[2005 05 10] - [Tue]

[0710] - Home
Reminded Alex to 'Bring his stuff' for tonight.
[0715] - Hua Guan Crescent
Checked to Granny after I found her missing from home. Turns out that she is just taking a walk around the area.
[0740] - Junction of Clementi Rd & Commonwealth Avenue West
Meeting Stephen at 7:45 to cycle to work. I took 20 minutes to reach here from home.
[0755] - Junction of Clementi Rd & Commonwealth Avenue West
Just called Stephen. His wife just fell down and he gotta rush back home. Pray that God will protect her.
[0800] – Outside Singapore Poly Commonwealth Avenue West
One Ang Moh girl just zoomed past me as if I was stationary.
[0830] - Desk
Took only 35 minutes to get here from Clementi. Just informed KT that Stephen will be late didn’t want to elaborate too much.
[0945] - Desk
Stephen arrived in office. Glad to know that his wife is okay. Just asked Karnala to start the coding for the funds price list history page. Will check again during lunch time. Guiding others and doing the stuff yourself are 2 different enriching experiences.
[1230] - Lvl 11 pantry
Bought vegetarian rice for lunch. We are playing with the 3G phone. Can watch Channel News Asia using the phone. Just in Japan 3 years ago when people were watching cartoons and soccer online. Andy has changed 3 doctors and have not recovered yet.
[1345] - Desk
Ling asks if we are going to the Big Walk. A check with the website said that the closing date is 15 May. Most likely I’m not keen as I’ve to go back to office on that day.
[1455] - Desk
Talking to Dumb1 about who to invite for wedding. This is an interesting question fraught with dangers when you attempt to answer. General rule of thumb is to imagine the person at your wedding. If it turns out to be a scene from a horror movie, the answer is obvious.
[1600] - Fitness First, George Street
Checking out the package here. Facilities are damn good. There’s free VCD rental + a lounge where free drinks are served. There’s a signing on fee of $588 and $166 monthly fee. Contract is 3 months. But until 15th May, there is a waiver of the $500 for the signing on fee. And a discount of $20 for the monthly fee. So the whole equation now is $88 signing on fee and $145 monthly. Told the guy who brought me around that I will make a decision by tomorrow.
[1645] - Desk
Called Shiro. They are willing to increase the number of persons to 5. So we can all go without sacrificing anyone.
[1700] - Desk
David called to say that his network hub is down. So PoC 10g environment has taken a holiday temporary.
[1945] - AARC
Alex & I arrive too early. There's a group of old men playing. They've been playing here for 17 to 18 years. It's the first time we played here on Tuesdays. So even if we have been here for almost 7 to 8 years, we've not met this group before.
[2345] - Home
Consuming the Shiraz in the fridge with Mummy. Talking about vendor selection, family and where I'll be staying.
Useful advice :
When vendors make their presentation, insist that the PM do it. We will judge the communication skills of the PM. Communicating with the technical people is secondary as long as the PM is competent.
Treat it as an interview for the PM. After all, he/she is going to be working closely with you.
Talking about my new abode. Mummy says that we are welcome to stay at home. She will be a good Mother-in-law. I'll leave my decision open until the next balloting system.