Pen Pal: Day 4

While doing the routine, napansin ni Sir Leonell na 'tense' ako while working. As for me, inaalala ko lahat ng mga kailangan gawin. Alam kong at some point ng training na to, magiging 'mechanical' ang takbo ng trabaho, but as much as possible i want to be alert lalo na kung may guest agad and may kailangan sila. Im also doing my best na lagyan ng 'utak' yung trabaho to do the job better.

It is also my first day to work with Sir Arnold. He is one of the fitness instructors for the gym area at the Pen Spa.

Aside sa morning routine namin, I started to attend the needs of the guests specially yung mga regular guests. It had gone pretty well naman.

At dahil sa tingin ko mas trinatrabaho ko ang trabaho, sinusulit ko ang mga breaktime. Wala pa namang sita or anything kasi wala namang ikasisita.

About the continuation for our orientation with our supervisor Sir Anthony, hindi ito natuloy dahil may send off party ang GM ng Pen. Sasayaw daw yung mga superiors namin.

Pen Pal: Day 3

Had less sleep the night before. Still adjusting physically, mentally, and emotionally.

520am. After logging in, tinignan ni Sir Leonell kung naalala ko pa yung mga unang ginagawa sa loob ng lockers and wet areas. With less sleep, there are some things na nakakalimutan ko but he's polite enough naman na ipaalala sakin. I also politely said to him na I had less sleep last night because of the adjustment.

As i see myself doing the routine, 40% of the routine ay familiar na ako. I just need to do it the routine faster so that i can do other things. Hindi pa kasama dyan yung guest contact.

But for day 3, more on doing the morning routine lang muna ang imamaster ko.

Meron ding akong initiation. Pinag-walis ako. dapat si Sir Leonell ang gagawa ata. Nagulat nga si Boss Vic eh, tumatawa pero ok lang naman sakin. Ayoko lang rin kasi na biglang wala akong gagawin. nakakasira nung makina ng katawan ko. And hindi rin naman big deal.

Before lunchtime, Sir Anthony gave us the orientation of the standards given by the company. Pati na rin yung mga Do's and Dont's, Behavioral Standards, Scope and Limitation on Employee contact, and other essentials. Dahil medyo mahaba yung standards, the continuation will be tomorrow.

As far as yung pagod, malamang nakakapagod talaga. Pisikal kung pisikal. but im thankful that my Sir's/Boss are approachable.

PS: Dahil i am lovin' the 530am shift. 530am uli ang shift ko next week. kaso, all by myself na ako. kaya pala pinapaalala na ni Sir Leonell sakin na ganito sa morning shift kasi hinahanda na ako na sumabak agad. Nagpapahagging kumbaga.

Pen Pal: Day 2

It's day 2 and lo and behold, got the first shift for the day. Arrived at the Pen at around 430 in the morning and i'm remembering the routines that were taught to me by my buddy Leonell, my big boss Vic and Sir Anthony, my supervisor.

Call time. Game time.

It was 530am. Big boss Vic signed our attendance log and the work is on. My buddy Leonell showed me how to prep the lockers and the wet areas. It made me sweat all over and its only 545 in the morning. Then, he showed how to replace and check the supplies of the amenities. At 615, we started to clean the open areas in front of the pool for yoga classes.

Its 15 minutes before 7am and its like we have done a dozen of things for the preparation of the spa. Not that i am complaining but i now understand the feeling of people that are used to wake up early so that they can do more things.

For the Fitness area, Big Boss Vic showed me how to prep the gym area and how to maintain it.

Before the shift ended, Sir Anthony gave us the guidelines of the different components of the Spa for us to familiarize ourselves specially when asked for the services of the Spa. Telephone Phraseology for the Spa was also given so that we can receive calls properly.

It seems like Day 3 will be like an assessment day of what i learned from what buddy Leonell, Big Boss Vic and Sir Anthony taught me.

PS: I am starting to love the 530am shift. Seriously.

Pen Pal: Day 1

Its the first day being a trainee at the Pen. From the interviews, orientation, now comes familiarization and adjustments.

After each assignments were given and last minute briefings with the HR, now comes meeting the work, the superiors and the guests. I am thankful that superiors have a pleasant way in orienting us with the system inside the department. It did not gave me a hard time to be quite comfortable given that it was my Day 1.

Init.

Nakakapaso. Nakakatuyo.

Masakit sa ulo. Nakakahilo.

Umuusok.

Kumukulo.

Tumatagaktak.

Naglalagablab.

Nakaka-enganyo. Nakakadiliryo.

Sa gustong makipaglaro, Lapnos ang pwedeng kalbaryo..

Paspas

Kakaibang pakiramdam ang binibigay ng 'bilis'.

Nakaka-addict.

Nakaka-excite.

Nakaka-gulat.

Nakaka-pagod.

Para kang dinadala sa kung saan-saan. Nakakatuwa. Minsan, nakakadismaya.

Sa pagpaspas nito, winawala ka. winawala ka sa oras. sa araw. sa panahon.

Minsan titigil. pero hindi para ka makapagpahinga. titigil ito dahil gusto niya. parang biglang-break ng jeep sa kahabaan ng EDSA.

Kailangan nakakapit ng mahigpit. Alerto sa paghinto. Kung hindi, titilapon ka. Para kang itutulak palayo. Itatapon ka sa kawalan. Kailangan kumapit bilang tanda na kahit pinapaspasan ka ng mundo, hindi ka nakakalimot sa sarili, sa pamilya, at sa mga taong nakapalibot.

Sa sobrang bilis, pati paghinga, baka makalimot ka.

Paano na kung biglang bumagal o mas malala, huminto..? Parang aircon na biglang pinatay... Parang saksakan na biniglang hugutin...

Paano na?