networking
well, i understood from my buddy, that at our age now, we should start networking… getting to know more people, mixing around with people from all around, from colleges, universities, work place anywhere they might be.. to expand our social lives (ie: our network)
to a certain a extent i agree.. it’s very important to us now, especially at this age, or perhaps, in a way, it’s a little late.. but then again, it’s always never too late.
it’s always great expanding our networks.. meeting new people from all sorts of works, all kinds.. especially those in working world… they tend to be more mature.. though there might be some exception where some are not. I agree, i do have a number of frens who are working, few years older.. some whom i got to know when i work, some thru frens n so forth.. I really do learn at least 1 thing from them in every chat. They always share their experiences with us.. well, not all.. i remember deeply in my memory.. i heard from this guy, sorry, i cant remember his name.. he said a phrase to me, "you are who u hang out with, if ur frens are all managers, even u r not at that time, very soon u will be a manager as well, vice versa".. i agree to that so much!
however, it’s not always u will meet with nice people whom are willing to share things with u, or not to say share things, but really good people, isn’t easy to find.
there’s good n bad, but i would say there’s more of bad.. many people out there, aren’t really as nice as they seem, they might have 2 faces, they might have motives.. u never know… or some might even like a witch! which is something i hated..
well, it all depends on ur luck (10%) and basically oso the place u met these people… there are some offices where they accomodate some "ah bengs" which is so kiasu… or backstabbers, "bitches"… i find it hard to get into networking.. in the sense that u did it on purpose, like u make it happen.. it dont work out smoothly, they way u wanted… but i dont mind if it all happens naturally… well, u go out… n don’t always trap in our "own" world… that will be good enough…
networking is something really tiring, where u wil risk ur IQ n EQ… it’s a GOOD LUCK, if we get to meet the right people, but it’s a DISASTER, a HELL, if we coincidently met with those wrong people, they will cause u alot of troubles!
networking? not really my kinda stuff, but i love meeting with new people… but hate it when meeting with the "black sheeps"… did i juz contradicted myself??
