Sunday, April 06, 2008
Week Past 03/31-04/06/08 (Spring Snowstorm,Gas,Small World)
Mon 03/31 another spring snowstorm struck the twin cities. The aftermath is shown at left. With wet snow everything is white again as it clings to trees and shrubs. I thought I was done shoveling.Gas prices is starting to kill me. Tue 04/01 it went up to $3.29. It's April Fools Day but this is for real. Everything is going up except for the housing market. After a year instead of appreciating our house's market value went down.
Fri 04/04 after coming from the chiropractor a not so good situation transpired at the office. For one my opening associate had an emergency and called in. Sat 04/05 was good news though. Our Profit & Loss statement for Feb came and we made a huge profit.
It's a small world. Fri 04/04 I was calling a tech support to verify an insurance eligibility for one of our customers. Lo and behold. The call center is based in Lipa City, Batangas, Philippines. Our accent gave us away. She asked me if I'm a Filipino and I asked her the same question. That made the coordination a lot easier. Filipinos tend to go out of their way if they know they are helping a fellow kababayan. That's our good trait. Let's not talk about crabs. Anyways it's nice to know that call centers are not only located in Manila. That opens new job opportunities for those living in the provinces. It will also decongest Metro Manila.
It's a small world. Fri 04/04 I was calling a tech support to verify an insurance eligibility for one of our customers. Lo and behold. The call center is based in Lipa City, Batangas, Philippines. Our accent gave us away. She asked me if I'm a Filipino and I asked her the same question. That made the coordination a lot easier. Filipinos tend to go out of their way if they know they are helping a fellow kababayan. That's our good trait. Let's not talk about crabs. Anyways it's nice to know that call centers are not only located in Manila. That opens new job opportunities for those living in the provinces. It will also decongest Metro Manila.
