At the PC Bang

Against my recent laziness I made the walk down the hill from our place to a local mall. It's one of the many that are in Vancouver, but not a very good one. I think the owners were under the 'build it and the shoppers will come' impression when they made it. It's actually the second like this (there's another in Burnaby, too) and both of them have the same architectural signature: everything is like spokes out of a central hub (in this case a food court) which makes for a weird, curvey look to everything.

Anyhoo, here I am surrounded by Korean and Canadian teeny-bopper boys as they frag the heck out of each other. Getting a little loud, actually. There's a freebie internet place closeby (funded by the local government, ah to live in Canada and get hand-outs) but it's only open on the weekdays.

I've decided to get tough with this job-searching stuff. I spoke with a (New York) recruiter yesterday and she said that there's virtually no hiring in December as workers wait until the end of the year (February, actually, from what I read in my investment banking books) to see what kind of a bonus they can get and the pull the pin (leave) if they think they're worth more. So, I'll use this time to get my credentials out there as much as possible (laying traps, as they say in the business) and then when the jet-setters hit the pavement perhaps I can have a good spot to go to (or a few, if I'm lucky). I'm not too worried, as I figured it might take 3-6 months to get a quality job, but I sure as heck wouldn't mind getting something sooner (we're in the in-law's place, as you know).

Well, pitter-patter, better get at 'er.