temp @ standard chartered.

an experience. work-wise is quite boring. haha. learnt a few things when taking my time to flip through the contracts but after a while, to speed up the productivity, practically jumped straight to the page i know i ought to look at. must keep reminding myself to be contented! afterall i m being paid per hour. lol.

despite knowing that i m sitting right now at a very strategic location if i wanna network with the people there, i don't know how to start a proper conversation esp when my work doesn't require me to talk to them. cos i m sitting where the analysts at a global level are. practically sitting in my dream position if i wanna be in banking.

mm well at least they are starting to be warmer than the first few days. yet on the general level, there is quite limited conversation among the people. haiz. i think i've lots more to learn more about dealing with people too. thank goodness i've a really good boss, very friendly, very patient, very nice. always asked if i wanted to join them for lunches and even afternoon tea. haiz, unfortunately he isn't based in that office and seen him is quite a rarity. hence, the only other person i talk to and is required to speak to is a fresh nus business grad. with the few lunch sessions i had with him so far, at least he is a company. i learnt quite a bit from him indeed. a very self-motivated individual pursuing his dreams headstrong. putting me side by side with him seriously put my own achievements pale in comparison. with his previous internship experiences in fordes, in IBM and almost getting a job in jpmorgan, i can't say he is not zhai. we brought up conversations and he kept me thinking about issues of the uni eduation in singapore that i didn't consider before. double degrees, 3 yr direct honors degree, are they really as good as it seems. nus/ntu/smu business schools. being part of nbs for 3 yrs, somehow i couldn't defend my own school and its quality, putting myself to shame. i can't deny i learnt to look at different perspectives chatting with him.

i realize each and everyone beside me is of high calibre and qualities banks would look at. i wonder if i fall in that category, but i realize currently i m still far from there, not in terms of paper qualifications but in other aspects. somehow all the big bosses intimidate me cos frankly it's the first time i see so many americans and foreign talents around, a well diversed culture. i can't say i haven't learn anything, cos it is the time to brush up on many things here, an excellent opportunity to learn, to test and try. i may nv get to step into the office again, but at least i hope to walk out with experiences. i tried very hard to wake up each morning fresh, happy and smiling when i reach office. it has been tiring, but i wanna continue trying cos i promised to walk away from this job learning as much as i can. gambatte! gambatte to my 3 nights of tuition on top of work too! I CAN DO IT! MUAHAHA:)