Singapore's Stealing My Best Friend
Well, not Singapore as whole, just a company based there. And it’s not so much stealing as offering a position higher up the food chain, with a more desirable workload. Not to mention the infinitely preferable climate (Today’s high here in Saskatoon: 0°, Singapore’s high: 32. Degrees. Centigrade). So it’s not surprising that she took the job when they offered it to her. Especially when you factor in the international travel it entails (Lex is very much the traveller type, so flitting from country to country actually suits her.) But, just because it’s a great opportunity, and I’m really happy that she got the chance and is taking it, that doesn’t mean I can’t be bitter about the fact she isn’t going to be in town. Right?
Plus, we live in a world of email, instant messages, and Skype. If that wasn’t the case, I’d probably be more than just half-heartedly bitter.
If I were of a more poetic bent I’d probably be able to pen a few lines for this occasion. And if I wasn’t such a sappy romantic I might actually find something usable amongst the sonnets and soliloquies I know by heart. But, such is not the case and I’m left with to my own devices and (unfortunately) prose. So, to you Lex, I say this:
I didn’t wish you good luck when you got contacted about the position, nor did I in the time between then and now. And I’m not going to wish you good luck now. Because, you don’t need luck to excel at what you’re going to do. And I know you’re going to excel at this. Knock ‘em dead, kiddo.
