so much delay

Here are updated dates which Lubna (HR) clarified with CDS should be on the DS2019 and SEVIS Records:

July 14, 2008 - October 3, 2008 for Leslie Anne Feliciano
July 14, 2008 - October 3, 2008 for Teddy Roxas

July 28, 2008 - October 17, 2008 for Mark Robles
July 28, 2008 - October 17, 2008 for Ryan Dominic Sarmiento

August 11, 2008 - October 31, 2008 for Jony Felipe


The July 14th crew will leave on July 3rd for the US if we have the forms by Wednesday July 2. Otherwise, we will leave July 10th assuming we have the forms by July 9th.

Last day change

Bad trip naman ... who would think na pwede pa pala ma-cancel ang trip? one day before ang alis then suddenly your boss called to inform you that its postponed. Haaaay... olats! kakainis ... panira ng plano ... :-(

been a while

My last call was last year August and today I just took my first call here in Seachange ... im quite nervous .. but .. keri lang :) hehehe ..

Resiliency

~ Hope this helps ~


Emotional resiliency is the ability to recover and to go on in the face of misfortune and adversity. It is about finding joy in life again.


How does one move forward through the pain of the past?

1. Acknowledge the pain or disappointment.
2. Forgive yourself and /or others.
3. Get moving - emotion can be released through physical activity like walking.
4. Nurture yourself. Do something for yourself that makes you feel nurtured.
5. Focus on what you have and what is important to you. What is good in your life? Who or what gives meaning to your life? What can you contribute?
6. Take the time it takes. It will take time to process and come to terms with what happened. Take the time to grieve.
7. Seek help and support from friends, family, your faith leader and/or professional counselors.


You Have a Choice

I think it is so important that you remember that you have a choice. You may not have any control over what happens to you but you can choose how you respond to it. Viktor Frankl , noted psychiatrist and concentration camp survivor, wrote in his book Man's Search for Meaning: "...everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms -- to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way." (1963, p. 104)


Coaching Questions

* Is there an event or issue in your life that is holding you in the past?
* What would be possible for you if you let this issue go?
* What gives you hope? (the love of a partner, your child, your faith, your dream?)


Actions

1. Write down everything about the situation that you need to let go of. Write down all of your emotions and beliefs about the situation. Release the words and the emotion in a physical way by burning the letter in your fireplace or burying it in the backyard.

2. Write down everything that you are grateful for in your life right now. Do not stop until you have a list of 100 things.

3. Focus on what you would like to see happen in your life and take one small action each day to help you move to that place.

4. Practice the seven steps of resiliency.

Jealousy Test

Actually there's no need to take the test since I already know I'm the jealous type but I took it anyway. I'm surprised I didn't get 90% .. hehehe ..


You are 61.9% jealous!
For this test, the average jealousy percentage is 35.54%.

This percentage means that :
You're a clearly a jealous person.
Most of the time, you over-react.
It would not be surprising if your jealousy became a real problem in your relationships.
Lighten up and work on your self-esteem.

Latest News

Two of us will start our training on June 30. Another two, will follow mid-July. Then the last would be on the first week of August.

Haaay....

Power of Punctuation

An English professor wrote the words : "A woman without her man is nothing"
on the chalkboard and asked his students to punctuate it correctly.

All of the males in the class wrote : "A woman, without her man, is nothing."

All the females in the class wrote : "A woman: without her, man is nothing."

Life's little instructions

1. Never tell a person who is experiencing deep sorrow "I know how you feel" because you don't.

2. Never risk what you can't afford to lose.

3. Once a year, go somewhere you've never been before.

4. Remember that the formula for great love is communication + respect.

5. When declaring your rights, don't forget your responsibilities.

6. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a stroke of good luck.

5 Basic Principles

~ Found these while browsing some blogs....

1) Don't let someone become a priority in your life when you are just an option for them.

2) Never cry for any relation in life because for the one whom you cry does not deserve your tears and the one who deserves will never let you cry.

3) Treat everyone with politeness even those who are rude to you, not because they are not nice but because you are nice.

4) Never search your happiness in others which will make you feel alone, rather search it in yourself, you will feel happy even if you are left alone.

5) Happiness always looks small when we hold it in our hands but when we learn to share it, we realize how big and precious it is.

I survived ...

11 hours without any sleep during my night shift ... I'm dying to hit the bed! 20 more minutes to go ...