When Challenge Meets CRAZYness

As you remember, earlier this month I blogged about the challenged of me where I talked a little bit about my previous challenged or should I say my first challenged after I graduated from college (my being the former SK Municipal Federation president of Pastrana Leyte not counted) and gave you hint to my new challenge.

Its been more than two (2) weeks since I started working on my new challenge but in that times I already experienced super-duper CRAZYness. NOTE: Not only me!!! But all of us!!! My co-workers!!!

To give you a little information, I am working on a newly opened Arabian restaurant located at Ermita Manila where our boss, our managers, our chefs and almost all our guest are Arabians. We are working twelve (12) hours a day but as of July 19, 2012 upto this day we worked nine (9) hours a day because of Ramadan, they are Muslims! We have twenty-one (21) days training, from July 14-August 5 for me with two (2) days rest day. For our twenty-one (21) days training our rate is only 250PhP per day.

On our second day duty, July 19, we worked straight nine (9) hours with NO MEAL BREAK. One of the staff talked to our manager that in her previous worked there are always one (1) hour lunch break and thirty (30) minutes break every duty and she almost quit the job for that. That's why our manager started to give us thirty (30) minutes break starting on our third duty, July 20. As of today, we worked nine(9) hours per work day with only thirty (30) minutes break or meal time but the Labor Code of the Philippines indicated that... (refer below)

Labor Code of the Philippines

Book Three

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

Title I

Working Conditions and Rest Periods

Chapter I

Hours of Work

Art. 83. Normal hours of work. The normal hours of work of any employee shall not exceed eight (8) hours a day.

Art. 84. Hours worked. Hours worked shall include (a) all time during which an employee is required to be on duty or to be at a prescribed workplace; and (b) all time during which an employee is suffered or permitted to work.

Rest periods of short duration during working hours shall be counted as hours worked.

Art. 85. Meal periods. Subject to such regulations as the Secretary of Labor may prescribe, it shall be the duty of every employer to give his employees not less than sixty (60) minutes time-off for their regular meals.

Aside from the work hours we also experience na sigawan at mapahiya sa harap ng ibang tao. Okay lang sana kong sa harap lang ng mga Arabo pero panu if that time may kumakain na Pinoy? TSK!

If only if...

They don't have a concrete rules and regulations. They also change their minds every now and then.

I respect (before) Sir E (the owner) as a person so much because he's like my father. Someone that has a strong aura but have a soft heart. But now, I just respect him as my boss, takot pa nga ako sa kanya ngayon eh. Because one time na-experience ko na hinila niya ako papasok sa kitchen (thankz PapaGod dahil sa kitchen not outside unlike sa iba kung kasama na sa labas napapahiya) at pinagalitan or sinigawan niya ako. Okay! My fault! Hindi ko pa din kasi alam that time that humos and bread should be serve together and sinabihan din ako ng kitchen people na sige, unahin mo ng i-serve yan to follow na lang bread dahil sobrang tagal na nun. Super iniyakan ko yon because even my father didn't do it to me. No one has the right to do it to me. Yes, he is paying me but i'm working for it! Sana nga totoo ang sinabi niya na HE RESPECT GIRLS. But for this, it's a NO. Sorry.. Ang pagsigaw..Ang pagpapahiya sa harap ng ibang tao.. It's a BIG NO!

If only if...

Tiyaga na lang muna habang wala pang malilipatan.

Sabi nila, kapag daw foreigner may-ari ng business, sobrang sinusunod ang Labor Code ng Pilipinas but as for this I'm not sure. Anyway, sabi nga nila TRAINING pa lang daw. In my more than two weeks in  this restaurant wala pa akong nakikitang DTI, Mayor permit and any other business permits.And the receipt they use has no TIN number, etchetera. The receipt only indicate..

THE ARABIAN KITCHEN

then orders..

at the bottom total bill

I asked our cashier if that was our official receipt and she told me na for TRAINING purposes pa lang daw. 

As of yesterday, one of my co-workers informed us na magdadagdag daw ng another fifteen (15) days training dahil "magulo" pa daw. Is it really magulo or what? I don't know. As far as we know, sa ibang restaurant may three (3) to ten (10) days training lang. And for this restaurant.. EWAN!!!

I hope they have one word! Like kung panu sila kadaling magpaalis ng employee.

I can say, they don't have CARE for there employees.

I know, there is a big chance that someone from the restaurant or whoever that is connected in that restaurant may read this, it's okay. This is my personal opinion. This is my way of FREEDOM of SPEECH because I'm living here in the Philippines. I'm still connected in that restaurant, YES. Kung tanggalin man nila ako dahil dito, sana lang.. sana lang talaga yong time na may sure na akong lilipatan.

I'm doing my best but I think my best is not enough for them.

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Update as of August 2, 2012.

I'm not already connected on the Restaurant. Thank you God! :)

Pero bago ako umalis, nasigawan muna ako ng dalawang boss (the owner and the manager). What the way of saying goodbye? CRAZY!!!

Writing the new chapter of my career..

