Like an onion
ONION
Since I am the temp boss of this office till October, I now have people reporting to me. Which sucks because I have to officiate office politics like Justice Bao. Except I am not black, nor do I have a crescent moon sign on my forehead. But I do like baos. Hmm . . . baos . . . . .
Anywho, this new staff who just came in is becoming a pain in the neck. He is fat and has an ego. He couldn't sleep well in Vientiane because there are cows (Daisy's extended family must be huge) mooing outside the house and he is also scared of strange noises in the house. He is also arrogant and kept telling me of how he groomed his girlfriend and taught her what is foie gras (goose liver). He comes from a rich background, drove a big car around NUS when he was studying there and spent his daddy's money on investments. He said he paid a banker S$7000 a year to make him thousands of dollars off stocks.
In other words, the kind of NUS person which I love to hate.
But beneath the arrogant exterior, I sense a person with deep insecurities. Because that is what it is all about, isn't it? A confident person does not beat his own chest and try to impress others. A person confident of his abilities find his own path to walk, regardless of how rocky is the road he has chosen and what everyone thinks. Only a person who is constantly scared and worried has to drown the world with his own loud boasts. It is as if he is afraid of his own silence that he has to fill the void with his own voice, constantly eunciating his exploits. I think he is a good person beneath all the layers of insecurities (and fat). Like a fat onion. It is just a pity that he will forever live his life as an "approval whore", trying to win the favourable opinions of others while blowing up his exploits to impress others.
Since I am his temp boss, I have to think of ways to change him for the better. I think it is time for me to start reading some management books to learn how to deal with such staff.
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS
Ha, no worries. No spoilers here. Just to say that I finished the book within couple of days and there is now a sense of emptiness since the Harry Potter series is over.
REAL ESTATE OPPORTUNITIES
Since housing in Singapore is so expensive, we can actually consider buying some choice real estate in Laos. Taken off my recent trip to the far-flung northern province of Luang Namtha.
Since I am the temp boss of this office till October, I now have people reporting to me. Which sucks because I have to officiate office politics like Justice Bao. Except I am not black, nor do I have a crescent moon sign on my forehead. But I do like baos. Hmm . . . baos . . . . .
Anywho, this new staff who just came in is becoming a pain in the neck. He is fat and has an ego. He couldn't sleep well in Vientiane because there are cows (Daisy's extended family must be huge) mooing outside the house and he is also scared of strange noises in the house. He is also arrogant and kept telling me of how he groomed his girlfriend and taught her what is foie gras (goose liver). He comes from a rich background, drove a big car around NUS when he was studying there and spent his daddy's money on investments. He said he paid a banker S$7000 a year to make him thousands of dollars off stocks.
In other words, the kind of NUS person which I love to hate.
But beneath the arrogant exterior, I sense a person with deep insecurities. Because that is what it is all about, isn't it? A confident person does not beat his own chest and try to impress others. A person confident of his abilities find his own path to walk, regardless of how rocky is the road he has chosen and what everyone thinks. Only a person who is constantly scared and worried has to drown the world with his own loud boasts. It is as if he is afraid of his own silence that he has to fill the void with his own voice, constantly eunciating his exploits. I think he is a good person beneath all the layers of insecurities (and fat). Like a fat onion. It is just a pity that he will forever live his life as an "approval whore", trying to win the favourable opinions of others while blowing up his exploits to impress others.
Since I am his temp boss, I have to think of ways to change him for the better. I think it is time for me to start reading some management books to learn how to deal with such staff.
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS
Ha, no worries. No spoilers here. Just to say that I finished the book within couple of days and there is now a sense of emptiness since the Harry Potter series is over.
REAL ESTATE OPPORTUNITIES
Since housing in Singapore is so expensive, we can actually consider buying some choice real estate in Laos. Taken off my recent trip to the far-flung northern province of Luang Namtha.
I don't think the house in the middle of the padi field would cost a lot. I can grow some rice while rearing a few daisy cows.
posted by Captain Obvious at 7:13 AM
3 Comments:
If onion is earning big bucks, why slogged himself in Laos?
Man with insecurities tend to get carried away in their stories.
Onion has this bad habit of always trying to correct people, including his bosses (!). Which is why everyone washed their hands off him and shipped him to this place for me to tutor for 2 months. I felt like I am taking in stray cats or onions.
He scared people do not know he is smart meh...
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