diwata chronicles

recognition of prior learning

2011-10-11T21:28:00.000-07:00

the first step of skilled migration in australia is to have your skills recognized by their governing body. since im an sap-abap developer, i should apply for it in ACS. i started my application last month and after a lot of revision requests from them, they now want me to go thru rpl! rpl or recognition of prior learning they say is a document that you have to provide stating what you have learned from your working experience that is within the key areas of knowledge. it is supposed to be the route for those tertiary education that is not related to their work experience. i dont get it because im a comp sci graduate and im working as a developer! argh!!! i so hate ACS right now.

2011-07-26T19:25:00.000-07:00

it has been my routine every morning since my son started school here to drop him to school before going work. i usually sit with him on the waiting area while we wait for the bell to ring. while waiting, i usually encouraged him to play with the other kids. i will also tell him that i should just drop him off the gate and he should be independent. today after 2 weeks, when we are nearing the gate of his school, he told me that its time for me to go. he said he can go on his own. i asked him if he was sure, he nodded and kissed me goodbye. i watched him and felt proud and sad at the same time.

my school boy

2011-07-20T21:03:00.001-07:00

my husband is not my friend in facebook

2011-07-17T22:15:00.000-07:00

a new friend blatantly asked me if my husband has a facebook account. it is a normal question but i was hesitant to answer it because i know what the next question would be. but just to clear things out, yes he has a facebook account and we are not friends because i have un-friend him. well, our marriage is in a rocky road right now. its not something i hide but its also not something im proud of. plus i know that talking about it openly will just make it more complicated. i dont wanna say things and in the end eat them. all i know right now is im not settling for less than i think what i deserve. i always believed in love and i know that love will always be my friend.

andi eigenmann is pregnant

2011-06-30T21:20:00.000-07:00

andi eigenmann is pregnant. jaclyn jose, her mother confirmed it on tv patrol. jaclyn said the father was andi's first boyfriend and he left her when he learned that andi is pregnant. news says that off cam, jaclyn confirmed that albie casino is the real father.

both are very young and at their promising years. i really think andi is one of the prettiest face in showbiz nowadays. she could have done and choose better.

years ago, this would just struck me as another juicy showbiz news. but truly, motherhood will change how the way you look at things. this really got me to thinking on how will i raise my kids so that they will make the right choices when the time comes. as parents, we can only do so much but as a mother, i wish i can do everything for them.

i know that its still too early for me to worry, but if it was me, i think i would constantly remind them of the consequences of their actions. i would even scare them how life is going to be difficult. but more importantly i would make sure that they would feel how much i love them.

if only i could be that kind of mom! because right now, i cant even get them to sleep early.

as good as it gets

2011-06-30T18:34:00.000-07:00

sabi nila you cant have the best of both worlds. pero that's what i want and i will pray for it! is that wrong? i want a successful career and the best love and family life! lord, please give me that! i am willing to wait. and while waiting i will be thankful with all the wonderful blessings that i have right now.

its complicated

2011-06-30T16:44:00.000-07:00

on the outside, everything seems to be perfectly all right. a family settling down where the grass is much greener. but, it is really more than that. my hubby and i, are both in a complicated relationship. yes we are together but we are not really together. we are almost going to the direction of annulment but we decided to try to make it work. part of me wishes for it to work but part of me is saying to stop wasting time. well maybe for the kids sake, even something as expensive as time is worth buying.

we are not fighting but we are not happy either, at least i am not. i don't know if he is. i have already given up on talking and like most men, he rarely talks about his emotions. he is a perfect father to my kids but i really think that you have to be a husband first for a family to work. oh well, i think we really need an intervention. may god bless us.

cable without tv

2011-06-29T17:23:00.000-07:00

here in oz, they have what they call EOFYS or end of financial year sale. surprisingly, even cable company foxtel holds its EOFYS. its free installation and you get to pay only half for the first 6 mos. good deal right? the sale ends today, 30th of June. and so even without the tv yet, we availed their services :-). and so we have a cable and no tv.

flames

2011-06-28T22:29:00.000-07:00

as a developer, there are really times na walang ginagawa sa office. at during those times eh talaga namang napakahirap magpangap na gawing kapakipakinabang ang idle time. hay.. kaya eto, naisip kong gumawa ng "flames" na program.

sa mga di nakaka alam ng flames na love game, paki google na lang. anyway, eto ang aking flames na program:

*&---------------------------------------------------------------------*
*& Report YFLAMES
*&
*&---------------------------------------------------------------------*

REPORT yflames.

