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What is love?
What is love?
I just received the call on the secure phone line from the CIA. They warned me about Tokyo’s fast reactions; following the escalation of…
Mai Le
Dec 16, 2019
How you’ve made me
How you’ve made me
The doctor informed me that I had a few days before she would pass away, due to the irreversible damage from the stroke. He urged me to…
Mai Le
Dec 16, 2019
Strangers Again
Strangers Again
It was one of those unremarkable business trips on a Friday, outbound from London to Vienna. The morning rain dazzled outside as I dragged…
Mai Le
Oct 13, 2019
Selfishness
Selfishness
He could not remember how long it might have been since she was gone. The thoughts of her came in waves of varying intensity…
Mai Le
Sep 19, 2019
Optimising Love | Mai Le
Optimising Love | Mai Le
“Have you ever thought about optimising love?”, she asked, after a few drinks. We were in a quiet Victorian bar with a high ceiling…
Mai Le
Jul 29, 2019
11 cold hard truths about helping others
11 cold hard truths about helping others
Some brief thoughts came to my min over the last few months about helping others that I jotted down in my journal. I thought it might be…
Mai Le
Jul 27, 2018
My Personal Finance System
My Personal Finance System
Last month, I pondered over the idea of writing about the various systems I have in place in my life to automate and reduce its mundanity…
Mai Le
Jul 23, 2018
Earn vs. Make
Earn vs. Make
The vivid memories come back to me of a winter night in the Alps when I was skiing with a group of friends in finance and banking a few…
Mai Le
May 8, 2018
Follow The Money
Follow The Money
I had a call today with someone who’s in her final year at university, coming to doing an internship with GS this summer, but also working…
Mai Le
Mar 14, 2018
The Self-Declared Expert
The Self-Declared Expert
The Señor tagged me in one of the posts of someone selling their recruitment advice — let’s call him Mr. [X]
Mai Le
Feb 28, 2018
Know what I don’t know
Know what I don’t know
Over two years ago, I said farewell to LSE and embarked on the journey of a working adult. Immersing myself in excitement and the partial…
Mai Le
Jan 20, 2018
$100,000 and the price of freedom
$100,000 and the price of freedom
A long while ago, when I was on the first date with my boyfriend, I was admittedly quite tipsy because I had been in my boss’ BBQ gathering…
Mai Le
Jan 19, 2018
10 Ultimate Lessons I Have Learnt in 2017
10 Ultimate Lessons I Have Learnt in 2017
Every year-end, I write a post about the 10 ultimate lessons I have learnt throughout the year. This is the fifth sequel to the 10 lessons…
Mai Le
Jan 1, 2018
10 Ultimate Lessons I Have Learnt in 2016
10 Ultimate Lessons I Have Learnt in 2016
Every year-end, I write a post about the 10 ultimate lessons I have learnt throughout the year. This is the forth sequel to the 10 lessons…
Mai Le
Jan 9, 2017
One hour at a time
One hour at a time
“I don’t have enough time”, said I to the Señor when he asked why I didn’t exercise daily.
Mai Le
Dec 27, 2016
Yes and No
Yes and No
Growing up, I said “Yes” to everything that comes my way. Every opportunity, every offer, every introduction, every meeting, every…
Mai Le
Nov 13, 2016
“This, too, shall pass” — A Brexit short story of what happened.
“This, too, shall pass” — A Brexit short story of what happened.
It was 4:32 am on Friday 24-June-2016 when Southampton has just declared for Leave. Although there were a few more counties to go, the…
Mai Le
Jul 6, 2016
23 things I learnt by 23
23 things I learnt by 23
The following list is in no particular order:
Mai Le
Jun 9, 2016
About Broken Heart
About Broken Heart
“Why did you choose what you do?” asked the Monsieur. I was surfing on my computer while he was folding his work shirts and cleaned his…
Mai Le
May 28, 2016
Power is like a lady
Power is like a lady
Last month, I purchased a Netflix subscription. I then certainly did what everyone else presumably did when they first had their Netflix…
Mai Le
May 19, 2016
I became an investment banking associate
I became an investment banking associate
It was in the middle of a busy afternoon last November when I had back-to-back calls on a live transaction. After I just hung up on a…
Mai Le
May 13, 2016
Alone together
Alone together
On love, power, sex, self-esteem and independence.
Mai Le
May 8, 2016
100 Bullet Points For An Investment Banking Analyst
100 Bullet Points For An Investment Banking Analyst
In 2013, when I first interned at GS, I was given the below list as a hand-out, titled “100 Things I Learnt as An Investment Banking…
Mai Le
Apr 26, 2016
What would I do if I weren’t afraid?
What would I do if I weren’t afraid?
I remembered the years of the 1990s when I grew up in a small village in Vietnam. In those years, one of our childhood’s trophies were…
Mai Le
Apr 5, 2016
True Love
True Love
At 00:24, I finished watching The Danish Girl. My brother and The Monsieur refused to watch it with me so I watched it on my own…
Mai Le
Jan 30, 2016
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