Ricky to Vancouver

We met for a farewell lunch with Ricky at his choice venue - Banana Leaf Apollo indian restaurant (much to Eugene's objection though; he doesn't fancy Indian). But it's Ricky who's going away so the compromise was necessary :-)

It was off to KM8 after lunch for some sun, sand and Corona(s). Still our favourite beach hangout. Got away with not having to pay the island entrance fee when Eugene convinced the gate that we were going to see "OUR" apartment at Oceanfront! Jeeez... in our dreams!?

Gideon's gonna miss his Uncle Ricky. Uncle Ricky's about the only one who has the energy to "entertain" him and answer EVERY single question. Uncle Ricky never says "No".

Gideon : So how many days will Uncle Ricky be away?

Me : About 2 years

Gideon : That's how many days?

Me : Emmm... 730 days?

Gideon : Wow! A lot to count leh...

Ha ha ha! Bye Ricky! All the best with your career and see you soooooon!

The JunkPads

Suneet's wonderful idea of creating a blog for ourselves, being inspired by Ingmar's iirree. It was a Thursday afternoon (although the first posting said Wed - donno why) and The JunkPads was born. More like a junk yard for 6 office pals to "dump" their life stories. It'll be a great place for me to "visit" the guys after I leave (sob sob) and also for frequent updates.

Geography Lesson

It was Julian who introduced the "Animaniacs" to us. Impressive indeed! Try this for a georgraphy crash-course...

Letting Go

After a gruelling week in Bangkok (not from the conference but from the mental torture of deciding between staying or leaving), I finally found the courage to break the news to the boss. "I'm moving on..." I said. "You're leaving your Baby," she said. I know. But I'll always have the great memories of my 4 years from Merchant Court to The Stamford to RIL to the Red Team. It has been a whale of a journey. I've learnt, grown and matured.

Another rung of the ladder. Another experience. Not sure what's in store for me but will surely do my best. My "Baby" will never be forgotten. It was a tearful farewell - painful but necessary. "I'll call you back when I have the position in place," she said as we bid farewell. Till then...

Another 7 weeks to go... I'm sad, truly :-(