it never ends
今天幫朋友慶祝生日,聽說大學同學Peggy要結婚了,想了想,自己也到了這種和爸媽出門會被詢問什麼時候要結婚的年紀（昨天晚上和他們出席一個晚餐就遇到這種狀況,一直問"你女兒好漂亮呀,什麼時候要結婚呀...??",我心裡低咕"我什麼時候結婚乾你這個中年老頭屁事...你又不會是新郎#$%^&*...)
最近身邊朋友開始有這些丟紅色炸彈的傾向,於是今天的晚餐就討論到禮金包多少才合理,你一句我一句,我做了個結論:你們不覺得做人社交費很多很不值得嗎??好不容易出社會賺了點錢,大家就開始輪流結婚,拼命的包紅包,然後中年忙著花錢養小孩,好不容易小孩養完了,朋友的小孩開始結婚,然後這一輪都付完了,朋友的爸媽就開始過世,開始要包白包.....@#$^&(&*....媽的,這個世界真的太機車了!!
curve
I have been working for Ogilvy Public Relations for approximately three weeks. There was a big mental curve. Like Regina, my manager from Honk Kong, said, every "Ogilvier(奧美人)" must go through this process. Every one joined Ogilvy with full confidence at the beginning because this firm choose the best out of those outstanding ones. This makes the hired believe they are the best among the best. Then, we came to realized there are always some people who knows more than you do. those clients who are more specialized in the industry, those senior colleagues who knows more PR practice than you do, and those always-more-creative-than-you-are colleagues who gives you endless stress. This is how the work is. You compete with people. You lose or either you win.
I reckon I'm at the lowest point of the curve at this moment. My client UBS almost drove me bonkers because first, I know NOTHING about finance, not at all. And it's not an easy industry to put a fingure in. Besides, UBS is a very upper-class foreign bank, which represents lots of restricted demand to meet. To handle this client, I need to learn those intricate financial jargons, the formal corporate English and the creative PR practice at the same time. Not an easy work!
I'm adjusting my mentality, regaining my confidence, and prepare myself to move on again.
Claire,你要好好加油呀...
Newly on-board
I went on board at Ogilvy Public Relations on Wednesday, a very well-organized PR agency subordinated to Ogilvy & Mather Group. O&M under WPP Group is one of the leading agencies in the world for integrated marketing communication (IMC).The office locates in the downtown area with lots of fancy office buildings and department stores nearby. I feel like a professional publicist every single time when I go through the path from the metro station to my office.
第一天上班很新奇,很久沒有這樣早起和一群上班族擠捷運,我穿的西裝高跟鞋擠在擁擠的人群裡,看著大家有的前一天沒睡好在打瞌睡,有的趕著節省時間看報紙,有的早上來不及忙著化妝,有的上班到昏頭兩眼直直發呆,有的則和我一樣一邊聽著ipod,偷偷觀察別人(亦或是偷看別人報紙),我加入上班族一族囉,又要開始每天匆匆忙忙踩著三寸高跟鞋趕捷運鈴聲的生活
不過能成為奧美人,I feel honoured!