DATA: gv_count TYPE i,
gv_result TYPE char1,
gv_total TYPE i.

SELECTION-SCREEN BEGIN OF BLOCK b1 WITH FRAME.
PARAMETERS: p_name1 TYPE char50,
p_name2 TYPE char50.
SELECTION-SCREEN END OF BLOCK b1.

START-OF-SELECTION.

CLEAR gv_count.

PERFORM get_count USING p_name1 p_name2
CHANGING gv_count.

PERFORM get_result USING gv_count
CHANGING gv_result.

WRITE: /3 p_name1, ' - ', gv_result.

gv_total = gv_total + gv_count.

PERFORM get_count USING p_name2 p_name1
CHANGING gv_count.

PERFORM get_result USING gv_count
CHANGING gv_result.

WRITE: /3 p_name2, ' - ', gv_result.

gv_total = gv_total + gv_count.

PERFORM get_result USING gv_total
CHANGING gv_result.

WRITE: /3 p_name1, p_name2, ' - ', gv_result.

*&---------------------------------------------------------------------*
*& Form GET_COUNT
*&---------------------------------------------------------------------*
* text
*----------------------------------------------------------------------*
* -->P_NAME text
*----------------------------------------------------------------------*
FORM get_count USING p_name1 p_name2
CHANGING p_count.
DATA: lv_length TYPE i,
lv_letter TYPE char1,
lv_index TYPE i,
lt_result_tab TYPE match_result_tab,
ls_result TYPE match_result.

lv_length = strlen( p_name1 ).

CLEAR: lv_index, p_count.

DO lv_length TIMES.
lv_letter = p_name1+lv_index(1).
IF lv_letter IS NOT INITIAL.
FIND ALL OCCURRENCES OF lv_letter IN p_name2
RESULTS lt_result_tab.
IF lt_result_tab IS NOT INITIAL.
p_count = p_count + 1.
ENDIF.
ENDIF.
lv_index = lv_index + 1.
ENDDO.

ENDFORM. " GET_COUNT
*&---------------------------------------------------------------------*
*& Form GET_RESULT
*&---------------------------------------------------------------------*
* text
*----------------------------------------------------------------------*
* -->P_COUNT text
*----------------------------------------------------------------------*
FORM get_result USING p_count
CHANGING p_result.
DATA: lv_result TYPE i.

lv_result = p_count MOD 6.

CASE lv_result.
WHEN 1.
p_result = 'F'.

WHEN 2.
p_result = 'L'.

WHEN 3.
p_result = 'A'.

WHEN 4.
p_result = 'M'.

WHEN 5.
p_result = 'E'.

WHEN 6 or 0.
p_result = 'S'.

ENDCASE.

ENDFORM. " GET_RESULT

its not enough para maubos ko ang 8 hours, pero kung sino sinong crush ko ang naisip ko para itry. pinaka nagustuhan ko ung result namin ni John Lloyd Cruz dahil "S" kami.. meaning sweethearts!

ACS Requirements

2011-06-22T22:56:00.000-07:00

im here in brisbane under a 457 visa. eto ung working visa here in australia. the company who will hire you should be the one to process this. sabi ni employer ko, after 2 years daw eh they can sponsor me for a permanent residency here in australia. but, marami nag advise sa akin to not depend on your employer's sponsorship. basically you can apply on your own naman. and since dinala ko na dito ang family ko, it will be safer for us kung istart na naman iprocess ung application namin for permanent residency.

and so our quest to achieve that! medyo maraming steps and overwhlemed din ako pero sabi nga ni johny walker, just keep on walking.

so our first step is for my skills to be recognized by the proper authority. since im in information technology, ACS dapat ang mag recognize ng skills ko.

