when it all started?

my journey took more than a year, few interviews and a lot of prayers in between.

my friend vera (thanks a lot tivela, she's also the one who made it possible for me to work here in singapore), has a friend who's friend (parang kapitbahay ng kapitbahay ng kaklse ko!) is working in ireland. vera knows that my sister is there, so i mentioned that i was interested to work there too if there are opportunities. after more than a year or two, i forwarded my resume to joan (she's the friend of the friend).

my first technical interview was oct 9, 2006.. and i knew then that i failed. it was a panel interview and i was blubbering like a fish. i was prepared. but i am never good at interviews.

come july 2007, i received an email from joan. she again, forwarded my resume to their hr. and she told me to expect a call from them.. by late afternoon, i was on panic mode na. i forgot that my resume was outdated na and i've already changed my mobile number. ngek!

the hr scheduled my technical interview 2 days later. got loads of pointers from joan. made a lot of interview notes. went home early and wait for mike's call. he's the guy who interviewed me. the interview went fine, that's what i thought. i may be sick with coughs and colds at the time but i made sure that i was more than prepared. we even talked about the weather :) it was raining at the time. (see? i remember details), he even mentioned that im good at what im doing... something to that effect. basta in short, pinuri nya ko! he said to wait a week for the result.

unlike the previous technical interview, this time around, i knew i pass. however, days turned into weeks and i did not receive a call from them. i sent them an email but i didn't get a reply. so, i stopped hoping na.

oct 9, 2007 (yup, same date...); after a year... i had a call from their hr. they were trying to call me the night before (i knew someone was calling me, i didnt know it was them.. i didnt check my mobile as i was busy watching the nanny diaries hhehe). they were scheduling me for a VTC.. ohmygosh! i thought a webchat was sufficient, i felt so stupid... it was my final interview. as fate would have it, the VTC was rescheduled and then resheduled again for some technicalities.

prior to that, i am so ready to go. i just updated my resume and forwarded it to some employers. it was really a matter of right timing. and their call at the time was really unexpected.

going back to my VTC, it was so fast. less than 30 minutes and im done. questions i was expecting from them were never asked. the result they said, i will know within the next week. little did i know that it was just a start of my long wait. week after week, i asked for updates but they could not give me anything. i held on to the fact that they feel that i did good on my vtc and that the position is still available. see previous post.

2 months later, im still hoping and praying that my prayers will be answered.

last week, i got an email from joan. she had spoken with the hr and she confirmed that i got the job and i'll just have to wait for their call. last friday, i got the most awaited call ever. i got the job offer, the long wait is finally over. i didn't get the chance to ask for details as i was in a hurry to leave the office. anyway, the hr emailed me the details. when i got home, there's no email. ngek! almost 11pm na yun our time. excited pa naman ako umuwi agad. buti pala at tinuloy ko na lang yung lakad ko hehe

anyway, i got the email din naman before i went to sleep. problem, start date of my application is jan 21st. yay! so fast! its like after i serve my month's notice, flylalu na ko to ireland, dating ako weekend ng 19. then on that monday, work na. what?!?! madami akong dapat i-turn over dito sa singapore. marami akong tourist spots na hindi pa napupuntahan. marami akong dapat ayusin and 1 month is not enough! well, i was on panic mode the entire weekend.