Fever

After exam on Tuesday, and feeling a whole damn lot of stress and relief at the same time. Relief that exam over, will definitely pass all, but i wonder if i can get two As and one B.. My guess is ABC, but it's ok since it's over. Next term die die must have 3 As and 1B then. Good thing i checked my module and 3 are "mathematical" modules. :) Yeah! But to hit target in Bernard's NECTAR course, next term needs to get all As. I can do it! Just need to put in extra hard work for non-math module! YEAH!

Tuesday's night didn't get much rest even though exams were over. Preparing for next day's appointment as i was still nervous before appointment. Needed to dig out my acting skills from performance's training in the past and acted and felt in myself that i knew what i was doing (in fact no confident at all when explaining the investment part!!). Hee, but think i pulled it off ok :)

Thursday went canvassing at Raffles Place.. nothing new, did my usual stuffs, but less stunts. Only did one stunt that day..
Haha, that was just for FUN cos it was getting boring..
Ok what i had done was that, from very far away, spotted a young guy (around my age, or slightly older) and kept my eyes locked on him. That day i was wearing a short black dress, high heels (really high, cos my feet cramped during canvassing), hair was down.. Then i sashayed toward him.. (still carrying my survey file) He saw me when i was half-way towards him. When i caught his eyes, i smiled at him, still continue sashaying. :) He looked at me for 5 seconds then blushed. He actually BLUSHED! When i reached him within arm-length, i said "Hi". (of course i say hi la... what else hor? hee hee hee). He looked up and i saw his face was still apple red! "Can i take 1 min of your time and do a short survey with you?" The guy just continued blushing and smiling and kept waving no... Then he looked down and didn't look up anymore... Well, i said "no worries, have a nice day!" and walked away.. Though quite "boi liao", but it perked me up, made me giggle, and was uplifted... and i continued my canvassing with much more energy...

Yup, i know some of you will be concerned about me, to be wary of guys.. especially wary of the horny bus3rds. Don't worry as it was still broad daylight and i was careful.. no numbers given to him.. and i disappeared into the crowds...
anyway was also thinking of getting a pepper spray.. anyone has better idea for "fang lang"?

hee.. thoughts are all over the place now.. and now suddenly remembered the days when i was on stage, performing.. be it dance, or drama dance.. or acting.. i really enjoyed it.. also enjoyed the days when i was with my basketball team in secondary school, fighting to get the girls' team recognised, getting ourselves into the B' division match, find our own coach, and we went through my crazy training without complains.. no complains as we worked towarded the same goals.. my training was crazy, cos i knew that our team was young, all the more we needed to get our foundation strong.. we were all fit and lean.. and muscular too.. haha.. i appreciated my teammates.. my good teammates who so faithfully stood by me, respected me, even though i was harsh, cos the message was clear to ALL people, and we were working towards the SAME GOAL.. When i meant message was clear to ALL people, i meant the WHOLE SCHOOL knew about our goal.. haha so shiok i tell you.. cos i pulled a stunt too (imagine at that age.. pulled a stunt!)

What i did was during a song dedication during valentines' day, i wrote in to say that i had a dedication. So that day, i was called on stage to do my song dedication, which i thanked my teammates for standing by me, despite all the tough training (then i decribed the training abit), thanked the school for giving us an opportunity (actually they haven't approve for us to go competition YET), thanked the teacher-in-charge to volunteer and take time out to be our teacher-in-charge (school's rule that a CCA needs a teacher to be in-charge), and thanked the operation manager who makes us stronger (cos he tried to bring us down by finding fault with my best friend for flirting with guys outside school, and accussed her of indecent behaviour and threatened to suspend her. I stomped into his office -his office just beside principal's office- and defended my friend and brought her out of office. Then i personally explained the situation to the principal too.) Guess what? The following week i received news from principal that our B'division competition had been approved :) Sweet victory for us! Yeah! And as for the operation manager, i made sure he didn't get close to my teammates AT ALL.. and i also talked to some others with position and power to talk to him.. He then didn't dare to disturb us anymore...

Good thing about being a lady.. is that, tears work... but be mindful that use it to your advantage, that help you to reach your goal, reach the team's goal.. use it, wisely.. not to use it to get empathy, not to use it in self-condemnation.. use it, the right way..
Of course when i was sad, i also cried.. crying to me, is to cry the sadness and stress away.. the tireness and stress and unhappiness will go away with the teardrops.. As the teardrops fell to the ground, and disappeared into the mud, so did the tireness/stress/unhappiness.

Hee.. I very lor-so today.. very long entry... cos the talking about basketball, and linking to the STEP-UP entries that you all put up, reminded me of my JC basketball days..

During my year 2, the team was fighting to be the top. Lost to HCJC in year 1, soOooOoo buay shong. Our mental power was very stong, our attitude was right, the whole team was united.. What did we do apart from the already 3days- a- week training with coach, which 2days comprised of stamina/strength training too.. The WHOLE TEAM, mind you, is THE WHOLE TEAM, AGREED to come to school at 5.30am EVERY MORNING (until the start of season), to do shooting. One hour of shooting, half an hour to freshen up before attending classes. In JC, everyone live all over Singapore (not like secondary school where we will chose the school near our homes), and most of us had to get up like 4.30am and shared cab down to school. Reaching school, we climbed over the gate to get in.. haha.. that was FUN! cos our minds were all so focus, tireness were not in our directionary....

