SYN Business Preview... (13/2/06)

Monday, the day i started work at Synovate in Menara IGB, Mid Valley. In the morning, i called Mr Low, my superior, he asked me to go to the office before 11am. So i went, meeting lots of student like workers there with their tees and jeans, guys with spikey hairs like punks, with earrings and tattoos. The girls were young, all geeks. I think all of them were like after graduation or waiting for their SPM results. Then i met Mr Low, a man in his mid 30's, who wore a long sleeve white shirt that almost turned to yellow, the tie that has been more than 5 years, spoke straight forward to my appearances. I don't mind myself wearing dark glasses and some other company's polo shirt, i just came to work as a part time Survey Officer. He was quite busy handling calls and documents, and roughly taught me how to do my job, about half an hour of discussion, he asked me to start my task, call up clients from the lists. He knew i've been working as salesman so he thought i could do it, but the point is i only have the talent to meet people, not through phone. Honestly i hate telemarketing, i don't do sales job through phone, and from my jobscope, i only make appointments with the clients (actually it's called respondances.) and meet them at their offices to do interviews. I don't mind doing this task but he was like so panic upon his job, really affected my mood also.

Somehow i don't like the way he perform his job, it's ok for him being straight forward, but lots of issues that happened, he also tell me, like the person who interviewed me couldn't give much details of what i've asked about my jobscope. He hoped that our conversation (me and the one who interviewed me.) was recorded in a tape, also me and himself... I don't know what's the point doing so but i think it's just part of his job, i seen recorders on every desks, everyone's busy recording and listening other people's recorded conversations. It's almost lunch time and he still insisted me to call up the respondances. I knew that the respondances went for lunch already, then i asked him when is the lunch time, he said it's flexible. Then i asked him again why there isn't any trainings provided, and he said i was experienced in sales job, so it shouldn't be a problem. That's what he thinks, not me. He could be responsible at his job but not being much on their first timer juniors. Then i went to jot down some tactics how to communicate with the respondances. Later on, he saw me doing so, immediately he asked me follow him to his desk and asked me what am i doing. I told him i need some guidance for myself and he said it's such a waste of time, and he laughed. Seriously i don't like him, i begin to hate him. But then, i tried to cool down, just to see how far he could make me feel bad about him. And then he asked me to do a demo making calls through phone with him, and i laughed. And he asked what's so funny about... You see, it's funny to have different point of views that could make a person feel odd about it. I knew my shit is funny, and so his shit. I never against his idea, so i went practise with him through phone. Throughout the practises, it wasn't that easy. He threw a lot of difficulties to me, and somehow he taught me how to do it in proper way. He should have did it in the first place, why wasting my time? And so after a few practises, again he asked me to make calls. I've no tolerance on his attitude like 'hey i'm busy, there's no time, get on with it'... Fuck man, i just do it, regardless his mental psycho teaching. I made few calls and got me much nervous and intimidated, some respondances were quite cocky, they don't entertain such calls which it had no relevant to their businesses. They even threw a few hard questions whereby it's not even from the practises i've learned, and eventually i went blank. The survey was in purposes of not letting the respondances know from which company wanted to have them be surveyed, so in future they would improve their quality in services and standards. Therefore, lots of prank answers came out and some may not work, and so it did flunked my attemps, and i felt very bad about it. I seen other colleagues doing well and fast, i mean, i'm a newbie, i had to be a punching bag for this moment, and so it means, you want someone to make money for company, first few days of proper training is very important.

I met few friends there, those i knew from Fajar, Pandan Indah, during my part time job as Pepsi Promoter. They were busy too, went out to do their jobs. I'm likely solo doing the job for a senior, and so i felt left out. The whole thing to me was fucked up, and i don't think i'll further on to do this shit. And so, about 5pm, i did attemp to make a few appointments, then i called Mr Low, he went out to do his job too, told him i'm leaving. He's sort of high expectation on me because i could speak fluent English, yet the rest to him were incapable. Fuck, i really don't like him, and i don't expect myself working for such nervous, pushy and stubborn senior. So i guess why he would wear an almost yellow white shirt, he couldn't earn much money and buy a new one for a good impression to others. He couldn't find peace to have lunch at the right time. He couldn't calm himself down and make some time to teach me how to do even though i'm experienced but irrelevant on this field. So then, i gave up on this field, that's it.

