A day with the telephone

29th July 2007 ?>

I tried being a telemarketer for a day.

This will hopefully demonstrate how I desperately tried to motivate myself:

70 calls.

No. who hung up on me: 1 (not too bad, eh? However, it was my first call)

No. who said “sorry, busy”: 1

No. who scolded me: 1

Common “on hold” tones:

- Greensleeves: 3

- The Entertainer: 3

- Moon River: 1

- Other unidentified midi-like tune: 9

- Radio: 2

- Jazz: 2

- Other tunes e.g. “Kiss Me”, “Uptown Girl”: 4

Guess who was my best friend for the day? An admin lady from Southern China. We had a nice time talking about Singapore vs. China over lunch.

Actually, maybe I should have persevered. Hmm, nah. The office is too quiet, the pathway to the toilets are too clinical, and the toilet itself is chilling.

To the bathroom: Getting there

The last leg of the long journey to the bathroom

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