just a few more days

It's quite hard to believe that there's only slightly more than a week left before I return back to Singapore. Much harder to believe that I have only two official working days left at SCMP.

*Well, accept it: Hong Kong has threeeeeee official days of Chinese New Year holidays :) so that makes it a daaaamn long holiday plus the weekend :) though family's back home at such an important period :/

Just not too long ago were we getting settled it, getting used to the usual Saturday morning exercise (which I admit, hasn't been happening cos it's just too cold la hehe) and the after-work weekday dinners and the wandering of different parts of Hong Kong.

Plus me trying to frantically keep updating this blog with pictures and words to keep everyone (those interested at least) on what's happening to my stint here.

That last paragraph hasn't been happening because there's barely enough time by the time we get back from work, wonky internet at the hostel and the piling entries (which already have pictures in them, just lacking text by the way) all labelled as 'draft'. Sorry :/ do be prepared to see more of a photo essay instead though, so less of me talking :)

It kinda hit me when I had to print out the Company Assessment form for Students for my boss (which is sitting at my boss' office table now as I speak because he's on leave next week) and the reminder that the Final Report soft copy is due in about a week.

Well, while everyone hurries to prepare for the Lunar New Year, it's hard not to remember home and how it's like during this period of time :) Also, everyone (okay, some) is also trying to grab us for dinners/lunches cos they realise that their stinking greenhorn-in-the-industry intern of five months is already leaving.

Like today, the boys' colleague - who gives them a lift to work every morning - kindly invited them and me for dinner with their boss at her house. Last week, it was at one of their boss' place as well. I think it's their office enviornment (cosy) that allows for such breaking corporate roles that enables weekend socialising with each other (even after seeing each other so many days a week) unlike the environment (many many many people) i work in.

Now there's actually the feeling that I should soak up whatever I am used to in currenly cold, dry and windy Hong Kong before I fly back to sunny, wet and humid Singapore. You know the feeling that time is running out (as Ruiming calls it) and you can hear this soft 'clicking' of the seconds-hand on the timer.

It's a trip that was (and still considered as a 'is' till I get back) a learning experience - in almost all forms. :)


Oh and the chance to get my boots and use them regularly ;)

While I have my chance, Happy Chinese New Year all of you :) Grab all the angpows you can get while you're not married :)

P.S. look out for pictorial entries (especially since I've got four more days of holiday!) if I can :)