Best boss departure

No, he didn't die or something, but to return to Japan after 7 long years. One of his dream was to actually retire in Malaysia, but it seems that didn't come true to him. Nevertheless, he enjoyed staying in Malaysia for the past 7 years. He especially enjoyed the food as can be seen in his food blog (a rather popular one among the Japanese) and not to forget the ladies too. Well, that's what he told me. I believed it 100%. Hahaa..

We had a farewell for him in Oct 7 (yea, this post is rather late) and it was the best farewell party I have ever been to during my working life here. Thanks to the committee members, the farewell dinner was actually a blast. Speeches as usual but the best part was when the video show where all the Pan Asia managers wishing him luck in his future undertakings shown that he was very well respected in the Pan Asia region. That was just simply awesome.

The man looking back at himself. We had a small welcome gift, a note clipper, where the man's face was put up and some quotes he given out before. And then, they dressed him up in the Malay traditional costume, the Baju Melayu and suddenly, he looked like a grandpa having his birthday party. Hahaa...

I got him a farewell gift. Why did I look happier than the person receiving the present? Maybe it's really true, giving is better than receiving. As I know he loves food so much, I got him a cookbook. A cookbook specializing in Chinese soup, which I think rather fits him as he likes to cook too. And not forgetting.....

BAH KUT TEH (肉骨茶) ingredients....a must love item by all Japanese members in my company. There's just something about Bah Kut Teh and Japanese. They all love it. Too bad that the recipe book did not have a Bah Kut Teh recipe, which was why I got him the ingredients. And plus it came with Japanese recipe on the wrapping which was a plus point. Most of you might say well, it's bound to be wasted because he most probably will chuck it away. But WRONGGgg...he actually cooked it and posted it in his blog. I say he's a darn good cook. The outcome was actually believable. Haha..I hope he tried out all the recipe in the book.

He said he might come back to Malaysia when he retire in 7 years via the Malaysia 2nd Home program. It's cheaper to retire in Malaysia than in Japan. Cheaper food, cheaper golf, nicer weather, what is there not to like about Malaysia. Politics (but he doesn't need to care about it anyway). So, I will see you in 7 years (hopefully).

p.s. Thanks to Wan for the fabulous pictures.

This is imbalance..

You know you have been working too much when all your call history in your phone were your colleagues' numbers.

An ex-colleague cheekily replied to my FB status to change my number. Very funny hor..:P

This week I had been putting almost 14 hours daily into and that left me only 10 hours to myself. 1 hour to commute to work. Left 9. 6 hours for ZZZzz. Potentially left 3 hours for myself. What can I do in that 3 hours left? Watch 1 movie. :(. And that left me with no social life. And I only get to see my housemates potentially like 30 minutes per day if they haven't gone to bed yet, which is very unlikely.

Work's been challenging but being me (read: competitive by nature) cannot lose out to what others perceive (of time and design wise), so I'm going to make this work. Another 14 hours per day for next week I guess.

**I need a holiday**

Sis(Cyst) Got Cyst(Sis)

Not sure in what order the title should be.

Sis just underwent ovarian cyst removal operation last Tuesday. A huge cyst measuring about 5-6cm resided for more than 1 year as she had abdominal pain since over a year ago. After constant nagging from mom, sis went for ultrasound last Saturday and found out about the cyst. Now who says mom's nagging is no good??

I now know that caring and worrying for people you love are more taxing that being sick yourself. Ferrying my family around, making calls and receiving calls, relatives visits and all the waiting were really energy sapping moments. Telling sis that it's going be alright was another way of composing our ownself that it's going to be alright.

Sis discharged from hospital on Thursday and now recuperating at hometown.

Ovarian cyst is so common nowadays that when I asked around my friends and colleagues, some of them had it, removed it or somebody close to them had it. Had our lifestyle changed so much compare with our parents generation that having ovarian cyst now is just like having bad acne breakout?

To good health.