Wednesday, January 27, 2010

No Horning Please

Today, I will be 2 weeks and 1 day old at my new company. What I know now that I didn't then -

1. CAGR is pronounced 'kay-ger'

2. You're fucked if you speak with a shaking nervous voice

3. You're even more fucked if you don't speak at all

4. That the coffee maker named Jura in the pantry isn't some cheap machine made in China. It's Swiss, and very branded. Like, Harrods-branded.

5. How to value a company using the PE multiple. Serious, 2 weeks into this and my boss is
asking whether all my 3 models are ready.

6. That local banks are mostly crap, with the exception of a few

7. How to activate the alarm and lock all the doors because I'm one of the last few to leave at night

8. How to speak a different language. I am now significantly more proficient at speaking Excel than I was two weeks ago

9. The Amex Platinum gives you 50% off at all Shangri-la restaurants, dine-in only

10. How to get a pint of Haagen Dazs for 50% off at the abovementioned restaurants - Just order a pint, eat two scoops, pay the bill, then pick up the tub and stroll out, trying to maintain a nonchalant face by thinking "I am not cheap, I am not cheap, I CAN afford it, but I CHOOSE not to"
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I keep questioning why nowadays. Why this, why that? Why not this, why not that? Thats one of the few reasons why I like this job, cos I get to ask why like a pesky little 3 year old.

So I'm starting to question a few things.

Like everyday, when I drive through the Penchala tunnel at approximately 6:34am everyday. (If its anything later than 645am, I am not a happy camper because I don't get to grab the first strong coffee out of Jura) There's this yellow sign on the left, with a picture of a horn, and an X drawn over it.

I'm assuming we're not allowed to use the horn in the tunnel.

At 6:34am yesterday morning, curiousity got the better of me. So I pressed the horn.

Then I knew why. If I had wound down the bloody window while doing that, I might actually have driven out of the tunnel with one less eardrum.

1 comment:

  1. I want a Jura too :((...here it is called Kakak..

    Damn syiok lor horn in the tunnel..

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