I went to the bank at 10am and told the same receptionist that I had an appointment with Lesaje, whom I didn’t even know is a Mister or a Miss. There was a middle-age man around and it happened that he was Lesaje. So, I followed him to his office. I told him I needed to close my account after I leave because there is still pending transaction. He told me what I have to do is write a letter back to the bank when I reached SG. In that letter, tell them the date I want to close my account and give them my SG bank account number. They will then transfer the remaining money. Also, I need to mail back the blue card. Alright. It was a simple procedure but I stayed in his office for a little while longer to repeat and make sure I get the procedure correct. This was because he wasn’t speaking in complete English and hence I wanted to be extra sure. After settling the issue, I returned to INSA to talk the lady there. I told her I understood her difficulty and everything was ok. She was relieved to hear that. It seemed like I have won the Battle with French Admin II. But I can only be sure when I get my money back in SG.
Back in the office, I searched the yellow pages and realised that there is actually a General Societe branch in SG! It is at Robinson Road. That was a good news because in any case if I fail to get my money back, I can still go there for help. I found out that ZP had helped Gary, Adrian, Jeryl and Cai to get the centre rooms of blk 10. Great. Now they are back together. The legendary Z4 had disbanded because of my departure. I must say those 2 and half years in hall have been indeed memorable. Like me and Gary sometimes will “cold war”, me always “suan” Jeryl that cheehong, me discussing anime with Cai. Sitting in front of the little TV watching Jacky Wu’s show. Pizza feast in our rooms. That was my daily life then. And then when it comes to events and OMC, there would be more fun with ZP, xiong, fan, loi, benny. I know if I still want to stay, ZP would definitely help me but another part of me tell me that I should leave. I feel that if I continue to stay in hall, I would return to my old self who always takes things for granted and be complacent. Esp. now that I have come so far to see the outside world, I have so many things in mind that I would like to do when I am back in SG. If I stay in hall, chances are I would slack and do what I used to do back then. Furthermore, once inside NTU, I will have the tendency to stay put and don’t feel like going out. But now, I realise there are so many things for me to do, so many people to meet, so many new experiences to venture, therefore I decided to leave. I know hall life meant a lot to some people because they had “fu chu” a lot. I admit I am not committed to hall 2, I did all those garang guni, all those stupid cheers not because of hall 2, but for the friends I made there. Oops, a little digression here as my thoughts drifted away as I typed. Well, it shows that I really cherish those hall memories. Anyway, definitely have the chance to go back and visit whoever is still left in hall 2…
I did nothing but surfed the net for the entire afternoon. Even go to Friendster and look at some friends’ profiles. The more I look, the more I think of them. Esp. a particular her. Here in France, when sometimes I am alone and having a hard time getting into sleep at night, I would hallucinate myself attending her wedding with another guy. Haha. And Chen Yi Xun’s “Hun Li De Zhu Fu” will keep playing in my ears. But of course, she is of the past. Towards the end of the day, hui asked if I have any program this weekend. Staying in Rennes again but since it is near the end of the IA, I don’t really mind. Then I suddenly remembered that 6 June is D Day! There would definitely be some events going on in Normandy. The nearest town to Ohama Beach is Bayeux, in Normandy. I checked the train and found that the timing is no good if I were to go just on Monday. I thought of going there on Sunday, 5 June and stay there for a night. There were 2 youth hostels but both require calling for reservation. Then I checked out those cheap hotels and all were booked. Even those expensive ones were fully booked. If that’s the case, youth hostels would definitely be gone too. Still I decided to try and called one of them. Surprisingly, the lady said there is vacancy and took down my name. That’s all. No need confirmation. No need deposit. It means there must be plenty of spaces. I guess those who are going there for the ceremony are those war veterans and their children and they wouldn’t stay in youth hostels. And young people would rather go Paris than to some ulu town like Bayeux on D Day.
So I will skip work on Monday again. And next Fri I will be going Munich and hence will skip another day. Hui said I am clearing “off”. Haha. Indeed. I should have taken a few days off in March when I was very free to go Spain myself or Italy to visit Chris. Anyway, I am really zobo now and Anatole wouldn’t be around on Monday. Oh yah, forgot to wish myself Happy Birthday…
Back in the office, I searched the yellow pages and realised that there is actually a General Societe branch in SG! It is at Robinson Road. That was a good news because in any case if I fail to get my money back, I can still go there for help. I found out that ZP had helped Gary, Adrian, Jeryl and Cai to get the centre rooms of blk 10. Great. Now they are back together. The legendary Z4 had disbanded because of my departure. I must say those 2 and half years in hall have been indeed memorable. Like me and Gary sometimes will “cold war”, me always “suan” Jeryl that cheehong, me discussing anime with Cai. Sitting in front of the little TV watching Jacky Wu’s show. Pizza feast in our rooms. That was my daily life then. And then when it comes to events and OMC, there would be more fun with ZP, xiong, fan, loi, benny. I know if I still want to stay, ZP would definitely help me but another part of me tell me that I should leave. I feel that if I continue to stay in hall, I would return to my old self who always takes things for granted and be complacent. Esp. now that I have come so far to see the outside world, I have so many things in mind that I would like to do when I am back in SG. If I stay in hall, chances are I would slack and do what I used to do back then. Furthermore, once inside NTU, I will have the tendency to stay put and don’t feel like going out. But now, I realise there are so many things for me to do, so many people to meet, so many new experiences to venture, therefore I decided to leave. I know hall life meant a lot to some people because they had “fu chu” a lot. I admit I am not committed to hall 2, I did all those garang guni, all those stupid cheers not because of hall 2, but for the friends I made there. Oops, a little digression here as my thoughts drifted away as I typed. Well, it shows that I really cherish those hall memories. Anyway, definitely have the chance to go back and visit whoever is still left in hall 2…
I did nothing but surfed the net for the entire afternoon. Even go to Friendster and look at some friends’ profiles. The more I look, the more I think of them. Esp. a particular her. Here in France, when sometimes I am alone and having a hard time getting into sleep at night, I would hallucinate myself attending her wedding with another guy. Haha. And Chen Yi Xun’s “Hun Li De Zhu Fu” will keep playing in my ears. But of course, she is of the past. Towards the end of the day, hui asked if I have any program this weekend. Staying in Rennes again but since it is near the end of the IA, I don’t really mind. Then I suddenly remembered that 6 June is D Day! There would definitely be some events going on in Normandy. The nearest town to Ohama Beach is Bayeux, in Normandy. I checked the train and found that the timing is no good if I were to go just on Monday. I thought of going there on Sunday, 5 June and stay there for a night. There were 2 youth hostels but both require calling for reservation. Then I checked out those cheap hotels and all were booked. Even those expensive ones were fully booked. If that’s the case, youth hostels would definitely be gone too. Still I decided to try and called one of them. Surprisingly, the lady said there is vacancy and took down my name. That’s all. No need confirmation. No need deposit. It means there must be plenty of spaces. I guess those who are going there for the ceremony are those war veterans and their children and they wouldn’t stay in youth hostels. And young people would rather go Paris than to some ulu town like Bayeux on D Day.
So I will skip work on Monday again. And next Fri I will be going Munich and hence will skip another day. Hui said I am clearing “off”. Haha. Indeed. I should have taken a few days off in March when I was very free to go Spain myself or Italy to visit Chris. Anyway, I am really zobo now and Anatole wouldn’t be around on Monday. Oh yah, forgot to wish myself Happy Birthday…
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