The McKinsey presentation was this evening at Lord's. Yes, that's
the Lord's Cricket Ground. So at 7PM, there was this huge crowd of people
strolling over to the Nursery Pavillion, wondering why Lord's had a
square cricket pitch. Google and AskJeeves haven't given me an answer
yet.
McKinsey's presentation had two high points. First, it was mercifully
brief. The entire presentation was for 2 or 3 minutes, and all that this
partner said was, "Hey, we love LBS. You know about us. So we're all standing
here, here, and here. Come over and talk to us."
So we went over and talked. I mean, I hate networking, especially
if I don't have any questions to ask. But still, I've been instructed to
collect visiting cards. So may as well. I walked over to a lady called Sacred,
who told me what she was doing at the Business Technology office at London.
Sounded like fun. Then I met this partner at the Kuala Lumpur office, called
Alex Smith. He was wearing a terribly funny looking shirt, and I figured he
just couldn't be from McKinsey. But he was. So I asked him how he ended up
in Kuala Lumpur? I guess it kindof embarassed him, because he started of with
how his significant other was there, and that he moved there, and she moved to
Paris, and how it was a long story, and let's not get into it. Fine by me.
Anyway, I spent the next half-hour just listening to him. It was a nice
experience, and I walked away without bothering with a card.
I haven't mentioned the other high point, though. Chocolates. The
people at Lord's handed out these HUGE balls of chocolate that was shaped
like a cricket ball. I ate mine in a flash. When I was leaving, I found
another on the floor. I mean, this is getting to be a habit. But this time,
there were no qualms. The wrapper was on, and I hadn't stepped on it. Sure
was a feast that night!