yeah....Things will only get better

Got to know Brandon at Hon's place. He's a marketing person from a company that promotes Budweiser beer. Never really like Budweiser, it 's too Americanised for my liking. Then again, I never really enjoyed American beer, hence the equation. I'm not saying that lager doesn't taste nice. I enjoy my German beer( Erdinger, Paulaner) or Belgium (Stella Artois) beer.

Bran's from KL, speaks Hokkien and Cantonese. Somehow, it's much easier to break the ice using dialects. He commented that I looked stressed and troubled. Perhaps my facial expressions betrayed my intention to mask the unhappiness. I'm not too sure what my clients observed about me and made any observations. I mean I won't be surprised if they did since a relatively new associate like Bran actually managed to detect that. I certainly hope that no harm was done to the company's image.

Bran related to me his childhood ambition. He had wanted to be a farmer. One doesn't come to Singapore as a farmer, you don't get much greens to work on, or any poultry or hogs for you to rear. Not too sure how did he join this industry and forsaking his ambition. I mean, he seems to be pretty educated and perhaps being a farmer seems to be something too "low class" for him. Here he is in Singapore, away from home. What struck me most is his enthusiasm for life.

" Seriously, I look forward to going to work everyday."

I mean how many of us can actually say that? I know I can't and I won't pretend to do that. I try my best to be as professional as possible. But that's the best I can be.

Uncle Hon commented that one can never enjoy his work as a salaried employee. I disagreed and so did Bran.

" It's sad that people can't do what they want to do life."

How true is that.

This reminds me of one of the more meaningful gifts my ex gf gave me ( Well, not to say that the other stuff aren't). It's a little blue mug with a simple message: Do what you like , Like what you do

How very true....

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