Today’s a colleague’s last day. She and I have gotten pretty close in the months that I’ve been in this company. We get along well because we’re around the same age and we are of similar frequency and wavelength so to speak.
While I’m always happy for colleagues who are moving on to greener pastures – in this case she’s relocating to Taipei because her newly wedded husband is Taiwanese and is based there – it also leaves me with the question, “What about me? Where am I heading? When’s it going to be my turn to move on?”
It almost feels like I’m being abandoned and left behind. As my other colleagues say, she has “上岸了”, i.e. reached the shore as opposed to us struggling sea turtles. But anyway, here’s to us sea turtles for staying strong and brave in the big oceans and seas of life! Happy Thursday!