Missing the GT Days…

Thursday, 30 July 2009 at 20:47

It was 2 weeks ago when I had learned the news and it broke my heart…

The old company where I had worked for will be taking out employees as well.

Me and my friends here abroad were shocked and are still in shock.

I really can’t believe it.

I worked there and started as a Customer Service Associate almost 5 years ago but I left the company last year as a Hotline Specialist.

GT had given me my first job and as always, the “Firsts” are always unforgettable.

I was so lucky to have cool and lovely batch mates (Batch 13); hardworking team-mates and of course, passionate Team Leads and bosses.

I remember the “Training Days” which reminded me of the good old college days.

I remember the nights out during the Batch Anniversary (we celebrate the Anniversary of the Batch either eating and drinking or drinking and eating), the Pelangi Days, the Movie Marathons, Team Eatings, ummm, I mean Team Meetings and the like.

I met and gained true friends from there; friends who are still with me here and who had kept in touch while am away. Friends who had share a room with; friends who had known me well enough when I’m not in the mood.

When I left GT (to seek for greener pastures overseas), I promised my friends and myself, that I will be back to visit and go out with them.

It is so sad to know that I will no longer be going back to the same old GT.

I know, it’s not only me but most is missing and will definitely miss the following:

The Security Guards reminding you to log in the Manual Record book…

The sound of the ID card being swiped at the door…

The tambay moments at the Bridgeway…

The Jolly Jeep’s Banana Cue…

The smell of the pantry…

The couches in the Lounge…

KusingKapan’s lunches…

Country Style’s Bagel with Cream Cheese and Green Iced Tea...

The beeps of the Avaya…

The “Decker” shouting “Call Wait!!!”…

Spotchecks…

Line checks and test calls…

Dashboards…

PeopleSoft…

5S…

Text Groups…

The Jeans’ Day…

Kapehan Sessions…

PPB…

Rob (Robinson’s Pioneer)…

Team Outings and out of town trips…

GY Shifts…

GT Eskwela, Gawad Kalinga…

Raffles during Christmas Parties…

Sigh…

There are many other things…

GT and my life there contributed a lot to what I am now…

I hope I can still go back to the good old GT…

Another sigh…

I found this quote in the web:

“I didn't ask for it to be over, but then again, I never asked for it to begin. For that's the way it is with life, as some of the most beautiful days come completely by chance. But even the most beautiful days eventually have their sunsets”…

Even if GT peeps will no longer be with GT, I can still meet them someday… somewhere…

Am just thinking that after every sunset, there’s always a sunrise to look forward to anyways…

To all GT Peeps, Kudos and Cheers still!!!


Old colleagues from the Philippines and we had met here in Qatar :)
From Left to Right: Jheng - now married and has a really cute baby, Joana - That's me, Ate Jelly - her husband is working here in Qatar, Ada - she is also working in a nearby office

Of Sleepless Nights and Post-Birthday Realizations

***Reposting my blog from another site, waaahhh...am not getting any younger ;)

This week is a no-sleep-at-all week for me, as I can see.

I tried my best to go to sleep as early as I can but I found myself browsing the net for hours, changing the channel of the TV and fixing my clothes several times.

Sigh…

Now, at least I have a new thing to do...Write…

I have a new nest in the World Wide Web: Facebook.

Now, I can continue writing about my “adventures”, my plans (until now, they are just plans and most of them haven’t materialized YET), my misfortunes in life and the like.

Yes, I confess: I am a frustrated writer.

I remember those days when I squeezed my mind to write a “good” article for Young Blood – a column in a newspaper in the Philippines written by the “twenty-somethings” – but unfortunately I was not able to finish one and ended up collecting the book anyways.

That was what, about almost 10 years ago…

Whew…

Looking back, I can say that I had gone a little farther from what I had imagined (literally and figuratively).

I was able to move out and live on my own, earn for a living and live independently.

I was able to make decisions and most of them are what I can say life-changing.

As I was saying to a friend, I am feeling the same every time my birthday comes and the day after.

I have what I called Birthday Blues: I have thoughts of what had happened in my life for the last year and what’s going to happen next.

Sigh…

At least, I still have a birthday to celebrate.

I have so much to thank for and more things to look forward to…

I have found new friends and am in touch with the old ones still…

I have a Newly Found Love (ehem, I am hoping that he’ll feel lazy enough so that he’ll not come across this post)…

I have a great job that makes great things possible (Globe…hehe)…

I have a loving and supportive family way back home…

Am looking forward to travel the 1001 places to see before a person dies…

I want to learn how to cook “complicated” dishes…

I want to learn to speak foreign languages…

Read more books…

Gain more friends…

Have more adventures and get the most out of life…

Dream big and work on those dreams more…

Hopefully, I can do all of these…

I have other things still in my mind but I’ll reserve them for the next posts...

These sleepless nights made me a better person anyways: I was able to contemplate on bigger thoughts and not about trivial things in life per se.

The Birthday Blues made me realize that I have too much to be grateful for and aim for the next big things.

Sleepless nights are not bad at all… and so are the Birthday Blues…

College Days

I had a blast when I was in college…

I will always treasure those days…

Living with all girls who are mostly my friends and schoolmates way back in High School…

Checking the “Cooks and Cleaners Schedule” posted on the ref’s door…

Bringing all my dirty clothes for the first 2 months in college because I don’t know how to wash them properly…

Eating Purefoods Corned Beef and Century Tuna during the 1st 2 weeks in college…

Buying lots of Lucky Me Pancit Canton (Kalamansi and Hot Chili Flavor), Nissin’s Yakisoba and Nescafe 3-in-1s at Robinson’s every Sunday…

Sem-enders and Sem-starters…

Cooking then eating as if there’s no tomorrow during birthday celebrations…

Knocking at Dr. Nartea’s (our landlord) door whenever we forget our keys…

Chatting at the rooftop while lying on a mat, gazing at the stars and wondering where we would be after college…

Emoting to the max at our so-called “Pathetic Corner “(a block on the stairway where we could the people that pass by)…

Buying Papu’s Siomai with rice whenever we feel lazy to cook…

Walking on our way to school together with the ever-reliable big umbrella…

Proudly wearing the UP Shirt/Block Shirt…

Carrying the books that I had borrowed over the weekend and hoping that nobody had reserved it so that I can have them renewed still…

Falling in line at during the Reg Date (Enrollment) date hoping that the units that will be given are complete…

Sit-in…

Summer Classes…

Feb Fair…

Freedom Park…

Humanities Bldg…NCAS Bldg…

“Terror” professors…

Nerd classmates…

The Elites…

Frats and Sorrorities…

Acads and Varsitarian Orgs

Class Cards…

Blue Book…

Oble…

Hmmmmm…

Ten Things that I had Learned in Life So Far

1. Love yourself.
2. Be kind.
3. Some people are good; some are bad and some are just A-holes.
4. Don't expect too much...thus, be prepared for the worst-case scenario.
5. Say what you mean and mean what you say.
6. Smile :) so that life will smile back at you.
7. If a guy doesn't like you, he's just not that into you.
8. Learn to trust other people; if they are meant to fool you, they will...no matter what you do.
9. Take risks and be ready for the consequences.
10. Be specific when you ask God for something.