Movie : Superman Returns

Saw the 'Superman Returns' last night.

Enjoyed the 2.5 hrs movie and definitely enjoys the new movie of Superman after so many years, I can only barely remember the 1st Superman Movie and totally forget the 2nd and 3rd one. I think Gene Hackman is the bad guy during then.

It is rather sad to know that even Superman also have unsolvable and relationship problem, and he still have a number of things that he cannot accompolish. We must be content with what we have and understand that the world is not perfect and they are worse encounter out there, in some ways, we are already blessed.

How Lucky Are You?

Your Luck Quotient: 36%

You have a low luck quotient. You've had a few lucky experiences, but overall, you feel like a pretty unlucky person. Good luck can come your way, but you have to be more trusting in the world. Have some new experiences. Meet some new people. You never know where luck can be lurking!

How Lucky Are You?

Run out of Patience

For a colleague,
Thanks for working with us for the last few years. It is indeed unfortunate that during recent outsourcing exercise, you are transferred out to the vendor and under their payroll.

But in recent project activity, you are too far focusing on your project and to neglect our current on-going project. I know you are busy and answering to your boss (our vendor) now instead of me (the customer). But, you can't just tell me you are busy that cannot even spare a few minutes of your time (not even later or any specific time the next day!) , that is just far too much! Our project is not of lowest priority! I have enough, your boss and team leader has felt my fustration now and I am grateful to them stepping in and so I will be going through them to get you to work, since you do not seems to able to time manage and set project priority yourself. It seems that you like to be told what to do and not able to plan, and obviously having difficulty to multi-task, then I have no choice by to treat you like you are. I have given a lot of freedom to you on this project but it seems that it does not help, so I have to tighten and give specific instruction now, and to your superior.

I have no choice, my patience and the emotional bank is now empty.

I hope you can see the points, and
1) Improve your ability to multi-task
2) Do your task on time
3) Enhance your time management skill
4) Keep your team member updated, do not wait until you are asked.
5) Pick up more speed

You are really good as a friend, as you are polite, helpful and lent a listening ear. But work is still work, and target has to be made.

I am sorry to have to reach such stage, may be, I am impatience, aggressive. I will think about that in the next few days, while I cool down my fustration in this project.

Lastly, take care, you have work hard during the past weeks on your project, and now that it is implemented, I wish you have a better time working here with me and the others in the department, and of course hopefully, your attention is back into this project.

A bad Friday

Yesterday, it is a bad Friday.

Since morning, I have developed a headache. Attended a offsite meeting with vendor and go through a product that is not suitable for us to use.
And in the evening, when I collect the ticket for the movie 'The King and the Crown' (Korean Movie), then I discovered that I booked the wrong date last night (too tired) and money is wasted. To watch the show, all good seat are taken. Also, mum has fallen sick too, I will visit her tomorrow, hope she is getting better.

Only consolation is the 'second choice' movie is surprisingly enjoyable. It is comedy about family love, parent struggling to find time for their kids and yet to earn enough to feed the family. It have a happy earning, which I always want to believe. But don't be too serious about the logic in the show, because it is meant to make audience feel relax and happy.

A Nice Song

In Love with You (by Jacky Cheong & Regine)

just a gentle whisper
told me that you'd gone
leaving only memories where did we go wrong
i couldn't find the words then
so let me say them now
l'm still in love with you
tell me that you love me
tell me that you care
tell me that you need me
i'll be there
i 'll be there waiting
i will always love you
i will always stay true
there's no one who loves you like i do
come to me now
i will never leave you
i will stay here with you
through the good and bad i will stand true
i'm in love with you

now we've here together yesterday has past
life is just beginning close to you at last
and i promise to you i will always be there
i give my all to you
living life without you is more than i can bear
hold me close forever i'll be there
i'll be there for you
i will always love you i will always stay true
there s no one who loves you like i do
this i promise i will never leave
i will stay here with you

世事.

世事
岂能尽如人意
但求无愧于心

Movies for Laughter

Recently, I am craving for funny and happy movies to destress. The 3 movies watched are : Garfield 2, Over the Hedge and Just my luck. They are nice and light movies. Feel wonderful after these shows. Just can't wait for the romantic 'Lake House' and trilling 'Superman returns'.

Full loads of projects, work

Although my tasked framework and roadmap is still not ready, I have started to embark on a whole lots of projects.

