Hello from Hanoi, Viet Nam
I am now in Hanoi, the capital of Viet Nam for my 1 week vacation... Tonight I will return to Hue (where I was born and where my family lives). I have had a good time here, even it is soooo cold. Hope all is well.
Anna
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Friday, January 18, 2008
The day has come for me to say "Goodbye to all"......
I'm going to store 1987(Glenview) to be a Millwork Specialist. Keep in touch .....
"Farewell to you my friends.
we'll see each other again...
it's hard but it's not the end of everything...
I may be miles away...
but here is where my heart would stay....
with you...my friends ......with you......"
*R. Lauchengco
Amador Tibar Jr.
OWA/Millworks
847-870-5199 ext 4336
Amador_Tibar@homedepot.com
I'm going to store 1987(Glenview) to be a Millwork Specialist. Keep in touch .....
"Farewell to you my friends.
we'll see each other again...
it's hard but it's not the end of everything...
I may be miles away...
but here is where my heart would stay....
with you...my friends ......with you......"
*R. Lauchengco
Amador Tibar Jr.
OWA/Millworks
847-870-5199 ext 4336
Amador_Tibar@homedepot.com
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Contact Information Sheet
Alan Ekeroth
(773) 650-7521
acenbeth@yahoo.com
Alexandria Harris
(708) 466-4004
ms.aharris@yahoo.com
Amador Tibar
Home(847) 392-7023 Cell(847) 621-4788
amtibar@yahoo.com
Anna Flensborg
(847) 612-5430
daha73@yahoo.com
Antoinette Smith
(773) 318-4211
asmith@yahoo.com
Arie Friedman
(224) 688-2301
israelipride1@yahoo.com
Brad Gomes
(847) 363-0393
crimsonwolfg@yahoo.com
Brian Henniges
Home(847) 458-1303 Cell(847) 513-3962
bhenniges@sbcglobal.net
Brigette Rush (Bree)
(773) 574-8523
uniquebree2007@yahoo.com
Carol Bartalone
N/A
pending
Charles Summers (Tim)
(847) 401-7715
zachnoah2summers@yahoo.com
Charles Thoner
(847) 546-2897
cthoner17@yahoo.com
Corey Evans
N/A
quvius@yahoo.com
Cornelia Serbanescu
(847) 322-4053
c.serbanescu@comcast.net
Dana Rzeszewski
(630) 544-7349
dana1314@comcast.net
Diana Aguilar
(224) 392-0997
dianasgem@hotmail.com
Don Cash
(630) 692-1589
dcash@yahoo.com
Donna Arsenoff
(847) 546-8980
arsenoff@gmail.com
Elizabeth Coleman (Liz)
(847) 931-9440
eacoleman7979@aol.com or liz7979@att.net
Evita Williams
(773) 507-9824
N/A
Francisco (Frank) Cantoran
(847) 772-7978
itsmefranco@yahoo.com
Gail Tyiska
(773) 425-5778
gtyiska@yahoo.com
Gene Geer
(630) 440-9232
genegeer@comcast.net
Jada S. Wooten
(313) 850-8576
jadawooten@comcast.net or pooh35@hotmail.com
Jahari Jackson
(773) 307-7792
jaharijackson@yahoo.com
Jessica Gonzalez
(224) 210-8521
omarjessicaivan@yahoo.com
Jessica McGee
(773) 626-0392
jsscmcg24@yahoo.com
John O'Neill
(815) 276-2507
hdcentral@gmail.com
John Rogers
(630) 715-6917
johnr295@comcast.net
John Zachwieja
(847) 438-2293
daythyme1@sbcglobal.net
Josh Lunsky
(773) 505-1814
josh.lunsky@yahoo.com or jmlunsky@sbcglobal.net
Juanice Dear
(773) 727-5438
msdear4@yahoo.com
Julie Daigle
(815) 382-7288
jdstoryteller@yahoo.com
Kalilah Morrow
(773) 699-5050
kalilah80@hotmail.com
Karen Adams
(847) 978-0014
z26racer@aol.com
Keisha Wilson
N/A
keisha_wilson2007@yahoo.com
Kermit Bates II
N/A
timrek2nd@hotmail.com
Kevin Selner
N/A
kaskevlarman@gmail.com
Kim Rivera
N/A
Inkedlion74@sbcglobal.net
Lady Jane Diones
N/A
ladyjane_diones@hotmail.com
