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Taurus Employee Profile
Taureans make some of the best employees. They are loyal, hardworking, and no-nonsense. They work methodically and follow projects through until they are complete. Some may appear to work a little too slowly-usually because they are so careful-but they will always finish what they start. They thrive on structure, schedules, and routine. You'll find them doing the same exact thing at the same time every day.
Taureans, however, are not exactly the malleable workers that they often appear to be. If they have to work in a chaotic environment, they won't be happy and will be prone to child-like temper tantrums and stubbornness. They might react similarly if they have to work around ignorant people or at a job where there is no obvious potential for advancement.
Taureans will be very unhappy if there isn't a ladder for them to climb. Even in the worst situations, they will find a way to advance slowly, winning over the most difficult people who may stand in their way of progress.
Taurus employees will only take so much patiently and happily before they feel they are being taken advantage of. They will gladly accept orders and do whatever dirty work needs to get done, but they expect rewards. They want material gain, salary increases, and the potential for more power.
To make your Taurus employees happy, be sure to give them projects through
which they will see tangible results-hopefully something that will allow them to express their unique creativity in addition to their practical side. They don¹t want to feel mired in details for long periods of time.
Make sure to schedule regular performance and salary reviews. This show of respect should keep them loyal to the company.
Sad
Been listening lately to Sugar Free, whose songs are similar to Cold Play. Their second album, similar to the first album, is all about meloncholia in all its forms, context spread out in different situations.
"Sinta", the first song in the album, deals with the need for companionship:
Ako'y isang malungkot na bata
Palakad-lakad lang
Wala rin naman mapupuntahan
At madalas, madulas, at nung parang ayoko na...
Buti na lang nandyan ka, sinta....
The current single "Prom", is a typical story of a boy who musters enough courage to ask a girl to dance at the prom:
Nanginginig na mga kamay
Puso kong hindi mapalagay
Pwede ba kitang tabihan
Kahit na may iba kang kasama
Parang atin ang gabi
At parang wala tayong katabi
At tayo'y sumayaw na parang di na tayo bibitaw...
Lastly, the first hit off the album, "Hari ng Sablay", states the fact that we are all only human:
Please lang wag kang magulat
Kung bigla akong magkalat
Mula pa nung pagkabata
Mistula nang tanga
San san nadadapa, san san bumabangga
Ang puso kong kawawa, pay pag-asa pa ba?
Ayoko nang mag-sorry
Sawa na kong magsisi
Pasensya ka na, mabilis lang ako mataranta....
Ako ang hari ng sablay
Hinding hindi makasabay
Sabay sa hangin ng aking buhay
Hari ng sablay, ako ang hari ng sablay
Ako ang hari, ako ang hari...
All in all, the album is good, both musically and lyric-wise.
If you're looking for a song to fit your current melancholic mood, Sugar Free is one band for you.
Time
Life is very short, and there’s no time
For fussing and fighting my friend…
And so life is, as stated in the famous song. Analyzing the past decade or so of trying to carve a name for ourselves, we now stand on the limelight, trying to further discover where we are, where we want to go and what we want to be.
Many have gone out, trying their luck at the far shores. Many have turned away from their original calling. Some have stalled to try their luck later. Some have remained, and some have prevailed.
But, no matter where we go after the hallowed halls of the former location of the College of Architecture, we have to remember that time is short. Great decisions have to be made where and when we plan to settle down, what we really want to due, and what we want to pursue.
Nearing the great three-ohs, we can only wonder where we will be a few years from now. Shall we follow suite with what the other generations have done, or shall we digress and try to set a new pattern for our lives?
While on the bus bound for Quezon City, I chanced upon a 30-something male vendor, who looks rather disappointed with the pace of his work for the day. The guy sells toys on the streets, and I can see the look of hopelessness on his face, as it was nearing dusk already. Maybe he has yet to earn his quota for the day, or maybe he has financial problems and hopes to solve it immediately between the bounds of the aging day.
