Farewell Party

Aretha:
I still can't believe that this is our last week in Paris! It's been an amazing 3 months, it feels more like a dream than reality. Sure, there were some ups and downs, but that doesn't mean that we didn't delve on the breath taking and yet out-of-this-world atmosphere of Paris.

Honestly, I never came up with the idea of our own farewell party. I got shocked by a friend of mine; Franck, who insisted to have a party for me. Then Jasmin offered her place to be the venue which was great, but then later on she told me that Christine offers me her apartment to have the party! Her place is just amazing! It's a 2 bedroom with a huge living room and somehow it's unbelievably convenient that makes the party goers went nuts; dancing Latino, Barbadian, trance, you name it!

So then my friends threw the party with lots and lots of food and drinks (which left Christine happy with the left-overs of 4 unopened bottles of wine) ;-) and time just flies because without realizing it, it was already 12 o'clock midnight! Those people were just so crazy they went dancing all night from after dinner to midnight!

Anyhow, it was a great thrill. Thus it was a mixture of feelings for me to leave Paris. We've just found great friends there, but by the time we know them better, we had to go. I guess that's how life is... by the time you say 'hi', you should be prepared to say 'goodbye'...

So... I'd like to thank all my friends who had made their efforts to come at the party (and prepare really great traditional food from their home countries!) I guess I can say that I left my heart in Paris! It's one of the best city to be, great people, and great food indeed!

For Christine, Jasmin, Rupert and Franck, I really look forward to see you here in Holland! I hope you guys can make it before I leave. Mustapha, thanks for coming all the way from Nord de Paris to my party. You've been such an amazing workmate! Etienne, I'm gonna miss your (silent) jokes! And Jassie, I'll try to hold on to the '+ Energy' you gave me. I hope I can still see you again... either here or in Bangkok. It's gonna be so great if Mark can manage to come to Bangkok, we'll rock the city!!! :-D

Once and for all, thank you for your sincere friendship. I hope we can meet each other again sometime in the near future.