ZDI Kick Off Party 2010

..held at Plaza Ibarra, Timog Ave. Q.C last February 12, 2010

Here are some of the pics we have... just sharing guys =)

                                                          prepping up (its make up time!)

ZDI Luzon girls

yours truly! :)

Kim of Miss Saigon (Charisse) - Best Actress

Miss Saigon - 1st place

Moulin Rouge Cast - Second Place

the diamond dogs (can can girls)

duke, zidler & satine

christian and satine

TOXIC (Busy) Mode

..Sorry guys for not posting any entry for a couple of weeks or should i say a month perhaps.. It’s because I was totally busy with my work, plus the fact that we just had our Annual Sales Conference and Kick Off Party. Every year for our kick off party, we are always having a contest/competition between Luzon group, VisMin group and Manila groups which is composed of 3 groups. Last 2008, we had our ballroom dancing competition and ZDI Luzon (our group) won 1st place – Champion. Year 2009, we had our chorale group competition and again our group won 1st place – Champion. This year 2010, we had our Broadway Musical Play competition. Luzon -Moulin Rouge, Manila 1 – Les Miserables, Manila 2 – Phantom of the Opera, Manila 3 – Miss Saigon, and the VisMin group – Greece.


We really hoped that we will get again the 1st place for our group to be “Grand Slam”, but unfortunately we weren’t the 1st place. We just won 2nd place this time.. ZDI Luzon (our group) presented Moulin Rouge, and I portrayed the role of Satine (Nicole Kidman)… which is one of the major characters in the said musical play. The 1st place goes to the Miss Saigon group, and the Best Actress award goes to the one who portrayed KIM in the Miss Saigon play. While I, who portrayed Satine of Mouline Rouge got the second best actress.. Our group was the second placer.. poor us, we weren’t the Champion this time.. Anyway, there’s another year to come… And hopefully next year the ZDI Luzon will get again the crown of being the Champion.. :P Will I still be with ZDI Luzon next year??? Or will I fly away this year??? hmmm, I'm hoping for the latter.. haha ;)

For those who don’t know the story of Moulin Rouge, here it goes….

 

In 1900, a young British writer, Christian (Ewan McGregor), moves to the Montmartre district of Paris with few possessions beyond his typewriter to try to establish himself in the Bohemian culture. By luck, he encounters a musical troupe led by Toulouse-Lautrec (John Leguizamo) that is attempting to present a new play for Harold Zidler (Jim Broadbent), the owner of the cabaret, the Moulin Rouge. Christian's writing helps to finalize the show, entitled "Spectacular Spectacular", and the troupe take Christian to the cabaret to present the work itself to its star courtesan, Satine (Nicole Kidman), in private to win her favour. However, the same night, Zidler has arranged for Satine to spend the night with the wealthy Duke of Monroth (Richard Roxburgh) who is looking to invest in the cabaret. Through miscommunication, Satine mistakes Christian for the Duke, and the two depart to her private chambers. She begins to seduce him despite his insistence he is only there to present his script, but the two slowly realize they have fallen in love with each other. The Duke returns, and discovers Christian and Satine in a compromising position. Satine, after convincing the Duke she is in love with him, quickly states that Christian is only there to present a play. With the help of the troupe, Satine, and Zidler, Christian quickly improvises a new plot to "Spectacular Spectacular" as a thinly-covered veil of their current situation, with an evil maharajah attempting to woo the love of an Indian courtesan who is actually in love with a poor sitar player. The Duke, unable to see through the show's meaning, agrees to finance the show, but on the condition that he is the only one allowed to see Satine. Unfortunately for the Duke, Satine and Christian continuously make up excuses as to why he can't see her.

