One of the top management guys I used to work with, passed away recently. I am not too familiar with him personally but I had some brief encounters during work, and he seemed like a nice guy. Loud and friendly, so he seemed approachable. And in most of the times I dealt with him, he…
I like the feature in iCloud photos, where it reminds what happened on this day, year(s) ago. It showed some cute photos of your loved ones, or a trip you have forgotten about. It also reminded where you were a few years ago, not only in the literal sense, but also figuratively. For example it…
Sometimes when developing product, some company will make a product, and design it later. That sounds funny, but it happens. Especially if the product is simple, or seems simple. Sometimes also, the product development hits a roadblock, so the company have to make a U-turn and go back to the drawing block. I was retelling…
This is a question series where I list down questions that I have now or things that I am still in the midst of understanding. The reason is mostly personal so that when I read it in the future (where I hopefully understand all the complexity), I will look back and be grateful for how…
I had the fortunate opportunity of joining a ‘hands-on’ study session last weekend. It was organised by IRSE Younger Members, and graciously hosted by Signet Solutions in Derby. Was it useful? Yes. What did I learn? Other than how to use the word boffins (clue: it is the antonym to buffoons and normally accorded to…
I feel cheated. I thought at first this was a war story, but then it became a love story, before in the end it becomes a whole mess of loose ends. It is a great book though and it has a great story with complex events and characters, especially more interesting as it shows a…
I am quite a proponent of believeing in your own self, thinking that anyone can do whatever they want, if they put enough effor into it. Practice vs talent. Despite the title of this post, I still believe so. The problem I think is that when you believe you can do everything, you start to…
My eldest daughter was teaching her younger sister to read and was explaining it phoenitically. If you don’t know what phonics is, it is pronouncing the letters the way it sounds, not the way it is pronounced. Yeah my explanation sucks. For example you pronounce the letter ‘s’ not ‘ass’, but instead ‘ssss..’ as in…
I went to a client site today which was around 80km from my house. I normally walked to work so it has been a while since I had to drive to anywhere, for work. I did go to the same site last year but it was with another colleague, who did all the driving. Alas,…
This is a review of the trilogy, covering the three books. Don’t get me wrong, the books are both short, but I am a bit lazy and I don’t think I need to write three reviews for the trilogy. The books tell the story of Arthur and his knights, in a ‘realistic’ way. I say…
