Friends?

Had quite an enjoyable evening with my MINDEF friends, it was a farewell for me but I thought it was simply a time for gathering when people can de-stress and talk more freely. Imagine an extended lunch time.

Retired to Giraffe @ Istana Park following a not-so-nice dinner and I thought the place was wonderful. The waitress was cute and I must say that even ジョアン would have been impressed if I had brought her there. Haiz... having not studied in Singapore and having no pressure on finding the next chic place to impress a girl have caused be to slack off. Yeah, I don't know any nicer place in Singapore, made worse because I don't bother so much about food myself.

The company was great but couldn't help but to feel a tinge of sadness. Not from the fact that I won't get to meet these people anymore at work but more of a self-pity that I am not destined for greater things. In a scholar office, jokes and conversation will somehow be linked to CEPs, etc. Much as I am laid back and relaxed about issues, I guess there is still that competitive side within me which saddens me because I won't get to compete or try to perform there anymore.

Reading some of the mails, I think I will miss the magnitude of the issues there. Where events that appear in the news are the very things that we deal with. When an email comes, even before the bosses give their guidance, we can more or less expect what we have to do. Learning afresh will not be easy but if it may indeed my a coup for me if I end up somewhere I would really want to go beyond my tour at the NRF.

Glad that I have gotten my reimbursement. It was like a mid-year bonus for me.