Over the next several weeks, the entire Moulin Rouge troupe prepares for the show as the club is turned into a theater. Christian and Satine attempt to evade the Duke to keep their love alive by pretending to be practicing their lines as well as the "secret song" that the sitar player and courtesan share, but the Duke insists that he can watch. On a day that the Duke has invited Satine to his place for the evening, Satine insists that she must practice her lines with Christian, and they depart. Later Nini Legs-In-The-Air (Caroline O'Connor), a jealous courtesan, points out to the Duke that the play is obviously a metaphor for Christian, Satine, and the Duke. The Duke takes drastic steps to make
sure that Christian and Satine are separated, demanding that Zidler let Satine spend the night with him. That night, Satine refuses the Duke's advances; the enraged Duke threatens to rape Satine. She is saved by another dancer, Chocolat, and then flees to Christian; the two plan to run away together. The Duke reports this to Zidler, and states that unless Satine is his, he will have Christian killed. Zidler tells Satine to break it off with Christian because she is dying from consumption. Satine sadly makes her way back to Christian's loft and claims that she wants the Duke's wealth more than Christian's love. Heartbroken, Christian follows Satine back to the Moulin Rouge and calls for her, only to be beaten by two men and refused entry.

On the opening night of "Spectacular Spectacular", Toulouse tries to remind Christian of the Bohemian way of life — truth, beauty, freedom, and love — and that he truly loves Satine as she does him, but Christian is too depressed to listen. As the show starts, Christian approaches Satine, trying to pay her for the sex that she had freely given to him with her heart, but Satine tries to send him away, fearing that the Duke's bodyguard will kill him. Suddenly, the two find themselves in the spotlight on stage, momentarily confusing the performers and audience. Zidler quickly improvises, stating that Christian is the sitar player in disguise and trying to make the show go on, but Christian walks off stage. As he leaves the theater, Toulouse-Lautrec shouts from the rafters "The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return." Satine realizes what she has done and sings the "secret song", showing Christian that she truly loves him. Christian rejoins her on stage and joins her in singing the song, angering the Duke. The Duke's bodyguard attempts to kill Christian, but the courtesans and Bohemians stop him; the Duke then tries to finish the job himself, only to be stopped by Zidler, who disarms the Duke so true love can prevail. The lovers finish their song to a standing ovation; the Duke storms away from the Moulin Rouge. As the performers get ready for taking a bow, Satine finally succumbs to her illness, and dies in Christian's arms. A year later, with the Moulin Rouge having closed down, Christian, still mournful over his loss, decides to write the story of the love shared between himself and Satine, which was her dying wish.

My Saudia Application

Friday (Jan. 15, 2010) – My friend (Melissa) told me that the Saudia employer is already here in Manila, and will now interview those applicants interviewed by the First Champion agency. And then a friend of mine (Marie), called the agency if we could pass our resume the following day (Saturday)..


Saturday (Jan. 16, 2010) – Woke up early and headed to Manila to submit my resume. Lucky us, (Marie and I), because we were allowed to join those applicants who were scheduled that day for their first interview with the Saudia representative (Mr. Mohamed Latheef).

When it was my turn for the interview (I’m no. 11), here it goes… He took my height, and then asked for my weight. Asked regarding my current work, and describe the function/s of my work. Ha asked me to write two sentences regarding my current job, and read it to him loud and clear. (Others were asked to compute in a piece of paper).. And then took a picture of me using his digicam (one pic sitting in a chair and the other pic standing).. Afterwards, he told me to that the result will come to me soon. I guess the interview took only 5-10 minutes. And that’s it. I’m done..

Monday (January 18, 2010) - Hoping and praying to receive a notification from the agency... Travel time to Cagayan for work related one week schedule.


Tuesday (Jan 19, 2010) – Around 2PM, while I was covering in one of the laboratories at Sta. Ana Cagayan, I luckily received a text message coming from Ms. Jaja of First Champion. And here’s the actual text…

After reading the message, I was shocked and then called Ms. Jaja right away to explain to her that I can’t report tomorrow to see Mr. Latheef because I’m in Cagayan which we know that’s so, so far away from Manila. I asked her ‘til when is Mr. Latheef here in Manila, and Ms. Jaja told me that Friday (Jan22, 2010) is his flight. So I told Ms. Jaja then, that I’ll text her right away if I can come back to Manila to attend and see Mr. Latheef the next day.

After talking to Ms. Jaja on the phone, what I did was, I hurriedly cancelled all my appointments (lecture presentations) for the next day, and informed the 2 laboratories that I have to come back to Pampanga due to an emergency at home. And rescheduled my lecture presentations to them on Friday (Jan 22, 2010). I really promised to them that I’ll be back on Friday. Luckily, they all agreed.

