It was my colleague Adrian’s last day at work yesterday, so we Filipino colleagues had a farewell lunch for him last Thursday at a restaurant called The Optimist. Here’s their set lunch menu: I got the gambas al aljillo for appetizers, braised beef cheeks for main, and chocolate brownie for dessert. Everything was delicious, though […]
Memories of Vale
Dear Team Spirit, Today I’m finally strong enough to write this without bursting into tears. I’ve been digging into my blog and diary archives lately, looking at posts from our golden era – our early twenties which we spent as housemates in Makati. I found an old entry from October 2007 which said: Since we […]
Farewell, Singapore
This is a picture of my first day in Singapore – August 23, 2008. Everyone in this picture has since left to move on to different countries. I am the last woman standing, and today, I will take my leave as well, at around 8pm tonight. Coming here was the riskiest yet best decision of […]
Farewell Surprises from my Team
Farewell Prank for Carly
Before I got into the office today, I received a message from Yan Ming. “From your secret admirer,” he said of this pic: Sure. 😒 Of course I knew that it was a farewell present from Carly. By farewell present I mean I’m not the one leaving, but rather, she is. That’s a thing in […]
Carly’s Farewell @ Drinks & Co 44 Club Street
My former teammate Carly is leaving, so she set up a drinks session at Drinks & Co at 44 Club Street on the Friday night before her last day, which was last night. Aside from my team (all her former teammates), a few guys from other departments came by. It was my first time to […]
My Birthday 2017
So I turned another year older on the 7th. I had a few surprises from different friends, so it was a happy one. It started with a surprise birthday cupcake at home from my flatmates Dred and Jemma. The three of us then went for a walking session in East Coast Park. It was great […]
Someone’s Always Saying Goodbye
My former flatmate Nantoy is back in Singapore for a business trip, so we had hokkien mee at Geylang Lorong 29. It was our first time to go there. You know the hokkien mee is good because there was a long queue for it. Nantoy and his wife Monica are now based in Japan. They left […]
Books & Cranny {Foodee}
It was time to bid farewell to Joey and Gelle before they migrate to Australia next year, so last Saturday, we met up for brunch at the Books & Cranny cafe in Esplanade. We chose the place because I was going to watch the Les Miserables musical at the Esplanade theatre at 2pm. The cafe is […]
Reunion with Tyne + Farewell for Cate
My friend Tyne, who used to live in Singapore, now lives in Toronto, but was in Singapore this week. LZ, our group of hometown friends, met up with her at Chili’s for dinner. Then everyone else had to go home, but Cate and I stayed with Tyne to walk around Clarke Quay. We ended up […]
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