So another b-day has come and gone, but of course, not without dramatic fashion. My b-day seemed to this year be eclipsed by a mixture of both opportunity and tragedy. Ironic how the both mix in a ying-yang fashion of karmic composure. Eclipsed by what? Well my grandma passing... Granted old age gets the better of us, but it still is a tragedy when ever it does happen. Makes you wonder if it will ever be possible to one day attain immortality through the ingenuity of the human spirit.
The funeral service it self took 3 days of Tao'ist tradition complete with all the bowing, burning, and balling that accompanies such. Without getting into too much detail, I can safely say that her spirit was honored in the most appropriate way.
Now that she's gone though, it is time for me to rise out of the ashes of ancestry. It's time for my big break in HK, now that I have finally been connected to the top head hunters in the business world. Ironic how these things work, but if it weren't for my deviances to Taiwan, I would have never had this opportunity. I'm finally standing at the doorstep to an industry full of unlimited potential, and for the first time in a long while I'm nervous. In fact, I'm most nervous of being judged... The last 9 months of this year have sure been a ride, and it seems like it is only going to get more interesting... So as my fate hangs in the balance between just being another office jockey and getting on the trading floor I sit counting the minutes to my big head hunter interviews next week.
One thing I learned though, and something I would like to pass on to all you who read my blog is this... Getting a job directly is brutally hard. Even if you got the grades, a lot of the time you are just another piece of paper in the resume pile... actually worst yet, in this day and age rather than being a trash bin away you're instead a 'click' away from being discarded or saved as a potential asset. So with that being said, contact head hunters! Get them to know you... these people are the gate keepers to a world that you would normally just wonder about. Any big big firm (and yes I know they do internal recruiting themselves) will typically farm out the search for the real good positions to those who can spot talent faster than any educator I know... So for me this is it... my chance... my meeting with the big wigs in Central..
So all I can do now is sit, shop, and wait till this faithful monday to see if I get to pass through the golden doors of finance or be rebuked back to a life of office jockey. | 