So that Tuesday night, I travelled all the way from Cagayan to meet Mr. Latheef the next day. Oh by the way, Cagayan to Manila is a 12 hrs travel by land. But I made it for just 10 hrs drive. I reached Manila at around 5:30AM. No sleep at all. I stayed at my younger sister’s bf’s house where I took a bath after I had coffee and a 1 hour break, and then prepared and psyched myself in meeting Mr. Latheef for the second time.

Wednesday (Jan 20, 2010) – Around 11:30AM (I’m no. 4).. My turn came. He again measured my height, because there was some changes with their height measurement.. It was increased to 1-2cms higher I think because my previous height differs from my height the second time he measured it.. Then checked my face, legs, feet, smile and teeth. This time around I’m really, really so nervous that my redness appeared in the neck/near my chest area where he noticed it. I told him that it’s because I’m really just so nervous that time that’s why the redness appeared. He told me that I shouldn’t be nervous because I’m one of the selected ladies who will meet the Saudia delegate soon. He graded me and put an “A” on my record list. He told me he has chosen 21 ladies already and he still needs 4 ladies to go before he leaves the Philippines. And that’s it, I'm done.

I’m happy to hear the news from him that time, and I’m really very glad that all my efforts of going to Manila from Cagayan paid off and was all worth it… Lucky me i guess! And God is really so GOOD! =) I am now really hoping that I really, truly passed, and be one of the lucky ladies who will be selected again by the Saudia delegate on April/May.. Pray for me sisses.. please??? =)

take a PEEK! =)

Hello there...

..I just want to show you my Vision Board for 2010... =) Thanks to miss 'powerpinay/superjezzi' for inspiring me to make my own vision board again. Honestly, I'm also a believer of Vision Boards.. but during those years that I'm fond of doing it, I actually look into the magazines for cut outs... (ganon ako kasipag noon..pero ngayon tamad na..haha kaya 'Visions In The Sky' nalang talaga)...
..But since i was really inspired by 'powerpinay/superjezzi' to make again a REAL vision board.. so here's mine, have a look! =) I started doin' it after Christmas, and then just resumed and finished looking for captions in the magazines just after my confinement... 

** I guess it's no need to explain much regarding my vision board.. because the pictures/captions tells it ALL!!! =)

** Thanks again Miss 'Powerpinay/SuperJezzi'... ÜÜÜ

New Year In The Hospital

Sorry guys for having no post for the past 10 days of this year 2010… It is because I started my year 2010 in the “hospital”… Oh yes, you read it right... in the "Hospital"... After 25 years of existence, it was just now that I experienced being confined in the hospital. Really my first time… Even though I, myself am a Medical Health Professional (RMT), I have a phobia of me being admitted in the hospital. Since I was a child, I’m really afraid of those injections, medicines and yeah, the doctors… For me then, they’re monsters. Oh well that was when I was still a kid. But when I grew up, I started dreaming of becoming a doctor.. haha.. and I had overcome my phobia of injections, because of my profession. (medtech) I’m the one looking for prominent veins and extracting blood to different people. As they say, Med Tech’s life is really more of extracting blood. We are the sharp-shooters, we are the phlebotomist.. Ü

Anyways, going back to my real life situation…


I was confined at Angeles University Medical Center due to Acute Pyelonephritis. I had severe infection that needs me to be admitted and given several doses of IV Antibiotics (Cefuroxime) because according to my doctor it can’t be treated easily by oral antibiotics because the infection was severe.

Clinically, my urine test showed :

Pus Cells - more than 50 cells/hpf  (OMG - super duper infection)
Bacteria – Many
Albuminuria - 2+

How I acquired Acute Pyelonephritis???


Last December 25-27, I experienced pain when urinating especially during the last urine flow. My mom said that she thinks I have UTI and so she bought me Cotri/Bactrim to take on those days. The pain subsided after I took the meds, so I thought my UTI is all gone. But then Dec. 29 came, I experienced back pain (left side-back area of my waistline), so I thought it was just a usual back pain so I applied Methyl Salicylate Ointment in the said area and took pain reliever (Mefenamic Acid). After few hours it was gone so I thought I’m really okay.

