Final Report - The End of my OJT

I actually still have a week left before the end of my OJT. But we we’re already required to pass a final report for our OJT. It should contain the things that we’ve done and just about the whole experience at the company. We were limited to a 1 page, double-spaced report. So it’s not long.. It’s actually short! (duuhhh!!) hahaha…

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My OJT here at Neugent Technologies started on April 14, 2008 and will end on May 30, 2008. For the month and a half that I’ve been working here, I can say that I am learning a lot of things… Not just in the field of Computer Science but also what the “corporate life/real world” really is.

On the early part of my job, I was assigned as a Code Reviewer and a Software Test Engineer. I was able to review the codes for the remote control of the DVR for the Embedded Systems Division in the company. I reviewed 20 C files and about a total of 50,000 lines of code. I was also able to research on X Window System, which is an extension of the C library and X Motif, which is the UI library of the X Window System. On the the latter part of my job, I was made to be part of the License Plate Recognition Team (which was very exciting for me). I was able to implement the 2^nd derivative algorithm for the localization of plates. I also implemented the Character Streak Recognition and Histogram Stretching Algorithm for the image enhancement. Our team was able to run the code on a recorded video.

In terms of the “corporate life/real world” experience, I can say that the “Elbi-student-petiks-lang-life” is so much easier and definitely a whole lot more fun. I really didn’t believe the cliché that going to school is better than working. Now, I totally believe it. I’m not saying that I won’t be working in the future, but I guess I’m just not ready yet. The “corporate life/real world” is very routinary… And this “corporate life/real world” that we’re living now involves riding the dreaded MRT every morning (MRT – noun. A mode of transportation in Manila where in you ride a metal contraption (aka train) which very much mimics a can of sardines, the only difference between the two: the can of sardines contains sauce. (I actually think that it’s very much appropriate that the ad printed on the train should be “Hakone” or “Ligo” or something… )). There is something about the “corporate life/real world” that’s very draining… Emotionally, mentally, and physically. I don’t know why but it just is. The good thing about work is the pay (hahahaha) and of course, the better thing about it is that i got to meet new friends. Who? The regular employees and the other interns here at Neugent Technologies . =)