ありがとうNambu san! 私達が再度会うまで!

When I checked my gmail earlier, there was an invitation from Mr. Asai, Design Manager, to a farewell party for Mr. Nambu, Design Team Leader.

Only him, me, Thanachai, Design Chief (replacing Mr. Nambu), Mr. Nambu and his wife and 2 cute daughters are invited. Grabe mapapadami kain ko ah..walang tagalong..hehehe! Kidding aside, I really feel sad na hanggang Thursday (Aug 9) na lang sha… ako pa nagpabook ng return ticket nilang pamilya.. Nagmatigas pa ako last week when Mr. Nambu asked me to draft a letter regarding his demobilization..hay naku tinengga ko pa ng ilang days before ko gawin kasi nga ayaw ko.. pero ngaun totoo na toh.. until this week na lang sha.. wla ng tawad..=(

I remember the first time I was introduced to him..

January 25, 2007, it was a cold 9ish morning. I was dragged by the “before” design department secretaty to be her assistant.. nde na kaya ng powers nya.

The design department wing felt warm because of the big heater in front of my desk. Everybody’s so silent since they are mostly Auto CAD operators and Architects, not like in admin dept. where what they do all day is talk and shout. And there he was wearing that famous orange jacket almost covered with piles of drawings, letters and other documents in his desk. I greeted him and with a big smile he approached me… (wow, ang friendly naman nya! Yan ang akala ko) to my surprise he was carrying a bulk of paper and immediately instructed me what to do. Ayozz.. derederecho na to..wala man lang orientation..wehehe!

But now after 6 months, his contract has come to an end.. temporary lang talga sha…I am thankful pa nga kasi dapat hanggang May na lang sha eh pero naextend pa…

Anoneng ma-mimiss ko kay Mr. Nambu?

1. Mars.mid, hiis ringtone. Every single person knows when someone’s calling his mobile. Since his responsibility is primarily dealing/coordinating with external designer never a day that you wont hear it.



2. His metallic turquoise pen drive. Ever reliable kapag may kelangan akong ibigay sa ibang tao. Kasi ang mga usb ko naman eh puro mga mp3 players na napanalunan ko sa mga raffle.. Kaya nde ko maggamit kasi laging puno ng mp3s and pics. Nawala pa yan nung minsan.. napagbintangan pa nya ung mga chikiting nya na nilaro at baka daw dnala kng san.. un pala nasa bag ko! Wahaha!



3. His handwriting. Akala ko nihonggo nakasulat eh hehehe!



4. Cute grammar booboos. Kasi alam naman natin na wala silang R db.. I am flattened ay flattered pala..wehehe.. na ako ung tnatanong nya kng tama mga draft and sfelling nya instead of ung unang secretary.



5. I consider him din as my ever savior and advisor. Kasi dati nung knukuha na ako ng admin department sha ang unang ang naglakad na wag na dn akong ibalik dun.. dahil they need me sa design department. He was also the one na nagbigay ng opportunity na magkaroon ako ng task dat has involvement with Bechtel, main contractor ng New Doha International Airport. Sha dn ung sumalo sakin nung nagkaproblem ako ng transpo every morning. Since May eh dun ako sa kanila nakksabay. Nung minsan ngang super OT ako sha ang kasabay ko umuwi.. we had a nice talk… sabi nya sakin after the project daw ask ko si Asaisan bka daw kasi may plan na ilipat ako sa ibang branch ng Takenaka.. well, I hope so para magkta kta pa dn kami.. At sha din sumbungan ko kapag may prob with admin.



6. Mamimiss ko ung may tumutulong sakin pag submission sa Bechtel. He trusted me to be in charge dun and kapag submission eh sha pa ang nagtatanong kng ano maitutulong nya para matapos…like ung pagpunch ng drawings na napakakapal.. basta ung mga kelangan ng lakas at pwersa.. tinutulungan nya ako…pnapaubaya nya sakin ung mga checking of standards… hehehe!



7. Shempre mamimiss ko ung pag appreciate nya sa mga contribution ko kahit papano… first tym ever na successful ung submission ko ng mag isa.. he shook my hand and congratulated me in Bechtel office. Kasi daw kalimitan mga 1 week pabalik balik un until iaccept ng Bechtel..pero since I’m d one who prepared and checked . .everything was correct.. aun within an hour of verification eh may receiving stamp na! woohoo!



8. Mamimiss ko dn ang tsismisan namin… intrigero din ang lolo ko! wehehe... Wla na ding magpapaalam sakin na punta shang AEB or PCI office.



9. Pati ung malakas nyang boses… taga bundok dn to eh! Wahehe! Malakas lang talga boses nya pero never ko sha narinig na magtaas ng boses. Never pang naggalit.



10. And most of all ung smile at tawa nya… kahit gano ka-rush and ka-busy sa office… he knows how to stay cool.

Kudus to you Nambu san! Sayonara...Domo arigato gozaimasu! Til we meet again! ^_^