I thought I would skip this here, but then again, circumstances decided no, that I should write it down and share it with you peeps.

Prior to the interview with Barclays, I went for another interview during the same week, this time with Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi for a position in Corporate Banking.

I wasn't that enthusiastic about it in the first place, as I'd thought that a Jap corporate culture wouldn't suit me.

Furthermore, during the interview, they proved me ignorant when the interviewers questioned me about the kind of products that Corporate Banking offered to customers.

I had no hell of an idea.

Turns out they were heavy shite like derivatives, securities, forex, structured deposits and whatnot.

Totally Greek to me.

And I didn't even pretend to be embarrassed by my ignorance.

What's more, I really asked for it by writing down "$2700" for my expected salary. Way too high in anyone's opinion.

I was really trying to push my luck that day.

And just when I thought that that's the last I would hear from that bank, waddaya know, they called me to arrange for a 2nd interview today.

My colleagues at work totally flipped out.

They weren't expecting me to be so lucky.

Maybe March's my month or something.

But then again, I'm really just waiting for the other B.

Barclays.

C'mon now, don't let me down, wil ya?

I know I haven't been blogging for a while now. Bad me.

It's not for a lack of stories that I've kept away. In fact, the past week has been really eventful indeed.

It's just that inability to pen your thoughts into words surfacing again. Dismal, I know.

Ok, back to the past week.

The one thing that I would really like to highlight is that I went for a screening interview with Barclays Capital on Friday. It was one of those "sneak out for another interivew during lunch-time" thingy that I did, and boy, was it exhilarating.

Truth be told, I knew nuts about the world's leading investment bank prior to the interview.

It was only after the interview that I scoured the bank's websites and discovered, to my sheer joy, that I actually LIKED the firm. Or that I would actually wish to work in such a dynamic environment.

In short, I had a pleasant time during the interview. In my own words, it went splendidly.

Not to say that I would definitely clinch the next interview for sure.

The fact is, I don't want to jinx it by saying too much here.

But I would be lying through my yellow teeth if I said I didn't care.

So, I'm keeping my fingers and toes crossed for now. There're supposed to be another 2-3 rounds of interview to go.

And in case you didn't know, Barclay's office is located at The Atrium next to Plaza Singapura. It's that very good-looking glass building where Baker'z Inn is housed.

Enough about it for now. As I said, I don't want to jinx it.