Sunday, August 12, 2007
I have been spending rather much rather lately. Much of them have been on clothes that enhances my corporate image. Bought a light brown pointed shoes which can serve dual purposes for casual and office wear from Pedro at about $89. I consider it cheap because anywhere else, such shoes cost more than $100, especially the ones that are made in Italy. Pedro's shoes however, are not made in Italy and its a Singaporean brand. Quite impressed with the design though.For shirts, i had a long sleeved Daniel Hechter for $39, another good buy. It has a white base and black stripes( i like striped shirts). Simple design, but timeless.Today, i bought an American Polo Association belt from Jurong point for only $15. Brown striped(yes striped!) .Pretty much about it. But i have ensured that before i made these purchases, i thought about its dual functionality. Since my contract is ending soon, i have to get accessories that not only is fitting for the office, but for casual wear. Haha, think Economics: maximising utility
Friday, August 10, 2007
The View from Where i work. Absolutely a Concrete jungle where pretty office ladies and the lads throng the streets; morning, lunch and dinner.
Makes you feel like a working professional.
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Wednesday, August 8, 2007
I have to say that getting this job at the Firm is really a blessing; a silver lining in the cloud. Although i don't really learn much unlike my friends who are doing AP/AR, i did gain valuable industry insights, and the opportunity to take the initiative to reach out to people of higher authority and have lunch with them, hence in the process getting to know their job scope better.
Before the Firm, i was looking at the corporate world through rose-tinted glass. Now, this glass is shattered. I emerged more enlightened.
It's never easy in the office. You don't know who the 'feedback' units are, who your real friends are. There are lots of people in the 'grey' zone of moral principles. Its hard to find the righteous souls. Often, you get mistaken quite frequently. As a temp, i am free from these. Then again, my mentor, (Buddha bless him) has enlightened me much about the office politics.
He gave me career advice and study advice which eludes me all this while before i met him. He emphatically emphasises what's at stake, what are the ramifications of this..jobs with gd prospects and the like.
Real fortunate to have met him. He's a straight-forward guy, not a slimeball and i enjoy the moments where we talked b/w the partitions.
And he's a true Buddhist. sometimes, this makes me ashame but i will follow his footsteps with fervour.
And just recently, i had lunch with the 'tea-lady' Irene. She's a demure, soft spoken gal. We talked lots of stuff and i get the impression that if one knows her well enough or if she's comfortable with you, she can be talkative in the good way. A kind of person you wanna associate with. I shall ask more info abt the stock market in future.
And then, there are the lunch perks if you are a temp eating out with them. Hugh(the french operations risk manager) treated me twice already. I have to repay him back. We chatted abt France, French history(i studied them), football and nothing else related to work.
Its strange how people can open up to me. I guess its because i am sociable? I smile at them, ask how they are and all that, sympathise with them. Damn, this job really gives me confidence to speak to strangers.
Just spoke to Susan from marketing. Man she goes to the gym. That explains her great figure. She always smile at me. In fact she's the only one from marketing that smiles at me(Marketing is the Out of boundary zone in the firm). She was formerly from SIM-UOL, and she's doing well now!!
Now, its time to think of what presents to buy for them when i depart from the firm.
'So say we all'
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