Archive for the ‘At work’ Category
Ever since I was a child, I always avoid participating in group games that I’m not good at (all games, in fact). Also, I feel that I bring bad luck to my group. In physical or mind games, all the teams that I belonged to, always lose. And I still feel the same way! That’s [...]
Shaynna’s school is having an activity where they would portray what they want to become when they grow up. They have to dress up for that profession and memorize a short speech on why they chose it. Her first choice was to become a teacher. But as the presentation date draws near, she changed her [...]
Last Monday, I entered the office and noticed some people talking in low voices. It was pretty unusual because it is either no one is having a conversation or some are discussing something with distinct if not loud voices. Then a colleague told me that someone from our team died. The saddest part was that [...]
More than 8 years in software development yet there are still a lot of things that I don’t know, and things that I have long forgotten. Maybe because making things work out is more important than knowing the theories. That might have been an excuse, but I honestly feel that I do need to upgrade [...]
Sometimes I wonder what my life would have been like should I have taken another course that has completely nothing to do with what I do now. When I was in still in highschool, I considered taking up a degree in Accountancy. But I never liked my economics subject so I completely took it out [...]
I’ve been really busy at work. I just realized it’s hard to do task estimates, do documentation, code, test, and do reviews at the same time! I mostly end up not doing my coding tasks as best as I hope. I think one of the things that cause this is the lack of document management [...]
When I worked for a company in Manila, I was sent to Australia with my other teammates. I stayed there for two months and I really had a great time. Our company did all the hotel and flight bookings. We had daily allowance but when we go on business trips, we are allowed to get [...]
I have not even started running again, yet here I am, so full after the Christmas party with other Filipinos in the office. I think it is about time to try out a very safe, if not the best weight loss supplement. We held the party at a KBox and because of two generous colleagues, [...]
When you take a cab, do you prefer a driver who would initiate a conversation or someone who doesn’t? Well, when I was still in Japan, it was up to my mood. Conversations with the locals definitely gave me chances to hone my survival Japanese skills. Sometimes, I just didn’t want to try to understand [...]
The company’s annual Dinner and Dance is the only time of the year for me to doll up. This year’s theme was Shanghai Night. Two weeks before the party, I already bought my cheongsam, an L Size. The sales lady advised me to get the XL size but I was strongly in denial that I [...]
The printed invitations are not yet out but it’s been announced that this year’s Company Dinner and Dance theme is “Shanghai Night”! I am actually not looking forward to the food (not surprisingly and still Chinese dishes) anymore because you can find it in every corner of Singapore. I just love the thought of dressing [...]
Before I finished my degree, I never expected that I would be working in software development. I thought that I would end up working for a company designing digital circuits, though I admit I had a hard time making it through all my electronics and electrical engineering subjects. A big surprise came when I was [...]