pano magpa assess ng skills sa ACS? eto ang mga requirements:

1. Passport
2. Birth Certificate
3. Marriage Contract (if married)
4. Diploma
5. Transcript of Records
6. Detailed Certificate of Employment

dapat nakalagay dun sa COE ung mga naging projects mo and kung ano ang mga ginagawa mo dun sa projects na un. gusto lang nila malaman kung ano talaga ang work mo. tapos dapat may contact numbers din nung pipirma sa certificate kasi iverify nila kung totoo mga sinabi mo dun sa certificate. bale, gumawa na ko ng template tapos send ko na lang dun sa hr nung mga previous company ko kasi usually di naman nila alam ang gingagawa ko sa work.

in case pala na close na ung company eh kailangan ng statury declaration mo na close na nga ung company.

as of the moment eh COE from 2 previous company ko na lang ang kulang. pag nacomplete ko na un eh magpa assess na ko sa ACS. by the way 450 AUD pala ang assessment fee.

my boy & my girl

2011-06-22T22:30:00.000-07:00

no tv

2011-06-22T21:50:00.000-07:00

generally, unfurnished ang mga properties for rental dito sa brisbane. so you can just imagine how hard it is for a person/family to start here. you have to buy everything from basahan to ref! of course i have to prioritize on the more important things. and so i decided that tv is not one of them. can you just imagine at this age, a life without tv? and did i mention that i have a 6 yrs old boy and a 2 yrs old girl.. its really a challenge i tell you.

on the other hand, this one will be one of my cute moments with my boy:

me folding newly washed clothes
my boy: mommy can i help you to fold the clothes?
me: sure...

my boy, hardly folding the clothes
me: thats not how to do it..
my boy: can you teach me how..

me showing him how
my boy: wow! mommy you are so galing! you really are the best mom!

odiba best mom ako bigla.. he wont even take a notice of me folding the clothes if there is a tv nearby.

blog out

2008-12-06T11:42:00.000-08:00

sobrang tagal kong hindi nag blog. blog out talaga. eto nga at matatapos na ang 2008. ang daming mga kaganapan this year. major is, naassign ako sa ohio, usa at kasama ko si baby bear at daddy bear. grabe ang lungkot sa ohio, buti na lang sinama ko family ko kung hindi talagang mababaliw ako dun.

sa kabutihang palad naman eh nalipat ako ng project sa new jersey nung april. buti dito maraming kamaganak kaya enjoy. at eto dahil nga siguro enjoy, eh nabuntis ako.

january next year ako manganganak. medyo nagdalawang isip kung dito or sa pinas ako manganak pero nauwi din sa desisyon na dito na nga lang. actually dami pang nangyari this year, may pangit at marami din namang maganda kaya thankful pa din talaga.

new years resolution ko next year eh lagi kong update tong blog ko. wish ko talaga... hehe.. so much for the blog out.. im back...

ang alamat ng visa

2007-10-18T07:48:00.000-07:00

one of the requirement by malaysian embassy in manila for a work permit visa stamp is a medical clearance. hate na hate ko ang mag undergo nito kasi kahit mukha akong healthy eh marami po akong sakit. so ang usually 3 days process lang eh inaabot sa akin ng 7 days. kailangan ko magpabalik balik sa hospital para kumuha ng clearance sa mga doktor na specialist na napakamamahal sumingil at bukod pa dun ay kung ano anong pang mga tests ang ginagawa sa akin para lang ako iclear ng aking doktor. actually di naman malala ang aking sakit at hindi naman talaga ito makaaapekto sa aking trabaho or makahahawa sa aking mga katrabaho. pero kailangan lang talaga patunayan ito kaya kailangan ko magundergo sa mga tests na ito. so sa pagkahaba habang prosesong akong pinag daanan eh nakuha ko din ang aking medical clearance na nagsasabi na ako ay FIT TO WORK

so punta agad ako sa malaysian embassy para ipasa ang aking medical clearance para makuha ko na ang aking passport. aba pagdating ko ba naman dun eh hindi daw inasikaso yung aking passport kasi di ko daw binigay yung itenerary ko nung huling punta ko dun! anoh??? eh pinasa ko yun sa kanila nung araw din na yun, hindi nga lang sya ang nagrcv pero binigay ko sa kanila! sus.. martes na at sa sabado na ang aking flight.. kailangan ko ang aking passport!!! nagwala ako dun sa embassy.. nagsalita talaga ko ng malakas na this is not fair! i gave my itenerary to this office! with matching pagkuha ng pangalan nya saka nung nagrcv nung papel ko.

