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HEyHEY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-06-09 07:36 PM
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Tis my last day after three years in the place....
With an hour to go here at the CBC, I feel kind of, sad....

It's strange cause the last year and a bit has been pure hell. The direction of the newsroom has changed, quality has gone down the toilet. I was itching to leave, but I feel a sense of sadness now. I guess mainly cause I will miss the hum of a big city newsroom (Yes, I'm fully aware I'm moving to Beijing, but I understand newsrooms in China are dead quiet)and I will miss some of the amazing and talented people I've been privleged to work with and learn from during the last three years.

Getting here was a craeer goal, and when you meet a goal sooner than expected in life, it feels very strange to be leaving it behind having done it. There's the anxiety of if you did the best you could while there, wondering if you made the right choice, wondering if you can get hired back if the new gig goes rancid.

The next step of moving to China is becoming more and more real. Today I received papers stamped with big red stars. That reality is making me a little nervous. That is natural though....

Odd, I started February 6th, 2006.... three years to the day.
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PeaceNikki Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-06-09 07:39 PM
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1. :(
Good luck, HEyHEY!

I wish you health, safety and happiness in your travels. Enjoy your time there, you'll be missed on this continent.
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jeff30997 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-06-09 07:48 PM
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2. Good luck dude.
I hope you'll post from there to describe your experience.
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HEyHEY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-06-09 08:06 PM
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5. All the posts that are new and improved by the Chinese government!
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TK421 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-06-09 07:51 PM
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3. Best of luck to you there
You'll get to eat real Chinese food! there is something to look forward to
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blueraven95 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-06-09 07:52 PM
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4. congratulations on your three-year anniversary
and good luck


:pals:
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TZ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-06-09 08:09 PM
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6. Good luck HEyHEY
Try to keep in touch with us. sounds like you are in for a big adventure.:)
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redqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-06-09 08:10 PM
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7. Nice timing...
"newsrooms in China" has such an odd sound to it.

I can't wait to hear how the experience compares.
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mwdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-06-09 08:21 PM
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8. Good luck in China.
I hope you have a smooth transition. My son has been working in Nigeria for the past 4 months, and he's feeling a little burnt out. But this is where the work is now, so he's been home for 3 weeks, and is going back soon. Keep us posted and I wish you only the best. You are one of my favorites!
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tigereye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-06-09 08:34 PM
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9. phases of life are so interesting!
you have done some pretty cool work in your life so far, with much more to come.


:thumbsup:


I still can't believe you are going to China! :wow:
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HEyHEY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-07-09 04:20 PM
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10. Yeah, it is starting to sink in now
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