team tmf-agent

i was scouring through my collection of pictures last night in search for a childhood photo of myself. i found myself looking at old pictures instead and came to fondly remember friends and colleagues like my team mates in NSP manila way back in 2002. we were a bunch of young, talented, and beautiful guys and gals building to success what seemed to be an impossible project that time: the tmf-agent.

this photo brightens my day because despite of the nerve-wrackingly tight deadlines and horrendous overtimes, the team bonded and was having fun being together. aside from that, we learned cool technical stuffs (like corba, orbix, openorb, versant, roguewave, etc) and more importantly cool personal stuffs about each other. the team members are now in different corners of the world; but before we parted, the poetic juices of yours truly oozed out just before i went home to cebu for good that time.

our voyage

we boarded the ship of the unknown
each, armed only with a torch of hope
to prosper in each' assigned quest
and conquer fears both within and without

when on we faced the capricious sea
we each held on to his own rail of knowledge
but time, an ally, bound us in a knot
a blessing preparing us for tempests to come

indeed storms beset us, both great and small
but through a united hand we kept our sails aright
though some travails had been dreadful and tiring
our common goal had kept our will lit and going

and now to some this voyage's end is nearing
as each' land of dreams ahead can be seen
but be deceived not of their joyful smiles
deep within tears trickle for the ship they've known

and i am one of those who'll say adieu
and whose heart is stricken with pangs of sadness
though i'll wave farewell to kiss my land
i'll remember you everytime i breathe a salty air

to those who'll continue the journey of this ship
with certainty, you'll triumph over the tempestuous sea
and by every ounce of sweat should you fight
then your own land of dreams won't be far from sight

and hail, most of all, to the captain great
our beacon, her unyielding wisdom and care
in the darkest struggles we waged against the sea
we surmounted them all through her steady light

and i have penned in so little words
the adventures of this voyage we've shared for long
although in separate ways we'll sail or tread
in our hearts memories are carved of feats unsaid