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M13 Alumni Gathering, LaLa Chong Restaurant, Ara Damansara.

An even bigger turnout! :) Way better than the one we had in Concord Hotel last year. Seniors & Juniors catching up & mixing up together :) We were noisy; like a scene from Pasar Malam. Thor, Lucius, Jacques, Stella, May Leng, Seth, Trix, Celtic, Mel Jag, Damian, Ping, Torres, Amadeo, Guillermo, Charis, Thoren, Philip, Wylie and many many more. Unfortunately, there was no representative from the English retailer...where is Juan, The Boss? Where are Nikolai, Pierre Andre, Wyatt, Pietro, Joaquim, Drew, Ronnie, Derek, Alex, Sverre Magnus? Miss Klein was absent due to work commitments.

There were 60 of us :) I shuffle between seats to mingle and chat to others :) Most of us ordered the set banquet, the food was so-so but we just shared everything anyway. We chatted throughout dinner about business, careers, families, life...took silly group photos & family portraits :) It was great! It was sooooo much fun! I had such a marvellous time talking to each one of them - and just spending time together. I can't believe how lovely everyone is. I'm on this crazy high from being surrounded by so many nice friends! The evening was gorgeous. Good friends are treasured. It was a great night out.

It is from all of these people that I learnt so much and who had in some way or the other helped me in my career, professional, business & private life. They have been great mentors & comrades. M13 have given me the foundation to be where I am today. I know that people come and go & I really should get used to it by now. But still...with these people, it did feel different.

Families, Friends, Communities & Relationship are going to be a very strong theme for me this year. Of course, I've always valued them but I want to strengthen these relationships even further. They are my invaluable support. They pick me up when I'm down and remind me to smile through my tough times. They never leave me to bare my own worries and constantly make me feel that they have my back :)