hello blog... new year reception is coming. JCC will hold a huge new year reception (just like every other year) on Jan 26, expecting around 500 guests. It is THE event of the year that the members&clients have been expecting.... they learn that seducing potential business partners is easier when they are full and drunk.

Anyway, hoping to have more days to sleep on my keyboard, I already sent the invitations last Friday. But still, 2 days after, almost 100 guests are already sending back the r.s.v.p. ookay..i started preparing the guests list. and can you believe that the hardest part of making this list is to determine which names are Mr. and which are Mrs/Ms.

I skipped checking on the invoices, there are too many and I will wait for someone else to double check them.. I was really having fun designing the guest book until the copy machine broke down. s.w.e.e.t . .

So, now what.. I have nothing (that I want) to do until the technician come.

This morning, before leaving home, Ratna asked what unexpected question would she got on a job interview.(btw, she got the position! congrats!!) I told her, it could be about payment, or what other companies do you apply for, I also remembered Dita's blog about which animal would you be (hehe..it's really unexpected but makes lot of sense to see one's personality from the answer).

So, if the interviewer asked you which other companies do you apply for; it could be that they want to know how interested are you in their company OR are you just doing: eenee meenee minee moow..
Just give the honest answers but please eliminate the companies which have nothing in common with the others.

Second is about the salary.

Sometimes it's a tricky question, sometimes the company really doesn't have a clue.
People have taught me many ways to answer, but I found this one's the best (from HR manager) :

*the good looking interviewer: "How much do you want to be paid?"
*you : "I believe your company already have a good standard for this matter" --nice, eh?
*the good looking interviewer: "I really do not know, please tell me"
-so he really doesn't know ?-
*you: "From my colleagues experiences, they were paid blablabla euros a month, (blablabla = acceptably good amount) this amount is enough for my rent and transport."

But when you have the guts, just answer: "5000 euros a month! "
Maybe they'll like your honesty.

the guts: the interviewer looks like a verry nice guy or you are applying for a job as a game tester(or something like that)..wuhuuy..

Good luck for IT friends who are looking for internship..

one more: wake up as late as possible while you still can.