Intrapreneurship

I got this off an AIESEC forum on AIESEC & Entrepreneurship.

For example, if you google intrapreneurship the second definition you'll come upon is "Intrapreneurship -- entrepreneurship within a large organization." The first one being "Intrapreneurship is Entrepreneurship practiced by people within established organisations."

We're being intrapreneurs if we develop some type of new thinking or doing something new in a organization that already exists. That happens every day in AIESEC, giving people chance to improve themselves. I don't think that's even a question, but the way we improve ourselves is by developing CREATIVITY (which is the KEY to entrepreneurship), I think @ helps us sooo much in that. From thinking how we're gonna recruit new members to thinking of a good answer in a middle of a meeting for a sponsorship. And the organization grows, because we SHARE those ideas between us.

devcon

devcon is finally over and NST Care ended it with a hangover and another visit to the emergency room. Some thoughts lang...

I love the national eXchange team aka AIESEC girlfriends *snap*snap*snap*snap*

I'm so glad that James is the VP-X. She's gonna do a really good job and she's been very good with the team so far.

AIESEC ADMU is the best LC for me. Will always be a part of it kahit MC na ako.

OC APXLDS, we are going to pull through this. God give us miracles. But at least, we will always be the kidnap bears united in our captivity. heehee

Gladys, ang kagalang galang na upuan ng aming conference ay isa sa mga pinaka-mahal na alumni ng lahat ng tao. sana'y hindi ka maging PAI by age 35... pero mukhang papunta ka na dyan. haha

1 Conference:1 emergency room is my current ratio. So next conference, I'd hafta check kung saan ang pinakamalapit na desenteng hospital.

I love AIESEC parties, dances, songs, videos. More than anything I've realized that AIESEC is really a big part of my life and this is an organization that I really love.

things and islands

There are so many things you want to say. There are so many things you think you understand. But you just don't want to say them. I guess it's just easier to deal with yourself than have to deal with what other people think. It's safer to say nothing but how long can you keep silent? How long can you bear knowing that no one else really understands just because you haven't told them? And then on the flip side, when you do tell them, they just don't understand and you end up regretting ever telling them? Where's the balance? This is why life is complicated.

I strongly believe that all people are islands. I think that no man is an island saying is such a limited analogy. No matter what we do, we are always alone. No one else can walk this earth for us. No one can ever really understand you and i mean really really understand you. Rather than being sad, rather than feeling bad for yourself, you have to face it. You have no choice. The moment we landed on this earth this is our plight. And all you can do is try to reach out. The good thing is that we are also archipelagoes. Life is really just a matter of building bridges, of opening yourself up to other people, of being vulnerable. But even if you've already made yourself vulnerable, even if you allow so many people to see you for who you really are, they would never really inderstand. No matter what you do, YOU ARE ALONE.

On the lighter side of things, I walked around Makati today and visited Mervin and Rissa. I was going to visit Ren too but she was too busy. I also went shopping. yey! BOught two pairs of jeans and!!! I was in a classics mood at powerbooks. I bought Alice's Adventure in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll, Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie, and Metamorphosis by Franz Kakfa. It's kinda late to be reading these books but it's important to appreciate the classics. You need to have deep roots in literature to really appreciate today's trash and the soon to be classics too.

L:imbo

I'm in a sort of state of limbo right now. I guess it's really this way after you end a great experience. I felt this way after APXLDS (although there are smething about it that just won't go away) And here I am now, one weekend after my five week stint at Branders.com...

I don't think I was really able to think about what to expect. After all, my word to describe my Branders experience before April 17 was surreal. I just couldn't believe how everything worked out after all the stress I went through. So many things happened before getting the internship. I fainted... uh... hyper-ventilated for the first time in my life. I was worried about AIESEC but was also worried about still not having a job. I went back to Manila to be interviewed by Citigroup. I went back to Bohol two days after just because my dad wanted me home. Branders called me the tuesday after I went home and I accepted the day after. AND!!!! I got to reject Citigroup. (woohoo! my pride is back) It was just a whirlwind and I was just really excited. I couldn't believe that I finally had a job. I had no real expectations, maybe except to befriend the other MEAn who would be interning. I didn't expect to make friends. I didn't even have any expectations on how we were going to be treated. Hell! I didn't know what the set-up was really going to be like except that we were going to work for the 3 VPs. I knew that there were ME people. I was already familiar with Tytana's name but I didn't even know how she looked like or what her personality's like. She's a friend of Rissa's so she musn't be awful.

