jenn's corner

office supplies contracts

jenntabs — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:00:01 GMT

Being in purchasing, one of the spends people would love to throw aside if
office supplies. Why? Because, frankly, they are just a nuisance. However. its important to have contracts for them since they hugely represent a lot of lost manhours if and when offices don't have office supplies and they will spend half their time whining about it.
An example of an actual incident I had. I was gonna send a fax to my sister who works at a govt agency to have her check the title of the land we wanted to buy. So I called up the fax number. The lady says they don't have paper.
gives me another number. They also don't have paper. Imagine that!!! A govt agency does not have paper. Sheesh.... I got frustrated and gave up.
Well... just taking the time to rant for a while.... Am waiting for an important call.

lots and lots of toys

jenntabs — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 09:34:00 GMT

I'm really so happy to be seeing Jessica in her nursery. She seems so happy to be just there, whether its because she plays or she's just sitting there watching TV or she's sleeping. For me, its reduced a lot of time as well having to carry her or have her bawling over being in the playpen. With her room, she has easy access to all her toys, something she was not able to do before when we were in the apartment. All she has to do is walk over to where her stuff is and find one toy she likes. Frankly, I think her nursery is the best room in the house. Seriously.

Stress and more stress.

jenntabs — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 08:53:36 GMT

They just recently banned the use of MP3 players here in the office. Although I am not too music-inclined, its sad that we are already like robots in our office. All the more I am actually contemplating if I want to leave the office and look for a new job. Thing is, the stress here is too much sometimes. I find that I am twice as tired as I would normally be in the office. Weekends are a great way to recuperate, and Mondays are quite dreadful, if I can say so myself. Sometimes I wish I can be gone for like a week or so and not come back to catch up on things, instead be back and work on the NOW and not on WHAT I MISSED.
well, wishful thinking....

Losing Weight

jenntabs — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 08:19:52 GMT

With the weight I lost in the last 3 months, people tend to think I went on some diet to lose all that weight. After all, I just gave birth a year ago and yet my weight is back to normal, and actually most likely is even lower than before pregnancy. I would know, all my jeans and slacks are a lot more loose than they were before. Speaking of diet pills, Phentermine 37.5 mg seems to be hitting the market fast. It has become quite popular in the past few months. Personally I tend to think using diet pills puts some unnecessary risk on the individual because you ingest foreign substances that may not be entirely acceptable to your system. And I always believed that when it came to medicine, moderation and proper prescription should always be the key. Its ok to go for diet pills, so long as it is properly prescribed and is supported first by a medical evaluation for the user to ensure there are no adverse effects on the body. We hear a lot of horror stories about medicine allergies and its so scary. In the end though, a person's perception and confidence in herself/himself would have to be the best diet pill there is in the market.

on dealing with stress

jenntabs — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 08:19:50 GMT

Vacations are a really nice way of relieving stress. And I can only wish that I had the luxury of time to go out on a vacation, like for instance, have some budget to go out on a cruise deals, probably around Asia, or if budget permits, Europe or the Bahamas. Hahahaha.... Well, its wishful thinking right now, but it doesn't mean I can't dream about these things, right.

Which reminds me, I have paid our first monthly amortization for the house. So that makes it 24 years and 11 months to go, officially! hahaha... that's quite a long way to go, but I find that it is still a nice feeling to know that we are paying for something that's ours. I've yet to post the pictures of the house, something I intend to do in this millenium, but still quite difficult to find time to. Hopefully I can do so during the weekend. I intend to catch up on my posts though, I owe a lot of topics to post (like 12 of them!) yikes.... have to work double time!

losing weight

jenntabs — Sun, 25 May 2008 12:36:46 GMT

Everyone is saying I've lost weight. True enough, I feel so much thinner now than three months ago. Lucky for me though, there was no quick weight loss secret to it. I don't know if it was plain stress, or lack of good eating habits, or what. I simply just lost it. I weigh around 90+ pounds now. Good thing about it is that I fit well in my old pre-pregnancy clothes. Hehe.

facials and beauty treatments - stressed to the max!