Later on, i'm meeting Seng and others at our station, they were dressed with blazers, ready to go for the SYN's Business Preview tonight. And so, i didn't drive (my car's not repaired yet!), i followed a friend's car. On our way, we did talk some issues on girls. Likely they knew who's my girl, and they wanted to look for someone like her, a decent, not hot, can be a good future wife. And so, i said, why they never interested in girls which are pretty? The driver, Gary, about 35 years old, told me he never go for pretty girls. Despite his look, with his fortune, i'm sure pretty girls would considerate going out with him. All he knew during this millenium, all the pretty girls would only go for rich and famous. I assured him nowadays the pretty girls do attemp the rich and famous, and some failed to be in long term would thought that money doesn't fulfill their needs. One particular thing i knew, of course money is important for everyone, especially pretty girls. When in times they would be with the rich and famous, all they approaches and get was money, in terms of relationships. But then love couldn't last long, and somehow it'll break their hopes. Their boyfriends would work till late nights, or went out with another pretty girls, and also will get bored with them. Seriously it became a common thing, whereby the girls would only look for money, the guys will know. Or maybe with money but no love, or care and tender, it didn't work to be a love. So then, the guys would play around with them, and later on the girls find out their attemps were getting out of luck, they pulled out. Some might just hate the guys playing with them and more and more they could think, they just go for the money. And some may think money it's no longer a good thing to go for, they'll seek for some guy working a decent job, not rich and famous, but do provide love and cherish their existence.

I mean, a few friends of mine wanted to find such girls, and all was booked by them... Gee, i hate to say this but Gary's a good guy, he had to find himself a good one then.

The Business Preview was held at Sunway Pyramid's Convention Centre. Once we parked the car, people from SYN dressed formally while we just like those common window shoppers... Heh, i wished i could deal my appearance but i'm not even a member, and nobody's ever mention about my informal attire, everyone's invited... The girls from SYN... Oh my God, pretties everywhere, they dressed up even if in formal, they're HOT! I don't think i'm wasting my time there, if i'm a member, i should've the chances to get to know them and went out have lunch or dinner with them, or party with them at Zouk... Mmm... Here goes my day dreaming... Of course, if i go out with them, i'll bring my girl along, cuz she's so interested meeting pretty girls...

All my friends were there, each of us given the entrance ticket, and we waited 15 minutes before the preview begins. I seen lots of visitor came with their wierd colored hairdos with punk attires, piercing and tattoos. So i guess they would think it's crazy to come such place to listen some crap. I never thought what is so crap about this preview, cuz when it's crap, how come there's more than 3000 people attended this preview and listening crap? Or they're just crazy? Wait till you see what's behind all these...

We went in and found our good spot, and just a few minutes later the preview started, and everyone from outside rushing in to be seated. The host made a soft opening of the preview, he asked all of us, how the members managed to bring visitors here? Did the members cheated them? Why they were here? Some were looking here and there wished to be out from the preview because they think it's stupid and crazy. And so the host said, it's not stupid and crazy, cuz here 3000 people who attended this preview, so if it's crazy and stupid, those should be lucky to be accompanied by them cuz they're not the only one here. The host also said, if this preview has ignited some anger from someone who doesn't like it, please hold the anger until the preview ends...

