Monday, June 18, 2007
Had lunch with Gerry today and to be honest, i kinda loved lunching out with him. Away from the women colleagues, away from the ubiquitous back-stabbing and politics that seems to be THE only conversation that keeps everyone talking.
Comon, there's more to life than just talking bad about one another!! Why not talk about planning an outing for once instead of thinking if the next move the other may make?! I am sure an outing enhances camaraderie which i feel is so desperately needed in this segregated working climate.
Gerry really acts like a true mentor, advising me to study hard and telling me industry stuff like the kind of high paying jobs, what jobs that suck and of cos, he keeps telling me to study hard cos a degree, master or CFA is getting very common nowadays and we face competition from the foreigners.
BTW, the ORM who's French is just 2 years my senior (that makes him 24) and he's already a manager. Luck or skills? or just because he's French? That's for you to decide.
Gerry gave me a tour of the vicinity and i really loved it. We visited DBS HQ, SGX, Deutscher Bank, ABM Amro, Barclays and Credit Suisse, which is the investment bank i hope to enter upon graduation.
Of cos i couldn't enter their offices..but it would be nice if i can work there one day. That day will come i hope.
and another thing, don;t you get frustrated with gals sometimes? I mean i duno what the hell they are thinking, sometimes they response to you and most of the time they dun. Its like they treat you like a punching back after a trauma happened and then dumped you when you "purpose" is fulfilled. That's for gals younger than me i suppose.
Well, maybe that's why i don't really feel great being in a relationship because of the kind of stunts they pull. i rather be off being in the company of male companions, or perhaps reading up some financial books or whatever.
But more to the point, i enjoy talking with gals older than me. I find them very mature in their thinking and at least, they don't act like their younger counterparts. We talk about sensible stuff which sometimes makes you feel they at least, they are giving you the proper respect as an adult. For instance, my friend's sister earning big bucks and she's pursuing a master's now.
The first time we met, we clicked like hell-we talked abt jobs, finance stuff and i think she was impressed with my ambitions and all that.
That's what i like about being with older people. They just make you feel mature. My advice to guys:
Get older gals(not that old). If you are the type who converses beyond what's on the surface, i think ladies like this suit ya better. Period.
