This is it. I'm gonna start my 8-hour job on November 6, 2006. I'm gonna be a call girl. Haha! No, not that kind of girl. I'll be a call center agent of Convergys Corporation. Quite a prestigious company, right? People tell me I was so lucky to get a post in Convergys. Like I'm not really a graduate yet but I already have a job which a lot of people wish for. I owe that to the Big Guy up there-- God. I'm really excited to start working coz I really have a cute account but I can't elaborate on that coz it's company policy. Wow! I'm sounding so corporate. I'll be a real worker bee and work my butt off.

I just came from Convergys Corporation in Makati today to have my new contract signed. It's been months now since I kept the old contract which said I'll start on July 11. But since I still have classes to attend, I wasn't able to start. But now this is finally it. I felt bad for the HR officers who kept on calling me and telling me I should start already. So after a few days of bumming around, I decided to call them and tell I'm ready to take the job. So here I am, waiting for November 6. Since my other jobs do not interfere with my Convergys job, I decided to keep them-- for more raking in the money. Haha!

The working environment in Convergys is quite friendly. Everyone's nice and I know I should not be late for my shift but getting to your appointment for a new contract late is a different thing. I was more than 2 hours late for my appointment and Carla, the HR officer who gave me my new contract was considerate enough. Coz she lives in Cainta and I live in Antipolo-- places in Rizal province which we all know was one of the places the typhoon visited today. I guess I'll really enjoy my new working environment coz my grade school bestfriend, Gio is also in Convergys. But she holds a different account. I was so surprised when I saw her and I believe we'll be able to make up for all the lost years.

After my stint in Convergys, I went to school and submitted my contact prints for the grad pics. I love my grad pics so much, it took me a hard time choosing which photos will I use for the yearbook. Mom chose the pics for me. My friends and I took pics behind the scenes during the pictorials. Here are some of the pics.

Mark M, Dad Marky, Angeli, Gelo and me



Yes, I know I gained weight coz of my frequent visits to Cello's doughnuts and Starbucks but check out my diamonds



My formal shot



Then I taught Carla today. Went to Cello's (oh no, not again) for a couple of doughgnuts and Milo. I saw TJ and Mark there and we just had the best Cello's ever! I was supposed to meet Dano for coffee at Starbucks Katipunan but he was in Gateway so I decided to make up for it next time.

Now just wanna rest and relax coz I know I have a bright future ahead. Even if there are no boys involved. As long as I have a job I enjoy and I could climb the corporate ladder for as high as I want to.

I promise I'll keep it tight. I promise, I promise, I promise. From now on, for every chocolate doughnut, cake, cookie or any food with chocolate in, on and over it, I'll walk a kilometer to burn it. Not only for chocolates but for candies, pies and sweets of any kind.

I really do loves sweet food and all but each time I overload on them, I really do feel guilty. I miss my old size-- size 0 on American sizing and XS on Asian sizing. It really hit me when I bought an Adidas top and found out that I'm not a size 0 anymore but a size 1! Aside from that, my waist is only 22 a few months ago but now it's already 23! Mom makes things even worse, she keeps telling me, "Anak, I don't know what will I do with you if you continue putting on more pounds. You're short so it's really obvious if you gain a little weight. Cut your trips to Starbucks and Cello's... Oh, I'm hiding the cookie jar. No Chips Ahoy for a while". Grrrrr! I know I'm getting big but I wanna eat those really sweet stuff and just be happy. Besides, I'm making up for my overloading endeavors. I jog every morning and I started walking an extra kilometer.

Like today, I had my choco doughnut and milo at Cello's then I walked to work instead of taking the jeep. When I got to work, one of my students gave me a slice of buko pie which made me walk to the train station from work to burn the calories. See, I'm keeping it tight, ain't I?

I think I'd better get into some extra curricular work that'll help me keep tight. But I ain't got no idea.

BFF Dano and I had a sudden portrayal of "A Simple Life" yesterday. Of course, Dano was Paris Hilton and I was Nicole Richie.

We went to SM Bicutan to watch the Skechers Streetdance Battle. Before that, I went to Bench Fix Katipunan to get my nails done then I waited for Dano at Mini Stop Katipunan. I walked the Katipunan strip to Mini Stop in my white flip flops so you could just imagine the dirt they got. As always, I waited for Dano for like 30 minutes at Mini Stop. Then we're off to SM Bicutan not in a private vehicle but in public transportation. We realized that it was a road trip from east side to south side of Metro Manila and our parents didn't know where we were going. Dano told his mom the competition was just in the UP theatre and I told my mom I'll just be in Katipunan to get my nails done and hang out with Dano along the Katipunan strip. Haha! Dano kept on saying I was a bitch coz I dragged him all the way down south just to see the competition. Well... because I want to! Gotta give my love to my school, right? School spirit, yeah!

