Friday, February 22, 2008

A Time for Everything

And so, the last day came and went. It has been an emotional last few days. It could be a good thing that I've been so sick with flu and a bad cough, that I had lesser energy to feel the sadness in its entirety.

It's a good thing too, that the BMW Popiah Party has been postponed, cos I definitely wouldn't want to pass my sickness on to some of the brides-to-be, and new mummy! ;)

And for one more, possibly last, time, we were in coordinated dressing again, at the Padang yesterday! The atmosphere was so electrifying when they were about to announce the results of the Youth Olympic Games bid. As if we didn't know the answer already!



And there was the farewell lunch today, with all the department heads and my team as well.




Oh, and I had a little farewell gift from the dept heads. On the pretext of wanting to borrow to "take a look", the BBs later added on this charmer as a surprise. Absolutely love it, will always be reminded of how much we love to shop during lunch hours!


Saying goodbye to some of the greatest people I've come to love has been really hard. Even these chefs call me "Mama".




A lot has happened in the last couple of years I've been here. There were highs and there were lows. There were difficult periods we had to deal with, we overcame them all. And we did it as a team.

I don't need a report card from anyone to tell me how I've fared during this tenure. Because having the following validation is good enough for me. One email from Matt, one ST article of "the Mandarin girls". I think I've done what I first set out to do.

知道他们有我的心, 我就心满意足了。 Ok I don't know which "zhu" or "zu".

    Dear all luppies,

    The only piece of work that I am proud to present to mama (my dear boss) got to be the poster
    that I did for her birthday cum farewell. 40% that I wanna show her how far I had improved on my creativity,
    another 60% got to be from my heart to thank her for being patient, kind and most importantly giving chance for me to improve my CS skills.

    As she said, change boss doesn't mean change job, I totally agree with both legs and hands.
    Though Marina Mandarin to Meritus Mandarin is just a stone throw away, we must make sure our friendship is as strong as stone and no one can thrown us apart.

    We must keep in touch, email and stay tune with gossip.

    LUP,
    Matt



Fark, this is machiam like breakup, crying for days on end. But the beauty of it - we have built a lasting, meaningful friendship.

BBs, LUP MANY MANY!!!

10 comments:

Little Miss Snooze said...

Truly blessed to have a strong team and a great farewell. We can also feel the sadness of "breaking up a good team" in all your related posts.

All the best for your new chapter and may you also build up another good team :)

Anonymous said...

i feel your pain! anyway, not colleagues anymore, but always firm friends. you know they won't be gone!

all the best, babe!

Anonymous said...

hi girl, congrats on your achievements! loving the job makes it easier for you to succeed, plus with your charming looks and brains, you will def bring the company to a new high where ever you go! :)

ps: can you scan the article in a higher resolution? otherwise where can i read it?

- km

Anonymous said...

Yes mama, you have done a good job and beyond. Lup!
BBL

Anonymous said...

such friendships are really precious! all the best in the new place - am sure u'll leave your mark :)

pei fen said...

you left on a high, and you're rallied a great team who will continue on your good work :)
onward to even more exciting things now!

=eLaiNe= said...

i too feel the sadness altho i m not one of your team, from the words, picture, i know how good u are as a team leader, and how strong is the bond in between. Don't worry, there are still plenty of chances to meet up and the best is yet to come ok? =p good luck to your new undertaking and i m very sure that it gonna be a good one! =p

Jemej said...

lilsnooze > Indeed, and I thank Him for having been there through every step of the journey. Thanks dear, for the well wishes! :)

km > hmmmm... you have the same initials as someone I know, but your writing style is different. ;)

anyway, thanks for your note of encouragement, really appreciate that. This article appeared in the Straits Times 4 Feb. :)

BBL > WE have. Lup!

yuling, weiling > thanks gals! Indeed I've made some really good friends!! :)

pf > Sometimes I get quite scared thinking of the unknown ahead as well. But yeah, looking forward anyhow!! :)

elaine > Thanks for all your encouragement babe, appreciate it. :)

Anonymous said...

hehe, I've never left a msg here before! so I'm def not that someone u know. Tried looking for the article but it's out of the ST archive already, sad...
anyway, enjoy your first week at work :)

- km

Jemej said...

Thanks km! :)