Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Show Your Professionalismi had a chance to meet vendors this week. and everytime i meet new people, im excited. my previous employment has taught me well; always prepare your name card, your pen and notepad. and so i did! got ready all the necessary documents and off i went.
one thing about this meeting was, i went to the meeting together with my Strategic Marketing Director. and man, when you see how these people interact in the business setting, you drop your jaw in awe. or maybe i'm really green in doing all that kinda business-pitch stuff. here's what i mean...
i was seated in the meeting room already with the vendor, all poised and ready to meet my Director. Director came into the room, shook the vendor's hand, exchanged name cards and started the conversation going. i sat there feeling superbly ashamed of myself, especially when vendor pulled out her LV name card holder asking for my name card. she sat down with grace, and pulled out her pretty LV organiser and wrote some notes using a DKNY pen. when my Director asked for paper to draw, i passed him some recycled paper and my red-leaf black pen. he turned down my offer, and pulled out his Mont Blanc fountain pen from his jacket. how cool was that?
that 30-mins session taught me the basic rules of any business meeting. yes, materialism aside, carrying a nice pen, presentable organiser and business cards is a showcase of sincerity and forms the basis of professional business language.
~gracie left a note at 1:01 pm
Monday, March 24, 2008
i'm taking you with mei need you to be with me, as i live. there's just too much of stress out here and i wish you could be around to be my shelter. the only thing i do everyday is to watch the time tick past and wait longingly for your return. soon baby, soon... and yes, im always dreaming of that special day when i will see you again.
there is this kind of emotional burden you feel when you're apart from each other. you learn to trust more, miss more and think less of yourself. you can't afford to take each other for granted, but more so, be contented with all the little you have. time isn't on your hands. somehow the international calls and emails cannot seem to make the joy complete. any amount of goodies, chocs, icecream or shopping cannot fill that empty slot reserved for someone special. something's missing. and that's the big You.
and so, i'm taking you with me.
sweet memories. photographs. places. songs.
and to cherish and hold on.
~gracie left a note at 10:23 pm
Friday, March 14, 2008
im sick.terribly sick... squirmed at the corner of the sofa with 3 layers of wools + blanket and wished the fever, the headache, the cramps, the ulcers, the flu, the cough, the sorethroat would disappear. it was at times like these that you wished you had the super mighty powers to endure pain. and yeah, as a result, the doc gave me 2 days mc to rest like a big baby.
my colleagues were telling me how my predecessor used to fall sick very often, because my work desk which i am now seated at has bad
fengshui. i don't really believe in those kinda things, but now as i observe, i'd choose to believe that it has to do with the fact that i'm seated under the blasting aircon. it's forever fixed at 21 degrees no matter rain or shine. and with much recent thunderstorm and rain, the blasting aircon made it extremely unbearable for me. well, perhaps my body just can't take the wind and cold.
time for medicine.... zzz time again....
~gracie left a note at 8:25 pm
Monday, March 03, 2008
can money buy you simple joys & happiness?no! no! no! *shouts.
why must it always be the only concern in job search?
only concern?? the single
MOST important reason for employment? why?????
isn't it about accumulating valuable experiences and enjoying every moment of what you do? non materialistic gains weigh more on the measurement scale. it isn't slogging all your life for just the 5 materialistic Cs. it really isn't.
what drives you madly? what stirs your heart? what's your passion? your values, your dreams and your motivations? what's the one thing that you'd work your heart and soul for? if you were to search your heart deeply, im sure there is more to the job commitment and earning the daily living.
and saving up for marriage & weddings... are you so going to break up with him because he isn't earning enough to afford a big diamond ring, 5-star hotel wedding banquet, super luxurious honeymoon and pretty photoshoot? does love equate Big M? should he really give up all he has, change to a 5-figure paying job just to support your materialistic dreams? this isn't love; it's manipulation.
call me an idealist. i seriously don't believe in marrying the Big M.
~gracie left a note at 9:03 pm
