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Friday, February 28, 2020

Be Ridiculous

I'm with TaskUs for 4 years and 7 months and today, I bid goodbye to this wonderful company. 

These are the TaskUs core values and I tried to live by these as it is a really good value to live by. 

Inspire others by believing in yourself


For many many years, I don't believe that I'm good enough. I even thought to myself that it was luck that got me hired. I never had this "Kaya ko 'to" attitude and I keep trying things just for the sake of.. well, trying. 

This TaskUs core value glorifies believing in yourself, not just because of what believing in yourself does for yourself but what it does to other people who see your success and that attitude.

During my tenure, I became a teammate to an SME and an apprentice in the finance department while having no experience in finance and only having an associate degree in computer system design and programming.


Do more with less



Doing more with less trained me to be creative. It's maximizing the resources in front of you and expanding its potential. 


Work hard, have fun





Celebrating success is overrated. We want to celebrate it with everyone. 


Exercise emotional intelligence


This is probably one of the best core-values. We live in the days where emotions are commonly and massively uncontrolled. It leads to broken relationships between teammates, leaders and business partners. 

We react negatively to things that we heard that's completely out-of-context. We failed to know and understand that whole story. We pick what we hear and choose sides instead of fixing the issue. 

If we train ourselves to be emotionally intelligent, I believe that our lives will produce less stress and more positivity and a wider view of what's happening. 

Always strive for excellence


We were told that in everything that we do. We do it at our best. Every ticket or call, every situation, every work. Big or small, excellence should be our mindset. In TaskUs, even if it's uncomfortable, standards are being raised from time to time - reasonably. 


Continuous self-improvement



I joined TaskUs only knowing the =SUM or =A1+F6 to compute numbers in Google Sheets. Now, I learned to create the campaign ticket trackers, I automate the computation of work hours and payment for the security guards and was one of few go-to-guy when there's an issue with Google sheets.

Not only that, even outside of work, they want to glorify this core value and what inspires me in TaskUs is how they showcase our differences with our passions and purpose. We even have a multiplier for our increase if we shared how we improve with our passions and how we contribute to society. 

Teamwork makes the dream work


I don't know how it happens but we don't compete with each other, the whole campaign is our whole team and we always help each other. Asking other people even if that's not our teammate and find it important to discuss different things. 

Incentives are always base by the team. Goals are always made for a team. 

Be Ridiculous






This one of the best core values. It's all about considering and talking about the craziest idea thrown. 


Who could imagine a company supporting your passion by providing an increase? By having sleeping quarters, a gym, a common area for relaxation, a dietician, a psychiatrist?

These amazing facilities?




  
The People


I've worked with different people. I met those bad ones and I got the good ones and I love them deeply.

One of the best people I handled. They're so sweet and amazing! 
My first team in TaskUs. I'm blessed to be with them. Imagine, there were times that we're having our lunch for 2 hours. 


Team Loi of course. This is the team that made me stay in TaskUs. Our bond is unbreakable until that big decision happened. 

Team Bes ftw. Hahahahah. 

Team Loi again with our OM while we're playing bingo in the production floor.

Team Loi Christmas Party!


Team Jello - this is the next team that I fell in love with.

There's so many ups and downs with them but I truly enjoy their company. 

So many team lunches and milktea.

I don't know many of them but we love taking photos and going to seminars.

My current and last teammates in TaskUs - this is during the kick-off party

This is Judi. One of the craziest and one of my favorite people in TaskUs. She opened my mind to different and controversial stuff on earth. It's always fun being with her.

Bosx JP yan ih tska Bim. Matic

This is Maine. I don't know what to say about her but she's one of the best people I've worked with. Her and Bim. We have this crazy bonding over the years.

Mahal na mahal kong TL Chloe. Wala na kong dapat sabihin pa. hahahaha

Team Jello on the flo

Syempre andito din tong mga hakdog na to.

The Songs


I don't like all the songs here but I happened to memorize some of them. This is our team's playlist.




//BeRidiculous //sebajisoka

Thursday, February 6, 2020

Ellamazing

A few days ago, Ben&Ben announced that they will be having a free concert in BGC Amphitheater soon, together with Liza Soberano, Jane De Leon, Ella Cruz, Julian Trono, and SB19.

Me and my teammate, Bim, got excited and since it's our day off that they, we decided to go. I also invited Jas, so she can meet Ben&Ben. 


Jas has some stuff to do. I arrived hours early in the concert grounds just roaming around. Later on, I'm with Bim. We chatted and all and searched for a good spot to watch this mini-concert.


