I started working at Sun's (now Oracle's) Santa Clara campus again. It had been 5 years since last time I worked here. Today I went to the gym on campus to work out. Things looked so familiar. Suddenly I realized it was because all the equipments were in the same exact location. They had not been moved, not even one inch. The familiarity triggered so many memories. My best friend Chinchih and I used to work out together when we were at Sun. She usually did stretch in the big yoga room, while I rode the exercise bike. I walked by the empty yoga room and felt just like yesterday, yet it had been 5 years.
During the 5 years I had worked at 5 companies (including going back to Sun once and then quit). The shortest one lasted only 2 weeks. For more than half a year I didn't have a job. (The self-reliance I learned during this period is priceless. And I finally learned to disassociate my identity with a job.) I joined a startup afterward and had a wonderful adventure for 2 years. Then I met my best boss and got the closure to my college blunder (I jokingly said it was a 20-year therapy session). Now I am at where I was. Full circle. Is it destiny? Only time will tell.
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