I listened to the acoustic recording of the quake captured from the deep ocean with goose bumps all over my body. I suppose I could imagine the terror induced had I come face to face with such force of nature. The 2011 Japanese earthquake had lasted for 2 minutes. That has triggered a series of [...]
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The Mount of Java
July 25th, 2002 No Comments
Three distinct incidents happened today and I have chosen the most significant one to be the title of today’s diary. One is on feeling, the other two are something that is within my control and something not. Throughout the day, I have been disappointed by the lack of reaction from the folks in the office [...]
Tags: cte · java · jsp · programming · servlet · singapore · traffic jam · work
Up There Where We Belong
July 24th, 2002 No Comments
Today is a high. It is like a happy ending to part one. After weeks of struggle with the functional specification, we have finally obtained a signoff. It is like a gift from heaven. Even I find it hard to believe. Not only have we obtained a signoff for the functional specification, we have got [...]
Tags: ali g indahouse · biorhythm · orchard · singapore · work
Daydream
July 23rd, 2002 No Comments
Today is definitely a day of daydreaming. The thought and the possibility of leaving this company to join another one are intoxicating. In my mind, I have already planned out the entire serious of events: the lunch interview, the negotiation (if any), the drafting of the letter of resignation, the breaking of news to Choong [...]
Tags: biorhythm · resignation · singapore · work
Letter to Cynthia: A Very Boring Sunday
July 8th, 2001 No Comments
Here I am, on a Saturday night, feeling extremely bored and restless and I don’t know what to do. The house is so different without you around. Even when you were reading Reader’s Digest, I feel peace and don’t mind falling asleep on the couch or bed. Now, I run out of things to do. Really [...]
Tags: banana cafe · boredom · mauritius · reader's digest · work
Letter to Cynthia: First week in Mauritius
June 24th, 2001 No Comments
Driving in Mauritius could be quite tiring. Chaos everywhere – cars park by the side of the road forcing you to go over to the opposite lane, cyclists or motorcyclists doing just too slow on the road, group of human beings walking along the road, dogs suddenly dashing across the road, small kitten (must be [...]
Tags: grande baie · mauritius · sunset boulevard · work
I Begin to Understand
January 21st, 2000 No Comments
I may be rolling onto OUB! What a nice surprise after so many days of dark cloud over me. William called me this morning during his health check up. Marcus had a very short conversation with me and I told him that he is always so busy and does not have the time to talk [...]
Tags: crystal jade · singapore · work
Terrible Day at Work
January 19th, 2000 No Comments
Today was a very terrible day. They can’t sell the middleware arrangement letter. Meng Kiong is going into the architecture team as one of the core team member and I will be rolled off. Marcus told me that it should be a good news to me as the role is just not there for me. [...]
A New Beginning in Malaysia
April 14th, 1998 No Comments
First day working in the new AC KL office. Kind of disappointing with Malaysia. Maybe it is not really fair to compare it with the AC JKT but everything in Jakarta seems so classy. And the apartment especially. As said by Alvin Koh, seems to us that “all eight legs” have to tie together as [...]
How I Miss …
July 30th, 1997 No Comments
One good news is that I have finally be able to compile all the Replication programs. And we went for a project dinner with the AC team on third floor. Very nice restaurant and we were sitting near to one of the partner from Australia. In the lift, I gave CC good hug and a [...]
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