another slew of work-related stuff just got thrown my way…  well, slightly more than what my colleagues have on their plate.  aside from the mid-year appraisals for my team that i'll be working on (this means my brain will be squeezed dry of words and sentences for write-ups, AFIs, and recommendations), more administrative duties were assigned to me.  not to mention my inclusion in the department's basketball team for the company sportsfest which will eat up some of my weekends as well.  which means i'll be out of the loop and the blogging world for a couple of weeks… again.  it's a good thing though i'll be having two consecutive three-day weekends next week and a four-day weekend at the end of august or i'll be losing my mind… literally.  hopefully i'll be able to squeeze in my re-rescheduled personal commitments during those days, so it's still not a complete vacation in the way that i want it to be.  i guess this is what i get for being "dependable and efficient…"  or so i was told.

i'd like to take this space to give due credit and congratulations to our department's cheer dancers for winning the cheering competition this past saturday during the opening ceremonies of the company sportsfest.  i failed to recognize and include them on the slideshow during the department's townhall presentation two weeks prior and since then, i've had nothing but snippets of angst from them and a promise of a mouthful after making a vow to go all out and win the competition, which they did.  yes, it's my fault, i apologize and i accept full responsibility for overlooking you people during the townhall.  i hope this particular gesture makes it up for your tireless efforts in practice and your unwavering desire to be the best among the other departments.  congratulations and good job!  cheers!  😀