In a work environment where people work on shifts, it is quite normal to form groups within your own shifts. I love my morning shift because the people are nicer, friendlier, and we do not envy one another. We do not spread rumors about one another. We party a lot! Even out of town trips.
Now that I have to work on a different shift [afternoon], I find that it is much harder to get along with the people. We are all Filipinos, and yet, they are the type of people who are nice to you when they are talking to you... and talks about you when you are not around. In other word, hypocrite.
I didn't make a very good first impression with them due to this incident. And I don't really care. I already know their attitude way before I got to this shift.
Anyway, the afternoon/evening people had a picnic recently. I was invited, but I had other plans so I didn't get to join them. The very next day, people started posting photos on FB. And I browsed through them. My next working day, I greeted A with a cheerful face, I said "Ang saya saya naman ng picnic niyo!" [Wow, your party looks fun.] And you know her reply? She said, in a high pitch voice - "But of course, not only morning people knows how to party!" What the??? Did I say anything about morning parties?
I ask myself "is there something wrong with the way I said it?" So I decided to ask two more people the same question. The first one answered "Oh yes it was fun, but we got lost along the way." The second one answered "Oh yes, there's so many food." Now, that's the kind of answer that people would normally say, right?
Because there's unity in the morning people, we have tons of parties all the time! And since we are on the morning shift, our parties would start as early as 5pm and ends around 9-10pm. Yes, it ends that early because most of us have to wake up at 3:30am to get ready for work. We can't invite the evening people because they have work during those hours. And we didn't really want to party with them because among themselves, they don't have unity. I guess they can see our parties and trips on FB too and a bit jealous of it.
A few of them would always say comments like "how come I am not invited?" or "how come you're not inviting the afternoon/evening people?" Why should we?
Since Christmas is just around the corner, the evening stuff wanted to have a Christmas party of all the Filipinos at work. The organizer told me that they can't have the party without the morning people. If the morning people didn't join this party, they would incur more expenses. So I said, I will take charge of the morning people, if one of us will go, all of us will go [as long as there's no conflict in personal matters].
I hate leaving my morning shift. But being a mother comes first, and my kids are my priority. I just have to try to get along with the afternoon people since this is my new shift now.
But I will definitely be partying with the morning group!!!
What is wrong with my question?
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Worth every cent
Finally, I was able to get a decent haircut... thanks to a friend whose parents are here on a short visit. The mother was a hair dresser back home. And she took time to cut our hair.
I love my new look... and my daughter's look, but she's not really too happy with it. She prefers long hair. Well, she can have long hair once she starts learning how to take care of it.
Upgrading... hopefully sooner than later
SLR cameras are an "in" thing these days... My brother in-law wanted an SLR since they saw mine, the clarity of my photos and the capturing of the actions of the kids and their cousins.
I told them that if they can wait a little longer, it could be a year, it could be 2 years, they can have mine. Because I am thinking of upgrading my Nikon D90 to D7000. Am also thinking of upgrading my 18-200mm lens to the 28-300mm lens. I just need my next tax season's commission to see if it is achievable. Or I may need 2 tax season's commission to do this.
Expensive toy
My kids got a netbook. But they are always fighting if it's their turn or not. And it can get annoying to the point that I have to hide their netbook from time to time.
One of my daughter's birthday wish was a netbook or laptop of her own. Her brother even attempted to search for the best laptop computers at the source, online, to find the most affordable one for me. And I told her up front that that will never happen. It is just way too expensive to be their "toy".
Let's play chess
We are off for a day trip to Waterton National Park tomorrow... and on Sunday, we will be watching fireworks at the Globalfest... Happy weekend everyone!
Midnapore Lake
Planning stage
My cousin runs a preschool in Taiwan for almost 10 years now. And she is looking into migrating to Canada and opening her own preschool here. Unfortunately, it is not as easy as she thinks she says. There's just too many things to prepare for. But one thing that attracted her is the required space for the preschool playground.
I do hope all her plans pushes through. I miss her so much.
Reverse Osmosis Systems
It is very common for balikbayans [visiting your home country] to get sick while in the Philippines. Especially the kids who are not used to the pollution and the water. Every time we go home, I made sure we buy bottled water for my kids.
We are actually looking at buying/installing a reverse osmosis in my parents and in-laws home, so that we don't have to worry about the drinking water of the kids. Reverse Osmosis Systems remove an extremely broad range of contaminants and will easily produce enough water not only for drinking but also for cooking.
A must
Back in the Philippines, due to recurring blackouts, every desktop at home and at work needs to be setup with efficient power supply to safeguard the computers.
I'm so glad that we don't actually need that here in Canada. But still, my husband got us power supplies, surge protectors and extension cords and universal power supply. He claims its a must. And we did encounter a few blackouts, and that help keep our computer safe.
Mother and Daughter Baking Team
My daughter and I took baking classes @ Michael's Arts and Crafts. We finished our first Basic class in October 2010... and just last month, we took the Gum and Paste class. It was fun, learning to decorate and make cakes and cupcakes. There's still the flower making class, we might do it next spring or summer. The class itself is cheap, only $27 per person. But the student kit and other materials that we need costs a lot.
My daughter made these for my birthday last month...
Midnapore Lake #3
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Need to slow down
I think I am way over my head these days... Summer is just way too short, and by making the most out of it, I am way over my budget. First, we went camping... then we did White Water Rafting and then we stayed at Fairmont Lake Louise for 1 night. Our hotel was discounted, paid only 35% of the actual room rate. And then there's a series of picnics, my birthday and my daughter's birthday party... and then me and my daughter went to a baking class. The class itself is cheap, only $27 per person, but the materials we need for the class is ridiculously expensive. I had to collect and use coupons to purchase our materials. I don't want to result to cash advance, but if I don't slow down, I may have to.
My daughter's 11th birthday
When I was planning on my kids' birthday, I never really bothered with invitations. I always seems to run out of time just thinking of what to do for their birthdays.
My daughter just turned 11 last Monday. And I gave the parents of her classmates one week advance notice, via email, about her supposedly birthday party at the movie. But of course, since it's summer time, most families were out of town or already got other plans. Hence, it didn't push through since only 1 kid was available. So next year, I promise myself to send out low country boil invitations in advance and give parents plenty of time! It's a good thing my daughter didn't really want a party, all she wanted was a DSi XL. And tomorrow, I'm taking her and a few other kids to Shakers Fun Center for some playtime.
F-16 Fighting Falcon
Kids don't like the noise the F-16 created!
Airdrie Regional Air Show, July 16-17, 2011
Alberta, Canada
In a blink of an eye
My best friend's brother had an accident while at the gym. He fell and hit his head at the shower. After the surgery, the doctor said it doesn't look good. But with prayers of the family and friends, and after two weeks in coma, he was able to recover. He is still in the hospital for therapy, but he can now sit and talk. There are some memory laps, but at times, he can recognize everybody too. It will be awhile before he is back on his feet, but he will get there with perseverance.
It is in cases like this that made me think if we have enough life and disability insurance coverage. Things can change in a blink of an eye. So it is better to be prepared!
Snowbirds in action
Airdrie Regional Air Show, July 16-17, 2011
Alberta, Canada
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