Everyone's been leaving the past week - my bro, yan, Lisa, Joseph and more to come.
This hols have been one of the longest, the last 2 hols were spent traveling but not this - I've been in Singapore most of the time. Lets all blame it on the recession! Disgruntled by the missed opportunity, I'm planning a vacation in Australia this July! Whether it would materialize is still a question mark, but...at least I took the first step in exchanging for Aussie dollars hahaha, cheap thrill.
I've done 2 or 3 internships this summer, depending on how you see it. All of which are from different industries. ICON is a small company but has a strong and diverse client base. It has nothing to do with what I'm studying. Their main business is strategic communications and deals a lot with the media. People from that field are really...one of a kind. They seem very willing and at ease in giving me work. I reckon thats one of the plus points in working in a small company - they allow you to deal with their clients directly and you're able to participate in their meetings. Not that they care less about their reputation, just that they are not as anal as big companies haha.
C.S. Choong is an accounting firm. I'm supposed to do 'legal research' but oh wells... its related to accounting concepts. To put it in a better way, its understanding accounting concepts from legal judgments. In conclusion, I'm still adamant that I really do not like accounting.
WongPartnership is one of the biggest local law firms. Because it is huge and has its reputation to safeguard, we apprenticed interns are the wastrel of the firm. We raid the pantry more than a few times in the day, we hang out in the toilet, improve our act-hardworking skills, tour around the firm, awing at the scenary, trying ways to get our hands on the foosball in the recreational room and...socialize. It was fun knowing the rest of the interns and extremely exciting and nerve wrecking when work gets on your hands.
That wraps up my internship. Of course, hols are not all about working. There are still meet ups and gatherings. Sadly, I hardly get any photos because I do not have a camera. And some take f.o.r.e.v.e.r to upload it on fb. I've also started learning the piano, read a lil on finance, read a lot on merger and acquisitions, companies and blah blah blah - though I'm slowly shifting my focus away from that.
Gosh, I ate so much last night and this morning I had a really bad stomachache...I.shall.go.for.a.swim.later.
