I was very nervous to go back to my office in JPA. I could feel my heart beating fast and I had goosebumps. After about a month and a half, I was invited for a bon voyage event. I think a part of me still cannot process that I have already moved out to a different ministry and left JPA behind. When I arrived, I hesitated to knock the door. I remember breathing in and out hard to put myself together to have the bravery to face the reality.
Once I started to see everyone in the room, seeing the smiles and familiar faces, the nervousness and panic were gone. I was so happy to be there. I felt relieved and relaxed. I felt appreciated and supported.
The event was organised well. There was so much delicious food and drink; there were decorations and music, and everyone was there! I was touched and speechless with everyone’s effort to make the event happened. The event started with a prayer, then a speech from En. Matori and then speech from me. En. Matori gave a significant speech that brought tears to my eyes. During my speech,I think I was not able to truly deliver the speech in my right mind. I was too sad. My heart was filled with a wave of emotions that swept through my mind. I said what I said. I appreciated the time we worked together. We actually bonded closely and it felt so hard to accept the fact that I will need to move on with a different team, in a different environment.
To make a surprise, I brought presents for everyone. Instead of giving them similar presents, I decided to get 16 different presents as parting souvenirs and wrapped them individually. I numbered the presents and got my colleagues to draw the number. We had so much fun. I did this before when we had a workshop in Kuala Selangor. So, I prepared this activity just to recollect the moment and happiness we had before.
I truly treasure the time we had together. So I would like to say thak you again to everyone: En. Matori, Pn Marhaini, En. Fikrie, Pn. Siti, Norain, Haniff, Akmal, Haslindawati, Rosmiati, Suriati Haryati, Syafiq Aidil, Nik Rafiq, Amirah Najwa, Shareena, Azmatun and Noriyah. I would like to say thank you to everyone that I worked with who comes and goes in this particular sector.
THANK YOU SO MUCH!
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