The WISIWYG Blog

The plan was really to have a separate entry for these two months. But since I was not able to write anything on this site for those two months (or did I chose not to?), here I am tracking back what eventful and uneventful things happened during those two months and condensing them in a single post.

February

Love month.  An exciting month for those sharing their lives with a special someone, uneventful for those who don't. Regretfully, I am a member of the latter group.  And on that special day of the month (February 14), I just stayed at home, watched House M.D., played DOTA, and did everything else just so I wouldn't feel miserable that day. Hehe.

But the month was not totally uneventful. After all, 'twas the birth month of Amy, an officemate of ours. And during that day, we trooped to Trinoma for her treat -- an hour of free games at Timezone! I don't know how the couple was entitled with that kind of privilege on their birthdays. It was also the same treat Harold gave us on his birthday last year.

The day didn't end in Trinoma, though; because after an hour of playing, we went straight to Harold's house, where they were staying during that time, and enjoyed the other half of Amy's treat--this time to satisfy our hungry stomachs. There were a lot of things at the table. Sadly, I can no longer remember most of them. Among those that I can remember were the tacos with an assortment of fillings and the moist chocolate brownies that really made my stomach full. I can't remember the other foods served. All I can remember is that I got really full that day, although I ate only a parcel of what I would regularly eat on such occasions.


March

Recession finally hit home base. And for the Dev1 group, this month would be the last month that we will all be working together at the same office.  From a high of 25, only five persons would be left in Alabang to do, well, what's left of the job we have with our current client.

The atmosphere was indeed gloomy during this month. Our group is a rowdy bunch, and many were already thinking ahead of how their work life would be different on another environment. And for the few of us who would be left, we were also thinking about how our life would be in an office that would soon become a ghost town.

It was definitely a goodbye-and-see-you-all-in-another-occasion month for our group, and so there was the rush to make all delightful things to happen. After a couple of projects ending without any celebration, there was a sudden rush to hold a Doughnut Party for every project that we can think of. The party did push through, and it was celebrated via a dinner at Hula-Hula, West Gate, Alabang.

Then, there was also the last lunch-out, where we had a couple pictures as a group on some parts of the building after. And during the same day, we had our last friday night out in Alabang. Harold, Amy, Mike, Joie, Alwyn, Gian, Robert and myself cried our hearts out in front of a videoke machine, first at Tom's World (haha, para tipid) and later at the Vox (both in Festival Mall, Alabang). It was a great night. And it couldn't have been anything else. After all, it was the last night.

Next Post

April is now closing to an end. And while the lack of people at the office makes this month quite gloomy, there have been fun happenings somewhere else. But let me divulge all of these to you on another post. After all, this one is getting quite longer than intended.

Image credit: Courtyard Restaurant Yorkville