I AM S.A.M.

Yes I am! FINALLY! The announcement was made this afternoon and my Division Head was the one who relayed the message.

Truly grateful that he acknowledges and appreciates my efforts. I was told by a colleague that my paper was submitted November or October of last year.How'd he know? Apparently he was the one who submitted it. I already knew about it as well because my Division Head told me about it and advised me that I should just be patient. I am and I know he is true to his words so I stayed and patiently waited.

It was funny because a Division Head from the Branch Banking Group congratulated me via SMS and all the while I thought it was because of the success of the launch of the premier card that we had last night. So I just said thank you and mentioned to the marketing boss that another branch was happy with last night's event. It only sank in on me that the congratulatory remark was for me when I received the call from my Division Head! It was such a moment of pure bliss! We were having lunch then when I received the call. Me, my direct boss and the other channel manager were given free lunch with the marketing peeps since we were part of the success of the launch. They never had a clue of what the call was for. I stayed mum about it. Happily rejoicing my victory deep inside. When I got back to the office, people are starting to congratulate me in person, email, and more sms messages. I am really grateful that people are happy for me.

It was more rewarding when a staff mentioned to me that my experience is such an inspiration and what I told her before was really inspiring. It was truly a humbling moment. I honestly can no longer remember that day when we talked about work but I am glad she remembered and I made a difference. I love talking with people and it becomes rewarding and meaningful when you became an inspiration or an agent of motivation. I will not stop talking then because of this he he he.

Seriously.

I really love my job now primarily because the big boss knows how to take care of his people and the bigger boss is the same. Both are my former colleagues from the british bank that I used to work for. I am glad I am with this Team and part of this Group. I am grateful that people still care and it's not a dog eat dog world and I hope the culture stays this way.

"Work on your next promotion", I was told by my Division Head.

WILL DO.

MOST DEFINITELY! * wink *

BACK UP PLAN

Last Sunday after going to the bus terminal for my parents' trip back to Lucena, I was planning to watch the concert of Tears For Fears at Araneta Coliseum but when I got there, tickets were sold out! It was a sigh of disbelief! I should have bought the ticket a long time ago even if I have nobody to watch it with. When I was finally decided to watch it last Sunday I was with nobody anyways and it was indeed too late. I was thinking since my Brother will be coming home after 5 years of living in a different shore, we shall be having some family thingy of some sort. I later on realized that his trip back to Toronto was in May 1. No regrets still. I'm sure there will still be some opportunities out there to watch them play.

And as I decided that Sunday was a reward day for me, I just went to the Gateway cinema and did a movie marathon. I picked Iron Man 2 and The Back Up Plan.

I liked Iron Man 2 the most. It's action packed and the effects were great! There are just some unexpected mushy moments when Iron Man was watching the video his dad made for him to show that he's very much loved and appreciated. I guess it can't be helped but to show that to have a human effect on his character. But still I find it mushy * bleh *

The Back Up Plan was something you can watch just once or when you have nothing to watch at all he!he!he! But seriously, it was ok. The lead guy was cute anyways and yeah the story too. Typical but cute. Maybe I was just wanting to have my hopes to be visualized via the movie he!he!he! Hope of having a family of my own too. Hope that one day I will end up with THE ONE. A sweet, responsible, spontaneuous, fun-loving MAN, not just a guy but a man who's true to his words. Yeah! I finally can say I admit behind the facade, I also would want to have a husband and kids of my own. I know my parents' marriage is also what I aspire to have, they have highs and lows but one thing is for sure, they are indeed partners who stick to their promises of being together for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, and until death do they part.

I know my day will come. THERE IS STILL HOPE FOR THE FLOWERS.