The Course So Far
Today, one of our coursemates, Michelle, who had been with us from day one of training is done with her training program and will not be coming back for more fun and games. Off to branch she goes and we'll all miss her. Being as friendly as we all are, it's no wonder how we've gotten along so well. Guess that's why we're in the line of sales i guess.
L to R: Vincent, Me, Leng, Zeon, Michelle, Gerald and Isaac
Several more of us and you can see who we are in my phlog.
Sometimes, i think i really laugh too loud and you know that's the case when everyone around you, including the facilitator who had been speaking a moment ago, all go quiet and stare at you in a mixture of disbelief (cos they can't believe someone could be so rude and out of control) and disbelief (again! cos they can't believe that someone looks like he's 30 already). Good thing all our facilitators are pretty easygoing and patient. That has helped tremendously in helping us understand some of the more tedious things we've had to learn. (Cue credit card systems, retail loan systems... yada yada systems).
While it has been great fun, we've also learnt heaps in the 2.5 weeks we've been dragging ourselves out of bed early in the morning. From getting broad overviews of the banking industry to our banks products, it has all been pretty interesting. However, the most exciting bit so far has been learning the information systems we're to eventually become proficient at. CCMS, RLS, HOGAN... imagine trying to remember about 15 codes for each and what those codes do.. try this on for size... 11.17, 11.62, pcih, pcik, pcss, 112, 122, 802... you get the idea. All isn't lost and it is really possible, i mean the guys at direct banking handle this stuff day in day out for weeks on end anyway. Take Vincent, he's able to friggin give you the right code for whatever information you want at the drop of a hat!
Speaking of Vincent, it's a small small world (or maybe just Singapore and it's serfs' orbits). Vincent and i were from the same uni and same course more or less, yet we never met one another. Same uni in NUS? no biggie... NOPE, UWA... in Perth... still no big deal. Well how about our exam schedular, Gillian, also being from there? And then we have Zeon's BF whose twin brother Leng knows really well. And how Melvin used to stay in one of the halls in NUS and knew common friends of Leng and Zeon? Ah, here's one more, how about Zeon's bf being dragonboat coach for someone else we all know? Sheesh... the list is endless. Oh, my gf knows Gerald's gf too. Ok man, a rag is bad enough, don't wanna become a gossip rag.
Seeing as how today is the 20th (PAYDAY!!) we left our frugal selves in the lab and had lunch at Coffee Club. Mr healthy food Gerald had a salad for lunch!?! While I, sugar-overloaded hyperactive kiddie, had a muddie mudpie :) The others; boring stuff like fish and chips, pasta, calamari and soft shell crabs with wasabi. Well, the fish and chips did look good but after the muddie mudpie, i was just too full to put anything else in.
After work, Leng (Bala Permanent Resident) and some of em headed off to Bala while, a couple of us headed off to Plaza Sing. Sounding really soppy and shit but a parting of ways, how sad. BUT this is friggin Singapore man, we're more likely than not to walk right smack into one another again. Failing that, we have email and pop-song tune mobiles to keep us in touch.
Sigh...more banking software/info systems tomorrow...
L to R: Vincent, Me, Leng, Zeon, Michelle, Gerald and Isaac
Several more of us and you can see who we are in my phlog.Sometimes, i think i really laugh too loud and you know that's the case when everyone around you, including the facilitator who had been speaking a moment ago, all go quiet and stare at you in a mixture of disbelief (cos they can't believe someone could be so rude and out of control) and disbelief (again! cos they can't believe that someone looks like he's 30 already). Good thing all our facilitators are pretty easygoing and patient. That has helped tremendously in helping us understand some of the more tedious things we've had to learn. (Cue credit card systems, retail loan systems... yada yada systems).
While it has been great fun, we've also learnt heaps in the 2.5 weeks we've been dragging ourselves out of bed early in the morning. From getting broad overviews of the banking industry to our banks products, it has all been pretty interesting. However, the most exciting bit so far has been learning the information systems we're to eventually become proficient at. CCMS, RLS, HOGAN... imagine trying to remember about 15 codes for each and what those codes do.. try this on for size... 11.17, 11.62, pcih, pcik, pcss, 112, 122, 802... you get the idea. All isn't lost and it is really possible, i mean the guys at direct banking handle this stuff day in day out for weeks on end anyway. Take Vincent, he's able to friggin give you the right code for whatever information you want at the drop of a hat!
Speaking of Vincent, it's a small small world (or maybe just Singapore and it's serfs' orbits). Vincent and i were from the same uni and same course more or less, yet we never met one another. Same uni in NUS? no biggie... NOPE, UWA... in Perth... still no big deal. Well how about our exam schedular, Gillian, also being from there? And then we have Zeon's BF whose twin brother Leng knows really well. And how Melvin used to stay in one of the halls in NUS and knew common friends of Leng and Zeon? Ah, here's one more, how about Zeon's bf being dragonboat coach for someone else we all know? Sheesh... the list is endless. Oh, my gf knows Gerald's gf too. Ok man, a rag is bad enough, don't wanna become a gossip rag.
Seeing as how today is the 20th (PAYDAY!!) we left our frugal selves in the lab and had lunch at Coffee Club. Mr healthy food Gerald had a salad for lunch!?! While I, sugar-overloaded hyperactive kiddie, had a muddie mudpie :) The others; boring stuff like fish and chips, pasta, calamari and soft shell crabs with wasabi. Well, the fish and chips did look good but after the muddie mudpie, i was just too full to put anything else in.
After work, Leng (Bala Permanent Resident) and some of em headed off to Bala while, a couple of us headed off to Plaza Sing. Sounding really soppy and shit but a parting of ways, how sad. BUT this is friggin Singapore man, we're more likely than not to walk right smack into one another again. Failing that, we have email and pop-song tune mobiles to keep us in touch.
Sigh...more banking software/info systems tomorrow...
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