Some of those are
- Enterprise Content Management (ECM) solution
- Enterprise Log Storage and Management Solution
- Harddisk Encryption Software with dual factor authenication
- Web Application Acceleration Appliance
- Contact Center Solution / Enterprise Feedback System (Still pending users to narrow down the requirement)

Next week will be a very busy week. Monday and Tuesday will be fully involve in the Customer Relationship Management System upgrade while visiting the Enterprise IT 2006 at Singapore EXPO on Wednesday and Thursday. Friday is also full of meetings.

Although busy, I am still glad that I am no longer doing maintenance and support works that I used to do. Especially, no more standby and midnight calls. Also, I am glad to be able expose myself to so much new opportunities.

Musicals and Concerts for the 2nd half of 2006.

I have purchased tickets for this musicals and concerts for the 2nd half of the years. There isn't any concerts I wanted in the 1st half, but quite a few nice musicals.

July
Cabaret by the creators of Chicago, the musical, starring 费翔 and Emma Yong.
Zpop Charity Concert 2006, by 张信哲,蔡依林,梁静茹,庾澄庆.

September
Forbidden City: Portrait of an Empress by 陈洁仪(Kit Chan), Music by Dick Lee

December
WaKin "20th Anniversery" Concert by 周华健

Look forward to enjoy these wonderful events.

Lego World

Lego is my favourite toy more than 2 decades ago. My father is very strict and I am seldom allow to play with friends during my childhood. So, instead I enhance my creativity by building items with Lego. I am still remember a lot of things I built with Lego duriung then, such as spaceship, weapons, etc.
There is once that my father promised that he will give me a set of Lego by my choice if I managed to be the top 3 in class that year, which is primary 2. I got it, but he did not buy the box I choose which is a Lego Castle, instead I bought a box of basic set. I am extremely disappointed, ( that is why I never forget that incident) I will remind myself not to make promise easily, and also keep any promise I made.


During last weekend, we visited the Lego World just at the in Raffles City. The theme is soccer and Pirate. They are all very nice. The irony is that when I want, I could not affort it myself. When I can affort it, I do not want it anymore. But at least, I can get it for those who needed. Russell, Lego is meant to built creatively, not to stack up like you did, sigh..., it look like the monument for remembering the brave soldiers protecting us during second world war, is that what you are thinking?

A Friday Night

Last Night after work, I went to IMM to meet a friend for dinner. As for us have not have crab for a long time, we order Chilli Crab at Long Beach. We tought of ordering 2 crabs but we settle for 1 when the captain says the crab is rather big. Lucky for us, it is really big.

After dinner and shopped a while in Daiso, the japanese discount store in IMM, their stocks are very nicely designed and unique, just like other japanese product. When the shop closed, I went home to watch the 1st World Cup match, Germany vs Costa Rica. The result is 4-2. One of favourite striker, Germany's M.Klose scored twice. Wonderful. I think this is the highest scoring openning match as far as I know.

I wish myself a happy weekend.
:-)

Different Thoght Processes

Just seeked my boss advices on the framework and workplan I drafted.
He has been in management level since I know him, and I have been a engineer since start. Our thought processes are totally different. He always see things top down (Objective come first) and I always see thing from bottom up (feasibility and restriction first). So, I have been restricting myself in a lot of ways, and tends to be very practical, and so lacks the visions.

I am told to keep in mind, my vision, my goals, my roles, and from there derived the needs, the tools, the process, the resource. And more importantingly, do not be restricted in thought by the known limitation and difficulty encountered, experienced as an Engineer.

I will have to train myself to change the thought process and so I wrote this blog to remind myself.

Are you working for the Government?

Russia & Dubai : Day 9 & 10 (5-6 May 06)

Day 9 is actually the last day of the trip as we fly in the later afternoon and reach Singapore on Day 10's morning.



Day9's morning is having a optional tour, i.e. you pay if you want to go. We are going to a 4 wheel drive on the sand dune in the desert, doing sandboarding and riding camel. The 4 wheel drive is very crazy and I felt my tummy overturned. I enjoy the sandboarding most. Hmm... correction, only the part sliding down is enjoyable. Climbing the dune is terrible, as the sand is so fine, walking 3 steps and you have slide back 2, so it is very difficult to climb up after your slide. I did the sandboarding twice.
The camel here only have one hump and sure they does not smell nice. We need to be very careful when the camel rise and squat down for boarding as the bridle may hit our back badly.

Lunch is by ourselves and we went to the airport, catching the flight back to Singapore in the early evening. Thus ended my trip.