May 15 2006, 05:43 PM, updated 20y ago
>>> >
>>> > > One day, three bankers, a Citibanker, one from HSBC
>>> > > and another from
>>> > > Maybank, went for a walk. They were old buddies from
>>> > > school, and they
>>> > > were
>>> > > remembering the tough old days they went as students
>>> > > together.
>>> > >
>>> > > For no apparent reason, they went into a zoo and
>>> > > passed an elephant.
>>> > >
>>> > > Being from the same field and the same school, there
>>> > > is little bit of
>>> > > peer
>>> > > competition going on, so when he saw this elephant,
>>> > > an idea clicked the
>>> > > Citibanker, he said to the others "Why don't we
>>> > > prove who is the best
>>> > > among
>>> > > us?".
>>> > >
>>> > > The others, of course, agreed.
>>> > >
>>> > > Then the Citibank said "Let's make a test. Whoever
>>> > > can make this
>>> > > elephant
>>> > > laugh, he works for the best Bank".
>>> > >
>>> > > They all agreed and started.
>>> > >
>>> > > Being a pure logical strategist, the Citibanker
>>> > > tried to make the
>>> > > elephant
>>> > > laugh by telling jokes (In this story, the elephant
>>> > > do understand the
>>> > > language, boleh la). Of course it stayed still.
>>> > >
>>> > > As a more practical guy, the HSBC guy tried to make
>>> > > funny gestures...and
>>> > > the elephant still stood firm.
>>> > >
>>> > > Now, it?s the Maybanker turn. Being the tomorrow
>>> > > -can- do- it guy, he
>>> > > whispered something to the elephant, and it laughed
>>> > > at him while
>>> > > pointing
>>> > > its trunk at him. The other two were astonished.
>>> > >
>>> > > How come this Maybanker beat them?
>>> > >
>>> > > So the HSBC guy said "OK, let's make another test.
>>> > > Let's make this
>>> > > elephant
>>> > > cry".
>>> > >
>>> > > So there they went again.
>>> > >
>>> > > The Citibanker told sad stories,
>>> > >
>>> > > The HSBC guy made sad gestures,
>>> > >
>>> > > and they fail again.
>>> > >
>>> > > Then, the Maybanker whispered something again in the
>>> > > elephant's ear and
>>> > > it
>>> > > just cried, weeping and patting away.
>>> > >
>>> > > This can't be, thought the other two.
>>> > >
>>> > > So the Citibanker said "OK, you've won twice. If you
>>> > > can win this test,
>>> > > we
>>> > > will bow to you. Let's make this elephant run".
>>> > >
>>> > > He went and barked to the elephant orders to run. Of
>>> > > course, it stayed
>>> > > still.
>>> > >
>>> > > The HSBC guy pushes the elephant and stabs it with
>>> > > stake to make it run,
>>> > > it
>>> > > stayed still.
>>> > >
>>> > > So...our Maybanker comes to it and whispers
>>> > > something again in its ear
>>> > > and
>>> > > the elephant ran and ran as fast as it could, as if
>>> > > it was scared to
>>> > > death.
>>> > >
>>> > >
>>> > > The other two surrendered.
>>> > >
>>> > > "OK, you're the best, pal. You work for a very good
>>> > > Bank; not even our
>>> > > global bankers can beat you. Do tell us your
>>> > > secret".
>>> > >
>>> > > "Well" said the Maybanker
>>> > >
>>> > > "The first time I made it laugh, I said "Maybank is
>>> > > the best bank ".
>>> > >
>>> > > "When I made it cry, I told the elephant how much I
>>> > > get paid".
>>> > >
>>> > > "And when I made it run scared to death, I said to
>>> > > it,
>>> > >
>>> > >
>>> > > "Why don't you join Maybank?"
this is just a joke..
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