I finally came back to Singapore from Beijing on 12th February, and for a moment i forgot how warm this place feels like! A thirty-five degree increase in temperature the moment I stepped out the airport.
My first drop of sweat in 5 months.
The choice to go for the overseas internship is one i'll never forget for life. Making new friends, learning new skills, interacting with people all over the world, and adjusting myself to an entirely different environment. But the most admirable thing is the respect the company gives its employees. I've never felt like an intern during this period, or rather, an employee who has an involvement in decision making, idea sharing and that my opinions are valued and respected in the department.
One of the best things i've experienced there is the inclusiveness. Everyone makes friends with each other, include them in their circle of friends, and they won't abandon you in the face of trouble. Maybe thats the positive side of a slower paced society where everything remains simple and innocent, with no high barriers to friendship.
Another admirable fact is how generous people are. In our society, most of the time we'll go dutch whenever we're out with our friends. It surprises me how our peers refuse to let us pay everytime, even when they earn a mere 800 rmb a month, less than a third of what we were earning. I learnt something, i guess.
They even cried on the last day we left, especially the new local interns who hardly met us for more than a month. I felt the friendship & my only regret is to not be able to spend more time with them.
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Looking back at my photo collection of my 5 months there, I've got almost 7,500 (16GB) worth of photos.
I wonder how long i would take to upload and blog everything, haha.
Should i blog everything according to their dates, or just a long picture summary blog of the trip? *Dilema
Oh well, watch this space again. I'll be blogging again pretty soon!
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