Mission Accomplished!
Finished my report!
wasn't as painful as i thought
i think i was imagining the other long long one i had to write for another party
this one is relatively simple to write
so in one night i finished one report and 2 blog posts!
that's not bad at all!
waiting for my laundry so i'm back on blogoworld
writing the report on my progress for the past months put me back into the reflective mood
started recalling incidences here and the pple here
one day i'll write a tribute to alabama
how it all began, how it was so painful at first, and then..things just worked out
how i learnt to drive here
with the instructor who keeps slapping my shoulder
how i nearly drove us onto the grass patch
how i drove 80kmph and he told me only old ladies drive so slow
how upset i was at failing the first driving test
how i survived without a car
so my manager drove me to and fro work everyday
how grocery shopping could only take place on weekends
because the grocery shop is 30 min walk away and by the time i ended work on weekdays it was too dark to walk safely
so every trip to the grocery shop required planning
what i needed to buy for the week, whether i could afford it (was surviving on cash before they took weeks to clear the paperwork for my bank account), and how to carry it back
taking a 30 min stroll there was not a problem, even though it can get bitterly cold in winter
walking back with the milk and bread and stuff was often painful because they're so blardy heavy
thank god for my mp3 player
the hardest trip was the one with the toilet paper
24 roll pack i think
blardy heavy
and need to carry at an angle otherwise will drag on the floor
how every 3 months i try to do something drastic to keep me excited
first get the license
then get the car
then move to another apartment
then return to singapore
then go to boston
and soon, vegas
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Have been working closely with master archer and GB in recent weeks
I like GB, she's handling a lot of pressure while still maintaining her composure and sanity
i'm not so impressed by master archer but he is actually very funny as a person
both of them are quite funny when they converse
"the situation with this product is, we are filling them with stuff and it...how shall i put it, goobs out from the side. Goobs. that's a non-technical term."
"i realise that. that's fine, that works for me."
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Master archer told me how when AH was there last week (and i was at boston), he was swearing away in frustration at the problematic machines. AH has a foreign accent and master archer was imitating how he swore. it's damn funny.
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CC was telling me how when AH was there, he insisted that they do things a certain way. then the following week when another engineer came he said to do things the opposite way.
"you should have seen AH. he was going red in the face telling us to do it this way. and now this guy says don't do it this way. Gosh not only do their identical machines work different, even their engineers work different. i wish they'd all come the same."
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GB told us how on the week i was on vacation at boston, master archer fell sick on one of the days and she needed some engineering work done in the project. so she went to our boss.
"so J said he could do it, and i'm like that's great. but in trying to upgrade the machine, he locked everyone out of the machine. W came to me and said 'G, you don't want to know what just happened' and i'm like 'yeah i really don't need anymore bad news!'"
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sometimes we have to remind GB to breathe. like the time she was so pissed off when an urgent shipment got sent to another state up north.
"now why the hell would they ignore the address on the box and send it to where they like up north? so i told them they f**ked up and to get my package here immediately! and guess what? this morning i checked and they said it was on a truck! they're gonna drive it here! i'm like 'get my f**king package on the plane and get it here right now!
the girl i was talking to obviously didn't know what she was talking abt, so i asked to speak to someone higher up. and she said 'i'm as high as you can get'. i tell you i can just wring their necks off!!!"
(looks around to see the team staring at her)
"breathe GB, breathe." i reminded her.
"yeah i'm ok, just needed to rant. sorry honey, shouldn't have swore."
"hey no problem. next time you need to rant, just gather the team again. that's what we're here for" master archer said.
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time to sleep.
early morning meeting tmrw. again.
Finished my report!
wasn't as painful as i thought
i think i was imagining the other long long one i had to write for another party
this one is relatively simple to write
so in one night i finished one report and 2 blog posts!
that's not bad at all!
waiting for my laundry so i'm back on blogoworld
writing the report on my progress for the past months put me back into the reflective mood
started recalling incidences here and the pple here
one day i'll write a tribute to alabama
how it all began, how it was so painful at first, and then..things just worked out
how i learnt to drive here
with the instructor who keeps slapping my shoulder
how i nearly drove us onto the grass patch
how i drove 80kmph and he told me only old ladies drive so slow
how upset i was at failing the first driving test
how i survived without a car
so my manager drove me to and fro work everyday
how grocery shopping could only take place on weekends
because the grocery shop is 30 min walk away and by the time i ended work on weekdays it was too dark to walk safely
so every trip to the grocery shop required planning
what i needed to buy for the week, whether i could afford it (was surviving on cash before they took weeks to clear the paperwork for my bank account), and how to carry it back
taking a 30 min stroll there was not a problem, even though it can get bitterly cold in winter
walking back with the milk and bread and stuff was often painful because they're so blardy heavy
thank god for my mp3 player
the hardest trip was the one with the toilet paper
24 roll pack i think
blardy heavy
and need to carry at an angle otherwise will drag on the floor
how every 3 months i try to do something drastic to keep me excited
first get the license
then get the car
then move to another apartment
then return to singapore
then go to boston
and soon, vegas
-----------------------------------
Have been working closely with master archer and GB in recent weeks
I like GB, she's handling a lot of pressure while still maintaining her composure and sanity
i'm not so impressed by master archer but he is actually very funny as a person
both of them are quite funny when they converse
"the situation with this product is, we are filling them with stuff and it...how shall i put it, goobs out from the side. Goobs. that's a non-technical term."
"i realise that. that's fine, that works for me."
------
Master archer told me how when AH was there last week (and i was at boston), he was swearing away in frustration at the problematic machines. AH has a foreign accent and master archer was imitating how he swore. it's damn funny.
---------
CC was telling me how when AH was there, he insisted that they do things a certain way. then the following week when another engineer came he said to do things the opposite way.
"you should have seen AH. he was going red in the face telling us to do it this way. and now this guy says don't do it this way. Gosh not only do their identical machines work different, even their engineers work different. i wish they'd all come the same."
-------------
GB told us how on the week i was on vacation at boston, master archer fell sick on one of the days and she needed some engineering work done in the project. so she went to our boss.
"so J said he could do it, and i'm like that's great. but in trying to upgrade the machine, he locked everyone out of the machine. W came to me and said 'G, you don't want to know what just happened' and i'm like 'yeah i really don't need anymore bad news!'"
-----------------------
sometimes we have to remind GB to breathe. like the time she was so pissed off when an urgent shipment got sent to another state up north.
"now why the hell would they ignore the address on the box and send it to where they like up north? so i told them they f**ked up and to get my package here immediately! and guess what? this morning i checked and they said it was on a truck! they're gonna drive it here! i'm like 'get my f**king package on the plane and get it here right now!
the girl i was talking to obviously didn't know what she was talking abt, so i asked to speak to someone higher up. and she said 'i'm as high as you can get'. i tell you i can just wring their necks off!!!"
(looks around to see the team staring at her)
"breathe GB, breathe." i reminded her.
"yeah i'm ok, just needed to rant. sorry honey, shouldn't have swore."
"hey no problem. next time you need to rant, just gather the team again. that's what we're here for" master archer said.
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time to sleep.
early morning meeting tmrw. again.
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