Soon, a few footage shown on screen, about the new era of business, about 4 big business which really making millionaires around the world: manufacturer, developer, distributor and retailer. These main business are getting bigger and bigger around the world and not all the people could've the big bucks to start out, if any rich business man started it, they became much richer than ever. While these are putting an effect in every industries, it became left out for everyone who's incapable. The one who started out will be always the highest status, and never it would drop. Just like major companies like Fed Ex, Nestle, F&N, Spritzer... If i wanted to make a branded drinks from my own, how many years i could achieve to be like them? Things could be possible but chances are never there... When in terms of chances, like 10 years ago, if i went to open a few branches of cybercafes, surely i would be a millionaire, or at least, i could still drive BMW instead of Wira... These are chances, and when it came, only once, and never it'll be a long term. So some are lucky to find themselves making money first, but some later on they started it, it's already too late, what they're seeking is just minor, just like a myth to them, making big bucks is just a dream. Same goes to handphone shop, restaurants, advertising firm... Who started out first would be the richest and most famous... Who could possibly do that?

Then the main guy was invited...

The speaker of the preview was the great Steven Yeam, who built this network so successfully and made hundreds of millionaires from his teachings. Firstly, he asked, why the visitors were invited, how they were convinced to be there? First of all, he hoped that everyone's attended this preview to be open minded, and if they agreed what they've learned here, they should plan what shall they do about their life, and if those who never agreed, they could just absorb what they need to understand and get on with their lives...

He begins with a story his life... (as always, if i'm the speaker, i like to tell my story life, from devastated to success, not really to impress people, just to make people understand life isn't that easy...) while he was at his young time, he doesn't like to study, always get low grades... (like me...) His parents always quarrel about money, and everytime he heard it, he'll stay inside his room all the time. And he was always been under estimated by his relatives, cuz his family was not even average, once he went to eat Dim Sum with his relatives, and his relatives would said to him: "You better eat as much as you can, cuz you won't be eating this by yourself next time..." this surely could make him angry, same to me... And so he promised himself that he would find an alternative to change his life, to make big bucks and shut them up. (gee, i've been wanting to do this cuz i'm in hatred mode with my relatives...) He went to meet his friends, and talked about chances... His friends would say, "hey man, we're struggling in this life, so deal with it... Finding big bucks? Are you out of your mind?" Somehow these words that came out, eventually would put anybody down low than a dog, but he never thought of that, because he still have the hatred of what's with his relatives, so he had to stand strong. He's disappointed to his friends that so many years they were friends and all they say something useless to him. (same to me, i just lucky to have my girl thinking positive and providing much supports as she could...) and so he went to Hong Kong and found an alternative, in MLM business. At first he was sceptic about this business, and he was curious about those people who could make so much money out of it. He went to a business preview, he saw this speaker, short, chubby, full of acne at his face, earned more than HKD20,000 per month. He said to himself, "i'm not a bad looking person, i'm not fat and not even with full of acne on my face, why this bastard could be larger in life than me?" and after the preview he went, he swore to himself, he must be more successful than him. After striving 19 years in Hong Kong and 3 years in Malaysia, he became a legend in MLM business. In fact, everyone in the preview treated him as a hero as he proved to make so many people successful in this career.

He stated out a very meaningful word to us...

"Chance"

Anyone doubts to have a chance of their lives to be a successful person. Just like if ever Uncle Lim (Genting Highlands owner) would distribute his 0.01% of his earnings to you, you don't have to worry about finding a good job, just live the rest of your live with his complimentary fortune. Yes, it's not possible to have this chance, but what if a chance that given to you, even as the same that you work in a company with your full effort, in return is a tremendous income, what would you do? Anyone would want this chance, and of course, do you know what's the real point of a chance? As i stated above about chance, if anyone started it earlier, he could be successful, that's for sure.