Here came Dec. 31, New Year’s Eve… I experienced it again… back pain, plus now I’m chilling… What I did was, the same thing.. took Mefenamic Acid as pain reliever, and applied Methyl Salicylate Ointment in my back.. and there, I survived New Year’s Eve.

January 1, 2010 around 4:00AM – I experienced chilling episodes and I’m then feverish. My chillin’ episodes weren’t just plain chills. It was like I have epilepsy. (ganon ang pag-chill ko..hehe).. And there you go guys.. I spent my 1st day of the year 2010 admitted in the hospital. Blame it on the UTI that infected my upper urinary tract and caused my left kidney to swell.

POOR me! (i really look sick here, sorry..)

the dextrose & IV antibiotic

fogive me if i can't remember how many bottles of dextrose and antibiotics that were infused -TNTC (too numerous to count, hehe)

January 8, 2010 around 7:00PM – Finally, I was advised by my doctor that I can go home and have my rest at home, provided that I’ll continue my antibiotic intake, but this time its oral meds. So of course, I nodded and promised to take those meds. I was really happy that night, that finally I’ll be sleeping in my own room, in my own bed.. I felt relieved then, really….hehe



By the way, these were all the tests done to me:

Urinalysis, Urine C/S, CBC, Creatinine Test, Urine Gram’s Stain, KUB Ultrasound, ECG, XRAY, Vaginal Discharge Gram’s Stain and Pap Smear… (imagine including pap smear, also my first time..hehe) Ü

HELLO 2010! Ü

My year 2009 has been a good year for me. Even though I’ve experienced a lot of struggles and difficulties, it was still a good year that I’ve learned new things and made me become a stronger, I mean a “much stronger person”.

This year became a topsy-turvy year for my love life. And since we parted and ended our relationship as bf-gf. I’m still very thankful that we ended up friends... Yes, it was so hard for me to give up on him.

This December, for the nth time that he have asked me to marry him....

I answered him “Gusto kong pakasal sa’yo kaso makakapaghintay ka ba ng 3-4yrs pa???”

Why does 3-4yrs very important to me? It’s because I’d like to reach my FA dream in which he’s not in favor of. We all know that a lot of airlines prefer single girls than married. And if ever I’ll get IN and sign a contract, based from what I knew you need to be single for at least 3-4yrs. His reason why he doesn’t like me to be an FA is because He already has the means of having a family. Yeah, indeed he’s financially stable because he’s a seaman, CHEF in particular. He’s earning pounds in London in which you can say “na buhay na buhay ka na talaga sa kanya”...

“Kahit daw di na ko magwork kayang-kaya na nga”...

And according to him based from my work, I really don’t need to be an FA, because..

“okay na daw salary and incentives ko para mabuhay dito sa Pinas na hindi malalayo sa family and loved ones ko”... “Ano pa daw bang hinahanap ko, bakit di daw ako makuntento sa kung anong meron ako ngayon”...

My point was I’m thinking of what about my lifelong dream??? Would I just disregard it and put it to waste? Knowing that there’s a voice inside me saying to reach and go for it. I prayed, really prayed for it that he could open his heart for the idea that this is my DREAM and I want to fulfil it, and that he should wait a little longer. But he remained close-minded about my FA dream. And I guess that’s a sign that I should end my relationship with him, and that he should find someone else that can marry him just as he wished, NOW. I have decided, it was really so hard for me to decide, to choose from love and a dream that I want to be for real, and there I chose to follow my heart in reaching my dream, and said I love you Goodbye... I now believe with what I heard from the movie “I LOVE YOU GOODBYE” that sometimes I LOVE YOU means GOODBYE....

He wasn’t really supportive of me with that dream, and I think that “partly” it contributed why I failed a lot of times this year. I didn’t get his BLESSING of me reaching my FA dream....

So now guys, can you tell me if I did the right thing or what???...

Also, I would like to take this opportunity to thank my fellow FA aspirants... Thanks for sharing your thoughts or experiences regarding your applications. And because I’m taking this journey in fulfilling my FA dream, I met a lot of FA wannabe's whom I gained as friends... Even though I lost a bf, I’m still very thankful to meet and have gained new friends... And me being Ms. Brightside, I’m really looking on the brighter side of life, that when one door closes, a window will soon open... and I’m looking forward to that this coming year 2010.