Those were the days.. Reminded me how strong a person can be, when the mental is right. I can be who i am. I can be who i want to be. Be focus, be strong. I can.

One month mark

question: When is a good time to buy insurance?
answer: Now.

question: When is a good time to meet funny people in this industry?
answer: Now

The reason why i am posting all the encounters that i have is also that i can remember how i started out in this industry years down the road.

ok, story for today.

Some of you know that there is a Malay prospect that i met during canvassing at Raffles Place. Then the story continues that he told his wife he met me during his yoga presentation, which i didn't. I held my stand that i didn't meet his through yoga presentation and insisted that i met him through doing survey at Raffles place. Cut the story short, he insisted meeting me through yoga presentation. THE wife called me last week. Asked me about how i met her husband and why i want to meet him. I explained the whole situation to her. She accepted my explanation. However the husband called me the next day, scolded me upside down. I cried that night.

Today. Today the husband sms-ed me to meet me. I asked him regarding what. He replied financial planning. I actually didn't want to meet him one. The night i cried, i already let go of this prospect. But i was thinking, running for QC, grab all the chances i got. So, to keep myself safe (cos at the back of my mind, is that he could be angry with me for spoiling his plans of affair and wanted revenge), i asked Alan to come down to appointment with me.

When we met the malay guy, he came down with his wife too. So what the objective of this appointment, the wife said is to clarify things. Well, I am glad that WIFE is here, cos i really didn't want to face the wife's suspicious again. Anyway, had a hard time explaining the situation again. So what i did, is what Bernard taught BE HONEST. I just told her the whole scenario. It's up to her to believe. In the end, she believed me.

After the so-called clarification, we actually proceed with the financial planning. But due to the upsets with the WIFE-HUSBAND-ME complications, i didn't do my best at being a financial consultant. Guess, my mind is affected (EQ goes up, IQ comes down). My presentation is messy. Speak too fast, ideas all mixed up. Too pushy, and ignorant of Alan's kicking under the table. This is the worst presentation throughout this one month + one week.
What came out of this appointment : Needs identified, commitment to take a closer look.
Will call the WIFE in 2 days time, hopefully can get some closing from here..


Ok, why the story?

Cos, on the way home, i reflected upon myself, that since contracted, many many things had happened. Met different sort of people. Those only want to touch me. Those only want me for themselves. Got approached by Pakistanis. Sincere clients who are my advertising helper. Prospects who never turned up. Wife's problem. Obese Client. Old aged client. Mental problem client.
Make appointment for medical check-up for client, bringing client for check up.
Since contracted till now, cried thrice. Thoughts of giving up, many many time.

Guess the earlier i learn how to handle all these kind of different issues, the better i will be.
The tough gets going...
I will be the best.


Oh, and one more thing, I am having exam next week. 3 papers. Target for exams this time round : 2 A, 1 B.
I am going for first class honors. So far for 1.5years, results are ok for first class honors. I am going to maintain it.
Feeling down cos i don't have the luxury of time.
So, i need all the help i can get.
Those who pray, do include me in your prayers.
Jia you me on too, if you see tears in my eyes, tell me i need to be strong.
Thanks everyone, Love everyone!!!

Rejecting

This is the first time i am rejecting someone to buy insurance from me.. This is what happened:

After closing case at TTSH, I was at the bus stop waiting for bus. Then a man driving a sport car drove past, stopped and asked if he can ask me for direction. He said that he is from Malaysia and just started working in S'pore for less than a week. He wanted to get to Whampo Market.

I told him that i am not good at direction and i am seriously not sure how to get to Whampo from here. Then i asked him if he has street directory. He had, so i helped him to locate the destination. He offered me a ride to the mrt, so i got into his car. After locating Whampo Market and sending me to MRT, I got off the car. In the car, there is a small exchange of words. Basically, he knew i am financial consultant and asked if he is sufficently insured? After a bit of fact find, i told him he is not (of course not la!). Then i gave him my name card.

So the story continues, he later sms me.

Him: Thanks for helping me.
Me: You are welcomed. If you need financial advice, you can contact me.
Him: I like you. Do you have a bf and do you party?
Me: I have a bf and i do not party.
Him: So can i date you?
Me: I love my bf alot. The only way to see me is if you need any financial advice.
Him: Actually i bought insurance from my ex-gf, also from Prudential.
Me: You are a nice guy, hope you find someone soon.
Him: But i like you. Not all bf are good. If you are sad, sms me.
Him: If you be my gf, i buy 200k from you.
Me: My bf isn't good. He is great.
Him: If he is so good, many people will like him too. If you don't believe, go check his hp. I am sure there are many sms that you don't like.
Me: I love my bf.
Him: What should i do now, forget you?
Me: Yes.
Him: I wish i didn't meet you. Is your bf very rich and very handsome?

I find this so absurb. How can one just like someone in a matter of "driving past". And i was dressed in a spaghetti top and KNEE-length office skirt, not as if i was wearing mini or low cut.. Tsk tsk (shake head).

And to think he tried to get me to be suspicious of my bf. Of course i know my bf is a ladies' man. I wouldn't choose one who is rejected by many, right? I don't need to check his hp to know that he is attractive... Or a ladies' magnet.. I even told him he can have affair lor, with certain conditions... Hahaha...

Being approached by two men in a week. One is early 30s, one is 40. Hmmm, am i attracting the more senior group?