One day, three bankers, a Citibanker, one from HSBC and another fromMaybank, went for a walk. They were old buddies from school, and they wereremembering the tough old days when they were students together.
For no apparent reason, they went into a zoo and passed an elephant.Being from the same profession and the same school, there was a bit of peer competition going on. So when he saw this elephant, an idea clicked the Citibanker. He said to the others, "Why don't we prove who is the best among us?".
The others, of course, agreed.Then the guy from Citibank said "Let's make it a test. Whoever can make this elephant laugh, he works for the best Bank".They all agreed.Being a pure logical strategist, the Citibanker tried to make the elephant laugh by telling jokes (In this story, the elephant could understand the language, boleh lah). But it remained silent.
As a more practical guy, the HSBC guy tried to make funny gestures...andthe elephant still stood firm.Now, it was the Maybanker`s turn. Being the tomorrow -can- do- it guy, he whispered something to the elephant, and it laughed and pointed its trunkat him.
The other two were astonished.How come this Maybank guy could beat them?So the HSBC guy said "OK, let's make another test. Let's make this elephant cry".So there they went again.
The Citibanker told sad stories,The HSBC guy made sad gestures,and they both failed again.Then, the Maybank fella whispered something again into the elephant's ear and it just cried, weeping and sobbing away.This can't be, thought the other two.
So the Citibanker said "OK, you've won twice. If you can win this test, we will bow to you. Let's make this elephant run". He went and barked at the elephant and ordered it to run. But it stayed still.
The HSBC guy pushed the elephant and stabbed it with a stake to make itrun, it too stayed still.Finally, the Maybank hero whispered something into its ear again and the elephant ran and ran as fast as it could as if it was scared to death.
The other two surrendered."OK, you're the best, pal. You work for a very good Bank; not even ourglobal banks can beat yours. Do tell us your secret".
"Well" said the guy from Maybank,
"The first time I made it laugh, I said "Maybank is the best bank in theworld! ".
"When I made it cry, I told the elephant how much I get paid". "And when I made it run scared to death, I said,"Why don't you join Maybank?"
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