Team Lunch -cum- Farewell Lunch

Group Photo

My boss - Steve the Australian Big guy in pic,  and my Corp Sec team mates - Kenneth the shorter guy in pic & Cecilia the aunty with specs, and my boss's boss's PA - Connie the one in pink, gave me a farewell lunch treat @ The Noble House on last Thursday.

They are very sweet, even got me a farewell cum appreciation gift... Honoured to be appreciated by them. Its a Swarovski crystal pendent - My ever first Swarovski gift..

I want to say how much gratitude I felt towards my ang-moh boss (He is my small boss, cuz I only helped him as an assistant 25% of my time, whereas 75% with Corp Sec). He has been a very caring and "real" boss. When I say real, I mean he is not those fakey person kind. We showed each other a lot of concern. Probably this is boss-and-subordinate fate bah. He is one of the reason that I feel quite reluctant to leave the company.. Cuz' it will be hard to find another good boss like him... Thou he felt sad I am leaving, he is happy for me... I know he does..

My lunch Kaki - cum- IM friend in DB (IM refers to our internal chat message): Connie

(Pic took at X'mas last year)

Without her, my life in DB will be mundane and lifeless.. Without her, I wouldn't get to know a new friend cum senior. Without her, my lunches will be damn lonely... Thru her and our constant messaging, we provided a support and listening ear for each other. She say she will miss me a lot after I leave, cuz she can confide to no one when her boss started rattling at her for no reason (always).. sigh..me too.. If I meet any unhappiness at new workplace, I also duno can tell who liao... Nevertheless, I wan to thank her for being there in my life for the past year.. It is also fate & chemistry which make us click, despite our 10 yrs of age gap.. that's wat she always said! haha...

The Corp Sec Team (Doesn't Kenneth look like MC King? hee...)

Something to mention is that, we are all born in the year of Dog! Cecilia being the most senior (12 x 2 times of my age) while Kenneth is 12 x 1 time of my age. A big generation gap you can see! The dynamism is certainly lacking in such a huge age-gap team. Well, despite some unhappiness felt while working with them ( non-initiative of attitude, pushing work to others, and drawing a clear line on job duties, sloppiness, lack of leadership etc), they are good people who are nice to me. Cecilia will sometimes buy breakfast for me, treat me to fruits and snacks etc, and even taught me things based on her experience. Its truly a experience getting to learn from someone so senior (in age). I have to also thank them for guiding me in my job, and giving me an opportunity to work in the area of Corp Sec. If not, I will not have the exposure and got the new opportunity in the new co.