Implications of HP selling of it's PC business

My initial thoughts was wow, Taiwan & Singapore economies are going to be affected...

Here's the expert's analysis:
http://www.eetasia.com/ART_8800649877_499489_NT_e6a6bc24.HTM

Currently I am wondering how this affects Seagate drives and how I can push this as good news...  Hmm..

Change - the only real constant

First Google (who denied ever wanting to be in the hardware business forever) suddenly acquired Motorola mobile.

Next HP's CEO (who was asked to leave from SAP due to poor performance) announced plans to sell off/spin off PSG and to kill off tablets running WebOS (which was purchased at a ridiculously high price from the Palm acquisition).

And today, Steve Jobs retires from Apple.

What a week!

Overnight, Motorola is hip again, HP steps towards impending doom and Apple could run dry of ideas soon?

I love the IT industry, woot!  (not).

A daily struggle

Romans 7:15

What I do, I do not understand. For I do not do what I want, but I do what I hate.

Now if I do what I do not want, I concur that the law is good.  So now it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells in me. For I know that good does not dwell in me, that is, in my flesh. The willing is ready at hand, but doing the good is not.

For I do not do the good I want, but I do the evil I do not want.  Now if [I] do what I do not want, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells in me. 

So, then, I discover the principle that when I want to do right, evil is at hand.

What do you need in a job?

What do you ask for in a job? $, a good & fair manager (a mentor), a role you enjoy, nice teammates, good company.

I am now aware of what I want in an ideal state.

Counting my blessings on a Monday morning

Been feeling "yeesh" for quite a while.  The last 3 Sunday sermons were really good at SFX, really like Fr Bosco and yesterday we had Fr Eugene Vaz himself.  Wow!

So I will take their advice and focus on the good things I have, to be grateful for the blessings I have been given.

In no special order
- family.  Being back and with family I can appear before in 10mins for dinner is really nice.  Matty is a bonus.  Cousins gave me some recycled clothes last night.  I love family - especially when you stand to gain.

- sports.  Was a little deprived in Taiwan.  Now I have so much sporting events, it's throwing my life out of control.  I recall sitting at a weekday mass and thinking to myself to have to tone down a little.  I love all the opportunities I have, but just need to regain a little more control.  The more important part is having hard-core friends.  Friends equally crazy, possibly more!

- church.  I miss aspects like reading at mass & Fr Cary's fantastic sermons in Taipei.  But today I have my old ministry which forces me to sit and talk/think/dwell on my faith once a week, there's daily masses I can attend within easy access, multiple Sunday masses to attend giving me huge flexibility.

- job.  When I was without, it was really awkward.  Now, while it's not the perfect role, the company is pretty ok and I love that I am 10mins drive away from Ian's house - so I can tabao lunch over and play with Matty for a while.

- Singapore.  There was a time I didn't care whether I lived in the country or not.  Now I have to admit this place is pretty darn liveable, except for the weather and possibly too many foreigners.  On the cusp of national day, I must say this, Majulah Singapura!

Guess what came in the mail?

Surprise 1 :
A fridge magnet, roughly the size of your palm.  Personalized with my name, photo & run times.  Thank you Passion Run organizers for sending me this!  I love it!

Surprise 2 :
So I ordered wheelsets on Tue morning and guess what.  I received an SMS from the friendly neighbourhood postman on Saturday afternoon asking if anyone's home for him to make a delivery.  CRC delivered in 4 days.  Amazing. 

I promptly brought it down to Rodalink.  No more pinched tubes from now on!

Skipped tonight's ride cos I'm tired - chose to nap a little & have dinner with Matty and his parents.

BTW, Matty can flip over from belly to front and vice versa.  Comes complete with sound effects, "eeeeeeeh!".  Simply adorable.