There's this alarm clock that keeps ticking inside my head whenever I'm in school. I have to hurry. There is no single minute to waste & appreciate little things that really makes me happy. When I get some so liittle free time, I have to spend them with my bed. I have to rest my tired body. Even the 30-minute break which should be used for some quality time with classmates should be used to compensate for my lack of sleep.

I know that I'm doing the right thing. But not all right things make us happy. I am happy to where I am now. But I'm sad for what I've been missing the whole time.

Second Sem

I am finally feeling the pressure of the 2nd semester of 2009-2010 school year! Projects here...projects there... payments here..payments there...assignments here..assignments there. Ah It's very tiresome yet really gratifying at the same time. This is another challenge I have to face. I now have to be more serious in my endeavour for a diploma. I have new classmates so I am so challenged to do my best although I lack time in preparation. So far I can say I'm doing better than expected! I get higher scores than those who aren't worki8ng. I actively participate in all the subjects' group discussion & recitation. I am so happy to be back to school again.

I've been thinking lately...... about all the things that passes through my delicate ear. They all sound familiar but strange. I notice that I'm having difficulty in retaining them in my memory and also trying to absorb them in my system. But with due effort I am improving.