The Struggles of Job Hunting

So, I recently graduated college (it was like 3 months ago). And I must say, I am so not prepared for the corporate world or the working life. I know that job hunting is getting harder and harder these days. Unemployement rate is getting higher as more college students graduate and start looking for jobs. But what really gets to me is the fact that employers expect us (fresh graduates) to have knowledge about this and that or experience with this and that. I'm sorry to break it to you all but what part of Fresh Graduate with no work experience at all don't you get?

I have been working for two months when I, more like my parents, decide to not extend my contract and leave my previous job. It's not about the work load or the environment. It's all about the stress I've been getting since I started working. My shift officially starts at 10am but I am supposed to be in the office before 10am, like 9am or something. While the end of my shift is supposed to be 7pm. But what happened is that I usually get to log out by 10pm the earliest and 1am the latest. I can't also file for a leave unless there's someone willing to relieve for me. So, that sucks. Right? That's why my parents asked me to not extend ng contract and just find another job. It was hard for me because the reason why I wanted to stay was the friends that I made there. They were actually more of a family by then and I still consider them as my family even though I'm not working with them anymore.

I worked as a Recruitment Associate in my previous company and to be honest, I'd like to be in the same field of work to my next jobs. But as a Business graduate, I'd also like to experience different fields in business other than in Human Resource / Recruitment. That's why I decided ro try applyingn for marketing and finance related job posts online. And I can say that I'm lucky enough to be invited to most of them.

BUT THAT'S THE THING...

Getting invited for an assessment or an interview is easy. Passing them, not so easy.

My point?

My point is that whenever you're invited for a job interview or an assessment/exam, just be confident. But not too confident. I became over confident at one of my assessments that I ended up failing it. Fortunately, the recruiters think that I am still qualified for other posts, so they invited me to do another assessment for a post of my choice.

So yeah, just be confident. Believe in yourself. But keep it in track. Don't be too confident or too full of yourself. Remember that there are others who are as qualified as you for that job posting, hell maybe even more qualified than you are. Just like what my dad always tell me, just be humble and be nice to everyone.

That's all. Thank you :)

Ultimate Laze-ball and Couch Potato

I usually spend my day either walking around the house or spend it outside with my friends. But today... it's different. I actually lost track of time! It was the first time.

At 8 A.M in the morning, I started my "MTV's Awkward" marathon. I was on the 2nd season's first episode. Then by 5 P.M, I noticed that I was on the 3rd season's 10th episode already! I swear I could feel my mom wants to kill mo for just staying at just one place the whole day. I only left to take a bath, get food and drinks and take a leak.

I wasn't usually this lazy. I guess I just want to make the best of my remaining summer days by having a marathon of my favorite tv shows.

I'll miss you guys! ♥

Jem! Lynette! Glenn! J.E!


They say if you fall, someone who loves you will lend a hand for you. Here I have 4 pairs of hands, always ready to hold me back up when I stumble backwards. I want to thank my friends, Best friends perhaps, who have always been by my side through ups and downs.


"'cause two can keep a secret if one of them is dead."
How about, "Five can keep a secret even if none of them is dead.". Well, at least for now. haha! I know I can trust them. They've known too much about me (for they read my diary). But I don't really care if someone reads my diary. For me, it's like whenever someone read it, it kind of makes a connection. They'll know what I feel. Why I'm hurt, why I'm happy.


For me, each one of them is like a part of my body. If one gets hurt or hears bad things from someone else, it hurts me and pains me even more. It's impossible for only good things to happen to someone and so there were difficult times and hurtful times. But during those times, I'm so thankful that we were each other's strength and each other's support. Every single one of you is so precious to me and like family to me.. I may joke around with you a lot but I can't talk seriously with you.. because it's awkward for me. But on the inside, I really do think of each one of you so much and I want you all to know that.

Aquinos!


When there are hurtful times and sad times, I've come to find that there is no one else but these fifty people here (including Ma'am Sty :D). Even really close friends, if they're not a part of Aquinos... no one really knows and understands. There were so many times like that and I wish that there will be no more times of hurt and sadness that brings us to tears... I love you, my friends.