Lisa Gnoffo
(708) 675-0854
truariesqueen@aol.com or truariesqueen@msn.com
Lynn Ostrowski
Home(847) 392-1118 Cell(312) 208-1223
lynnostrowski@sbcglobal.net
Maria McGee
(773) 440-5430
missm_mcgee@yahoo.com
Maribeth Leone
(847) 502-3559
smily306@yahoo.com
Maritza Pratt (Maritza)
(773) 817-8112
liza_pratt@yahoo.com
Marc Busboom
(847) 757-4333
mbusboom@comcast.net
Marquita Buford
Home(708) 695-5413 Cell(773) 558-0366
quitabug2005@yahoo.com
Mary Bleidl
(224) 612-0453
marybleidl@sbcglobal.net
Mary Lauth
N/A
ldshrk8@sbcglobal.net
Matt Bonuso
N/A
matt.bonuso@gmail.com
Matthew Neil (Matt)
(773) 426-6947
mattneil@sbcglobal.net
Nalleli Sotelo
N/A
nsotl19@yahoo.com
Natalie Potapoff
(847) 394-8702
sanata01@hotmail.com
Patricia (Patty) Velasco
(708) 699-7962
pulga008@hotmail.com
Paul Peterson
(847) 894-0837
pjp1991@comcast.net
Precious Sanders
(847) 912-4074
sandstarrproductions@yahoo.com or starrykae@aol.com
Raedell Greer
(708) 308-3659
raedellgreer@aol.com or r.greer@comcast.net
Raychel Prendergast
(847) 902-8708
raychelprendergast@yahoo.com
Regina Pinkston
(847) 208-6447
reginapinkston@att.net
Rodrigo Rosas
(773) 271-2302 (Leave message)
bluelogic31@comcast.net
Samarrea Cantrell-Purnell
(708)574-7579
samarrea2000@yahoo.com
Shellie Mendenall
(815) 893-0453
jemendenall@yahoo.com
Sherby Reckles
(847) 877-6972
sreckles@comcast.net
Steve McDermott
Home(630) 690-3018 Cell(630)336-6238
slmcdermott@yahoo.com
Steven Kazlo
(847) 390-0019
stevekazlo@yahoo.com
Susan Ikler
(630) 917-6655
skykap3@sbcglobal.net
Suzy Ovson
(847) 749-4772
sovson17@yahoo.com
Thomas Rivera
(773) 936-6843
tomasjrivera@yahoo.com
Tina Willams
(708) 785-2388
williams_shatina@yahoo.com
Tyesha Shotwell
(773) 490-8594
tye_dejah@yahoo.com
William Demuth (Bill)
(847) 902-2167
wd1649@sbcglobal.net
Wendee Dunn
(847) 513-3170
devil_or_angel4@yahoo.com
Things to do before a lay-off
By Sarah Max, special for USATODAY.com
1. Keep up a good network of contacts. Don't lose touch with people you knew from previous jobs or who have moved on from where you currently work. If you enjoyed working with them, do an occasional lunch or after work get-together, schedule a coffee break, or just call or email once in a while. It will help keep you current on the local job market and give you a quick place to start in looking for jobs. Plus it's always nice to have friends.
2. Update your resume frequently and don't keep it at work. Most jobs have yearly performance reviews that require you to come up with a list of accomplishments. Utilize that work to update your resume at the same time. And, of course, never keep that resume on your work PC. Lay-offs can be sudden and there often isn't time to email home personal documents.
3. Keep current on what's happening in your career track. It's easy to get so head's down into a specific job that you forget about the larger picture. Check the want ads periodically. If it seems that you wouldn't be able to apply for anything, maybe it's time to try and broaden your skill set.
4. Remember that your work is not your home. Don't stuff your cubicle full of personal items. Lay-offs are fast, from being asked to attend a "meeting" to walking out the door with a box. It's fine to have a few pictures and items, but you shouldn't need to schedule a moving company to clear out your cubicle.
