end of an era, beginning of another

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Heard my phone vibrating this morning so I woke up and was asked to be recalled early in the morning for a shift, but I couldn't cos I've plans in the afternoon. And now I can't go back to sleep so.. whatddya do? Blog!! Hahaha.

But mainly it's because... TODAY IS THE DAY that I move to the New Campus at Mediacorp. Officially!! *cries* I've been waiting for this day for so long and I'm super excited + happy cos the old campus at caldecott is just miserable as hell. Then again... whist lying in my bed, I was thinking about all the good times at caldecott as well lah. After all, I was there when I was an intern three years back and then I came back as a full-time staff... a significant amount of memories.

I thought it was quite amazing as well that I got to close the last News 5 show at Caldecott. I mean.. it does feel a bit surreal since I've been watching the damn bulletin since I was a kid and who knew I'd be doing the very last show as an adult. It is bittersweet indeed. Very.

So the past few days, my colleagues and I have been going round taking photos around the campus. And now, this post will help document some of what I'd like to remember :)

Good times, bitter sweettt.

A picture with this big ass sign outside our office

Hangin' off from the top
Btw here's Ria, a wkwsci intern!!! Ahh I love her lah, she's crazy

This was another day - my colleagues said everyone else was taking photos in the day so we had to take one at night as well ahaha competitive

Current affairs department!!
Where my heart has always been because of its people~

Yatieeeee
I swear we look like sisters here leh

She's going on a sabbatical for a year to YOLO!!! She said it herself hahah so cool ah??

But mainly it's cos she wants to spend time with her daughter Adyna...

I've always admired her. When I was working with her as an intern, she was so so so driven and I always admire people who hustle. Then when she had her baby, things got a bit tough and she found it hard to balance work and mommying her baby. And I can imagine the pain she had to go through and is still going through... Sometimes, I find that scary as well because I'm someone who's so career-driven, yet I want to be a momma and a good one too, it's just tough having to juggle both and still be good at both.

BUT what am i sayinnnn, I'm still young, ambitious and hungry. I can worry bout those things lata~

Hottest librarian you'll ever find,
Who's looking after....

TAPES FROM A LOST ERA
Jeeees these tapes are prehistoric. I don't know how old you guys are but I remember as a kid, my family had to use these chunky DVR tapes to record stuff and watch recorded shows on TV. THESE are things still around in the library at Mediacorp

It was crazy when I first saw and used them three years ago. I couldn't believe we were still using them to archive stuff. Like, that's the dinosaur age man, time to move on bruhhhhs.

Still cool though. I remember one time as an intern, I had to search for old footage for a producer and I trawled through tape after tape after tape and it was amusing yet intriguing for I saw some old footage of Singapore so rarely seen or forgotten...

Good lighting ;-)

Then came the final day of work yesterday

Being just absolute idiots

Makin full use of whatever we could find

Now ain't Mediacorp a kampong??

FINAL SHOW IN THE STUDIOOOO

Photo with presenter Jill
(secret: I still find presenters intimidating even though I work with them so closely LOL)

Dead office

I'm glad I was part of this caldecott era... Not many young people would be able to say that. Maybe it's not something to be proud of to begin with la hahah but I'm still so glad I got to experience this :)

From here onwards.... to new beginnings!