Between people who truly care and love each other, there are times where you don't need to say anything at all. Those emotions that are hard to express with words. Things like "I love you..." and "Thank you...". You don't really need to say those words. During the ten months that we spent with each other, we got to know each other better. And during those months, so many things happened and we grew more mature and learned to love and care for each other.


I truly have nothing but gratitude for you guys. I'm just so thankful and I really couldn't say anything other than just thank you.

Negative Thinking that leads to Over-thinking.

Negative thinking has always been my problem. Whenever I hear people talking about something like a gossip, I sometimes I think it was me they're talking about. I'm insecure. I get it. Or am I a psycho? Oh my God.

I recently had this conversation with my friend. I asked her, "Should I be someone new?" She replied asking if something's wrong and why would I want to change if it's good enough to be the same me. I told her that Blair (Gossip Girl's Blair Waldorf) made me realize and/or looking back at the past, I have done bad things. She just told me this:

“Well, if you have done something bad, you better not do that again. We need to learn from our mistakes. God doesn't want us to do wrong things. So, as early as now, we have to change our wrong doings before it’s too late.”

What's the connection of the body to the title? Well, this is why I asked her that question. Some of my friends knew about the "thing" about my ex best friend. And I know that I have made a mistake that ruined our friendship. I don't want to do that again. Gossiping is one of my bad attitudes. But, who can't resist gossips? I mean, even the Upper East Siders know THAT. I really love Gossip Girl and my friends are totally in full support. But the characters really grew on to me especially Blair Waldorf; the scheming, plotting, manipulative protagonist of the TV Show. I think I have that "Blair Waldorf-side" engraved on me. It wants to take revenge on the people who have left a scar in my life and in my heart; the ones who left my life in the hard way - The reasons why I have become like this. They say, "You can't make people love you, but you can make them fear you." I always think of how I will do that when I'm known to be vulnerable.

The things that really comes to my mind whenever I have these negative thinking are "Am I really wanted?" , "maybe he/she/they don't want me as company.." , "maybe they just don't tell me so they can't hurt me..." and many other things.

I decided to post this because one of my friends *slash* my KPop Best Friend always asks me of what I'm thinking about whenever I over think.

credits: Clara Quiambao (@ohteenquotes @claraquiambao) for the editing haha :)

M.O.M = More Of Me

Naisip ko to kasi di pa ko formal na nagpapakilala and nabasa ko yung kay Janina hahaha.

Godgiven is the given name. Get it? Godgiven, Given. hahahahaha! ang sweet corn ko. gets? sweet corn? favorite ni Harry Styles. hahaha. anyanyare sakin? XD Okay, moving on. I'm a senior high student, 15 years old, what I do is not OBSESSION, its called DEDICATION. Especially when it comes to One Direction and Girls' Generation. Whenever people ask me to introduce myself or tell something about myself, I always answer with "Simple. I'm Chuck Bass.. wait no, I'm 1/2 muggle. Deal with it.". I'm the emotional, shy, possessive and insecure type of person. And I'll tell you what, deal with it. That's what I am. I'm friendly. Talk to me, be honest, let's hang out and at the end of the day, I'll tell you what I think about you. I love listening to Korean pop, pop, love, and some other types of songs. My guilty pleasure? If I tell you, it wouldn't be a guilty pleasure. You see, Guilty Pleasure is something one enjoys and considers pleasurable despite feeling guilt. The "guilt" involved is sometimes simply fear of others discovering one's lowbrow or otherwise embarrassing tastes.


