Mid week update

I went to the dentist this morning. I still have healthy teeth. I saw Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs last night. It was much better than 9. And it was in 3D! The story was funny and the voice acting was good. The animation style was nice, the colors were bright and the characters were drawn well. Monday night was kickboxing night so that rocked. I'm learning about social insurance and the recruiting process at my company since I have to make a presentation about that on Saturday. I'm looking forward to starting Effective Performance Management next Wednesday.

My first week

I had a pretty good week. My colleagues are friendly, knowledgeable and work-oriented. I got started on a couple of projects at work. I am doing an HR audit and updating some systems. But I felt a little tired at first, still am so hopefully I can make it to cardio kickboxing tonight but we'll see. I am almost finished with my paper for class. I am learning a lot about HR from the certificate program and my job. Have a good weekend and see you next week.

New beginnings

The weekend was fun like I thought it would be. I thoroughly enjoyed returning to cardio kickboxing. East Bay Waltz was great too; I saw some old acquaintances and met some new ones while dancing the night away. The Ghirardelli Square festival had delicious chocolate and great music.

I began my new job today. I had a good first day filled with orientation and project assignments. I'm excited to start my projects. I also got started on my paper for my Employee Recruitment, Selection and Placement class.

busy busy this weekend

Lots of activities are happening this weekend. Friday afternoon, I am attending an event at my previous place of employment and that evening I am going to my first cardio kickboxing class since London. On Saturday I have class and then I am going to the first ever East Bay Waltz. I hope to brush up my old moves, learn new ones, meet people with common interests and have fun. Sunday afternoon I am going to the 14th Annual Ghirardelli Square Chocolate Festival and Monday I start at my new job.

Final HR Systems and Tech class

So Wed night was the final HR systems and tech class. I earned an A in it. I think I also earned an A in my Essentials of HR class. We had to do presentations for our final. Mine was on how to build your professional network and you can find it here on SlideShare. Other classmates focused on solving problems for their employers such as having a policy manual to increase customer service, making paper systems electronic and paperless, comparing ERP vs SaaS, using Google Sites to create wikis and share information easily, etc. It was a great class with a lot of smart people in it. I learned a lot and I hope to keep in contact with my classmates and teacher.

Also this past Tuesday I went to SwingGoths at the El Rio in San Francisco. It was fun and I met some nice people but I don't think I'll go back because I didn't really like the instruction style or the music. Cardio Kickboxing is still going strong.

I am going to a Japanese festival on Saturday. Will report back later.

Have a good weekend!

What I've been up to

Hi Readers,

Sorry I haven't posted in a while; I've been very busy. I am reviewing 500 pages of text and 50 pages of lectures to prepare for my final exam in my Essentials of Human Resources class on Monday. I went to many cardio kickboxing classes at my gym. That is a workout; and at first all the moves seemed so complicated but I am a fast learner and now it is just fun and athletic. Yesterday, I went out to eat a dinner followed by an hour and a half of a lovely comedic film, which I recommend, entitled 500 Days of Summer. This afternoon I went to the PEERS' River City Picnic dance. Here is the "Congress of Vienna".

On Tuesday I am going to SwingGoths and on Wednesday I have a presentation for my other class. After that things will calm down a bit I hope.

On the work side of things I am still volunteering at UC Berkeley's Health Services Center doing HR Assistant work. I also found another volunteer job and I am helping the firm to create a recruiting strategy for their professional and student jobs.

Oh well, see you when I see you.