Farewell

She's been my boss from my first day reporting to the department.. and I never knew other boss other than her.. and now she's no more here.. RETIRED..

hand-made and decorated together

close-up of the flower

We hosted an evening affair to celebrate her last day at the office.. We transformed the workplace to an intimate cafe like ambience.. To tell you the truth, we haven't been working for the whole day before the day of the event.. that makes 2 days of non-productive day at the office.. hehh..
 

another handmade by yours truly - guestbook

guests writing in the guestbook

 

The evening started with the arrival of guests from the whole department (everybody's invited.. it depend on them whether to come or not).. then the arrival of the one's celebrated.. she's shocked to see how we manage to transform the office.. and was touched.. that moment was priceless!!

Then our event starts with welcome speech by our representative.. and then she get too emotional and started to shed some tears.. and mine too!

The event continued with slideshow (made inhouse) collections of the boss's pictures during her entire service at the department.. this is another sad part.. but we added a special surprise for her towards the end of the slideshow.. the anchors of TV3 NONA wishes her a happy retirement.. ehehehe.. but she missed it the first round and requested for another round of the slideshow..

gifts

close-up of the photobook

Then it was time for gifts and cakes.. we made her a photobook collection of her pictures during her 33 years of service.. another inhouse job..

 

 

After the gift giving, the guests were invited to enjoy the hi-tea spread..There were lots of food.. some ordered from the caterer, while some brought by colleagues.. There's fried mee, couple of kuihs, ubi kayu rebus with sambal and kelapa, laksa terengganu, fruits and loads more.. Everything was delicious..

final gift - a bouquet of flowers

her final words before signing-off

 

signing-off

The highlight of the event was when the boss checked-out for the last time.. it was a tearful event.. I cried! and I was sobbing like mad when I shake and hug her.. Eventhough we're not that close for me to cry that way, I couldn't deny that she made who I am today professionally.. Thank you Puan! You've thought me lots this whole 9 years..