九月 29, 2006

Sometimes they're just too cute...

Wendy had something to discuss with me today, please read the below conversation:

(W for her, V for me)

W: VT, I need to brief you about the CDR, you got time or not?
V: I cannot say no right?
W: You have something on now? I only need 30 minutes.
V: Yes I have something on, and I cannot say no right?
W: Of course you can, what are you busy with?
V: Oh, I am helping Jeffery checking his migration of the DB, got a lot of problems.
W: Like that ah, then... next Monday... sigh...
V: I do not have a choice but to let you brief now, right?
W: No la, not like that.
V: Then can we do it next Monday?
W: Just half an hour, cannot ma?
V: I told you I do not have a choice! No matter what I say, in the end you still die die want to brief me today right?
W: I brief you today, but you no need to do today ma.
V: Whatever.


Moral of the story: If people asks you "Do you have time?", most probably they're out of courtesy only. No matter how you push, they will still achieve their objective eventually.


As such, I actually preferred the way how TL communicate with me... although its still funny.

TL: So VT, all these changes can do or not?
VT: I say cannot also no use right? Die die must finish before tomorrow correct?
TL: Ya.

Don't get me wrong, I respected the above conversation because it saved me 2 minutes of precious coding time if compared to the first conversation with W :)

九月 27, 2006

Rest no more

There goes my honeymoon period after phase 1 of development -__-

I've been slacking for two full weeks without a major assignment and now I'm assigned with 3 tasks, all at the same time _-_

No more slacking, no more surfing, no more 38-ing with the others liao >_<

Says who??? :D

Will continue to find time to relax, as I found out, relaxation is the best cure to stress :D

Off to breakfast, damn hungry now :D

九月 24, 2006

Dinner

Don't envy me, this was a dinner two weeks back :D



Grill salmon, cabbage, black soy souce chicken mushroom :D
I am so 幸福!~~~~~

九月 21, 2006

Whole of office sick liao -__-

I was on leave yesterday... because I only managed to get some sleep 7 am in the morning.

Throat was damn sore, can't talk much and loud... drank 2 litres of water yesterday and can still felt my throat drying up... what happened to me?

Then came back to office this morning, found out Zujiang and Annabel began having sore throat since yesterday... (So i'm not the one who pass this to him, I WAS ON LEAVE MA, wahahhaha)

So, who is the culprit?

Yuetao just came to me and chatted... and I found out that he has been troubled by this sore throat illness FOR A FEW DAYS... hohohoho, so he was the one.


All of us had the same symptoms: throat pain till cannot sleep!

OMG, save me T__T 我想睡觉,我想吃PRATA :D


EDIT: Jeffery also down liao, he went home because sick, with the same symptoms as us!

九月 19, 2006

External Meeting

Ah.... I guess I will never understand the full meaning of such meetings. Well, I must say that I am quite unfamiliar with external meetings (ie. meeting with vendors or potential customers)

Yesterday I went to SMU to have a meeting with the sales manager and engineers of Sanyo, as they are exploring possiblities of a new projector module into our system...

First, my boss and I did not bring any namecards, jia lat la.. the Sanyo people (5 of them) all gave us their name cards... my boss and I so paiseh T__T

then, during the meeting, talk very less but laugh a lot, is it always such case when it comes to external meetings? Just keep on laughing can liao, although I don't know where's the laughing point(笑点) T__T

In the end, my boss still teach me why just now all the while he's been 打太极-ing with the sanyo ppl, its because our company has a deal with NEC, and Sanyo's distributor is our competitor, in which was two sales executive on the sanyo side (3 from sanyo, 2 from our competitor)...

He say "jia lat la, we develop and change our system to suit for sanyo ppl to come in, and then smu don't buy equipments from us but buy from our competitor, how to die?"

-__- politics... so chim...

the manager from SMU who held the meeting was my boss during the SMU time (he left for SMU after this project completed), also played a lot of 太极 on his side T__T


Conlusion: I will never get used to this kind of meeting, so hypocritic.

九月 16, 2006

不是我懒惰...

Ok, I've been telling almost everybody that I will be playing basketball on my own on Saturday morning (which happens to be this morning)...

You see... I did wake up 6.30 a.m, got myself readied by 6.45 a.m and set off to the Chong Pang CC basketball court...

Just to find out, that it WILL ONLY BE OPENED FROM 10 a.m. onwards!