jenntabs — Wed, 21 May 2008 10:30:46 GMT

Things are quite a handful at home now. There's just so many things happening that I need to work on, and as usual, there is no one to depend on but myself. Our housekeeper/yaya went on a 3-wk vacation, which was planned, so I can't do anything about it. My mother-in-law is with us now, but of course, I cannot depend on her for anything other than taking care of Jess, which she of course does very well, so I'm happy. Jess seems happy and cheerful naman so I don't have any worries. Then we will be moving out by next week so I need to pack box after box after box of stuff at home. and label them, and store them or stack them somewhere so I still have enough legroom to move around. Toxic!!!! How I wish I can take time out to have a facial, or a massage (good thing I don't have any pimples, therefore I won't be needing any acne treatment anytime soon), but nonetheless, the one thing I would wish for is to be able to pack all our stuff by next week in time for us to leave, or else, that's double stress for me.....
I don't even have any mood to work because of the stuff I need to do. Can I have 36 hours in a day, at least for the next 3 weeks?

its bebeh's birthday

jenntabs — Sun, 18 May 2008 07:22:15 GMT

She's turned one! yey! things didn't go as I initially planned and we have had to schedule Jessica's birthday on Sunday instead of her birthday which was saturday, so I have yet to make my supplier ratings later after the party. But yesterday had its happy moments as well since we had our own little cake-blowing ceremony during the company sponsored outing, with her little starbucks (i know, expensive!) cake and candles, well, just one candle that it. So there. Later its gonna be her party and of course, I'm really excited about it. Time to meet close friends and relatives to share the special day with us.
Just wanna leave a pic of the special moment yesterday: it was Jessica's first time to swim.

Loan finalized!

jenntabs — Tue, 13 May 2008 19:15:53 GMT

We were finally able to complete all the loan requirements. As of this afternoon, the title has also been annotated. Yehey! That means we will be able to get our loan proceeds within the week. Whew! Just in time for Jessica's party. Cool. I need the money. hehe... Now, the next step, is to know when our amortizations will be due. Dont want to have to request for foreclosure help from anyone. I mean, hubby and I pride ourselves in being independent individuals, its important to us that we stand by our commitments. No matter what they may be....
Anyway, too early to think about such sad stuff. Life is too short to be sad anyway. Next step: Move out of the apartment and into our new home!

on supplements

jenntabs — Sat, 03 May 2008 23:53:41 GMT

Diet supplements are the latest trend in today's market, not only locally here in the Philippines but as well as abroad. It seems people, aside from turning into health-conscious individuals, have decided to allot into their budget vitamin supplements as well as diet pills to get to where they want to be health-wise. And I don't blame them, frankly. After all, with the needs of society, people barely have time to breathe, much less turn into gym-freaks and follow a strict gym schedule. One such supplement is Fenphedra, a supplement containing various activators and some chemicals designed to make it an effective diet pill. As always though, it says without speaking that prior to using this and any other supplement, one must always have a complete body work-up to ensure this won't affect the heart or cause any unnecessary ailments. This is no exception. Safe is always better than sorry.

driving lessons scheduled

jenntabs — Sat, 03 May 2008 14:27:16 GMT

Well, from that title, I obviously now have a new short term goal. And with that, I have already scheduled my driving lessons. I'm hoping this one will be effective and I will learn to drive very well soon. I hope I can gain enough confidence in my driving skills to be able to go out by myself and drive. But barring that, I think I would have to get an auto insurance quote soon, otherwise, I'd be more scared to bring the car even if I could. Even if our car is automatic, I don't know if I can muster enough confidence to be able to drive. Especially in the middle of the metro traffic. I can probably drive during weekends and holidays, but probably I'd be scared to drive during the rush hours when each car is just inches away from the next. Well. We'll see where the driving lessons take me.

new toy

jenntabs — Thu, 01 May 2008 21:39:49 GMT

yey! at last I got the company issued laptop I've been waiting for. I consider it the only thing that rewards what I have been handling for Nestle for the past few months. Since June I have been handling more and more spends aside from what I actually handle and so I consider this at least a help for me in the times I'm not staying at my table, so at least I have enough access to be able to still do my work. With the laptop issuance I'm also able to access work-related emails at home, which makes me thankful as well because of the sheer amount of emails I get daily. Seriously, I'm quite happy with my new toy. And at least I can rest a bit on wanting that new Mac I want. hehehe....

buying real estate

jenntabs — Thu, 01 May 2008 13:21:24 GMT

Finally! We already got the title of the house. Unfortunately we only got to hold it for a day at least because we gave the original title to the bank already to get the loan proceeds next week. well, hopefully all will be well by next week already. we plan to move in by may 31 and hopefully everything will go well from there. anyhow, yesterday jerome told me about this commercial real estate opportunity somewhere in batangas. its a beach front property and one can actually put up a resort there. It would cost around Php 600k. Not bad for an investment in the future. Well, too bad we can't afford it just yet, but I think its something to think about in the future.

