Monthly Archives: January 2013
Crazy Dangerous Driver in Singapore
Driving home on Sunday afternoon, we spotted a driver in a blue Honda that had stopped at the traffic light. The driver’s window was wound down and a dog had it’s head out enjoying the sun. When the light turned … Continue reading
Dancing wasn’t in the job description
Midway through my first meeting with my team in Seattle on Monday morning, as I was struggling with jet lag (time difference of 16 hours), my boss sat up excitedly to talk about “One Billion Rising” and a mass dance … Continue reading
Dressing down to go HQ
On Friday, in preparation for my trip to HQ, I asked C what is the appropriate dress code. She told me whatever I do, don’t turn up in a suit. Jeans is great and I would fit in perfectly. What … Continue reading
Employees working in tech don’t always get the best tech
People tend to think (rather assume) that employees of technology companies will naturally have fantastic IT at the workplace. Well to some extent, that is true, in the sense that they do get exposed often to their companies’ latest products … Continue reading
Singapore would work better with “heartware” solutions
On the bus to work today, the deejays of one of the morning talk shows were talking about how some polytechnic students had come up with the brilliant hardware solution to make sure there are seats for elderly people on crowded … Continue reading
Never knew doing nothing could be so tiring…
My first day at the new company was a major non-event. Essentially, all I managed to get done was pick up my employee pass, fix up the building access and get my locker. I did get my laptop but couldn’t … Continue reading
My second first day: A palpable buzz
My second first day at work dawned beautifully sunny and hot. J decided to drive me in to work and be part mins my first few steps into a new company. The bubble that was the car insulated and protected … Continue reading
Friends with (lots of) kids are always so much more understanding
We had a friend and her family over today for dinner, S and her husband and 3 kids. I was initially worried and stressed. Between S’s family and mine, we would have 11 people at the table counting all the … Continue reading
My first last day
4 Jan finally came. The office car park had been counting down the past week with me as it reminded me how many more days of season parking I had every time I drove in. My last day in the … Continue reading
Write…Teach…(or how this blog was born)
It’s funny how people suddenly get a lot more popular when they are about to leave a company. That has been my experience definitely, with colleagues asking me to take time for lunch or coffee, especially in the last few … Continue reading
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