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Badminton and D8 Interview

I did talk to a few friends about D8. I was warned that D8 was like a scam and that they ask you to sign up for their consultant classes and makeover courses. Well the one thing that has been in short supply for me is money this trip. If they want money I'm the wrong sucker. When Ruby called me up about having an interview in TST it just happened to be on my way so I agreed. I was suppose to meet Gloria around 6:30 at Tai Wo Hau and Ruby wanted to meet between 5:30-6:00 so it seemed about right. I asked before hand what kind of fees would I need to pay and she gave me the right answer; nothing. I was surprised to find the building was located in the small street where I first met up with Raymond, and later where I had dinner with Connie. I find it is a very pleasant area to be in. They're located on the 22nd floor and so far it seems pretty legit.

When I walked in there were already a few people sitting around waiting. For some reason I did not expect this even though it seems perfectly normal. Actually I don't know why I felt a bit shocked to see that it was a legit place. There was a reception desk in the front and sofas along the left and right side. On the left I remember seeing a guy in a suit and another girl. There were two girls sitting on the right side where I decided to take a seat. I was given a form to fill out with my details. There was some in Chinese that I couldn't read so I had to ask the receptionist. Ruby came by fairly quickly and took me to another office (apparently not hers judging by the name cards). She tried to explain a few things to me and showed me a portfolio of their work. It doesn't really seem high class, but I can't expect this to be an agency like elite or starz or gensis. Still the things she showed me seemed fairly legit. So far so good she explained that basically I am free lance and they take 20% of my pay as commission. No contract and no money out of my pocket so I can accept this. There's a lot of girls working in the office I noticed. On my way out the people waiting have changed and a new batch of girls were sitting around waiting for their chance.

So on to Tai Wo Hau. It started to sporatically rain while I was there. Getting to play again was fun, it has been a long time since I got to play badminton. I felt really bad though because actually the people where there playing "for fun" meaning some of them were coming out for their first time. It is pretty hard for me to play like a first timer so I might have come across as rude seeming to be aggressive (but I really wasn't aggressive). The culture is a little different as well, after we finished our game everyone just left the court. I was expecting to shake hands and actually I followed them off the court to shake hands and they were totally shocked that I would do so. Culture gap.

We were trying to pass me off as a native HKer but of course that is nearly impossible. The guys saw through me right away and the girls thought I was some Japanese person. Actually the majority of HKers guess I am Japanese the first time they see me. We went off as a group to eat at a restaurant and then back home. Thanks for the fun day Gloria! I wish my brother didn't break my badminton racquet...

posted by Tempest7 @ 11:00