2010/11/22

第三

第三。

當不是黑,就是白,而黑白都非人所願。
就會產生另外的想法。
但,第三,真的是第三?

道德經雲:一生二,二生三,三生萬物,

來到這裡,每個人都成了文言文使用者。
三,在古意中往往是個虛數(注:非Z)
如果讀“三人行必有我師焉”就認定解作是指
“任選3個人就一定有一個是我的老師”,
又或是一定要多過三個人才有值得學習的對象,
都未免剛愎自用。

黑和白之外的第三又究竟是什麼?
灰?
紅綠藍?
紅青黃?
紅橙黃綠藍靛紫?
可不可以是黑白相間的西洋棋盤?
或是黑白橫豎的條紋?
四格漫畫?
海賊王卷頭彩頁?

也許如人間喜劇中王祖藍的角色說的一般,
當選擇越多,反而越不知道自己要什麼。
看每一個都不錯,又看每一個都不好。
自己來?高難度。

最“盞鬼”的還是現代人太多的自定義模式。
Iphone,只有一款了吧?數不盡的App讓你發揮個人使用。
你說,如果什麼都跟Iphone 一樣。
我不喜歡這個App,就Remove;
需要的時候,又Restore。
多方便?

第三,不是一個選擇,
是在數千數萬個選擇題中,勾自己爽的那個組合。
Add自己要的App

偏偏市場上還是太多的捆綁式銷售。
究竟有沒有第三? 依賴市場原廠提供畢竟是很難的。
有空還是要自己動一動手Tweak下,才有著落。

2010/11/20

原點

“為什麼無論多少次努力前進,最後我卻又再次地回到原點?”
“那不奇怪,因為地球是圓的”

威靈頓與蜘蛛

課本版:
19世紀初,有位英國將軍在戰場上吃了敗仗,落荒而逃,躲進農舍的草堆裏避風雨,又痛苦,又懊喪。茫然中,他忽然發現墻角處有一只蜘蛛在風雨中拼命結網,蛛絲一次次被吹斷,但蜘蛛一次次拉絲重結,毫不氣餒,終於把網結成。將軍深受激勵,後來重整旗鼓,終於在滑鐵盧之役打垮了拿破侖。這位將軍就是歷史上赫赫有名的威靈頓。

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本人版:
響19世紀初期,有位英國將軍系戰場上打了敗仗,落荒而逃,匿埋響農舍嘅草堆入面避風雨,又痛苦,又沮喪。茫然中,他發現墻角有只蜘蛛響風雨中搏嗮老命甘去結網,蛛絲一次又一次甘被吹斷,但蜘蛛一次又一次甘拉絲重結,幾經辛苦,終於將網結成。威靈頓將軍呢個時候嘆咗一口氣:“搵食艱難.... 唉....“ 跟住將蜘蛛網拉斷咗....

結論系想出人頭地系唔可以思想太現實嘅...唉...

2010/11/15

Anniversary

Upon the end of this week, I will be reaching the anniversary for my first job.
I am flooded with tasks but it seems I still have to try and sum it up.

1) Leaves
I had taken 5 days MCs due to wisdom tooth surgery, 3 Half Days MCs due to Flu and Allergic, 4-5 offset timer to settle my work pass issues. While the past Chinese New Year, I was still under contract and not entitled to annual leaves but no paid block leaves. I have all my prorated leaves accumulated to a total of 14 days upon next week. --Which means I did not take any annual leaves within this year. I think I must be some workaholic. =.= Ok...I am going to take a one day leave on the end of this month.

2) Lifestyle and Health
No, I got no lifestyle, I started to live alone by renting a room with an old couples. My daily route is work-net-sleep. typical otaku. I have been stop for jogging as the beginning of my working life I stayed in Chua Chu Kang, the excuses was reaching home at 10pm is tiring enough. But it was then scattered in the air and never restored. One of my colleague who is in my dad's age keep nagging on me I should get some life, get a girl friend, and most importantly -- go home more often. Mr. Simon, I do take importance on your advise. thanks. =)

3) Get Things Right
At the beginning there was some discretion with my tasks. So end up I got to rewrite the manuals. The manager in charge did not get it thought it was only to change the visual look of the format. I commited to him to finish them before christmas, but I doubt that with all the active priorities I can really touch on them. But this is really annoying when stuff stagging there was a year ago. I want them to be gone in near future so that no more long pending - lagging follow up dragging me.

