Bill gave me a beautiful card and Waterboys CD. We shared an office and at any given time during the day, one or the other...sometimes both of us....would start humming a tune, and it would become contageous. We have very similar music tastes....I think there were several occasions we spent humming Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass. Little Spanish Fly? I know it looks like I am growling, but I am in the middle of speaking here, just to clear that up. 

The happy couple, Mike and Lin...(boy, I hope I am spelling her name right......) 

This is one of my favorites!!! Rose and Jesus. 

Dave, who I think looks a little and acts a lot like John Cleese, is BSing Rose I think.... 

Me raising a toast? No...just a water refresher...although, the squintiness of my eyes does tell a tale. 

As is typical in farewell dinners involving gifts (and alcohol), the clowning often begins soon after the speeches. Mike and Lin chucking about an inside goggle joke.... 

On my last Saturday night in Singapore, I was happy to have a nice meal among friends. From left to right, bottom row: Bill the Brit, me with swim goggles (a departing gift), Dave the Australian, Rose the Singaporean, (top row) Linda and Mike from England, and Jesus from Spain. A wonderfully diverse little dinner party!! 

Lawrence became my invaluable Right Hand Man at the office, making me look good at every turn (except the one shown in this photo!) This was my last day in the Singapore office, and since it was a Saturday, there was only a small contingency of folks on site. This was a good thing, otherwise I would have gotten all mushy saying goodbyes.  

This is an older photo from late September that proves my kitchen was used on occasion. On this night, Frode began cooking before we all left the office. Anita, Bill, and I came in to a nearly complete meal and a few bottles of wine. This was delicious! 

This is my friend Shirazal, off his normal concierge duty, but I am glad he came by on my last day in Singapore to wish me farewell. 

Departure from Singapore. This was a sad day, but I was lucky that my friends Andy and Sharizal at Lanson Place were able to stop by for a visit and a farewell! This is Andy, multilingual doorman extraordinaire.  

My sunset beach on Koh Samui, Thailand. 

Big Buddha statue, Koh Samui, Thailand. 

Reclining Buddha. 

Here is a bigger photo of the Buddha's footprint (more on that below).