Being Yuppie Step 1: Know the News

According to my Emerging Markets professor, this will prepare you for an interview and keep you knowledgeable.

Being Yuppie Step 2: Ask Questions

This is the best piece of advice I've gotten from my internship. Make sure you have a full understanding of the problem at hand.

Being Yuppie Step 3: Network like a Crazy Person

But also keep in mind, the more real your relationship with a person, the more likely they are to help you out. Read "Never Eat Alone."

Being Yuppie Step 4: Celebrate Success

Take time to celebrate your accomplishments [preferably with a glass of wine]. After all, you work hard - you deserve it!

Being Yuppie Step 5: Never Settle

Continue to work your hardest even after you reach your goal. For an aspiring yuppie, there are no limits.

Monday, November 8, 2010

Don't Always Trust Your Blackberry


I have owned a Blackberry for the past 4 years of my life. My Blackberry has never done me wrong and has always helped me keep in touch and stay punctual. I love the brand & love my Bold... or at least up until yesterday...

Some background information: I am a permanently late person, I always show up to things 5 minutes late (I can't help it - it's an Asian thing).

Anyway, yesterday, because of my Blackberry's advice I was an hour and five minutes late to everything. Thanks to the combination of too smartphones, my trust in my Blackberry and my stupidity, I was an extra hour behind. I woke up an hour late, got ready an hour late, left my house and hour late, got to breakfast an hour late, etc. Not until when I discussed golfing with my roommate, Lauren, did she make me feel totally retarded and did my Blackberry make me feel completely betrayed. My Blackberry's time had changed overnight because of daylight savings (something that us Arizonans know nothing about) and I chose to believe my phone's time over my laptop's, my iHome's, my microwave's and my car's. Yes, that is how much I trusted my Blackberry to supply me with up-to-date accurate information. & oh, how I was wronged.

I was upset for 5 minutes about losing an hour of productivity to extra sleep, but more upset that my companion, my Blackberry, had been so dishonest. I obviously had to forgive my Blackberry for its mistake, but from here on out, I will be skeptical of how much I trust this single electronic device. To put it simply, it's just too smart for me.

By the way, since this event I have changed the time zone from "Pacific" to "Arizona." & Thank God it wasn't a Monday.

I suppose I'll start here...



The last time I blogged was in Junior High on LiveJournal where I would whine about the trials and tribulations of being a 13 year old. Now (7 years later) I am blogging about the trials and tribulations of being a business student at Arizona State University. I intend on graduating in a year and a half, which will hopefully improve my chances of landing a solid yuppie job. However, my professors & advisers still seem to be a bit skeptical despite any improvements in the current economy.

This leads me to the reason I decided to start this blog. I want to share my insights as a student about to graduate and job search in a less than perfect economy. I also want to discuss the insights shared by my professors and colleagues. I'm not claiming that these insights are any good, they are only thoughts and experiences I find interesting enough to share with others.

Anyway, let's start here. What is a yuppie? Urbandictionary.com (a very credible source) defines "Yuppie" as:
Informal for (Y)oung (U)rban (P)rofessional, or Yup. Turned into "yuppie" in the 1980's. A term used to describe someone who is young, possibly just out of college, and who has a high-paying job and an affluent lifestyle. Can now be used to describe any rich person who is not modest about their financial status. Yuppiedom (yuppie-dum) is a term used to describe an involvement in being a yuppie.