*~ Cherindipity Moments ~*

A long-awaited get together to celebrate our hardwork for all the mid-year releases..
Original plan was to wait for the all the products to be released last one being 5th august but that didnt work out cos of the acquisition and all.. BUT! a belated one is still cool!

Sally laid out the table with food we bought from IMM and Komala's~ She also prepared some nice cheese-cherry tomato-pineapple bites. :)

*~ super good! ~*


*~ everyone looking well rested and fresher than ever! ~*


what makes a party if there's no beer right? :D

Missing the team and the hard work we did :)

Check out the Swensen's Dessert Buffet at ION Orchard!



Met up xiao fu and cindy together with tw and ani for a 2nd round of pigging out~ :P~


My melting sherbet sundae! :P

Went with Cindy and Ani for Nepalese food one of those days where we had extra time on our hands to spare. :)

Finally got ani's help to name the dishes~

*~ Khana Khajana Restaurant @ 23 Upper Dickson Road ~*


*~ papad w pudina chutney ~*


*~ chicken tikka - a little pricey but SUPER TASTY ~*


*~ mixed chatamari (nepalese pizza) ~*


*~ gobi manchurian (actually adapted from manchurian style of cooking cauliflower)~*


*~ mixed naan ~*


*~ more mixed naan ~*


*~ daal makhani ~*


*~ the happy people :) ~*

As expected from a girl of the family! :D I can't stop smiling when i see these pictures. Amazing how she figured out how to stick her little fingers into the holes of the stools and how she had the strength to carry 2 of them around the house. *lol*

SuperClaire


"xiaoyi! sit!~"

After 2 weeks of wallowing in mud and pain and tears.. we've accepted our fate of becoming the high-lifers of society~ :D~

*~ ooo~ finger food! ~*


*~ Desserts ~*


*~ mango & pomelo.. always a favourite ~*


*~ eric, me, cindy, shiv, mart, ft ~*


*~ some life music ~*


*~ more Desserts ~*

For "just" ~$40.. the food was mmm~ delicious~ *wahahaha*

Don't i just love my ixus 110is? the food looks too yummy!

A small get-together after our usual wednesday B-run and a simple celebration for mangO (simple cos we're all out of a job now yah..) hee~

*~ cindy & me after a 7+km run ~*


*~ TW, mang, me, cindy waitin for our dinner at Al-ameen ~*


*~ nook! just behind my place ~*


*~ cakes anyone? ~*


*~ love the mix-matched decor ~*


*~ my almoncino .. smooth~ mmm~ ~*


*~ here comes the cake ~*


*~ showing off the power of ixus 110 ~*


*~ aww.. look how "happy" he is :D ~*

The simplicity of life~ *contented*

My heart is broken.. i don't remember ever feeling so sad in long long time. I can't stop crying and can't stop feeling disappointed. I hope by the time I finish this post I would have found enough energy to put this painful week at the back of my memories..

July 27th 2009 (Monday)

The week started with Micro Focus's acquisition of Borland having been complete. Anxious that the signage was planned to be taken down in the afternoon, everyone rushed to take the last photos with our ever-so-beloved Borland..

*~ EQC main entrance ~*


*~ The girls of EQC ~*


*~ The Borland runners ~*

July 28th 2009 (Tuesday)

We received news that our Headquarters in Austin faced a huge layoff.. remaining headcount.. ~8?
Shermaine came to IBP, we rushed to take more photos...


*~ Together with our little HR ~*

July 29th 2009 (Wednesday)

The worst day for EQC - Enterprise Quality Center, EQC was cut..


*~ The EQC-LQM team ~*

Our last group lunch as Borland employees at Hans, Chevrons just opposite of our Strategy building.. We may all be smiling but if you look closely, u could probably see some swollen eyes..


*~ Lunch @ Hans ~*

It was a sleepless night for me.. i found my tears flowing uncontrollably while lying in bed... The efforts of many for the past 3+ years have been lost just like that. An uninformed decision to remove our center without ever understanding what values it came with, why it was an asset to Borland and teams worldwide. We've gone through so much.. only those that went through it will know.

Now...

My heart still aches, tears continue to flow.. once a happy and enjoyable morning walk to the office where i used to do some loud singing along the road to scare the drivers, turned into a dreadful, tearful, painful one on Thursday morning. (Thanks TW for the barley drink..) The empty office and the loss of happy sounds.. futing's heavy elephant footsteps in the morning.. cindy's whining "huh.. cheryl.. u know what happened??"... sally and vinayak's "good mornings" and alan's (my ever-so-respected manager) cheerful and motivating "GOOD MORNING!".. Until now I still can't face alan to thank him properly.. "boss, thanks from the bottom of my heart." I can't even find words to express it..

We've come a long way.. it's unfortunate that it had to come to an end but the friendships built will remain. We'll continue to strive and achieve more as individuals and who knows when our paths will cross again...

It is gonna be a tough 3 months as I continue to return to the once energy-filled, laughter-filled, EQC office to continue with my transition. Then it will also be Goodbye to Silk.. my "baby" SCTM and the great people and friends I've made from Linz... :(