Thursday 25 October 2007

Letter to our company

Warning: Major sarcasm up ahead.

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Dear __________,

We forgive you for the constant changing of the project work flow, structure, as well as of the functions of the project that we are supposed to do. We forgive you for telling us one thing, and then telling us to do/not to do something totally different the next week. We forgive you for constantly expanding the size of the project that we are supposed to do; increasing the number of functions that are to be in the system by great notches every time. We forgive you for not answering the questions that we ask most of the time: at least you give us some vague idea as to which direction we should be asking more questions or assuming in.

We thank you for keeping to what you say - that you would send us the information by 'the next day', although it was only one tiny section of the system, and didn't send us the complete fields/information even 2 weeks after the promised date (which coincidentally, happens to be today).

We thank you for your great faith in our intelligence, in believing that we can understand your business jargon and therefore answering our questions to your business jargon with even more jargon.

We thank you for your immense faith in our competence, in believing that we can churn our report out overnight (which will be over 100 pages, from what I see) and submit it in time, although even if we could, we wouldn't be able to, cause the deadline was supposed to be tomorrow.

You have our greatest appreciation and gratitude for everything you have done for us.

For all the inconvenience that you might have caused, you have our forgiveness.

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... Okay, so I lie.


Signing off... ...

Thursday 11 October 2007

After School: a Mundane Friday

In school right now, attempting to do my FYP report thingy and, obviously, failing. FYP meeting ended over an hour and a half ago, but I decided to stay at the benches to try to do my work, while I waited to see if there was a 'sign'..

Benches: Said sign didn't come, but I figured that since I was already here and started on my work, I might as well stay on and try to finish it. Benches in school always have been a wonderful place to hang around alone. Usually helps me feel at peace and gives me a clear head to do my work... But as you can see, this time is one of those exceptions ^^;;

Alone: It's been a while since I really sat like this alone at the benches, with very few people around, and feeling the cool air around me, looking out as the sky grows darker. A feeling of this cool layer around my insides.. All this, surprisingly familiar and comforting.. And surprisingly... Nice. Safe.


Signing off... ...
Distracted and blank