Last few days ...

to be exact.. 4 more working days *if my leave is approved.. but i seriously beliv they'll approve my leave =p!* Ive been waiting for 8th June ever since LAST YEAR! 29th december.. i already counted how many DAYS i have to work.. n already memorized all the public holidays by heart.. crazy isnt it? =p

If you take a peek at my handphone, there's this 'manual countdown' which i did almost 3x a week on the mrt in the morning... somehow.. after february.. the countdown stopped... n then early april one entry.. n.. no more.. it showed how i have accustomed to EY n begin liking the work that i forgot to count down... hehee..

if you recall, last week was my assessment week... my 2 direct supervisors were not in town.. grace [supposedly company supervisor] and gerry [supposedly to be project supervisor but somehow has become THE supervisor that ntu prof know of..] were on holiday to Hongkong.. They came back just on the day of my assessment.. and about 1 hour before assessment... Can u imagine my anxiety? I thought gerry would be looking through my logbooks, asking some questions... as in assessing me first before he give the assessment forms to my ntu supervisor

However, he was pretty busy that day that he had no time to even check things through with us.. he asked us to meet the professor first and he'll drop by sometime later..

he did! Just before prof Shen began to assess me..

He passed the green assessment form... n took a seat.. and talked to prof.. he said that a line of comment *in the assessment form* would not reflect what we have done in the internship *me n weihan*.. i know weihan has performed extremely well.. he seems like he IS already one of them.. he is very knowledgeable in security field.. but me? O_o' im the kind who starts to get lost when they start to talk technical... like appScan... ipLock.. wadahell O_o'! haha..

Eniweiz.. Gerry kept on talking to prof Shen.. he commented about weihan.. that it was a 'waste' from gerry's point of view that weihan is going to continue to study his phD n become a lecturer... *definitely they want weihan!!*

Surprisingly.. he commented about me nicely too ^_^ too nicely i think.. he talked about the survey question manual i have been doing for the beginning of my internship.., that even for a new professional, that manual is NOT very easy... n yada yada.. *im too embarrassed to say more on wad he said..* he remembered about our interview.. the fact i really said that i love to be in EY but know nuts about technicality.. =p! he said that my footage on security has changed alot eversince that first interview..... *teary eyed...* ... he also acknowledged that ive been working with other people and the fact that he KNOWS what ive been doing facinates me.. for a senior manager to bother asking wad a 'natalia' is doing.. really touched me.. T.T

Toward the end, he said that both of us have put up the best performance during this IA, and he hoped that we'd continue doing so when we really go to work... 'After graduation, if you think you want to come back to this line of business, do give us a thought'.. i think his choice of words are really2 sweet, touching and un-boastful.. dun u think?? i mean... p l e a s e... who are we n who is he that he would speak so humbly 'do give us a thought'? I was just simply dumbstruck.. even though somehow i dont believe he was speaking to me.. it was justtt toooo pleasant a feeling =D

Lastly.. he said 'i think they deserve the highest mark you can give' to my prof... *nata jaw-drop* When we were going for lunch.. he said to me 'so if you dont get distinction tell me ah!' thx thx thx thx thx thx Gerry ^_^

This week seemed like a breeze O_o' its now wednesday.. tomorrow is holiday.. and then came FRIDAE!!! WOOOHHHOOOO huhuehueheheuee..

Last week i said goodbye to Yenny... she left EY to pursue her dream job... then francois left for China.. no chance to say byebye... yesterday christine left for HK.. hopefully she'll be back before i leave... James left for Europe today.. but i had a chance to say thx to him yesterday.. shook his hand.. n wished him goodluck... Claudean and cindy would be on leave next week.. hopefully still got a chance to shake their hands.. =p

Somehow.... somehoww..... duno y... being with them for 5 months made an impact.. i seriously think i will be sad when i leave SOBZZZZZZZZZZZZ!!! This is precisely WHY i have been hunting for something for them.. even though i might not be THAT significant to them these 5 months.. i want them to know i appreciate their company.. their guidance... their pranks... everything ^_^

From this internship i learn that.. even though you might not be suited for the job... right companies make it bearable... n gives you strength and courage to walk down the path.... so melow hor..... T.T