I'm really happy about my time in Branders.

ok! wait... sidetrip. I can't keep on writing this sappiness. I wrote something down a while ago when I was still being sappy. I felt like sharing it so I was going to type it up. The thing is... I'm kinda over it already. and all the things i wrote, well almost all the things I wrote is icky. One thing I really agree with though is I get sappier with age. But! the cynical bitch in me still exists so there... haha

If there's anything that matters in this world, it's the relationships you make. It doesn't really matter how great a worker you are, it doesn't matter if you're the super multi-tasker. People will forget about all that, especially if you're someone in the background - support in other words. I'm not a big fan of being in support because I like the recognition. But over this summer, I've learned about just how valuable support is in branders and in a conference. It doesn't really matter where you are though. You will be remembered because of the connections you make. Only thing when you're front and center is that you have the opportunity to make more connections. I regret not making so many connections in APX. I'm pretty sure no one but the aussies and the other organizers would remember. Maybe the facilitators would but I'm really not sure about that. They will probably only remember me as that crazy girl who would use two photocopying machines at the same time while in a meeting. In Branders, I'm glad that the opposite is true. I got to know some people who I hope would be my friends for a long time.

First of all, there's DAVE. He's the first one I really got to know. We had a bonding sessin in UP. We went to Metrowalk for the first time as BRanders employees together. We also crossed the barrier along MEralco Ave that night. HE's a really funny guy with this uncanny ability to talk to people and ask them questions and make everyone laugh. He has the dave moves with the jacket and the dave finger pointing and of course the dave vector field. He can get distracted but that's funny too.

And then there's DREI, malanding purple boy. Haha.. He saw my weird work moments - talking to myself in order to write, getting his attention to ask a question but before I could ask him the question I blurt out the answer. He saw my insecure moments or fishing moments ba yun? We shall never know. And! he's the only guy who admitted na malandi siya. HAHAHAHA... And he's really nice too..

And of course TYTANA. tinatamad na ako... (She just got me to help her on her project. haha.) ah! ayun! She doesn't like hugging me!!! hmph! Hinde... well... she's a really nice girl who loves to have fun and I really like that about her. She's always smiling. And she's a kind of person who's ok with all age groups. Only thing is that she can confuse the younger generation. haha. She's one of the people that I would like to emulate because of the way she handles her finances... stop na.

so many other people actually but these three are the ones i really got to know.

Let's buckle up.Limbo time is over. Gotta get back on track... i want to make the world a better place pa naman. and of course!!!! bring world peace.. haha.. (i'm half serious by the way)

No more night shift for me.... 

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just a random thought produced by boredom....

Is this blogging thing a real avenue to write down what a person actually thinks? Are the things that we write in our blogs for real? Or are we saying things that we want to think that we think? or things that we want people to think we think? Is this blogging thing giving us a license to be someone else? To paint a picture of who we want to be? But is that really bad?

When we have the license to write, we can put down any bullshit we want. There are no censors. There is no way for anyone to really say you're wrong. Or be careful of what you say stupid.

Or maybe we have to become careful of the things we write in blogs. Maybe they're not the things that we really think. This is just one more place to filter, one more thing to be careful of. It's coz all we want to be is to be heard...

I guess all i want to be is to be heard...

I love Branders

WARNING: A really long and cheesy post is about to come your way. It was a fun summer and there's just so much to remember.

I just came from the final dinner with the CEO, Jerry. Sosyal ang Branders sa Circles sa Makati Shangri-la pa kami kumain. I am so full. For the first time in my life, I can actually say that I am filled to the brim (somewhere above the heart if you want to know the exact spot). Since my stint at Branders just ended, I've decided to reminisce about everything that happened. I love my experience at Branders and I want to remember every step of the way. Another warning though, my brain is so disorganized so this is going to randomly move from one point to another.

I started working in Branders on my birthday. I had dinner with a bunch of friends at teazann in metrowalk to celebrate my 20th and then my friends brought me to Unionbank bldg. I decided to change my approach to people and just be nice and open to talking. So there I was, 10-15 minutes late and I saw these two guys who seemed a bit unsure of their own status. That's how I met Drei and Dave. We started talking right away and even went to the point of formulating a plan of how to attack these projects. We thought that we would be able to really help each other out so we made a pact to be a team. We met Gerry Santamaria and then Jerry McLaughlin. And for the first time in our lives, we spoke to the TV and it spoke back. HAHAHAHAHA.... (We had our first video conference). We got to talk to Claire Covington and Eduardo Pretell. David Sipes was still in transit at that time so we really had no idea what to do.

After that video con, we went to our cubicles and of course got a few stares. We got branders email accounts and phones right away of course. Mine is cuy@branders.com. Oh wait! I almost forgot. We got to meet our mentors: Tytana Yap, Joie Fuentes, and Carl Abito. Being the girl, I got Tytana as my mentor but she eventually became our SUPER MENTOR/TOUR GUIDE/ MOMMY/ PLAYMATE. This experience wouldn't be as fun without Tytana.