Not that I don't want to exercise >_< I slept 3 a.m. the previous night, and this is what I got in return? !@#%$!@#!@#@!

As so, I had my breakfast and waited for PY to come back around 9:00 a.m.


So... I was thinking, wait for my food to digest go play not good, must wait PY sleep first also, AFTER LUNCH would be a good time, sun big a bit also never mind... =D

So I waited patiently, implementing BizFantast a bit... play game a bit... then wait till around 3pm, where I stood up and went to change into my sporting attire... IT BEGAN TO RAIN...

!@#!@$#@%^#$@!#!@#^@!@# AM I NOT SUPPOSED TO BE EXERCISING OR WHAT?


So, in the end, do sit-ups at home -_- CY told me yesterday that her bf told her one day 50 sit ups is for her standard, I should do more... *buang*

so, today I heed her advice, do for 5 minutes, don't go count... :S In the end I also dunno how many sit-ups I did T__T

九月 15, 2006

I am an old man with a young heart... or the other way round?

Ok, so I'm starting to acknowledge that turning 25 IS a sign or ageing... and I have also stated various reasons of why I'm suspecting I'm turning old...

Today I was reading Cruz Teng's (FM93.3 DJ, funny guy, humorous blog) blog and found out that people can really turn old fast! Look at his pic when he's 20... NO DOUBLE CHIN!!!

When I was 20, not only double chin, I don't even have a fat tummy! I weighted 60 kg at 180cm, and was best known for my big appetite...


Now, 5 years, later, 15 kg heavier, I am challenging for a TRIPLE CHIN!!! -___- murder me >_<





Ah, by the way, took one day's leave yesterday to accompany PY, I haven't the time last month as I was working like hell... now got one day off, we wanted to go Wild Wild Wet and Escape (or maybe East Coast Park), but ended up in Bugis and bought an external HDD :D

Then later went to NLB... nice place, except for ONE THING, in the english section, there is this chinese guy sleeping on a chair... his hong kong leg smell can be detected from 20 steps away, and he dare dare take off his shoes some more!

And as we walked close, can hear him snore from 10 steps away!!!!

All human beings were evacuated from that reading spot... too disgusting le la >_<

Then after that we went to bugis and had Ajisen Ramen for dinner, wahahahahaha, my Tontoro Ramen... 3 months didn't eat liao, miss it damn much! 拉面好吃 ^o^ *Sinful... so fat >_<*


*Must remember, I'm on diet*

PY had long wanted to drink Coffee Bean's Ice Blended Mocha + Cheese cake... we hadn't the time in JB (and there were much more nice food in JB...) yesterday finally had the chance to try the ones in SG... but OMG... the taste is do different... so differently bad!

There's a suspicion of 偷工减料-ing in the Ice Blended Mocha, tasteless and too watery... we did not have Cheese cake, but instead we opted for Tiramisu, and the taste totally can't be compared with Secret Recipe's Tiramisu >_< $12 wasted just like that... and the bunch of students beside our table damn noisy, I can't even hear PY talk, luckily I can read her lips and guess her meanings :D wahahahahahahaha

九月 13, 2006

I am such a fortunate guy :D

PY had a few days' off this week, and she made breakfast for me! I must be the luckiest guy in the world *top of the world mood*, wahahahahahahahahahahahahaa



Ok... although many will think that an egg, two sausages and two breads are nothing special... but the feeling of having someone prepare breakfast for you when you woke up is sooooooooo special :D It makes you feel special and loved :D damn shiokkkk :D

九月 11, 2006

Muahahahahahaha...

This can only prove that I am really too free at work...


I came up with this idea of asking other people to describe me with a word... and this is what I get in return... T__T

By the way, both medi and suki have followed my footsteps, some of their answers are funnier than mine :D

VT @ The devil eats prata:
oi, use one word to describe me.
!q ()A|x™ :
T_T
VT @ The devil eats prata:
Huh???? Why leh????
!q ()A|x™ :
Hahahaha…. Because you always T_T mah…


Joey:
"JI JI"
VT @ The devil eats prata:
chicken chicken?
Joey:
Ji1 Ji2
VT @ The devil eats prata:
OH!!!
Joey:
can say radical
VT @ The devil eats prata:
radical? -__-
VT @ The devil eats prata:
hahaha
Joey:
initiative..
Joey:
:/
VT @ The devil eats prata:
hahahahaha, so imaginative
Joey:
should be initiative
Joey:
check from dictionary....

