I'm spending Sunday afternoon in the office. Just finished foodtasting for a wedding this December, and waiting for my 2PM occular with another couple...what else can I do but Blog=pOn the drive to work, the radio was playing a song off of the School of Rock movie, so I decided to do a blog about the movies that I used to watch over and over again until I could already somehow memorize the lines before the characters could say them.
Here are the movies that made it to my list of "over and over again's":1. The Little Rascals
Who could ever get tired of Alfalfa's impossible cowlick? The adorable "Dear Darla, I hate your stinking guts" line? and the "What's the number for 911?" bit?I grew up watching The Little Rascals, and learned a lot of my new words from that movie. I loved every little character in that movie, and even took a hand at directing a skit based on the movie back in Grade 2. I loved Waldo's glasses and Darla's tutu! I adored Spanky and the He-Man Woman Hater's Club!hahahaLuveeettttt... :D2. The Sound of Music
Back when there were no DVD's, our Sound of Music VHS started to get scratchy from all the times we would rewind, fast forward, pause and play the movie.I remember how I used to think that the end of the movie was when the Von Trapp children started going up the stairs singing "So Long, farewell" to the guests. That was because my dad usually stopped the tape at that part and told us that it was time for bed. It wasn't until later on that I found out that there was actually a continuation to the story after that goodnight song. It was LATER still when I found out the meaning behind all the running away to the mountains based on Austrian history. Back then, it was all song and doe a dee-ah to me ^^3. Ever After
The very fist Cinderella story...after the original Disney cartoon. I love love love Drew Barrymore movies, and I must say this is one of her very best.There was a time when Star Movies played this movie for a week, and I would sit on the couch with my Green Pringles at my side, and wait for it to air again!"A bird may love a fish signore, but where would they live?Then I shall just ave to build you wings!" Awwww...Cameo role by Leonardo da Vinci!hahaha :D4. The School of Rock
The PRIME reason for the existence of this post. At the time when my brother and I were at that stage when we quarreled over anything (TV, food, etc), this was a movie which we could both watch while peacefully coexisting. We watched it almost everyday for an entire summer's duration, and even ended up buying 2 DVD's of the movie!5. The Phantom of the Opera
This is the ONE movie where I love all the songs in it. For this movie, I don't bother skipping scenes to get to my favorite part. I love even the insignificant parts of the movie! In this movie, I honestly believe that they gt everyone in the cast right!Till the next bout of boredom! :)
November 15, 2010 <--- Just not my day :(
Enough said.
What tells me that Christmas is close?Not just the Christmas songs played everywhere, the festive Christmas decors, the cool -ber breeze, the Christmas texts and the party invitations...it's...The CHOCOLATE MINT variety in the chocolate brands in the supermarket =pChocolate mint kisses, chocolate mint musketeers and yummy chocolate mint ice cream.. Thank you S&R! ^_^
I FINALLY saw the new set of episodes of GLEE!They did a really NICE song from Paramore :) The Only ExceptionWhen I was younger I saw my daddy cry And curse at the wind He broke his own heart And I watched As he tried to reassemble it And my momma swore that She would never let herself forget And that was the day that I promised I'd never sing of love If it does not exist But darling, You, are, the only exception You, are, the only exception You, are, the only exception You, are, the only exception Maybe I know, somewhere Deep in my soul That love never lasts And we've got to find other ways To make it alone Keep a straight face And I've always lived like this Keeping a comfortable, distance And up until now I had sworn to myself that I'm Content with loneliness Because none of it was ever worth the risk Well, You, are, the only exception You, are, the only exception You, are, the only exception You, are, the only exception I've got a tight grip on reality But I can't Let go of what's in front of me here I know you're leaving In the morning, when you wake up Leave me with some kind of proof it's not a dream Ohh--- And I'm on my way to believing Oh, And I'm on my way to believing
Remember how I used to think that life after school was going to be a piece of cake?
Towards the end of my fifth year in college I was super excited to finally be free of exams, projects, theses, and all the other school requirements I had to constantly deal with for the last 15 years of my life.