Being a part of the online world, I found new friends and some of them became my second family. There's my K-Family which consists of my Neb omma, Miggy hyung, Gennel noona and Cristine noona. There's the Jemsters family which consists of Kery Jem (obviously), Daki, Janina, Nicole and the others. I also got to know some of the famous person in twitter like Kimpoy, who I have met for like 4 times now. I also got to know the owner or the person behind the Twitter famous Oh Teen Quotes, that happens to be a Filipino like me. Clara Quiambao or Ate Clara, as I call her is the person behind OTQ. She made the first move. She saw my picture with Kuya Kimpoy and asked me to do a favor for her, which I accepted of course. Then she gave me her phone number. The latest happening that she shared to me was that she was interviewed by this Canadian Magazine called See Magazine and Seventeen is still scheduling theirs. Of course, we won't forget Lance De Ocampo and Keyr Jem Castro. Lance is a like a mushroom. No, he does not just appear out of nowhere. I think he's like a mushroom 'cause he's a FUNgi. Oh, the punchline is not mine. Blame Louis Tomlinson. hahaha. Okay, Lance gives love to his Luvies. I have told you some details about him on my posts Hey! He's Mr. Jabboo! and Batman? Batman Who?. Pero FYI, he's super nice. Last month which happens to be last year, he helped his parents together with relatives to the Coca-Cola Relief Operations in Cagayan De Oro. Keyr Jem, is a really nice guy. I'm proud to be a part of hius Jemsters family and the Legendary Jemsters. Being part of that is like gaining new family and friends. I love them. :">


I have been to Twitter since my sophomore days maybe? 2009 or something. I have been changing my username. But I'm kind of sticking to this one. @imGivenDivina and my first follow is Anne Curtis.. maybe?


Just recently, I started writing fan fictions and stories. When I was in 2nd Year High School, I only do poems just like my other friends. I have written 2 chapters of my original story Academy Park High, 1 chapter of Westerville Love Story (Glee FanFic), 1 chapter of Easy Win, Easy love (One Direction FanFic), and some chapter of my U-Kiss and MBLAQ FanFics.


Wala na kong masabi kaya... Ciao! Bye! Annyong! Adios! Au Revoir! =))

A Day With Kuya :)

Yung matagal mo nang hinhintay eh natupad kasi naniwala ka na kaya mo.
Sa akin, medyo nag-struggle ako sa pagkamahiyain ko when it comes to meeting new people. Pero, see what happened? Naging masaya ang December ko kasi nagbakasakali ako at wag maging mahiyain tulad ng sabi ni Ate Aeryl. Kaya ayun, na meet ko, naka usap, nakapagpa-picture at nakasamang kumain ng isaw ang isa sa mga pinaka sikat na tao sa Twitter, Tumblr at Facebook. :)


I went to their house last December 24. Sobrang nahihiya talaga ako kaya inabot ako ng 7PM sa labas nila (may lollipop na nakasubo sa bibig pampatanggal kaba hahaha..). Ang akala ko pa nga uuwi ako na may dalang suka maka diskarte lang (actually gusto ko din bumili as a remembrance hahaha). Pero ginamit ko lahat ng hiya ko sa katawan, so nagtatawag ako ng "tao po" sa labas nila. Naka 5 na ulit ata ako? XD Lumabas yung pinsan nya, ang hinanap ko si Ate Kaye kasi siya talaga yung gusto kong makausap muna bago si Kuya. Nung lumabas si Ate Kaye, I gave her the gift na matagal ko nang gustong ibigay tsaka yung gift kay kuya. Pinapabalik nya ko, sabi ko di ako pwede bukas kasi aalis kami. So nabalik ako ng 26 ng hapon. Si Ate Kaye naman ang wala. Tinulungan kami ng kakilala (na kapitbahay nila Kuya Kimpoy) ng pinsan ni Ate Aeryl.


