Last Friday, I went on programmed sick leave in the office. Finally, I was able to submit my foreign service officer exam requirements to the DFA. I went to the Central Post Office to get self-addressed stamped priority mail envelopes, then off to SM Manila for pictures of various sizes, crossed the street to the Manila City Hall to have my application notarized, then off to the DFA.
I thought I had more than enough copies of the required documents. It turned out, the instructions were really ambiguous. As the cliche goes, all's well that ends well. They accepted my documents and I now have the school assignment where I will take the exam on May 4.
Monday, March 31, 2008
Disaster Preparedness
Last Thursday, I was tasked to attend the disaster preparedness seminar as representative of our unit. I didn't want to attend it, at first, as I preferred working in our room. Was I glad I obediently followed my boss. I attended talks on fire, earthquake and tsunami rescue operations.
The following day, I was on sick leave. My boss covered day 2 of the seminar for the company newsletter. She told me this morning that it was too bad I wasn't around then as the speaker was so cute.
Today, there was a fire drill complete with real firemen, fire truck, extinguishers, smoke, "victims," search and rescue team, and my unit, the medical team. They required me to use the fire extinguisher and the fire hose.
Saying that I learned a lot in the seminar is an understatement.
The following day, I was on sick leave. My boss covered day 2 of the seminar for the company newsletter. She told me this morning that it was too bad I wasn't around then as the speaker was so cute.
Today, there was a fire drill complete with real firemen, fire truck, extinguishers, smoke, "victims," search and rescue team, and my unit, the medical team. They required me to use the fire extinguisher and the fire hose.
Saying that I learned a lot in the seminar is an understatement.
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