Oh God, I don’t even know where to start.
I am a small fry at work. The VIP fly out for business trips, not me. I make good coffee and I write well. I make sure that everything is recorded, which is kind of important to the bosses. When I think of my job, I think of show biz. To make sure that everyone look good, I prep them on what to say, what’s going to happen, and if disasters shall fall, I am here to do damage control.
It’s show biz.
Last week, inside a small meeting room, my boss and my director – whose next role is probably going to be a country CEO – freshly back from their long compliance leave and there I was giving them a run down of all-good-news.
The next in the agenda was their “VIP visit” to India. OK, all the ground works have be done. They just need to turn up, hope and pray that the team there has no screw-up, and if everything follow my script, everyone should look good. They can travel. And I’d love to stay where the good sun is - Singapore.
The director paused at the end of my briefing, looked at my direction, raised his eyebrow, and asked my boss, “Is Wilfrid coming with us?”
Uh-oh.
Before I even get my hands onto the Indian Visa, my teammates from the other side of the ocean have already called me and said, “Welcome to India”.
So I guess, Chennai here I come? Time to give my dear friend Jann a call for a survival guide on my way to the airport tonight.
PS. I’ve written a whole week worth of blog materials over the weekend so it will be business-as-usual for my website.
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I don’t like business trips and I thought I’m the minority. I don’t write very well. Maybe I can make good coffee…(I wish). Hahahahahha!
Hey, I don’t believe you are a small fry. How can that be?
Have a good business trip. Make sure you “agree” not by nodding your head up-down
India no less! Wow!
Haha! Welcome to India! Sure, buzz me whenever you need help. But at the bare minumum, pls bring along medication for diarrhoea! Just in case.
Good luck and share with me on your thoughts about this country when you are back!
Tigerfish – Oh, you certainly are not the minority. Usually the young and single ones are excited about business trips. For the rest of us, we prefer holiday trips instead.
Yes, I am a small fry. Hard to believe eh? That’s why I have the time do to all the wonderful things in life and blog about them. Works for me
CSC – I know! India! I am not sure if I shall be excited about it or very excited about it.
JT – OK, I am assigning your Singapore number as Speed Dial 4. Ha ha ha.
I will certainly do a review on the country … Kiding! Seriously I am eager to have a first hand experience on India, haven’t been there in my life before.
PS. Thanks for the reminder. I am going down to buy charcoal pills now.
Get some freshly made naan for me and me wifey… and don’t forget to dance around the coconut trees while you are there. I think it will make the trip more complete
Darkspore – OK man. If I do see some freshly made naan and manage not to finish eating them on my way back, I will pass you some.
Why coconut trees?!
While you are running around the coconut tree. Please make sure that you are wearing your safety helmet. New safety regulation
Kiat – Wow, how come you guys know so much about India?! Well, at least not durian trees eh?
Why not mango trees? I heard India has lots of mangos?
TMI – Talk More to Indians
Try the mango there. It’s the season if i’m not wrong. They call mango the king of fruits over there in India
Kiat – Cool thing. I love mangos. I can have mango rice, mango curry, mango prata, mango …
Oh?! Business Trip to India? Next week? How long?
So, now when Cyn can have a peaceful life in Singapore, you need to fly again?
Take care ar!
New international regulation… wear a cap for all your heads
Woo! How is it? How do you find it?
Lora – Oh, it is this week (I wrote that on the date of publish, I was heading to the airport).
Ya, I so don’t want to leave town. Ha ha ha.
Darkspore – Muahahahah. Funny. Same same in Jakarta for you?
CSC – Hey, it’s still my first day in Chennai. I will certainly write more when I return this weekend!
Whoa! Chennai! All the naan and curry! Enjoy yourself, not gonna scare you with stories I heard.
Get mangoes!! Indian mangoes are sweet!
ECL – Hey, I am back! Erm … it is actually quite a fun trip. Ha ha ha.
I ate some ‘raw mango salad’ and it is soar. Not sure if it was meant to be that way.
Your virtual online editor says… it’s “sour” dude… sour
Darkspore – Lol … dude, I really need you to be my online editor. And I mean it.
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