Ang ganda ng Avengers!

Haha! Totally unrelated title.

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So natapos na ang second week ko sa OJT.

As part of our practicum, we shall spend our summer working as interns. We've experienced 6 semesters of unending pressure after all, might as well experience the pressure of the corporate world to help ourselves adjust accordingly.

Etong OJT, in a sense, is a bridge of the student life to the work life. A transition to how we are to how we will be. Dito rin nagkakasabay ang academics (practicum requirements) at work (office tasks). This bridge is not a one-way bridge. Ibig sabihin, pwede pa tayong bumalik. Kapag naka-graduate ka na at nakakuha na ng trabaho, ayan na, natawid mo na yung tulay (under typical circumstances). Pero pagka-graduate mo, babalik ka ba sa school life ulit? It is up to you whether to burn that bridge or not.

Hmm, OJT somehow reminded me of a few lines from a song.

"Fallen into this place

Just giving you a small taste

Of your afterlife here, so stay

You'll be back here soon, anyway."

--Afterlife, Avenged Sevenfold

Ok, so maybe "afterlife" was a bit harsh.

Next year, may mga banner na rin na...

["Congratulations, graduates of 2013!" from Mayor Ngiting Walang Kupas of Lungsod ng Kawalan]

So heartfelt and touching.

Anyway, back to OJT...

As with anything, may good and bad sides din ang practicum namin na to.

And here they are.

-Explore sa labas ng school! Yeah!

-New acquaintances, new co-workers, new friends

-Gain experience in the workplace

-A chance to measure and improve your skills

-Malamig sa opisina. :D

-Napapatipid sa gastusin. (True story)

-Time-pressured by required hours. As in PRESSURED.

-Lagi kang on-standby.

-Because of #1, overtime all the time, man. Yeah.

-Because of #3 (which is because of #1), hindi na pwedeng gumala after work.

-Because of #4 (which is because of #3, which is because of #1), gising-pasok-uwi-tulog routine. 

-Nakakapagod ampucha.

I also wanna give a shout out and thank Mr. Francis Kong (although malabong makarating to sa kanya). I attended his seminar last Monday and I find his talks are very inspiring and useful. The man tells the truth. You guys should listen to him if you have the chance. :D

In the end, I'd say worth it naman ang lahat ng to. Mas malaking kawalan naman kung hindi ako nag-OJT. Mas OK nang naghirap para sa kinabukasan kesa magrelax at mawalan ng kinabukasan.

Pero dyahe talaga yang required number of hours na yan eh.