At about this time last year…
… the office was abuzz about the annual company trip, this time to the east coast. We’d just finished a huge relaunch and rebrand event and it was at about this time as well, that I was starting to work on features after a long “sabbatical”.
After much putting off due to other things we had to tie up and finish up first, we eventually got our trip dates firmed up and in early September, we were off.
Well, we know how that turned out.
One year later, bones mended and healed, wounds dried up and faded. Most of us have recovered cept for some bruises/scars. One more is scheduling a trip to the doc to remove the metal plates in her shin and we were even ready to talk about another company trip. Though we never (or did we just try not to) discuss our mode of transportation to our yet uncertain destination.
And then we heard news that reminded us further that we shouldnt be so eager to.
Just yesterday, another colleague reported another bus accident… much, much (100x) more gruesome than the one we encountered.. about 20 dead and the rest critically injured after the Melaka-Alor Setar express bus fell off a cliff (??) or something to that effect.
I remember hearing the tale at about breakfast or was it tea time. Was there a pause in the group convo? Eyes glazing over with memory of our own ordeal? Was I really dreaming of floating weightless in the ocean again????
Whether this trip goes through or not, Im still blocking off a week in early September to go to Langkawi. And snorkel to my heart’s content.
