I'm a fanatic

What would I do that I won't normally do?

Yes, I've been a naughty boy... I tailed a Honda Civic all the way from Jalan Tun Razak until Subang Jaya.

Yes, I'm a fanatic!

Cabinet reshuffle with no major changes...

So the AGM was just over last Sunday. As expected, with the exception of 3 new EXCO members, there were no further changes to the line up.

With this minimal "cabinet reshuffle", I do not forsee any radical changes to the work culture that BGF is used to.

And it is this culture of "everything also I want to do and I must do it my way because it is the way that it has been done all this while" that will eventually bring the organization to a standstill and no further progression.

New toy

The Linksys WRT54G!


Linksys


WRT54G


Linksys is a division of Cisco Systems Inc.


The router unit (front view)


The router unit (back view)


All systems go!

My email address was stolen!

Somebody with NBTD designed a page to capture my password and now I can't access my yahoo email. F@#$%^#$&%

Therefore, please redirect your emails to:
nskhoo AT gmail DOT com
nskhoons AT yahoo DOT com

And if you receive any emails from xerxesxerxes@yahoo.com, please ignore and delete!

Beef ball noodle in Asia Cafe...

... is extremely delicious!

The soup is slightly saltish/soury/pepperish. The dish is loaded with chunks of beef and beef balls. Best noodle to eat with is kuey teow.

It's located near the Western Food stall at Asia Cafe.

And this is how you get into the news!

Check this out...

Not only NST Online carried the story, but theSun as well (Front Page). I'm trying to get a screencap.

NLP...

It's interesting to note HOW someone thinks. Especially if one has knowledge on NLP and the infamous eye-movement modalities.

During a friendly interview session, the interviewer asked me questions which normal interviewers do. About my past challenges, my current strengths, the expectations I have for a career, etc.

And interestingly, everytime I was constructing sentences to answer the questions, I consciously knew that I was shifting my eyes to my upper left (Visual Recall), which according to the NLP literature meant that I was accessing my memories. But here's the cool thing. I was not recalling any answer. I was making those answers up on-the-fly. And logically I would categorize that under Visual Constructed.

Alex pointed out that maybe I was recalling certain words and phrases, or picturing how the word would look like when spelt out. Maybe I was indeed recalling whether or not I have used these phrases in my daily communications (verbal or email).

So, there's another tip for you to look out for when providing answers to your potential interviewers. Look up left :P

Dilemma...

I thought that having a bigger role to play in my current company is a good blessing.

Now I have another offer from another company for a consultant or senior engineer role. This other company has a better track record in terms of financial standings, history and general perception.

But I'm afraid to move, because it could mean that I have to start all over again. But at the same time, the current company isn't the best one in the country right now.

What should I do???

I got a new web counter

On the left side of this blog I've subscribed to a free web counter. Now I will know how many busy body people are reading my blog! :P :P

Self-proclaimed team lead

Lately, my manager has been hinting that I should take on more responsibilities in leading and managing. Although he has not officially announced it, I have begun to proactively manage a team of engineers and coordinate inter departmental communication.

Instead of doing more technically inclined work, I am now more involved in organizing meetings to clear expectations, setting and enhancing processes, following through earlier efforts or pending cases, trying my best to show that I am more than a mere engineer. That I have the capability to be a great leader.

I hope that I can shine in this organization!