hindi ba sila naguusap usap dun sa loob kung ano ang mga natatangap nilang dokumento! nak ng teteng naman, ang tagal na nga inabot ng medical ko tapos di pa nila bibigay ang passport ko... natakot siguro yung babae dun sa pagwawala ko kaya ayun aasikasuhin nya daw, kinabukasan daw ng umagang umaga makukuha ko passport ko kahit hindi pa daw oras ng visa release. hay.. bwisit talaga ko pero wala akong magagawa kundi ang bumalik ulit kinabukasan... sus talaga! eh kailangan ko pa kayang dumaan ng poea pagkakuha ko ng passport ko.

kinabukasan ng maaga eh nandun na ko.. kahit di pa visa releasing eh nakuha ko naman ang passport ko.. hay.. tinamad na din ako ireklamo sila kasi need ko pa dumaan ng poea at baka dun eh maubos uli ang aking pasensya.. mahaba na din malamang ang pila dun.. panibagong alamat ng paghihintay na naman to...

ang saya saya!!!

2007-09-26T10:50:00.000-07:00

grabe ang saya saya ko! i just got my passport today already stamped with my new work permit here in UK. that means i can fly back this friday. but the best news is that since expire na din yung work permit ko sa Malaysia, where i am really base, they have to send me back to Manila to take care of it sa POEA. sa KL lang kasi ako entitled umuwi dapat. o diba exciting, makakauwi ako sa pinas!!! yahoo!!! ang bait talaga ni Lord, akalain mo pinauwi ako ng pinas ng libre. although dami ko dapat asikasuhin sa pinas in 2 weeks time eh happy pa din ako and thankful. miss ko na din ang KL pero syempre mas miss na miss ko ang pinas at ang aking baby bear!

homesick... almost

2007-09-24T13:51:00.000-07:00

im entitled to fly back to KL every 10 weeks. i was supposed to fly back last sept 14 but because my work permit here in UK is about to expire on oct 1, they have to renew it before i fly back.. unfortunately, its already sep 24 and my passport is still not with me so i obviously cant fly!!! i really would love to have a break from london.. i miss my baby bear.. i miss KL...

gusto kong magswimming

2007-09-20T14:17:00.000-07:00

tamang homesick ako ngayon... tingin ako ng tingin sa pictures ng baby bear ko. isa to sa mga favorites ko na picture nya, relax na relax sa tubig.. hehe..

ayoko na ngang tingnan kasi lalo lang ako nahohomesick pero di ko naman mapigilan... naiimagine ko tuloy dati nung di pa uso ang digital camera at ang internet.. pano kaya yung mga ofw nun.. pano kaya sila pag nahohomesick.. ang hirap siguro..

slow down

2007-09-14T06:11:00.000-07:00

ilang tulog na lang at 30 na ko... happy naman ako kaya lang parang feeling ko eh dapat mas marami pa ko naachieve at this age.. pero greatest achievement ko talaga yung baby bear ko... pag naiisip ko sya parang kahit anong edad pa ko eh panalo talaga!

ang cute

2007-09-13T13:58:00.000-07:00

ang cute ng bagong ipod nano!!! gusto ko!!! kaso may ipod video na ko.. di naman practical na dalawa pa ang mp3 player ko... unless iregalo ko na lang kay hubby yung luma.. on the other hand 8 gig lang yung capacity nitong ipod nano.. wag na lang... konting video lang ang malagay ko dun... pero ang cute talaga nya!!

gusto ko nito

2007-09-13T13:51:00.000-07:00

gusto ko ng nintendo ds lite... yung kulay pink.. bibili talaga ko nito pagbalik ko ng KL.. mas murang di hamak dun kesa dito sa london... sabagay wala namang mura dito.. :-)

magiging akin ka din...

