Decision Making
Posted on August 12, 2009 at 20:25 Down the Drain
Another subject down today. Only a few more and I’m out for some break. Last Monday some students were called out of the classroom for a little talk with the marketing and industry collaboration officer and I was one of them. Okay, so I was short-listed for scholarship in the company where I applied, while the other six that were called made it to the other company. Anytime this week, I’ll probably receive a notification regarding an interview…
Today, after our proctor checked my answer sheet…
Proctor: Who’s Aclan?
Me: *raises left hand*
Proctor: You didn’t apply for <Company A>?
Me: *shakes head*
I was dumbstruck after the swift conversation. What was that about? In the beginning, I only planned on proceeding to the Applications Development track. Then a classmate of mine, after knowing my undergraduate major, was surprised that I’ll be taking the specialization when I already have the background in programming and suggested that I take Embedded Systems instead. From that day on, my mind never rested on the matter. There were other indirect instances which made me think about it more and more. My classmate has a point, but based on an experience on working with hardware, I can say that I really suck at it. I never weighed things heavily then, and now I am being haunted by them.
- Company A: monthly stipend, more challenging (just another way of expressing “difficult”), perhaps cool facilities to use
- Company B: usually hires fresh grads (as stated in their company presentation), software development and not hardware, might probably give me the chance to work in Cebu (which I actually don’t want to happen)
If only I had applied to both companies in the first place…
Edit: In Japanese Business today our teacher said about him being hired in Company B. Was it a sign?
Breakaway
Posted on August 10, 2009 at 01:10 Down the Drain
Long gone are the days of my suffering of hardcore coding in C. Man, that was really a bad time for me. Cramming coding and getting what I’ve been looking for only on the eleventh hour. I sure am glad that I eventually made it to the deadline, even though I actually lacked one program. Oh well, it was already really impossible to make it. And I was very eager to forget all about it too then. It was a Friday and it meant getting some fresh air from the mall.
The time has once again come where I no longer feel like posting anything in this almost-forgotten blog. But hey! I just can’t let this thing die, can I? After all, I’m paying the crap out of this place. Besides, life is always very, very interesting… Last week, you ask? Well, I was extremely excited about going to the mall for the three-day sale. Sadly, I was locked up from my room and money was the only matter that helped me survive. Of course, it’s also all thanks to my boardmates who allowed me to sleep in their room. Last night we went out and had pizza for dinner. I was excited for a few shots but the place was crawling with people so we merely bought a bottle at 7/11 and brought it home. After finishing it we decided to buy something to eat and do some sighting in the Sunken Garden. Unfortunately, one of us lost his (Havaianas) slipper so we had to retreat early. Two more bottles from a different convenient store was added to the night’s list. Walking home, I shattered a bottle, and finished the other one before arriving at our house. Too much alcoholism or what?
Watashi wa kinou tomodachi to Katipunan de bangohan o tabemashita.
Our current topic in class is Database Systems. Normalizing tables are a pain in the neck. Our teacher was the proctor when I took the entrance exam. Upon knowing which school I was from, he approached me and we were able to talk. He also told me that another classmate actually happens to be a schoolmate of mine. At the end of Friday’s class the three of us talked for a while and a classmate said that the way we speak is just too fast for him. Hah, it is so damn cool to be multilingual, ne?
