expectations

expectations are a bad thing. you shouldn't expect... you'd only get disappointed... and don't i just know it.

had lunch with balqui last friday. brought along an officemate.. gulat siya to know how old we really were. hahaha. nubayan, masyado na ito ah.

na-senti tuloy ako. back when we worked for the company that must not be named. no regrets that i accepted that offer. i learned a lot and that laid a good solid foundation for me. it was great to have worked with some of the country's best engineers. naalala ko yung challenge namin as QA was to find a bug in Neil's code. hahaha. good luck na lang. i mean sure the project wasn't perfect but you knew everyone had that commitment to quality. (or at least i hope we all did) and everyone worked hard and worked smart. well, some smarter than others. hehehe. yes there were big egos, but it wasn't just ego.. they could back it up.

and that is the standard that i get to compare all other work-related experience.. and sadly, it doesn't come up to par. i guess hinahanap ko pa rin yung camaraderie ng btkups and that kind of work ethic.

Don't get me wrong, there are individuals in the team that are great and i wish i could have worked more closely with them before they all left. Bilib talaga ako kay Mark pumili ng tao, ang galing lahat ng SM and DBA Team that I've worked with. Eric, Joyce, Rockie, Perey, Poch, Mike, Fred, Yayie... and they help keep me going in spite of...
Ngayon si Fred at Yayie na lang natitira sa STAR, yung mga iba nalipat ng project o nagresign. Of course there will be new faces. pero nalulungkot ako dahil yung mga magagaling ay unti-unting umaalis. parang sa company that must not be named dati.. si jop na lang yta ang orig btkups-qa na nandun.