Q: Take as much as you like, seriously.

I was introduced a Taiwanese girl who speaks fluent English at site today. Impressive was the resume she walked in with, her job experiences amounted to three pages long. I opted to play it cool, being the earlier employee, asking her about random stuffs ranging from home to Japan. All this happening under the quiet observation of my EVP, ChiewL as she fiddled around with her mound of paper works. She sounded busy, her pen scratching the surface of the parchment like how diligent chickens are when looking for worms. What caught my curiosity were the occasional pauses between drafts, and I would see her peering at us through interval sips of her coffee. When things finally ended on a good note, the girl asked for my phone number and Facebook, to which I kindly complied. Thanking my EVP, she took heels out the door and everything was silent again in the office.

“What is your opinion of her?”
“I personally think she’s a good sport. Very approachable. But honestly, I don’t know why she keeps switching jobs every two months or so…”
“Did you notice how she was very physical with you too?”

I was dumbfounded. I did recall a light shoulder pat and pokes on the arm. Nothing more that I took note of.

“Are you for real? Even so, I’m sure it’s nothing more than cultural differences.”
“Trust me. I know many Taiwanese and none of them are like that.”
“What are you suggesting at?”
“If she text you within the hour, I’ll tell you.”

She did at 2.40pm.

Tan ngan lou,
Vonnie S.