Backdated post. Actual event took place on 16 December 2005.
It came as a surprise that Jae Sern and Eling is leaving XM.
It is sad to know that people I used to enjoy working with are leaving one by one.
I guess that’s life. At some point, everyone branch off a different path and carried on with their life.
But I am glad, at least our paths managed to cross at some point.
I was invited to Jae Sern and Eling’s farewell dinner at TGIF and the night continues at Nouvo.
Since I can’t make it for dinner, I make sure to join the drinking session later that night.
And this is one of the last few chance where all the XM-ers gather.
A little introduction to them both.
My encounter with Jae Sern was interesting .
I could still recall on my first day at work, I was asked to sit at his place since he was away on holiday and I was informed that they have not setup my computer.
It was also my first time I was exposed to be@rbricks.
He had lots of it on his table, and I was so tempted to kidnap all his be@rbricks.
The next day when he arrived in the office, he made some fuss and said I took his chair behind my back!
It isn’t my fault that they gave me that chair and asked to sit on it.
Since we didn’t start of well, it didn’t get any better.
I always have the impression that he is cocky.
We seldom talk and he always “kutuk” me!
And the most memorable line from him who made me work harder to prove him wrong was “You took a whole to create a button? I could do it in 1 hour”.
And he just walked away without looking at me.
I felt like just whacking him up down left right each time I see him but as time goes by, things changed
He is actually a nice and friendly person that gave good tips when it coms to creative works.
*You’re the best pal jaebot!* 😆
As for Eling, while we are colleagues for more than 2 years, we rarely talked.
Maybe because we worked in different department and do not work on same projects together.
I still hope someday, we will meet again.
Back to the drinking party, everyone was busy drinking when I arrived.
I quickly gave both Jaebot and Eling a big hug since they finally joined the ex-XMer group.
Everyone was busy catching up, taking photos and of course drinking.
It is still the same old XM way of partying.
I’ll miss all the party, drinking and farewell stuff.
It’s one of those days when we can gather everyone around and have time to talk and catch up.
No I will not give up, we must catch up more often besides attending farewell parties!
All the best Jaebot and Eling! 😘
Jaebot, make sure you know your way around NZ soon.
Let us all gather in NZ after we go visit jimbo in Aussie.
Sounds like a good holiday plan.