at first, i couldnt accept the fact that i was leaving my previous team, and would be assigned to the echo 3 team. i felt bad, sad, and mad (o dba rhyme?) but little did i know, that this team would grow in me.
there the wackiest people ive ever come across w/. i just cant help but remember those days when everything was so simple, u would just come to the office, and they would greet u w/ a high five, or tell u the latest chismis that everybody’s been talking about, the latest punchlines, the comfort that i feel around them, that no matter how high the volume of calls is, as long as they are w/in earshot, and as long as i can see them from where im standing, i feel comforted, that i know, no matter how tough my day goes, as long as im w/ my team nothing could go wrong.
i miss these faces, i miss their punchlines, i miss there caring arms, and the warmth that my team gives, i miss our bonding moments at the "lung center", i miss those times when they would ask me to log out so that we could smoke at the back after a series of damn stupid subscribers!!! i miss our graveyard shift, i miss kuya arvin’s snoring, i miss daddy mel’s green jokes, joel’s rockstar effect, icha’s horse and throaty voice, and glen’s pa deadma effect.
i miss my team. i dont think id ever be able to say it enough but i really do. i miss those times when everything was so easy, we would just go through each day and deal w/ the subscribers, and then talk about them on breaks… oh.. the breaks.. we would happily compress on one table and eat our food together, ofcourse never nawala ang kwentuhan.. hingian ng food, complains about the food and its price.. ang kaingayan, as if walang ibang tao don kami lang. i cant even remember the reason why we would always laugh, it maybe just about the silliest things.. but the sound of it still echoes in my ears, and how i would want to hear it all over again…
this is where it all happened, all the drama, the fun, laughters, the unforgettable moments, the updates at tatay ian’s post, the paninindak sa mga trainees who would dare posting sa balwarte namin. the tulugan, the aningan, nung graveyard shift, pang gu gudtym sa mga subs, mga tsismisan kahit may kausap.. mute lang ang katapat! this is our place, this is our home.. this is ours..
this pic was taken on my last day at acs, i was fighting back tears the whole day, i didnt allow myself to show much emotion, for i didnt want to make it harder for my friends than it already is. any face that u can spot on this pic is my friend.. no ifs and but’s about it, there might have been misunderstandings that leads to chaos, but still that is souly the reason why we have a bond this strong, that whichever path we may decide to take in the future, we all know that whatever memories we have put together, we would still have an experience to look upon, that made us the person that we are now.
To my team, thank you for being there for me during tough times.
Thank you for making me smile just when i needed it.
Thank you for treating me like a sister, friend, and companion, yung isa may malisya before, pero ngayon solid friends na kame nyan.. parang solid gold dancers..
Thank you for laughing at my silliest jokes.
Thank you dahil benta sa inyo lagi pagpapacute ko.
O sige mag special mention tayo..
To arturo, i never thought we’d get along, but u proved me wrong.. i miss ur sarcasm and facial expression.. i miss ur dance.. remember nung inaasar natin si cesar "may dyowa na aku.. may dyowa na aku.." wala namang maysabi syong sumayaw ka pero ginawa mo pa din.. gusto nga sna kitang pigilan kso mkha namang naaaliw ka sa ginagawa mo at natutuwa naman ako para syo…
haaay si fafa joel, ang lagi kong niaaasar na may gusto ko sa kanya, feeling ko nga naniniwala na sya e. lagi ako nieembrace yan everytym we see eachother, minsan nga lugi ako kc sakin mdami sya maeembrace.. sa kanya, meron nman khit papano, kso konti lang tlga.. hehe.. joke lang fafa joel. yan ang pinaka poging rock star ng team, kc naman sya lang naman ang rockstar dun e. hehe. napakabait nito and caring (sinabi ko muna yan kc nagiisip pako ng sasabihin..) ayun, lagi ko nga pala niloloko yan na pogi sya.. indi naman ako sinungaling noh, masama ba mag joke??? hehe, hay hanu ba yan… ala naman ata akong nasabing matino.. si fafa joel kilala ko labs nyan, indi ko na lang sasabihin kc secret lang yon.. si mj ba yun fafa joel??? tama ba? sya nga ba???? confirm ko lang.. pero indi ko sasabihin sa kanila plamis!!! advice lang din, ikaw nga e maglalayo sa glass doors, dapat syo e ung automatic na bumubukas yung door pag nalapit ka. eheheh.