Tinawag si Kuya ng lolo nya then pinapasok kami sa kanila (waaaaaaaaaaaah~!). Sobrang nahihiya ako... kami.. kasi nandun yung mga pinsan nya. Tapos tinanong nya kami kung may nagtitinda daw ba ng isaw sa labas nila sabi namin oo kaya dun nya kami niyaya. See? He's not like the others. Kumakain ng isaw! haha.. Yung iba kasi pagsinabing isaw, yuck agad sila. Ibahin natin si Kuya :)


Hindi nyo iisipin na tahimik siya at very down-to-earth kung hindi niyo pa siya nakikilala sa personal. Humble sila. Mabait. Ganun. Especially Kuya Kimpoy and Ate Kaye. Nageentertain sila ng fans nila. He asked me nga kung ako yung nagbigay sa kaniya ng gift nung 24. Sabi ko oo kaso umalis kagad ako kasi gabi na and wala siya nung 24. Nakilala din nya si Ate Aeryl as the girl na nagpunta nung 19 hahaha. Yung pinsan ni Ate Aeryl, 2nd cousin ni Kimpoy kaya nagpakilala siya sa Lolo ni Kuya hahaha.


After some time (na paginom namin nga mga kasama ko ng softdrinks at pagkausap ng kapitbahay niya kay Kuya Kimpoy) eh nakapagpapicture kami. At last! Eto na ang pinapangarap kong pang DP sa FB! hahaha

By the way, kuya gave me the best gift last Christmas Eve. He said thanks and okay na yun sakin :)

Ang picture na pinapangarap ko! hahaha

nahiya ako sa kulay ko nung nagkatabi kami hahaha. Ang puti nya promise. And ang bango pa niya :)


Kinikilig pa din ako hanggang ngayon hahahaha! Sabi ni Aya ang arte ko daw hahaha sbai ko minsan lang mangyari yun XD


I hope to see him again hahaha. And sana makasama siya sa Potato Day hahaha :))

Kim Paolo Vivas Feliciano!!

Si Kuya Kimpoy, mabait yan, and so is his sister Ate Kaye. Ang lakas nya maka KV! Ang galing nya kasi sa mga pick up lines. I actually kept a notebook that keeps track of his pick-up lines XD Nakita na yun ni Kuya Kimpoy. But not personally. Sa Facebook lang nya nakita kasi nagupload ako ng picture nun then my friend (who knows him from High School) showed it to him. Ni-like pa nga nya yung picture eh :) Ang masaya pa eh, ni-like din nya yung post ko sa tumblr na hindi ko na alam kung ilan yung notes kasi di na ko masyado nakakapag tumblr XD My tumblr post says "Gusto ko lang naman eh isang picture pang DP kasama si Kimpoy Feliciano... mahirap ba yun?". Grabe nung nakita ko yun napatalo ako tsaka nagsisigaw. Idol nga tawag ko sa kanya dati eh XD

this picture is from my scrapbook/dedication notebook

nilike nya nga yun eh hahaha

Ngayon, nakauwi na sila ng Pinas from New Zealand. At feeling ko malaki ang pag-asa kong makita sya kasi I'm from Hagonoy, and so is he. Ayun lang sya! abot kamay ko na~ pero teka.. bat di ko na makita? hahahaha LOL jk.


Habang gumagawa ng Christmas decor yung mga kaklase ko.. umepal ako. Nanghingi ako ng styro and some red, yellow and blue paint. Tapos gumawa ako ng Superman logo dun. Sabi ng mga kaklase ko cute daw parang cake. Kaya napagdesisyunan ko na, ibibigay ko yun kay Kuya and some other things :D Syempre may bigay din ako kay Ate Kaye hahaha bait kaya nya :)


Pero eto, di ko talaga akalaing madami syang kakilala sa mga kaibigan ko. Especially Rajji and Aya. Aya and Kuya Kimpoy went to the same High School dati. While Rajji and Kuya Kimpoy are childhood friends. Rajji is my Grade School classmate. Di kami close friends pero friends kami. I'm pretty close with Aya. We share the same likes especially on Potatoes! hahaha..


I'm so looking forward on meeting Kuya Kimpoy and Ate Kaye!
I told myswlf na makita ko sila,mameet sila at makapagpicture lang sa kanila masaya na pasko ko. Ito lang talaga yung hinhintay ko for December! (Well except for Jesus' birthday :D)..


I hope to see them soon :D

Pictures: (c) Paolo Vivas Feliciano , (c) Godgiven Divina (me)