YIPPEE!

Exams are officially over!

I'm free to do whatever I feel like doing. No more feeling bad for watching endless drama serials and reading other people's blogs. I can nuah around for all I care.

With my pillows and Lays as my companions, gonna watch whatever I find worthwhile to watch on cable.

It is so LIBERATING.

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Well, I had my pre-departure internship talk at Office of Career Services this evening. And to my surprise, over 100 students are China-bound for our internship. The biggest 'gang' is off to beijing. Shanghai is pretty popular too. Darn, missed my chances. I contemplated for far too long, that is why I'm left with Shenzhen, which is pretty alright actually.

It was pretty amusing, the briefing. We were told to give face to our superiors and not question them too much. Do not be like usual SMU students who never ever fail to question profs and be quick to disagree. That's what was advised. Chinese managers do not like being questioned and students ought to note the huge power distance in China. Sheesh, it's cross cultural management in practice. The whole issue of dealing with hierarchy in the workplaces. It was heartening to see quite a number of familiar faces and we all have plans to head to HK for the summer sale of 2007! Yay! New people to meet and new places to go. Lovely.

Amongst the many companies being listed, there are of cause the banks. Huge names like Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs and HSBC. And you know, how much the interns there are being paid?

Its a whopping 5000 USD! Per month. Equivalent 7,500 SGD

That is what my friend who's helping me bring my shopping stuff is earning per month. 2 months after, he'll be 10,000 USD richer. To top it off, free lodging and SQ airfare.

A mere intern. And a jaw dropping paycheck. No wonder, all the finance students are studying finance and yearning for a job at a bank.

I pondered about this on the way home. And I wondered, what am I doing in Marketing and HR.
I can study finance if I want. But I realised I really do not want to wake up early every morning, drag myself to work and crunch numbers all day long. That's how its gonna be like the first few years as the small fry in the company. Yes, the money is good. But I do not want to be a slave to money. It's just not worth it. I mean, good for you, if you love finance, love the numbers and you get a big fat paycheck along with it. I am not against people who do finance. It's just that, I feel it's really pointless to do something without the passion to do it well.