Rules for Work

A friend sent me this 13 sarcastic Rules for work. I read them, and I had the same feeling I had when I read Dilbert: "Do they have a spycam in my office?". I felt the author's sarcasm. I could see all the times that those statements have been my sarcstic statements. Want to know what I'm talking about? Here are the...

"Rules for Work:

1. Never give me work in the morning. Always wait until 4:00 pm and then bring it to me. The challenge of a deadline is refreshing.

2. If it's really a rush job, run in and interrupt me every 10 minutes to inquire how it's going. That helps.Even better, hover behind me, and advise me at every keystroke.

3. Always leave without telling anyone where you're going. It gives me a chance to be creative when someone asks where you are.

4. If my arms are full of papers, boxes, books, or supplies, don't open the door for me. I need to learn how to function as paraplegic and opening doors with no arms is good training in case I should ever be injured and lose all use of my limbs.

5. If you give me more than one job to do, don't tell me which is priority. I am psychic.

6. Do your best to keep me late. I adore this office and really have nowhere to go or anything to do. I have no life beyond work.

7. If a job I do pleases you, keep ir a secret. If that gets out, it could mean a promotion.

8. If you don't like my work, tell everyone. I like my name to be popular in conversations. I was born to be whipped.

9. If you have special instructions for a job, don't write them down. In fact, save them until the job is almost done. No use confusing me with useful information.

10. Never introduce me to the people you're with. I have no right to know anything. In the coporate food chain, I am plankton. When you refer to them later, my shrewd deductions will identify them.

11. Be nice to me only when a job I'm doing for you could really change your life and send you straight to manager's hell.

12. Tell me all your little problems. No one else has any and it's nice to know someone is less fortunate. I especially like the story about having to pay so many taxes on the bonus check you received for being such a good manager.

13. Wait until my yearly review and THEN tell me what my goals SHOULD have been. Give me a mediocre performance rating with a cost of living increase. I'm not here for the money anyway."

Do you feel paranoic now?

Barranquitas

"Barranquitas (bahr-rahn-KEE-tahs) is a small mountain town located in the central region, north of Aibonito and Coamo; south of Corozal and Naranjito; east of Orocovis and west of Comerio. Barranquitas is spread over 6 wards and Barranquitas Pueblo (The downtown area and the administrative center of the city).

Barranquitas is about one hour by winding roads from San Juan, the capital. It is nestled amid hills and mountains, and nearby, between Barranquitas and Aibonito, is located the "cañon de San Cristobal" (Canyon of San Cristopher); one of the deepest canyons in the Indies." --Wikipedia

But for those who have had the honor to be there, we know it's much more than that. Barranquitas looks like an small Italian town, beautiful town, so full of culture and heart. It's known as "La Cuna de Proceres", Cradle of Great People, because it's the home of Luis Muñoz Rivera, Clara Lair, Jose Berrios Berdecia, among others, whom have been imortalized thru their writings, politics contributions, and great music.

I grew up loving that town, at the point that I tell everyone I'm "Barranquiteña" (Barranquiteña - name for Barranquitas' female...hehehe). I physically lived in Orocovis, but my heart always belonged to Barranquitas. My entire family is from there and proud of it...From them I learn that love. I had some great memories...Walking thru the town streets, eating Ice Cream at the small shop near the plaza, sitting at the plaza, the museums, Artisan's Fair (La Feria de Artesanias, the best and the oldest one in PR, may I add), the mountains, the fresh air, ...the people. If you haven't been there, you are missing a little piece of heaven...

Although, I can't visit it as much as I want, I always have it in my heart and when somebody ask me where I came from...I'll always said...I'm Barranquiteña!

Town Plaza and Catholic Church

27 on the 27th!

The past August 27, 2006, I turned 27. Wow! Already 27? But if it looks like it was yesterday, I graduated from High School. Time Flies! But, It was my BIRTHDAY!!! And if you know me, you know I just LOVE Birthday...Mine or somebody else's. I think that Birthdays should be always celebrated. I mean, you have to celebrate that you lived another year!!! It's a big thing! Anyways, I tried to make everybody feels special about it!

But this year, I felt different. Days before my birthday, I was feeling "blue". I was with no inspiration or desire to plan my own birthday...I didn't know why. But my wonderful friends and boyfriend, noticed my "blue state" and took over my day.

My celebration started @10pm of the 26th. My Boyfriend took me to "Playita Azul" at Cabo Rojo, and we waited my birthday day there, like a New Year's celebration. In the morning, he went to my house and prepared me my favorite breakfast, omelets! We played a little of Age of Mythology (one of my favs, too) until 2pm, when part of the "Tribu" took over my home. We called it Sharma's BBQ/Home warming/Birthday Party. They prepared everything, decoration, cake, appetizers, everything! I didn't have to do ANYTHING. It was kind of weird (in a very good way), because I'm a control freak and a "Master Planner" as Goni says. So, leaving them prepare everything was part of the fun.

