Most of you may or may not know but today is my last day here in IBM. The past 2 years have been a rollercoaster ride. There were toxic pre-auditing days, deadlines, corporate audits, crazy events and hours of meetings and trainings. Yet out of these, I have learned a lot and enjoyed every moment of my stay.
There were colleagues who came to be my best buds and friends while others simply made my dull office days more interesting. My 2-year stay in IBM Business Services has taught me well. I would not have lasted this long if it weren’t for my friends.
To my Team Canada, it has been a pleasure working with you. Thank you for putting up to my strictness in Compliance Testing. Hehehe. Just doing my job. *wink*. Thank you for enduring my countless days of singing and not realizing that the volume was more than enough for my own delight. Haha!
Cajugs, thank you for giving me the chance to be part of NOMAD. I wish you and the team well in the years to come. Thank you for the send off DQ for dessert. Hehe.
Jimmy, I wish you well in handling the team. I know that you’ll manage them well. Thank you for the libre lunch. Remember, money should be spent, not kept. Haha! Well, for me un. Go propose to your girlfriend na. I want to attend a wedding eh. Hehe
Liv, finally you’re a mother to a bouncing baby boy. Hehe. I’ll visit one of these days so I get see you again. Hehe
Rosco, it was nice hanging out with you towards the end of my stay. Good luck with Everyone-Knows-Who. Hehehe. Bawasan ang pagkapasaway. *wink*
Hazel, take a break. Hehe. Use your VLs. I'll leave you the cuties. Hehe. Swear, go to 1800. Ang dami dun! Haha!
Jo, I hope you remember all the things I taught you. Hehe. Sorry if everything was fast paced. You’ll survive. Hehe. Once you get the hang of the BC tasks, you’ll breeze through them like a pro. Well, I dunno with
Marose, the ever negosyante senyora. It was nice doing business with you. Hahaha! I’ll get that Bvlgari ring from you once I have the money. Hehe. Oi, stop whining. I know you’ll realize what you really like. Think hard and be prepared to take the plunge. Like I always say, “Go lang ng go. Walang panahon”. Life is about taking risks. If not now, then when? Look at the brighter side of things. Your time and the right opportunity will come, hopefully soon. Remember that the longer you stay with the things you don’t really enjoy equates to every moment you lose with what could be a happy life.
Val, this is it pancit. At last, I’m following your steps. Too bad I won’t be able to go to HK. I guess we’ll hang out once you get back here. Just haller bakler and I’ll be there.
Ryan, easy on the extra Joss and pancit canton. I can’t see your neck na! hehehe. Belated Happy Birthday. Too bad I wasn’t able to go to your pakain.
Joy, the super kikay TL. Hehe. Thank you for everything.
Kats, Au revoir!(tama ba?) Haha! I’ll miss your kakulitan every time you visit me.
Gerard, you’re the best! Thank you for putting up to all my crazy IT questions and problems. It was nice working with you and your team.
Jeff, you’re the one and only most senior BC in the BC team. Hehe. Thank you for all the BC stuff we’ve shared. How’s the ‘raket’ going? Hehe. Let me know ha. Hehe
Gene, my station neighbor. Parolada na ako! Hahaha! Ms. Guevarra, thank you for all the chikahan moments. If you need fashion advice, I’m just text away or you can drop by the store. Hehe. Basta, pamper yourself. I wouldn’t hurt if you’d treat yourself once in a while. Look at me, always nga lang. haha!
Gray, thank you for all the chikahan moments. Mr. Right will come along, for now, let’s enjoy bitching around. Hehe.
Kali, it was nice sharing artista stories with you. Haha! Too bad, the Coverboys ticket cost so much. Haha! Good luck with the BC work. It gets really toxic at times.
Bam, thank you for the Bukayo. I so envy your Batanes trip. I’ll go there one of these days. I’ll ask help in finding a good set of earphones if I have cash to spare.
Robin, I still remember the ‘Lingid sa kaalaman = Unbeknownst’ incident. Whew! Nosebleed. Haha! Seriously, I’ll miss the walking lexicon and English language goddess in you. By the way, keep on hating Ipis, it helps you release your stress. Haha!
Philip, I’ll miss the BCP testings with your team. Yeah right! The free food actually. Haha! You’re such a camwhore, vain and the like. Haha!
Ange, I know the world is really small because we have a lot of common friends. Hehe. I’ll visit
Love, thank you for the Spice Girls CD. Stay fab!
Bjorn, you’re just like your TL Philip, so vain! Hehe. I’ll look forward to more camwhoring moments with you. You’re such a character. Take care of Macky. Actually, watch out pala. Seen her arms? Scary dude! Peace Macky!
Mama Vangie, I really enjoyed all your CDO stories. I rarely go home kasi. Stay as kikay as you are. Mwah!
Jam, I’ll mis your rendition of ‘Through The Fire’. And I still hate you for your picture with Guido. Rar!
Luke, it was nice meeting you. Take care of your BFF Deb. She needs you. Hehe.
Marlyn, your bumpers speak for themselves. Haha! I’ll miss you bakla.
Mic, ex-boyfriend. Lol! How was your
Riza, thank you for answering all my HR questions. I hope my suggestions and concerns will be forwarded to the right people. Hehe. I’ll see you in Multiply.
Ron, Ate, I wish you well with Sam. I’m happy for you. Let’s make chika one of these days. I’ll see you around Trinoma and Multiply. Hehe
Jay Mie, Mer, Marvin, Carms, I’ll miss dancing with you. Thank you for letting me share my passion in dance with you. Basta, you’ll do fine with ____. haha! Good luck in your next performance.
