Thanks

This may be the last blog that I write here in the office:
I have submitted my resignation letter earlier and it was already approved and all that is left is for me to complete the clearance. With respect to my colleagues this is what I wrote for them for being able to share my thoughts during the past 9 months.

Hi Guys,

In the end we are all seperate: our stories, no matter how similar, comes to a fork and diverge. We are drawn to each other because of our similarities, but it is our differences we must learn to respect.

As a number of you already know. I have decided to make it official and have submitted my formal resignation letter. The whole 9 months of working here at ePLDT Ventus has been a really interesting one. Here I've learned a lot, met a lot of people who've made a significant impact on my life no matter how much or how little it is.

For the UK OSG, I'm sorry to leave with so many leads at hand but I'm confident that you all will do just fine. Rachel, well thanks for all the eye opener remarks that you gave me, it helped and will continue to think back on those. Eric, well goodluck on your chosen path and stay as dettached as you are, that's your gift, cherish it. Oscar, may your stay here at UK osg be a pleasant one. Mac, thanks to you man I was able to bear the life here a bit more than I could, thanks for giving me the useful and not so useful links to pass the time I appreciate it truly.

For the SME's. This might be of nuisance to you guys to read this while you're all slumped at work. Paula learn to save up and on how to say no to people asking you for something, always leave something for yourself. Ces and Rhea, well take care of yourselves. Marcial, it's a new year so let's make it a point to lose some of our love handles. The night on something fishy shoud never be the last, we don't want you the only one having a high blood now do we. Don, always keep your head above water. don't let anyone or anything bring you down, well it's not like they can anyway. Show them what you're made of... well atleast try not to hurt anyone :)

Archie and July - try not to laugh but thanks for the brainless and witty humor that the both of you have showned me it has changed me completely. Drinks over at my place soon.

Mikey, I may not be the best agent you've had but I definetely tried to be one which in the process I was constantly and unconsciously offending you in ways I didn't realize are disrespectful. For that I'm sorry.

"Motivations is what drives men to do impossible things. Even the worst of all men can do great things once properly motivated" - Jonas2085

See you guys around!

Kind regards,
Jonathan Cruz
ex - Sales Outbound Advisor
SMEIngram Micro (UK) Ltd
jonathan.cruz@ingrammicro.com / jonascruz2085@hotmail.com/
jonascruz2085.blogspot.com


This is the end of this journey and the beginning of a new one.

New Year!!!

I welcomed the new year with blisters on my skin due to the mosquito bites I got from Bicol. Aside form those bites my vacation there was fantastic. I never thought I'd enjoy myself that much without cable or ps3. It was always a pleasure to go there and visit where my girlfriend grew up.

Going back...

I always thought of starting a new career mainly because of the late night shifts that I'm in. I may have decided too soon to tell my boss about my plans because we got into a small argument(again). I may have come in too strong to have said what i said but there really was no offense in what I said to him. I just want to have my options laid out to me before I do anything rash. Well I changed my mind on resigning, well mainly because I wasn't chosen for the job, and also to save up first and try to love what I do for the sake of my future. I haven't told my boss about this yet 'cause mainly I'm still thinking on landing a better job(dayshift) in the near future(fingers crossed). I have a few contacts here that I can call up and request for a job interview but I'm still having second thoughts mainly because I don't want to start from scratch again. But who am I really kiddin'. Given the chance that a dayshift gig gives me a job I would take it in a heart beat. My only lost would be the friends that I have come to respect here.

What made me think...

I visited this website where there are some tips on how to love your job(http://womentodaymagazine.com/career/lovejob.html) which made me thought for a while how blessed I am that I have one. This made me realize in a very small way that I shouldn't fret because my shift is during the night but rather be thankful that atleast I'm not hassled to dive into the rush hour of people coming and going about their lives every morning. The tasks I have aren't even close to be being difficult but rather it is my sickness that hinders me from completing it(laziness).

With all that out of my chest. I've decided to create, regardless how cliche it is, my new year's resolution.

1. get more exercise - lack of movement - lack of endorphins (happy hormones) = short fuse
2. quit bad habits - I'll try to lessen them ^_^
3. be more patient with people - refer to exercise
4. love my job - no comment
5. try not to be a smart-ass - I talk a lot and tend to ramble on and on and on.....
6. be thankful for whatever I have
7. respect others opinions - see number 5
8. love more, live more - we only got one chance at this so I better make it count.

So there...

Those are the resolutions that I plan on doing this year. It's not on any particular order but all of them, for me, is paramount.

Now back to work!