Grammar

My grammar stinks.

I blame myself for not paying attention in grammar class as a kid.

I now resort to

http://www.meredith.edu/grammar

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/index2.htm

http://ace.acadiau.ca/english/grammar*
*This seems to be quite an interesting link with its Top Ten Grammar Errors list



And other websites to learn proper grammar.

Better now than never!

Jobs jobs abound

I have given much thought to applying for a job with another bank.

On the overall

i) I do not think I want to stay in banking for an extended period of time. Jumping to another bank will be reflected at the end of the day when it shows that I have 3 years of banking experience with 3 different banks - not too good looking on my resume.

ii) If I change jobs, I want to move out of banking. So I shall apply for none-banking jobs, but until I get what I want, I shall stay in my existing bank. Or at least until I finish my b'school applications.

iii) On the other hand, moving to another bank might do me wonders. So I am actually neither here or there on applying for another job with another bank.

iv) It is actually very interesting to see how people can be addicted to working in the banking industry. Here, the banks give you the best benefits - cheap housing loans, cheap car loans, lots of leave, good healthcare etc etc. Working in the bank is almost like a drug habit, once you have had a hit, you just want more.....

So many things have happened lately, mainly, I have been transfered to another department - so, instead of doing acquisition, I am now to do account maintenance. One of the reasons that I am being transfered (other than not achieving my targets) is that I lack "warmth" and that may hamper building rapport with the customer.

I am very concerned about this since it shows a serious character flaw, something that I will have to fix before I do my MBA, or any other things for the matter.

Maybe I am just shy and have an inferiority complex when I talk to people? In general, I feel pretty ok about talking to people, though I realise that in the office, I am not as chatty as my colleagues. But not being chatty could be because of the job itself? I honestly doubt it has anything with my being shy or reserved or even having an inferiority complex. I feel that in the office I would usually keep to myself because everybody else is so busy, and I do not really want to interrupt them. Yes, I could be more sociable, but maybe I am too overly concerned about presenting myself in the best light.

Perhaps, I am so concerned with how my colleagues will view me that I just shut up thus coming across as less sociable and friendly. I think my coming across as "cold and unsociable" in the office has lots to do with the job and the fact that honestly, I was not too comfortable doing the job.

Yeah, life sucks sometimes when people give you constructive criticism. Nevertheless it is an important aspect that I have to address and amend. It sure feels bad when people tell you there is something wrong, but I think it is more important that you are willing to take what people say, work on it and make things better instead of feeling upset.

And as a result, I have been transfered to another department. On the plus side, at least I have been transfered and not been asked to leave. There is hope for me!

P/S I messed up my Credit Risk exams. *sigh*

No more topics

I have decided that I am out of topics to put on the blog. Sure it did not last very long, but I am not an exceptionally creative person when it comes to writing, so I have run out of ideas for topics! :P

I am slowly but surely climbing the GMAT mountain still. I feel that I am lagging behind when compared with others that seemed to have been turbo-charged and zoomed to the top and doing wonderfully well. Maybe I am just a sloooooooow person when it comes to getting ready for exams.

In some sense, I have also run out of ideas on what to blog about. When you read a good blog, everything that is written seems to have such a nice flow, so naturally done, makes you think and wonder about what was written. However, when I write, it is more of just simple factual points, nothing much to think about, not much flow and barely natural.... maybe I will distill my blog into a point form blog

1) Went for a quick getaway far in the hills where there was no Internet access! In this age, any location with no Internet access and a poor mobile phone reception, surely has to be hidden away and secluded.

2) Have started my struggles with Data Sufficiency. Sometimes it seems that I can do it, sometimes it seems that I cannot. Very tricky.

3) My sisters are converging back home from abroad for the first time in years. It will be good to see them, I think I will buy them a surprise present. :D Any suggestions?

4) I have happily piled on the pounds ever since I stopped going to the gym. I will have to resume exercise to stop myself from growing rounder... and rounder.... and rounder.... :(

I feel that a point form blog is much easier, but there is little sense/room for emotions/thought involved.


I have been told to apply for a job with another bank, of course, in a more senior position.

Would it make sense to change jobs so soon without completing the trainee program I am currently on? Possibly, if the position is a more senior position + higher pay

Would it make sense to change jobs so soon when I am planning to pursue my MBA next year?
Possibly not, it may not look so ideal on my CV.

Would it make sense to change jobs so soon?
I do not know....

Bleh.

Back

And I am back on track - started my GMAT preparations again. Had to re-read most of the basics to refresh my memory. Seems that this time round I may have got the hang of Data Sufficiency! Yay to me!

Managed to meet up with Le'Optimiste for coffee - who seems to have got things together and looks like he is going to go forward a lot! :)

On the overall, nothing much extraordinary has occured or looks like it will occur. Work has been the same, with another experience with trying to get customers that will utilise bank facilities, but not utilise them too much. Commercial banking seems to be walking the fine line between usage of bank facilities (brings in the revenue) and customers that over-use the bank facilities vs customers that do not use bank facilities. It is a thin line.

I wonder what is going to happen tomorrow. I hope something interesting happens! :P