Even before I left Deutsche Bank and embarked on the uncertain journey into SMBC, I had already pondered about what lies ahead and how should I plan my journey around my career. I was comfortable at Deutsche and simply wanted to stay and do the same but at SMBC I had bigger dreams. The role itself had a workplan to provide identity, short term and long term goals the team tries to achieve. I had a blast, learned a lot, the team was almost perfect and we compliment and cover each others' strengths and weaknesses. All good things must come to an end, but I hadn't thought it would begin to end like this, still I was prepared since he tendered last year. I do not really wish to say much, everyone have their priorities and freedom of choice and if they had decided to go, I wish them well. I used to think we should stick through thick and thin and complete the goals and objectives we had set out to achieve before leaving each other on our seperate paths. I used to think that a gentl