My Perfect Dream!

Marty's First Day of Work.

Jewel Corporation, 7:45 AM, Dubai Time.

Tit tit tit tit... My phone suddenly received a new message. We have an office group chat, and it says, Guys be on time, Meeting at 8:00 am sharp. Those on field visit should also report in the office!

Every employee has installed apps, it was actually a chat room where you can create a group or communicate with your colleague if you need further assistance. It was called "Same Time".

The Manager message us. It was acctually an emergency meeting, I wonder why. Maybe because of the current problem the company is facing. Balita kasi namin may isang Engineer daw na nakadispalko ng pera kaya kakasuhan.

Jewel Corporation is one of the biggest construction firm, wherein sa dami namin, d ko dn kilala lahat lalo na ang mga foreigners. I belong to Team Phil, wherein lahat kami ay from the Philippines at ang Top 1 group na pambato sa Dubai. Of course, we have a sister company in the Philippines. To be exact 16 kami sa group, 4 na engineers, 4 na architect, 2 manager, 3 staff at 3 accountant.

8:00 AM, since 5 minutes walk lang ang work ko to the office, usually 7:55 pako umaalis ng bahay kasi 8:30 pa naman ang pasok ko, pero since may meeting, I need to report early.

When I arrived at the building, I saw some engineers na nagpapalipad hangin usually foreigners, but since di ako masyadong friendly, di ko sila pinapansin.

I'm an Architecture graduate at UST and graduated comlaude. At lahat ng naka pasok sa Jewel ay siguradong mga big time o exceptional ang galing. I just have a year experience working in Manila, too early to be accepted at Jewel but still I managed to deal with a very stressful life here in Dubai.

We gather at the conference room, team Phil are almost complete, until the door opens and I saw a very familiar man. Good looking indeed.

Lahat nakamasid sa knya at ngbubulangan lalo na ang mga girls.

Unang bumati ang humahangos na si Engineer Nico, brad welcome. Brad sabi ko sayo sabay na tayo dito last year eh. Isipin mo pang 4th offer na sayo to bago ka napa oo. Bigatin ka talaga brad, talagang inawitan ka ni Boss Val ng todo. Mga 1 year din sila nagkasama sa Manila bago lumipat si Engineer Nico dito.

Si Boss Val ay galing din from Manila office. Acctually lahat naman sila, pero ako lng ang ngiisa na galing sa ibang Corporation bago napunta dito.

Laki nga ng pasasalamat ko, kundi pa na broken hearted naku malamang di na sasama to satin, sabi ni Boss Val.

Patawa tawa lang si Marty at Engineer Nico.

Ako naman ay kumubli kay Kelsy. Si Kelsy, Rina, Ann at Jaki ang mga pinaka close ko sa grupo. Napansin naman ako ng Jaki at mataman akong tinitingnan.

Ladies and gentleman, this is Engineer Marty Lopez and he will be the team leader of Alpha Team.

Hi, thank you so much for the warm welcome and I hope to work with everyone with harmony. And pinapauna ko na medyo mag pagka strict ako when it comes to work, nakangiting bati ni Marty. Pero I can also be your friend, dagdag pa ni Marty.

Lahat naman ay nagsibati, pumalakpak at nagsasabi ng welcome Engineer.

I can't take off my eyes of him, simple smile plang kinikilig na ako pero di ako magkalakas loob na magpakita at nanatili ako sa likod nila Jaki kahit na hirap na hirap nako sa pagkakatungo.

We will have new groupings today since we already finished both of our projects. I had the meeting with the CEO yesterday and magrereshuffle tayo reason why pinatawag ko kayo this early.

Oh my gosh, new groupings, sana sana mapili ako. Hopeful wish ko.

For Alpha, under Engineer Lopez, Will have Assistant Engineer Nico, Architect Jaki and Architect Ara.

Ara, pabulong na saad ni Marty habang palinga linga.

Sabay litaw ko at napangiti na din ako at bumati ng hi.

Ara, kunot nuong wika ni Marty, dito ka din pla. Biglang nagliwanag ang ngiti nya at sabay sabing, team welcome to team Alpha.

The rest will be for team Beta, Engineer Zaldy will be the team leader, Engineer Jess, Architect Rina and Architect Ann. I have 2 folders here pagtigisahan nyo na. Gather your group and advise me of your idea. Mahabang paliwanang ni Boss Val.

Brad, kakilala mo ba si Architect Ara, tanong ni Foreman Zaldy habang nagniningning ang mata sa pagtatanong. Si Foreman Zaldy ay isa ding Engineer, nakasanayan nilng siyang tawaging Foreman dahil habang ng-aaral siya ay nasa construction site na din as working student.

Ahhh oo medyo. simpleng tugon ni Marty sabay tingin sakin at ngumiti.