So we took the train to Cubao. From Cubao, we rode the bus to SM Bicutan. We wanna try the ordinary bus to SM Bicutan so we rode it. When we got in, we saw a guy lookin' at me and then we saw him look at some of the guys in the bus. We got scared so we got off the bus. They might be bad guys. I was wearin' my butterfly diamonds, I was holdin' my iriver and I was wearin' one of my most expensive caps. Dano also has his iriver with him. We were both "hold upper delicacies" yesterday coz it was an impromptu portrayal of "A Simple Life". We looked like we were at the wrong place or like kids of rich people who only want to take a public bus coz we've never tried it before-- that kind of thing.

We finally got an airconditioned bus. In the bus, Dano kept on sayin' (for the nth time) that I'm a bitch. Haha! So we concentrated on our irivers coz we both couldn't stand the traffic and the issue of me being a bitch. Haha! After maybe 45 minutes, we were in SM Bicutan already. Dano kept on telling me to text Kuya Josh to pick us up after the event coz we don't wanna take the bus to Bicutan ever again.

When we got there, we met Dad Marky and wished him luck and all that jazz. There were a lot of people and not just people, but "kurimaw" boys. You know, the kind of boys who shout for joy whenever they see goodlookin' rich girls and who think they're really hot and all. The kinds who gate crash an event.

But since it's for the school, me and BFF Dano were patient enough to deal with them as we watch the UP Streetdance Club perform. I didn't see the other schools perform coz we were fashionably late and I went with Dano outside coz he said he needed to smoke. But we did see the Streetdance Club perform and they were so great! When I say great, I really mean great. I honestly enjoyed the event coz of them. It was my first ever Skechers Streetdance Battle coz I didn't get to see it last year and it was fun. Me and Dano's impromptu portrayal of "A Simple Life" and all that close to being held-up and road trip down south adventures were worth it coz the team me and Dano cheered for won. That's just so nice! I think I'm gonna start a tradition of watching the competition every year and I'm gonna try to get Dano to make it our impromptu portrayal of "A Simple Life" from now on. Haha!

I'm back, I'm back, I'm back! Ok, I know I've been out of system lately. It's because of my academics. I had a thesis war but now me and my thesis are having a cease fire. I'm gonna continue my thesis next semester while I work. That wouldn't be too stressful, right?

Aside from my thesis war, I was under depression mode for the past month. It was frustrating coz I don't know the reason why I was so sad. But I got over it and I'm way better now.

Updates on my life? I bought an iriver. Yes, I finally got myself an mp3. For three years my uncles and aunts have been giving me money for an iPod but I always spend the money on clothes, make-up, spa, salon and other girl must haves. I already ran out of reasons when they look for the iPod I told them I'm goin' to buy. I really wanted an iPod before but because of my bff Dano Tingcungco, he made me realize that iriver is way better than iPod. To begin with, iriver has a recorder and an FM radio but iPod has none. I'll be badly needing the recorder for my thesis. Another thing, iPod occupies more space in my purse than iriver. Lastly, iriver is cuter than iPod. I got the iriver T10. Though it's only 258MB, it's worth it coz it's cute and it's in one of my favorite colors-- green. Check this link for a pic of my iriver http://www.iriver.com/html/product/prpa_product.asp?pidx=66.

Then I had my finals in all subjects even PE. Would you believe, I danced for my finals and I was so freakin' nervous I really wanted to die then. Like I'd rather die than dance. Bff Dano styled me. Think of me in Roberto Cavalli street fashion-- with the hoop earrings and bandana and all that bling. The only thing I enjoyed with my PE finals was I got to wear all my diamonds without lookin' too pimp. Economics 100.1 is finally over. Everything is finally over but my thesis. I can't believe I'm finishing college and moving to higher things in life.

What else? Oh! I was so touched with the comment of this guy/girl (forgive me, I can't identify his/her gender). The name's Guile, maybe he's a guy coz Guile is one of the people in Streetfighter, right? I was so touched coz he said I should not feel bad and all. He even suggested that I watch a Pixar movie. I will! With my god daughter this week coz I promised I'll spend more time with her now. I'm gonna watch Findin' Nemo again. I really will coz I love that movie. Thanks Guile!

Now I have to finish this coz I'm gonna get my nails done at Bench Fix katipunan, meet Dano and head off to SM Bicutan for the Skechers Streetdance competition and give my love to my closest friend ever, Dad Marky.