i have no walls...

i started on my new team yesterday. i have a new cube location...and i have no walls.

i can't wait to see where this new position takes me. new manager, new teammates, new challenges.

pepsico's enterprise business solutions > business analytics > finance analyst.

Job Description and Responsibilities:
COE Work Intake / Enhancements
· Partner with EBS Process Services Team to drive analytics requirements and complete conceptual design workshops to ensure comprehensive gathering of Finance reporting requirements based on enhancements / changes requested through COE Work Intake Processes
· Facilitate communication and alignment of reporting requirements between business users/requestors, Process Services team and technology delivery team (DWR).- Maintain report inventory for all ECC & BW Z-Reports, updating concurrent with new One Up Releases as well as COE work
· Complete development of Functional Design (FD) documents on select COE Reports as determine through Work Intake Processes
· Complete function report test case development and test case execution on select COE Reports as determined through Work Intake Processes

BA Business Services
· Provide primary support to BW Power Users as an escalation point, including helping to find necessary data and assist with query development as needed
· Monitor pulse of user base qualitatively as well as leverage quantitative BI Statistics to recommend COE Work Intake projects for (a) hardening BW Y-Queries and (b) de-commissioning unused Z-Reports.
· Conduct as an instructor four (4) BW305 internal classes per year in support of One Up Releases and ongoing power user needs
· Promote BI Self-Sufficiency with BW power user base (~100 users) by documenting and sharing via power user working sessions detailed wiring diagrams and data model documentation · Create job-aids, FAQ’s and other “help” documents that meet key reference needs of finance reporting users
· Support Finance needs across future One Up Releases (R7, R8 & beyond) by providing knowledge share of existing One Up COE Footprint to One Up BA Project Services Team and making recommendations on solution designs as needed
· Assess implications of future One Up Releases (R7, R7 & beyond) on existing One Up Finance footprint to ensure full solution estimates include all requirements to retro-fit existing Finance footprint solution
· Partner with EBS Business Analytics Finance Analyst (PCNA/Corp) to share solution designs, best practices
· Partner with EAM as a production support liaison on select break/fix tickets as needed

Required Skills and Qualifications
Experience
1 of the following:
· 4-5 years experience in either a (a) business finance function where SAP & Reporting was an integral part of the role or
· 2-3 years deep implementation experience in SAP ECC FICO or BPS and BW Finance Reporting

Skills/Knowledge
· Broad knowledge of Finance function, with depth in 2-3 sub-areas (FP&A, Sales Finance, SCF, Control/Close, G&A)
· In-depth knowledge of BPS, preferably PepsiCo’s BPS solution for R3 and/or R6
· ECC Finance knowledge – FICO, G/L, Product Costing
· Strong business and technical expertise – PepsiCo preferred
· Strong Communication Skills – verbal, written & presentation (PowerPoint)
· Ability to influence peers and other more senior managers
· Strong organization and facilitation skills
· Ability to learn new application functionality, technologies and processes quickly
· Ability to quickly adapt to changes in timelines and sequences
· Ability to present to senior executives (Band 2+)
· Able to work off hours / weekends when required
· Able to think strategically as well as tactically

it's official!!!

…my 1st day @ my new position is Monday August 10th!!!

just talked to my old manager. he and my old senior manager talked to my new manager to hash things out.

how exciting!!!

Puggles...UNITE!!!

Gus and Bode just met...for the first time. Hilarious and absolutely adorable.

Gus is definitely the kuya (older brother) of the two.
Bode is the annoying/younger one.

Gus would sit inside the crate. Then Bode would come up to Gus and sniff his face then start to nibble on his ears. What a provoker! Bode always wants to play, play, play. So cute. Gus is 3 years old and Bode is almost 8 months old.

Shot out to Myra for introducing the Leynes Family to Puggles.

coming soon...Pictures and Videos.

home again...

A&M are back on U.S. soil again...YIPEE!!!

myLent: no facebook

no facebooking for 40 days. if im looking at the calendar correctly, ill be back sept 10.

im not a hardcore facebooker but i think it skews your relationship with others. e-relationships doesnt come close to the real thing. i remember joining in sept08. the main/only reason was to reconnect with my classmates from highschool prior to seeing them all again at my 10-year highschool reunion. fb did its job. but now? its adding no value to the relationships that i already cherish. that reminds me of the college research paper that i wrote about information overload.

anywho...lets see what happens for the next 40 days and 40 nights.

work anniversary...

today is my 7-year work anniversary: 7/29/2002.

am i excited? maybe
am i looking forward to retirement? haha
am i happy with my career? of course.

3rd time <> a charm...

...my gut tells me its happening again but my guy tells me otherwise.

welcome home, patring...

my mom is coming home tomorrow. its bittersweet. she left exactly 2 months ago to spend time with her mom before she passed. im so excited for her to finally come back home. the person thats been waiting for her to come home the most is my dad. so im happy for him that he gets his wife back. its been a challenging 2 months without her but id do it all over again just so she can spend time with her family. if i could move mountains, id move the philippines and push it closer to the states. right now, im just praying for a safe flight and safe arrival.

world's largest block party...