4) Efficiency, Efficacy, Effectiveness
If everyday everyone is coming over you and asked if their stuff is done, or telling you that somethings goes wrong again, I take that as there are still alot for me to improve.-- It just can't be, and creating so much follows up, making more busy, less time to think, more excuse for mistake and --"I don't know". And due to so much of follow up, the desk is a total mess, too much to handle on one time. My brain is not Hexa-core nor octo-core, so be effective clear all stuff, and ensure they go out and no coming back anymore, thats the quantity and quality.

5) Reducing "I don't know", and "I am not so sure of it"
It has been one year and now I can barely declare that I am a newbie. Being in a mist of the big picture it seems quite ridiculous. Can't just wait for order, go out and ask more "why" and check more on the project background.

6) Reducing waste paper. Eco-friendly.
Stop wrong printing. Do better filing, and reduce the draft paper on the cabinet.

7) Stress Management
Stress...stress.. and stress. Gotta handle them better.

8) Learn to be a Leader
I must admit that I have difficulties in this, managing time, inventory and most -- people. I recently have this problem coordinating with one of the guys. He really drives my nerves. So, learn to handle it better, talk better, give better instructions, more prepared, and faster.

9) Get an Interview
I keep asking myself the question if after this one year what stages I have reached. If I had achieve what the industry expected to be someone had work in the field for one year. My proposal is to have an interview. I had a call some weeks ago but at last it didn't turn out as could not arrange for the session by the time and they loose their interest. I guess at the same time I got to "zeng" my resume too...

10) Development and Enriching Knowledge
I've been searching in books, although few were bought. On the job of course is a good learning opportunity, learning for mistakes, learning from other's mistakes, extracting information and advises from others, appreciating others designs. But it seems to be a time for the theoretical part too, other than practical.

11) Direction, direction, direction.
Whether I like it or not, if this were the long term or short term achievement that I been seeking for is still in question. I did not flip flop, as no where to go, and no where else take me, so additional reason is if I just left because of some troubles it could be too early and bias to define. But it is still a major question that I should rethink about it after this one year.

That's for now. Hopefully I could revise and give all with a tick on next year.

2010/11/03

四件小事

小事一

今日Lunch Time, 嗌咗杯奶茶等著吃遠飯先至慢慢餤,殊不知一隻盲頭烏蠅似架開足TURBO嘅噴射機甘沖埋過黎∼好地地一杯絲襪奶茶慘變成幽怨凶案現場--你啃唔落,我無得飲。前世欠你嘅咩...


後記:世界上就系有種(唔理人定畜生),明明損人不利己,就系無端百事甘黎搞搞震,但你有嘢忙(或者根本溝通唔到),你都系咪陪佢顛好嘀...埯下個嗬包啃咗佢喇(千祈唔好鬥氣咕一聲將佢連人(蠅?)帶肚嚼咗佢,盞自己後悔。

小事二
裝配緊機器,點知原本用開嘅鐵杵用嗮(人人都要用,偏偏到我就用嗮),同事話買白鋼嘅就得喇。喇喇聲買咗返黎,點知一放,塞都塞唔落。問賣其他幾間,都只系得h8尺寸容忍度嘅最近,-0.000到-0.018,但最好都系-0.005到-0.018嘅g6,都低之前個嘀邊度變出黎嘅哩?最後都系買做,好彩最後十支只中一只入唔到。上天都對我不薄。

另外上次有條友個圖,無加尺寸容忍度,偏偏個部件入得;到我嘅時候偏偏個車床師傅同我有仇,做細個尺寸(-0.010)。

後記:世界上就系有嘀嘢系無解釋嘅,絕對考究你個人嘅智慧,經驗,同魄力。書館就永遠唔會教你,到底之前個批到底系邊鬼個,邊署,幾時,點樣變出黎嘅。到咗呢個時候,都系放膽一搏喇。

於是乎,最後一隻我將佢鎖響個電鑽頭度,用砂紙抓住轉動磨細嘅。(本人系一名二打六機械工程師,以上動作經由專人訓練,在家兒童切勿模仿。成人若未有至少三年著手機械經驗亦同。)

同樣一架機,就算系五軸高準度車床車出黎,都次次唔同,無怪得曾志偉話:“同樣一件事,不斷甘做,做幾十年,都唔出錯,都系一個成就黎嘅。

小事三
同事幫我裝配完機器,先至發現個角度切大咗五度。結果又要拆除再裝。

後記:畫圖嘅時候總系有好多關鍵尺寸,旁邊會加上尺寸容忍度,但往往最後搞到你唔鬼得閒嘅,就系個嘀你以為應該唔會搞錯嘅地方,你唔搞錯,就會系人地搞錯。你都無氣力鬧“有無搞錯吖?”,因為你自己都睇唔到。

辦公室作業(孽),要無唔好錯,咪就錯到連人都會響度研究:錯得甘離譜,點解上次個條友無事嘅?見--事件二


小事四
某日呻道:“做唔嗮啊!”,在旁嘅同事連徐駁口:“梗系做唔嗮喇。做得嗮都唔駛請你喇...”


