paranoid aunty receptionists

did more calling, finished page 2 out of 16, yeah, 14 more to go. can you guys hear my laughter and imagine my excitement? if you cam great, cos' i myself am so not in the least excited.ever.

it occured to me how screwed up some people can get, some have such horrendous phone ettiquettes; no wonder their businesses will always be SMALL and medium enterprises (SME), at such rate, doubt they'll ever mature beyond SMALL.

this lady was asking me why i am asking for her company and why am i doing it, moi was so tired of explaining to her, twice, that i went, "i am just calling all the companies on my list to verify the information is up to date. Your company is just one of the MANY company which happens to start with the letter M, along with all the OTHERS that also starts with M"

did she think I randomly close my eyes and point or throw a dart to get her company?! Mad woman. That's not the worst.

There's this receptionist who was so lazy that she told me to call back later to check with her boss to see if her boss's name is what was shown in our records. Get it? Imagine my mother saying "You have to call Gerald later to check and see if Gerald is his name". Roll eyes, twice.

Needless to say, I shared this ludicrous info with Miss J, and all of my colleagues after the phone was put down. I wonder why the boss hired some senile old woman to be the receptionist for a glam office at Clifford.

But there's something funny too, this lady whom has a poor command of english thought i was calling to make an appointment with her boss, when all i wanted was her boss's official appointment within the company (CEO, MD, President,CFO etc etc...)

All this crappy conversations i've encountered just makes me ponder what will happen if I do not evesdrop on my receptionist if I have my own SME next time. time to call for screening for receptionists!

Had lunch with janet and s.t. today after leaving them to fend for themselves on the past 2 days. and i doubt i'll do it again, having lunch with them again that is. they met their friends just as we're walking to china square, and happily, they just stand there and talk for 15min! Hello?! Lunch?? You guys got all the time in the world to chat when school starts for you pathetic NTU-ers in 2 mths time? Roll eyes.

oh, managed to finish my article on expansion to china for singapore biz, and i am rather proud of it though 80% was copied from McKinsey Quarterly. I did paraphrase though. ha. ask me nicely and i'll send you a copy. serious. now, you roll eyes.