Peer (pronounced "pear") is the guy who's always wearing a scarf (tied) around his neck, around the office. He says its cause he's a bit under the weather, but given that we wears velour suits to work on casual Fridays, I'm guessing its also for style purposes. But that's neither here nor there. Since Peer and I are of the late-20's, early 30's set, early in the week he suggested I come with him on Thursday to a meeting held by members of the exclusive "asmallworld.com" social-networking site. In a nutshell, sort of like urbandaddy.com--you can only join the site if you are invited (and I wouldn't be surprised if there were other barriers to entry...like an interview or submitting your resume for board review). As for those that are members, they're all 'ex-pat' young professionals whose jobs require them to travel around the world. Myspace...paah! Facebook...I'll pass. But this, I'll give a try...this just might fit the bill for International Frankfurt Freddie.
Well Thursday comes around and Peer has better plans. There's this place called "King Kamehameha" (pronounced "kinka-meyah-meyah") and they have a live band that plays on Thursdays. He suggested we go to that instead. Of course I wanted to find out about this social-networking site, but I also wanted to get out (since I hadn't been out in Frankfurt in a while). So I was down.
Between Peer's email to people in the office and my asking all the people in valuation I ran into to come, like damn near half the office showed up to this lounge/club. Even people who had told me they weren't coming when I left the office were there. Shortly after everyone in the office found each other in the club (as we all came to the club in separate groups), the band went on.
They didn't tell me it was a cover band...a cover band whose two lead singers spoke English the entire time...a cover band that covered songs like "PYT", "Outstanding","Deja Vu","You Got to Show Me Love", etc. And the place was packed with Germans.
Not really much else to say. I got to talk with some more of the people in Valuation that I haven't really talked to (becuase they're in another area of the office). I got to talk to some of the people in Investments (sales brokers) that were there. And I got to listen to American Urban Pop music played by a live cover band at a packed German venue (I loved it). Oh yeah, there's no Cuban embargo over here. So I was indulging myself in Havana Club Rum Mojitos and Cuba Libres. And that was the night.
Hey you...
Cheers.
Between Peer's email to people in the office and my asking all the people in valuation I ran into to come, like damn near half the office showed up to this lounge/club. Even people who had told me they weren't coming when I left the office were there. Shortly after everyone in the office found each other in the club (as we all came to the club in separate groups), the band went on.
They didn't tell me it was a cover band...a cover band whose two lead singers spoke English the entire time...a cover band that covered songs like "PYT", "Outstanding","Deja Vu","You Got to Show Me Love", etc. And the place was packed with Germans.
Not really much else to say. I got to talk with some more of the people in Valuation that I haven't really talked to (becuase they're in another area of the office). I got to talk to some of the people in Investments (sales brokers) that were there. And I got to listen to American Urban Pop music played by a live cover band at a packed German venue (I loved it). Oh yeah, there's no Cuban embargo over here. So I was indulging myself in Havana Club Rum Mojitos and Cuba Libres. And that was the night.
Hey you...
Cheers.
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