Nightshift:call center agent’s blog

If there’s one thing that the Iskolar ng Bayan watch out for in UAAP, it would be the cheering competition. This is the only game where we definitely win. And yesterday’s competition was no different. UP emerged as the back-to-back champion, besting seven other schools including its archrival UST Salinggawi Dance Troupe.

The first time I watched the cheering competition was when I was a freshman. As I watch them dance yesterday, I still get goosebumps all over my body.

By the way, the reporter you see in the video was my classmate in Math 1 which was in Filipino. She really had those big bumpers and you can not not notice her since she’s in front of the class and I come into the room through the oor near to her.

If you’re thinking that we would be installing a Torrent program like utorrent, you’re mistaken. We’re going to install web browser Opera. Yes, Opera has the capability to download movies and programs (albeit illegally), say from mininova.com. My EEEPC has the original Xandros installed. MORE »

Outsourcing firms are eyeing equity funding either through venture capital or initial public offering (IPO), according to a recent survey. MORE »

I have been digitizing some newspaper clippings by scanning them when Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended’s Photomerge feature became userful again. I have a Canon Lide scanner and since it can only accomodate legal sized papers, I need to do multiple scans. Tedious process it was, to merge all the images if you have to do it manually. MORE »

For three days now, I have been copying and pasting entries from my back-up files of Barasrizal.com. I am in the process of reformatting my baby with a new look, new content, and new vision. MORE »

To celebrate the first hell week go-live of our new account, we drank at Burby’s last Saturday morning. And true to the Wave0A tradition, we greeted out team mate’s birthday through a tissue in a beer tower. MORE »

From time to time, I visit Newseum to get some newspaper frontpages and study them. I wanted to study the principles and trends of newspaper design. I cannot help but encounter some images that I find weird, not only because of the composition but the grossness of the image itself. MORE »

I already downloaded Windows XP Service Pack 3, hoping that the GUI will be like Windows Vista. From what I have searched so far is that aside from the fixes that SP 3 provides, user’s will not see any difference in the operating system. I downloaded the file from the Microsoft website but has not installed it yet. MORE »

PSD Tutorials reported that Site Point has released “The Photoshop Anthology: 101 Web Design Tips, Tricks & Techniques,” a free ebook about, well, Photoshop. MORE »

Top Convergys executive to visit Manila call centers
Andrea Ayers, Convergys’ new president for customer management services, will be touring the company’s six call centers in Metro Manila. She will also be attending strategic planning sessions with local executives. MORE »