Then, a question for all the visitors, why are you here? Yes, to understand the new revolution of business. Everyone in this nation knew MLM was a cheating business, most of the direct selling members would ask their friends to buy products from them, and this had been irritating to many people. Also whenever they invited their friends to be part of the team, most of the time they would think of making money out of them. Usually it's called a pyramid scheme, where the ones who started and have more downlines with them, so they would just relax and let lower ones do their jobs, just like no differences from working in a company, as always your boss would earn big bucks no matter how much effort you threw in. So then, it's just happened to have the juniors realised that they were cheated and further more they quitted and told everyone this can't be done and it won't be a future for them. Actually i was one of the victim, i did tried to work out in an MLM business, and most of the members are doctors, bankers, lawyers... Also, i needed to buy the products which are much expensive every month and i couldn't afford anymore later, and so i couldn't go anywhere from there, my upline always call me to attend seminars which cost me few hundreds till i'm broke... I haven't started and i'm already bankrupt... And still i can't be as the same level after months i never buy the products or sell some... And therefore, i assumed it's cheating, just like i'm working in a company doing sales...

(Somehow i'm not much remembered what he talks about, there's so much to say, even there's 2 guests of couples from Hong Kong and Singapore gave the speech, so i hope if it's happened to be the 2 guests said but not Steven Yeam, i apologise...)

Steven Yeam said, in this business, there's no way we all go from ups or downs, we go sideways, like partners. We do things and make money together, no doubt who earned more, as long the teamwork was there, things would go right. I always wanted to do business whereby my friends will walk together with me, and i found this, it's very suitable to fulfill my dreams. I do believe every single word he said cuz after 2 months, i observed every single points of it, extracted few facts and assured it's a good start for me. In 2 months of joining my friends from SYN, all i knew was they never thought of making money out of me, if they did i'm sure i'll know cuz i'm not stupid, i've gone through some shits and i swear it won't be another time. They still contact me and go drinks and few parties, they even paid the money for me. I'm not just thinking they had been bribing me for future plannings, i mean, more than 10 of them, and everyone has their own dreams, and they wanted to have someone they would like to share and walk together to success...

Then Steven Yeam stated few things in life, what we wanted...
(there's 5, i knew few only, forgetten the others...)

First, money... Yes, everyone's having problems with money, can be fatal in marriage, family and friends... What's so important about money? I'm sure everyone knows about it. When in terms of finding money, which that you could really find lots and lots till you never worry about your problems? He stated a lot and i still can't recall much, so let's move on to the next one, maybe in future i'll state more...

Family... Yes, how about you could bring few thousands for them instead of few hundreds? And buy them big houses and cars to drive, vacation in overseas and live in healthy life? He mentioned about his hometown, comparing Bangsar. He had seen Bangsar's children are healthy and so cute, all dressed nicely and well educated. While he looked back his hometown, Kepong, the kids were dressed dirty and hardly they could be well educated, as well as the place they grow up could be some sort of pollution in mind, where there's gangsters and punks... It's so different. Anyone who heard such things would choose Bangsar, to give their children in more proper life. That's important to have yourselves thinking what's going on in this life working a permanent job that only secure a certain limit for your family.

Then, materialistic... Anyone wants to live in big house and sports car. Imagine you could provide your love ones a nice LV bag on Valentine's day, how would they feel? How about go for a dinner at a high class restaurant with them? How about a vacation in Bali? And so on he pointed out few facts that are really true, even we knew about it but not realising it...

