A Quick Getaway

We made a quick getaway from the city chaos, right before Ramadhan (it wasn't originally planned as "munggahan" but it kind of turned out that way lol). This is our third time gathering since I joined the company. This was originally ex-TechOps members occasion, I wanted to cook and share with my team, and then we have Bri which is a better cook than I am, that even justifies my thought; this is a great idea !. Turns out everyone from the Infrastructure team liked the idea and wanted to join us, even the alumni joined us.

This is our third time doing gatherings since I joined the company, all of them have different vibes. This time I wanted something simple, not too far away from the city but also managed to keep it private for an outdoor backyard feast. So we rented a nice, very spacious guesthouse with green sceneries. It was perfect (and honestly the only one I could find given with my requirements) and everyone loved it, even declared that this is better compared to one at the beach.

During our stay, we talked a lot and there are many open and honest sessions about work and about me, which is great to know as a manager. We ate side by side on the floor, singing whilst roasting satay at night while Shofi is laying sick in the bed, laughing during playing poker until nearly dawn break; these kind of time spending are the ones that will stick in our heads. Also interestingly and obviously sad, every time we had a gathering, someone among us is leaving the company in a few following months, it happens every time including now !. Each gathering wasn't planned to be a farewell session, but somehow it did. Those kind of revelation always takes us aback, questioning our own path and reminds us how time really flies fast