December 2009 Archives

I’ve created a Google Groups mailing list for those in my cohort (July 2009) who are based in Singapore. This is to reduce the chances of anyone being left out in a mass mailing.

Now we only need to email a single address for everyone to be updated. Members can also choose their preferred format - to receive emails as they come, as a daily digest, or view all discussions via the web only. They can also unsubscribe themselves if they leave Singapore and invite newcomers to join the list. The list is private so only members can view our discussions.

Currently, there are over 40 of us on this list. Most are working in Singapore while a few are living in the region and visit Singapore frequently, so they don’t seem to mind being kept in the loop.

So if you’re moving to Singapore for the long haul, let us know, and we’ll invite you to join our mailing list. If you’re just popping by for a short visit, let us know as well and we can arrange a get-together.

Instead of publicising the link to our Google Groups page on this blog, I’ll post it on my Facebook profile, to minimise the chance of getting spammed.

Last evening I organised a big INSEAD get-together to welcome back my P1-P2 groupmate, RB, otherwise known as ‘the Professor’ - for giving some of us Finance tuition and also for topping the entire INSEAD cohort via mastery of the Z-curve. After travelling the world and making the rest of us jealous, he has taken on a ‘new look’ which will surprise you all.

It was heartwarming to see everyone again and meet a few new people - i.e. the ones who were mostly in Fonty whom I never really got to know. I’m convinced that, with such a large cohort split across 2 campuses (3 if you count Wharton) and relatively little time, it’s not possible to know everyone. But you can still try…

And I used to be paranoid about hosting anything on a large scale, because I didn’t think I was a natural at such things. But it isn’t so bad after all if you can simplify the work, like the choosing of food (we had an Indonesian buffet at Rice Table which catered to all diets) and getting others to help out.

Meanwhile I hear other INSEADers in other parts of the world are pining for some familiar company ;-) If things aren’t so happening where you are, then why not organise a gathering of your own? Or, maybe it’s time to pay some of us a visit!