22 April 2023

An old intersection point

So, there I was. Sitting in a corner of the coffee shop with my cappuccino and getting a few weekly chores cleared out from my laptop when I thought I heard a lady call out my name. It was an unlikely place to meet somebody I knew. I have been going there for three years and it has never happened to me.

I took my eyes off the screen and looked up. And sure enough – it was my old friend Marianne Petty standing there. She was there with her family picking up some coffee. I did not realize that she lived very close to that place.

I got to know her back in 2007 or so when I started a new job. She was in HR and had started a couple of years earlier than me. What is funny is that while talking to Ben (her husband), I found out that he had a long career in the same company too. Not only did I not know that, he actually remembers being in the same room as I during a meeting!! I really need to pay more attention to people around me.

I got help from her daughters for the selfie. (I just can’t do that thing well)

It was such a great chance to meet this wonderful family. I saw Marianne herself after a decade!

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20 April 2023

Of all the strangers I make friends with…

… the young ones are the ones that I learn the most from. Met Nicholas and Grace who were helping me at my table in Landsharks Bar and Grill. There were not too many customers on a weekday – so we got to chat a lot. Learnt about how Nicholas got into trading futures and options. His conclusions? It is gambling at the end of the day.

The three of us had some great give and take about where we would go if we could go anywhere and how would we spend $100,000 if we were not allowed to save or invest.

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