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Dear Intern ep10. Fun Facts 3.0.Main Plot Starts Here
Always do things that make you uncomfortable.
Got the Job
I was hesitating loads when seeing the executive secretary putting the company party date on the Google calendar. I want to volunteer, just for the experience. But what if I make a fool out of myself and act super awkward?
Worst case, I leave after 3 weeks and leave no trace. So what? Stop being a coward!
I reached out to Jocelyn, and she confirmed that I would be the DJ. So, I guess I am the DJ for Seurat’s 10-year-old Birthday Party!
Warm Up
I spent almost 5 hours crafting a chill House list. But it turned out that the occasion of this company party was demanding party hits and crowd pleasers. Still, I like this chill house set loads. I am glad I started practicing DJ again. After all the rave experiences, I see transitions differently now. Bedroom DJ is such a classic.
Fast forwarding to the party. I played the chill House set as an opener warm-up set. It was just me and some dudes who set up tables and drinks in the car park. Very chill. Excuse me for my limited vocabulary. I really couldn’t think of any other adjectives other than “chill.”
Main Scene
The crowd was arriving. People were grooving and dancing. I was so happy — I missed my AEPi gigs. There was something about hearing your set arrangements coming out of the speakers and being distributed onto every corner of the venue (in this case, it was a car park). Very exciting!
I got to talk to many full-time people in Seurat as they passed by the DJ table. I got to know their names and just socialized for a bit.
The VP came over and took a picture of me and his two lady guests (either his wife or some family members). He asked, Is that what u do aside from engineering?
I guess haha…
I also got to talk to the CEO as I handed him the mic and adjusted the volume. I want to make sure to let the people at the manager level all remember my face and name. Later in my internship timeline, I realized that many of those people I interacted with are important team leaders. They have a completely different professional look inside the office. Scary.
One of the funniest scenes was when Emma’s manager / mentor asked me, Can he observe how I DJ? I was like, sure, but I just twist buttons once in like forever. I was so awkward that I said…
Do you club?
Oh man. He laughed. It was a rich laugh — from the chest! He said he used to, just not anymore. He’s also got that professional look in the office, which intimidates me. That’s why I really don’t know how to handle a daily conversation with him. I just remember when I first met him, he had some thoughts on Python. But I am definitely not talking about Python with him now.
Too Young
This one is a real joke. I was talking with my Chinese homie Zee, a coworker here who is also from Shanghai. We were having conversations left and right. He also DJs! Sick.
Later, Zee told me that the VP, seeing us bonding, said:
She is too young for you.
Drop dead for both of us.
Aftermath
The party ended, and one of the workers managing the beer supplies asked if I specialized in the House genre that I played during the pre-party. I said, hell yeah!
He then recommended some Boston House festivals that have good vibes. It is cool to talk to new people. I never knew what interesting things they could share. New information every day! I hope I don’t sound like a huge dork. Peace out :))
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