Just google it. That's what I did, drawing inspiration from Nike's tagline (and to think that I used to hate Nike's logo. My first Nike sneakers were white with the logo in white, too, so that it wouldn't be obvious!).
I've encountered my ex-classmate's name in newspapers and magazines a few times. Even though I couldn't be 100% sure it was her, I was 90% there as her name was unconventionally spelt. Some people had difficulty pronouncing it!
After seeing the name in a popular local daily, I immediately googled it. The result was lenghty. Turned out she had been a journalist for a Singaporean daily for a few years. I managed to find her account with a community website. Despite not being much of an online-community person, I opened an account just so I could send her a message. Luckily, I didn't make a fool of myself or invite any sinister online-prowler. She confirmed that she was "indeed moi".
"Moi" mentioned a few other classmates' names and that prompted me to google some more. Another fruitful attempt got me in touch with a partner in a Singaporean law firm. Wow! 'If my classmate is a partner in a law firm, then I could've been a partner in one of the largest audit firm in Malaysia', I fantasized. Then Hubby said,'Law firm and audit firm differentlah.' I fell back to earth with a thud. A reality check showed that my peer in that firm is
I've encountered my ex-classmate's name in newspapers and magazines a few times. Even though I couldn't be 100% sure it was her, I was 90% there as her name was unconventionally spelt. Some people had difficulty pronouncing it!
After seeing the name in a popular local daily, I immediately googled it. The result was lenghty. Turned out she had been a journalist for a Singaporean daily for a few years. I managed to find her account with a community website. Despite not being much of an online-community person, I opened an account just so I could send her a message. Luckily, I didn't make a fool of myself or invite any sinister online-prowler. She confirmed that she was "indeed moi".
"Moi" mentioned a few other classmates' names and that prompted me to google some more. Another fruitful attempt got me in touch with a partner in a Singaporean law firm. Wow! 'If my classmate is a partner in a law firm, then I could've been a partner in one of the largest audit firm in Malaysia', I fantasized. Then Hubby said,'Law firm and audit firm differentlah.' I fell back to earth with a thud. A reality check showed that my peer in that firm is
[Like I said, it was a draft, an unfinished one at that. I couldn't remember what I wanted to say about that peer of mine but I remember calling her and had a short chat.
Since this draft, I've looked up and kept in touch with more friends through the Internet. Besides being a friend-finder, the Internet is also a friend-keeper :) ]
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