In the waiting room

Finally, I have that case presentation behind me! A few hours ago, I presented a case to four panelists of this multinational company that I am trying to get into. One particular panelist tortured me.. She bombarded me with question after question that I wanted to tell her to relax! It is quite obvious that she was there to rattle me. She did ruffle a feather or two, but I believe I was cool enough, all things considered.

After the presentation, I left the conference room and went to HR. The nice recruitment officer asked me how it went. All I can say was, I am not sure. She said this test is really required for all managerial posts. Now, I ask, can I handle more stress in my life?

Since January, the CFO of this multinational company mentioned about the case presentation and because of several rescheduling, it took all of two months before I got my final schedule.

For two months, I have been on edge, waiting, wondering where all these will take me.
Now, I am just so glad it is over that I don’t even know if I still want the job! Especially after meeting the country manager who looks quite scary.

Another bummer is the CFO, who left the Philippine office because his contract has expired. I was so looking forward to working with him (As if!). He is French and nice looking too. Imagine my disappointment when I was told this morning that he won’t be there during the presentation.

So , now I wait again. But I know within a few days, I will get my answer.

They say that you will have a feeling if you think you made a good impression or if you will get the job in question.

I am feeling nothing.

This week and beyond

A few more hours and I am off to the medical/dental mission. More than half of the group went on ahead of us. Tomorrow 7am, three of us will fly to the south, thanks to my lady boss who did not allow me to go on leave today due some report deadlines. Otherwise, I would have taken this morning’s flight.

I called my sister for some instructions regarding my mother who is still confined in the hospital. Hopefully, she will be discharged tomorrow. Anyways, I also told her where my insurance policy is..just in case….(God forbid!)…And she remarked, “so, how much will we get?” and laughed aloud.

There is still so much to do for this week-long activity, and I will probably cram tonight. Good thing, I have packed my bags, ready to go. Plus I need to make preparations for my case presentation schedule end of the month. Case presentation, you ask? That is another story. That is where I am learning a lot about waiting….And that requires a separate entry altogether… It has been a long, tense, hopeful , prayerful process leading to this case presentation. Whatever the end result, I feel that it was worth the journey. And that I am thanking God already.

I Wait..!

If there is one thing that struck me the most in the Tom Hanks movie, The Terminal, it would be the part where he (oh i can't, for the life of me, remember his character's name and even if I did, I wouldn't be able to spell it) repeatedly told airport security that he will wait...HIs exact words were, "I wait! " . The movie seemed to center on this theme, waiting. Waiting is tough. Counting the hours in one thing, facing uncertainty is another. I remember a song by Petra, an all-male Christian band..the lyrics goes "the good things come to them that wait, not to those who hesitate.." What good is there in waiting? I will tell you..But you will have to wait..

Step of faith

A few more days and I will be facing what could be one of the most important events of my life…..Nah! No wedding bells within earshot… Not yet anyway….

For one week, my friends and I will stay in a place familiar to only one of us. It is a place you wouldn’t normally choose for R&R (though I am sure we will have that squeezed into our schedule). Well, we are not going there for R&R…We will be there for a week of cross cultural exposure, gift giving and medical/dental outreach. It will be a week of deep lessons on life.

Several days ago, we underwent an orientation of the culture, beliefs and social norm of the people we will visit.. We will have to remember a lot of DO’s and Don’ts… Suffice to say that I will have to wear the most unflattering outfits I could think of.

But it is okay. Because that week will not be about me. It will be about what I can do and what I can give to others. It will be about what God is calling me to do. It is about giving a little bit of the love that God allows me to experience each day. It is about sharing my life and how God has changed it in so many beautiful ways.

More than anything, it will be a great privilege to build relationships with brothers coming from a vastly different faith, a faith that its people embrace with so much intensity. It will be an opportunity for me to understand them more and derive lessons from their practices.

This one week will be seven days of adventure, challenge, courage and faith stretching activities… But it will also be seven days of fun.... Remember, I will be with my friends! All 16 of us!

We all have a lot of love to give to people around us. We needn't go far to do that. We are just too busy thinking about ourselves…our usual concerns would cover topics like…finding a company pays better, a mobile phone that has better features, planned drinking spree with friends, or the latest movie showing on GB3, or who is going out with whom, who has the better car, the bigger house…ad nauseum..

When I return from this experience, I am sure that I will be refreshed in ways no movie nor gimmick could ever do…Actually, a so-so movie or a Friday night out rarely refreshes me unless it is time spent talking with very good friends ....umm…. over dinner.. *lol*

Setting out

Yessss! Alright! A blog of my own! I am actually busy doing some other thing but i got so bored that I decided it is the best time to create my blog. Been putting it off for a quite a while. Now that the hardest part is over, I'd better get back to what I should be doing before I cry CRAM!