Fortune Cookies

I want to talk about fortune cookies. There is no such thing in China or other Asian countries. It is in fact originated in California.

One of my friends collects fortune cookie quotes. I do not, and most of the time, I just toss the "words of wisdom" away.

The other day, I was eating with another friend at Panda Express. He got a cookie that says: kiss the person next to you. So I had to tell him not to and he should keep it for next time when he sits with a girl.

I know the "wisdom" is faux, and the "prophecy" is vague. But a lot of the times, I do relate to those words very much.

For example, I once got a cookie saying: you'll be surprised soon. I had hoped for a good surprise. At the end of day, I did get surprised, but in a bad way. To be more exact, it was both good and bad.

The bad news is I got rejected from a major internet company (A) I applied for a job. I'm not revealing its name in case anyone is holding this against me. It is a company that I (and probably many others) would like very much to get into. I passed its first-round on-campus interviews, and went to Silicon Valley for an on-site. One day after the on-site, my recruiter at that company emailed me saying that she'll be preparing an offer for me, but it's not definate until after final executive review. Anyway, I was really excited and thought this was a done deal, otherwise she wouldn't be telling me about the offer so early. But... I guess you already know what the bad news is.

The good news is I did get a job offer at a financial service company (B). Ironically, I thought I was going to have the offer from A, so I didn't prepare much for the on-site interview at B. And after the on-site at B, when I was in the airport waiting for security check, I received the call from A telling me the final answer is no.

I got another job offer, er, scratch that, fortune cookie yesterday. It said: You'll be making an important decision. Yes, I am going to have to make that decision pretty soon. I'm not really interested in the job offer from B because it doesn't match my major very well. I still have a couple of interviews to go this month. And I'll be making a decision early Feb.

In conclusion, I'm talking about fortune cookies and job hunting. And who cares about fortune cookies?