The SAP Sicial Sabbatical officially ended yesterday with a Big Bang. As of today, I'm on vacation!:-)
But the impressions remain and will last for a long long time. Especially with the many pics on iPhobe, camera, hard drives.... We tried to assembly them as the as possible but there is still some work to do. Also, there are lots of follow ups both with the Solar Energy Foundation (setting up SAP Jam to stay in touch and exchange crucial documents such as OperationsHandbook.docx, KPIS xls, next steps, handover ppt, ...), and with SAP leadership on the outcomes, lessons learnt..., within our group (via Facebook/what's app/jam about arriving back home, recipes, favorite books, pics,...), with Andrie and the ManilaTao Facebook page (which will continue!) about the press snippets,...
So, ManilaTao lives on!
Nevertheless, some thanks (=salamat) because it's the people who made this stay unforgettable!
BIG THANKS
- to SAP for having established this program and giving us the chance to grow by getting to know new cultures, countries, industries, businesses and ourselves better. To gain new skills and incredible experiences together with colleagues from all over the world. It's a really really cool program and, as we noted yesterday in the press conference, a true win-win for everyone.
- to Andrie, Alexandra, Brandon and Martijn for their outstanding efforts in preparing and supporting us as friends and colleagues throughout the whole sabbatical process and beyond. Special thanks to Andrie for accompanying is through these intense 4 weeks around the clock and showing us the smiling and proficient face of the Philippines every day. Make it happen!
- to Bambi and Jim for being those charismatic, inspiring, congenial, warm-hearted, funny and at the same time highly professional people and all of the support they provided and things they made possible. Thanks for a great and lasting welcome into the SEF family! Also to Kat and Dolma, who were great and motivated colleagues, and to everyone from Cypress 1609 - and Boyax in Mindanao!
- to my SEF team mates Jamie and Simon for making work a lot of fun and for putting up with my constant complaints about air conditioning, and supporting or friendly talking me out of any silly ideas and keeping the group focussed, for providing advice and treatment against hand rashes, sore throats, acute impatience, overeating and physical inactivity. And simply for being the best team mates ever!
- to DJ for being a reliably cheerful, energetic, loyal and fun buddy and triggering all these great week-end trips
- to Jörg for putting aside almost all Badish-Swabian differences and and being a great German-speaking haven and friend
- to Priscilla, Michelle, Sindhu and Caroline for being true girl friends and all the great and inspiring conversations, the unlimited support and considerations, the fun and laughter, the shared pleasures (food, drink, thoughts, charade ...) - what else do you need? Let's pleeeeease stay in touch!!!
- to Vineet for being the incredibly big-hearted, cheerful and special person he is and putting up with us teasing him about his time management. And for showing me all the necessary functions of my camera in 5 min (which I hadn't found out in 4 years of using it...).
- to Vince for being a sporty idol and really funny person, for all the great jokes (and sorry for having been so bad at getting some of them), the great quotes, and giving us so many new insights in Chinese pronunciations, food, culture and diversity.
- to Yasar for being a solemn, thoughtful and inspiring role model in blogging and leadership discussions and being an awesome media spokesperson for our team
To be continued... just wanted to start with it as long as it's fresh! :-)
But the impressions remain and will last for a long long time. Especially with the many pics on iPhobe, camera, hard drives.... We tried to assembly them as the as possible but there is still some work to do. Also, there are lots of follow ups both with the Solar Energy Foundation (setting up SAP Jam to stay in touch and exchange crucial documents such as OperationsHandbook.docx, KPIS xls, next steps, handover ppt, ...), and with SAP leadership on the outcomes, lessons learnt..., within our group (via Facebook/what's app/jam about arriving back home, recipes, favorite books, pics,...), with Andrie and the ManilaTao Facebook page (which will continue!) about the press snippets,...
So, ManilaTao lives on!
Nevertheless, some thanks (=salamat) because it's the people who made this stay unforgettable!
BIG THANKS
- to SAP for having established this program and giving us the chance to grow by getting to know new cultures, countries, industries, businesses and ourselves better. To gain new skills and incredible experiences together with colleagues from all over the world. It's a really really cool program and, as we noted yesterday in the press conference, a true win-win for everyone.
- to Andrie, Alexandra, Brandon and Martijn for their outstanding efforts in preparing and supporting us as friends and colleagues throughout the whole sabbatical process and beyond. Special thanks to Andrie for accompanying is through these intense 4 weeks around the clock and showing us the smiling and proficient face of the Philippines every day. Make it happen!
- to Bambi and Jim for being those charismatic, inspiring, congenial, warm-hearted, funny and at the same time highly professional people and all of the support they provided and things they made possible. Thanks for a great and lasting welcome into the SEF family! Also to Kat and Dolma, who were great and motivated colleagues, and to everyone from Cypress 1609 - and Boyax in Mindanao!
- to my SEF team mates Jamie and Simon for making work a lot of fun and for putting up with my constant complaints about air conditioning, and supporting or friendly talking me out of any silly ideas and keeping the group focussed, for providing advice and treatment against hand rashes, sore throats, acute impatience, overeating and physical inactivity. And simply for being the best team mates ever!
- to DJ for being a reliably cheerful, energetic, loyal and fun buddy and triggering all these great week-end trips
- to Jörg for putting aside almost all Badish-Swabian differences and and being a great German-speaking haven and friend
- to Priscilla, Michelle, Sindhu and Caroline for being true girl friends and all the great and inspiring conversations, the unlimited support and considerations, the fun and laughter, the shared pleasures (food, drink, thoughts, charade ...) - what else do you need? Let's pleeeeease stay in touch!!!
- to Vineet for being the incredibly big-hearted, cheerful and special person he is and putting up with us teasing him about his time management. And for showing me all the necessary functions of my camera in 5 min (which I hadn't found out in 4 years of using it...).
- to Vince for being a sporty idol and really funny person, for all the great jokes (and sorry for having been so bad at getting some of them), the great quotes, and giving us so many new insights in Chinese pronunciations, food, culture and diversity.
- to Yasar for being a solemn, thoughtful and inspiring role model in blogging and leadership discussions and being an awesome media spokesperson for our team
To be continued... just wanted to start with it as long as it's fresh! :-)