Addition of a new family member!

I am a father!

Don’t you just love these shocking statements? Anyways, bad jokes aside, I am not having any little critters mushrooming about. It is my grandmother, who came to live with us. Just to write out some thoughts before I loose the opportunity to.

It is getting really hard for Old Lady to walk around at the Grand Old age of 87 years old. And she is getting really forgetful. But then again, there are a few things that never really change. Like example, she has a habit of making herself amazing clothes. She trusts in one brand only, MOF for all her dressing needs. FYI, My Own Fingers. And the part of her that faces her own mortality. She is now making clothes for my sister and me, or rather clothes for my unborn children, because of all the rave reviews she got from all her children and grandchildren. Apparently, all of us when very young are bedecked in her handiwork, to the extent that we would fuss terribly if we were dressed in store-bought children’s wear. So she decided to make some clothes for her unborn great-grandchildren, just in case she does not meet them.

But at the grand old age of 87, there are many things that our bodies seem to be failing. e.g, her hearing. As I work from my home office, it sometimes gets a little annoying as she has the TV on full-blast. Yet, she is watching the program and at the same time sewing like a devil. The cacophany of sounds is a welcome change from the usual silence when I am not meeting clients.

She criticised my PASTA! Gosh, it has been so long since anyone did that. Apparently she found the herbs too strong and it was not salty enough. Lols. Maybe I shoudl have added a stronger asian flavour.

Wells, living with an older member of the family sure is different. It requires some patience and the rewards are endless. I am picking up Teochew at a very quick rate. And there are a lots of cooking suggestions that produce amazing results.

I want to go NUTS.

Go nuts and win a trip to Japan. iLike.

Have you lied today too?

Everyone lies. Even those who claim that they don’t, are liars too.

This is especially true as I progress further in the industry. It seems that everyone is always trying to wriggle their way out. Analysts trying to improve their figures, Fund managers trying to give more assurance, agents trying to bamboozle the client, the clients faking claims on the insurer, and the insurer enticing the masses into getting something that is completely to their portfolios. (just look at how many of them call themselves the PREMIER insurer/prefererred insurer)

AHhhh, not to forget, the biggest liars of all, the many “friends” who promise to meet. Oh gosh, don’t get me started on the different lies that are generated. However, the best so far, “NO, I don’t want anything. I don’t care. Don’t call me anymore. Bye!” Btw,if you never said this, it is not you. And if you ever did, I don’t need you, good luck ploughing through the many different products in the market, and may you find someone else willing to help you.

To be honest, there are limited ways that a financial consultant can help the client, and not necessarily in that order,

1. to value add to the client’s portfolio (come on, that is why we are always selling something)

2. to help the client save money (Eh, yet, some black sheeps churn policies to the detriment of their clients)

3. give assurance and a listening ear.

In fact, that is all. And the funny part is that, when it comes to making money, everyone forgets that it is like all endeavours in life, i.e. it takes time. No wonder lottery is making so much.

Wells, this post is just to vent out at that asshole. Thanks for trying to make me feel down for a while. Thanks for making me realise that you are not a friend. And finally, thanks, for not wasting my time too.