Writer's Block by Sasa®

Apr 20 5:45 am

SUBJECT: Professional with 2 Yrs Experience for Programmer.

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Apr 20 9:30 am

I opened my email again, excited ba kung may magreply??? Hehehe... In my inbox folder I have 1 invitation to Zorpia and info that a friend updated her blog in friendster. I switched to bulk folder and whoooaahh!!! SUBJECT: RE: Professional with 2 Yrs Experience for Programmer. I open it quickly and that was it. I am being asked to confirm my presence for the 1 pm qualifying exam in ADTX Makati.

I confirmed. Then I got nervous... after 2 yrs and 4 months with my current employer this is my first attempt to break away from my loyalty. Hehehe... I was damn nervous kse after a while ngayon lang ulit ko nilalagay yung sarili ko out in the market and I am not very good with rejections kse, honestly. But I am still torn of leaving but I said to myself if its time for a change then this would be it. Since I've been eyeing this company for quite sometime now. ADTX or J-Sys.

But wait I had nothing to wear!!! Kse naman puro uniform, pambahay at during sunday rugged ang suot ko. I had to buy pa at SM Bacoor. I bought a maroon 3/4 blouse and a black slacks, and some accessories. Problema pa tong hair ko since alanganin ang length eh panay ng ang tikwas. Uuurrgggh! So much for First impression. More than 1K din ang naspend ko na inutang ko pa sa tatay ko. My dad was very supportive about it. He's the first one trying to lessen my panic.

Pero sa tingin ko its more of excitement for me than a panic...

Apr 21 10:00 am
I'm already waiting for the bus. Ang aga noh! Buti na yon kse di ko na kabisado ang byahe to manila since sobrang tagal ko ng di nagcocommute. Pagsakay ng bus: patay TAYUAN! It was a bit too later para bumaba pa so I positioned myself sa aisle na wag akong matumba, hoping na pagdating ng bacoor may bumababa. Mga 5 mins pa lang akong nakatayo when a guy offered his sit to me, baba na kse sya. Ayus! I'll take it as a sign that this would be my lucky day.

Apr 21 11:30 am
I was already in Ayala Avenue and since its almost lunch time and maaga pa naman kumain muna ko sa mcdo. Try ko kaya yung chicken fillet 35.00 pesos lang oh. Nyek! ang liit naman nito?! Bat sa picture 2 pcs bat eto isa lang. Anyways kumain na rin ako.

Apr 21 12:00 pm
Sa reception ng ADTX, "The exam would be 1 o'clock (you're too early)." Then I was ask by another employee, "Did you have your lunch?" Ang babait naman ng mga tao dito... Puro casual lang suot nila and I feel overdress tuloy but later I found out Friday nga pala kaya nakacivilian. Sa amin kse hanggang saturday Uniform. 2 lang kaming nagexam... Madali lang naman: IQ, Problem Solving, Basic knowledge sa IT, Some logic and creation of a program puro time pressured. And then another module was given: Firmware and Microcode exam. Ano to??? Di ko talaga alam to std_Bit(), 000000xF8H mga ganon anak ng pating di ko talaga alam.

The exam ended ng 5 pm. Culminating with an essay... Sa alabang daw iaassess and tatawag na lang.

If not for the firmware part siguro may chance pa akong pumasa pero kung talagang kasama yun hindi ko na alam hinulaan ko lang kse yun eh...

Apr 21 7:30 pm
"Hon, paano kung di ako pumasa" I asked Jase. "Well it's only one of the 1,777,054 jobs you can apply for." Hahaha!!! Ewan ko kung base on statistics yon pero naniwala ako sa kanya...