On 05 Jul 2006 8:30am, I placed one letter on my Div Hd, Takayama san's table & another on HR Dept Hd, Lay Lian's table. I have tendered my resignation from Pioneer..
8 yrs..tat's hw long I've been in tis company! It is equivalent to e time spent for Pri Sch + JC or Sec Sch + Uni! Tis is my 1st job & nvr do I expect tat I will stay on for so long & finally decided to leave after so long!
I joined Pioneer on 30 Jun 1998. Durin' tat time, it was economic crisis! It was very difficult to get a job, let alone gd pay! I was very grateful tat Pioneer offered me e post of a Mechanical Design Engineer. I din really noe wat to expect initially when I joined e company bt as time goes by, I grew more & more fond of tis job! I find tat tis job is juz perfect for me! I love tis job!
3 mths later, I was given e chance to do OJT in Japan at our Tokorozawa factory for close to 1 yr. Becos of tis, I was bonded for 3 yrs. I was alright wif tat becos I tink I hv found my dream job & I dun tink I will leave tis company.

So, why do I leave when I seem so happy wif everything?
I used to be happy. Even when I nid to work overnite til nxt day afternoon, work non-stop for a mth wif no weekend break! I'm still happy becos..I hv a grp of nice, helpful colleagues whom I considered as frens to fall back on! We work together, we eat together when OT, we go clubbin' together..we r nvr short of activities even though we r so busy & tis in turn resulted our bonding to be very strong! So when e going gets tough, we help each other out.
Bt due to a change tat happened 2 yrs ago, tis triggered a series of resignation of my best working buddies. The going juz get tougher & tougher & it seems no end & one by one, my frens juz left. It really pained me tat most of them dun wan to leave bt they hv no choice becos of e situation in our div/dept. After almost all of my frens hv gone, e push factor for me to get out of tis company juz get stronger & stronger! Finally, I made e same choice too.

I've got to admit tat it is nvr easy, REALLY nvr easy to leave a company tat I hv worked for 8 yrs. I've got loads of memories workin' in tis company be it gd or bad. I am basically quite a sentimental person, someone tat value frenship above everything else..of course nw, my love, Devona is top on e list! So wif most of my frens oredi gone, includin' my love, Devona who tendered her resignation on 30 Jun 2006, juz last fri. There is really nothin' to hold me back fr stayin' in tis company anymore.

I've oredi found a new job; better pay of course. Even though I may nid to prove myself all over again; bt e opportunity of workin' in a whole new environment & facin' wif new challenge pose to me fr e company tat I will be joinin', I've decided to quite Pioneer.
I've had a long chat wif my Div Hd, Takayama san & HR Dept Hd, Lay Lian & they realised tat I'm really bent on leavin' & there's no way tat they cn persuade me to stay. I was very firm! I'm sad to leave bt I noe, tis may be e last chance tat I cn leave becos aftertat, I may nt be able to move esp when I get older.

I am very sad to leave becos I've developed strong feeling for Pioneer & it has grew to become a part of me! I wan to thank Takayama san, Nishiguchi san & Matsunaga san for guidin' me to be wat I am nw. Even though I left, Pioneer will always hv a place in my heart..farewell..

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Germany beat Argentina wif penalty shoot-out. Portugal too beat England wif penalty shoot-out again! They beat England 2 yrs ago on penalty too in Euro 2004. The expected victory: Italy thrashed Ukraine by 3 goals! The surprise victory: France beat Brazil by a Thierry Henry goal beautifully set up by Zizou!
Germany vs Argentina: Argentina cd hv won in full time if they nvr switch to defensive tactic when they went 1 goal up by takin' off their playmaker, Riquelme & top scorer Crespo. Messi dun even hv e chance to come on when e chips r dwn after they used up their substitution when they replaced their injured goalie, Abbondanzieri.
England vs Portugal: Rooney..young bt no excuse, he nid to keep his temper checked & he muz start to learn of e consequences of his seemingly unintentional action! Eriksson over reliant on e over e hill Owen & e nt fully fit Rooney is e actual cause of England downfall! Walcott? Unproven even in Premier League & wif so much hype, he didn't even get to play in any of e World Cup games! If Defoe was brought alone, he cd hv turn some of e miss chances into goal! When it goes dwn to Penalty, there cn oni be one winner - Portugal!Italy vs Ukraine: Even though Shevchenko was such a hero in Seria A wif AC Milan, he alone can't prevent his country fr sufferin' a thrashin' by e country tat he spent most of his career in. The 2T partnership upfront, Totti & Toni, is a real threat tat Germany muz be weary of! Wif one of e best goalie in e world, Buffon in goal, Germany muz nt let Italy scored 1st!

Brazil vs France: France's coach, Domenech done e exact opp of Argentina's coach, Pekerman. Tat is to cont' attack when 1 goal up instead of switchin' to defensive mode. & oso finally, France hv found e right formation & tactics to fully optimise e strength of their players!

My prediction for Semi Final:

Germany 1 Italy 0 (e battle bet Ballack & Totti will determine e outcome)

France 1 Portugal 0 (last chance for Zidane & Figo will fire them up)

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