ang ganda ng pic namin ni glenn noh? gy kame nyan e yan yung bagong rebond pa sya.. sunog pa buhok nya that time.. ikaw na sumusunod sa plansta ang hair..hehe. yang si glenn.. hay naku.. lagi akong niaaway nyan, lagi akong niaasar, tapos indi ako pinapansin, laging deadma ba, hmm.. d ba may ksabihan na da more u hate da more u lab?? hmmm.. tsiguro may gusto ka sakin noh?? hehe.. joke lang.. alam ko naman na meron tlga e. kunyari ka pa.. ay, baka magalit yung mga mistress mo.. este chicks mo..o sige na nga.. on a serious note.. napaka galing kumanta nyang si glenn.. naging ka band ko nga yan e, nag perform kame nung xmas party ng acs.. galing nga namin non e. nakakatuwa nga panoorin yang si glenn pag nakanta e, parang inaatake ng epilepsy.. hay hanu ba yan! sabi ko serious na e.. sensya ka na glenn ha kc wala nako dyan, indi ka na makakanakaw ng tingin sakin, tapos indi ka na din makakapag flying kiss pag indi ako nakatingin.. kunyari lang un na dko nakikita, ayoko lang tumingin kc baka masalo ko.. eeeww… nyahahaha!! anyway glenn, ito na siguro yng pagkakataon ko.. may gusto sna kong itanong sayo kung mararapatin mo.. sna noon ko pa gustong sabihin kaso bka sabihin mo nag aassume ako.. eto na.. (inhale.. exhale.. muna ako…) glenn… Kayo ba ni Cris?! … bwahaha.. kala mo kung ano noh?!! nyahehehe…
And eto medyo madrama.. this is for Fefeh, lyk most first impressions, it has really been a struggle for us to come up w/ a friendship that we have now, i dont really know how it all started.. its just so wonderful that the people whom u least expect would be close to you, would be one of the few people that u would always hold dear to your heart. I’ll always have a soft spot for Feh, ive been a witness to her struggles and pain, and ive always been a witness on seeing her rise after each and every fall, i admire her determination and strength, and i admire her faith in believing that everything will be ok. even upto now, she’s still in my prayers and i know that no matter how tough things are going for you.. u are still blessed w/ so much love…
joan.. ms. international account of acs.. silent water runs deep, that’s the closest definition of her character that i can come up w/. one of the brains of our team, very soft spoken, confident in a lot of ways… and may tinatago ding kakirian na lingid sa kaalaman ng iba! hehe.
To sansu, we may not spend much time before w/ eachother.. except for our chismisan in the ladies room. i do know that wenevr the need arises, ur still the one that i trust when it comes to info’s.. and that i know the hardships u went through this year but i really do admire how uve surpassed it all and trusted everything to god.
hay.. hanu ba yan.. nakakatakot naman.. akala ko kung sino.. si kuya arvin lang pala! bilib ako dito sa taong to. san ka nakakita ng 5-2am ang sked.. eh 1pm pa lang nasa acs na, tapos mag paparamdam na din yan, at pagdating ng dpq.. eh LATE! hayup diba? ito ang isa sa mga leader pagdating sa mga kamunduhan at kung anich anich pa.. pero wag ka.. astig yan sa lahat ng bagay, astig yan kay chantan, astig yan sa operation laging fst, astig yan sa team namin walang makakagalaw dyan!!! pero pagdating kay mae.. TAKUSA yan!! takot sa asawa! nyahahaha.. yan ang celebrity ng echo 3, nakita mo na ba si niño muhlach na galit?? hanapin mo lang yung sinusuntok yung post nya sa operation makikita mo na hinahanap mo. lagi nya ngang hinihiram sakin yung green mile, sa awa ng diyos.. never ko syang napahiram.. indi naman sa nagdadamot ako.. nakakalimutan ko lang tlga! ehehe
and syempre si daddy mel ko, dont worry daddy, dahil luv kita indi kita ilalaglag. yang si daddy, alang kahilig hilig sa chicks yan, alam ko nga e stick to one yan.. dun lang sya sa morena, na matangkad, na mahaba ang buhok.. ay… hehehe, joke joke joke… secret nga lang pala natin yon.. ang kanta nga nyan e para sa mga loyal and faithful un bang "sna… tatlumpu ang puso ko.. ndi na sna kelangan pang pumili sa terentang to.." ay mali! ehehe. yang si daddy kung wisdom lang ang paguusapan.. e mrami sya nyan.. lalo na sa mga green jokes.. at leader yan ng mga kamunduhan, pag pinagsama mo nga yan tsaka si kuya arvin, ay talaga naman.. dadanak ang kalaswaan sa mundo.. miss ko na word of the day nyan sa forum.. na sa sobrang galing nito e kahit virgin ka, ala kang choice mage gets mo tlga e!!! pero sobrang bait din naman nyan si daddy mhel ko.. sa sobrang bait eh andaming minamahal.. ahehehe!!!
and syempre si ceasar.. ay ala na pala ko internet card.. next tym na lang.. ahehe joke.. anu nga bang masasabi ko… ang hirap tlga mag-isip pag dmo tlga ka close… ahehe.. joke joke joke!! honestly.. si ceasar.. ano yan.. tall, dark, and… un nga… napakabait na tao nyan. walang pinakitang masama sakin yan, pero indi ko naman sya matagal na nakasama kaya indi ko din talaga alam.. ahehe… joke.. isa yan sa mga mamimiss ko kc nakakatuwa sya asarin.. kahit na sya inde natutuwa… ako tuwang tuwa pa din.. kahit na alam kong kayang kaya akong tirisin nyan.. alam ko indi nya nmin gagawin kc ang cute cute ko daw sabi nya.. o wag ka mag deny sinabi mo naman un talaga diba?!! pansin ko lng pagdating sa boys… am bad ko… ahehehe, dat only shows na lobsh ko tlaga kyo (alang malisya to ha!)
