1. The end of my exams, releasing a little jailbird from hectic days of mugging and whatnots. Now that I've finally seen the daylight, breathed in the sweet air of freedom.. I'm surprisingly at a loss. What next?
   
   
2. The impending end of my intern's three-month stint, the last of the several who had joined us for this project. Lo and behold, this little bugger had been under the illusion that both my colleague and I were fellow interns... till we corrected him yesterday. Sheesh. I know I'm the same age as him, but if I were also an intern, wouldn't that make me an extremely bossy and demanding one, constantly assigning him tasks?
   I am speechless, totally.
   
   
3. We celebrated doreal's last day at work yesterday, with savoury crepes at Raffles City and Mrs Fields's coloured-icing tarts, followed by Vietnamese fare with King Yum for dinner. The office will be so quiet from now on, with no one else to share the laughter and gossip. Sigh.
   

Gone will be the days when we tried...

taking pictures of our mirror images

auditioning for the acrobatics team

simply looking pretty for the camera

The sleepover at Marina Mandarin provided a nice finish to S2006; the build-up of late nights at work accumulating till the actual event and those 10 days of being based in the Suntec 'fortress', as termed by media. Scanning our passes everywhere we go, chuckling with amusement at the sunflowers that lined the pathways around Marina Square, trying to pass off as delegates to get shopping discounts... it was an exciting period of time for us, being in the thick of action and enjoying it.

On hindsight, perhaps we should have better utilised the week of free hotel stay. The total bill amounted to $4k+ for just one room. *Gasps* Not forgetting my horror when I found a bible in a drawer in the hotel room, thinking that it signified the presence of unworldly beings.. heh. That was classic.

Dear doreal, you will be missed.