And so June 9th, 2008 quickly came and past before we know, and i am sitting here in front of my computer, yet again, jobless and bored. This 6 months experience at RBC DEXIA was not only an enriching experience for me, but a affirmation for me that i can fit into the working life and join new cliques and make new friends so long as i try hard enough and sincere enough. If even that doesnt work, they probably dont want to be friends with anyone anyway. and since that group of people will generally belong to the minority, life will still go on pretty much the same pace of excitement.

So! i was thinking, BEFORE i start to rant on about the melancholic stuff about leaving the company, i might as well rant on and on about that Alex i was talking to everyone about. no la..wun rant. but Yup. this is the super gorgeous caucasian i was talking to you about. haha not bad guy...glad to add him to my collection of international friends. =)

On my last day of work, the feeling i had while walking towards my building was a very special one as compared to the anxiety i always experience while dashing through the MRT underground, worried about being late for work. if you think about it, when else will you feel such agitation yet angst in the air except for the 8am hour rush? and when else will you feel such vibrance and life except for the 6pm hour rush? Such probably cant be experienced during, say, on a Sunday morning at Raffles MRT station at 8am, if you know what i mean. Its practically a ghostville. As such, the feeling that rushed over me on the morning of June 9th, 2008, was one of reluctance, nostalgia and appreciation. i took my time to walk past the underground tunnel, closely looking at the angry and annoyed faces casted at other commuters, as everyone expressed through the express lanes to work. a familiar yet hardly appreciated sight. Do not mistaken such scenarios as one you would see at the Great Singapore Sale because the feeling is different. The feeling at the GSS is one of fearless dashes made by aunties and teenagers that i would assume it is almost safe to compare them to 2 ah-sohs making the final dash for the last piece of fish at the fishmonger. The dashes made during the 8am rush hour was due to responsibility for work and fear for their rice bowls. To date, i can proudly proclaim that i have actively participated in both the former and the latter and have indeed emerged more dignified and superior from the latter.

As i finally made my way through the office door of the 28th level, i greeted my usual morning smiles to the receptionist and headed to my department. Nothing was out of the ordinary. Colleagues were still grumpy over their workloads and submitting to their fates while each colleague (the better ones, at least) try to cheer each other up with the nonsense they went through after work the day before.

Turning on my computer as i take out my usual piles of bank statements to solve and figure out, i thought to myself that this will probably be the last time i am handling this disgusting stack. yet, turning to look at the piles and files of bank statements' problems that i have managed to resolve after hours of OT and dashing from one department to the next, i feel a sense of forlorn that ultimately, this was my precious work and it was going to be handled over to another of my colleague - audrey, whom i have no doubt will do a more brilliant job than me. But still, it's my little production of accomplished work. Anw, this is cute lil audrey.

anyways, during lunch, my colleagues all bought me a forever friends bear (can see below) which you can tell i love it so. i felt very touched to be honest because regardless of the gift, at least i know i was appreciated and loved.

i made brownies for everyone! - or at least the people i were close to. ahaha. and as usual, i went round taking pictures with everyone and anyone that was still around at 6pm. as you can tell, i took quite a handful of pictures so can you tell how hardworking, we, the RBC DEXIANS, are? hahaha. not really. hahah. oOpS!

anw, this is my shi-fu who taught me to handle Barclays. She is called Lynn and if i ever mentioned to you before, i am doing the wedding montage for her, yup! this lady is tying the knot in September.

Charmaine has became one of my closest, if not, closest friend/colleague in RBC DEXIA, mainly because she is around my age so we hit off quite well, and that we are both insane creatures. went out quite a number of times with her and shared problems with each other. haha. our boss lay ling calls us the jie-meis cos we are the only two crazy teenagers who dared to wear flip-flops to work and exchanged one flip-flop with each other so that we are wearing two different striking colour flip-flops everywhere we went in the company. anw, we decided to reminsce the days back in our secondary school so we took one formal picture and one candid shot. lol.



Charmaine will be studying in SIM too, although she is under RMIT university, whereas i am under University of London. Although she is taking a part-time course only, it's still comforting to know that someone you know is there with you too, if you know what i mean. =)

This is my boss when she came on a Sunday to pack the office together with all of us. i didnt manage to take a picture with her on my last day because she fell sick. She prolly will kill me if she saw her picture on my blog - esp. this picture which she gave me specific warning over dinner NOT to let anyone see. heeeheee...but on the contrary, i think this picture is a perfect description of my boss to anyone who doesnt know her. she may not feel so but i think this picture shows exactly who she is - genuine, spontaneous, nice, sporting, helpful, modest and a very charming patient young lady. She gave me this gift as a farewell gift during my dinner with her.

didnt take a picture of what i gave her though. its something like a puzzle, that contains a handwritten message i wrote for her, that she has to fix together.

This is me with Chia Hui. also another girl from my department. haha. yup, my department is all girls so its super comfortable. Apparently, she is also a University of London grad so i have a lot of stuff to ask her about, esp regarding my course =)

Anw, these are all the people who are not in my department but i have come to know over these past 6 months. I grouped them according to the respective deparments for my convenience. haha.

The PRICING TEAM.

Me and Tze Hong

Me and Darren - He was introduced to me by Charmaine. he ALWAYS make fun of me de. haha. i think we never said a good word before to each other. haha. Something like Carine and Samuel kinda relationship ba.

The FA TEAM

Me and Lena - can you tell she is 5 months preg? like OMG, i cant la, even when i am standing next to her! and more importantly, can you tell this is her secound one? she looks soooo young lor. Btw, she met her husband in secondary school. is that sweet or what?



Me and Alan



Me and Chris - super nice guy. one of the nicest to me during my first days in RBC too.

Me and Shireen - i like this picture a lot. i think we look like jie-meis. lol. Bet you wudnt think she is already a mother eh?

Me and Jason - He was introduced to me by Charmaine also.

Me and Sharon

The CLIENT SERVICE TEAM

Me and Mandy - Those who has reached to this page, LUCKY YOU! One of the prettiest ladies in our office. This lady is from taiwan but speaks good English. I think she is GORGEOUS. but of course, i know her then i dare to take picture with her la. haha. Cheng, recognise her? keke. you are right, she is pretty.

THE DEALING TEAM

Me and Lilian - actually i wanted to take another picture with another girl called shu juan too!! She is also from this department and oso very pretty de. hehe..more imptly, she helped me a lot in terms of my work. but too bad, she was on MC =(

Anyways, this entry was a very personal and special entry for me. if you guys managed to read up to here, despite the length, thank you for reading what i have to say.

but for now, thats all i have to say anyways! ahaha.

Therefore, toodles!