I had always pictured life after school to be an 8 to 5 thing...where I would work my ass off within this timeframe, hang out afterwards, be able to sleep at 10 or 11, and basically just be rewarded after all my hard long years during school.
Boy was I wrong!
Contrary to my earlier assumption that I was going to work in this company where I would be practicing my IE profession, improving productivity, setting time standards, charting processes and the like...I ended up quite far from my field.
I ended up working for the Events Department of this major hotel chain, which entailed the following consequential details:
1. Since my workplace is quite far, my day starts at 5AM when I have to wake up so I can leave the house by 6:30 to avoid heavy traffic and the big trucks that usually infest the streets I have to pass through.
2. Because of the heavy workload and the demands of the company and its clients, I go home late at night to avoid having my work pile up for the next day, or to ensure the success of an event.
3. I have to tie back my hair (which I hate), as part of company policy.
4. Pressure from management, from clients, and even from yourself to do your job with special attention to detail.
5. You have to learn how to multitask. In a single day you have to meet with clients, coordinate with others for an upcoming event, generate your revenue reports, update weekly lead logs, deal with returning clients, answer your phones and emails, route paperwork, handle a tour group and supervise an ongoing event all at the same time. And I'm not saying it's just ONE event in a day. The hotel has numerous function areas, and for some reason people like holding events at the same time (10/10/10 for example, or Valentines and the Christmas Season).
6. Since events usually occur on weekends or on holidays, there go my hope of holiday offs.
7. An events person's work is never done. Before the end of one event, you are already in the preparation stage for the next one, in the negotiation stage for another one, and also in the process of getting new business for more others.
8. You are on call 24/7. Since you take ownership for whatever group and task you handle, the hotel and the rest of the team call you for whatever concerns may be going about your group, even on dayoffs.
9. All these, plus the pressure of having lots of bosses you have to answer to.
Did I say I hated it?
Honestly, I did at first. I thought to myself:
'What did I get myself into?'
There are, however, several upsides to my job:
1. I'm actually learning a lot! Everyday I meet different people, get to try different things...and the opportunities and the exposure that I experience everyday are (no exaggeration), BOUNDLESS!
2. Then, I used to hate having to go home late. But now, there's a relaxing rush you feel when you walk along the hotel at night. There's just something cool about walking through the expansive lobby while acoustic music plays at the lobby lounge, something great about greeting the different people you pass by, and something relaxing about the cool evening breeze in the open hotel air.
3. There is actually this fulfilling feeling when you cross out your long list of things to do everyday.
4. The happiness and accomplishment you feel upon the successful execution of an event.
5. The contacts you get to make with the groups you handle.
6. I've grown to love the people at the hotel.Everyone in the different departments have slowly become close to me. Having met these different people and knowing their stories, and working side by side with them has made me realize that the hotel's credo of US being a heartwarming family was not cheesy anymore...as it now holds true for me.
7. The pressure that comes with the job is actually good training. Emerging from all the stress, I can honestly say that a little more time in this profession and I may be callous to whatever challenge life may throw my way.
I guess what they say is true, that you really never know where you will end up. As I write this blog, I'm enjoying a long overdue day off from work. After 11 October weddings, a nephrology group and the ministerial meetings, and with the Accounts Review coming up, I feel like I've been practically LIVING in the hotel!
But I'm not complaining. No matter how exhausted I am, I just feel really good right now :)
The very fist Cinderella story...after the original Disney cartoon. I love love love Drew Barrymore movies, and I must say this is one of her very best.
The PRIME reason for the existence of this post. At the time when my brother and I were at that stage when we quarreled over anything (TV, food, etc), this was a movie which we could both watch while peacefully coexisting. We watched it almost everyday for an entire summer's duration, and even ended up buying 2 DVD's of the movie!
This is the ONE movie where I love all the songs in it. For this movie, I don't bother skipping scenes to get to my favorite part. I love even the insignificant parts of the movie! In this movie, I honestly believe that they gt everyone in the cast right!