Saturday, September 24, 2011

Useless Lump


On my first day at work last week, the office handed me a brick. A chunky paper weight. Well they said I can access my email account and do a hundred other things on-the-go with it. I don't exactly remember what, 'cause I kinda zoned out when I.T. started to speak in tongues.

As with the ones I had before my extended unemployment, I shoved the useless lump in my drawer and sealed its fate. Until it suddenly started ringing. It was our team's dragon lady of a secretary berating me for not having it on hand. I thought of denying it, but she was just behind me.

So here I am, trying to make sense of it. Slowly warming up to it, as I gradually learn which buttons to press. I somewhat understand it now, I know it will become useful in time. Because like me, it just needs to prove that it deserves having been given a second chance.

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16 comments:

  1. Lone wolf MilchSeptember 24, 2011 at 10:02 AM

    ganyan talaga pag first day sa job nagaadjust ka at nahihirapan but in time makakaadjust ka din.

    happy weekend sean

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  2. Kapitan PotpotSeptember 24, 2011 at 10:03 AM

    Waw! Naka-Blackberry ka? Susyal! Hehe!

    And may work ka na pala, Sean. Happy for you. :)

    Have a great weekend.

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  3. ZaiZaiSeptember 24, 2011 at 11:08 AM

    hehe a week lang sanay ka na sa paper weight na yan :)happy weekend sean! :)

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  4. dario the jagged little eggSeptember 24, 2011 at 2:02 PM

    Yup, sanayan lang yan hehe : )

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  5. Mac CallisterSeptember 24, 2011 at 2:56 PM

    telepono pala hahaha!

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  6. LeoSeptember 24, 2011 at 3:54 PM

    Gusto ko ng BB just for Twitter, haha. Pag-aralan mo na yan Sean. :)

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  7. BlakrabitSeptember 24, 2011 at 6:55 PM

    Naks! Paperweight lang ang phone! Hehe. Do great, Sean! (:

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  8. JJ Roa RodriguezSeptember 24, 2011 at 7:28 PM

    That last line is beautiful...

    Have a blessed weekend!..

    JJRod'z

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  9. RyanSeptember 24, 2011 at 9:20 PM

    You'll get the hang of it. It might even come to a point that you can't live without it (assuming, of course, that you are also the workaholic that I am. Haha).

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  10. KiksSeptember 24, 2011 at 10:40 PM

    lols.... there has to be a clincher every time.

    will you give some other a second chance? well, just in case...

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  11. bienSeptember 25, 2011 at 4:32 AM

    akin na lang ang useless paper weight na yan.

    im such a noob minsan sa tech

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  12. emmanuelmateoSeptember 25, 2011 at 9:32 AM

    ang gwapo ni gerald hehe

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  13. NimmySeptember 25, 2011 at 10:46 AM

    Ganda ng last line!!! Love love love!

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  14. AnonymousSeptember 25, 2011 at 3:21 PM

    hahaha grabeng first day.. hahaha

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  15. citybuoySeptember 26, 2011 at 8:48 PM

    If it's as big as a brick, they probably gave you an ancient one. Good thing is I hear they're more dependable. :)

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  16. SeanSeptember 28, 2011 at 10:15 PM

    @lonewolf: thanks papa milch :)

    @louie: hey louie!!! kumusta ka na! haha old model and medyo bobing ako sa tech. oo meron na rin sa wakas, thank you :)

    @zaizai: sana nga zai. thank you! :)

    @daniel the jagged little egg: sana nga d! :)

    @mac callister: naku di ko nga alam paano gamitin.

    @leo: hahaha! naku bb and twitter- parehong di ako marunong hehe. :)

    @blakrabit: actually ako may problema kasi di marunong gumamit. dapat ata ako yung paperweight. thanks blak! :)

    @jj roa rodriguez: aw, thanks jj :)

    @ryan: hay napipilitan maging workaholic. parang 24 hour shift ata ako araw araw!

    @kiks: lols oo nga hahaha! to be honest, i will. :)

    @bien: hahaha sure ka? naku bobs talaga ako sa tech.

    @emmanuelmateo: hahaha oo nga!

    @nimmy: hello mr. banker. :)

    @kikomaxxx: hay nakoooooooohhhh! :)

    @citybuoy: hi nyl! i think what's ancient is me :)

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