First Day High

For the whole summer, I had nothing in mind but getting a job ASAP. I went all around Makati and Ortigas to drop resumes and try my luck in just about any company I get interested with. At the beginning, it was very disappointing because I got rejected by the media agency that I really wanted to get into (never even got an interview! must have failed the exam). It got more disappointing because I never get callbacks from most agencies that requested me for an interview (therefore realizing the fact that I'm not meant for the advertising industry). What's more, after passing the exam of a multinational company (thus giving me an opportunity to go on with the next step-- the interview), I receive an email from this company, saying that I am not fit for their company, that after reviewing my resume, I am not what they're looking for.

Little did I know that I would end up with "fish" and "tuna" written all over me. After a long period of waiting, I received a call from a company I didn't even remember giving a resume to. I decided to give it a shot (didn't even know the opening I applied for!) and show up for the interview and the exam a few days after. Eventually, I found out that the opening was for an International Sales Officer, and the first thing that came to my mind was, "Wow, makakatravel ako pag nakapasok ako dito!" True enough, I did. I guess I made a statement during the panel interview, or maybe I did well in the exams.... Or maybe, the job was just meant for me.

And so, today was my first day at work. Like most people would say, first day of work would be boring. You'd pretend to do something or keep yourself busy just because everybody's doing so. Actually, I was busy during my first day... busy interviewing everybody in the department. For my first day "high", I had to get to know everybody (All the ate's, kuya's, sir's, and tita's... shempre ako ang baby! hehe!) to give me a glimpse of the how everything works. This required me to bring out the Kris Aquino in me, and sure it was effective! I found out so many things about my officemates that it felt like I knew them for a long time already. I guess I was just lucky to work with people like them because it's rare to find people whom you can really relate and effectively communicate with. After a whole day of interviews (finished around 330), I did my favorite pastime..... surf the internet. But it wasn't just the usual surfing. I found myself surfing for tuna. =)

Can't wait for tomorrow!!!=)