1213

My colleague said we shd buy 1213 (4D) as it’s the last date of my 2 colleagues (1 on 12th n the other on the 13th) n it’s also the last 4 digits of our fax number...

These 2 colleagues leaving are from my team...together, they are taking away 16yrs (1 7yrs n the other 9yrs) of experience in this company, in this team...well, I couldn’t imagine myself working so long for a company :p

The one whose last day is today is our senior FA...he “claims” to be my shi-xiong...where in fact he shd be my shi-fu...cos he wants to shorten the “age” gap between the both us...so that day when I was teaching another new colleague, he claimed that he’s her shi-bo, instead of shi-zu...haha...well, he’s a very steady person...no matter what happens, he doesn’t lose his cool...his kindness n patience surpass all of us there...that’s something all of us shd learn from him...so whenever we feel stressed or angry, we will talk to him...n of course not forgetting his ~330pm tea-break where he would help us da-bao kopi n snacks...hmm, tomorrow who will help us da-bao? :p

The other one whose last day is tomorrow is our asst mgr...without her around, life is definitely not the same anymore, more difficult...she’s really my shi-fu in almost every aspect...i started out with GHL n GHL is her “baby” all along before becoming an AM...even as an AM, she’s more focused on GHL (well the mgr is more towards MEH)...last yr, we had a satisfying / fulfilling time doing GHL budget together...she said she was very happy to have worked with me...n she commented I put in my 70%, she topped it up with her 20%, n together we gave our 90%...i was very happy w her comments...at least my hard work did pay off...when I had to give up GHL to do MEH, both of us were very sad...to her, she had trained me up well n shd continue with it, but I had to do something else...n she had to train someone new from scratch again...not an easy task...to me, GHL is my “first love”, so I have deep feelings for it...now, as a MEH FA, of course, I have to swing myself more towards it, then she will say I’m a betrayer...n whose side am I on? Ha...so I said, I’m in the middle...in my 1 n a half yrs there, I’ve enjoyed working w her...the things – be it kaypoh or “juicy” or boliao or whatever, that we shared...life would definitely be different on Monday...n the many days to come...n this yr’s budget...although I’m not doing GHL, I would miss her, the kind of physical n mental support that she gives...she’s not just a colleague to me...she’s a friend...n i always joke that I will wait for her son, Kieren to grow up then marry him :p

天下没有不散的宴席，the time has come to say goodbye...good luck to the both of u...both of u will definitely be missed...hope u 2 really enjoyed the farewell lunch we had yesterday :)