Farewell to Arina

Farewells are never easy, especially when it involves a person whom you have known for some time. Although some of us have been briefed of the situation, nothing quite prepared us for the fact that Arina would not be taking classes at SalsaJay anymore, nor join us for our regular makan sessions before classes begun.

Who is Arina , besides the fact that she attends the Wed pre intermediate classes, and also known as the 3rd member of the Malaysian version of Destiny's child? I guess Gregg describes her the best , " She is the gal with the grace, the beautiful smile and with endless patience to dance with the guys in class."

Never have i seen her throwing a tantrum in class. Always ready with a shy smile for guys to come and ask her to dance and always asking me ..."Jeamie, can you show me the step again?"..... although she does it quite well herself. She is the one with the keen sense of adventure to DARE to ask the Teacher to show her more than just salsa moves. From bachata to rueda, to who knows what else she will throw at me .... Arina certainly has shown me her passion for dancing. Oh and did i mention that she makes a very good camera woman as well? This gal can be the artistic director of any publishing company she wants to work for, coz she has an eye for beauty.

On 15 Aug 2007, at approximately 2.40 pm .... Arina left on a jet plane to pursue her dreams for travel and adventure.


Arina... this poem is dedicated to you. It's exclusively written for you from our Malaysian imported French man, Mr. Jacques Lebosse:

In a sarcastic way I should say, see you on Friday,
But today the other me is typing this way,
We all gonna miss you much ...
Some of us very very much .
For a dance or for a play ....
For sharing a coke or something from Marley.. ;)

In the loneliness of a sunset
Anywhere in the world at thousand feet
You might wanna come home,
and join back our fleet.
Be strong! and wait for the sunrise,
You will see all of us standing by your side
A phone call, an e-mail or just a small message..
to keep you up there we will arrange..

You will charm the sky as you have charm us all,
Your smile will travel miles before getting back home,
So farewell my friend and don't look back...
farewell my friend, you will be back .

Arina ... We will sorely miss you. Take care and all the best. And even if you are a thousand miles away, you will always have a home @ SalsaJay.