So, the show started, everyone is just promoting the Samsung Phone. 







Then, Ben&Ben the show's final act, singing their beloved songs and serenading us with their wonderful music. They even introduced a new song, the first time that they played.

You can watch it here:




It gives me chills and salt water in my eyes. 

Pipiliin ka, araw-araw.


Our hearts were full. Me and Bim separated our ways. I went to Mercato to buy some food for Jassiee. Then I went to 711 to check for some other food, too bad. There's no food that interests me. 

While thinking of some other food options, I noticed someone about to cross the street. I doubted myself at first, I thought to myself that it's impossible if it's Julian and Ella because they were just at the concert with me. 

I walked near them and confirmed everything. I followed them as they cross and my heart is pumping hard and I have to make a decision, without second thoughts, I excused myself and asked for a photo. They responded and we took this photo, and told them that they were good dancers!!! omg. hahaha

Kaget labe ang labanan.

Sobraaang cute ni Ella tapos sobrang baet ni Julian. Hi Jas! hahahaha. Kainis. Fanboiiing ako sa kanila kahit ang lake lake ko. Hahaha. 

I only wished to see them on stage or miraculously bump into each other in some way but I never thought about this manifesting. We may have a pretty bad January but my February has been good so far. 


//Ellamazing //sebajisoka

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

Mamba Out

I'm a die-hard Celtics fan and it means we love championships and we hate Kobe and the Lakers.




I always feel an exceptional joy whenever we beat the Lakers. Especially in 2008, when the Celtics won the NBA Finals, it was a sweet moment to see Kobe's team lose and I'm so mad at him when he got his revenge in 2010. 




It's always fun watching games against Kobe, I wanted him to lose so bad but most of the time, he's the one beating us and I hated it. According to https://www.nba.com/lakers/kobevsthenba, Kobe beat us 24-20 overall. 

But today, I wanted to show love and respect to him. He is one of the best to play the game. He's an inspiration to millions. An amazing man - an exceptional athlete. A true hero to many. He had a wonderful life. Your legacy will stay forever. Thank you for everything that you've done. 

I hated you Kobe but deep down in my heart, I know that I just wanted you to be on my team. Cheers to you, Pal. 



2010 NBA championship, Lakers vs Celtics. I was broken-hearted to see my team lose against them. But I didn't imagine that he'll break my heart again.







Photos used can be found on Google - Not mine. 
//sebajisoka

Thursday, January 2, 2020

My Decade Favorites

Since the end-of-the-decade has been trending for a while. I wanted to make my own version of it. So, here's the 2010 - 2019 recap.

My picks for YouTubers of the Decade:

Educational:




Matthew Santoro and 2
Vsauce 1, 2, and 3.

Marvin Germo
Cinecom.net
Video Influencers
AsapSCIENCE 
minutephysics
Rob Gavagan 
StevenCrowder 
ThinkMedia
that1cameraguy

Vlogs:


CongTV
Janina Vela
RogerRaker
Mika Salamanca 
Yeng Constantino
Yeng Vlogs
Jake Roper
Rico Blanco
Kelsey Leigh
Alodia Gosiengfiao 
The Art Of Photography
YengYanTV

Animations




Llama Arts
Domics

ExplosmEntertainment

Sports/NBA

Mike Korzemba 
SixringsofsteeI 
Tomasz Kordylewski

Travels


Lost LeBlanc


Comedy


nigahiga

HigaTV
jennxpenn
theDOMINICshow
Planet Dolan
Josh Leyva
ALEX CALLEJA

Reviews


Windows Central
New Rockstars

Others

fliptopbattles
Anna Akana
Raffy Tulfo in Action
WongFu Productions
JamichTV


Preacher of the Decade

Carl Lentz
Judah Smith
Jun Divierte

Movie of the Decade


Marvel Cinematic Universe

X-Men Franchise
Spider-man Franchise
About Time
Jumanji:  The Next Level
Jumanji:  Welcome to the Jungle
Zathura
Letters To Juliet
Step Up
Diary Of A Wimpy Kid
The Bucket List
4, 3, 2, 1
Jumper
Art Of Getting By
Orphan
Pitch Perfect
Barcelona
A Simple Favor
Happy Death Day 
Reel Steel

Series of the Decade



iCarly
Sam and Cat
How I Met Your Mother

Album of the Decade x Band of the Decade

Game of the Decade


GTA V
NBA 2k


I may add more to this list. Stay tuned.

ccto of the photos used in this blog.

//MyDecade Favorite
//sebajisoka