2007 NYC Neighborhood Achievement Awards

NYC Neighborhood Achievement Awards was on July 19, 2007. Colleen said the mayor would take pictures with the participants on that day every year. I was so excited about that, so I put my CK suit on for the special photo I would have. When I got in office, I saw everyone who was going to the event all dressed up. I think everyone was excited as I was.

I won’t be so surprised if only one or two coworkers told me that I looked sharp. But the thing turned out to be surprising. About 8 colleagues said the same thing to me: You were sharp today. It paid off, I told myself. Everything was so expensive, so I had to struggle a lot when I purchased the full business suit apparel.

Many of us left office for the event together on 4 o’clock. By the time we arrived the mayor residence, there were already a lot of people waiting for the opening despite the slight rain.

This was my first time to be a place that was so business-orientated. Exchanging business cards, greeting, and social chats were so new to me. And it was a lot of fun.

At 6:30 the mayor finally arrived. He had an interesting and short speech, which is fantastic, for the opening. The awarding ceremony came off afterwards.

Okay, it’s time to take pictures, I expected. However, the mayor left the event quickly after the ceremony. We were all shocked. I guess it is because he ran out of time. He arrived one hour behind the schedule, but he didn’t make up for the time that he supposed to stay.

I was disappointed about it. Hopefully I will have another chance to take a picture with him someday.