Time to say goodbye...

The one thing that i've learnt the most, besides those work-related stuff of course, is how to say goodbye. bid farewell. I have lost count of the number of farewell lunches organised since I started work here on 16 Jan. In fact, on the very first day that i start work, i learnt that my counterpart in the same branch has tendered her resignation and would be leaving in 2 weeks' time. Hers was the first farewell lunch. Ever since then, there was the one who left to start her own dog business (or was it something else?), the NSF who ORD, the one who joined another department, the one whose husband found a job in Australia, the one whose bf was posted in London, the one who went off to give birth and decided to become a full-time mummy, the one who decided to opt for a possible greener pasture, the one who supposedly found a greener pasture, the one who's an intern and gonna go back and do more political studies and hook a mei-mei, the one who has long ago started planning for her retirement in Oct...and lastly, an sms received about 3 hrs ago brought me the shocking news that our Dir is officially retiring in Aug.

I don't know if i missed anyone out. But it's quite a known fact that the turnover rate in this big organization is quite high. Is it really that bad? At least until now, I don't think so. But people move on. Those who left/are leaving have their valid reasons. Not all left because they hate their jobs. But more because it's time to move on. We need to constantly challenge ourselves, to not allow ourselves become stagnant. 2 years they say, is the optimum length of time you should stay in a position before you start looking around for new challenges, be it within your department, your organization or somewhere else. i don't really fancy the idea of setting a time frame for things like this. It is subjective of course. There're people who can constantly find new challenges in the same position, and there're also people who gets bored easily and is not afraid to forsake the current state and try new things.

In any case, while i nurse my super itchy nose, feeling cold in this sweltering heat, let me say goodbye to our intern YW, who has brought us so much laughter simply by remaining his true self and allowing us to constantly tease him. Someone who's so proud of his.... unique tastes in music, men/women, eye candies and mei-meis, you've been a joy to have around. All the best to your studies, ace it all and make us proud! To end it off, here are some pics i took of him today. Enjoy.

Despite reminding myself time and again, i forgot to take pics during our
farewell lunch for YW at Kenny Rogers. Hence i sneaked up to him and
snapped this pic while he was caught unaware. Hehe.

After realising what i did, he came up to me with his hp
and tried to take a pict of me. But it aint no easy task!

He resigned to his fate, and started grumbling
to Vic the Bitcher, but I'm not done yet!

Not before i take 1 close-up pict, so that all the mei-meis in NUS can be beware of him! haha!

Disclaimer: Dear YW, though this is supposedly "BE NICE TO YW WEEK", I just can't resist this one last poking of fun at you, so pls don't take offence yah. After all, be glad that we're bitching WITH you and not ABOUT you!