Here in the United Arab Emirates, weekends fall on Fridays and Saturdays, Friday being the prayer day (like Sundays for Christians).
Hence, Sunday is typically the first working day of the week. My colleague made my day today in sending the facial expressions below supposedly depicting employee mood for each of the working days:
Let alone my showing I lack knowledge, this post is for finance starters like me (I call myself one, am always a starter =)) !
Tasking is usually heard of from the Planning/ Budgeting and Forecasting peeps. It refers to either (1) the target reduction in budgeted costs that is called for from the budget holders, or (2) the target addition/ increase to budgeted revenue that the sales management is asked to achieve. Budgets are built in detail but below the detail total is a "task" in value of how much further cost reduction, or further sales increase is expected. (said these in my words though, anyone who can say it more concisely?)
Twenty months since I first heard the term, I havent had the luck when I searched it's meaning online. Just recently, my manager asked the budgeting peeps it's meaning. My lesson? Hindi ako nag-iisa!
=) (Tag- Tasking meaning in budgets)
My previous posts had been exuding air of my restlessness. The air is getting better so I owe to blog it too. I missed to express these two days back:
... is a day of praise. I'd continue to look positively on things when I know I had been good. Some people are making it hard for me but I'm thankful I smiled amidst the struggles. They are now smiling back.
... I'd continue to believe the good in everyone. I'd keep learning to manage restlessness, to minimise letting anyone get a share of it.
... I learned that my expectations of some people could fail, even from one I deal with five days a week. They could either be the reverse of their goodness or mean-ness. I have to consider this before I start a move.
... Worrying at uncertainties is a great waste of time. Things could turn out well. At points where situations are going astray, worrying clouds the exercise of wisdom towards the best action.
... I take big risks aiming at better things, and I know as has always been, that it will not be a wrong decision if I accept and work properly with the challenges that comes with it.
As my situation is coming from so-so to so-good, I look forward to the transition in the coming weeks to come smoothly. Wish me well =) . And I wish you well too =) .
... and I am still waiting for the right time to plead. Grant me wisdom o Lord so I take the right steps to let everything be fine in this big move...
Meantime, here's the 2010 Handbook (copied from FB) to strenghten wisdom with:
Health:
1. Drink plenty of water.
2. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar.
3. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants..
4. Live with the 3 E’s — Energy, Enthusiasm and Empathy
5. Make time to pray.
6. Play more games
7. Read more books than you did in 2009 .
8. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day
9. Sleep for 7 hours..
10. Take a 10-30 minute walk daily. And while you walk, smile.
Personality:
11. Don’t compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
12. Don’t have negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.
13. Don’t over do. Keep your limits.
14. Don’t take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
15. Don’t waste your precious energy on gossip.
16. Dream more while you are awake
17. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need..
18. Forget issues of the past. Don’t remind your partner with His/her mistakes of the past. That will ruin your present happiness.
19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don’t hate others.
20. Make peace with your past so it won’t spoil the present.
21. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
22. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.
23. Smile and laugh more.
24. You don’t have to win every argument. Agree to disagree…
Society:
25. Call your family often.
26. Each day give something good to others.
27. Forgive everyone for everything..
28. Spend time w/ people over the age of 70 & under the age of 6.
29. Try to make at least three people smile each day.
30. What other people think of you is none of your business.
31. Your job won’t take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.
Life:
32. Do the right thing!
33. Get rid of anything that isn’t useful, beautiful or joyful.
34. GOD heals everything.
35. However good or bad a situation is, it will change..
36. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
37. The best is yet to come..
38. When you awake alive in the morning, thank GOD for it.
39. Your Inner most is always happy. So, be happy.
Para kaming buntis na buwan buwan nanganganak. Limang araw kada buwan kung mag-leybor, na pag nakapagluwal na ay simula nanaman ang paglilihi hanggat manganak ulit sa susunod na buwan. Ganito daw buhay opis namin sa maneyjment akawnts, sabi ng katrabaho ko. Monthend kung tawagin na kailangan isara ang mga libro.
Sabi pa pala nya sa akin, kung ako man daw ay magtrabaho sa iba, ay huwag ko daw ulitin ang mga pagkakamali ko. Palibhasa ay dakila akong mahiyain at mapagpakumbabang Igorot ~ dapat daw laging taas noo pag nakikipag-usap, confident ba lagi. Gayahin daw ang mga puting lahi na kahit na hindi nila alam ay on top pa rin sila sa sitwasyon. Eto ang kulang sa ating mga Pinoy, palibhasa ay parang napipilipit dila natin na sabayan pag-ingles nila, lalo pa kung iba-ibang lahi na tila ba di natin masabayan ang jargon nila. Eto natutunan ko - sila sila mandin ay iba't iba ang salita nila sa iisang bagay kayat di dapat tayo mag-alanganin na parang hindi angkop ang ating mga salita.
Syanga pala, malaking bagay ang pagprojek ng bilib sa sarili, this could translate sa malaking sahod o kaya'y malaking posisyon. Maraming nakakakuha ng posisyon na dahil lamang sa magaling magsalita, kahit na hindi maalam.
Hanggang sa susunod na kuro-kuro =)
