Minor Fieldtrip...

          Last September 22, 2010, we had our Minor Fieldtrip in Sutherland Global Services Davao located in Building B, Luisa Complex, Jacinto Extension , Davao City.


              What I learned?


Sutherland Global Services is a leading Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) company with nearly twenty years of experience in the customer management space. This is an international company call center. I learned that this company has three buildings: Luisa (main production building); the recruitment / application / training building; and the new built extension building (another production building, gym, nap area, and internet cafe).

I also learned that they use a Wyse technology. They use computer unit with monitor but without the system unit. The Wyse are connected to main switches . They also have automatic alarm in every their system so they could easily detect unit failures. They operate 24/7 and they have head engineers who monitor the system manually from time to time.


              What I liked?

I liked the alternative technology they use. I also liked the extra rooms they build like the gym, nap room and internet café.


              What I didn’t liked?

I didn’t liked when I haven’t talk to their head engineers that morning because they had a meeting.

Lessons learned fom Steve Jobs' speech...

“Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don’t lose faith. I’m convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did. You’ve got to find what you love.” – Steve Jobs --

These lines captivated me as I read the commencement speech of Steve Jobs. For me, the said lines might be considered as the summary of his very inspiring and nice speech that really left me a impression. It was really a touching interpretation of his life that made me change my mind about Jobs’ attitude. Well actually, as I saw the film Pirates of the Silicon Valley, I somehow understood why Steve Jobs acted very strict and rude when it comes to talking to people and it was because of his family background. But then through his speech, I learned that it was also because of the situation he had to face while searching his self as he grew up.

As what I had perceived in his speech, there were lot of things that should be considered when deciding and doing things. I think what he wanted to express to the listeners that time and to the readers as well is that we should be very wise in choosing which path we should follow and what actions we should take in order to achieve our goals. But then as I always believe in, one should live life today and not for tomorrow. We should not worry about the future for we might lose the joy of our living in the present. What we should always remember is that what we will be in the next day depends on what we do, feel, and decide today so just live your life as it is. For as what Steve jobs also said that we can just connect the dots of our past after years later. Things happen for a reason and we will surely be smiling when we configure things in its proper time.

I also learned that the most important thing before facing situations and taking actions is by knowing yourself. In this way, you will find solutions easily and you can handle your decisions, emotions and plans. As what a simple thought from a great mind says: “You can never be you without yourself”. Also by knowing and doing what you love and making it as your inspiration will uplift you as a person. It will give you so much joy and it will leave you no stress at all.

Accepting the failures of your life as you grow up is an essential thing that we should also keep in mind. No matter how hard and painful it is, we should get up and stand still in order to fly again. These are just humps and bridges to the way of our success. Like what Steve Jobs did, he never lose hope and still find his way back to success.

I am pretty sure that nobody wants to die early without attaining their goals in life. We do sometimes come to the point when we think of dying by being paranoid of some simple things like what may happen as we cross the street, when we go to malls and concerts. If there may be terrorist attack or if we will be very ill one day. You know things like those that surely give us scary feeling and sometimes make us cry. Well for sure one reason behind it is the fact that we are not yet ready to face death. But mind you, everything happen in just a wink of an eye. What I learned was that I should be prepared in all the time. I should live my everyday life to the fullest and give my best shot. I should be able to thank and say sorry for all the sins I have made. “Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life” Steve Jobs would say.

Stay hungry and stay foolish….

Well I interpreted this line as, we should be hungry in fulfilling our dreams and hungry in aiming higher goals and be very foolish in doing it. We should not be afraid in taking risks for the harder the battle the sweeter the victory is.

Lastly, whatever happens in our life, we should always and never forget to call God. Thank Him and seek for God’s guidance and stick to Him because everything is in His plan. We are nothing without Him.

My purpose in life...

All humans were created by God unique from each other. This only proves that all of us has our own purposes in life which we should accomplish in due time. And for me, this what we call “due time” is the time of our living. Because I do believe that purpose in life is very deep realization of an individual and is very hard to search for and while we are still breathing, we are capable of finding our own purposes.

In the 20 years of my existence in this world, probably I can say that I am too young to say that these, those are my purposes in life. Because I admit that I am still searching for my real self. But for now, all I know is that I should live my life for today and not for the future. Because your tomorrow will depend on what you choose to do, feel and decide today.

But of course, in this stage of my life, I already encountered challenges and situations that helped me and are still helping me in finding my purpose I life. These are some of my realizations that I should do:

• GOD

- To give him real praises and thanks from the bottom of my heart for all the blessings He showered upon me.

- To stay in His name, side, promises and love in happiness and sorrow moments of my life.

- To keep on choosing the right path and doing the right things in His commandments despite of the difficulties and temptations.

• FAMILY

- To be a good member of the family (as a daughter and a sibling).

- To lessen my negative attitudes towards them.

- To help in managing and disciplining my younger siblings.

- To understand and accept their worst attitudes they have to continue the harmonious relationship we have.

- To prove to them that I can help and give them not only what they need but also what they want as I will be an employer someday.

- Continue to give them laughing moments with the sense of humor I have.

• FRIENDS

- Continue to give them enlightenments and advices when they need me.

- Accept and understand for who they are.

- Continue to be a frank friend in the proper way.

- Continue to give them laughing moments with the sense of humor I have.

- Help them realize that I really treasure friends and that I am here whenever they need me.

• SCHOOL

- Continue to pass my projects and requirements on time.

- Continue to come to school on time with proper appearance (to be simply gorgeous =) )

- To study well and allow myself to discover and develop my talents.

- To graduate with pride and with confidence intact.

• COMMUNITY

- To be active again in community service as a youth as what I am way back when I am in my hometown.

- To continue in giving support ( Ex. Financial support during fiesta =) )

• WORLD

- To take good care of the Mother Earth ( cleaning the surroundings, proper disposal of wastes, loving trees, flowers, and the like)

These realizations of mine will absolutely help me to find myself and the purpose of my life. Through establishing and building my self step by step, I know I can be successful someday in accomplishing my duties.

I am also glad that the subjects in school like technoprenuership ( especially about the self mastery topic) were made because it really helped me in identifying my strengths and weaknesses. Discovering simple things like what are my love, what I am best at and what are my irritants are fun things to do when knowing yourself.