VT @ The devil eats prata:
describe me with one word
- ♪ü k î -:
2 words can anot ar?
- ♪ü k î -:
hahahaaha
VT @ The devil eats prata:
*buang*
VT @ The devil eats prata:
what are the two words neh?
- ♪ü k î -:
lala
VT @ The devil eats prata:
LALA?
VT @ The devil eats prata:
-__-
- ♪ü k î -:
"贴心"
VT @ The devil eats prata says:
eh, i want in english word de leh
- ♪ü k î -:
or in chinese u wan.. 花痴
- ♪ü k î -:
随便你选~
贴心,花痴,天才
- ♪ü k î -:
actually i tot of another english word le leh.. hahaha
- ♪ü k î -:
ONE WORD
- ♪ü k î -:
"emotional"

CoLd|2a|N Cherrys Valerie:
hmmm
VT @ The devil eats prata:
"hmmm"?
CoLd|2a|N Cherrys Valerie says:
dats not a word \./
VT @ The devil eats prata says:
\./
CoLd|2a|N Cherrys Valerie:
demure?
VT @ The devil eats prata:
whoa, chim leh
CoLd|2a|N Cherrys Valerie:
prudent oso can
CoLd|2a|N Cherrys Valerie:
if u dun wan demure lol
VT @ The devil eats prata:
okk... hahahahaha
CoLd|2a|N Cherrys Valerie:
den u taking which one o.O
VT @ The devil eats prata:
taking our conversation, hehehe
CoLd|2a|N Cherrys Valerie:
i tot u oni needed 1 word -.-



(This guy is AhBao)
哈哈:

哈哈:

哈哈:

VT @ The devil eats prata:
thick??????
哈哈:
哈哈
VT @ The devil eats prata:
in term's of face skin is it T__T
哈哈:
憨厚
哈哈:
thick skin also can
哈哈:
coz everytime you say you are genius
VT @ The devil eats prata:
*buang*
VT @ The devil eats prata:
*killu*
哈哈:
厚的憨厚
VT @ The devil eats prata says:
hahaha ok ok


~SiNiS~ To appreciate nonsense requires a serious interest in life:
genius
VT @ The devil eats prata:
wah!!! keke keke, thanks huh :D
~SiNiS~ To appreciate nonsense requires a serious interest in life
haha.. ur welcome..
~SiNiS~ To appreciate nonsense requires a serious interest in life:
u doing survey ar..?
VT @ The devil eats prata:
can update my blog... i asking everybody this question
~SiNiS~ To appreciate nonsense requires a serious interest in life:
haha.. icic


ek:
hmm... smart
VT @ The devil eats prata:
ah hahahaha, ok ok thanks



ColorPencil:
cool
ColorPencil:
haha... why ler why ler?
VT @ The devil eats prata:
asking around, compile to a list, then update at blog lor
ColorPencil:
wah........ so free




Y.E.N:
hmmmm
Y.E.N:
hahahaha
Y.E.N:
i know
Y.E.N:
GURU
VT @ The devil eats prata:
wah... hahahaha, i'm flattered



|-=ÐëV|L§=-| ~blµéhær±~:
huh?
|-=ÐëV|L§=-| ~blµéhær±~:
one word??
|-=ÐëV|L§=-| ~blµéhær±~:
hmm. innovative?
VT @ The devil eats prata:
okk, i'm asking around... see wat others think of me, then i put on my blog
VT @ The devil eats prata:
Thanks




HonSing:
long
HonSing:
how come suddenly i ask me this qn de ?
VT @ The devil eats prata:
i asking everybody ma
VT @ The devil eats prata:
then can update my blog with you all de answer
VT @ The devil eats prata:
what does long mean?
HonSing:
determinatino is long-lasting
HonSing:
determination
HonSing:
stamina is long-lasting
VT @ The devil eats prata:
i think the other way round liao
VT @ The devil eats prata:
-__-
HonSing:
hmm .... hehe



Dada @ The Devil Wears Prada:
Intelligent.
VT @ The devil eats prata:
Whoa, keke, thanks.
Dada @ The Devil Wears Prada:
HEHEE, HAPPY?


