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Some of my blog readers asked me, how is the work of a banker?1. I wake up at 9, have an enjoyable breakfast at McDonald while reading newspaper.2. I knock-off at 5 with the last hour of work spent gossiping with colleagues.3. There are some parties and high-tea on the company's budget.4. The company not only allows MSN usage, it encourages it because it's good for employee's …
Well, pack your bags for Houston because NASA wants to pay you $17,000 to stay in bed for 90 straight days.Participants will spend 90 days lying in bed, (except for limited times for specific tests) with their body slightly tilted downward (head down, feet up). Every day, they will be awake for 16 hours and lights out (asleep) for 8 hours.So, if you find difficulty waking up …
Singapore government is damn good. Not long after they announce romance incentive$, bigger baby bonu$ etc etc, some of my good friends terminates their singles club membership.Don't get me wrong. Of course I am happy for them. They finally find someone who is only a few steps away from being their number one person. As for me, ehmm... you know me well enough.There are two …
1. Go to McDonald, order ONE cup of coffee or tea. Ask for plain water, and more plain water. Bring back some packets of sugar. Do your reading or studying there at least for 4 hours, and you will save some electricity bills.. and help to save the earth.2. Queue at selected MRT every morning to get free Today newspapers (80 cents for a newspaper is terribly expensive). If you …
My Chinese teacher asked the guys in my class... Do you prefer a girl that's smart but ugly or stupid but pretty?Don't say pretty and smart (and rich and forgiving), because I answered that but my teacher disapproved.Being a typical student trained in World-class university, I formulated something like this:Smart but UglyAdvantage:- I will have great conversations with her- I …
1. Typical Engineer This type of students has very clear direction in life. They want to date a computer, marry a machine, and die while holding screwdriver.Dream companies: Shell, Exxon M …
My friend asked me this hypothetical question.. "Will you take up a full-time cleaning-service job that pays $5000 per-month?"Then some ideas started to pop-up from this creative brain of mine.1. I will take-up the job for 3 months, do all the shit, and quit the job. Then I will take a nice vacation while applying for another job.2. I will negotiate with the employers to let …
In our university's public folder, we can find.. well, almost everything. From tuition assignment to buy-and-sell computers. From jokes to lost-and-found.But it's the first time I found a service like this...Getting married, anyone?? :)
Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite (Kaka); born April 22, 1982 in Brasilia, is a Brazilian midfielder who plays for Italian Serie A club A.C. Milan and Brazilian national team. He won 2006-0 …
Surprise! Surprise! I know you have been waiting for this post for SO FREAKING LONG. I know that! thanks.. :D I arrived in Guang Zhou 2 days ago and this is my first time writing in my beloved blog... in an internet cafe full of people smoking although there are signs "No Smoking" everywhere.I am freezing, it's FREAKING COLD here (people, whoever you are, who write in …
I am writing this blog with half-opened pair of eyes. The reason? Last night I decided to sleep at NTU (my ex-campus), inside its TV lounge.Well, I never have lots of trouble sleeping, means, I can sleep anytime, anywhere (including on the sofa). At 2am, I tried to sleep, but the feeling to sleep on the sofa is just strange... so I finally could sleep only at 2.20am (WOW!! …
It's a lie if I say that I wasn't worried at all before seeing my result. I am not those smart fellows whose results are so boring (only A, A-, and A+). I got all kind of marks there.However, I would say.. I was TOTALLY relieved after seeing the result. I couldn't do well at all in one of the papers this semester, and pass that subject will be Miracle of The Year (well, not …
Welcome on Board!Yes, I finally signed a full-time job contract, the first time in my life.That means.. I officially turned down offers made by:- Another local bank (Hint: 3 letters, starts with D, ends with S :)) under their Management Associate Programme- A MNC which has slogan "We Challenge You to Shape Our World"- A less well-known MNC which is a subsidiary of Tata Group- …
2 months ago I thought it's cool to say to an HR person.."Thanks for the offer... but I am already employed."However, Today... I learnt that: Turning down a job offer is not that easy. At least for me."Hi is that Benny..""Yes...""Hi Benny, this is xxxx from xxxx. I have received your E-mail regarding bla bla bla..""I see.""Benny, I appreciate your reasons and I believe those …
1. Use less plastic bagsIf we ask ourselves honestly, Do We REALLY Need those bags? For me, the answer is usually NO. I can just squeeze the things I buy into my bag, and that does the job …
Yes, my official name is "Benny Ardi Pandowo", which is quite long. So if I were to spell out my name, it would take about 1 minute to do so."Benny. Bangkok - E - N for Norway - N for Norway.. Yes, I mean TWO Norways! - Y""Then space. Ardi. A - R for Riyadh - Oh you don't know? Hmm.. let me think.. R for Rotterdam? - Still don't know? Gosh.. you watch football? R for Real …
He is handsome, tanned, and toned. He can get any woman he wants just by asking. He surely is successful with that expensive suit and mobile phone, and he is charismatic. Just about every quality to make a woman... even the most successful one will leave everything and follow him just like the twelve disciples followed Jesus Christ.But he surely doesn't want a woman, quite …
OKAY. I admit. I am angry. SOOOO ANGRY.This week I watched 2 movies. And those movies make me angry, but in different ways.1. Disaster MovieJust like the title, this movie is TRULY a disaster. Have you ever watched a video on youtube where people basically just put photos and combine them with some OH-SO-ROMANTIC songs? Copy and paste eh?And some idiots just learnt that …
We have tennis players like Maria Sharapova, Ana Ivanovic, and Anna Kournikova who are blessed with not only talent in tennis but also pretty face.The good news is.. in badminton, we also have!!Let's start with these 2 girls, Kumiko Agura and Reiko ShiotaNo wonder badminton in Japan is so popular nowadays... There must be other reason to watch a badminton match! :)Who says we …
It's a compilation of writings by Indonesian students, professionals and academicians reside in Singapore. The committee is called "Hope for Indonesia" (HFI).I am one of the article writers, with my article titled "Dear, Can We Have More Susi Susanti? Please...", page 101.Before the book was published, I thought... well, it's gonna be a book written by students, read by …
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