hehehe, si icha.. miss ko toh, constant yosi buddy ko yan, ang bilib ako dyan eh galit yan sa "not ready" as in ayaw mag not ready, sumasama pa ata loob nyan pag pinipilit namin sya ni feh.. ahehehe. tawag namin sa kanya mariah.. ang galing kumanta nyan plamis!! hot stuff itetch!! lagi ko nga syang pinapakanta ng hero e pag natawag ako sa hotline.. ayaw naman nya.. constant ka exchange ko din yan ng thoughts and all those stuff, congrats nga pala for winning 2nd place sa gymnastics sa sportsfest ha… ay mali.. sa ano pala, juvenile throw.. ay sa chess ba? sorry ha.. maganda lang ako indi bright.. miss u icha! and your voice!!!
hehe. si kuya winnie, laging ginagaya nyan si icha.. kakatuwa nga e, kahit na minsan napaka moody and bugnutin nyan. nakakatuwa pa din naman sya, kase laging tumutulong samin yan when it comes to info’s and ccb’s and escalation lalo na pag wala si tatay, mahilig din yan mag joke.. kala mo naman nakakatuwa.. hehe joke, syempre nakakatuwa… di pa nga sya nagjojoke.. tumatawa na ko e, pra indi naman syang effort nya.. jokelang po! nakakamiss team ko grabeh! anu veh!!!
and lastly.. how could i forget…
ang tatay kong kalbo, na malaki tiyan, na feeling gwapo.. it shows naman sa pic diba? my closeness w/ this guy is something that i can only describe as somewhat strange but heartfelt. everytime i mess up, he would never scold at me, or make me feel anything less than a valued member of the team. he ofcourse reprimands me for it, but only because he’s so damn professional in dealing w/ our performance as a whole. pero pag may problema, he would gladly listen to u, i never had that w/ tatay ian, but seeing on how he patiently listens to fe, i admire him for that.
miss ko na yung barahan namin tuwing updates, yung mga laughing session, na ang hirap maka recover minsan, kaya natatagalan kaming matapos.. yung mga "oh? di nga?" and his ever famous na banat.. "mukha mo!" and most especially, the support his given me during my hard times at acs, he never left me in the air.. inshort di nya iniwanan si ere (ayus ba?!) hehe. grabe sobrang miss ko tong kolokoy na to, and i know na kapag kinukulit ko sya, kunyari pa yan, pero gustong gusto naman nya. ako lang kc nakakapangulit sa kanya ng ganon e. kaya alam ko though he would never admit it, namimiss nya yung kaingayan ko. bilib ako sa kanya when it comes to irate callers… damn pare! walang reklamo yang tatay ko, kahit ibang team pa nangangailangan. and kahit mainit ang ulo nya or bad trip sya, never nya kaming binuntunan ng sama ng loob, he’s always been a caring father to us and he will always be..
my closeness w/ this oversized guy w/ a far out huge stomach is something that’s beyond words, indi ko nga alam kng ano yung words! hehe. joke. when it comes to the team, i consider him as a father (obvious ba? kaya nga tatay tawag ko e!) but beyond or outside the team, he’s also like my kuya whom i would goof around w/ exchange jokes and stories, ksma sa inuman, and all that.. and i know matatakbuhan ko sya..
upto now it still hurts to say the words "back in acs", its not that id still wanna go back… its because of these people.. they made it so hard for me to leave that company.. they were the reason why i lasted for so long.. they’re the reason why i still feel so sad whenevr i remember the experiences i had way back then. more than anything else… and the bottom line of this blog is… we would seldom find people who would become a huge part of our lives… people u would grow to love, who would make u wanna go back to the place where u all met and shared bits and pieces of ur life with.
people whom u never thought would become more than just a face in a sea of people.. (u make me feel…. like i.. ay! close up pala un!). those faces, those smiles, they’re mere presence and absence would define ur day. the sound of their laughter would literally make ur day, that no matter how tired u are, u would still wanna go back everyday, their jokes, the stories, the times spent, damn… acs sure is lucky to have these people..
and am really lucky to have them more than just my teammates… but as my friends as well… if it wasnt for this people. i would have been outta there a long time ago!!!
to my team, my friends… my Echo Tres, I MISS U!!! U MADE IT SO HARD FOR ME TO LEAVE ACS… and thank you for all the wonderful memories.. i hope we could be together in one place again…
UTANG NA LOOB!!! MAG TEAM BONDING NAMAN TAYO!!!!! WAG NA KAYONG MAHIYA.. WALANG MASAMA DON!!!! =)
