island tales #70

there was a farewell yesterday for one of my colleagues, who's leaving for (hopefully) greener pastures. he's been a real nice guy (actually, everyone's been really nice to me. i still wonder why), so it's kinda sad to have him go off halfway through my internship. regardless, all the best to him!! :)

anyway. the farewell dinner thing was held at this place called bukit genting, which apparently is located at the far south of the island. i was pretty surprised when the road started winding round and round, and the town just faded away on the sides of the road. pretty soon we were driving up a hilly road (kinda like the initial d roads, but erm a lot smaller), and the last km was practically a first-gear journey.

the view from the top of the hill was pretty breathtaking, but what really took my breath away (literally) was the extremely cold wind at the top (plus the fact that it had just rained). the food was pretty ok, lots of hot and spicy stuff, and by the end of it we were definitely not cold anymore... :P

the downhill trip was the most fun. not recommended for the weak of heart. weeee.. try it one day and you'll know why!

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there's been lots of interesting events at work, but i won't talk about it. :P i'll be working tomorrow, and monday to wednesday, with sunday tentatively hanging in mid air, in order to make sure that the work gets done. it's a busier week than normal, but the good news is, the young lady (hehe: i added young this time!!) who works with me is coming back on monday! yay... now i dont have to do the stuff alone. :P

(ouch my muscles just twanged. had badminton today.)

ahhhh raya is coming. happy puasaing to all my muslim friends!!! :) and happy raya next week! :P and also, happy deepavali to everyone who's celebrating it... phew, it's great living in this country. so many festivals!

*festive mood*