On this day, 20 December 2013, I shall remember for the rest of my life, one of my closest friend – Arene Kuan has passed away.
It came as a shocking news for me, as well as every other people who knew her too. Never thought this kind of news will come to us so soon. Too soon. Too soon till I couldn’t accept it. If I couldn’t accept it, I feel for them about how the rest of her family member dealt with this sudden death.
I first knew her when i started working in PSB Academy. We were in the same department, and very soon we were lunch kahkis along with Jeremy and a few others. Slowly, the number of people reduced to me, her and Jeremy. Then came along QY who registered as a student here, and GK who converted from P.T to F.T. Time passed so fast when I am with them. Then I got into a relationship with a fellow colleague whom I married too. Then she became my manager, so I report to her. She has been very kind and always willing to teach us things that we need to know, listening to my whatever things that I wanna say. During all these years, there are many important events of my life, and she were there. Supporting me, giving me ideas. Nevertheless, she’s the best mentor and friend I ever have.
These photos were taken in 2009 when I first joined PSB Academy. Ah Bao was her newborn baby rabbit by one of her female rabbit who got pregnant after a staycation at a pet hotel. She really took great effort to take care of this little bunny which was tiny when I first carried him. And sad to mention, Ah Bao passed away last year.
She’s the easy going kind, but it doesnt necessarily mean that you can push your limits. She’s a nice lady, if you need help she will always be there to lend a helping hand.
July 2009 – Taken at Eve’s wedding. She was the emcee for Eve’s wedding as well.
She’s always the person cutting the cake for everyone’s birthday including her own birthday cake.
December 2009 – Christmas & New Year’s satay & Partyworld night.
May 2010 – First Happy Family Outing
September 2010 – Arene’s birthday in the Office
September 2010 – Shunjie’s 21st birthday
December 2010 – PSB Academy D&D
Singing Session
December 2010 – Christmas in the Office
January 2011 – Jeremy’s birthday
January 2011 – Happy family BBQ session.
February 2011 – Happy Family CNY gathering.
May 2011 – Guan Kun’s birthday
May 2011 – Arene came to send us off to Taipei at the changi airport. It was a surprise and very sweet of her. It was a pity we never got a chance to go for holiday together anymore.
June 2011 – A night of Agar-ration
September 2011 – Arene’s birthday
September 2011 – Shunjie & Jianhui’s birthday.
October 2011 – Shunjie’s POP.
November 2011 – Pertina’s farewell
Happy family celebrated my birthday in 2011.
November 2011 – Celebrated Poh Leng’s graduation and then our birthday in the office.
December 2011 – Kate’s Surprise birthday!
December 2011 – Sha’s birthday
After that Arene brought me and Sha out for dinner. As a year end treat for us.
Dinner with the people from my department.
Once in a blue moon, we would go to Chomp Chomp to nom nom.
This is our 2011 countdown party at Quan Yi’s home.
January 2012 – Jeremy’s birthday
January 2012 – Our first TWG of the year.
February 2012 – Lawrence’s Birthday
February 2012 – PSB Academy CNY lunch.
May 2012 – Chen Xi’s 21st. Arene treat us to Lawry’s because she won some contest and got $1000! 🙂
May 2012 – Li Hoon’s Birthday
May 2012 – Guan Kun’s Birthday
May 2012 – Remi’s birthday
June 2012 – Quan Yi’s Birthday
July 2012 – Kwok Yang’s birthday
July 2012 – Big boss’s Birthday
July 2012 – Derrick Lee’s Birthday
September 2012 – Martyn’s Birthday
September 2012 – Arene’s and Shunjie’s birthday.
September 2012 – PSB Academy Teambuilding at Serangoon Garden Club
October 2012 – Shirley’s farewell.
November 2012 – Kwok Siang’s birthday
December 2012 – NYE countdown party @ Partyworld, Nex. 🙂
January 2013 – Jeremy’s birthday
January 2013 – Jeremy bought a new DSLR, so we took a photo together. 🙂
March 2013 – Our Japan Trip. It’s a pity that she couldn’t come with us. Very nice of her to drive me from my house to the airport. For this, I will never forget.
20.07.2013 – Big Mouse Birthday
09.08.2013 – My first and last National Day with her. She gotten tickets for the National Day Parade, and she asked me because I never been to one before. I am really touched by her actions.
31.08.2013 – Happy Family surprised her at her house after dinner with her. We had dinner somewhere else, but she said she’s heading home after dinner so we decided to give her a surprise by appearing at her doorsteps with birthday cake. Never thought that this would be the last time we will be celebrating her birthday. Her birthday present was us getting her car air con, which was faulty for quite some time, repaired.
04.09.2013 – We gave her another surprise birthday celebration in the office since she was away on her birthday.
Dear Arene, although you may have left us. But you still missed by many people.
I miss you Arene!
Listen to my heart beat 