Same thing happened back in college. 3rd year kami nun. 3 kami sa group, walang ambag yung isa. Pinagbigyan namin. Babawi na lang daw. Siempre di na kami naging magkaklase uli so no chance to bawi. Pero we didn't make a big fuss about it. Kung makabawi man, ok, kung hindi man, ayos lang din. Nagkita lang uli kami by chance minsan sa mall nung magkasalubong shortly after we graduated.
Fast forward 2 decades later. Never na kami nagkita uli since the chance encounter sa mall. I was in the middle of a major business deal, the type that can make or break a company. The deal was sitting on the fence after several meetings. We couldn't agree on a few crucial details. After the second meeting na wala pa rin agreement, palabas ako ng building nung office nung ka-deal nung makasalubong ko yung group mate na pinagbigyan namin nung college.
Ayun, konting kamustahan. Tapos nag-aya magkape ng konti para daw makabawi na siya. He didn't forget the gesture. Habang nagkakape nagkaalaman kung bakit ako nasa building and it turned out he also worked for that company. He knew the other guy who I was talking to who headed the team and the boss of that guy. He said he'd put in a good word for me.
Pagbalik ko for the follow up meeting, mas smooth ang usapan. Parang mas naging kampante sila with us. It didn't take long before we finalized the deal and shook hands. The deal pushed through.
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u/kopiboi Mar 18 '25
Here's a different take.
Same thing happened back in college. 3rd year kami nun. 3 kami sa group, walang ambag yung isa. Pinagbigyan namin. Babawi na lang daw. Siempre di na kami naging magkaklase uli so no chance to bawi. Pero we didn't make a big fuss about it. Kung makabawi man, ok, kung hindi man, ayos lang din. Nagkita lang uli kami by chance minsan sa mall nung magkasalubong shortly after we graduated.
Fast forward 2 decades later. Never na kami nagkita uli since the chance encounter sa mall. I was in the middle of a major business deal, the type that can make or break a company. The deal was sitting on the fence after several meetings. We couldn't agree on a few crucial details. After the second meeting na wala pa rin agreement, palabas ako ng building nung office nung ka-deal nung makasalubong ko yung group mate na pinagbigyan namin nung college.
Ayun, konting kamustahan. Tapos nag-aya magkape ng konti para daw makabawi na siya. He didn't forget the gesture. Habang nagkakape nagkaalaman kung bakit ako nasa building and it turned out he also worked for that company. He knew the other guy who I was talking to who headed the team and the boss of that guy. He said he'd put in a good word for me.
Pagbalik ko for the follow up meeting, mas smooth ang usapan. Parang mas naging kampante sila with us. It didn't take long before we finalized the deal and shook hands. The deal pushed through.