Archive for December 9th, 2006

09
Dec

The X Factor

By karenkristie 0 Comments
Categories: Friends, Life and Work and Career

It wasn’t planned but I went anyway. Last night the company I work with, Eperformax, had its Christmas Party in Rockwell Tent (beside Powerplant Mall). It started at 3PM but since I haven’t had sleep, I grabbed a short beauty snooze and arrived at about 6:30PM, just in time to watch one of my friends/officemates (also named Karen) perform in the singing contest. That was the main reason why I agreed to go.


diva/idol Karenine and plain Karen

I was nervous like a stage mother before she got up there and screamed my lungs out like a fan when she performed. She’s really great and although she got 5th place, we’re still proud of her. I just wished there were more of us there who would have added to the text votes. Good for the other accounts since all of them have their weekends off while in our account, only a handful have weekends off. Oh well.


hanging around the Christmas tree

The theme was funky formal and of course, I wore my necktie again although this time I wore jeans and sneakers and a pair of specs. My color was literally black and blue. Haha! We ate (yummy Bizu!) and mingled around. It was really nice hanging out with people and friends without thinking about the stresses from work. It was fun though I missed a few people. I realized a lot of people are really fashionable and very talented when I watched the awarding ceremony (for people who have contributed a lot to the company when it comes to passion for work and tenure), the Epmax Idol singing contest and the group competition (our account, Verizon, won second place). The crowd thinned out and since I felt sleepy, we headed for home at about 12 midnight. At that time, Kala (their vocalist is also an agent working in the company although he’s from Experian) was in the middle of their performance.

I was happy. I don’t know if it was because of the chocolates or maybe because I realized there were more people in the company than those I just see everyday. Hahaha! There were definitely more cute guys out there though I know more than half of them are gay. Oh well. Such is life. Click here for more pictures.

09
Dec

Christmas Wish

By karenkristie 0 Comments
Categories: Life

My wish list:

  • cellphone (preferably Nokia 6233 or Nokia N73)
  • laptop (any kind)
  • digital cam (any Canon IXUS or Powershot)
  • books (new releases by Paulo Coelho, Neil Gaiman, Nicholas Sparks, Eoin Colfer, Mitch Albom; Post Secret 2)
  • Converse Chuck Taylor shoes (black-purple or red-navy blue foldable high-cut combination)
  • bag for work and play
  • leather shoes for work
  • my own house and lot

      If I were to choose just one wish Santa could give me, it would be the last one. Undoubtedly, it is the most expensive and most difficult to achieve.

      I was 6 or 7 when my family was forced to sell our house and since then, we moved from one place to another and survived by paying apartment rentals. Through the years, I forgot how secure it feels to live in one’s own home. Recently, our neighbors who live just 2 doors away from us were given a month’s notice to move out. It’s not that they aren’t paying the rent. The reason given was that the landlord wanted his niece from the States to stay in that apartment. It’s nearly Christmas and now our neighbors don’t know where they’ll go. I mean, just imagine if all the landlord’s relatives from the States came here and we were all forced to leave! I can’t bear the thought of that. But I also realized that yes, one’s own home can be taken away with a snap of powerful fingers.

      So, if I can be less selfish for a moment, my Christmas wish is to let everyone have a comfortable, secure and cozy shelter– a place one can call home.

      P.S.
      If Santa can’t give me my last wish, the others will do. Hahaha! :)