Busy Week

Wow! We went from taking it easy to being mad busy in a snap. Just like that.

We came in this Monday to start the week without anything scheduled. Our first project was about done and we were in the process of looking for new clients and new projects. We have a few stuff in process but nothing concrete yet but this new project totally came up from nowhere. Well, not totally nowhere but not expected.

So around 9.30AM if I recall correctly, I receive this call about this project and we had to rush off from Makati to Greenhills for an 11.00AM meeting. The meeting was to discuss the details of the project and to collect some collaterals as well to develop the concept for the event. The catch was that we had to submit and present the thing by Wednesday! Imagine, we had 2 days for a full-fledged event, which required us to provide a detailed costing of the project.

The day and the day after was pretty crazy and meant a lot of overtime for the crew. I have to admit that while it was pretty tiring, it was exciting at the same time. We were pretty confident for the presentation on Wednesday afternoon. Unfortunately, it didn’t go as well and we had to re-do most of the concepts we developed.

I’m pretty frustrated because partly it failed because of miscommunication(or lack of detailed information) by the company’s marketing people. Expectations and budget were set and now they are telling us that the budget allocated isn’t that high and what the boss wants is entirely different from what we discussed in the preliminary meeting. Sigh, anyway, the next presentation will be held on Monday and we have tempered our expectations for this event.

In other news, there hasn’t been much that has gone on this week aside from work. I’m not sure if it’s the work but lately I’ve been feeling very fatigued, I think something might be wrong, maybe I’ll go for blood tests soon and see if there’s anything I should be concerned about. Hopefully everything will be alright.

Anyhoo, next week seems to be promising. It’s going to be another busy week, partly due to some potential projects coming in, but it’s also because most of my family will be going to China so I’ll have to cover for my folks in the office during mornings.

Next week Friday also marks the launch of Up Dharma Down’s new album, Bipolar. I’ve always been a fan of their sound and their music, so I hope I can attend the launch. Should be quite fun. Then on Saturday, there’s actually quite a number of things to attend to: The rowing team is holding a reunion of sorts and then the fiance of my friend is holding a Halloween party with her friends, and I think another friend is thinking of holding a dinner treat. Nothing’s set yet though, so I’ll probably decide when the day comes. I’m generally a very lazy fellow and would prefer to sleep at home, but life and society requires me to be socially active.

The Perfect Office Chair?!

Last weekend, while strolling along Powerplant Mall, Rockwell, there was a display area that showcased ergonomic chairs and furnitures, particularly for children. The showcase was for the new store than opened on the upper level called Ergrokidz. On one side they also had some office furniture displayed and an office chair caught my eye. It was a chair that resembled the Herman Miller Aeron office chair and even the salesperson on hand agreed with me that there were similarities. This chair was brought in by Contract Design and was selling for around Php 32,000 or US$ 711 while the original Aeron chair, depending on the size, would probably cost from US$ 600 to US$ 1,000 which is equivalent to Php 27,000 to Php 45,000.

I first came across the Aeron chair when I chanced it upon seeing snippets of various design firms’ offices such as Fragment Design and Cubism Inc. I thought the design was cool and the seat is covered by a mesh that looks almost metal-like called Pellicle. It is considered to be good for the back and posture of the user as the seat has an ergonomic shape  and the height and back can be easily adjusted. The side arms can be adjusted as well, including the option of totally hiding the arms.

It has been said that the Aeron chair was the symbol of the IT bubble in the 90s and a status symbol for many offices. I’ve came across many reviews and while some are unhappy with the comfort-ability, most are pretty happy with their chairs.  Or they might just be forcing themselves to be happy because they shelled out a lot of money for the chair, hah!

Maybe someday, I shall try it out(I checked their site and they do have dealers here in Manila). If I have the extra cash to blow and it feels good enough, maybe I’ll invest in one.