I took the job. Timing was perfect.
Got 2 months to close up everything & pack. Woo...
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Friday, May 25, 2007
Decision Time
After some weeks of furious interviewing..
Let's see, I went for,
- numerous rounds (i forget) for WW Product Manager - Entry Level Home PC. Based in Taiwan reporting into Cupertino. I started interviewing in Oct 2006.
- WW Product Manager - Notebooks. Based in Taiwan reporting into Houston. I started interviewing last month.
- Citrix. 1 round. Last week. Came almost immediately after I parked my CV on Monster.com.
- Microsoft, for Product Manager for XBox. Just initial screener call. Same week as Citrix.
- EMC, for Product Manager. Just initial screener call. Early this week
Was offered the WW Product Manager - Notebook role yesterday.
Decision time!
Let's see, I went for,
- numerous rounds (i forget) for WW Product Manager - Entry Level Home PC. Based in Taiwan reporting into Cupertino. I started interviewing in Oct 2006.
- WW Product Manager - Notebooks. Based in Taiwan reporting into Houston. I started interviewing last month.
- Citrix. 1 round. Last week. Came almost immediately after I parked my CV on Monster.com.
- Microsoft, for Product Manager for XBox. Just initial screener call. Same week as Citrix.
- EMC, for Product Manager. Just initial screener call. Early this week
Was offered the WW Product Manager - Notebook role yesterday.
Decision time!
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
The song I have on repeat play
It came up during dinner after one of those climbing sessions. Melvin sang a little of a Hokkien Christian song that had everyone in stitches. He was surprised none of us had heard of Hokkien Christian songs that he cut us a CD with 2 Hokkien songs on it. Ironically, I liked the song in between the 2 Hokkien songs. So did the other gals... Now we hum it all the time...
He Never Sleeps - Don Moen
When you've prayed every prayer that you know how to pray.
Just remember the Lord will hear and the answer is on it's way.
Our God is able.
He is mighty.
He is faithful.
And He never sleeps, He never slumbers.
He never tires of hearing our prayer.
When we are weak He becomes stronger.
So rest in His love and cast all of your cares on Him.
Do you feel that the Lord has forgotten your need.
Just remember that God is always working in ways you cannot see.
Our God is able.
He is mighty.
He is faithful.
He Never Sleeps - Don Moen
When you've prayed every prayer that you know how to pray.
Just remember the Lord will hear and the answer is on it's way.
Our God is able.
He is mighty.
He is faithful.
And He never sleeps, He never slumbers.
He never tires of hearing our prayer.
When we are weak He becomes stronger.
So rest in His love and cast all of your cares on Him.
Do you feel that the Lord has forgotten your need.
Just remember that God is always working in ways you cannot see.
Our God is able.
He is mighty.
He is faithful.
Monday, May 14, 2007
1st Dive Trip 2007
Went diving over weekend with YeanYean and her friends.
It was great cos I had a brief respite from the chilly atmosphere at home and also I didn't have to pretend over Mother's Day.
We went to Tioman. Was organised by a friend of Yean's, so it was overall cheaper and we also slept on terra cotta, albeit a sleezy, yicky budget hotel in Mersing. But beats sleeping on a rocking boat.
Mostly seasoned divers with cameras so the diving was leisurely and they were great at spotting macro stuff. After a while though, I was bored of drift diving and staring at yet another nudibranch. Tioman is still good diving despite the sheer no. of divers there.
It was great cos I had a brief respite from the chilly atmosphere at home and also I didn't have to pretend over Mother's Day.
We went to Tioman. Was organised by a friend of Yean's, so it was overall cheaper and we also slept on terra cotta, albeit a sleezy, yicky budget hotel in Mersing. But beats sleeping on a rocking boat.
Mostly seasoned divers with cameras so the diving was leisurely and they were great at spotting macro stuff. After a while though, I was bored of drift diving and staring at yet another nudibranch. Tioman is still good diving despite the sheer no. of divers there.
The highlight was the 2nd day when Irene spotted a shark in a cave, when I finned over, there were 3 guys lying on the seabed staring into a cave. As I approached, Irene signalled shark, I squeezed beside the guys and stared into nothing - just blackness. Then I saw a fin, it was big, then the side of a shark, then the whole shark appeared maybe 10cm in front of my face - so close I saw razor sharp teeth! The nurse shark is at least 5 feet. TS said it was trying to escape from us, but I think it was trying to remind us that it's a shark, with teeth fully capable of eating one of us! Anyways, I screamed so loud that everyone was laughing at me once safely up on the boat.
Great weekend!
Great weekend!
Cycling Mandai Road
I've been meaning to cycle Mandai but somehow, fear of being roadkill on Singapore roads and also I guess just never gotten round to it.
Until Yingzi suggested cycling to Yishun to climb instead of driving there.
Since I've been binging on seafood twice that week, decided it may be time to work off my butts.
We met along 6th Avenue and started down through the length of Bukit Timah, then into Mandai Road. It only got less scary after Mandai when the no. of cars pettered out. But then the rolling hills started. *Groan*
But it was fun! It took us slightly over 1 hour to do the 30km ride. So quite proud of myself. It helped that Yingzi took off at a crazy pace along Mandai and I had to chase her down.
Amazingly after a short rest and 1 bottle of 100-Plus, we could still climb!
Until Yingzi suggested cycling to Yishun to climb instead of driving there.
Since I've been binging on seafood twice that week, decided it may be time to work off my butts.
We met along 6th Avenue and started down through the length of Bukit Timah, then into Mandai Road. It only got less scary after Mandai when the no. of cars pettered out. But then the rolling hills started. *Groan*
But it was fun! It took us slightly over 1 hour to do the 30km ride. So quite proud of myself. It helped that Yingzi took off at a crazy pace along Mandai and I had to chase her down.
Amazingly after a short rest and 1 bottle of 100-Plus, we could still climb!
Wednesday, May 02, 2007
May
Wow, time does zip by. It's 1 May and we get a day off. Had a long list of todos, but only managed,
- wake up to climb (vain attempt to work off the lobster from Derek's birthday dinner last nite)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8062670@N07/
- ate midday meal at 3pm
- afternoon nap to make up for the lack of sleep from sharing a room with mom last weekend
- watch 300 on DVD (it is so violent!)
So much for the evening jog or washing my filthy car (poor baby). Will wait for rest of week!
- wake up to climb (vain attempt to work off the lobster from Derek's birthday dinner last nite)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8062670@N07/
- ate midday meal at 3pm
- afternoon nap to make up for the lack of sleep from sharing a room with mom last weekend
- watch 300 on DVD (it is so violent!)
So much for the evening jog or washing my filthy car (poor baby). Will wait for rest of week!
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