It's Friday!

Just almost finished up with the data restoration test, been working since this morning. Encountered a couple of issues, e.g. servers' network configure problem like not able to setup the right speed and duplex mode...

It's kind of funny, really, seems like every time I did this, there's bound to have problems, even though I tried to follow through the steps in the procedures. This time round, there's a new system admin who is supposed to take over the role from the previous guy, and he's still new, trying to figure out how things works here.

And also, I think I'm getting addicted to Subway's sandwiches, been having them for lunch lately. There are more of their stores than McDonalds in the world, this means now you can find a Subway store just about anywhere...

There you go...

There you go ---> http://www.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Asia/Story/A1Story20110314-268069.html

When something happens, the first to leave would be the foreigners, yes, not taking any chances. The Japanese are known for their loyalty and patriotism to the Country and the Emperor, they would not leave when the worst disaster struck the land where they are born.

Foreigners are just, afterall, guests to the land, they don't have that kind of affinity with the land. What makes you think they will sacrific their life for others? They are not even born there!

During a time when the people of Japan needs help, why aren't these foreigners lending a hand? My heart is with you all, the people of Japan, please endure and pull together, united as one nation.

To travel, I like

I like to travel, especially now, with flights tickets and accomodations being able to be booked online, they make it easier for people like me to make travelling arrangements. And, don't forget, prior to travelling, read up on the place, get to know its history too!

You know, the challenges of doing F&E travels are about reading and getting information about the places before the trips, and make sure that all arrangements, e.g. flights, accomodations, are done and actually worked out during the trips.

Booking the right flights can be problem. Sometimes, there are only one flight a day, worst, in the evening, and landing late at night, so what are you going to do when you arrive? You can check in to a place to stay, but, hey, you will only use it a couple of hours for sleep...hmm, not worth it? Blame the airlines.

Connecting flights, especially, can cause a problem, remember the last time where many in Europe had their travel plans disrupted when the weather there turned bad? Many flights were cancelled, and you can't travel from point A to point B, not even back home!

Very tired

I'm tired, very tired, my eyes are dry, and it pains. I feel cold sometimes, sitting in the air-con room or data centre, thinking, thinking, thinking...what am I doing here?

It has been quite a hectic and stressful weeks of work, everyone is rushing, rushing, rushing me. There seems to be many, many, many things to do, and it doesn't seems to end anywhere. Some are routine stuffs, some needs a bit more thinking to do.

What have I done to deserved it? Looking forward to the weekends...

Why so slow?

Still waiting for the Oracle people to come back to us on the discount for the servers purchases. It has been very long wait, and everyone is getting frustrated.

My boss actually sent an email to the product director to get him to escalate the order, but doesn't seems to have any effects. I called up the Oracle's sales, and was told that due the the Oracle-Sun merger, there has been some changes to the way they work, systems have been changed, so vendors and their staff got to learn them.

It has been more than two weeks, how long we have to wait huh??? Why so slow???