Monday, October 20, 2008

So Blessed...

On wednesday, I'll be working at Astra Philippines, Inc.

A bit of a background. For a quite some time now, I've wanted to work in Astra. One reason is that I like their work environment. Second, I love that I will have a chance to work in Japan which is one place that I sooooooo want to go to (I've been quite obsessed to see sakura blossoms falling).

I didn't know if I would be hired by them. I took their exam on the last week of June. By the last week of July I was offered a contract to work in SC Johnson and still I haven't heard from Astra. So I thought may be they weren't interested in me. By the middle of August they contacted me asking for an interview. But alas, my contract with SC Johnson was until September 26 (it would be extended until October 21). I contacted them around first week of October saying I was still interested in joining their company. They interviewed me on October 6. They said they would contact me for feedback within the week. Friday passed and still no word (I was feeling stressed and queasy by then). They contacted me the week after, setting up another interview on October 20. Thoughts swirled in my mind, would this be another interview or an offer. When I entered the interview room, I saw the contract on the table (it was as if a great burden was lifted from me). =) Syempre, di ko pinahalata na ecstatic ako. Hehehe.

I thank God for His countless blessings on me (most of which I don't deserve).
I thank my friends who prayed for me in my application and interview in Astra (you know who you are). =)
I thank my friends who were with me every step of the way (you know who you are). =)
I thank everyone who in their own way contributed to who I am now. =)

by the way, bawal humirit ng libre ha. =P

20 comments:

  1. congratz! :D Bait talaga ni Lord! God Bless!

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  2. Congrats! Ang galing mo talaga. :) You deserve the best. :)

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  3. congrats po! kitakits sa japan (kung mapupunta pa ako dun. hehe.)

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  4. Congrats!!! :D so happy for you! *hug*

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  5. Congrats JC! I assure you, you would enjoy the Sakura there in Japan and many other things; food, places, gadgets, anime (whehehe), transportation to name a few. Although dapat prepared ka to get drunk, as in super drunk during company celebrations. Well, depende na sa company siguro yun. Anyway, as they say in Japanese... Omedetou!

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  6. kuya jc.. :D hehehhee.. kita kits sa wednesday... :D hehehhee.. welcome to API..;)

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  7. kahit bawal... libre! libre! required naman yan anyway sa new hires ng astra e hehe

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  8. sorry ngayon lang ang mga replies. blocked ang multiply sa office at nag-ot pa ko on my last day. =P

    @carl: thanks carl! sobrang bait talaga ni Lord. =)

    @rochelle: thanks cuz! =) musta ang hawaii? =)

    @mike: hehehehe. makulit. =P

    @sis: thanks so much sis! =) wii? =)

    @arvs: salamat arvs! =) oo nga, hopefully magkita tayo dun someday. =)

    @rich: thanks rich! =)

    @mshel: thanks mshel! =) *hug* dinner tayo uli? =)

    @norbert: arigatou norbert-san! =) oo nga, i want to go to akihabara. =) i don't drink though, ok lang kaya yun? hehehe.

    @joanne: salamat joanne! =) see you tomorrow. =)

    @siocs: hehehe. required ba? bakit si charm di nanglibre. =P

    @ponch: thanks ponch! =)

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  9. it's sooo nice :) goodluck on your new work :)

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  10. whehehe.... yun lang... gawin mo na lang yung ginawa ko... uminom konti tapos eskapo na... whehehe...

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  11. for sure mag-eenjoy ka sa akihabara, kulang ang isang araw dun... tapos kung sisipagin ka maglakad, punta ka ng Ueno, daming Filipino food dun... :D yun nga lang medyo mahal...

    whehehe.... yun lang... gawin mo na lang yung ginawa ko dati... uminom konti, as in wala pang isang baso, tapos eskapo na... whehehe...

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  12. @rochelle: thanks cuz! =)

    @norbert: hehehe. sobrang alcohol intolerant ako e. siguro mga 1 tsp lang ang kaya ko inumin. hahaha.

    @sarah: thanks sars! =) still haven't thought of a good character name for you.

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  13. @vanie: oo nga. =) thanks vanie! =)

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