Later on, he invited the guests from Hong Kong, a couple to give some speech. I don't remember what are their names but they have a group from Hong Kong lead by them came and gave a huge applause to them. So i remembered a few things he stated, some stories which really made us realised facts of life. For instant, he said he like to be in Malaysia because of the people, and the Nasi Lemak. He said in Hong Kong, the people are very straight forward on things they decided to do, they won't hesitate on anything cuz what they're facing in their market was absolutely fast, whatever they're consuming are expensive, and the rates of their salary are getting matchless than the price of the products. And also how do they speak on things they like or don't like, it'll really hurt someone's feelings but it's just has been common to everyone there. Here, he knew the Malaysians are quite closed minded, they'll say something good about you but from behind they'll say bad about you... So it's true, we're just protecting ourselves... Also, he told a story about a working permanent job guy and a beggar. It begins with a guy who's working and there's a time he went home and passed by a beggar. And so he laughed at the beggar, "stupid, be a beggar, never thought of finding himself a job..." then the beggar laughed back at him, "stupid, working a permanent job..." so the working guy was surprised, why would a beggar laugh at him. So the beggar asked him, does the working guy had to work everyday? The working guy said yes... And the beggar replied, "i like to work whenever i want, it's my own will..." and he asked the working guy again, how much he earned from the job? The working answered about RM2000... And the beggar replied, "i want to earn how much i want, it's my own will..." he asked the working again for the last time, where do he live? The working was proud to tell he's staying in Jln Peel. And the beggar replied, while packing up his stuffs, "i want to live anywhere i want, it's my own will. So would you please excuse me, i'm on my way to Bangsar, my next place to stay..." it's sort of funny to listen but it reflected to us that a permanent job which really stucked and sucked our life, when there's alternative, we won't change, cuz we feel fear to lose, we only knew how to secure, until no matter how we secure, there's nothing left for us to achieve... It's all because of fear...

Another fact, like Coke (Coca-cola, not drugs...). He asked what's the price of Coke was sold in mamak stalls? How about in pub? And how about in a high class hotel? What's so different about Coke? It's still a same old Coke but why it's sold in different prices? He put Coke as our designation, whereby we all are the same human being, why there's a value in us? Why we don't push ourselves as a value in a high class hotel?

And so on, the Hong Kong guy ended his speech and invited a Singaporean couple to give some speech. The Singaporean couple can't speak Cantonese that well but they tried to speak. So the husband said, he quitted his well developed business and joined this network. After a year, he met back his friend, knowing him dropped his career and joined SYN, and he asked "i don't know what to say, but are you crazy?" and so the Singaporean guy said, "yes, i'm crazy, but in fact i'm earning money crazily..." everyone clapped hands madly... Once, he brought his friend to SYN Business Preview, and his friend said, "hey, it's always the most successful person who gave the speech, of course la..." and the Singaporean guy replied, "yes, precisely. Well, don't tell me you expected the losers who gave the speech then?" Also, he pointed out, when dealing this business, it gave him fears, of losing hope, like nobody's gonna listen to him about this business. So he made a metaphor, it's just like a roller coaster, before you ride, while lining up, you'll have great fears, and when it's your turn, while sitting inside and the ride has begun, you'll said to yourself it's already too late. After the thrills of the roller coaster with high rounds and corners, when you get out, you felt relieved, and you wanted to feel the thrill again, just like he do this business... Everyone also clapped like mad...

So after him, Steven Yeam took over the speech, could be the last one cuz the time has been up, quite late already. And so he wanted everyone to know he built this network, he'll work hard to ensure everyone in this nation that MLM business in not cheating people, and he hoped that after this preview, every visitors will not say bad things about it.

Honestly, i almost cried few times, my tears almost burst... Why? I've been struggled more than 10 years and i've achieved nothing in my life and only i earned disappointments from my family. I wanted to be part of the team and never would have people in my life i knew could support me, instead of supporting me doing things that i don't like... I wanted to do it but i'm so incapable in the moment. I wished that my friends and family could understand what i want out of my life. Only the friends i knew from SYN, the friends from Cybercafe, who had been through the same shit like me knew what's going on with our life, constantly mind supported me. I do cherish them as friends cuz they do care about me, always inform me what to do the best and never left me out to what they were doing or partying. I never had such experience in my life and i wanted it so badly, i don't want to go back to my old life again, the negative one. I want to live larger than life, make proud to everyone i knew in my life... It's just the matter of time...

I knew what i've said here doesn't give a big impulse to everyone, it's just because i'm there, i could feel the fact, and also some may think i'm just talking crap. This post will be remembered as once i'm unsuccessful, in future when i become successful, i'll look back, and be glad that i wrote this post, even there's no people who would be interested...

Thank you all the friends i knew who supported me!