Zakame::Blog

Sep 30, 2009

Off We Go...

Arrived at Manila yesterday. At least in the parts we passed through (Pasay, Makati, and Malate,) everything seems back to normal, with almost no sign of the previous storm's havoc. And nary a raindrop in sight.

I'm staying at my cousin Deng's place, as usual with my Manila trips. We found it in a bit of chaos, as ondoy's flooding reached here, recalling the water being almost knee-deep. The water's gone now though, but a lot of things that were not brought up to the apartment's second floor are still wet. Hopefully they will be dry before the next storm comes in...

A little history: the last time I lived in Manila was in September 2006, when Orange & Bronze got me for a 3-month contract work on a project. At the time, I was fresh off my GSoC work, and I was raring to whet my skills as a software developer. That job gave me that opportunity, as well as opportunities to meet new friends, participate in a bit of commercial software development, and get used to Manila life again.

Then awhile later I got into the Morph Labs bandwagon to become its first Systems Administrator, working from Daet via telecommuting. It was here that I began the long road to unrecovery^H^H^H^H^H learning the ropes of being a sysadmin, building some cool stuff in the process as well as maintaining it.

Now, I'm back here in Manila, to work for Orange & Bronze again, but this time in a more permanent position, as Systems Administrator Lead. I look forward to reconnecting with my old pals as well as meet new ones, use the valuable experience I've had over the years in my new job, and get back to the long road of unrecovery^H^H^H^H^H building more cool stuff.

And I start doing that tomorrow. Good times ahead.

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