would u like to take home a bottle of wine?
i got "arrowed" by my manager to represent Rolls Royce at the united world college career fair yesterday. (there goes my saturday). i was dreading it a bit, becuz i didnt know what kind of questions the UWC students would ask, and i really don't know very much abt rolls royce, or the engines. and it'd be disastrous if i couldnt ans a technical question, and my manager were to witness the scene. =P
most of the students asked things like "so what subjects do i have to take, to become an engineer?" they are mostly pre-A levels or the bacculearate thingy, so i just said "You should have a good grounding in Physics and maths, and some chemistry because material knowledge comes in handy too." i also explain to some students how the gas turbine engine works. quite fun la. but some are really....um....blunt.
we have a few types of freebies to give away, and generally if the student shows some interest in an engineering career, we will give away a pen or a mousepad. the "highest level of interest" students will get a navy blue rolls royce cap. (surprisingly, every single person including my british manager called the cap a "hat". i had to correct myself every time i said "cap".) anyway some of them just walked up to the booth and asked, "Can i have one of those hats?" Uh, i had to give one, coz i couldn't very well just say "no, u never ask question, so cannot give u."
one student was amusing. she came up and asked, "How much are u selling those hats for?"
reply: *laugh* we are not selling these hats, but u can have one for free if u like.
not too long ago, i was part of the freebie-collecting brigade, but yesterday i had a taste of being an exhibitor. interesting change of perspective. =P
(uh, but next time i go for career fair, i'll revert back to my more comfy role of freebie-collecting. =P)
when the fair ended and we packed up to leave, one of the organizers came up to us and asked, "Would you like to take home a bottle of wine?"
i was stunned. HUH? take what??
a few seconds later, someone handed me a bag containing a bottle of chardonnay. I stammered a "thank you" and left with my colleagues. WAH! one bottle for each exhibitor, not just for each booth! i left the place, quite impressed by their generosity.
most of the students asked things like "so what subjects do i have to take, to become an engineer?" they are mostly pre-A levels or the bacculearate thingy, so i just said "You should have a good grounding in Physics and maths, and some chemistry because material knowledge comes in handy too." i also explain to some students how the gas turbine engine works. quite fun la. but some are really....um....blunt.
we have a few types of freebies to give away, and generally if the student shows some interest in an engineering career, we will give away a pen or a mousepad. the "highest level of interest" students will get a navy blue rolls royce cap. (surprisingly, every single person including my british manager called the cap a "hat". i had to correct myself every time i said "cap".) anyway some of them just walked up to the booth and asked, "Can i have one of those hats?" Uh, i had to give one, coz i couldn't very well just say "no, u never ask question, so cannot give u."
one student was amusing. she came up and asked, "How much are u selling those hats for?"
reply: *laugh* we are not selling these hats, but u can have one for free if u like.
not too long ago, i was part of the freebie-collecting brigade, but yesterday i had a taste of being an exhibitor. interesting change of perspective. =P
(uh, but next time i go for career fair, i'll revert back to my more comfy role of freebie-collecting. =P)
when the fair ended and we packed up to leave, one of the organizers came up to us and asked, "Would you like to take home a bottle of wine?"
i was stunned. HUH? take what??
a few seconds later, someone handed me a bag containing a bottle of chardonnay. I stammered a "thank you" and left with my colleagues. WAH! one bottle for each exhibitor, not just for each booth! i left the place, quite impressed by their generosity.
posted by who? at 10:19 AM
6 Comments:
yl: wah they r so nice to give u all a bottle of wine each! haven't heard of anything like this before..hehe..share share leh =P
hehe...no problem! but how to share? btw, i think i might have a new status: binge drinker, according to the 5-drinks-per-session definition in the straits times. but the amt of alcohol per drink varies wat....
i also wanna share! haha.. yah, i think they are very generous! :)
but u don't drink that often right..so that doesn't count as binge-drinking. hee.
jane: no, binge just means 5drinks per session, irregardless of the frequency...=|
haha..how come yimei so enthu huh? =P
haha! well, let's just say i like to drink wine occasionally.. :p
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