Chamelon...

I just had lunch with a very interesting lady from StarHub. This is the first time that I'm having a meal with a director (yup, I told her that over lunch). It was pretty scary at first, especially when all of the sudden, I received a call in the middle of my work! Before I picked up the phone, I was wondering whether it could be a prospective employer calling me. Then I realised that... no... It was Chua Soon Tzer, channel sales director at StarHub.

I never saw that side of her, even though I met her several times near the restroom, as well as the lift area. It started out quite odd, coz she was like an elder sister to me, being 7 - 8 years my senior. But I thought back to my office, where a whole bunch of girls were also about 7 - 8 years younger than me... then I didn't feel too bad.

Soon Tzer is a very, very high achiever. She's very results-oriented, pushes herself to the best & max at what she does in her job. She was even head-hunted for her 2nd job at MCI (whatever company that stands for). That reminded me of Gordon, who was also head-hunted by SIA. I wondered... how does it feel to be head-hunted? Even for Soon Tzer, her head-hunted salary was like 2 - 2.5 times of her salary! I don't even want to imagine what kind of figure she's drawing as her monthly salary. Really... I don't want to imagine...

Yet, one of the things that she said made me discover a possibly truthful side of her. I say that because it may be too quick to judge her, just based on our first lunch together. Anyway, she said that money can't buy happiness & I totally agree with her. In fact, there are many things in life that cannot be bought with cash.

Uncle John later warned me that I should be careful about human chemistry. I told him that there won't be any liking for each other, since we are like 7-8 years of age apart. Still, he told me to be cautious about relating too closely with a person of the opposite sex. Well, maybe this could be linked to the point that Uncle John told me before - that I must be careful about being too friendly with people. They may exploit you over time or it may be difficult to be assertive after being too friendly with them.

Hmm... I'll bear that in mind. No harm being extra careful with people whom I rarely know. It takes time & opportunity to really know people anyway. I'm still quite new in the working world... just about 5-6 mths of employed work since I graduated... so let every experience be a learning opportunity for me.