My oh my other blog!

It's been a long time since I am able to write again on this blog. I been so preoccupied with my work and the same time writing on my other blog site that giving me no time to write on this blog. I was thinking to actually delete it but doing so wont really give me a peace of mind. LOL! But kidding aside I created this blog to really help me out keep track on my day to day as an engineer. It was a whole new things to me and I am still adapting. The good thing was that my colleagues are very supportive and approachable.

I know it is still a long journey for me but I hope through this I am able to help out young engineers especially those who are just starting. I'll try my best to update this blog every now and then. So I hope you will still continue visiting this. Thanks and more power!

Test Engineers while Having a good TIME!

Out of office notice: Test Engineers are out today, May 29, 2008.
Reason: Teambuilding/Summer Outing

Test Engineering couldn’t just let the summer pass without having a good time. So last May 29, 2008 our group headed to Circle Island resort for the department summer outing and teambuilding. Engineers started to arrived at the venue around 8:00 am and were so excited to swim. Some of them bring their own families so it became like a family gathering as well. Though I was not able to swim on that day I also had a good time with the karaoke caravan with matching san mig light, LOL! It was a long time since I drink beer but what the heck; I just want to have some fun with my colleagues.

Good thing that it was a sunny morning so everyone has a good time. Beers and red horses were roaming around the table while passing the microphone from one another. I think everyone had a chance to share their heartfelt voice to give a rock song or a love song. It was a feast of foods also and I just love the spaghetti made by Gloan. I hope I can have a taste of it again. So calling Gloan for the request. Hehehe.

I was the camera man for that day and was able to get a good shot of those unforgettable memories with my engineering family. I hope it will also be uploaded in our multiply website. I am just so happy I got a chance to meet these wonderful people and had a goodtime with them. Our department was a bunch of guys with very few gals but nonetheless they were also like us who need a break like this. Engineers know to have a good time after all!

My Excel and Powerpoint Teaching experienced!

Tuesday, May 27, 2008 when I begun teaching the Excel basics as well as the powerpoint basics. It was actually a volunteer activity with our Manufacturing specialist and our technicians as the main audiences for this class. The series of classes will run for three weeks timeframe to cover our 2000 plus MS's and technicians.

Each class will last for two hours and most of the volunteered teachers were engineers like me or if not some other employees working at the office. I volunteered because for me it was one of my way to help upskilling our operators and technicians and it is also one of my way to learned how conquer my stage fright. At least thru this I will be able to share something and at the same time learn as well.

Teaching was always a rewarding experience for me. And for this special topic alone, I was able to reached out to other employees as well. In three classes that I already teached, there were attendees who were my co-operators before and I am really glad that now I am able to share something that I learned from the fast. It was not easy to teach because you have to know where to level your teaching. In my case, I need to explain everything to them. From the very basic of Excel and Powerpoint to ensure that all were calibrated.

I have to explained in layman's term for them to easily understand all the jargons incorporated in the training materials. At first it was really hard but as I teached from one class to another I already knew how to adjust. I still have classes lined up until end of June and I'm really excited in every classes that I teached. I was even looking for more open slots for teaching. I already emailed Jho to look for another vacant slot for me just incase there were classes that dont have teachers yet. My voice haven't covered yet but I don't really care, I still wanted to teach.

All about the Author of this site...

Hi everyone! before I start any topic on this site I would like you first of course to know some more about me. I think I owe you that one.

This blog site is actually my second and unlike with my first blog site I was not able to really write anything about myself. But before that let me share first with you my other site, the Learn, Love and Laugh Thru Blogging was my very first blog site. It is still up and on that site I talk anything under the sun. And for as for this second site that I'm starting right now, I want it a little more different. Different in a way that I want my readers to learn something while reading my blogs. Thru this site I want to share more of my engineering side. So expect topics more on engineering discussion. Ops, don't worry, I wont talk jargons. LOL!

I still want to share the lighter side of me as well as the serious side of me on this site. So, for the record, my name is Grace Ilagan. Currently, I am working as engineer. I love my job but also love writing. So starting today, I am welcoming you to my own world and it's only a fingertips away from you.

Thank you for visiting and hoping to see you more on my two sites. God bless you all!