Desolance

My neighbors Winnie & Jeremy planned a little farewell dinner for me today since I will be leaving Singapore this Saturday. So I messaged Gabby this morning to inform her of our plans tonight. Jenny could not make it due to heavy workload and hand over duties as she will be leaving her job this Friday. I arrived late as I was over at Suntec trying to buy an ideal cabin luggage which took longer than expected. Was a bit of a let down Jenny could not join in for the dinner but we had lots of fun chatting and dining as usual!

Well Winnie spent quite a bit of time searching for the perfect french cut for the lamb rack main course. Basically, she searched quite a few grocers within the East and ended up buying the lamb rack over at Paragon. I was very touched by the fact that my both Jeremy and Winne took a lot of effort in looking for the ingredients and wine for this little occasion tonight. So we started with a bottle of Moet & Chandon Champagne with salad consisting of bitter rockets and salmon. Main course was none other than lamb rack served with potato salad and grilled whole baby potatoes. Accompaniment for the main course was a bottle of Corner Stone Shiraz. For interim desserts, we had fresh strawberries and a delightful passion-fruit sorbet with blue berries. This was served by a bottle of Corner Stone White Wine and we promptly ran out of other food items. I ran back up to grab the pack of seasoned scallops and we appreciated the remainder of the white wine accompanied by the scallops. 

The food was great as usual and the company was even better. We spent a lot of time talking about life in general, our work and our friends and every other thing under the stars. And it was at this moment that I realised how much Changi Rise means to me. And more importantly, these friends and neighbors of mine whom I have come to know so well and cherish. And as I sat there enjoying these magical moments, I cannot help but feel sad that this little congregation we have formed is sadly fading away now that Jeremy and Winnie has sold away their apartment and in the midst of moving somewhere else and I will be leaving Singapore soon… well so they say that good things don’t really last. And of course Gabby – one of the friends I have come to treasure will in no doubt be also feeling this separation of ways. But the good news is that no matter where we end up, this bond will remain strong and I sincerely hope that this will always be the case in the years to come.

Of all the farewell parties I have been attending in the past 2 weeks since leaving my employer, this is perhaps the most meaningful and treasured moments that will follow me to Hong Kong this weekend. And I hope that we will always be so close in time to come!

Well Jenny just got back and the time now is 0106 hrs… checking out now!