VT @ The devil eats prata:
oi use one word to describe me
St. Paul Loveless's 沉默的怒吼...有谁听的到? :
chinese or english?
VT @ The devil eats prata:
anything
St. Paul Loveless's 沉默的怒吼...有谁听的到? :

VT @ The devil eats prata:
wah?
St. Paul Loveless's 沉默的怒吼...有谁听的到? :
u created puzzles, played puzzle already chen jing liao
St. Paul Loveless's 沉默的怒吼...有谁听的到? :
also mean u jing in ur girl girl heart
VT @ The devil eats prata:
hahahahaha, ok ok thanks



O.W.L ~9/11…. My sister’s birthday:
Genius
VT @ The devil eats prata:
Wahahahaha, thanks thanks.



- http://sy@☆~~ £ìfÉ Is...~~☆.com:
genius...haha
- http://sy@☆~~ £ìfÉ Is...~~☆.com:
haapy?
VT @ The devil eats prata:
-___- whahahaa
VT @ The devil eats prata:
of course la thanks thanks



tong, 仕事 お 忙しかったり、暇だったりします。:
talented
VT @ The devil eats prata:
woooo
VT @ The devil eats prata:
okie thanks

I am starting to feel old...

Sympton #1
I am gaining weight faster than I expected. 3 years ago when I began working in SG at SingTel, I weighted 60 kg, last year when I left SingTel and began working in NCS, I weighted 70 kg.

1 year later, and I'm currently 75 kg....

This cannot go on man... so I decided to begin diet... eat less and exercise more >_< Only 2 weeks into it and I'm beginning to feel like I'm 飘-ing here and there... hahaha...

Now I still do not have any courage to go weigh myself, maybe next week ba, hopefully I will drop back to below 73kg... like that only I will be motivated to work harder ma :D


Sympton #2
I am not playing basketball the way I used to.

This is serious business, I used to play good basketball and can last for the whole morning (6-7 hours) playing basketball before tiring out. But last night (Sunday), I went to play basketball on my own, from 7.30 PM to 9.00 PM and I'm totally worn out.

I didn't do anything in particular... apart than shooting the ball around.

Well, I did manage to complete 20 shots in a row from close range in 1 minute; and I managed to complete 20 free throws in 27 attempts, and 50 free throws in total...

A couple of three pointers, minimal running and my whole body aching liao!

*Sob sob sob*, I need to start playing more frequently liao >_<


九月 08, 2006

Unbelievable

Sometimes "seeing is believing"... especially when it comes to Ah Bengs in Singapore.


It was 11.30 pm a few days back when I suddenly felt hungry (as I have skipped dinner) and I decided to pack back some food from the hawker centre at Chong Pang City area..

I went to this Char Kway Teow stall and ordered, unsurprisingly, Char Kway Teow. I then sat at a corner while observing the people around...

Outside the coffee shop, many Ah Bengs and uncle were drinking beer and talking cock... Okay, standard impressions of Bengs...

Then, in the coffee shop, I saw a bunch of bengs who, like the others, have fiery-color-looking hairs, wear singlet and shorts, had tattoo on almost every tattoo-able area of their skin..

They were sitting or standing (not squatting however) a table, quietly and very concentrated. I got very curious and joined them...

没想到他们在玩飞行棋!

It's a simple game that we mostly play when we were small! And to think that 4 big bengs sitting down there quietly throwing the dice and moving the pieces around... and another 5~6 guys standing around them observing quietly... OMG -___-

That's a compliment, because I wouldn't have the patience to play this game :D

九月 01, 2006

Should programmers have fast computers?

It all started from Jeff Atwood's Coding Horror blog entry on The Programmer's Bill of Rights...

I couldn't agree more at first. Until I finished reading the comments. There were some fierce debates on whether a programmer should be equipped with fast computers..

(Like what Suki asked, what good points are there to support such claims?)

Many of the commenters said that by having fast machines we tend to code freely and do not keep in mind efficiency and the scale of the program, thus resulting in the implementation of codes that will run smoothly on faster machine, and will take donkey years to start on a slower machine.

In short, we need to use slower machine to write codes that are compatible with slow machines.


At first many (including me) thought that this idea was purely idiotic, who doesn't prefer a faster computer and compile your program in a breeze? But then as I think through the whole idea slowly again, the idea is actually quite true.




Hahahaha, also, found this quote on one of the comment, which reflects quite well my life at work recently..
"A lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part."



Directed to SBTL of course :)