April 2009

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Organising 10 man and 25man Raids

April 24, 2009 in WoW | No comments

25man has 2.5 times more people than 10 man and is definately more difficult to organise and getting everyone ready. One thing i do notice is when we have 10 man invitations , the invitation out on the calendar is sent and accepted by the parties > the 10 people are aware and conscious they need to be where and at what time.

Comparatively to our 25man, it is more like a , set the event, and see who turns up rather than confirming the attendance for the 25man prior to the event. One suggestion that might work would be to pre confirmed the 25 ( or 20 ) people so that they DO turn up at 10pm. In the event if some of them cannot turn up at 10pm, the raid leader should suggest or decide if they wanna start at 11pm so that the rest do not have to waste their time. Using the calendar is the easiest way, but it is not the most effective way for 25man raids. Putting down either in forum or any other forms of communication “hey you are in for this Sunday 25man, please be there at 10pm “ makes people know they have a responsibility and 24 people are waiting for them.

That is how my ex guild does it. And amazingly it works fine. What we are lacking is proper planning in getting the people in.

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First taste of ulduar

April 23, 2009 in WoW | No comments

Entering the 2nd week into ulduar. For 25 man achievements, we only managed to down FL. For 10 man runs, we are slightly better, moving all the way to Ignis. However , i think the best part is still the 25man. We have problems getting the critical mass into the raid on raid nights, many nights is usually wait and wait and then end up doing something else ( naxx25 or 10man )

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在摩托罗拉剩余的日子 : 161 days

April 22, 2009 in Motorola | No comments

Goo33 Summit @ Oplus

1. Lessons Learnt – wear as simple as you can next time. My Burberry polo tee become Size XL after my colleagues attempted to take it off from me. L-O-L

2. Andy “Enjoy yourself last nite?”
Joe ” Yaman”
Andy “Moto Colleagues hard to find”
Joe “I cannot find this happiness in new coy”

I thought i didnt expreience the other part of the field , that is why i thought this pasture is always the greenest. now that these words come out from people who has seen both sides of the pastures, it seems like Moto is still the best place to be in !

3. how we spend 1.1k in 3 hours. Here is the damage list

9 x HoeGardeen ( PINT ) – $144
6 buckets of Heineken – $210
2 buckets of Carlsberg – $70
6 x Chicken Wing – $36
2 bottle of Macallan – $310
5 boats of sashimi – $150
1 x 1.8litre sake – $148
4 x sotong ball – $24
4 x nuggets – $24
80 pcs of Satay – $32


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在摩托罗拉剩余的日子 : 162 days

April 22, 2009 in Motorola | No comments

Yesterday Nz drop me a email and tell me ” we need to talk”. Was thinking what it could exactly be? Could it be work related or department related?

In the end , it was neither. He was concern about my recent indulgement in running and gaming and thought it could be a “delayed post-retrenchment obsessive behavious” ( DPOB ) . I told him wasnt , but was touched that he showed that concern to me.

Anyway we have a 20 mins talk about myself . Hopefully, our boss-employee relationship will continue somewhere else after Sep30.

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Name Analyzer

April 20, 2009 in LifeBits | No comments

There is this name analyzer on Facebook , tried it. Conclusion -> doesnt works and is not accurate. haha

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Back to Skool Part 1 / 5

April 18, 2009 in LifeBits | No comments

Somewhere in my earlier posts i probably mentioned i took up 2 courses as part of government CITREP funding and also skills upgrading. One of them is PMP certification ( Project Management Professionals ). I took the saturday classes which mean 5 x saturdays i have to wake up usual time and make my way to New Horizons ( tiong bahru ) for the classes. Today is back to Skool Part 1/5. ( i wrote the blog real time using my HTC Dream , so the language and content reflects how easily and my mood at that point in time )

7.52am – boarded mrt. Wah lao, saturday morning oso no place to sit. I decided to take train not because I want to avoid erp or parking charges. But sometimes doing something out of your normal routine just let u see things in a different perspective. Watching people on the train is a new experience everyday! I always wonder who they r, why they r in the train at this time and

7.56am – ey wait. I found a seat! Mai Tu Liao.

8.02am – reading my book in the journey. Saw this from Eleanor Roosevelt ” Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart ” hmm.. I start to form up 3 names each from my different phase of life that I can immediately think of and did they leave any footprints behind ? *ask me how to see it if u want to see it*

8.48 – I reached early. Tb plaza is so crowded w students this morning. Couuldnt find a place for bfast ended up eating nasi lemak from old chang kee n soya milk along the pavement seats. My class has 19ppl. Classrooms small chairs creaked. I started to hv a bad feeling abt this place already.

11.43am – took my pre course assessment. 65 qns in 30mins. I scored 13 correct. Can’t finished. I sucks. Instructor say we will redo this after the course. Real life projects also same. So many tasks so little time . How true. Haha

Pics of the Classroom

- The chairs creaked and have stains!

We supposed to have table space for a book and a file. Apparently we dont have. And who is still using CRT monitors! And how are we supposed to see the screen in front ( where i am taking the pic from ) with all the big rocks blocking!!

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在摩托罗拉剩余的日子 : 167 days

April 17, 2009 in Motorola | No comments

Today, my boss asked me into his room and ask “Give you last chance, do you want to be Murano IM?”

I said, ” No thanks”

“Why”

“Because there is no career”

“Yah i guess so , and i dont have the passion to do it anymore”

10mins later, EG sent a note, “Nz will be the interim IM”

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April 16, 2009 in LifeBits | No comments

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so that means today talk less , interact less.

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幸福是要自己寻找的

April 15, 2009 in LifeBits | No comments

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在摩托罗拉剩余的日子 : 169 days

April 14, 2009 in Motorola | 1 comment

Tuesdays are staff meeting days. Usually there will be some news from boss. Sometimes is good news, sometimes is bad. Today, we got to know that one of my boss direct report have found a IOS to another sector within the organisation. That is good news for him

Then i start to think for myself. ??????? ???? ? i havent been really thinking what i should do when i receive my notification that i will be retrenched in Sep30 on Jan15th. Because, the usual reasons “still early”, “now find job also no use”, “just relax first”. even till now, i am still enjoying my life , doing things which i have always wanted to do but never have the chance to find time to do. I am a dedicated WoW Raider now, i read up more than i have ever for the past 8 years, i go back to my AMK house more often, exercise more and spend more time with my loved ones and friends.

But that announcement suddenly ticked me and for a second i was thinking, hmm is IOS the way to go. Should i forgo the $$$ and stay on in my comfort zone or should i end this chapter , take the $$$ and try something else. You never know if the pasture on the other side of the field is greener until you go over. But what if , you gover already and find that the pasture is not green , there is no turning back .

Is a decision i got to make, should i make now or should i make later. Things evolve and change every minute. what is green now make whither tomorrow.

I still have 169 days. Actually probably more than that since i am going on a holiday from Oct 1 to Oct 12. That will make it 169 + 12 days :)

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