last day of work!
wow...today, the last day of my 3 mth internship, i felt really sad that i was leaving the office and all the wonderful people i have come to know and really sincerely like. it's so rare that one encounters a life-changing experience and this really is one of them - being in such a vibrant and lively working environment with people who really care enough to teach one things step-by-step, being able to experience and observe marketing and the birth of exciting events at work...i'm really really gonna miss all that. this has definitely put marketing in one of my "would love to experience" career options. never ever thought that i would enjoy it as much as i have, and have learnt all these valuable things which i would never be able to learn from a textbook or classroom.

today, they brought me to my farewell lunch at pattara (thai restaurant) where the food was absolutely great! i had gotten everyone in the department hilton banana bread which everybody loved except one guy who doesn't like banana to begin with. and then they presented me with the present from the team - a book on marketing! before i stepped into a marketing department, i was one of those people who had the impression of marketers as people who socialise and talk a lot, but never really do anything. how wrong i was! now i'm really eager to learn about the theoretical basics and i'm even taking an introductory course in uni next semester if all goes well. that is how interested i have become. my boss got me a loop nyc bag (how cool is that! she is the most stylish boss ever), a swiss-german visiting colleague got me the most beautiful crystal ball with the swiss alps inside and which swirls snow when you shake it. what a treasure. the boys of the department (well, i should call them men but they're really boys) bought me drinks at the nearby bar and that ended a perfect day, apart from lugging a huge bag home filled with goodies.

i may continue to work with some of them albeit remotely, if some things pan out. also, i got to work with a very interesting guy (ceo of his own advertising agency) who has invited me to lunch with him next week. i'm excited to see what that has in store for me...it's amazing how one thing can lead to another so easily. all part of networking i guess.

now that one phase of my life has ended, uni is started in 2 weeks time. if all goes well, i may be headed to york university, toronto next year!