Networking

I thought I should blog, even though this is a perfectly wrong timing (at 1 am in the morning, when my throat starts to itch - its that kind of itch that you know a sore throat is coming up -, waiting for my hair to dry before tucking in).

Ya, and its being 10 days since I left you guys with that Shakira song "Illegal". Yes, I still love that song; it is illegally good man.

I thought I should share a little of what I had done over the past week. Besides academic work (which I hate to mention), I have been involved in an event that just ended tonight, well, I mean a few hours ago. I was the DJ for that event, for rather the soundman or the music man, whatever you wanna call it. It wasn't a very successful roadshow due to some circumstances, but I was glad to meet some interesting characters over there. There was this duo from the events company that kept taking five (means taking 5 minutes off) to puff and this metrosexual guy (whose company is one of the sponsors) who needs to keep his hands to himself. Well he's not exactly very touchy towards me but I shalln't elaborate. ('cause I might still be working for him in the future. Maybe.). The important take home message for me is to be friendly to everyone out there, even if you meet some sort of 3-legged freak or bald-headed sumo wrestler while working. There is always a likely chance of that person being friendly to you if you start by being amicable towards them. And there brings to the point of networking.

Networking is always important. Have your namecards ready all the time. Who knows, but a casual exchange of contacts may lead to something you might never expect in your life, or even a career that somehow appear to you after 25 years of your life. The chemistry of reactions that occur between humans when they meet and communicate is intricate and delicate, and impossibly complex. But you don't have to understand that in order to communicate effectively with a person. Just be friendly. If possible, speak the language, their language. You will realize that the person that appear so vastly different to you may not be so when you communicate based on sincerity. Why is this important (so important that I am typing this at 1.30 am in the morning)? Simply because communication is the key to networking, which is the key to surviving in the cold, wide world.

It doesn't take a genius or a communications expert to teach you how to communicate effectively with others. Just be honest, be sincere and be friendly. If the person reciprocates, good for you. If he/she doesn't, just let it be. You will come to realize that some people are "late-warmers" - those that prefer not to get too casual with strangers initially - and that some people live in their own world, oblivious to the communications of the outside world. But do your part; don't wait for others to make the first move, action or smile. And when you learn to do that, you will find that mingling with people from all walks of life is actually not as tough as you imagined.

All friends start as strangers somewhere some time ago, isn't it?

Mr Black is a current undergraduate who resides in Singapore. This blog is a non-whimsical reflection of his life and the society in which he lives in at large.

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