July 31st, 2008
au revoir janna..
the moment she entered the lab, i remember rose approaching her and asked her something. i was tinkering the PC and was trying to finish some task assigned by donna. i happen to overhear their conversation about Vegas and that was when I heard her employ her uber collegiala accent. i didn't like it at first. maybe i just have this thing about people who speak that way. those who speak that way in elbi are usually the ones alienated by the majority: those who give the impression of being patricians in a plebian laden elbi-world.
going back. that was the reason i seemed to distance myself from her at first. but i was observing her. later on, she would join the rest of the newbies during breaks. i was half-convinced that maybe she isn't as awful as i think she might be. but then there was the accent still.
it all ended the day the newbies went to jowees after a night's shift. the way she drank was still collegiala. her gestures were more collegiala. but i realized that despite all of these, she was genuine. all her animated kwentos entertained all of us and she knew how to listen. after that episode, i began feeling at ease with her. that was almost six months ago.
then earlier, she came in without her company ID. she had surrendered it the day before along with other requiremnets for company clearance. i wont forget that moment she hugged me tightly. then she said her goodbyes. anna and i couldnt contain the tears. she walked out the door and pranced her way out.
the days that were in between that day six months ago and yesterday--those days when janna was still going out to lunch with us, smoking with us, partying with us, and simply with us--will always be cherished.
au revoir janna--the party princess from Vegas.