Gosh! This couldn't have been a busier weekend for me.

Chin2 was originally scheduled to leave for her 2-yr re-assignment to the USA in early Nov... but as of last Tuesday, she was told that she has to leave on next Wednesday!!

Was actually planning to stagger the farewell gatherings for 2 of our common groups of friends but looks like it has to be a jammed pack weekend

a) ex-student councillors (collegemates)... scheduled for Saturday dinner;

b) schoolmates... scheduled for Sunday lunch

With a little help from some helpful and willing souls - we got the ball rolling by emailing, SMS-ing & calling up anyone we can think of. What would we do without modern technology?!!

Fortunately, the turn out was great for both gatherings considering the last minute arrangements.

It really felt good that the effort put in ended up so fruitful... :)

Besides, I'd rather be able to shelf aside my ever-piling work to do something for my friend. I'd hate to not have been able to say bon voyage to her.

Year end closing or not... my friends definitely comes first.