Of perserverence

I'm still reeling from the continuous days of having 2-4 hours of sleep per night, since mid-April. The unfortunate thing is, it doesn't end there. I've had 3-4 projects piled sky high since that date till now, and I'm still at the 4th one, iin Abu Dhabi.

Age never seem to be a factor until recently, when I found myself drifting off to sleep in the middle of the night, standing, while I was supposed to be looking at something. That really made me feel angry with myself. Though some may say I am perverse in thinking that, but to me, its all about responsibility.

I still do not deny, that I'm in a position which I enjoy immensely, from start to finish. I pat myself on the back, whe I think about how I made the switch from IT to events about 5 years ago. I was new ground, but I'm glad I went for it, and am better for it. As to how long i can survive in this industry, I won't know. :)

Here's a shot from my desk in Abu Dhabi, in Novotel. I was just thinking how it was laid out so nicely (or haphazardly)....

news error...

I've been trying to access http://www.channelnewasia.com the since this morning, and I haven't been able to access the site. I'm just getting re-directed to this http://www.zzeeq.com/

weird huh?

Coffee

Came across this some time ago, and I thought, I should put this up. Some of you may already have seen this, but I guess with a name like that, we should share this wonderful brand of coffee with loved ones. :)

Try googling the name to see what it really means, and what language it is in.

Succumbing to the geek

I haven't been blogging as of late, and it leaves me feeling guilty, to have felt lazy to write, update and even take photos of life around me. What matters most in this blog, are the memories I make of the life I stumble through, the people I meet, the lives I touch, the places I've been to and most of all, my thoughts. I promise myself, that this new year will be different, with more perspectives in writing, more photos in the journey of my history, and yes, more on the people in my life.

I couldn't resist buying a new PC this week. Its been months since I've been looking at different configurations of these hitherto contraptions that constantly make you feel you are behind time. My most current machine is 2 years old, and the oldest in the group (yes, I have 3 in my room, not including my gaming laptop), is considered ancient at 5++ years old. Many people have asked me why I have so many, and most times, I can only fumble up an answer, and it goes like this: " interest......" For those of you who know me, please, resist and desist from asking me this question.

Now that this new rig is in, I think I'll have to retire 1 machine, either tear it apart for the spares, or re-config it and donate it to someone who really needs it, or a relative..... The latter 2 options sound more viable, as opposed to stacking my room with more stuff. :)

Here's the specs (bear with me, I'm showing off)

AMD Phenom Triple Core 8650

XFX 750a SLi Mainboard w/ GeForce 8200 onboard 256MB, HDMI/DVI/VGA

XFX GeForce 9600GT 512MB discrete graphics accelerator

4GB Corsair DDR2

1TB Western Digital SATA HDD

There, I'm done. I think this can last me for..... another 3-4 years? When the time comes to pass, I would think I don't have a need for so many of these whirring contraptions...... I hope.

More photos here

The 'Le Pow" Enterprise

A fellow colleague of mine just announced to the office today (via msn), that she has set up a site dedicated to her pastry creations.

Most everyone in the office is encouraging her to pursue her dreams of pastry creation, and so we're all going to envelop our taste buds, at her expense.

Do visit her at: The Vanille Bean

Of exotic cars

Last week was hectic, but I survived. 3 days of traveling in a car, sleeping at 2am and waking up at 7am, took its toll on me. I was pooped the whole weekend. Here's a photo of what I was dealing with.... 

I'll upload more once I get better ones downloaded.

'Jailbreaking' iPhone's firmware

Don't be mistaken, I'm not good enough to claim to have broken iPhone's firmware, nor am I anywhere near with enough skill to do 

'Jailbreaking' just allows iPhone users to download new applications not available in the iTunes app store, and customise display attributes amongst other not so important tweaks. (like changing Singtel to AT&T or anything else)

I have to say it took quite a bit of reading to get the procedures correct, but after that, its smooth sailing!!!

Kudos to the devs!!

Photos on Flickr