Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Hello, I am back!


Did I tell you we had a new Unix administrator joining our team? She is fresh graduate from a local university, but from another country, Myanmar. So, after two months of work, I guess she is very much adapting to the life here, huh?

I can tell that she is pretty smart, learn things fast, and always want to venture into other domains. Like today, when we had a meeting with the network guys, she was so interested to find out about VLAN that she told one of the guys to teach her how to configure it on the switch, he said, very easy, only 2 commands. At times, I do see that she can be distracted, but, that is ok, it is good learning attitude.

Today, She was briefed on the Veritas Volume Manager, Veritas File system and Veritas Cluster server (VCS). She is already working on the Veritas Netbackup that she picked up last week. Now that I am glad I can concentrate on something else, things I always wanted to do.

Starting August, she will be on her own...

Saturday, July 05, 2008

Hancock (movie)


A story about a man (Will Smith), a hard living public hero, who has strength far greater than an human being and can fly like superman. With a don't care kind of attitude, whose aim is to fight criminals, some member of public hate him, because he destroys public properties and disrupt lives, the police even issues warrants to have him arrested.

Having met a PR officer, and told about his problem, he makes a public apology, and promises he will change his attitude and temper. Subsequently, he is sent to jail, if good, may be released in 4 years time.

Later, he met the wife of the PR officer, and discovers that she, too, has special powers like him. So, he confronts her to find out the story. She tells him that they were meant to be husband and wife many decades ago, supposed to be immortal, this came as a surprise to the PR officer. All of those where were like them were dead, because when they get close to one another, they will lose their powers, and become mortal again and grow old, and if upon attacks, die. They are the only two left.

Due to a robbery, Hancock is shot and is sent to the hospital, and there with 'this' wife attacked by his enemy. Hancock fights on with the criminals, sustaining more bullet wounds, almost died, but, he revived just in time to save him and 'this' wife.

Story ends, I guess there may be more, part 2, part 3....For this superheroes movie, I say 3 out of 5 stars for special effects, 4 for storyline, 1 for romance and 4 for comedy (language, words).