June Countdown (June 15-27)

June 15
What is with this day? Nothing. On the way to the office this morning, I was just daydreaming.Dreaming that I soon would be leaving from Japan, stay for a short while in NSP and try to look foroppurtunities somewhere else. I hope so. I have been in my current project lately and I have given mybest for this project. But as always, NSP is the ungrateful company I have ever known. My evaluation and ratings is saying "satisfatory". Tsk tsk. Kakawalang gana. I usedto shrug this thought off because I still enjoyed (take note of the ed) my job. Salary is just a second priority, learning comes first. What reasons would I be clinging in to stay in NSP if I feel like I am no longer learning?No support for its employees to gain certifications, technology updates, etc,etc.Salary? Naahh, it is just another reason to leave this shit. Its time for meto give myself a break. Its time for me to evaluate NSP if it is still worth for my service.If EVER, things that would hold me to stay in NSP are my bosses in Japan. They may not bethat kind, but they gain my respect enough for me to care not to upset them.I just hope my NSP frustrations wont overwhelm me.

June 16
Saturday, what a NICE NICE day. Weekend shopping galore!! I went to Harajuku -> Shinjuku -> Ueno - Roppongi. Escapade.How I wish I could have stayed on any of these places.My life in Japan would not be this dead silent with the ghost neighborhoodapartment of Leopalace Joy in ShinKawasaki. One thing in Intra-transfereeis that you dont have freedom to choose where to live. The company alreadyhad prepared a place for you to live and you just have no choice.They thought Filipinos are that insensitive, and or robots.I am not. I am a lively person. I need a lively environment. I needlively people all around me. Isolate me from these and you can kill me withloneliness. That is why I strongly decided to go home. There is much lifeon the other side than the "average" salary I earned here, in Tokyo, whileleaving in a ghost town in ShinKawasaki. Id rather live a simple but happy lifewith my family and friends than to live in a rich, insensitive city in Tokyo.But hey, Japan is a nice place, only if you work here not with NSP.

June 17
Sunday. Church. Roppongi Hills. Don Quixote. Tantra Kruma.And a drift to a world of dreams for the next day, working day.Not that much, anyway.

June 18
The start of the week. We had a meeting today for the week's activity.It was all about doing an estimation (Lines of code) for the next step'sproject scope. We will be doing an estimations of three major functions.First, is the Advanced Setting of Telephone Forwarding function whichinvolves the Telnet protocol for both Communication Servers, and somenew sets of user interfaces. Next, is its celfon UI equivalent. Followedby the Area Transfer settings, which also requires a user interface on theweb application, and a modification on the communication server. WOWOWOW!!!That's a lot. And who will do it? Here is the NSP Manpower: Three 1yr-training-experiencedengineers (1yr NSP experience), One 12year-teaching-experienced supervisor (1day NSP experience). GREAT!!! All of them have no experience yet with Webcuscon. The experience one just resigned.In NCOS side, 1 highly knowledgeable japanese, 1 theory-oriented japanese, 1 just-hired japanese,and me. OUCH, looks like I will be doing a bunch of work, pressure, and NUTS.No no no no. Chotto chotto chotto chotto. Its time for the new one to have theirfair share of stress. Its time for me to give headache to NSP, if it has a head."We can always hire new engineers." AaaawwwW.

June 19
Our first meeting of scope estimation. If the initial project scope would push through,It takes at least five experienced engineers to handle all, in NSP.The japanese is again babbling, complaining, that current NSP webcuscon is composed of inexperienced engineers and expressing his worries on whowill do the development. I remembered about the conflict between NCOS and NSPthat had happened when NCOS realized why NSP assigned three 1yr experiencedengineers. I understand how NCOS felt that time. If I were also NSP customer, I wouldalso do the same thing. Who would not get into their nerves if they realized thatmy product will be developed by newbies. I would feel underestimated, insulted, or not takenseriously. Well, I am enjoying every bit of it when NCOS "scold" NSP. Good for it. NSP deserves it for not keeping their seniors from resigning. The other project, CTS, has two supervisors,1 Senior Engineer, and four other experienced engineers, while webcuscon is under-manpowered.Confusing. Well, I dont want to think that they well give me all these work. Hahaha.Hmmm... NSP, think again.

