Wednesday, 24th March, 2010
Team Presentation at Executive Council
It was a big day for the whole team as we were to do our final team presentation to the Executive Council (EXCO). The EXCO is like a State Cabinet and is presided by Governor. However, as the Governor is not in Office it is headed by Dy. Governor.
All of us were ready in our Business Suit and headed to the Governor's Office in the morning. We were asked to wait at the waiting lounge.
It was a time to recap for everyone and do last minutes touches on the presentation. Later we were asked to move to the EXCO hall. It was a very large hall with sitting arrangements of all members of the council with the seat of Governor at one end and the projector on the other. We set up our presentation and waited for the Dy. Governor.
After the Dy. Governor the session was started with state and national anthem. Ann Oden introduced all of us individually to the council. The welcome note was given by Greg followed by a 6 minute presentation of Investment Bureau. Later each team came forward one by one to present their recommendations. The session was very positively received by the council and was followed by a long string of Q&A. Towards the end we got an opportunity to get a photograph with Dy. Governor. I must admit we all felt really special being here and also relieved at the end of the session. It seemed the efforts for the past 3 and a half week has come to its fruitful end.
Last Team Dinner together
As Marijke is leaving on Thursday we decided to do our last team dinner together.
Everyone voted for the same Lebanese place, Freddys. We had a good time there and to our pleasant surprise Marijke took out a postcard from Holland for each of us with a personalized messages on them. We all were really touched with this gesture. We also thanked Jane and Becky from the Governor's Protocol Office for all their support throughout the trip. Oh, forgot to mention you that I have taken over the responsibility of money counting at the end of every dinner.
Back at Hotel I tried a Nigerian Shirt of one of our team-mate.... Looks good, isnt it.
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