i am officially missing YOU all

I know it's late to post this for, the zenith of my emotions has declined. This has been a draft for a couple of weeks now but couldn't hoard all the words to consolidate the intensity of how I am missing my friends. This has been revived because of Benson. He just popped up the question when we were exchanging those less "kwenta" messages in YM (w/c we enjoyed very much...), "Michy, miss mo ba kami?"

Of course, I do! However, thanks to the dawning of the internet and thank God that my new office is just a few blocks away. The powerful (is it???) Yahoo Messenger made it easier to be in touch with my friends. Yeah, I know that it's still different when you get to see each other in person and trade those genuine smiles, hugs and laughters rather than swapping with emoticons! But at least, you know that they're just a click away.

What I miss about them??? A lot... But here are some...

This is Mitch. She's almost everything to me - girlfriend (the best), younger/older sister (sa edad nya minsan isip bata pa rin), mom (plainly bec she's older than me), boylet (maton kc), teacher (ma'am mitch with her glasses), ex-gym buddy (look at us now) and a lot more.

I miss her visits to my cube and start those zany conversations about life, how we laugh and cry about it.

Nancy. . . sassy girl as she claims. I miss our discreet Vodka sessions (sa QR ng GXS) and Tequila nights @ GXS; how we stayed very late at 7/11 just to have a taste of our favorite Vodka be it blue or red. I miss her odd way of expressing herself thus, can't help to smile or laugh.

Most of all, I miss her thoughtfulness, the visits whether sa cube or house ko, the calls, text messages, etc...etc...

Joyce - an intellectual conversationalist. There are so many things to miss about her. Here are the top three:

1. How she shares her stories with me be it happy or sad (office hours or break; may regression testing or wala). How we laugh and cry about it.

2. Our silly but, very rational conversations; stated in a scholarly manner

3. The sosyalan maneuvers however "simple"; and the famous "POUT"

Kim - the Geisha ( my Jap GF who never fails to entertain me). I miss our toot sessions, kikay conferences, laitan meeting and other professional rendezvous.

Another thing I miss about her is that she never runs out of stories, never a dull moment.

Jillette - the blade.

I miss her kwento about the Korean hunks; how she recommended me those Korean telenovelas to watch - "Wedding Planner" and "Goong"; how ecstatic she is whenever we talk about love stories.

Benson... Man of Steel (hmmm... ;P) I miss every argument that we had stating our own premises, fighting for what we believe in and the learning after.

Also the way he chuckled on that text message about a lola getting a "chemo".

This is Kuya. In a short span of time that we've known each other, I find 100 reasons to miss him. I miss the coffee sessions be it in the CBTL, SB or just in the pantry; the conversations that we had even if you can't get a matinong response from him; the flames and the artwork sessions before leaving for home; the jamming in the QR (how can I forget that James Ingram song); lunch outs; etc...etc..etc...

There are still others that I miss but, I have to get back to work. All I can say is that I may not be visible all the time but I'll try to be there when you needed me the most.

P.S.

Ferdie and Mhike, my singaporean friends (hehe). I miss as they call me "Angel"; the way they laugh at my jokes; as we talked about the PBB thingies; the way Ferdie appreciates me and the way Mhike teases me...

"to BA or no to be..."

A month ago, it was only a contentious YM status which resulted to incessant messages from my friends online. One of them even asked what school I chose to enroll in. I assumed he thought that I am getting one of those Masteral Degrees. And yes, I was right!

Today, it completely submerged into my whole system that it's not just a YM status! and that I am no longer working with the AFS team, the only project on which I ingested my 2.5 years in my previous company! and the answer is "to BA"!

In all honesty, it was an arduous decision. I even created a matrix to have a more lucid snapshot of what I'll be getting and losing from each company not only in terms of salary (I'll choose Okere then) but also benefits, trainings, people and travel opportunities - the superlative of all! and this time, not only on the environment that I have to adjust to but also to the line of work. I have been in the field of QA for almost 5.5 years and have to admit that I have learned to value it (even if nakakapeste at times). It thought me how to dance with the tempo of IT world and to sing with the melody of IT professionals. I have been seeing my future in this field, really, however, just woke up one morning yearning for something more.

Now, those 5.5 years of solid QA work will just be a history in my resume for I have shifted a career. "QAe TO BA", sounds the same but focus of effort is different. I'm very much looking forward to meet different clients and practice my english tongue twisters, hehe. I'm a bit edgy though but, I want to optimistic about it.

FYI: This is my second Thursday here, and I'm thrilled to face more coming Thursdays as a BA. I started with the case study yesterday as part of the training and I have completed the first two parts of the Business Requirements doc and have to deal with the rest today however, I'm still blogging... haha :P

Tzaitzein... wish me luck...