June 20
I had my followup with the NSP Webcuscon mini-projects. They are currently havingminiprojects as their training for the next step. At least there is a training. I had my daily dose of japanese' complaining about NSP manpower. Grrrr.I dont want to hear. Do I wanna hear it? Bullshit. It makes my blood boilseveryday. NSP manpower sucks. Well that's it. Enough. Tell it to everybody else,not me. Anway, the evening ended with a nice farewell/welcome partyof the CTS business trippers. Beer beer beer. Hmmm... I had big smiles all night round.Took a hot bath, and a nice sleep. Tomorrow, ill be absent from work.


June 21
My japanese friend called, he said we will have a dinner for my farewell party. Wow, very nice timing. I am off from work today. Free all day. And we hada nice dinner in Tabata. Yummy yakiniku deshita.

June 22
Friday, yehey, most awaited day of the week. Opps, Ronald is staying in my apartment.Because NCOS mistakenly cancels his apartment contract instead of someone else'contract. Hahahaha. STUUUPPPIIIDDDDD. Wasnt it just a stupid thing?Yes. Very. And if the same thing would happen to me, I would not let it justpass by. Ronald had a lot of things, bad things to say about what had just happened.I just wondered if he ever let any or even a single of it to be heard by NCOS.Tsk tsk. babble babble babble. AND nothing else, all nonsense. I told him, if Filipinoswould make a mistake, it would be a big deal for NCOS, you should also show it to them that they made a mistake and it is not okey for you. Anyway, he will temporarily stay in myplace. Not a problem for me, but I know it would be uncomfortable for him.Being in someone else' room always has a feeling that you are giving hassles tosomeone.

June 23
Ronald's stay in my room is quite cool anyway. I had a Tantra playmate all day.All day Tantra, and with someone to talk with is relaxing. Hehehe. Gogogogo.I wont be out for the night tonight. But I will be out in Kruma for somerockings and spell-castings with my Amara17 Deva. Hehehe

June 24
Sunday. Church. Roppongi Hills. Don Quixote. Tantra Kruma.And a drift to a world of dreams for the next day, working day.Not that much, anyway.Hey wait. Me and Grace had some shopping in Don Quixote. She bought pillowswhile I bought Tequilas, wines, and sake for my stock. Hahaha.I enjoyed the shopping.But the funny thing was we were asked to offer the gift during the massin Roppongi. I was really nervous because I could not rememberhow it should be done in Roppongi church. All I remember is that thegifts are already placed on the back and just bring it to the altarduring offertory. But the gifts were already placed in front, and I justdo not know what to do. I convinced Grace to go ask a lady beside heron how the Offertory is done in Roppongi, and whew, it went all just fine.Sometimes, somethings JUST seems to too big to handle.

June 25
Monday, nihonggo class. I realized I wont be meeting my fgavorite funny sensei anymore.Because today's nihonggo sensei was no longer her. And I will soon be going hometo Philippines. I tried to recall what were the last words she said to me,her smiles, her face, I just was not able to say goodbye. Hmm the lyrics of a song again echoes in my mind, "... There are places I remember all my life,Though some have changedSome forever, not for betterSome have gone and some remain.All these places have their momentsOf lovers and friends I still can recall..."

June 26
I had a meeting today with the japanese bosses. They informed me thatI will have a business trip on July 4 to Cebu for two weeks.BUT my schedule of going back to Cebu for good would be postponedto August 1. End of discussion. I am disappointed. I have beenpostponed a lot of times. June 30, First week of July, Mid-July, Aug 1.More, more, more. !!!!

June 27
I treat the CTS members, Geff and Ramon, and Grace for some Ichiran-Ramen in Roppongi for dinner,then Grace bought us Coldstone ice creams. Hahaha. We were very full. We decidedto take a walk from Roppongi to Tokyo Tower, the from Tokyo Tower to Tamachi station,to burn away the foods we just "gluttonily" consumed. What a nice one to end the day !!!