Unfinished movie

I was going to open my yahoo mail when I stumbled upon a story featured on the homepage of yahoo. "Final Film Version Disputed." They were talking about the leaked unfinished Wolverine Movie. I happened to watch this version. At first it was funny because you can actually see the ropes attached to the actors while doing some stunts, the computer generated action scenes and raw special effects. But, come to think of it, it was a major disaster for the producers. A nightmare come to life. It was expected to become a blockbuster but that just won't happen now. I hope they catch the person responsible for doing this.

The Last of S-IK

It's been over a month now since my last post. A lot of things had happened. I never got to share what we've gone thru on judgement day. I hope I can still remember everything.

February 27,2009

We went to work as usual but the difference of this day was that we we were expecting something bad will happen (There were a lot of signs already). Upon arrival at the plant, we were surprised to see a lot of security guards positioned on different parts of the plant. There were also unfamiliar cars parked inside. I went inside QC room and found my boss with swollen red eyes. She had been crying the whole night thinking. We tried to comfort her, telling her that everything will be alright.

Around 9:00 AM, everybody was asked to proceed to the conference room. When we got there (QC people), the long table was placed in front of the room with chairs facing the employees. Then came the management along with the company's lawyers.

Our President stood up, and told us that the mother company decided that they will close down S-IK Philippines for good. There were two reasons. First was due to low production quantity and the second was because of customs. Everyone was silenced. Some were crying. Then, our HR Manager explained that the company was generous enough to give us a 1.5% separation pay (Normally, you will only receive half of your salary for every year of service.). We were called one by one, talked to a lawyer, received our checques afterwhich we gathered our personal belongings and off we go. Nobody was allowed to stay too long, they provided a shuttle service to which brought employees home. As for us, BF asked his brother to pick us up.

We were saddened by what happened but we really can't do anything about it. We need to move on, find better oppotunities.

March 1,2009

Wilson and I attended mass then had dinner. I guess he noticed how sad I was so he asked me why. I told him that I still had a lot of things left to do in the office, and leaving it just like that felt wrong. That was when he told me that they were asked to come back again to finish their work. On QC side, it was my boss and emee who were called. Ok na rin for me at least we could finish our pending work.

March 2, 2009

I asked Wilson to inform me whatever will happen that day. The management spoke to them one by one regarding the salary that they will receive and the how long their service will be needed. As for Wilson, of course I don't how much he's salary was but he did not complain, so I guess he's satisfied with the offer. His contract is up to April 30,2009. I asked about our dept., he was so amazed with emee. She did not sign the contract unless there was another QC staff that will work with her. I tell you, we have a lot of work, one person will go mad trying to finish everything. That was when they asked me.

March 3, 2009

There was no other choice except me. All the other QC staff were unavailable already. When the management talked to me they said that they cannot provide a service car for me. They really need me so what they did was they adjust my time. I can go home by 4 and they will give me transportation allowance. I signed the contract, which will end on April 30, 2009.

My bros and sis sa QC. With Kuya Romel and Mang Lito

with our mommy

You can check out more pics here.

Judgement day

The company I work with is in danger right now. Aside from having low production due to recession we also encounter problems with customs. There were a lot of speculations over the past few days. We already had a meeting before and the management promised that they will inform us about the status of the company. We were supposed to have the meeting last Feb. 10, but due to unknown reasons it was postponed.

During the first meeting, the management was informed that there were some employees that would like to voluntarily resign as along as they would make them a good offer.

Today, there were more chismis in the office.

1. S-IK employees from our Makati office will be going to the Laguna plant tomorrow. (Considering we don't have work during fridays)

2. They have ordered a meal at Max's Restaurant for all employees. (Farewell party?)

3. There was a note on the planner of our Japanese boss that they have scheduled the date for the announcement.

4. There was going to be a general meeting, all employees included. (The memo was posted past 4 this afternoon.

BF and I will be meeting later to talk and plan things. If ever closure is the last resort, we all hope that the company would be generous with regards to our separation pay.

Stay at home

I'm staying home today. Since last week our work days have been cut off to four days only. This is due to low production and our problem with the importation of materials. I wasn't able to plan anything for today so I will just be staying home.

I started the day by fixing our bed and cleaning our room. I also washed the dishes (The chore i hated doing the most). Now, i'm eating my lunch. Chowking halo-halo and Braised beef. Perfect for the heat! Next thing to do? Arrange my clothes in my cabinet. It's so gulo!

a sigh of relief

I've been so worried this past few weeks because of delayed schedule of my period. I was supposed to have my period around the 4th week of January but it never came. Not that I was expecting pregnancy as the cause of delay, of course not! I had delayed periods before but not this long.

