I feel a chill in my heart as I step out into the cool spring breeze. The sky is an azure blue. The dandelions on the side of the roads are in the air. The sunflowers are in full bloom as the sunlight touches them gently. Once a space devoid of light is now replaced with a sunshine of brightness. The sun consumes everything in its sight and connects with the clouds. Nearby, a woodpecker is busy chipping away at the trees. Seagulls are flying low. This time they are silent.

The asphalt below my feet feels refreshing and solid. Just like my assignment today will be. The audit will go as smoothly as a mango milkshake. I grab my documents from the side-door and do one final check on their validity. It is perfect.

With the winds on my stride, I lock my car and made my way to the front door. Along the way, I pass by a carpark that is nothing to sneeze about and a massive building the size of a large multinational corporation. Hundreds of people stroll by me as I cross the road into the area. This is it, I thought. This is everything we have worked for the past four years.

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The culmination of all our late nights, sweat, tears, joy, happiness, sadness, celebration and fulfilment. This is it.

I walk by the carpark where several of the owners are putting up parking coupons and a traffic attendant was attending to the meters. The trees in between the parked spaces are swaying from left to right, they are in full bloom. Cherry red flowers sit pretty atop of them, looking down at us mere mortals with delight. The ground is clear of any rubbish whatsoever. It is as clean as a typical street in Japan, which is atypical of the area here.

I quicken my pace and pass by another few dozen of people along the way. I look out into the distance. My destination is right ahead of me.