Farewell AMS Family

Just a few months ago, I wrote a blog about my 2nd year anniversary for my work at Asiatrust Development Bank. Now here I am writing about my farewell blog for the bank.

On the first few days of May, I was pretty excited and "obviously" looking forward for my next career. Everyone is really kind of trying to convince me to cancel my resignation especially my Unit and Sector Head but they knew and understand that the reason of my resignation will help and benefit me a lot in terms of travel distant and safety, as well as good opportunity for enhancement of my career as well.

As the effectivity of my resignation comes to a near end. The "obvious" excitement that I felt for my next career has a gradual fight with a growing loneliness inside of me. Two days ago (that was Thursday),people starts to say "good luck" "thank you sa lahat" and "text text nalang" to me. Almost the whole building knows about my resignation.

Yesterday, as I have my last round trip from all the different floors and people that I so called "friendships", I tried to treasure each and every moments with them. The laughter, enjoyment, hardships, team building, parties, reports etc. these are the main part that I would really missed from the people that I'm going to left behind.

Guys and gals! and to my boss 'Ms. Grace Gan, thanks for the wonderful times that I had spent from all of you. Through thick and thin of our bank, we still survived! and I know you guys can still survive. Just remember "Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men." Colossians 3:23 from the Bible.

Thanks everyone peepS! way to go AMS!
PS. Mam Mau.. Until now, I really can't get loose of my smile. Smile pa din ako habang tinatype ko ito! hehe =)

AMS way to go!

My parents always reminding me that "time fly so fast". In just a blink of an eye, a year is passed already! In a short stint of my position being a Junior Management Trainee (for 6 months) at Asiatrust Bank. I didn’t expect that I will make it through for almost two years in a row. Yup, you guys read it right. This coming March 15, 2009 I’ll be two years old from my work at Asiatrust Development Bank.

Thinking how I applied here two years ago was really tough. I remembered when I was just applying for the bank; the whole waiting area sofa outside the HR was full of applicants aiming for the Junior Management Trainee (JMT) position offered by the bank. The HR recruitment officer carefully trimmed and selected the top Universities (UP Diliman, UP Manila, Ateneo, De La Salle, CKSC hurray! etc) and with experienced individual to join the outsourcing exam and a panel interview with different sector heads of the bank. Each applicant is tested in the way how they respond to the different queries, situations, personal experiences and knowledge of the panelists in a wide scope variety of questions. Unfortunately, only 8 JMTs passed the needle hole like experience of the panel interview (including me). =)

March 15, 2007 is the 1^st day when a group of 8 JMTs first gathered at the HR Training room to have our 1^st orientation. Then we’re being trained with different seminars, manual test and hands-on experience to familiarize the system of the bank. I remembered when I first deployed at the second floor business development section. I was with the Acquired Asset Group for awhile. Then I was shifted through Account Management Sector (AMS) as Junior Account Officer. Since the Account Officer turnover was very rampant last year, I was promoted being an Account Officer. I was routed from Account Management to Consuming banking officer for the bank.

As I reminisced my almost two years stay with the bank. I could say that I gained a lot. I had the chance to talked with a lot of clients, a lot of people who have different personality types, and got the chance to went in different places such as Mindoro, Laguna, Batangas etc.and gained new friends. The most important thing is I came to know more about my capabilities and myself. Indeed people always say that “Experience is the best teacher”. These are the things that are not being taught in the school nor can be seen inside the book.

I thank God for giving me the chance to experience all these things. These little things had shaped me to be more independent and to become more equipped, mature in dealing with things in life. I pray that my future endeavor with my employers will let me see a much clearer picture of what I should be. I know through it all, it’s Him who had open doors for me to teach me and to guide me. Let me share with you with my verse from my work:

“Do you not know that those running in a race all run, but one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain. And everyone who strives for the mastery is temperate in all things. Then those truly that they may receive a corruptible crown, but we an incorruptible.”

1 Corinthians 9-24-25.

One encouraging day

Last Thursday, my boss and I went through a whole day client call with my clients at Asiatrust Bank. I thought its just an ordinary client call for us but for me as Christian, something happened unexpected that really inspired me. The story goes like this..

On our way to our 2nd client call with my boss at greenhills around 12:30nn. We're heading to Pilita's Pizza restaurant to have a meeting with one of the owner of the said restaurant. After we parked and got off the car. We walked through the entrance gate near music museum. Then I saw one security guard of the mall standing on his post and giving each customers a tiny piece of paper and whispering something to each customers as they passed by. On the first place, I was just curious andfelt stranged and really don't mind on what he is doing.. but as we passed by him, He gave as that piece of paper and in my big surprised.. He greeted me and my boss "Manalangin kayo lagi. Mahal kayo ng Panginoong Hesu Kristo". Upon hearing it, I felt that I was blessed. And as I raised my right hand to read the piece of paper he gave me.. I was shocked that it was a GOSPEL TRACT! And it really did inspired me and blessed me so much. I was just hoping that my boss did read the gospel tract at home.

As with my reflection at the end of that day. I was so touched and inspired by what the security guard is doing. He is hitting two birds at the same time. First, he has his job done as a guard for the mall and second he is doing his ministry as a Christian at the same time. By this scenario, God reminded me that if that guard can do a passive evangelism while doing his earthly job, then so am I too. At times, I felt that I'm doing my spiritual stuff only at church during friday night, saturday and sunday but failed to share the faith that I'm believing during my weekdays. I pray that by experiencing this scenario with the security guard, it will inspires me more to try to evangelize people at my workplace while doing my earthly job at the office. May it be a passive or active evangelism approach..it doesn't matter. I hope that the story also inspired you too. Godbless.