tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59184762024-03-08T06:59:47.199+01:00INSEAD MBA BLOGImpressions and Stories from an INSEAD MBA Student. Life at school, classes, life abroad...Finance Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10299286923032828824noreply@blogger.comBlogger602125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918476.post-57665868175737703422007-11-13T02:03:00.001+01:002008-01-27T20:48:39.882+01:00Fertility Preservation and CancerIt looks like I have gone from an extremely big to an extremely small opponent as I was diagnosed with cancer over a year ago now - and my encounter with the sperm whale leading to my sinking in the middle of the Pacific was just a few months before that.My cancer grew so attached to her reproductive tract that it decided to keep it as a souvenir. As I had not planned on being a tourist ground Finance Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10299286923032828824noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918476.post-87395926948675818492007-09-27T21:16:00.000+02:002007-09-27T21:20:44.154+02:00BeatSarcomaHello hello hello -We have launched the BeatSarcoma website - looks all shiny at www.beatsarcoma.org. Feel free to pass this around of course.There are links to a summary of the Alien story as well as the Pacific Cup blog. The full Alien blog is not public (or at least not yet, debating whether it should ever become public or not) but like I said, I will be happy to send you an invite if you Finance Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10299286923032828824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918476.post-72563088080494763772007-09-24T01:51:00.000+02:002007-09-24T01:52:21.109+02:00Pacific Cup Blog Launchedand available at this location.Finance Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10299286923032828824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918476.post-86046821517103686262007-09-06T21:18:00.000+02:002007-09-06T21:20:42.954+02:00Update on fight against cancerThis is a repeat post from the Alien blog."Hi everyone -Sorry for the delay in posting an update. I am actually maintaining a private blog and it took up a lot of my time. I am still in treatment and still chatting with a bunch of doctors, fighting off the nasty Alien but I have some news. I also founded a non-profit to help with sarcoma research since it currently gets less than 1% of funds Finance Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10299286923032828824noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918476.post-1170740015948134252007-02-06T06:32:00.000+01:002007-02-06T06:33:35.966+01:00http://financemonkeyvsalien.blogspot.com/I keep receiving a lot of emails asking me to keep blogging...So there you are! Talk to you soon!My email address is still valid!Finance Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10299286923032828824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918476.post-1125794805009129962005-09-04T02:37:00.000+02:002005-09-04T02:46:45.016+02:00I have not written much about the application process - which is a tough one since it is a process where you must relegate control of your "destiny" to a 3rd party. However, if you take a look at life circumstances, there is only so much you will be able to control, and that's ok.I have been asked several times about this application process. It may be worth a post.There are excellent blogs on Finance Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10299286923032828824noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918476.post-1125433193708945842005-08-30T22:19:00.000+02:002005-08-30T22:19:53.716+02:00I have received a few timid enquiries - yes I am still alive and happy to take questions! You can just email me!Finance Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10299286923032828824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918476.post-1108688047022796992005-02-18T01:40:00.001+01:002005-02-18T01:54:07.026+01:00It's been a while since my last post...I am on a business trip. I went running the other day. Chose the biggest city park, conveniently located a few blocks away from my hotel. Left at 6.30am, half awake. I was planning on doing a 5 mile/45min loop, full of fresh morning intentions - and I paced myself for this dynamic morning re-adaptation to life.I got totally lost. I did two or three loops Finance Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10299286923032828824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918476.post-1100764483564146562004-11-18T08:53:00.000+01:002004-11-18T08:54:43.563+01:00Aaaaaaaaaah...the joys of work....completely swamped...no time to breathe....
so let me look back at my situation
I was working a lot. Then I did an MBA and I worked a lot. Now I am working a lot again.
How do I measure the return?
Finance Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10299286923032828824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918476.post-1099301698724999952004-11-01T10:27:00.000+01:002004-11-01T10:34:58.723+01:00I will be starting work on November 15th - a dream company but not in my dream location.
I am in Asia right now. I will spend some time in Europe too before I start. I am talking to a lot of friends from my promotion, from other promotion, from businesses in general.
Some people have argued that Insead is a mirror of the world. Only a positive reflection then. Reality hits you hard in the face Finance Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10299286923032828824noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918476.post-1097411808023154802004-10-10T14:35:00.000+02:002004-10-10T14:36:48.023+02:00A personal project - before I start work - has taken me back to Singapore for a few weeks.
Finance Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10299286923032828824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918476.post-1096846578012283722004-10-04T01:17:00.000+02:002004-10-04T01:36:18.013+02:00I just had a conversation with an Algerian friend. She is a truly formidable woman in my humble opinion.
There is a common stereotype about the Arab world, which associates Arabs with the typical carpet salesman, the "bargain" type. Even negotiation professors use this example as the ideal negotiator. Some people argue that well conducted negotiations make for nearly perfect market as there Finance Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10299286923032828824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918476.post-1095983606571727882004-09-24T01:49:00.000+02:002004-09-24T01:53:26.570+02:00We still have not received our deposit back for our house in Fontainebleau (and we did not have any hot water for the last two months). So if anyone of you decides to live North of Fontainebleau, across from Barbizon, let me know. I can tell you if you will be dealing with our dreaded landlady...
