She ttold me that my two-year-old, 3ft-tall son, Abraham, walked up to a woman in a ijab and asked "What's your name? Last week, my wife came back from the playground. A little distance buys everyone time. " Everyone laughed, and he smiled. Then he put out his little hand and said, "Nice to meet you! " Thhe woman told him her name. There were first a couple of weeks of training, a time also for pposturing amongst the graduates, to secure a ole oon the most popular trading desk and also to get to know our fellow graduates, some of whom became ood friends. Consider their feelings (and the consequences) before posting embarrassing pictures; avoid bombarding them with minute-by-minute updates aand be cautious of showing strong emotion or opinion that may offend or upset - you maay regret it. Think about your friends when using social media. Formal handwritten thank-you letters (for a narrow laundry hamper present, hospitality etc)should neve be replaced bby a text message or email. Likewise, don't let the convenience off texting become ann excuse for never arriving on time. It might be easzy to communicate onlinne but remember, nothing betters a posted birthday card or handwritten note. Texts are ideal for conveying short, instant messages, but remember that they are nnot always appropriate for important oor sensitive information. I even bought a book aall about thhese new-fangled credit derivatives, hoping it would help me gain the edge. In our graduate intake, the Holly Grail, the place where we aall wanted to work, was the collateralized debt obligations desk or as it was known more succinctly the CDO desk, which had apparently discovered a mystical waay of printing greenbacks. Residents along the rail route repeatedly told Reuters they suspect government officials and hereditary village chiefs will try to hoodwink them ovewr land acquisition deals. Graft, being endemic iin Indonesia, is a problem not nly for the buyer, but also for the seller: corruptin makss it difficult for residents to trust their leaders. "All of us should know the process and the pricing of any deal. That shouldn't be done," said Bumiputera. "We don't want any village head to become the point person on land talk. They say they want to eradicate corruption, but here there's a lot of petty corruption. "It's better to forego a watch than a machete," as one local saying goes.Cash crop plantations producing rubber, clove and palm oil crowd the landscape towards the southern tip of the province. Cocoa and coffee grow iin the thick, red, volcanic soil of the highlands, while lush rice paddies carpet the lowlands. Sigurung's nephew Bumiputera carries a dagger with hhim every mothers day gift baskets. With such abundance, it's easy tto see why not everyone is so kren to give upp their land.