Archive for October, 2006
Tuesday, October 31st, 2006
Families
… they’re funny, aren’t they?
I love my family. I mean, I admit, when I was growing up we had our problems, and yes, I admit it, some of these problems are still around. I love my parents to bits, even though my mother and I didn’t exactly have a great relationship whilst I was growing […]
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Monday, October 30th, 2006
Doh!
How to Run a Project
1. Obtain document from project sponsors outlining what they want done.
2. Set up a series of meetings with project stakeholders to firm up requirements, processes and suggested solutions.
3. Send document outlining solutions and time estimates to project sponsors, ensuring that there is a solution recommended.
4. Receive email from project sponsors basically […]
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Friday, October 27th, 2006
Penat
I think I’m getting older. An hour and a quarter of flamenco, and I feel like my body is barely functioning today. My shoulders are aching (when did we even use our shoulders in the dance?!), and as for my thighs … yes, I have come to realise that I don’t have leg muscles, I […]
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Thursday, October 26th, 2006
So …
We’ve known for a while that something is wrong because this person, who is dear to me, has been having difficulty breathing for a few weeks, and has developed a really nasty cough that leaves him wheezing for breath. He went to the GP on Monday, had a chest X-ray taken, and yesterday went to […]
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Wednesday, October 25th, 2006
Bad day.
Just heard some bad news. Oh dear.
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Tuesday, October 24th, 2006
Pening
Too much youtube.
It doesn’t pay to search for (ahem) Search, then blast your ears with Pawana and Gadisku whilst trying to pick holes in a 12 page document outlining a major (huge) piece of work that the Powers-That-Be want done ASAP. The last I heard , this project is supposed to start in November (that’s […]
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Monday, October 23rd, 2006
The Last Communist
Yes, it’s Raya. And here I am at my desk, at work. Never mind. Fortunately my favourite Thai restaurant is open today, so I had a lovely time stuffing my face with tod man pla and nasi goreng kampung at lunchtime (yes, this is a Thai restaurant that has dishes with Malay […]
2 Comments » - Posted in Malaysia by oj
Friday, October 20th, 2006
Towards the end …
… of Ramadan, of course.
So, I’d like to wish all my Muslim readers Selamat Hari Raya dan Maaf Zahir Batin.
For all my Hindu readers, Happy Deepavali.
If I was back home, well I guess on the first day of Raya I’d probably be helping my mother do stuff in the house and kitchen (Raya may […]
4 Comments » - Posted in Being a Muslim, Away from home by oj
Thursday, October 19th, 2006
The Motherland beckons
No, this is not a blog about Raya, though I am of course, aware that it’s this weekend.
In fact, I just wanted to say that I’ve booked tickets for our trip back to The Motherland next year. Hurrah! It cost a gazillion squids more than what we paid this year (oh OK, we’re forking out […]
5 Comments » - Posted in Malaysia by oj
Wednesday, October 18th, 2006
Of love, a song and Tabung Haji
I’m obviously in a bit of a Raya mode today, because I woke up thinking, hmm, must send out those Raya e-cards to people (and no, I’m not that big a cheapskate - I have sent real Raya cards to my family back home [ohh the excitement when I found out that the new card […]