5. Your work PC is owned by your employer, not you. Make sure you keep the original and updated copies of all important documents on your home PC.
6. Keep your personal debt down. I know, this one is easier said than done but if you live within your means it makes a huge difference. I was laid off for six months; the unemployment checks I got didn't even pay the mortgage. It wasn't easy, but I got through it Okay because I pay off my credit cards in full every month. I do this the old-fashioned way I only buy what I know I can pay for.
7. Have a full life. This sounds trite, but having interests and friends apart from your job makes it much easier to deal with being laid off. You are more than your job, and the best and most important parts of who you are continue even if the company you worked for no longer needs you.
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Top 10 things to do after you've been laid off
By Sarah Max, special for USATODAY.com
Laid off? Let's face it, there are only so many hours a day you can spend searching for jobs and writing cover letters. While finding a new job is your first priority, you'll be happier in the meantime if you have a secondary goal to accomplish during your time off.
Doing so will help relieve some of the pressure of finding a job, and could offer new networking opportunities, fill gaps on your resume or even lead to an entirely new career. Many people who've been laid off have discovered that a respite from their routine was the excuse they needed to start their own business, spend more time with the kids or get to know a little more about the world beyond their cubicles.
Here are some ways you can make the most of your extra time:
Finish your novel. Tina Van Delden, 26, was managing corporate training programs for an executive recruiting firm near Los Angeles when she was let go in March. She made a job out of editing a novel she'd finished several months before and sending it out to publishers. "I'm still looking for a day job, but I feel I haven't been wasting my time," says Delden, who is now working on several short stories and a second novel. Change careers. Like many people living in San Francisco, Valeri Davies got swept up in the Internet boom and took a dot-com job doing something completely unrelated to her education, which was in international relations and the Middle East. Davies was recently laid off for the second time this year. This time, she's trying to put her degree to use. "The first time I was laid off I panicked and immediately searched for a job, which I found two months later," says Davies, who is reading up on the Middle East and sending her resume to places like the FBI and Department of Defense. "Now I'm taking the next two months and focusing on what I really want to do."
Go back to school. With college dropouts like Michael Dell and Bill Gates as role models for the late 1990s, many people turned up their noses to higher degrees and focused on on-the-job experience. Now faced with dim prospects for getting a job, business school is a popular option for many of the unemployed. Applications at Yale's graduate business school, for example, are up almost 50% this year. Volunteer. Doing good not only has altruistic benefits, but is a wonderful way to learn about other careers, network and fill gaping holes on your resume, not to mention your social life. Since being laid off in September, Pam Yoon, 30, volunteered with four different organizations, including a food bank, film festival, an organization for children with disabilities and a program that is trying to get music in elementary schools. "This is my way of figuring out what my next job might be," Yoon says. If you're looking for volunteer gigs, you might try Craigslist.org, which is where Pam is finding volunteer jobs, or Helping.org, which lets you search by zip code and interest.
Spend time with family. When top executives are laid off, companies often issue press releases saying they left to spend more time with family. Taking time out to get reacquainted with your children, parents or second cousins doesn't just have to be a euphemism for not having a job. It is a worthy goal in and of itself. Get physical. Go to the gym during the day and you notice that the line at the StairMaster is a lot longer than it used to be. For many, unemployment is the chance to train for triathlons or marathons, which can be full-time jobs in themselves. For others, the goal is simply to get rid of their work-induced spare tire. In any case, exercise fights off depression, which can drag you down while you're trying to sell yourself to employers.
Start your own business. When Julie Swenson was laid off last January, she took her severance and personal savings and started her own public relations firm, Abbas Public Relations. "I was laid off at 2 p.m., found an office to house my new business by 3 and filed my articles of incorporation by 3:30," Swenson says. "The key is to jump into the next phase in life before you have time to get scared of it."
Travel the world. When the job market was good, many graduates rushed into high-paying jobs before they had the chance to do a road trip or trek through Europe. If you don't have kids and a mortgage but do have e-mail, voice-mail and lots of free places to stay, you can roam the world while still conducting an effective job search.
Teach. Many large cities scramble to hire professionals to teach in city schools. Contact Teach For America or your local public school system. If you're not ready to take that plunge, consider becoming a substitute teacher.
