Friday marks the end of an era. For some time, Season was often like, “I see you more than my mother” thanks to our common bond at Hypebeast. And with that thought, my relationship with Season progressed much further than that of co-workers and developed into a solid friendship. Often at times it would be just us two grinding away at the office, yelling at each other, calling each other stupid, me making her cry (yeh I did it!), she destroying me at Solitaire Showdown… the list goes on. But far beyond being somebody that made the time go by so quickly, I definitely feel like I was able to find my own in Hong Kong thanks to her help. Having lived in Hong Kong for less than a year before we met, her generosity and patience (which many of us have had the good fortune of experiencing) enabled Hong Kong to finally become a bit more of a hospitable place for somebody who was really without any sense of belonging. I was finally left with something to do on weekends! From introducing me to new people to always being up on a dope spot for food, Season is not so much “arguably” BUT the definitive guide to Hong Kong. On a personal level, I think she’s among the few that has really seen my progression as a person the last 3 years or so and one to quickly point out shit that needs changing. Being straight-up never seems like a difficult chore for her.

Although her presence may not be felt or necessarily seen throughout the workings of Hypebeast, she was an integral part of it all. The glue that held shit together, the one that had a levelhead to keep things in order cause we all know dudes suck at that haha. Her perseverance can sometimes be construed as stubbornness, either/or I still appreciate and have learned to understand the way she works. Although it sucks she’s moving on to other things, I see it more as the end of a chapter and the beginning of a new and very promising one. The girl works super hard and with it comes a good analytical mind which will take her long and far. Any initial sadness I had was quickly shoved aside as I patiently await to see her progress unfold. As much as she has witnessed my changes, it’s a bit of a feedback loop seeing her do the same.

I don’t need to wish Season luck or any of that shit, she’s got all the tools she needs before her. She doesn’t fuck with Twitter and rarely ever accepts people she doesn’t know on Facebook so I guess you’re shit out of luck if you want to get a hold of her haha.

-Eugene