Let’s all pray that all our wishes for the coming year, 2010 be for real. And that we can all SOAR and FLY HIGH. =)


HAPPY NEW YEAR EARTHLINGS! Ü

I Can't Give Up On It Right Now...

Yes, I’m tired of my work as a P.A.S, and seriously, I’m thinking of resigning from work... That thought actually ran through my mind a couple of months ago, just last September I guess... I've been to a point where my resignation letter is all set, just have to print it and finally pass it directly to my Big Boss... but I prayed for it, really asked for God’s guidance and contemplated a lot regarding this matter... I’m a believer of signs, so I asked the Lord for some signs. And yes I was given some "signs" if I’ll continue to pass my resignation letter before the year ends or not... Seriously it was not a great idea for me to resign because I have no back up work or there’s no “new work” waiting for me, but just the mere fact that I want it to stop because I’m terribly TIRED and I want a NEW career... that’s just what I’m thinking then.. and so the Lord gave me signs.. SIGNS that I shouldn’t give up, not now... and that I should WAIT a little more.. I can’t mention those “signs” here in my blog, because I guess it’s just for me.. So guys I’m really sorry if I can’t spill it here.. I hope you do understand...



And I do realized after I was given the ‘signs’ that I really shouldn’t resign from my work because I have a car and a house to pay monthly... o’well yeah, when I had this urge of resigning I certainly haven’t thought of my car and my house... impulsive thinking i guess.. my bad after all... if I’ve pushed through with my resignation, I can’t pay for these blessings... I’m thanking the Lord with all these blessings He had given me and that at this early age of 25 I have my own car and my own house... a simple car and a simple house, but for me it’s a huge, huge blessing coming from Him. All the hardwork really paid off... =)

my crib =)

my car - zajh

So now, I can say that I really can’t give up on my career as a Product and Applications Specialist. But if time comes that the Lord will let me follow my dream and be a cabin crew, then let it be! He knows what’s best for us... So trust your Life with the Lord, our God... =)

Backtracking my Career :)

---> Four years ago



After I finished my studies and passed the Medical Technology Board Exam last September 2005, I took a rest for a month, and began thinking of what would be the best career for me. Thoughts of becoming a Pharma Rep was then my ultimate dream. I then started applying for Unilab and Natrapharm, experienced series of interviews, panel interviews and product detailing. But then I thought why not I apply for a Diagnostic Company instead of a Pharmaceutical Company so that my course would be somewhat related to it. So there it goes, I applied for Zafire Distributors Inc., as a Technical Sales Representative. I fortunately got in and that was the start of my “SALES” career.


After three years as a Technical Sales Representative (TSR), I was then promoted to become the Product and Applications Specialist for the whole Luzon area. After a year as a P.A.S, there came my continuous thought of pursuing my childhood dream, which is to become a Flight Attendant/Cabin Crew. I want to travel more, not only here in the Philippines but I like it to be worldwide. I want to see the world, meet new people and learn different cultures and traditions. My drive to pursue my “FA dream” grew stronger every day. Every time I have spare time, I would normally google my dream and click different sites of FA's themselves which inspires and motivates me a lot to become one. Also I decided to join PEX (Pinoy Exchange forum)for me to get more infos regarding application of different airlines, requirements and how the applications and interviews goes like.


And at this moment, I had series of applications (oh yeah, 4x with Qatar Airways and once for Emirates just this year, 2009) but unfortunately wasn’t able to make it through. Talk about depression due to this failed applications, I wouldn’t deny that fact. I guess it’s pretty normal for a person to be depressed especially if he/she didn’t get what she wanted. And these series of failed applications won’t stop me from reaching my dream. I would certainly not stop ‘til I reach the top. I know in time I’ll be flying and I’ll soon see the world. I honestly admit the fact that I’m seeing myself as one, and that I am already having some visions of me in the sky. And I can’t wait to say this phrase on the plane... “Welcome Aboard!”





** DESTINY is calling me..Open up my EAGER eyes..Coz I’m Ms. BRIGHTSIDE... ;)