the best years...

one thing i always do during holidays is to organize my files - be it hardcopy of telemoney remittances or electronic copies of personal stuff. as i was rummaging through old disks from yesteryears, i found these pix from my 2-yr stint in makati.

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working in saudi arabia maybe financially rewarding. but my two years with this company was, without a doubt, the best years of my career. not only professionally but personally as well. work was very challenging and highly demanding. but friends like these people in the pix made it a lot bearable.

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i miss these guys. and i'm sure they'll get a laugh when they see these pix... and oh yes, this is how i look like ten years ago! hehehe

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it all started with des (donson, ethelston and simms). and this is the first bunch of sap academy '98 survivors - mark (sd module), petite (hr), pam (abap) and our basis consultant (sorry i forgot the name! hehehe) so proud of our sap certificates.

ma (maria asuncion, sd) who snubbed the camera while having a chat with ferdie (fi) and ed (mm) at the first des headquarters in antel towers

attorney lee clowning around in the new offices at the citibank towers

here's ma in her office with a breathtaking view of ayala

and here's my corner where i can take a break from pressure just looking out to makati ave and ayala (recognize the pen and the shang?)

but it's not all work.

we also get to bond in fun activities like attending the cebu sinulog 2000.

behind me is hes (who happens to be from cebu and was gracious enough to accommodate us in his house thus saving a bunch from hotel bills!). pam brought along her sister. then there's madeline and petite. at the back are sweethearts precious and peter.

the face paint can't deny they're a lovely couple.

getting a pic just before the parade started

if i remember it right, this is the shrine where the famous magellan's cross is located

of course the gang can't pass up the trip without experiencing one of mactan islands' luxury beaches. this one is in maribago bluewater resort.

then it's christmas time. company party was held in an irish pub somewhere in salcedo village area.

that's our cool ceo bill donson posing for posterity with his hadeed proteges - me, norman and vic

then there's the group pic... i never thought we'd grow fast and big from our humble beginnings at the basement of bill's house in dasma village.

but the party ended a bit early so we trooped to io ktv...

where we just went crazy and had fun

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hhhaaayyyy.......how can you not miss those days!