FIRST PROJECT with DAVID SIPES: PRODUCT SOURCING STRATEGY
I was just lost for the first two days because I had no idea what I was really supposed to do. I couldn't get any clarifications because Sipes wasn't around. I decided to learn as much as I could about auctions. After a while, I felt like an expert on auction terminologies because that's all I could get. But what worth do terminologies have if you're not going to use it? So I was an expert in useless. I finally got to talk to SIpes and he guided me (sort of. a bit. but i was already lucky) through the project. The bonus there is that Sipes is actually quite cute. Haha.. Kinda distracting when he's talking to me and he gets so intense pa naman.

I had 3 Care booboos in the course of that project. (wow! how surprising... more care booboos. what we get those things at least once a week) Number one, I kicked the power box of my computer. turned out that I also killed all the phones in my row. I was so scared coz everyone just started shouting and i didn't know what to do. betts to the rescue (at that time, she was scary Betts). Number two, I was supposed to ask some questions to Lauren, the merchandising manager. I obviously had no real idea about the things I was asking her about. We both ended up confused and tired. Good job care! you're first actual business e-mail conversation was a mess. Number 3, the Dolly incident. Haha! I scared a supplier. She even called Claire. I don't even want to remember what happened.

2nd PROJECT with CLAIRE: CC SHOP
Was so happy to get a project where I knew exactly what to do. I was gonna attempt finishing the thing in two days pero tinamad din ako after a while. I ended up finishing it one day early though. Ooh! I had a great time bashing... este.. giving constructive suggestions for the Branders website. Haha!!!

3rd PROJECT with EDUARDO: Phone Practices
Oh God! I had to interview so many people, ISRs and MAnagers. That was so tiring but it was really fun. I got to know a lot of people from Branders. It was an attempt to understand how everything is being done.

FINAL REPORT: The TV talks again
This was so scary!!!! I was the last person to report and everyone was just so tired. I spoke too fast na naman. But I reached a good pace by the second project so I think that was good. The funniest thing is that Jerry told me that "it takes a lot of courage to say your criticisms of the website to senior management." Oops! Care is tactless once again. Haha.

The EATS: BIZU, KAYA, DAD'S, CPK, CIRCLES (yes. we were spoiled.)
Bizu: The first breakfast as an intern and it was with Jerry and just Jerry. I got salmon omelette and we also got to eat Jerry's favorite cookies. We knew we were gonna be so spoiled. It was interesting to get to know more about Jerry's life and especially how he loved to talk. Haha.

Kaya: Dave was rejected by a girl! haha. Mich didn't show up. My prom date, Neil, did and so did Drei's. Tytana was a master at ordering food. We had so much to eat. But my stomach ached afterward because of the way the food was cooked (grilled on your table). We also got Tytana to treat us at Fusion. haha

Dad's: Shei and Edward showed up. I love these two people. Claire showed up too. She has so much more energy than me and I am just amazed by her. She was just talking and talking but wasn't at all boring. It was a long drive because of the traffic but we were laughing all the way.

CPK: No one showed up. So sad. Food was great though. The gods fell from the sky. (You know what I'm talking about *winks*)

CIRCLES: I loved the food!!! The only thing is that Jerry just might remember me as the ever critical Care. *sniff*Sniff* I will miss Branders.

FOOD SIDETRIPS:
Sicilian Pizza with Gerry and the two
Dome with Eduardo and Joie and the two
Bacolod Chicken and McDonalds with Tytana and the two
Mini Stop with Tytana and Drei and Potchie

AND OF COURSE!!!! ORTIGAS PARK!!!!
Shei, Edward, Liza, Charlene, Betts, Mark, Gio, Tytana, Drei, Dave, Care
So many things discussed. So many laughs.

POLO CLUB!!!!
Swimming. Running to the Badminton court. Bowling. The food. The LOSERS. and THE POWERFUL CARD.

My Phone incident.
Was so scared that I lost my phone. turned out I just dropped it on the driveway. Kristie Ong of ICT recruitement, may you be blessed with so many great things.

Getting the paycheck!!! Hi ABi! hehe

PEOPLE PEOPLE: Sappy part
Dave - crazy vector field. Interesting personality. Really smart. Got to talk to this guy. Complicated. Opinionated. But really fun and witty. Hoy! send me the pics.

Drei - very nice and malandi. haha. Thanks for the car rides. Purple lover. Again, malandi. haha. always supportive. Always has something nice to say. You'd think he's shy but he has a lot of funny things to say. Oh yeah! creative director namin nga pala.

Tytana - tampo na ako sayo!!!! haha. of course not. can't be sappy. Baka sabihin mo weird. Really appreciate everything. Kakaibang tao ka especially when it comes to saving money.

