| 26 May 2006 |
| MAJOR blab |
Ahahaha, I just realized that this blog was already halfway dead! AHAHAHAHA!!!!
ANYWAY, let's start living up to the title of this entry, shall we?=)
A lot of things happened between the last post and this; too much that I fail to remember them all.. Off the top of moi head is my VERY late internship with IBM. As compared to all mis compadres en el kolehiyo who were already buried under spreadsheets, calculators, FMCG samples, an internship was still unknown to me by mid-April. The fact that the course would only be credited for the first 50 students made me feel lazy about the whole thing. But anyway, right in the middle of the last week of April, I committed myself to the aforementioned internship. I was so not in the proper mindset (read: in denial) that I had to do a double-take on my first day! Geez, the whole thing was way off 'cos my brain was smacked right in the middle of my English-Spanish dictionary. And as I expected, I think I was blabbering more than I expected to, with a few mispronounces here and unnecessary "malumanay" stresses there. I felt I had a rollercoaster inside my mouth.
It turns out that THAT was just the first day. Introductions and some chismis were thrown amongst us interns and later on we eventually warmed up to each other. We had few additions here and there (read: Jayson and Alan), but they made the group all the more fun. I have great bosses: Mark, Alfie, and Tintin. Aside from the work stuff that they make me do, I learned that there's always a room for friendship and a time for cheap laughter in the workplace. It was moving enough to make me put the 'working environment' above 'compensation' in my Career Assistance Program "Priorities Survey". Truly, the best of finds don't necessarily mean the priciest.=)
I feel lucky to have the opportunity to work with a group of diverse, smart, talented, and interesting people. From the top honchos like Therese and Sir Luis (I can't stop calling him 'Sir'); to the bosses like Mark, Alfie, and Tin; to the RAs who never fail to laugh at Gyvs and his being multi-lingual --- ALL AMAZING.=)
Although I didn't have a chance to design a marketing plan for some leading FMCG brand in a marketing-centered internship program, I can say that there is a sense of fulfillment in what I am doing. The people I have met, the friendships made, and the memories that will last -- all are making this internship all the more memorable and all the more hard to leave. Which is why I think I'm writing this; 'cos one of us will be leaving soon. As Mako mentioned, "There's always a time for separation."
But hey, separation doesn't always mean an end, right? With a positive mindset this situation might be seen as a beginning, the beginning of something brighter and better!
Ahahaha, I said MAJOR blabber. I think I ought to change it. *wink*
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