After watching him from the window of the bus for approximately 10 minutes, he finally makes a sales contact, earning a measly 100 pesos, where he can earn a little as 10 pesos or less for one toy. 10 pesos for 10 minutes. Time is running out for the guy.
I wonder where I will be when I reach his age, maybe with a family or a large responsibility? If decisions have to be made as to where I want to go, maybe I should make them now, for as I have stated earlier, life is indeed short, and time indeed goes by faster than we think.
Time out, let’s stop and think for a while.
Malling
Is there such a word as malling? With the onset of text lingo and taglish (or in the oca lingo, spataglish – Spanish, tagalong and English), its hard to determine whether a word is indeed valid or is a product of wrong and tolerated bad grammar.
Being a self sufficient person in my own right, I make it a point to spend time with myself in order to reflect and free my mind of the daily hassles and complexities of human interaction. I achieve this by walking through levels upon levels, shop upon shop within the malls.
My latest mall-ing fell on a Friday, prompting me to think of ways to amuse and occupy myself for the entire evening. Competent that I have the time, money and get up to sufficiently blend in with the shopping public, I casually walked in and around the great halls of the shopping mall.
My primary goal for the evening was to check out the possible replacements for my trusty old Nokia 3315. After about an hour of frustratingly looking for a decent (or should I say affordable) PDA phone, I resigned myself to purchase later on a sufficient middle end mobile phone. After my phone hunting, a dilemma struck me: what am I going to do next?
As I mentioned earlier, I have the resources to spend, but try as I may, I cannot get myself to purchase, watch, try, eat or even read anything inside the mall. Obsessive-compulsiveness aside, I cannot decide where to spend my time and money on. Such a dilemma has always hounded me whenever I am inside the mall.
Frustrated, I decided to go home and eat at the ever dependable McDonalds at the Philcoa. But before reaching the mall exit, I chanced upon a newly opened eating joint. Finally seeing the opportunity to try something new, I immediately slumped myself on the chair and asked for the menu (remember, level upon level, shop upon shop of walking…without buying anything!!!).
But I guess my malling adventure was destined not to have a happy ending, as when I checked my wallet prior to ordering, I discovered that I have less than the needed money to eat! Sure I have money, but its still in the ATM!
I guess my oc-ness got the better of me, because I made it a recent policy to carry only what cash I need. This is in order to avoid over-spending, especially during group gimmicks where free riders sometimes exist. Too bad…it backfired on me.
On the way home to the trusty McDo Philcoa, I was singing the famous Yano song…
Patingin tingin, di naman makabile
Patingin tingin, di makapanood ng sine
Walang pera, kundi pamasahe
Nakayanan ko lang, pambili ng dalawang yosi.
Quite the contrary actually….
Trip
After saying that I don't get to travel much as much as my comrades do, now I am flooded with prospective chances to go around. In short drawing pa lang ang iba dito.
Being in a client / service oriented profession, we architects have to meet up with prospective clients and opportunities for financial and professional growth. Not like "over the counter / table" type of transactions, we have to personally go to the prospective business opportunity in order to try and seal a deal. Which brings me to a dilemma: am I ready to transact business in far away places, not knowing anything about these places, having little travel experience, and being a relative newbie in the profession. Kung baga, big time decision na ito.
An acquaintance asked me if I can go to Bohol with him for a prospective large project. Although I have already interacted with this person in the past, there is still some hesitation to go, since it would be the first time that I would be leaving Manila for a business opportunity. It's not like I'm going to Marikina or Bulacan. Now I have to invest time and money for this trip, not knowing the outcome.
Although it would be a welcome respite for me, having to leave the hustle and bustle of the city for a while, and the prospect of travel overwhelms me. So I guess I just have to do my own further research on my acquaintance, as well as where I am going.
