Tuesday, December 04, 2007
Having fun at work
Ok. Hailie was not necessarily booted out of her previous work. Her countdown to bumhood was actually pointless because TAPE decided to renew her contract. The problem is, she didn't want to renew the contract anymore. The work was fun. In fact, Hailie thought it was something she really wanted to do. But then, after some serious soul-searching (which must have stretched a week, no thanks to her imediate supervisor's insistence that she stay with the company and this very tempting offer to be an accent and conversational English coach at a call center in far-flung Novaliches), she realized that she'd rather opt for some office job where there's more security and where she can enjoy benefits and the possibility of a yearly increase (that is, if she can actually stay in job for years).
So after some job applications, Hailie landed herself a job as a module writer-slash-editor. The job is turning out to be tedious in that the boss's mind keep on changing from time to time but it is sprinkled with that kangaragan that keeps Hailie alive.
Besides, editing the old modules provides her with some classic, unexpected fits of laughter (na minsan ay kailangan pigilan dahil she's surrounded by teachers talking really slowly to Korean students). Take this module for example:
Can anybody say racist? And, pinkish color? Yellowish? Yet nothing beats "Are you happy with your skin color?" Haha!
And there's another one. The JPEG file has been edited though. But what appeared on the PowerPoint presentation that I needed to edit sure was hilarious:
I can't wait to edit more of the modules. I have a feeling I'll stumble upon more of these comic gems.
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The reason Hailie had a hard time looking for a new job was because she cannot let go of her teaching stint (yes, she's been teaching - and she's finding it a really worthwhile career path). The thing is, she's just not yet ready to nosedive into full-time teaching, which is why she has not decided to focus full force on this particualr vocation.
Anyways, Hailie has another funny kuwento. This time about her teaching. When a dear friend of mine tells Hailie before about getting kilig when her students compliment her, Hailie sort of doesn't understand. But now she does. Because it sure was flattering reading this on a student's activity paper:
I love girl wear stripe blouse with necklace of slipper.
...which was exactly what Hailie was wearing the day the activity was done. It would have been doubly-flattering had the "profession of love" been constructed in a grammatically-correct sentence. Haha!
Anyways, I've been dilly-dallying from work for a long time now. Gotta go back to looking busy.
Toodles!
Toodles!
Feeling:
like a rakstarLost in: The Female Eunuch Germaine Greer
All ears: Tuloy ang Ikot ng Mundo Dicta License
