In Between

its the end of an era!!!! and dating Tobys sana renovation lang pero parang wala na talaga although i cannot be sure, but toby's shangrila branch is no more. huhu.   i am sad because this was the usual meet-up place of friends i've met through the years. but i really do hope they are just renovating.  anywayy....how was week 12?  hmmm.  i suggested to my boss that my schedule be moved from morning to midshift due to the our build hours.  build, meaning the time when they (software developers) shut down the testing environment and deploy fixes and shit.  after the build, i am required to test again.  so if let's say they build at 6PM, i would have to either wait for it to finish (which sometimes would take hours) or test the next day (since my shift ends at 530).  anyway, i figured it's better to check the build right after than have to wait the next day to see if it was successful or not.  my boss liked this idea so i started coming in around 2-3PM. it wa

week 11 was probably the shortest work week for me so far.  but just because it was short (i only went to work for 3 days), it doesn't necessarily mean i had it easy.   as mentioned before, my project is in system testing mode.  from a BA's point of view (assuming you also play the role of the QA), this is the worst phase ever.  thankfully, i am not yet suicidal.  but i am really really REALLY stressed.  not just because of the work load.  it's more of the anticipation of what's to come in the next few weeks.  i've seen this scenario before.  from my experience, with the kind of output the team is producing versus the timeline...we are definitely in a shitty place.  i was on SL tuesday because my molar band ring flew out of my mouth and had to be cemented back by the orthodontist.  it only took her about an hour or so to get everything back in.  but i opted to stay at home for the rest of the day because (again) of the stress.  i felt i needed to cool off a bit.

my therapy every morning is good coffee.  for week 10, country style was the favorite. coffee with bagel masarap siya.  at mas mura pa!  Php40 lang recently, i decided to forego with overtime so i can get home early to have dinner with my family.  this proved to be a very good idea because it allowed me to bond with my parents (my sister apparently, rarely comes home for dinner) and save money at the same time.  as usual, i was pretty forgetful with the camera but i took  a shot of our meal last tuesday night: arroz ala cubana (tama ba spelling?) i couldn't remember much about what happened for week 10.  it was normal, like any other week where UAT System Testing is involved in an I.T. project:  hectic.  repeatedly testing on same functionalities.  revising test scripts.  answering questions.  answering emails.  logging incidents.  meetings over and over and over again you would want to scratch your brains out.  so, i try to balance these job headaches with my so