Eto daw and dapat kong bayaran
sa agency bago nila ako i-apply ng visa
at irequest ng plane ticket.
Nakakapanghina.
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Showing posts with label arjoys. Show all posts
Monday, November 21, 2011
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Long Wait
The agency told us to wait for their call within a week at the most.
If we did not receive any form of communication, then
that would be the end of it for our Al Kharj dreams.
Sad, sad, sad.
My Mama was so makulit,
after several days she even related her story,
way back when she was applying for UK.
The agency apparently was waiting for her
to call back so that she could already sign
her employment contract.
I just told her that this situation is just like the
board exam - good things happen to those who wait.
After 6 days lo and behold, the agency called
and told us to already start our authentication.
Funny thing is they called me several times
to tell me the same thing that I passed and to
commence the lengthy authentication of
documents.
I consider myself lucky,
I only have volunteering experience and
yet they deemed me passable.
I am number 115.
If we did not receive any form of communication, then
that would be the end of it for our Al Kharj dreams.
Sad, sad, sad.
My Mama was so makulit,
after several days she even related her story,
way back when she was applying for UK.
The agency apparently was waiting for her
to call back so that she could already sign
her employment contract.
I just told her that this situation is just like the
board exam - good things happen to those who wait.
After 6 days lo and behold, the agency called
and told us to already start our authentication.
Funny thing is they called me several times
to tell me the same thing that I passed and to
commence the lengthy authentication of
documents.
I consider myself lucky,
I only have volunteering experience and
yet they deemed me passable.
I am number 115.
Sunday, April 10, 2011
The Exam Proper
The exam was rescheduled on March 15 Tuesday,
which means that Wednesday will be a rest day for the employers,
which would also mean that would be a nerve-wracking day for us applicants.
I had a nap rather than a good night's sleep
because I was too tense about the exam.
Rode the 4:30 am bus bound to Manila,
Walked from CCP Vito Cruz towards
Sheraton and met a nice applicant who was
changing her shoes near the driveway towards the hotel.
It was like 5:30 am !
Crazy! I have never been to Manila that early.
Everybody was just stirring from their beds.
We both went to the toilet to refresh,
since we assumed we were the first ones there.
Lo and behold when we went outside,
almost 20 people magically appeared.
Seems that they have waited from the other entrance,
and as early as 3 am applicants were already there.
Around 6am the agency staff arrived and we registered.
Only the first 55 would be the first batch and so on.
They then opened the conference room and switched us around
to accommodate the various applicants.
I chatted with the other applicants,
one was from Agusan who was boarding in PNA and another
was from Bataan, wow!.
Kaswerte ko naman na Cavite lang ako!
Tapos nagrereklamo pa ako, e di ko na kailangan
mag-eroplano or mag-board.
The employers arrived at around 8am.
2 women and 1 man.
The women were both nurses, I cannot guess the nationality
of the Caucasian lady but later on somebody said she was Canadian.
The other lady was a Filipina and the man, an Arab I think,
was the HRD contact.
The man was very stern and serious looking though,
he barely smiled.
The ladies started distributing the exam materials.
Oh No! I thought! Of all the exams...
I barely know what a CTG is?
Everything was so manual back in CCH,
we used stethoscopes to take FHTs.
I really believed that I failed the exam,
I went reviewed my answers like 10x,
and counted my sure answers.
I would not reach 75%.
I was already thinking of a way
how to tell my mom that I did not pass
when I stood up and submitted my paper.
I was just sad.
I went home misty-eyed and slept the whole day.
which means that Wednesday will be a rest day for the employers,
which would also mean that would be a nerve-wracking day for us applicants.
I had a nap rather than a good night's sleep
because I was too tense about the exam.
Rode the 4:30 am bus bound to Manila,
Walked from CCP Vito Cruz towards
Sheraton and met a nice applicant who was
changing her shoes near the driveway towards the hotel.
It was like 5:30 am !
Crazy! I have never been to Manila that early.
Everybody was just stirring from their beds.
We both went to the toilet to refresh,
since we assumed we were the first ones there.
Lo and behold when we went outside,
almost 20 people magically appeared.
Seems that they have waited from the other entrance,
and as early as 3 am applicants were already there.
Around 6am the agency staff arrived and we registered.
Only the first 55 would be the first batch and so on.
They then opened the conference room and switched us around
to accommodate the various applicants.
I chatted with the other applicants,
one was from Agusan who was boarding in PNA and another
was from Bataan, wow!.
Kaswerte ko naman na Cavite lang ako!
