I am Ben, 35, an investment banker in a foreign bank. I never imagine I would have left Singapore to work. This opportunity came rather by chance. I believe many would have remember the subprime crisis in 2008. I still remember it was beginning of Aug before subprime and the market was not doing well.
I was looking at the charts and my sixth sense told me something is not right. I was toying whether I should may a huge bet by buying low or shorting the market. I made a call John, my classmate during the MBA program in states.
Ben: Hey, John! It has been a while!
John: Hello buddy! How's things! Didn't expect your call
Ben: Well, I think you know what I want to find out. Hey, the market looks kind of strange and I am wondering whether I should buy in or short. I read a lot of bad news. It is a make or break decision for me. A mistake and I am fucked!
John. Hey, this really looks strange. I think there is some fundamental issues with the banks starting from mortgages and it just doesn't feel right. I don't know how to explain but kind of doesn't feel good...
We talk for an hour before I called my team in and ask them to short the market as much as they can. Well, a handful of them try to persuade me not to do that but decided to follow my instructions. Bang! By end Sep, the stock market is shit! Damn shit! John probably save my life!
Cindy (My PA): Hey Ben, you have a call from chairman
Ben: WTF! In my mind, I was like...Oh shit! erh...Hello!
Tom (Chairman!): Hey man! You are freaking good. You save all your client ass. Those fuckers who claimed they are fucking good all screwed their own ass. I don't know how you managed to pull off that miracle. I have an opening for you in China. Don't worry about the remuneration etc..Just ask Cindy to book you a ticket and get your ass there.
Ben: In my mind (Simi lj! I never even want to go over. Seriously fuck 1 phone call and ask me to go China and clear shit! Confirm sibei jialat!)
Cindy: Boss...Eh...Now that you got a posting, what will happen to me huh...Will I lose my job?
Forget to introduce Cindy. She is in her 30s, divorced with 1 child. I can't understand why her husband divorce her. She looks like 夏晴子 (for those who don't know who she is - Video and pic as attached) with long hair and nice tits.
Video 夏晴子
Cindy: While showing her cleavage. Boss, when do you plan to fly? I need to book your air tickets.
Ben: Aiya! Next week la. I need to go see my parents then give money to my mum. Once I leave, don't even know when I can come back. Oh ya, don't worry about your job hor...Just hang around, I will give you an increment.
Fast forward a week. I was dragging my feet to the airport reluctantly. For someone who has stayed aboard in US, I don't have good vibes about China. Seriously never stepped into China apart from going to Hong Kong and Macau. The trip to Shanghai is 4 hours + which is still bearable.
Clearing immigration was a breeze. Once I am out of immigration, I saw a nerdy lady carrying a board with my name.
Ling: 唐总你好！我叫陈玲！是人事部派我来的。
Ben：我。。啊。。叫我Ben。我的酒店远吗？
Ling：不远。很快到！
I doze off after boarding and woke up after 1hr 30 min.
Ben: 还没到吗？
Ling：不好意思！上海经常堵车
Ben: Thinking (Simi lj! CB so jam. Drive car also die, don't even know public transport is like Singapore or not...hong gan liao!)
Damn CB! From morning 10am leave home, evening then check in hotel in Shanghai. Really knn! Whole body ache like shit. After settling down, decided to venture out for a solid massage...I checked with the receptionist for a good recommendation and off I go.
I came to this posh place where they claimed they have 100 masseurs (men + women). Every masseur is recognised by a number.
Receptionist 1: 先生，你要油压还是指压。要不要洗脚掏耳。。
Ben：什么。。我不明白。。well, the receptionist starts to give me a surprised look.
Receptionist 2: 先生，你是不是外地来的。没事，我慢慢解释给你听。
When I saw receptionist 2, my eyes immediately lit up! She got this atas tai tai look with her beautiful eyes and wavy hair (see pic).
I was immediately mesmerised by her. Through her patient explanation, I managed to have a good massage. woooo!!! it feels so great after a power massage. I went over to receptionist 2 to thank her.
Ben: 谢谢你！我叫Ben。。
Receptionist 2: Bang？什么呀。。如何称呼你？
Ben： Ben。。我姓唐。
Receptionist 2: 呵呵！我不会英文！叫你小唐好了。。。你是哪里人！
Ben：新加坡。
We started chatting for around 10 mins. I really have a good vibe about her. Since I will be staying in Shanghai for a while, maybe I should know her more
Receptionist 1: 老板娘
Ben: In excitement: Wa lan! Lady boss lei. No wonder looks so pretty..Hehe!
Receptionist 1: 老板找你！
Ben: In disappointment: Hong Gan liao! Married liao lo
Receptionist 2: 先接个电话！不跟你聊了。有空打电话来预约！
Ben: Wow! Got her name card (realised that there is a mobile number written on it. Her name is called xx萍). Ok, not too bad
That night was nothing special and I head to bed. I love to stay in those and mo luxury hotel chains. Never let me down and I had a great sleep.
To be continued........
First time writing stories so hope everyone can forgive me if I didn't do well. Still learning