cambridge

2007-08-24T12:27:00.000-07:00

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nagpunta kami sa cambridge last july 21... last weekend na kasi ni choko dito sa london, tapos na yung project nya kaya uwi na sya sa pinas... ayun nagyaya ng pasyal.

bale ako, si choko saka si andie lang ang namasyal.. yung iba kasi naming kaberks eh bisibisihan... sa gabi na lang daw magkitakits... may imeet kami na pinay dun sa cambridge, nameeet ni choko sa airport and nagsabi na pag punta daw sya ng cambridge eh tawagan sya para maipasyal, so tinawagan ni choko.. roxy ang name nya... bait talaga ng kapwa ofw.... medyo tinanghali na nga kami kaya past 11 na kami nakarating ng cambridge station, tapos text namin si roxy and maya maya dumating na sya.. dinala nya kami sa town tapos dami na dun nag aalok ng punting.. ano yun... hehe... nun ko nga lang din nalaman yung punting... sa mga di nakakaalam, ganito yun...

punt yung tawag sa bangka, punter naman yung driver, panty naman yung sinusuot ng mga babae, pwede din naman ng lalake..hehe... grabe ang popogi nung mga punter... narealize ko kung sa pinas to malamang ang pangit ng punter.. hehe.. at in fairness mga nakajaporms pa... yung iba naka suit.. kala mo manager... mga estudyante daw ng cambridge karamihan ang punter.. sideline nila... beermoney daw sabi nung punter namin.. hehe...

nakabili din ako ng harry potter book 7 dun sa isang bookstore dun. nagulat kasi ako at mas mura yung book dun kesa sa central london... GBP10 lang dun eh samantalang 13 sa mga bookstore sa central london... may mas mura pa nga kaming nakita kaya lang sold out agad eh... binili ko na din at sayang din yung 3 noh...

ganda dun sa cambridge, kung may chance kau punta din kau.. thanks kay roxy na kahit first time lang naming nakilala eh pinasyal kami... sa uulitin.. :-)

PROUD OFW

2007-08-23T13:58:00.000-07:00

nabwisit ako nung mabasa ko ang article ni malu.. kala nya yata porket mayaman sya eh pwede na syang mang apak ng kapwa nya.. actually mas nagulat ako at pinayagan na mapublish ang ganito kainsensitive na article.. sana matauhan yang malu na yan.. i bet this is experience will humble her.. good for her...

hindi ako usually nagsusulat ng mga paghihirap ko as OFW sa blog ko kasi feeling ko di ko na kailangan ipangalandakan yun diba... kasi obvious yun eh, parang super sensitive na lang talaga ang di makakaisip nun... kaya para sau malu ang wento ko

ako lang ang medyo maayos at stable ang work sa family namin kaya ako tumatayong bread winner.. tapos nung nag asawa ako di ko pa din giniveup yung pagtulong sa kanila.. kaya ayun walang ipon.. and then i got pregnant and we were so happy.. kaya lang medyo nagiisip na din kaming mag asawa nun kung kaya ba ng budget namin pag may baby na.. pero syempre bukod dun eh sobrang excited kami sa pagdating ng baby namin... and then nanganak na nga ako.. may budget naman kami sa pagkapanganak ko kaya lang kinulang kasi may phlegm daw yung baby ko sa lungs and need nya mag antibiotic for 1 week. and so ayun na nga, medyo nahihirapan na kami magbudget kaya kahit 3 months pa lang baby ko eh inaccept ko yung job offer sa KL.. sobrang ayoko iwan ang baby ko pero kailangan magpakatatag... grabe, gabi gabi yata ako umiiyak nun.. ayoko nga na nag gagabi eh.. kasi eto yung time na magisa na lang ako sa room ko at namimiss ko talaga sila... my hubby sends me a picture of our baby everyday.. nakakatuwa kasi everyday eh lumalaki sya.. pero sobrang nakakalungkot din kasi wala ako dun.. regret ko talaga na wala ako dun sa tabi nya pero wala naman akong choice eh... tama na nga at baka maiyak pa ko dito...