Tapos nagrereklamo pa ako, e di ko na kailangan
mag-eroplano or mag-board.
The employers arrived at around 8am.
2 women and 1 man.
The women were both nurses, I cannot guess the nationality
of the Caucasian lady but later on somebody said she was Canadian.
The other lady was a Filipina and the man, an Arab I think,
was the HRD contact.
The man was very stern and serious looking though,
he barely smiled.
The ladies started distributing the exam materials.
Oh No! I thought! Of all the exams...
I barely know what a CTG is?
Everything was so manual back in CCH,
we used stethoscopes to take FHTs.
I really believed that I failed the exam,
I went reviewed my answers like 10x,
and counted my sure answers.
I would not reach 75%.
I was already thinking of a way
how to tell my mom that I did not pass
when I stood up and submitted my paper.
I was just sad.
I went home misty-eyed and slept the whole day.
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Cancelled Examination
March 13
The agency called to inform us that the exam
schedule at Sheraton is cancelled
and that we should wait for their call as to
when it is to be rescheduled.
Initially, in our orientation we were given
a 3 day itinerary of our interviewers.
There would be 2 nurses, A Filipino and a foreigner,
and then 2 locals (I am assuming Arabs).
They would be arriving on Sunday
and supposedly Monday would be the start of the test.
There would be hundreds of us , we were told and
that some would be coming from other agencies.
We were ordered to be there earlier than 6am
and that the exam would ensue immediately.
First come , first serve is the policy.
Although we would be probably grouped according to department.
We would then know the result of the exams,
the same day or the next day, depending on our
future employers, because they would be checking the papers.
Tuesday was reserved as a rest day for them.
Wednesday was the commencement of the dreaded interview,
if, a big giant IF, we passed.
That time when they called and said
they had to reschedule the examination.
I felt reprieved because my heart was literally pounding
from stress and nervousness.
This was like studying for the board exam.
The agency called to inform us that the exam
schedule at Sheraton is cancelled
and that we should wait for their call as to
when it is to be rescheduled.
Initially, in our orientation we were given
a 3 day itinerary of our interviewers.
There would be 2 nurses, A Filipino and a foreigner,
and then 2 locals (I am assuming Arabs).
They would be arriving on Sunday
and supposedly Monday would be the start of the test.
There would be hundreds of us , we were told and
that some would be coming from other agencies.
We were ordered to be there earlier than 6am
and that the exam would ensue immediately.
First come , first serve is the policy.
Although we would be probably grouped according to department.
We would then know the result of the exams,
the same day or the next day, depending on our
future employers, because they would be checking the papers.
Tuesday was reserved as a rest day for them.
Wednesday was the commencement of the dreaded interview,
if, a big giant IF, we passed.
That time when they called and said
they had to reschedule the examination.
I felt reprieved because my heart was literally pounding
from stress and nervousness.
This was like studying for the board exam.
Monday, April 4, 2011
Agency
March 10 evening,
I received a call from Arjoy's Entertainment Agency.
They browsed my resume and said that
even if my qualifications
were purely voluntary experience,
I could try my luck with the employer.
They asked me to submit my
documents the following day.
I arranged my stuff that night and
earmarked the docus
that were for photocopying.
I though to myself that this was it.
Fingers crossed this was the job I am praying for.
These are the agency details posted in workabroad:
And these are the details I garnered in POEA:
I received a call from Arjoy's Entertainment Agency.
They browsed my resume and said that
even if my qualifications
were purely voluntary experience,
I could try my luck with the employer.
They asked me to submit my
documents the following day.
I arranged my stuff that night and
earmarked the docus
that were for photocopying.
I though to myself that this was it.
Fingers crossed this was the job I am praying for.
These are the agency details posted in workabroad:
| Agency Name : ARJOY'S ENTERTAINMENT |
| POEA License No. : 009-LB-011607-R |
| Address : Rm. 423- 4th Floor Gedisco Bldg. Cor. Pedro Gil, A. Mabini St. Ermita Manila Metro Manila |
| Tel. No. :302-13-01 / 4747333 / 9051108 / 09194757533 |
And these are the details I garnered in POEA:
ARJOY`S ENTERTAINMENT Private Employment Agency R403B,408,423&1574D GEDISCO CTR 1564 A MABINI ST ERMITA, MANILA Tel No/s : 3021301 Email Address : None Website : None Official Representative : ELIZABETH S KANAPI Status : Good Standing License Validity : 1/26/2011 to 1/25/2015 |
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