Joie - haha... see you in Davao. may business deals pa tayo ha.

carl - the most serious of the MTs.

Kate - haha.. I'm going to miss the way she handles her phone calls. Parang sobrang fun ng mga phone calls niya lagi.

Gerry - our beloved troop leader. Got so much advice regarding career and just what to do about everything in Branders.

So many other people... Merch Girls, Abigail, Mich, the people I interviewed, the managers, Alberto...

See my branders pics... http://care033097.multiply.com

Thank you everyone. I loved my time in Branders. I hope I would be able to visit. Syempre kita kita pa rin tayo. EK! or kahit saan game ako lagi. :D

positions

just learned about my new job in AIESEC. I'm not really happy about it. I wanted something else but I guess they don't feel that I'm right for the job. It's just sad... :(

gotta bounce back eventually though...

Am I that old???

Somebody called me ma'am again. I think there's really something about the way I look that makes me look old. Or maybe something about me that makes me look like a bitch. OR (and this is my favorite) I just have an aura of authority. haha..

It was really weird when that girl called me ma'am and apologized profusely. I felt that I had to convince her that I'm still young. (FYI, I'm only 20 and a 3 weeks old.) Pero nakakatamad din... Reminded me of APXLDS and Gladys being shocked that I'm only 19. She kept on saying that I'm 23 (older than her) or at the very least 21. Haha.. Truth is I'm enjoying the feeling of youth...

Most of the time I'm really just ancient.

Philippines in the flat world

I’ve been reading the book “the World Is Flat” By Thomas Friedman. It has an interesting take on everything that’s been happening. What I really like about it is the fact that it’s really up-to-date. The copy I have with me is the 2006 edition. This book is talking about technology that is not yet even available in the Philippines. It contends that the rise of technology, the fall of the BErlin wall, and several other things has led to globalization 3.0 wherein India, China, Eastern Europe, and Latin America are the emerging powers. I've only read until the 3rd chapter and so far India and China have been the only countries that were heavily discussed. He talked about this new term that really caught my attention - zippies. Zippies, as opposed to yuppies, are from Generation Z, eager to improve themselves and enjoy the good life. Most of these zippies were supposedly from the countries/territories I mentioned earlier. If India was becoming the Silicon valley of Asia, if China was attracting so many investors, if our Asian neighbors are constantly improving (this info I got from friends), what about the Philippines?

Fact is, we aren't all that technologically advanced. Our leadership in this country doesn't seem geared to real and long term growth. Everyone wants to leave and be a nurse in the US or Europe. How are we ever going to take advantage of this flattening world if we can't really carve our niche since no growth is going in that direction?

I really think that the hope of this country is in tourism. We haven't really done well in the tech department and hell we haven't really been training people for that. We are able to get people in to the BPO industry but we don't really have the kind of volume and drive to make BPO our competitive advantage. Don't get me wrong... BPO is something that the Philippines should look into. A lot of changes have to be made especially in the mindset of people. A necessity isn't such a bad thing. (I thought of a lot of other things a while ago but I lost the thought. I'll update later.)

Anyway, in the end, through the process of elimination I realized that the industry for the Philippines to capitalize on is tourism. We are probably the one country that has the most to offer. Indonesia may be the biggest archipelago but i think the philippines has a lot more to offer. Of course a lot of changes have to be made in terms of marketing the philippines. Personally, I want bohol to be marketed as the top destination but i don't think that's really my choice. I can't really think about the really large steps that have to be undertaken because they just wouldn't be useful to me. SO here's what I want to do...

My mom is already starting a travel agency. WHat i can do is go to that travel agent seminar i've always wanted to go to. Hopefully i wouldn't just learn about how to run a travel agency, I'd get to network. If I can build a network, we can start a company or a group that would market the Philippines as a whole with different members of the group assigned to different islands. This way there is a more wholistic view of the Philippines and travelers are given more options. SInce i want to learn CHinese, I'm seriously thinking of going to CHina to study on Sept 2007. This would give me just enough time - a month - to take the tour guide seminar in Bohol. It isn't just a source of cash. It's about knowledge, knowledge is power. The more i know about bOhol the better I can market it. WHen i'm in China already, I can market the group to the chinese doing the same thing MR. Sultan - the biggest travel agent in Bohol - is doing. Imagine the possibilities if the person they are dealing with is speaking chinese and that person is me...

I also want to have the chance to go to India. it may be a generally poor country. But if thomas friedman is right and more and more indians have disposable incomes and wanting to have the good life then India is a goldmine for me.

So many things to think about.... so many things that can be done and will be done.. just one Care Uy...

I'm gonna sleep now... i have to get up in 3 hours. smudge!