Monday, mood was a bit uneasy. Report undone, poster undone, project undone, preparation for Thursday presentation not even started, and need to ask for half day leave on Friday. When Alfon came in, he told me that my presentation will be on Wednesday instead. Oh gosh! Then I quickly request for a rehearsal before presentation on Tuesday.. But he said that he got training until 5.30 for tomorrow… sigh.. He had already told me about it since several weeks ago.. my fault that I did it in the last minutes >__<
Anyway, that day I managed to finish my research in the *secret* project. Thx so much to Liao Liang for the crack.. it’s really unexpected that I can finish it in 3 days.. I thought that it will take at least 3 weeks instead.. haha.. seems like supervisor had the same prediction with me, because later he allowed me to do my report while he thought of what to be done next.. XD
My slacking time didn’t last long.. he got a new thing for me straight away.. need to draw flow chart for each project that I had done (That’s alooott.. T__T) and need to standardize the readme file.. also the configuration file.. while I also still need to prepare for the presentation.. I leave office with head down.
Tuesday, spent my day drawing flowchart using omnigraffle and preparing for presentation before the rehearsal. Allow me to speak honestly, I never felt so much embarrassed like that. I did practice. But then, when there we’re in the meeting room and Alfon asked me to start, I went blank. And when I began to read out my presentation, I ‘didn’t speak their language’, Alfon said. I should omit all technical explanation and explain what they will want to hear. The rehearsal ended at 6.30, with me being advise of what should be present and what shouldn’t be.. along with the proper way to phrase it. I reached hostel at 8.. Received two postcards: one from Yi Qing @ US, one from Alan @ Paris.. I’m very touched and happy :’) although at the end, it made me felt jealous and wanted to go too.. hahaha.. the places in postcard are really very nice…
Wednesday, again, Alfon is on training until late 2.30.. the meeting is on 4. I’m practicing the presentation since morning.. (if only I don’t have presentation… report oh report.. T__T) then.. at 3.45, Alfon helped me to do final rehearsal.. thanks so much Alfon.. after that.. the staff meeting began. As usual, it started with Kim Hui presentation. He got said that today meeting will be long.. packed with a lot of important stuff, and wish that we can bear with him for one and half hour. Our usual staff meeting is in a big room. That day, they weren’t lucky enough to get that room.. thus we eventually stucked in a 10-capacity room, with attendance of 20+ people (even with one video conference from japan!) a lot of people standing.. me not feeling comfortable sitting because reached there early, eventually stand up and let other sit.
Kim Hui’s presentation was amazing. What he talked was all about job.. but then he can phrase it so nicely that we will keep listening on and on without feeling bored. After a nice 1 hour presentation, he pointed me to start mine. Ha!? I was totally absorbed to his presentation and my brain was totally blank.. in that very moment, lucky Raymond saved me by asking Michico to present first.. Michiko is presenting with video conference from Japan. Haha.. that’s cool. I didn’t listen much to her presentation.. trying to gather what I supposed to present later…
My presentation time was in 5.15. Nervous? Of course. I talked without really looking at them (sigh..) and then started the demo… it was fluent.. until certain place where I’m stucked.. and Eveline came as savior by asking me question.. such that I can hide the thing that I forgot. Haha.. At the end of my presentation, Raymond included that I had already made an AppleScript for it too (Which I didn’t show, due to lack of time) and that he was really appreciated it.. Kim Hui’s comment was encouraging as well.. I didn’t know if they were nice for polite or whatsoever.. but at the end of the meeting, I was really relieved..
The meeting end at 5.40.. after thanking Alfon, I went back at 6.. It was raining very hard.. stupid me still decide to walk.. thunders and lighting was all around the way.. eventually, I reached MRT with my whole jeans wet.. and my poor shoes.. oooh >__< Plan to eat KFC to celebrate, but cancelled because it was too late… and it means nothing if I celebrate only with myself ^^; so.. eventually reached hostel at 8 and cook noodle instead.
Got bad news from my sister that my grandmother is in hospital.. and my mum has already flew to Surabaya on Tuesday.. I really wish that everything will be fine..
