Day @ Microsoft HQ

A simple lunch and a quick exit from the company landed me straight into the Central Business District(CBD) for a seminar by Microsoft. My partner and I arrived at the location early so we went around for a walk. Looking at the enviroment, i realise how the hustle and bustle of the CBD feels. Compared to the quiet industrial park here, it is like a huge shopping centre with a big sale going on. Our journey starts by walking around the make-shift stalls at Caltex House. We were discussing whether to get some snacks and consume it while in the seminar. I jokingly said, why not we get a bag of crunchy chips and munch on it loudly while they are presenting? It is something that i think would definitely drop the company's image to the basement level. When the time comes, we went to the venue and registered ourselves. There was a three tables there to promote the Chinese culture and the festive mood of the Chinese New Year. The table that intrests me the most is an old man who does two very facinating things. Firstly, he passes u a set of cards with lots Chinese characters. You choose your surname and place the card with your surname on a piece of board with hundreds of characters. When you place the card facing down, he will know what your surname is without looking at the card. Amazing!! After that, he asks you to write a word of your choice and he will analyze your writing to describe about your personality and your future. The way he speaks and stuff, seems to be taken out of a template most of the time. I guess most fortune tellers are like this. I did not managed to get my fortune told as we were being ushered into auditorium. The audtorium was pretty cool and the view outside is astonishing. After the seminar, there was food and drink. Simple snacks and glasses of wine. The wine was not very good but at least the standard was there. When we left the place, the lady that registered us gave us our door gift.