see & saw: January 2010

programmers are like....prostitutes.

1. we work weird (night) shift...
just like prostitutes.

2. they pay you to make the client happy...
just like a prostitute.

3. the client pays a lot of money, but your employer keeps almost every penny...
just like a prostitute.

4. you are rewarded for fulfilling the client's dreams...
just like a prostitute.

5. your friends fall apart and you end up hanging out with people in the same profession as you...
just like a prostitute.

6. when you have to meet the client you always have to be perfectly groomed...
just like a prostitute.

7. but when you go back home it seems like you are coming back from hell...
just like a prostitute.

8. the client always wants to pay less but expects incredible things from you...
just like a prostitute.

9. when people ask you about your job, you have difficulties to explain it...
just like a prostitute.

10. every day when you wake up, you say: "I'm not going to spent the rest of my life doing this."
just like a prostitute ........

:):):):):)

5/1/2010 its my 1st anniversary as a working adult. weee! :)
remembering back on my 1st day of my 1st job at KPMG,
back then i really dont know what to expect.
of work, of life, of work-life.ha-ha. of anything actually.

its been 365 days since then. what happen along the way was just life.
i've walk the path i've choosen, and this is a look back

date: 5/1/2010
the title is EXECUTIVE.
at IT advisory dept - KMPG business advisory

my 1st project was with PETRONAS
doing IT audit. the 1st 3 months i was shadowing a senior.
check on system integrity, back up, disaster recovery etc
not much responsibility. the work in nature also quite relaxing.

then i was assigned to MICROSOFT team. doing a licensing compliance.
go to companies. check entitlement vs deployment
got the chance to travel a lot. go to lots of companies. interesting!
sometimes do require stay back but in really rare cases

i started playing tennis
and i played almost everyday after work (wah life so good this time)
actively playing futsal. we have KPMG groups who usually play once, twice a week
able to watch news at 8pm! ha-ha
oh, i also bought a new Blackberry phone for myself woo!

but i didnt like my work :(

13/07/2009
programmer at ACCENTURE
assigned to TM project - SIEBEL team

my 1st task was to do a DB import
which i know nothing about
i couldn't sleep for a week because of the task
its haunting me!
keep bugging the seniors on the how, what, do and donts

then i was assigned to BIP reports
the challenge was they is no BIP specialist in my team
no one to ask
really need to dig a lot of stuff from GOOGLE
i was responsible for BIP reports and the Subject-Matter-Expert
so it went from, development phase - testing phase - production phase
now its LIVE woohoo! (ofcourse i laugh, cried and scolded along the way ha-ha)

i like my work (atleast for now. he-he)
i like the challenge. i like the responsibility.
but i dont like the work-life balance
work late everyday. work on weekends/public holidays

i miss playing tennis, futsal, sleep, hang outs, holidays, friends, doing nothing
shit, i miss life! ha-ha

i trade passion for work with life. i dont know if its a fair trade.
life unfair. but life unfair to everyone. thats make life fair.
ofcouse there always a day when i look back and say
"i should've stay with KPMG" or
"i should've join ORACLE instead" or
"i should've join IBM"

but i believe in that its not about making the right decision but,
its about making the decision right

its the time to look forward instead :)

HAPPY START-WORK ANNIVERSARY TO ME!

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programmers are like... Thursday, January 7, 2010

365 days (looking back) Monday, January 4, 2010

my new year wish 2010 Friday, January 1, 2010

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