English is not my mother tongue though I am confident that my accent being a Filipino is way better than the others. Yes, I can write better, too. Not perfect but good enough to understand and not give you a headache.

My consciousness in English became stronger the day I met my husband. He’s an Indian but not a typical one. In terms of “speaking“, he corrects me frequently. You know how typical Filipinos pronounce words ending in “BLE” i.e. table.

Also, I was exposed to English speaking (British and Canadian) bosses with my first job. So imagine the stress I had gone through at first, not to forget the different terms used? But that actually helped me a lot in building confidence on how to speak in English fluently.

Then, I had the opportunity to work abroad where English is also used daily, 8 hours a day. In my case, it was more, living with my husband. It also happened that my former boss, who is a Kuwaiti but studied and frequented the United States, and a Superior who is a Pakistani raised in Canada, added a challenge. Read more »

I just could not exactly recall but I am sure I’ve read somewhere online that “listening to music while working seems to impair task concentration as well as the ability to remember”. In my case, it’s the other way around.

I noticed this back in my High School days when I had to cram and memorize lines in prep for the exam the next day. I am not the type of student who would daily scan her notes with or without exam the following day. I would only review my notes when it’s needed and I do it during wee hours when everyone is asleep in the household.

I tried both scenes. With music off, my mind tend to get the opportunity to wander somewhere else instead of focusing on what I have to do. Weird eh? With music on, particularly mellow and blues songs, my mind get more lively and cooperative. Well, I don’t really pay attention to what is currently playing. I just need to hear something else aside from silence.

I did and practiced the same habit during College. In short, I work more effectively with music on. Read more »

On Tuesday, Gayle & I were called in our President’s office for a meeting. We thought it had something to do with our evaluation. Glad it wasn’t! We were called to plan for an important event that’s going to be held in Bluewater Maribago Beach Resort in Cebu 12 days from now.

With such very short notice, we had to think of something to get the participants together. With that, Gayle & I divided our tasks. We both worked on revising the letter invitation to be sent to the Directors. While I print the letters, Gayle waits by the fax machine which is 15 steps away from our work station. As soon as the letters were sent out, we played the role of call center agents. She did the telephone calls making sure that the letters were received while I did the mobile phone calls to the Directors. Well, this is much better than sourcing for PoolSupplyUnlimited.com rheem heat pump teehee!

Looks like were moving to the next level and that is Read more »