this was my 2nd year of volunteering at Old St. Pat's World's Largest Block Party. i was one of three that had the food certification for the tent. i had a great time throwing the meat on the grill; keeping the frozen meats iced; telling volunteers to wash their hands; listening to the fri cover band; eating dogs; drinking beer. i do feel guilty about one thing. i caught myself wishing that ray were next to me to experience this event since last year i did it all alone. im not a needy girlfriend but i guess it'd be nice to share experiences with someone. dont get me wrong, i do spend quality time with my parents and my family. then i thought about it again. im actually okay...im okay. toughen up, buttercup. i have to remember to keep doing what i love (i.e.: volunteering, playing sports, reaching long-term goals) regardless of who is in my life or not. i think a majority of what i was feeling was a combination of (a) wanting ray to experience/see for himself that his girlfriend is a huge volunteering dork and (b) something else that i just can't describe right now. its not neediness but its having that person with you, by your side, supporting you. im not saying that ray doesnt support me. the only way i can explain is sharing examples.
...its like how my dad has my mom.
...its like how archie has myra.
...its like how the stars have the moon.

they don't supplement one another, rather they complement one another.
each object is beautiful and complete on its own.
bleh...now im just rambling. someone beer me, please.

myLondon vacation 2009

fri july 3rd
bus23 w/ a&g
paddington station
heathrow connect
LHR =(

thu july 2nd
lunch w/ archie @ the witness box (guinness extra cold, fish & chips)
tower bridge
tower of london
harrod's
portobello market
dinner w/ A&M @ cha cha moon

wed july 1st
tennis w/ archie @ hyde park
dinner: automat

tue june 30th
viator guided bus tour via evans evans
...leeds castle
...canterbury cathedral
...white cliffs @ dover

mon june 29th
british museum

sun june 28th @ amsterdam
van gogh museum
I amsterdam
lunch: kantjil (indonesian)
amsterdam airport schiphol
london airport heathrow

sat june 27th @ amsterdam
anne frank huis
dam square
nationaal monument
coffee house
sexmuseum amsterdam
verse vlaamse frites @ manneken pis
begijnhof
bloemenmarkt
red light district
dinner: haesje claes (traditional dutch)
canal walk w/ brother

fri june 26th
drop-off gus @ vet/kennel
amsterdam airport schiphol w/ A&M + R
centraal station
renaissance amsterdam hotel
holland international canal cruise: 100 highlights cruise
dinner: dragon corner chinese indonesian restaurant

thu june 25th
walk gus @ kensington gardens
bus23
happy hour @ the last

wed june 24th
wimbledon

tue june 23rd
arrival @ London Heathrow Airport (LHR)
heathrow connect to paddington station
paddington bear magnet
wait @ burger king
HI KUYA!!!
arrival @ newton road
HI GUS!!!
walk gus @ kensington gardens
nap
HI MYRA!!!
dinner w/ A&M @ cha cha moon (salt/lemon sprite, beef noodle)

mon june 22nd
BYE BODE =(
check-in @ ORD
dinner w/ RDC
BYE RDC =(
upgrade to Business Class

ToR Party

ive been living at my place for almost 2 years. this summer, i decided to throw a taste of randolph street party. i just threw a party yesterday with ray's help. i had a blast. ive always wanted to throw a party like that where we had friends from different groups come together and just have fun. my college friends, friends of friends, softball teammates. ray's college friends, clubbing friends. and then, of course, our mutual friends. it really meant a lot to me to throw such a successful party with ray. the icing on the cake was that he made his mmmMMMM shortribs. yum! this ToR Party will be an annual thing. cant wait for 2010.

vacation in t-minus 5 days...

...i can't wait to see gus, archie, myra, wimbledon, london, and amsterdam.

happy birthday, ate myra!

one of my most favorite pics...
...@ leeds castle in england

12.07.2009

happy 6 month anniversary, ray!

knock you down...

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Lola Amanda

Feb 7, 1922 - May 27, 2009 @ 9:30AM

my beloved lola passed away in her sleep. 87 years young.
ill miss her...i love her...shes with lolo now and ninong endong.

she really did wait until my mom came home. im glad that my mom got to spend one good week with lola. im sad but happy that lola isn't in anymore pain.

back when i was in grade school/middle school, my lola lived with us. we shared a bedroom so you can say we were roommates. "good night...sweet dreams...i love you" is the phrase we said to one another before we slept every night.

now, its "good night...sweet dreams...i love you...i miss you".

my lola...

my wish is to grow wings and fly 8,143 miles home.

happy birthday, kuya!

a store near their flat...
...in london

a first on mother's day

today was the first mother's day that i didn't spend with my mom.
shes in london/paris with my dad, brother and sister-in-law.
i did give her her gift before they left for europe. as i was giving it to her, thats when i realized that it would be the first time we wouldn't be together for mother's day. we both cried...sheesh. women...haha. but yeah. it was tough getting through the day.

my bf was nice enough to include me in his plans with his mom. it was nice.

i miss my mom.

feeling...

...neglected.

is "space" a good thing? does it really make the heart grow fonder? or does it make you realize you've been missing out on so much? eh. whatever. time to move on.

last night, i had a meat buffet with one of my good guy friends. it was his turn to take me out. we have this dinner ritual/thing that we've been doing for almost like 4-5 years? lets just say that we always pick up where we left off...before busy season started...haha. i love and enjoy the relationship we have. i can give him honest feedback and vice versa. i was being so open and raw with him and i asked him to promise me...and he did. he promised me that BFs do certain things not to be hurtful but because they are just being guys. and that deep down, BFs really do care about you and that they are thinking/missing you...they just don't show it.

thanks buddy.
.hug.

btw...the oysters, ahi tuna and pineapple @ brazzaz is magnifique!