Anyone care to go to Bohol? I hope somebody is interested, so that I can have back up, as well as assistance at the same time in doing the standard site inspection and research for a project. Who knows we might bag the project. But if not, the trip would be well worth the risk. Vamos!
p.s. We are also going to Quezon this weekend. Anybody interested? And hopefully to Ilocos later on! Paging Jing! I'd love to go to Ilocos, even for just the trip and the experience. All in one month.
Questions and Answers
Recently went to a elementary class get together, and we were all amazed at the story of one of our batchmates who refused to go to the get togethers being held simply because he finds no use of going, since he said that he is the most successful in the whole class anyway. Before I continue, let me just blurt out a big F**CK Y** to our beloved classmate.
Excuse me...there I feel much better now.
So now the question, what really comprises success? If a person asks me if I am successful, how would I answer?
Pardon me if I have to shed out lengthy paragraphs, to questions which can be answered in simple questions.
1. Are you successful? My answer: success is relative. Success may mean financial, emotional, physical, social, spiritual...****al success.
2. Ok...are you successful financially? My answer: I am far from being financially successful. But at least I got rid of my "makunat" days wherein I have to watch out for my money, from highschool to my first few years at work. What bothers me now is my capacity to save and handle money, because of too much spending, or giving out during gimmicks, or letting go of debts from people I cannot get back to. I just laugh at the joke of being the "bread winner" in the group.
3. Emotionally? My problem with my emotional side is I now tend to let go...immediately. I might have a problem with this with regards to age.
4. Physically? I enjoy a few strenous activities every now and then, but nothing constant. I am getting fat.
5. Socially? I am associating myself with various social circles lately, and meeting up with old friends. I don't want to spread myself too thin though. And of course I frown at "friends" who remember you only when they need something. But of course I can survive on my own. Ever since childhood I have learned to isolate myself and survive, like what I did during the holy week, where I locked myself up in the flat for five whole days. Beat that!
6. Spiritually? God is still there.
Over all, I feel that success is related to what you really want to gain out of all the small successes you receive. I may not be rich, may not be socially active, but I am happy with what I have, and not at the expense of friendship and morality. Humiliation, stress, loneliness are but challenges. In the end, bawian lang yan. Hare Krishna.
LOVE
I wanted to post this message in light of some witty remarks regarding my handling my veeeerrry open love life. Para sa mga kapatid na nage-enjoy looking / jeering at people's love lives...try to look at your own din. =P
Advice lang..... Message: To all guys and gals........
Find a guy who calls you beautiful
instead of hot,
who calls you back when you hang up on
him,
who will stay awake just to watch you
sleep.
Wait for the boy who kisses your forehead,
who wants to show you off to the world
when you are in your sweats,
who holds your hand in front of his friends,
who thinks you're just as pretty without
makeup on.
Wait for the one who is constantly
reminding you
of how much he cares about you
and how lucky he is to have you.
Wait for the one who turns to his friends
and
says, "...that's her."
GUYS...
Find a girl who calls you baby faced
instead of
hot or sexy
who can't stand it when you hang up on
her and
calls right back,
who would sit there for hours looking into
your eyes,
who doesn't care what you look like, but
what's
inside counts the most,
Who looks at you with the twinkle in her
eyes and
kisses you on the cheek instead of the lips,
Wants to be with you in public, even if
you wear
those old grass stained and ripped pants
with the
bleached jersey like always,
Wait for the girl who is a constant
reminder of
your happiness and joy, who makes you
smile just
by knowing she loves you back.
Wait for the girl who you give piggy back
rides to
in public and she still is in view of her
friends,
while she gets off and you hear her
go: "you're
the one for me, for always"
The gift of being single Message: TOO often people want what they want, or think
they want at the moment,
which is usually "happiness" right now. The irony of
their impatience
is that only by learning to wait, and by willingness
to accept the bad
with the good do we usually attain those things
that are truly
worthwhile. I have a blessing which is sometimes
seen as a curse. I am blessed
with the gift of being single.
