Last Tuesday night we bid farewell to one of the leader of the Tuesday knight group. He will be returning to the Philippines after a year of stint here in Dubai as an architect of a Saudi based developer with an office here in Dubai. Although he is not a part of those retrenched by other company due to recession but he resigned because of his firm inactivity here in Dubai.
The meeting was started with a game of chess between me and one of the leaders. The place was called Trinity Café inside Spinneys building behind Burjuman Mall, this place was a familiar hangout of the group. I joined this group about a year ago before we transfer to Burjuman and we returned here for this not so normal event.
Architect Elvin is a direct influence in our group, as one of the leader he is one of the pillar which make the group sustain its existence, he have shared us so many life changing topics which encourages us to go on and pursue our life here in Dubai, helping us stand strong spiritually. But he have more priority with his family in the Philippines, perhaps not only his job contribute to his feelings being off track professionally maybe he is yearning for more completeness if he will be at home.
Then comes the sushi time for this event, since I am not so familiar with the food listed in the menu, I was advice by the waiter to try light foods then I choose sushi. Peter who once part of the leadership of this group was invited by Eugene, currently one standing as our kuya. He shares us some words for us to be encouraged so we will have no heavy feeling when one of our brothers will leave the country for good.
Of course for our friend’s information of this meeting, snapshots were taken by some in the groups, check Danny’s account in facebook, some are in this blog. So we send out Elvin with a Sushi as springboard. While I beat Eugene in chess game 3-2, a thought run to my mind, we will meet again Elvin again someday in a different venue and different status. And by that time, Eugene will beat me in a different game, maybe dama, when we will be a bit older, hehe.
