Blog EntryBack to the Graveyard Shift TonightJun 1, '08 9:59 AM
for everyone
Actually tomorrow night I'm just singing a Rancid song.

8:00 PM - 4:00 AM, Karl (Metalboy) if you think your shift is late, mine stretches to the wee hours in the morning more hehe. I'll be sharing happy joyride with girls coming from work in the pub houses as well as the occasional thieves too.

I've experienced the graveyard shift before at my previous job for two months. I remember during my one hour break i'd doze of at the dark lobby of the building where there's a sofa, i'd sleep there without worrying about reported ghost apparitions. I was that tired all the time that i don't find any time to fear freaking ghosts.

But the week seems to come faster, imagine going to work on Monday, then going home Tuesday, then going back to work on Tuesday then going home Wednesday morning and so on.

Plus, me and my batchmates have gotten a pay increase at work this week. Great news indeed.

Other things i've been planning is to enroll myself at MicroCADD, to study Autocad and other rendering, graphics software just to have some additional computer skills, just in case something blossoms and i decided to move temporarily to Singapore and try to find a job there at the same time be closer to someone working there already. (naks serious na ba to?)

So tomorrow, I'll be online at night, less YM chatmates, with the exeption of those insomniacs out there. (like Lotski and sometimes Kristina).

*****

My mom celebrated her 66th birthday the other day (May 30). I did the math, I'm 28 and so 66 minus 28 = 38. So she had me when she was 38 years old. I barely beat her biological clock.

I want to have a baby in the next two years. So my firstborn will reach 10 years old when I'm about 38 or 40 years old, still young enough for me to take him/her to a camping trip to Mt. Banahaw.

I miss hiking in the woods. Calling Jacobsladder (touched down at NAIA on May 31 from Dubai), I'm expecting your text or call one of these days. You're probably resting right now in Marinduque or Sampaloc, Manila.

Looking forward to seeing you again punk boy.

Goodnight everyone, goodnight Jem




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coolblueacid wrote on Jun 1
wow! you really are serious! WOOT! I hear wedding bells!
rainwitched wrote on Jun 1
Ive been working on night shift for years now. Got used to it after all this time. Anyways, enjoy your shift and congrats on the pay increase :)
ungaz wrote on Jun 1
mine is 10PM - 7AM... solid... hehehe... the good thing is after 3 long months on graveyard shift we'll be transitioning to morning... wee... school boy! 7AM - 4PM... whew!
tageswanderer wrote on Jun 1
ah welcome to the vampire nights man :)
rainwitched wrote on Jun 1
OMG parang ang ganda ng 7am-4pm shift :( Ako forever ng 10pm-7am
eveyles wrote on Jun 1
hmm baka unahan mo ako sa pag settle down ha? hehehehe..

Anyways good luck.... hope ill see u and that "special someone" someday again....


dysphasic wrote on Jun 1
ako 9am to 2pm.
ay wait... consultancy pala ako. hahaha =)

cheers mark. ingat sa commute.
at kung mag singapore ka nga... well you know you can always crash at my pad if you wanna visit KL. =)
vmelay wrote on Jun 1, edited on Jun 1
haha marky, i've been in the graveyard shift for more than 4yrs now... madalas may OT pa... minsan OTY (overtime na thank you) and until now, di pa rin ako maka-adjust, sira pa rin sleeping patterns ko...

and i've been calculating too... ok na rin single mom kasi meron na ko isa... haha... tapos gusto ko pa ng isa kahit walang tatay... lol...
kcajcauorek wrote on Jun 1
vmelay said
ok na rin single mom kasi meron na ko isa...
yeah si "Little Miss Sunshine" kyut nung daughter mo...

kcajcauorek wrote on Jun 1
ako 9am to 2pm.
sarap 5 hours lng tas 6 figures salary in Pesos hehe
kcajcauorek wrote on Jun 1
eveyles said
hmm baka unahan mo ako sa pag settle down ha? hehehehe..
tagal pa yun Eve..
kcajcauorek wrote on Jun 1
ah welcome to the vampire nights man :)
i'l be the vampire Lestat...
kcajcauorek wrote on Jun 1
wow! you really are serious! WOOT! I hear wedding bells!
you're hearing boxing bells...teng teng...round 1 na...whips and chains na hehe
kcajcauorek wrote on Jun 1
ungaz said
school boy! 7AM - 4PM... whew!
i had that shift na ren before 6am-3pm..hirap lng gumising...pero okay aga ka makaka uwi
kcajcauorek wrote on Jun 1
Got used to it after all this time.
buti sanay ka na, iba kasi hirap mg adjust di makatulog sa araw
dysphasic wrote on Jun 1
sarap 5 hours lng tas 6 figures salary in Pesos hehe
pero nagpalit na naman ako ng project kaya mukhang regular 9-5 na ulet ako. hay, the good ol' days talaga.

naalala ko lang, last quarter, pinag nightshift at work-from-home kami ng client. sobrang hinde talaga namen carry, isipin mo, pag gising mo, check kagad ng emails. dahil nasa bahay ako, walang boundary ung work at ung non-work.

pero ang negative, halos lahat hinde naka cope. nagkakasakit kami. natutulog ng di oras. hinde ganun ka productive. ung lead ko niheartattack pa hahaha. =)

wish ko lang masaya pa ren next project ko
angelunscripted999 wrote on Jun 2
question. Ba't ang daming mga nag graveyard shift dito?
dysphasic wrote on Jun 2
question. Ba't ang daming mga nag graveyard shift dito?
malaki ang probability... 1k plus din contacts ni mark eh hahaha =)
jemmagcalas wrote on Jun 2
sorry, read this sooo late... i've experienced graveyard shift before but lasted only few weeks coz my previous company was overloaded with projects.. we were all like walking zombies after work!!! and i hate that feeling! Good luck to you!!!
kcajcauorek wrote on Jun 2
question. Ba't ang daming mga nag graveyard shift dito?
most of the jobs here are outsourced from the states so most of the time it follows US hours...kaya night shift kelangan!...you should come home soon...hehe
kcajcauorek wrote on Jun 2
. we were all like walking zombies after work!!! and i hate that feeling! Good luck to you!!!
thanks hahaha...
metalboy wrote on Jun 2
8:00 PM - 4:00 AM, Karl (Metalboy) if you think your shift is late, mine stretches to the wee hours in the morning more hehe.
My boss' original plan was to put me at a 11pm to 8am shift. He balked when I threatened to raise hell. Hence: 3pm to 12mn. Good luck being a vampire. (And yeah, I agree with you that time runs faster when you're on night shift.)
coolblueacid wrote on Jun 2
you're hearing boxing bells...teng teng...round 1 na...whips and chains na hehe
hahaha! basta on your wedding invite me!!
mymomiscoolerthanyou wrote on Jun 2
i didnt' read the whole entry but... better pay for graveyard shifts =P
sheenatoling wrote on Jun 4
didnt leave any comments yet sa mga blogs na nabasa ko sa page mo..but i wudnt let this pass..waitee..SINO SI JEM? ay..nakacaps..hehehe;)
graveyard din ako 2years na mahigit..ayos yan..sarado pa mall pag labas mo from work so menos gastos..:)
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