Recently, I went back to the company I did my internship at. The place was still more or less the same but well mainly things have changed. There is a lot going on and people seem to be shuffling and some operations are left uncompleted.
At first, when I was asked to go back, I was a little apprehensive. I did enjoy myself during the 6 months learning and complaining about doing administrative stuff that I detest but the Lord was gracious and had given me two great supervisors to guide me along. But still firstly, after pushing back my plans of going back to visit them many times, I felt that it would be awkward to reappear once again.
Secondly, I would love to go back and would love working at that place but the thing is that the location of the place makes it so inconvenient for me to travel. whenever I am rushing, I always run into the trouble of getting stuck in a traffic jam or having too many people on the bus and long routes and when I take a taxi, it's so not worth it.
But anyway, my boss called me and asked me if I would be interested to go back to help the company. I thought why not go take a look? I mean no harm right? But well, after returning, I realized how much things have changed. It's true that they are surviving and doing well but the atmosphere just seems different.
During my internship days, there was so much fun I had that I think I should remember and treasure. I always looked forward to having lunch with my supervisors. They would randomly bring me to nice places to eat nearby and since I was a student, they subsidised my lunch if it was more than $10. Sometimes, they would just ask me to pay $5 or they would just treat me. After that, we would always go shopping at supermarkets when there was some more time left after lunch buying lots of munchies and snacks to have in the office.
They brought me along to parties to expose me to the outside world. I remember the first time I attended such party was at Clarke Quay's Forbidden city after the Dance of the Dragon gala premiere with my 2nd supervisor. The club was decent and well it was my first time staying out late. He didn't push me to stay and all he said was if you have to go you can go but if you want to stay you can stay. He was nice, he showed me around.
The other following parties that I went to were Cleo magazine and another Health magazine party. They dared me to challenge my limits for the amount of beer I could take and well it was an eye opener. I did have my fair share of being sober and taking bus no.5 back after the party and also getting high after drinking beer and wine and having my supervisor to send me home.
There were so many fun times I had with them, I would take all day to put it into words. But at the same time, I wish I wouldn't forget this part of my life I went through. I grew and learnt and was introduced to nightlife and opened my eyes to see the world for myself. They pushed me beyond my limits so I could do better and protected me when I'm walking near the crocodile's mouth. They taught me and were patient and sometimes said things that were not nice to hear so that I would push myself and prove them wrong. They gave their opinions and said their share so I would improve. I am lucky to have had the experience they have given me.
When my internship ended, I felt happy to go back to school but at the same time it was hard to leave them and the fun that I had.
If both of them are no longer working, things wouldn't be the same. The fun, the challenges and the pushing. It was truly an unforgettable experience and I wish that things would be the same. But sometimes, we are like balls in the ball. If the ball spins, we will spin too. we just have to keep moving on. I miss working with them and I miss those days but seeing that they have moved on, well, I just wish them all the best and I hope they will be proud of the first intern they had. I hope the experience they had with me was comparable or better than mine. (: