i just said good bye to the first group of people yesterday night. people i knew from the days at deltagen. i think it was the second time i felt sad for leaving california. it was pretty shocking to see the people who came out to dinner to say good bye... people i haven't talked to since last year or people i was never even really close with. yet, they still came out to say bye. one guy drove all the way from oakland to mountain view. another person cancelled her plans to come out. they paid for my dinner and i even got a present. crazy. i guess it just makes me realize that the only thing i really gained from the now bankrupt company was not molecular biology knowledge, lab techniques, or business contacts but life long friends.

also it made me think that none of these people were christian, yet they made so much effort to see someone they knew, or barely knew in some cases. and my christian friends? i know that 97% of them would not make this much effort for someone else.

so i guess it's ironic that as i left church, the only thing i really did gain was the bible knowledge and business contacts...with the exception of a few people out of more than 100.