I'm staying in Hong Kong for another year! A few months ago my school, Loi Kwok Pat Fong College, offered to retain my services for the 2010-2011 school year, and I recently accepted. Even better, I'll have the same position and only slightly more responsibilities, but with a 70% pay raise! It sounds too good to be true, right? Unfortunately, it is. It absolutely breaks my heart to say this, but as of 4:00 PM today, upon the receipt of my release letter, a yearbook, and a Certificate of Achievement for, "English Room/Corner," I am no longer an employee of the Shmatteris Educational Foundation.
Given that this is a day not only for celebration, but also for heartfelt goodbyes, I'd like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank you, Shmatteris, for everything you've done for me this past year. You were willing to hire me over a webcam from Israel and give me a foot in the door to Hong Kong, and by extension, Asia. After a very intense 30-minute discussion, you begrudgingly allowed me to take off work for Yom Kippur. Serving as a SHMNET (read: "shmee-net") in the GISHMP (read: "gee-eye-shmee-pee") program while implementing the ELEEP ("e-leap") Action Plan with help from my TIC, MT, PM, PD, and EAT really made my year official-sounding. Your shyness around the media is actually kind of cute. I could go on and on, but I know how you hate it so when I flatter you.
I never thought I'd so soon leave the company-that-won't-let-me-use-its-name-in-any-outside-media-source-even-though-I-love-it-so-much, but life's filled with all sorts of unexpected twists and turns. I guess you just try to take the good with the bad. For nine months and three weeks, you were so, so good.
Thank you, Shmatteris. I will love you forever.
Byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
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