No news from France Telecom. I bet they forgot me. But SBC Pacfic Bell conned me into paying for a Finance Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10299286923032828824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918476.post-1095983310160251012004-09-24T01:43:00.000+02:002004-09-24T01:48:30.160+02:00I talked to someone last night at a dinner - She's Canadian, lives in the US and spent a few months in Paris. I thought I should post this as it might be a useful lesson for anybody trying to "Frenchise" their English.
This lady was walking around Paris telling people that she didn't like American bread because she didn't like preservatives (too much in American bread according to her). She was Finance Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10299286923032828824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918476.post-1094966271911740002004-09-12T07:16:00.000+02:002004-09-12T07:17:51.913+02:00Just in case anyone's still listening.
I may have a job in my dream company...More soon...
Finance Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10299286923032828824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918476.post-1092698523139980692004-08-17T01:21:00.000+02:002004-08-17T01:22:03.140+02:00How strange - it seems that the blog URL gets redirected to some weird Linux page. I can't access it. I hope that you aren't experiencing too much inconvenience.
Finance Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10299286923032828824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918476.post-1090891713831523402004-07-27T03:24:00.000+02:002004-07-27T03:28:33.830+02:00Some people have enquired about France Telecom.
I did manage to get them on the phone - as I put pressure on the law people to get access to their service directly. They indicated that the law office never passed on any of my letters (great...). It took me two phone calls to get them to realize that I never had a phone line. They passed the enquiry to their customer service department (I was Finance Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10299286923032828824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918476.post-1089380398240526572004-07-09T15:22:00.000+02:002004-07-09T23:04:47.896+02:00Welcome to this journal, offering to the world the lunatic mood of an MBA ape participant. This journal is about living and studying in France, and living and studying in Singapore at INSEAD – an international business school. It started at the beginning of the first term, in August 2003 but because the primate could not figure out the technicality of Internet posting, it was brought online a Finance Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10299286923032828824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918476.post-1089378689532147772004-07-09T15:11:00.000+02:002004-09-12T07:21:33.646+02:00Our Global Strategy Management professor gave us the most inspirational lecture to conclude is inspirational course.
“The successful companies are the ones that manage to achieve profitable and sustainable growth – however, the most admired companies, the ones that will go down well in history are the ones that are also the most ethical and that have had a positive impact on their ecosystem and Finance Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10299286923032828824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918476.post-1089378648030029672004-07-09T15:10:00.000+02:002004-07-09T23:01:24.060+02:00Heard in our BBQ last night
“I now understand why the French don’t travel – I went around the country and it is just amazing – so varied and beautiful” – South African MBA graduate
Heard at my last dinner at Ty-Koz
"there is an obvious equity agency cost at the school. There are some key shareholders: faculty, participants, alumni, staff and the power seems to reside totally in the hands of oneFinance Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10299286923032828824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918476.post-1089377750700692442004-07-09T14:55:00.000+02:002004-07-09T14:55:50.700+02:00One last time, I would like to encourage INSEAD MBA participants to share more and more of their stories. Writing this journal has been a fantastic experience for me – and the more independent voices the better to minimize any biased opinion.
New applicants have indicated that the blog was informative, helpful both for their application, and for their decision to apply to INSEAD (or not).
RecentFinance Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10299286923032828824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918476.post-1089329453909540582004-07-09T01:29:00.000+02:002004-07-10T11:46:25.073+02:00When Deans are Finance teachers, we already know what it is like:
- Z-curve
- tuition fees rising with appreciation of the euro
- 18% women last year (fortunately up now but the Dean is moving to economics;-) )
- high bidding scores for electives
- no Finance elective would clash if you want to take them all, which will not be the case for all other electives
- A name that no one Finance Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10299286923032828824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918476.post-1089329287190741632004-07-09T01:19:00.000+02:002004-07-09T01:28:07.190+02:00I really like our yearbook - I cannot post here anybody else's profile without permission but I can give samples of the ones I wrote, taking out the names. Our classmates write profiles about each and everyone of us...
Here is X profile
Some argued that X was a power fanatic with an International Tech hat on, much like his president, except for the style of hat. In reality, he pushed the conceptFinance Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10299286923032828824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918476.post-1089325237094730432004-07-09T00:06:00.000+02:002004-07-09T00:20:37.093+02:00Ooops, I have seriously increased my speed of typing in the past few months...
The quality of my grammar and number of typos have become inversely proportional and both have experienced changes conditional to this F1 writing style...for the worse.
If I was really serious about this blog, I'd have to read again all the posts and correct all of that. I apologize for the inconvenience, ask for Finance Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10299286923032828824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918476.post-1089217450310443172004-07-07T18:23:00.000+02:002004-07-07T18:24:10.310+02:00I was intending to offer the insights from our Global Strategy Professor and a general wrap up post - anything I am forgetting or that you need to know at this point and that I have not covered?Finance Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10299286923032828824noreply@blogger.com0