Dance like no one's watching

Different brokers have different way of building rapport with clients.  One things I’ve concluded recently is that taking a client out for the occasional lunch or coffee may not be that effective.  I guess a business lunch or coffee somehow has a very “arm’s length” feel to it.  As such, people tend to be more […]

Watched till a very exciting part of The Other Truth. But i need to zzz. Need quickly finish up my work tomorrow so i can visit Pinky and come back and continue the series. Heh. to

Someone tagged almost everyone in our Sec 2 class photo. Out of curiousity, i went to see how some old classmates whom i haven’t seen in decades look. My my! I must say we still look pretty good. Well maintained bunch of ladies in their 30s

The only colleague outside my department that i chat with regularly is moving to another office. How sad. That said, i’ll be moving seats too. My new seat will be in between my new & ex-boss. Should have more privacy than my current seat though. My current desk is in full view of my boss […]

Recently, I caught myself thinking, “oh dear.  There’s nothing I can do except to pray”.  Then I realised that’s wrong.  The first & most important thing I can do is pray.  Taking action should only come after that.

City boys’ shame after rugby email goes viral For four young City high-fliers, the adage "what goes on tour, stays on tour" has unravelled after a private email with their "tour rules" went viral. George Boulton-Lee, James Hill, Daniel England and Rory Jones By Donna Bowater and Anna White 6:00AM GMT 09 Feb 2012 In […]

Marsh woes continue as London executive is dismissed By Andrew Cave 12:01AM GMT 04 Nov 2004 Marsh, the American insurance broking giant, has dismissed an executive in its London operations, it confirmed yesterday. Julian Taylor, a senior vice-president of Marsh’s terrorism insurance unit, was suspended while Marsh examined allegations that he charged a client "slip […]

For some strange reason, I can post to the blog via my ipad, Nokia and blackberry, but not my laptop. Why why why? It’s easiest using laptop!!

A rather busy first week at work. Felt a little stressed mid-week when a number of enquiries was given to me to handle but thankfully, I managed to sort things out by Fri. Most people assumed it’ll be a honeymoon period since it’s a new job… but the thing is, I’m doing the exact same […]

My 3-week break is OVER!  Starting work at my new office tomorrow.  Sian.  Break not long enough.  I haven’t nuah-ed enough.  Sigh.  Gotta go pack some essentials to take to office tomorrow… on the MRT some more.  Bleah!  I hate public transport.