Wake up and smell the coffee. Whatever you decide to do, do it with a sense of purpose, not guilt. Economies come and go, and soon enough you'll be gainfully employed, pining for the days when you had more time.
By Sarah Max, special for USATODAY.com
1. Keep up a good network of contacts. Don't lose touch with people you knew from previous jobs or who have moved on from where you currently work. If you enjoyed working with them, do an occasional lunch or after work get-together, schedule a coffee break, or just call or email once in a while. It will help keep you current on the local job market and give you a quick place to start in looking for jobs. Plus it's always nice to have friends.
2. Update your resume frequently and don't keep it at work. Most jobs have yearly performance reviews that require you to come up with a list of accomplishments. Utilize that work to update your resume at the same time. And, of course, never keep that resume on your work PC. Lay-offs can be sudden and there often isn't time to email home personal documents.
3. Keep current on what's happening in your career track. It's easy to get so head's down into a specific job that you forget about the larger picture. Check the want ads periodically. If it seems that you wouldn't be able to apply for anything, maybe it's time to try and broaden your skill set.
4. Remember that your work is not your home. Don't stuff your cubicle full of personal items. Lay-offs are fast, from being asked to attend a "meeting" to walking out the door with a box. It's fine to have a few pictures and items, but you shouldn't need to schedule a moving company to clear out your cubicle.
5. Your work PC is owned by your employer, not you. Make sure you keep the original and updated copies of all important documents on your home PC.
6. Keep your personal debt down. I know, this one is easier said than done but if you live within your means it makes a huge difference. I was laid off for six months; the unemployment checks I got didn't even pay the mortgage. It wasn't easy, but I got through it Okay because I pay off my credit cards in full every month. I do this the old-fashioned way I only buy what I know I can pay for.
7. Have a full life. This sounds trite, but having interests and friends apart from your job makes it much easier to deal with being laid off. You are more than your job, and the best and most important parts of who you are continue even if the company you worked for no longer needs you.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Top 10 things to do after you've been laid off
By Sarah Max, special for USATODAY.com
Laid off? Let's face it, there are only so many hours a day you can spend searching for jobs and writing cover letters. While finding a new job is your first priority, you'll be happier in the meantime if you have a secondary goal to accomplish during your time off.
Doing so will help relieve some of the pressure of finding a job, and could offer new networking opportunities, fill gaps on your resume or even lead to an entirely new career. Many people who've been laid off have discovered that a respite from their routine was the excuse they needed to start their own business, spend more time with the kids or get to know a little more about the world beyond their cubicles.
Here are some ways you can make the most of your extra time:
Finish your novel. Tina Van Delden, 26, was managing corporate training programs for an executive recruiting firm near Los Angeles when she was let go in March. She made a job out of editing a novel she'd finished several months before and sending it out to publishers. "I'm still looking for a day job, but I feel I haven't been wasting my time," says Delden, who is now working on several short stories and a second novel. Change careers. Like many people living in San Francisco, Valeri Davies got swept up in the Internet boom and took a dot-com job doing something completely unrelated to her education, which was in international relations and the Middle East. Davies was recently laid off for the second time this year. This time, she's trying to put her degree to use. "The first time I was laid off I panicked and immediately searched for a job, which I found two months later," says Davies, who is reading up on the Middle East and sending her resume to places like the FBI and Department of Defense. "Now I'm taking the next two months and focusing on what I really want to do."
Go back to school. With college dropouts like Michael Dell and Bill Gates as role models for the late 1990s, many people turned up their noses to higher degrees and focused on on-the-job experience. Now faced with dim prospects for getting a job, business school is a popular option for many of the unemployed. Applications at Yale's graduate business school, for example, are up almost 50% this year. Volunteer. Doing good not only has altruistic benefits, but is a wonderful way to learn about other careers, network and fill gaping holes on your resume, not to mention your social life. Since being laid off in September, Pam Yoon, 30, volunteered with four different organizations, including a food bank, film festival, an organization for children with disabilities and a program that is trying to get music in elementary schools. "This is my way of figuring out what my next job might be," Yoon says. If you're looking for volunteer gigs, you might try Craigslist.org, which is where Pam is finding volunteer jobs, or Helping.org, which lets you search by zip code and interest.