so ganun nga malu, ganun nga kahirap... kung sabi nila nasa huli ang pagsisisi, sa aming mga ofw na may mga iniwan na anak sa pinas, sa una pa lang nagsisisi na kasi iiwan namin ang mga anak namin... pero walang lugar ang pagsisisi sa mga katulad namin na hindi kasing yaman mo.. dinudurog talaga ang puso namin sa pagiwan namin sa anak namin and the least we expect from the likes of you is to just shut up.... but you didnt... so i hope you realized how selfish and self centered you are....

eto pala ang excerpts sa article ni malu fernandez

"However I forgot that the hub was in Dubai and the majority of the OFWs (overseas Filipino workers) were stationed there. The duty-free shop was overrun with Filipino workers selling cell phones and perfume. Meanwhile, I wanted to slash my wrist at the thought of being trapped in a plane with all of them.

While I was on the plane (where the seats were so small I had bruises on my legs), my only consolation was the entertainment on the small flat screen in front of me. But it was busted, so I heaved a sigh, popped my sleeping pills and dozed off to the sounds of gum chewing and endless yelling of “HOY! Kumusta ka na? At taga sann ka? Domestic helper ka rin ba?” Translation: “Hey there? Where are you from? Are you a domestic helper as well?” I though I had died and God had sent me to my very own private hell.

On my way back, I had to bravely take the economy flight once more. This time I had already resigned myself to being trapped like a sardine in a sardine can with all these OFWs smelling of AXE and Charlie cologne while Jo Malone evaporated into thin air."

somerset

2007-08-23T11:10:00.000-07:00

pasyal kami ng mga kaberks ko dito sa london last august 11.. our destination... somerset.. its supposed to be a beach pero actually di sya mukhang beach.. hehe.. para kaming nasa dubai..

eto mga pix namin...

girl power

2007-08-22T11:45:00.000-07:00

* If a man wants you, nothing can keep him away.
* If he doesn't want you, nothing can make him stay.
* Stop making excuses for a man and his behaviour.
* Allow your intuition (or spirit) to save you from heartache.
* Stop trying to change yourself for a relationship that's not meant to be.
* Slower is better.
* Never live your life for a man before you find what makes you truly happy.
* If a relationship ends because the man was not treating you as you deserve then heck no, you can't "be friends".-- A friend wouldn't mistreat a friend.
* Don't settle. If you feel like he is stringing you along, then he probably is.
* Don't stay because you think "it will get better." You'll be mad at yourself a year later for staying when things are not better.
* The only person you can control in a relationship is you.
* Avoid men who've got a bunch of children by a bunch of different women. He didn't marry them when he got them pregnant, why would he treat you any differently?
* Always have your own set of friends separate from his.
* Maintain boundaries in how a guy treats you.
* If something bothers you, speak up.
* Never let a man know everything. He will use it against you later.
* You cannot change a man's behaviour. Change comes from within.
* Don't EVER make him feel he is more important than you are... even if he has more education or in a better job.
* Do not make him into a quasi-god. He is a man, nothing more nothing less.
* Never let a man define who you are.
* Never borrow someone else's man. If he cheated with you, he'll cheat on you.
* A man will only treat you the way you ALLOW him to treat you.
* All men are NOT dogs.
* You should not be the one doing all the bending...compromise is two way street.
* You need time to heal between relationships...there is nothing cute about baggage... deal with your issues before pursuing a new relationship.
* You should never look for someone to COMPLETE you... a relationship consists of two WHOLE individuals... look for someone complimentary...not supplementary.
* Dating is fun... even if he doesn't turn out to be Mr. Right.
* Make him miss you sometimes... when a man always know where you are, and you're always readily available to him - he takes it for granted.
* Never move into his mother's house.
* Never co-sign for a man.
* Don't fully commit to a man who doesn't give you everything that you need.
* Keep him in your radar but get to know others.

crocs

2007-08-22T11:34:00.000-07:00

found an article on the web about crocs and elevator accidents... apparently marami ng case na ganito... please read the link

http://for-jograd.livejournal.com/31433.html?mode=reply