Move on already khairah. Work-wise. Sheesh.

Momentary reprieve

These days, I'm too busy, I feel a tad too busy and guilty to be blogging. But, self-reprieve is necessary, and like Senior Minister of transport and Finance Mrs Lim Hwee Hua said, we women (or girls) shouldn't feel guilty when we take time off for ourselves! In fact, thats the only way we can strike that balance when it comes to juggling the myriad of responsibilities-work, family, life, passion and hobbies. I sound a tad too old already, but its true, I'm feeling the pains of juggling already, and one can only expect this to get worse, but one (i.e. I) will not let that dampen my spirits and hope for the future in anyway.

Anyhow, I just went for this recruitment talk by this oil and gas consulting company, Schlumberger , This talk did lend highly insightful findings on the oil and gas market, but the highlight of the evening (not necessarily the best one though) was when we found out they only prefer Engineering candidates OR MBA grads. Seriously. Why invite BBA students then?! Haha, but well, its all in the attitude really. Anyway I did learn a great deal aout the oil and gas industry, like the fact that its facing the lowest demand in years, and how this is some critical, unprecedented times for those within this industry. Forecasts were positive though, and they of course expect the industry to jump right back up when the economy starts looking better, and demand shoots right back up again. In fact they're predicting based on what has happened in the past before (in the aftermath of the Asian Financial Crisis for instance) that the supply will start slacking during any crisis, cos the lowered demand and reduced revenue usually lead to large cuts in investments, which will serve to curtail supply, that could very well send supply shocks once the economy recovers and demand as I said earlier, shoots right back up. Interesting really.

Though, personally, on hindsight, I am put off that they may think that BBA graduates aren't competent enough to handle consultancy jobs. In fact, I am put off by all consultancy firms who think that way. It shouldn't be your qualifications (I mean not totally atleast),it should be one's ability to analyse the industry, the trends and put data from seemingly unrelated aspects to come up with real issues and solutions to deal with problems that matters. So, give us a chance!

Okay, just as a disclaimer, I am sure that consultancy companies do look out for outstandingly bright candidates (nvm if they're just graduates with a Bachelor's degree) but its the inherent assumption that BBA students are not on par as MBA students that I disagree with. Why I think so?

Honestly, because many MBA students had no business or economics background prior to their MBA studies, and many MBA programmes (especially the executive types), are based on the very same curriculum that BBA undergrads take for twice as long (4 years)! So you tell me, why shouldn't BBA graduates be considered on par, if not better than some MBA graduates?

Haha, as you can tell, I am aspiring to be a consultant someday. Its highly exciting don't you think, to be able to put yourself in the shoes of another company, help analyse, study, learn before helping to turn around the situation and make a real impact in not just one company (your own) but in that of the many clients you work with.

I shall strive for the best, Inshaallah! =)

Anyway peeps, just for your info, if you're a fan of sushi, go get the sushi at Ramen Ten (West Plaza Mall) the new one next to Clementi MRT station. The sushi on the conveyor belt is going at 99cents per plate! (White plates only though, but still! A darn good deal if you ask me! Till 31st March I think, so hurry!

Here are some photos I took that day (Ramen Ten should so pay me) :

Sushi on the conveyor belt. We were just piling them onto our table. 99 cents mah!





In addition to the whole sushi spread, we also had ramen! Thanks to the wonderful 50% off every ramen dish (we had 2 coupons lah!), we basically had a buy-one-get-one-free deal! We felt like ultimate super contented and bloated kiasu Singaporeans after that, nvm the whole Jap cuisine. ;D