L:imbo

I'm in a sort of state of limbo right now. I guess it's really this way after you end a great experience. I felt this way after APXLDS (although there are smething about it that just won't go away) And here I am now, one weekend after my five week stint at Branders.com...

I don't think I was really able to think about what to expect. After all, my word to describe my Branders experience before April 17 was surreal. I just couldn't believe how everything worked out after all the stress I went through. So many things happened before getting the internship. I fainted... uh... hyper-ventilated for the first time in my life. I was worried about AIESEC but was also worried about still not having a job. I went back to Manila to be interviewed by Citigroup. I went back to Bohol two days after just because my dad wanted me home. Branders called me the tuesday after I went home and I accepted the day after. AND!!!! I got to reject Citigroup. (woohoo! my pride is back) It was just a whirlwind and I was just really excited. I couldn't believe that I finally had a job. I had no real expectations, maybe except to befriend the other MEAn who would be interning. I didn't expect to make friends. I didn't even have any expectations on how we were going to be treated. Hell! I didn't know what the set-up was really going to be like except that we were going to work for the 3 VPs. I knew that there were ME people. I was already familiar with Tytana's name but I didn't even know how she looked like or what her personality's like. She's a friend of Rissa's so she musn't be awful.

I'm really happy about my time in Branders.

ok! wait... sidetrip. I can't keep on writing this sappiness. I wrote something down a while ago when I was still being sappy. I felt like sharing it so I was going to type it up. The thing is... I'm kinda over it already. and all the things i wrote, well almost all the things I wrote is icky. One thing I really agree with though is I get sappier with age. But! the cynical bitch in me still exists so there... haha

If there's anything that matters in this world, it's the relationships you make. It doesn't really matter how great a worker you are, it doesn't matter if you're the super multi-tasker. People will forget about all that, especially if you're someone in the background - support in other words. I'm not a big fan of being in support because I like the recognition. But over this summer, I've learned about just how valuable support is in branders and in a conference. It doesn't really matter where you are though. You will be remembered because of the connections you make. Only thing when you're front and center is that you have the opportunity to make more connections. I regret not making so many connections in APX. I'm pretty sure no one but the aussies and the other organizers would remember. Maybe the facilitators would but I'm really not sure about that. They will probably only remember me as that crazy girl who would use two photocopying machines at the same time while in a meeting. In Branders, I'm glad that the opposite is true. I got to know some people who I hope would be my friends for a long time.

First of all, there's DAVE. He's the first one I really got to know. We had a bonding sessin in UP. We went to Metrowalk for the first time as BRanders employees together. We also crossed the barrier along MEralco Ave that night. HE's a really funny guy with this uncanny ability to talk to people and ask them questions and make everyone laugh. He has the dave moves with the jacket and the dave finger pointing and of course the dave vector field. He can get distracted but that's funny too.

And then there's DREI, malanding purple boy. Haha.. He saw my weird work moments - talking to myself in order to write, getting his attention to ask a question but before I could ask him the question I blurt out the answer. He saw my insecure moments or fishing moments ba yun? We shall never know. And! he's the only guy who admitted na malandi siya. HAHAHAHA... And he's really nice too..

And of course TYTANA. tinatamad na ako... (She just got me to help her on her project. haha.) ah! ayun! She doesn't like hugging me!!! hmph! Hinde... well... she's a really nice girl who loves to have fun and I really like that about her. She's always smiling. And she's a kind of person who's ok with all age groups. Only thing is that she can confuse the younger generation. haha. She's one of the people that I would like to emulate because of the way she handles her finances... stop na.

so many other people actually but these three are the ones i really got to know.

Let's buckle up.Limbo time is over. Gotta get back on track... i want to make the world a better place pa naman. and of course!!!! bring world peace.. haha.. (i'm half serious by the way)