Tried to open my computer, but no respon. The red light was on even before I clicked anything. It denoted that something was wrong.. and it really was. Got nothing to do, I eventually decide to sleep at 9+.. but then only be able to sleep at 12+. Feel that my head was so overloaded.
Thursday morning, rain very hard (again).. didn’t manage to get Today although I took second bus. Alfon gave me new project even before I can start to type a word in my report. After that, he went for training again.. In the afternoon, he came back.. I showed a demo.. then started discussion with him regarding the project 4.. discussed until around 6.. then I went back..(with laptop of course). I met other staffs in the way to mrt.. eventually lowering my walking pace. Being cut by Alfon in the middle.. who eventually helped me to bring the laptop until mrt station.. really not expecting it. Thanks2.. Although I still felt uneasy.. ^^;
In the middle of my adventure at dreamland, was called by Liao Liang and Imam.. asked if I wanted to eat KFC.. they will wait for me at JP.. aha.. late celebration is still better than never rite? Haha.. so I eventually joined them.. they had even ordered my meal, such that I can start eating when I reached.. so nice.. thx pals =) reach hostel at almost 8.. tried my computer again without result, chat to ask for help from pals, before going to sleep at 11…
Friday morning, went to US embassy together with medy, aakriti, xiao yu, chen lin, and li wen. Got to know them better.. just know that xiao yu and li wen had already setup a company here at Singapore! The company is providing IT solution.. They really had finished all the paper work to register for a company.. and now is doing the project to get it started.. really salute with them. Then also got to know that chen lin was failed to get Visa due to her name.. eventually needed to go through investigation for 5 months.. so strict the US people >__<.. We’re there for almost 2 hours.. “What year are u now in NTU?” and “You live with parent or dormitory?” are the only 2 questions I got for the 2-minute interview. After that, she asked me to go back here on Wednesday to collect the visa. Cool.
I reached Apple again at 11. hard to tell my supervisor that I need to take leave again on Wednesday.. but then, he approved it anyway.. with one killing sentence behind.. “…but you will need to work very hard for the next day..” sigh.. Nothing comes for free, doesn’t it? Friday at Apple was spent for changing project interface. I was very sleepy at the beginning. Thanks that my coffee never fail to wake me up. I went home at 6.. met the same staffs again.. thus walked slow again.. sorry Calvin for being late >_< I reached hostel before 8.. watched Death Note with che2 (thx che for all your support when I didn’t have a computer..) then chatted, passed PowerBook to shifu, and went to sleep..
Saturday, went dating with my cpu to bugis.. unlike dating, I was so afraid that I would need to go only with my cpu alone.. Thanks to ryoma, jess, rin2… helios, tom2, handarmin, tatsu.. who had made it never happened.. =) really appreciate all your help.. if only you know that I really meant it.. My CPU was fixed in half hour time.. it was power supply problem as expected.. bye2 $49.. when hang out at kinokuniya for a while, I found a book that I had been dreaming of since one year ago: Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle – Artwork Album.. oh~ I melt when I saw the cover page. I knew that this will be released, sooner or later.. the album consists of 100% fantastic full color artworks.. would really want to buy it… if only it’s discounted 50%.. no, if only it’s discounted 80%.. haha.. it was $46.. when I checked in internet, I found out that it’s just being released this April. I waaaannttt.. really wannntt it XD I even took the picture with mobile. Hahaha..
Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle Artbook - eventually released...
Back from bugis, tried to open my computer. It can be started. Check 1 passed. Then try to enter my password. Keyboard malfunction. Check 2 failed. T_T then started to fool around until 6.30.. leave it for dinner.. then continued trying to find a way to get to my desktop. Eventually try to use my new keyboard. Keyboard detected. Mouse malfunction. Check 2 still failed. Only after almost 2 hours, I managed to pass check 2. then.. a lot of different disaster coming in. starting from my iPod failed to charge and showing sign of retirement, my usb and monitor hang everytime I connected them, and other different crazy symptom just pop out. Add on with what had happened during this few days, it was really hard to keep my mind clear. Thanks though, to Ari, Ilfina, Medy, Jess, Tom2.. who had reduced my stress somehow =) After this blog, I think I should had back to normal.. Although all the problems are still there. So what? Problem are there to be solved.. let’s face it one by one ;)
In talkactive mood this week,
Erlin.D