This morning I felt a pain in my abdomen and thought it was only a need to flush out a few human wastes. I was surprised to see that my visitor that I've been waiting for so long has arrived. I never felt so relieved in my life. Last night before I went to sleep I was praying that if my period will arrive, meaning that everything in me is normal, I will take my board exam review seriously. I will of course after the pain go away.

I have thought of so many reasons why i'm delayed. Miscalculation, stress, and the worst, I might have a tumor or something preventing my period. But I came to the conclusion that I just might be so stressed out because I actually am. I've been thinking about a lot of things. The future mostly. Now that I feel normal again because of my period I will have to relax and just go with the flow. To stop stressing out. Of course I need to thank God later for the good news he had given me today.

Photography Lesson

I have already scheduled my free workshop at Canon, but I still have to wait until April. A good friend of mine, Sir Orville, offered to give me a few lessons in photography just so I could have an idea on what to do and expect during the workshop.

We did the lesson at Huey Ying. Wilson also wanted to learn photography so he joined in the lecture. Sir Orville started by explaining about the different buttons and dials on the DSLR. He also pointed the three very important things that I should know about, ISO, Shutter Speed, and Aperture. After the lecture it's time to take shots. The first thing he asked me to try was a trick shot with lights. We positioned ourselves near a post on the street, adjusted the settings of the camera and away we shoot!

This was supposed to look like a circle *LOL*.

I did this by rotating the lens while capturing the image

The panning effect

We also did another lesson yesterday at Glorietta. Portrait was our lesson. I don't think we were really that successful with the lesson because our models, one in particular, was uncooperative. She was laughing the whole time but I still was able to get a perfect shot of her. Here are some of our pictures.

Beh!

It took me a lot of shots before I got this one

After this we had dinner at Sbarro c/o Sir Orville. He went home with Mam Winnie afterwards while the rest of us watched a movie.

Something borrowed

Eversince I got hold of my DSLR camera, I've been wanting to learn more about photography. One of my friends who also bought a DSLR already attended the free workshop. He's willing to give me free lessons and share his knowledge about photography, so by the time I will have my workshop I know the basics na.

Photography is really a very expensive hobby. I mentioned to Sir Orville that I don't even have my tripod and camera bag yet. I was surprised when he told me he would lend me his spare camera bag and tripod. He already have lots of gears so he bought a bigger camera bag. I was so happy and thankful! I don't know when I will get my cam bag from my aunt. Maybe this summer when she comes here for a vacation.

Now that I have the basic gears, we have scheduled the photography lesson on friday. I learn about portraits.

I'm so excited na....

Got through at last!

Photography is a very expensive hobby. To be able to capture great photos you need to know how to use your camera, a DSLR to be exact. When i bought my DSLR, it came with a free workshop. I haven't really paid attention to it until a friend of mine attended the workshop. You can actually see the difference from the shots he took before and after the workshop. The training center which gave them the seminar was PCCI. I called canon several times, it's only this afternoon that I got through the line. I was surprised to find out that I will be attending the workshop at a different trainer center, at FPPF. It will be a 5 session course, sundays from April 26 to May 24. I'm very excited but I still want to try if they will have another schedule with PCCI, mas konti daw kasi ang enrolled dito compared with FPPF kaya mas tutok sa mga students. Whichever training center will be fine with me as long as I learn the basics of photography.

Renting

Our PC at home was shutting down on its own. We had to bring it to a computer shop near our house to get it fixed. We also requested for an upgrade. Hopefully, it won't take long. Sayang naman ang aming broadband..hehe..

Baby Stuff for Baby Migs

My sister is due to give birth this February. One month to go before we welcome a new member in our family. He will be named Miguel Carlisle Angeles. The name Carlisle was actually taken from a character in the movie Twilight. He's the father of Edward Cullen. (Adik sa Twilight, I should say *LOL*).

In preparation for his coming, my sister and her hubby already bought a few things for him. As a soon to be godmother of Migs, I also bought a onesies and a pair of socks. As a gift for my sister naman, my sister Delai and I bought her a baby couture bag so eventhough she's carrying baby stuff she'd still look cool and stylish.

garments for the baby: onesies, hooded blankets, socks, booties, etc.

More baby stuff: Nappy clamps, diaper pins, bottles, bath essentials, pacifier, baby wipes, etc.

baby couture bag c/o me and delai

The things they bought for baby migs

It's been a long time since we have a baby in our family so everyone's really excited. I for one can't wait!