My Cup of Tea

Okay, this is some sort of practice. Since I am just waiting to finish my masteral degree and look for another job where I could maximize my potentials, I did some research about the possible job interviews thrown by prospective employers.  I always considered oral interviews as scary, it terrifies me, I have this less-than perfect oral recitation skill back in school :-) So to prepare myself for this nerve-wracking ordeal, I gathered possible questions: What is your greatest strength? I pride myself for having this very flexible attitude when it comes to meeting deadlines. My experience as a freelance writer online thought me so many things about submitting work on time. What is your greatest weakness? I have this very bad stammering habit. I stutter a lot so I have this less-than-perfect oral communication skill. It's something I dreaded with but I am slowly working on it because I know it is a disadvantage especially in a globally competitive workplace. ...

Finally, we’re done! Last night, our group (we’re only four in the group because our Chinese classmate went home to China for a business trip) conducted a seminar-workshop entitled AHA: A seminar on the foundation of leadership in our Ignatian Leadership for Managers and Entrepreneurs class. In this subject, we are divided into five groups and one of the class requirements is for us to conduct a seminar in the class. (First photo: Maam Bel, me, Jerry, Gerlie and Joel). Our topic is about self-awareness (as one of the foundation of a good leader and manager). It runs smoothly and we had a wonderful session. It was a nice evening, our professor, Maam Bel Actub did her critics after we presented. She gave her assessment on how we conducted the seminar and how we can improve the lapses. I have only one presentation to prepare before the semester ends, the Business plan presentation in my Marketing Management subject, but I never worry this class presentation because I wi...

These are the people I greatly admired in life, not because of their popularity and privileged background, but on how their legendary charms and abilities stirred the consciousness of humanity.  They managed to shape and influence the world with their unique personality, ability, passion and devotion to create a difference. POPE JOHN PAUL II " He was the true great Christian disciple who firmly believed that Jesus Christ is the only answer to all questions about human life ", This is how the late Great Pope, John Paul II, described by his biographer, Georg Wigel, during an interview with the TIME magazine. Pope John Paul II, perhaps the greatest spiritual leader to come in recent memory, had worked tirelessly for the benefit of humanity.  His unique kindness, compassion, devotion to Catholic faith, effort to spread peace and solidarity and promotion for international understanding made him one of the most effective God's messengers of peace ever sat in t...

Today is another Valentine's Day. Sweet roses are everywhere and Chocolate (though I hate it) sounds like a national food. Fancy restaurants and hotel cafes offer romantic dinners for lovers. Abracadabra.  Okay... While the rest of the world are swathed in red, I will going to paint my world with an innocent color, ice pink--sweet, fresh and vibrant--because I want to believe that life and magic still exist in a world where frustration and disappointment became my life's constant companion. Well, I just love the idea of being in love. As simple as that. Deep inside, yes, it is. I celebrated the past Valentine's Days with my closest friends, but this year, I want to spend it alone with my laptop and books in my room. Lots of case assignments and writings to do, so instead of dining with friends and talk about frustrating things in life, I'll just spend the rest of the night in writing while dreaming positive things and what's-coming-ahead. I am also tired...

While blog walking at Bianca Gonzales’s site, I read her blogpost about Top Three things. So I made my own listing and made it Top Five ^_____^ MY TOP FIVE Five usernames I often used: 1. Snowprincess 2. Snowy 3. Icepink 4. Isabella Windsor 5. jlamela Five of my favorite flowers: 1. Tulips 2. Roses 3. Carnation 4. Orchids 5. Dahlias Five things that scare me: 1. Rats! 2. Heights (mountain climbing is far from my mind) 3. Losing any of my parents and siblings 4. Losing my eyesight 5. Cancer Five of my everyday essentials: 1. Cellphone 2. Greentea 3. Sunblock 4. Face powder 5. Lipgloss Five favorite songs: 1. Beautiful in my Eyes by Joshua Kadison 2. On This Day by David Pomeranz 3. Later by Fra Lippo Lippi 4. The Colour of Love by Billy Ocean 5. When I look into your Eyes by Firehouse Five things I want in a relationship (if ever.lol!) 1. Trust 2. Respect 3. Honesty/Fidelity 4. Initiative to make each other so happy 5. Unders...

Because I'm tired drooling my eyes wondering why people keep on insisting February is the month of love, I tried emptying my mind with clutters by reading shallow news that has nothing to do with the oil price hike in the world market (PNoy kept insisting people should not focus on his love life) so I choose to invade PNoy's privacy.lol! It's a good relief that the President whisked his eyes away from Liz Uy because I don't feel she is the right one for him (shhhh!just my opinion), now enter another name.... Len Lopez . Len Lopez is the latest flame of the bachelor president, they spotted going out since November 2010, and in one of their outings, dining at one of the posh restaurants in Greenbelt 2, he was heard uttering this heart-skipping line " Do I make you laugh ?"wooooooow that's so sweet and cute!PNoy after all is still capable of uttering magical line that makes every woman's heart dribble in thrill and delight. Though he tried very ...

While posting a birthday greeting to the Philippine President, N oynoy Aquino, in my twitter account, my home page was flooded with latest tweets from the people/Entity I followed:Karen Davila, Julius Babao, Sol Aragones and The Inquirer regarding the shooting incident in the Loyola Park just this morning, I thought the former AFP chief, Angelo Reyes was shot by an unknown assailant but updates on the shooting stated that the former Defense secretary really shot himself to death, an apparent suicide was ruled eventually. Another tweet says that Reyes was hazy and emotionally bothered in the previous days because of the Senate investigation linking AFP comptroller, Major General Carlos Garcia on the alleged massive corruption in the AFP, the news revealed that the house hearing committee is set to summon Reyes for this controversy. Reyes,who was with his two sons and a bodyguard at the Loyola Memorial Park to visit the grave of his mother, shoot himself on the chest after he orde...