Business. Relationships. Love. Life.
This was where I spent December 26 to 30 with the family — Boracay, a beautiful island in the middle of the Philippines known for its 5 kilometers strip of white fine sand beach. To get to Boracay, we did the following: Take a one-hour domestic flight from Manila to Caticlan Take a 1.5 hour bus […]
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1) A customer-facing sales job in the sell-side… please, I ain’t smart enough for anything else! Haha, but honestly, it’s more of an ideal fit to my customer-focused, results-oriented personality. 2) A light-colored Bottega Veneta shoulder bag. Not that I’m past Miu Miu, Ballys and Pradas, but hey, the ability to actually be able to […]
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I’ve noticed that there are far more non-Singaporeans in Singapore nowadays. These are the men who man the Kilkenny Coffeeshops or sell cosmetics at Isetan. “The problem is that the Singaporean youth is far too sheltered,” one insider had commented. “They have no qualms in turning their backs away from jobs if they think it’s […]
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Spending my first days of my three week holidays with Trader in Singapore. I left almost as soon as I finished my final exams. After 12 classes, 24 units out of 52, we are now done with our first fall semester. Note to self: Do not ever get any 6-class semesters anymore. They’re crazy and […]
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It’s funny. Many of my classmates would like to change careers and enter investment banking. “Why?” I asked. “I like challenges…” they answer. Pffft. They have no clue that investment banking is not about just tackling a challenge. It’s a freaking marathon. The no sleep, no life, no relationship marathon. My investment banker friends live […]
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We’re around 5 days away from finals that arrive next week, and many of us are pooped. We have around three quantitative subjects — Corporate Finance, Operations and Managerial Accounting — plus one Finance elective, with Information Systems and Macroeconomics to boot. Just so you can imagine our work, here’s our breakdown for the week and […]
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