Cinky, You’re so skinny. I so envy you. I guess I should be a ‘pest vegetarian’ like you. Hehe.
Eunice, I’m taking your furry scarf with me, ok? Hehe. Joke.
Tina, since college days we’ve been great friends. Naunahan mo pa ako. Boo! I know this is not the last time we’ll see each other because we’re just neighbors and we have a lot of common friends. Hehe. Chikahan tayo soon.
Mara, we’ve known each other since high school and IBM was the only place where got to really bond. Thank you for all the encouragement. I’m looking forward to draining your wallet when you shop in Zara. Not sure about the discount though. But I’ll surely let you know if a sale is coming up. Continue to update me about the latest gossip from CDO, ok? You know you love me. XOXO Gossip Girl. Haha!
Nick, a chunk of what I needed for BC work came from you. Thank you for teaching me. It was nice working with you despite of all the crazy things. Enough said. If you’ll need a model for a photo shoot, I’m just a holler away. Ok? Hehe. You guys can kidnap me for coffee or dinner as long as I’m in the area. Thanks for the bulol (not sure of the spelling) keychain.
Borbe, thank you for being our driver in Senyora’s household. Hehe. Thank you for letting me experience Tagaytay during day. Haha! I’ll surely miss the spur of the moment lakad as well as riding in Keanna. Oist, come to work early and lessen the breaks. Hehe. Good luck with the BC Team.
Joel, I’ll surely miss your panlalait. Haha! Yuh, I’m fat na. I’m sure I’ll lose weight in Zara. Swear. If there’s an inuman, don’t forget me OK? I’ll miss your traydor concoctions.
Ricci, finally you’re going to be a mom soon. Do invite me during the christening ok? Tell Baby(not the one in your tummy) Hi from me. I’m sure your son/daughter will be as fab as me. Haha! Continue being the psycho-logist to some people. *wink*. Who knows, he/she might go nuts soon. Actually, he/she is already hanging by a thread. Haha!
Donna, you’re learning fast ha.. haha! I wish you and Aizer(not sure of the spelling again) all the best. Cheka. I’ll miss your daily bickering with Deb and Pat. Hehe. I think you’ll be a great singer someday. Continue singing to the tune of your Ipod. You amuse us all. Hehe
Patrick, ayan. You’ll be the one and only fab gay guy there. I’m not counting the ipis coz it’s an abomination to our kind. I don’t even like the thought of him as one of us. Eww.. Haha! I’ll miss you, no shit, Even if you always pick on me. I guess I’ll see you in Malate. Say hi to Raffy for me.
Wilkie, it was nice hearing all your stories about married life. They did enlighten me in one way or another. Well, I don’t have plans on getting married. Haha! Keep on biking! I’ll miss your brutally frank personality and your German food. I’ll order some one of these days.
Macky, now your cave will see the daylight after years of hiding from the sun’s rays. Haha! You and BJ look great together. Puhleeze, stop the camwhoring, Ok? That’s reserved for me. Just kidding. Thank you for helping me with the BC work. I’ll miss hanging out in your mansion. I can smell chicharon. Hehe. Easy on food, you’re not getting any younger and leaner. Haha!
Deb, Neighbor! Hehehe. I’ll surely miss car pool days with you and Bem. No more arte mode for me since I’ll be commuting via the deadly MRT every freakin’ day. I can’t afford to take a cab every day going to
Bem, my “live-in” partner. Haha! Thank you for putting up to all my drama, be it vanity or just plain psycho moments. Hehe. Remember, we have to lose weight so don’t eat, ok? Hehe. Easy on the cards, we’re all under debt(nagsalita!). Well, who cares, we’re happy anyway. Hahaha! I’ll try looking for that white jacket, but you pay for it ha. Hehe.
Capi, my ever beeyatch kumare. Thank you for all the encouragement. Swear, it helped me big time! I’ll miss bitching around with you. I’ll miss the panlalait days. Too bad, the openings in P&G came out late. Hehe. I may have transferred there. Hehe. Figaro? Do tell me if you want to go out for coffee or drinks at Side Bar. You can also invite me to a night out in Alchemy, as long as it’s free of course. Haha! By the way, be my pimp, ok? Hehe. I do need a date every now and then just to shake the balance of my oh so glamorous life.
To the one and only Donya Singson, THANK YOU for everything! I was really inspired with what you said to me before “It is time to be the best in what you want to do”. So, here I am, writing this emo blog. Hehe. I’ll miss you Donya. I’ll miss your doughnuts, pandesal, Hipon in Butter, and all the times wherein I had the chance to benefit from your abundant wealth. In short, mga libre mo. Haha! But seriously, thank you for all the advice and encouragement. I couldn’t have survived this long without them. Btw, I’m not paying the copyright. *wink*. You know what I mean. Hehe. I so know that you love to shop, that’s why I’ll tell you when we have an upcoming sale. We live in the same area anyway, so it would be easy for us to meet up. *hug*. Oist, don’t forget my scrapbook ha. Just so I’ll have something to stare at and reason to cry at night. Haha! I’ll accompany you to the mall so I get to choose the color I like. If you need pictures, please do not hesitate to ask from me. I’ll be more than willing to give them to you. Haha! I’m so makapal.
To all the others whom I have worked with and were not mentioned above, super thank you for making my stay in IBM a memorable one.
It has been a fantastic experience and a pleasure working with each and every one of you. And at the same time it's really sad to say goodbye to such a wonderful group!
I’ll see you around.
Add me up in Multiply, Friendster, Facebook or what have you.
I’ll miss you all.
LR
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