For most of us twentysomething young
professionals, it seems the world
has already come up with its own set of
expectations on how we should
live life. The world expects us to finish school in our
early twenties,
get a job, find the love of our lives by the time we
reach our
mid-twenties, marry and have kids. But the thing
is, not everyone sees their
dreams come true in the same way. In this article,
I shall try to
endeavor to change the way the world looks at
being single.
The Art of Contentment. For most of us, being
single will be more of a
phase than a final destination. This is the best
place to practice the
art of contentment. Someday, I'm sure most of us
will fall in love and
get married. But the thing is, love will always be
tested. Someone more
handsome, more charming, richer, funnier, sweeter
would come along. If
you have not practiced the art of contentment as a
single person,
chances are you would be tempted to want that
and not cherish your chosen
one.
Practicing the Art of Contentment as a single
person means that you
take what life gives you, good or bad, you're willing
to see it through.
It means you don't walk away every time things get
tough because it
builds in you patience, perseverance,
understanding and a hundred different
virtues that people in a hurry will never have. Being
single means you
would find how it feels to be alone thus, allowing
you to cherish every
moment you spend with your chosen one. The art
of contentment means you
wouldn't mind if life had to make you wait for so
long to find the love
of your life, because you know that the waiting
would only make the
finding much sweeter.
A Time to Know Yourself Better. Being single is a
time of your life
when you can get to know yourself better. You can
pursue different
interests and passions without having to ask
another person's approval. It is
a phase when you can keep focus on other things,
discover your
potentials and talents, and see yourself become
more than what you expect to
be. Allow yourself to surprise you. Stop wasting
precious energy trying
to figure out why you're still romantically
unattached. It's all in the
mind. Take the time to go see your friends, spend
time with your
family, do charity work and you will realize that you
are not, and never for
one moment, was alone. Try to get to know
yourself first before you try
to get to know other people. To be truly loved
means to be known and
accepted for who you are. How do you expect
other people to know you and
to love you, when you don't know who and what
you really are?
A Choice between Good and Best. Sometimes the
dilemmas we face are not
between what is absolutely bad and absolutely
good. Sometimes, it's
between good and best. Treat this stage of your life
as a phase to
evaluate who is good for you and who is best for
you. Sometimes, you won't
hear music, or feel magic to know who's best for
you. The heart just knows
and it doesn't need any romantically charged
scenario to decide on the
matter. Trust in your heart, and trust that time will
eventually lead
you to, not to the perfect partner, but to the most
suitable partner for
you. Being single is a phase of life that we need to
be thankful for,
because being single means our hearts have yet to
choose the best one
for us.
Almost a Non-committal. Jane Austen once wrote,
that it is a truth
universally acknowledged that a single man (or in
our times a woman), in
possession of a good fortune is in search of a
spouse (just to be
politically correct). Well, that was what the old
school wanted us to believe
in. Married life is a path most of us would take,
however, it is not
the only path there is. Relieve yourself of the
pressure and stop making
every single, straight guy friend a prospect. You
have no business
"entrapping" them and asking (which is more
like "putting a gun in the
head") them of their exclusive attention, if you're
not ready for
commitment yourself. Sometimes, when you
spend too much time trying to find a
boyfriend, you normally end us marrying the first
loser who comes to your
door.
Take your time, the world will wait. Being married
doesn't guarantee
that it will make your life happy. It doesn't
guarantee anything at all.
Sometimes, it only brings two miserable people
together only to make
their life even more miserable. Without the right
intention, the
emotional maturity, financial security and of
course, unwavering love, you're
better off unattached.
Living Life. Don't put your life on hold for Mr. Right
but don't let it
waste away with Mr. Wrong. Life is about things
that you do and happen
to you everyday. It's not about the things that could
have happened but
never did, or things that you think would happen in
the future. Live
life now. Live it to the fullest and stop beating
yourself up, trying to
be perfect on a Saturday night date. Allow life to
surprise you with
it's most wonderful blessings.
