Like it or not, yesterday was historic. Malaysia witnessed the swearing in of a new PM - the sixth since Independence.
It also marked the end of an - for lack of better word - "era". The country's latest Tun is gone, together with his officers, aides and what-nots. I bade farewell to two of his aides using what seems to be the in-thing now - via Facebook. One of them was an ex-colleague and we used to cover each other's backs then.
Somehow, the change-of-guards on top served as a reminder just how precarious and transient my post is. I am here as long as the boss is around and wants me. If, through some bizarre freak fate, my boss is left out of the Cabinet in the upcoming reshuffle, I'll be jobless even before I can say "what the....".
Incidentally, a friend, also a Ministerial aide, who was instrumental in getting me this job, quit recently. One day, he is chauffeured-driven with hordes of opportunists swooning over him, and the next, he is just a regular Joe having to drive his own kids to school.
But in some perverse ways, I look forward to the day when I am no longer in this circle. Besides the end to the hectic-crazy lifestyle, I want to know who my true friends are, or if I have any at all.
But then again, I would have to think of a new name for my blog.
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dear chow,
felt kinda nostalgic reading this entry especially for someone who has been there and done it before.
yes i agree with you. life as an aide to a minister is merely temporary and you would never know how long it would last. so as they say make the best of it while it last.
and yes when you are out, you would know who your friends are really. but to me life goes on, what is important is to rebuild yourself and to gain the inner strength. once you have it, you are back on the road. take me for example, i went thru shit but i feel strong now and before the end of the month, i would be back in the inner circles - to where it all started... see you mate in putrajaya
- syah -
eh, tahniah syah. hang pi mana lepas ni?? hantar mesej thru fb lah.
yes, whatever it is, once u are insider (or part of the Dark side), u see things differently.
and just as i told our ex-political desk-mate, who now menaganggur (maybe buat sementara waktu je), jangan lupa kengkawan ya? hahaha.
lepas ni, kita buat caucus ex-nst kat putrajaya pulak. ramai tu...
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