For the BBQ there was homemade Hamburgers, Tuscan style Hamburgers ...Made by Christian...There were so good!!! Well, you can tell for my face in the photo.

Jen's Mom made the cake. It was a beautiful and delicious CHOCOLATE CAKE! They even put 27 candles on it. "Should I use a fire extinguisher?" Maybe not yet! But it looked scary...hehehe

The "theme" was something like Hawaiian and because Goni don't like birthday hats (he was buying the decoration :) ), everybody was wearing a mini Leigh...Except mine... Mine was huge!

^All the guys @ the Party (a chunk of "La Tribu")........

^Me with my sweet Boyfriend, OBI!!

^Remember this?

Jennilee found "Sorpresitas" as party favors. They are this envelopes (like you see in the photo) that has one candy and one small toy. They used to sell those @ school when we were little. Surprise was that they are @ the same price, $0.15!!! Everybody went crazy with them. "OMG! Do they still sell those?... Remember when....?" was the reaction every time somebody entered the house and saw them. She got one for everybody and here is the pic of everybody showing their prices!
I had an amazing time with everybody, it was real fun. I reassured how blessed I am for having such amazing friends and family. The party, the lots of calls from loved ones, the memories...It was exactly like I wanted! THANK YOU!!!

A 27-year-old Me

Mi transformacion

En Sept 9, 2005, luego de haber visto las fotos de mi primer viaje a Disney World. Decidi ingresar a Doctors Weight Lost Center. Me canse del reflejo q veia en el espejo, en especial en ese espejo en los probadores de las tiendas de ropa...

Asi me veia en mi viaje...Jul 2005

So, comenzo esta jornada. Con sus altas y bajas. Unos dias se veia progreso...en otros no. Un poco frustrante pero sabia q al final todo se veria mejor. Q todo el esfuerzo valdria la pena.

Sept 2005

Dic 2005

Feb 2006

Jun 2006

Y aqui estoy, luego de haber perdido 43lbs. de 179lbs a 136lbs. Me siento mejor q nunca. No hay nada como la satisfaccion de alcanzar una meta, de alcanzar algo deseado. Y lo mejor...lo hice por mi, por el deseo de sentirme mejor conmigo misma...

Ahora a mantener la figura! hehehe

September 11, 2001...I remember!

I remember September 11, 2001. My fifth year of Computer Engineer. I was @ the Campus cafeteria, talking to Ida when Gisy came almost hysterical, asking me to take her phone and talk to her boyfriend. Her boyfriend was trying, anxiously, to tell her that two "small planes" just crashed the twin towers. She didn't understood and thought he just CRASHED his car. When I talked to him, I was like: "Yeah, Chris. Stop listening to those radio staions" but he replyed: "i'm listening one of the serious one". "Are you for real?".

We practicaly run to the third floor of the cafeteria building, because they have a big TV there, "Maybe they know something and the news are on". The third floor of the student Center in my collage is one of the loudest places at the AM. When we arrived, the TV was on and the place was packed but there was this cryptical silence. It really got to me: "This is serious". Everybody was trying to understand what was happening. And then,...the first tower fell. Just a big gasp was heard. Nobody could believe what they was seeing. One of the biggest building in the world, fell. My heart stop for a moment,...thinking:"What's happening? Why the towers? What the h....?".

The second tower fell...

My eyes filled with tears. I felt the pain!

After, that I was like a zombie. My heart couldn't believe it. My brain couldn't process what was happening. Fortunatly, nobody that I know was on either towers, but I could feel the pain and suffering...We went to lunch, to Buffalo's Cafe @ the food court near the campus, everything was so quite. All the TVs in the food court had the news on, and all the people having lunch was sitting around them. It was a Tuesday, buffalo's wings special($0.25 each), normally a very busy and noisy day @ Buffalo's. Not that day not September 11th, all you could see were glommy and surprised faces. Everybody was in shock. Nobody could believe it. I never have seen the place like it...It was amazing...in a very sad way.

When I got home, and saw the replay on the news,...I started crying, I cried not only for the victims but for their families...I couldn't imagine the feeling of loosing a loved one in something like that...I cried...

5 years have passed. Today...5 YEARS! And still feel that chest pain when I see the clips of what happend...

Why I deside to write this NOW? Well because, those people shouldn't be forgoten. Those feelings shouldn't be forgotten. We are still in a war, a war that nobody understands. More American are dying now, that those in the towers...More familes are suferring everyday. My heart is still in pain... My eyes are still filled with tears...I remember...Do you?

Welcome to my Lair!

Hello There and Welcome to my first post! Here you'll find a little of what's going on in my life and in my mind...

I hope you enjoy my thoughts and stories...