Sail away...never know where you're gonna end

Ebi starts his new job on Friday (update, he starts today with the new CEO) and mentioned to me that he is feeling a bit nervous....or something like that. I told him that I was excited when I started my new job back in 2005. Left my company of 9 years for career advancement ($$$). Advanced I did...in a year the company got bought by the biggest and oldest service company in the Oil & Gas industry. All worries about being in a small company vanished. All the memories about being in a big company reappeared. The past 2 years since the buy out has been so draining, but has paved the way for me to grow in leaps and bounds. But I've lost a part of me amidst the drainage, but that's part of growing up. No regrets, don't look back. The original team's disbanded, all in different parts of the world...quite sad really but that's part of growing up. No regrets, don't look back.



Point is Ebi, you know as well as I do that friends and colleagues come and go, but people like your wife's father's elder brother's youngest daughter and family will always be around. And in the case of your wife's father's elder brother's youngest daughter, being around for more than half your life can be excruciating.

To Ebi, all the best in your new job. Hey, its not the first time that you have to start all over again right? All the best, may the force be with you. Will you impress them? Impress them, will you? Impress them, you will! You will impress them!! The choice is yours...

Post with Pix - Balik Kampung

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Post with Pix - Phuket Meeting

Di atas permintaan Intan, here is a post with pictures. Starting with my Phuket Business meeting.




My room..a bit scary at night, banyak bunyi burung dan serangga pelik-pelik.



View from my room...one of the angles



The thorns, the guy in the stripy red shirt is my boss, Mr. Richard Salter whom a friend, Aunty K (I have to blog about her at some point) refers to as Timmy Boy..because he looks like that boy who turns into a rat in one of the Harry Potter movies. He is also a nice boss, sometimes too nice I think, shelters most of us from all the crap that comes our way. A few of us agree that we need to confiscate his laptop at some point and force him to go on a vacation. We can do that in this company. He's only gone off for a one week vacation in the past 10 months.

The guy next to him is Richard as well, I used to report to him, until he couldn't take it anymore, but he is one of the greatest boss/friend/bouncer that one could ever wish for. Keeps other Mat Sallehs at bay when we attend conferences and parties..."Hoy, that's my Project Manager that you're talking to".

Next to him is Frazer Barclay (everyone thinks that he looks like Mr. Bean, but I think he is better looking), I reported to Frazer when I first joined Odegaard, then he left to expand the business in Perth and I took over his position. He can also pass off as a Bollywood actor, well at least that's what the Indians think. When we were wondering around the streets of Mumbai, a few people stopped him and asked him if he was a Bollywood actor.

Next is Phil Beale, I reported to him after Frazer left. He decided to go back to the UK after about 11 years of being in this region. Also one of the nicest boss one could ever wish for...whenever he wants to be that is. We argued a lot as well, come to think of it, I guess its just me, I am so degil and set on doing things my way.

Next is Ben Flack...the latest addition to our little family in the region. He's just started his job as our Segment's Business Development Manager for China, Korea and Japan. Very nice guy in a geeky way.



The rose amongst the thorns...as in the words of my great friend, Richard Bottomley..."That's a very good picture of you there, its a pity that you had to be surrounded by ugly blokes" to which I said, "Eh, why are you being so sarkas? Do you see the size of my arms?" Dahlah tu, bergambar dengan diorang ni nampak sangat lah betapa cerahnya kulit ku.