nice to know you've got the offer! It seems to be a very competitive post and your "bosses" like you alot even at the interview stage. You always give people a good impression. Good Luck!

I also got some changes in work as well, my boss had discussed promotion with me, to replace my immediate boss who has been in pregnant leave right now. My big boss who looked after our team (not chung) is also leaving, so it would be a mess. (!) I am not sure when will it formally start,though my boss already discussed renumeration with me, but I am already acting for my immediate boss. This is a new challange for me, and as my boss said, it is a golden chance for me while all the "bosses" are aways or gone.

Let's have dinner with K?

Wow, really happy to know that you finally have the opportunity to move on to the next platform! After all these years, you absolutely deserve it. I'm sure you can meet the challenge, especially when you're already at the acting post.
As for me, I won't allow myself to be too happy at this early stage coz there're always uncertainties. You know, there're some negative comments on the professor I'm working for within the academic circle (from his former HKU students), mainly relating to his love affairs with different girls. I can "smell" that D is affected by those comments as well (of course men are not happy when his girl will work with someone with such history/rumours)Perhaps I'm a comparatively simple person, I just wanna take a look at the academic stream and it doesn't concern me whether he is formerly or presently involved in anything.
I worry more about the job instead coz I know nothing about academic journal, know very little of literature, movies, research, etc. It may take me a while to adapt to the new environment. I feel very difficult to talk about remuneration (but I need to) and I hope it hasn't ruined the relationship.
Let's talk more when we meet. What about Fri nite? I'm struggling on my course thesis again but once I figure out the direction, I could come out on any evening.