On Real Estate

jenntabs — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 10:52:19 GMT

With the recent updates on the title transfer and out moving out by May to our own house, I kinda got to thinking the rationale why the sellers of our house may have their own anxieties as well. I am not saying I am fully understanding why there seem to be sudden changes given that we also have our own priorities, but one of the issues that might be scary from their end is that they will be starting with a new life, an entirely new one, and they are uncertain with their future in the US. For one, I was looking at Corpus Christi real estate options, and though they are many, they may take some time to look at, and they are not even sure if they will get what they really want. Sure real estate is a bit cheaper there these days with the recession and all, but who's to say what is good and what's not when you're a newcomer in a country, with only prayers and reason guiding you. and then there's no turning back because there is nothing to go back to here.

Scary.

security?

jenntabs — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 22:29:41 GMT

i realize that when we finally move out, there is more to consider than before when we were renting, and decisions need to be made on more than a few things. one would be security. in as much as we got used to having a security guard within the premises, now the issue of ensuring the house's security would be solely ours. Of course, we can only spend so much for it. So much so that we probably won't resort to buying motion sensor lights anytime soon. it may be a good idea but it won't make sense. haha... vigilance would probably most important to keep. Well, I need to ensure we change locks as soon as we move in, including the gate locks. That's the first in the list. Don't worry I'll be thinking of more security measures in the coming days...

on financial accounting

jenntabs — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 20:30:34 GMT

One of the first lessons taught to me during MBA, and which I greatly appreciate, is financial reporting. Being an engineering student, accounting wasn't my language, and to some extent, while i thought it won't be a problem since I was never scared of numbers anyway, I appreciated the fact that with this subject matter, I was able to appreciate how a simple mathematical ratio could be interpreted to provide information on the financial situation of a company. It was really an eye-opener course, and something that I realize I could use in the coming years, especially if and when I decide to put up my own business.

loving scrapbooking

jenntabs — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 07:39:36 GMT

I just soooo love to digiscrap these days. true enough I might have like a hundred more to do if i want to digiscrap more pics of jess and possibly some more of my wedding pics, and right now I don't even have any more paypal money to download! hahahaha.... well, that's just the thing: an addict will always be an addict! and is there any
addiction treatment for digiscrapping addicts like me? i am not even sure if I really want to stop. there's so much fulfillment in seeing my finished projects. and it does give me more reason to work on my projects.

History of Floppies

jenntabs — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 12:11:25 GMT

Remember when people used those soft floppy disks? People had to be very, very careful because these disks were so vulnerable to data being destroyed. Then came the harder-cased, smaller floppies, though these still cannot be trusted as much. Then came CD's and DVD's, with the only sad thing about them being not as convenient because you would need CD or DVD writers. What came out that is really a hit are the usb flash drives, which you can carry, around anywhere. What's so nice about it is that over the last few months the capacities of these flash drives have gone up to as much as 8GB! and its bound to get better. Truly, they are an innovation that won't be replaced too soon.

cabling for dummies

jenntabs — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 11:41:02 GMT

Did you actually think I'd be capable of being an electrician? Who me? Well, actually, you'd be surprised that I am capable of handling electricals too. Call it being a wife and I mom. Being a homebody myself, I find it quite intrusive if I need to hire help for the simple things. Of course, for sure there would be a lot of things to learn, like for instance, what's with CAT6 cables? Something new to learn everyday, for sure. Its used for lots of different needs, and now I realize it might have been a brand just as well. like duh. so teach me!

Myartistsplace

jenntabs — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 11:14:12 GMT

The beauty about having a toddler in the house is that you are constantly entertained. Whether its the new stuff they learn everyday, or the cute stuff she keeps on doing, pleasant or unpleasant, little kids always make me smile. Lately my little girl has a mind of her own, and mind you, she can really amuse or abuse. thing is, jessica really smiles a lot, and when she smiles, you will smile too.
on one hand, its fun that there are also companies out there, such as myartistsplace.com, that caters to kids and adults alike develop their acting talents. Unlike toddlers who do it naturally, myartistsplace.com hones those hidden skills so that you won't be shy to reveal them to all. not to mention, if you really aspire to become part of show business, then its just as important that you develop your network to get there. After all, serious career aspirations call for serious career decisions.