Spend time with family. When top executives are laid off, companies often issue press releases saying they left to spend more time with family. Taking time out to get reacquainted with your children, parents or second cousins doesn't just have to be a euphemism for not having a job. It is a worthy goal in and of itself. Get physical. Go to the gym during the day and you notice that the line at the StairMaster is a lot longer than it used to be. For many, unemployment is the chance to train for triathlons or marathons, which can be full-time jobs in themselves. For others, the goal is simply to get rid of their work-induced spare tire. In any case, exercise fights off depression, which can drag you down while you're trying to sell yourself to employers.
Start your own business. When Julie Swenson was laid off last January, she took her severance and personal savings and started her own public relations firm, Abbas Public Relations. "I was laid off at 2 p.m., found an office to house my new business by 3 and filed my articles of incorporation by 3:30," Swenson says. "The key is to jump into the next phase in life before you have time to get scared of it."
Travel the world. When the job market was good, many graduates rushed into high-paying jobs before they had the chance to do a road trip or trek through Europe. If you don't have kids and a mortgage but do have e-mail, voice-mail and lots of free places to stay, you can roam the world while still conducting an effective job search.
Teach. Many large cities scramble to hire professionals to teach in city schools. Contact Teach For America or your local public school system. If you're not ready to take that plunge, consider becoming a substitute teacher.
Wake up and smell the coffee. Whatever you decide to do, do it with a sense of purpose, not guilt. Economies come and go, and soon enough you'll be gainfully employed, pining for the days when you had more time.
Thursday, December 20, 2007
I am leaving a place that how much I am going to miss. Last night on the way home from work, I had a smile on my face and I felt the joy and happiness of a Holiday Season… I am grateful that I have met a lot of wonderful people in this center; a lot of you who show concerns for each others and who take care of each other. My special THANK to BRIAN HENNIGES for fixing my tire. Brian, your help was tremendous and I am so thankful. Being in the cold and dark evening, you did a wonderful thing that touched…
I would like to THANK Brian Goldenstein, Mary Lauth, Gloria Christ, and Regina Pinkston for the support you have given. You are there whenever I need help. Thank you all of you who are in IRA and IEA-Takers who make me feel very welcome in every special occasion/party you have. Thank you to Steve Kazlo who trained me and helped me when I moved to Reporting Team.
The path of life is still long ahead, I wish I will see you again after The Home Depot. I wish all of you a Wonderful Holidays Season and Good Luck in the New Year!
I would like to THANK Brian Goldenstein, Mary Lauth, Gloria Christ, and Regina Pinkston for the support you have given. You are there whenever I need help. Thank you all of you who are in IRA and IEA-Takers who make me feel very welcome in every special occasion/party you have. Thank you to Steve Kazlo who trained me and helped me when I moved to Reporting Team.
The path of life is still long ahead, I wish I will see you again after The Home Depot. I wish all of you a Wonderful Holidays Season and Good Luck in the New Year!
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
“Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of other's opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.”
Steve Jobs, founder of Apple Computer.
Steve Jobs, founder of Apple Computer.
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Thoughts from Kevin
Allow Your Own Inner Light to Guide You
There comes a time when you must stand alone.
There comes a time when you must stand alone.
You must feel confident enough within yourself to follow your own dreams.
You must be willing to make sacrifices.
You must be capable of changing and rearranging your priorities so that your final goal can be achieved.
Sometimes, familiarity and comfort need to be challenged.
There are times when you must take a few extra chances and create your own realities.
Be strong enough to at least try to make your life better.
Be confident enough that you won't settle for a compromise just to get by.
Appreciate yourself by allowing yourself the opportunities to grow, develop, and find your true sense of purpose in this life.
Don't stand in someone else's shadow when it's your sunlight that should lead the way.
Warm regards,
K.A. Selner
The Home Depot Home Services
847.870.5199 ext 5218
kevin_a_selner@homedepot.com
Warm regards,
K.A. Selner
The Home Depot Home Services
847.870.5199 ext 5218
kevin_a_selner@homedepot.com
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