God is with me. I can do this!

xoxo,

Sheena <3

The Extent Of Beauty

It seems shallow to ask, "What is beauty?" Alternatively, should I ask, "How can you say that one possesses beauty?" Some might say, "Of course, that lass with light and clear complexion, smooth, silky, shiny hair, flickering seducing eyes, voluptuously beautiful body, and an angelic face that will certainly entomb you in your desire." But is it really? As an old adage says, "Beauty is only skin-deep." I definitely agree with it. It does not depict a person as a whole. It is mere cloak sheathing only superficies. It never shows the inner part of an individual. What would you prefer: A beautiful face or a beautiful heart? probably, you're going to answer "Of course, the beautiful heart because the heart is the emblem of beauty." To what extent?

Truth hurts. God has created us equal to each other. However, it is deplorable that as we reach the era of glorious works and triumphantly surpassed the spasms of the past domination, people change and enjoy the delight by criticizing the deficiencies of others. This idea was proven by an incident that I myself had encountered. I was about to go home one late afternoon as I passed at a certain store near downtown area. then, I saw a girl with a deep scratch on her face, which I thought, was one of the transported "maranaos". "Ugly duckling", one of them said mockingly and the rest followed.

As she turned away and made her pace to avoid further torment. I felt that half of me was sharing her pain, yet, not tantamount to the one she felt.

Is this what people know about the extent of beauty? The beauty wanted by everybody but only attained by few. for sure, no one is perfect. Moreover, no one is worthy to claim perfection because not even one is knowledgeable in the real extent of beauty. They just thought it is a thing limited by its compartment and will continue bouncing in its limitations. Doubtlessly, not one is in the proper place to give such a foolish criticism to satisfy one's own personal delight. In this case, I started to wonder: "Does anyone know the real extent of beauty?"

Charm is deceptive, and beauty does not last, but a woman who fears the Lord will be greatly praised. Proverbs 31:30

xoxo,

Sheena <3

Photo Blog: Anything Under The Sun

Photo taken during our Batangas trip! :)

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Take 2!

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Pray without ceasing. In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.-- 1 Thess 5:17,18 

Seek the Lord and his strength, seek his face continually. --1 Chronicles16:11

 

Patience & gentle talk can convince a ruler & overcome any problem. -Proverbs 25:15 

...O Lord, be not far from me. --Psalm 35:22

Unless you are changed and become like children you won't enter heaven's kingdom - Matthew 18:4  

xoxo,

Sheena <3

The Challenge Of Me

Never in  my life did I imagined myself working in a mall, standing eight hours a day, and selling products that I didn't owned. But I did it! The challenge of me, huh!

I'd worked as a Customer Relation Personnel or sales lady in short, for an international brand for eight looonnnggg months! (Should I mention the name? Hhhmmm...) That was for me my first official job (experience).

At first, I was like NO!!! I can't do it! Nakakahiya! Me?! The former Sangguniang Kabataan Municipal President who earned more than double to what a sales lady earned?! No! No! No! But Yes! Yes! Yes! Hahaha :) I did it for eight longs months.

I learned to enjoyed and loved that kind of job. I learned a lot of lesson that makes me more mature, responsible and KURIPOT! Hahaha! (Hey, it's too hard to earn money, as hard as standing for eight hours! Ang sakit sa paa pero sanayan lang!)

For eight months I've been around with people who do not hold titles or diplomas to be proud of but just a hardworking and great attitude. They inspired me! With my everyday life with them, they simply taught me lessons, lessons that makes me see the reality of life. Lessons that makes me realized how lucky I am to finished my studies, to grow up with a good life and to have a life much more better than them. If only if PAPA is here with us now..

I'm proud that once in my life, I experienced how to be a sales lady. And if in God's will that I need to go back in that kind of job, I'll accept it with NO EGO in mind! Haha! Because in one way or another, it already became part of me. The challenge of me!

Thank you for the challenge. Thank you for the opportunity. Thank you for all the lessons. Thank you for everything! That experienced makes me a more better and simply amazing princess! ;)

Now, I'm up for a new challenge! Like being a sales lady, this is new to me. I will start my new challenge tomorrow, June 8, 2012. I'm kinda nervous but excited! Ilan kayang pinggan ang mababasag ko? Haha! (A simply amazing clue?!)

P.S.

I'll be back soon! I'll promise to find time to update my blog. GOD pluease... Hehe :)

Update:

Just came from our final briefing and my new challenge is not yet ready. Maybe, just maybe I'll start on Tuesday. Pluease.. Nakakabato na sa bahay eh.

Update 7/11/2012
Still, my new challenge has not yet started :(

xoxo,

Sheena <3

My Beautiful Baby Sister Corner

She's Shalley Marie Ortega Depaudhon 14 years of  age and she's my beautiful baby sister..

This will be a Photo Blog for her..

 

And this will be the end of this photo blog..

xoxo,

Sheena <3

Batangas Gateaway Part 3

 This will be a PHOTO blog..

And I'll end this photo blog with my profile photo..

xoxo,

Sheena <3