後記:市場就是如此。有人無得啃,有人啃唔嗮(見事件一)。另外唔好祈望工作會順順利利,(見事件二,三)因為我地嘀專業人士就系憑呢一個因素呃飯食糊口嘅。唔系麼鬼都唔順利,老細又點會乖乖每月到時到候送上如同親生骨肉嘅銀紙過你吖??闔埋對眼,啃咗佢(又見事件一),將佢嘀唔順利到你手上變成順利,唔順利都假象(見事件三)系順利,佢就會乖乖甘送賣分年終花紅嘎喇。

2010/10/30

迷路遊戲

不知道哪裡看來的
“一個人在城市裡久了,偶爾跟自己玩玩迷路遊戲”
下班後,原本打算是要到附近的一個購物中心買些東西就回房間的。
在巴士車站等到悶了,隨便的看到一個順眼的車號就上車了。
到了一半的路程,知道又搞錯了。

“隨便吧,搭到完看會到哪裡。”
“不對哦,萬一跑到去兀蘭怎麼辦。”
“兀蘭就兀蘭啦~大不了打個電話給房東今天不回就得了。”

這個月的週六都在加班或上班中渡過。
於是有一個月沒有至少兩天的週末。
總覺得好累。

失望的是,巴士沒有到兀蘭,也沒有到柔佛,連宏茂橋都沒有到。
只在兩個地鐵站遠的地方就宣告到終站了。

下了車後,一心想在附近逛逛走走,誰知道想回去的時候居然在原地迷路了。
找了很久,才找到地方搭車回去。

也許只是迷糊。也許只是無聊。
需要在沉悶不變的生活軌跡中,時不時打亂一下自己。

2010/10/16

十万火急

“报告,上午接到消息,市中心有颗炸弹!”
“炸弹还有1小时自动引爆”
“Calling, Calling,东郊有另一个炸弹!还有30分钟。”
“刚刚收到消息,有另外两个炸弹,一个在北门,一个在南门。”
“多久?”
“北门那个2小时,南门那个45分钟。”
“哔..哔..哔..刚刚发现中心那颗是诈蛋。只是一粒闹钟。”
“报告,东郊炸弹拆除。现在前往南门”
“紧急!紧急!疑有人不小心触动北门炸弹,时间突然跳动。剩下30分钟”
“请先前往北门!”
“报告,东郊发现另一颗新的炸弹!还有2小时爆炸!”
“北门炸弹拆除,南门炸弹经由视讯教导,成功让路人甲黑客时间变为4小时。现在前往东郊新发现的炸弹。”
“请先前往市中心。”
“怎么?不是说是诈蛋?”
“经过仔细调查后,又发现是伪装成-时钟伪装的诈蛋的炸弹。"
"Chim...”
“Chim 你个头,紧急状况!紧急状况!剩下30分钟。”
(TMD...如果刚刚从东郊到北门经过的时候就顺便把它拆掉,现在就快多了。唉。)
”没时间唉了!快!“
”你怎么酱也听到?“
”市中心炸弹成功拆除。“
”紧急状况!紧急状况!“
”又有新炸弹?“
”不,北门的。“
”啥?“
”怀疑是最近买的工具里有次品,不稳定导致死灰复燃。“
”天哪...“
”先前往北门,再去东郊,然后南门?”
“不,先去北门,然后西郊,再去东郊,最后南门。顺便一提刚刚你应该是使用了同样的工具,东郊原本的炸弹也恢复了。”
“西郊?干什么?”
“刚刚因为跟其它的比还有太多时间,市中心的又太紧急,不小心漏了。”
“唉...“
”别唉了!这是紧急状况!”
“北门炸弹完全拆除。”
“确定?不会再爆?不要搞到又要回来浪费时间。”
“...“
“现在前往西郊。“
”慢。“
”啥?“
”改去先南门“
”还有3小时不是么?”
“路人甲不知道搞错了什么设定,现在炸弹处于不稳定状态,请带重装设备”
“慢!”
“又什么?”
“重装设备只能在1小时后送到,请按原定计划先去西郊。”
“慢!”
“见鬼...”
“哦,没事,搞错了。”
“慢!”
“什么!!!”
“要小心注意,还有记得由于要向上面完整报告,请把程序和使用的装备详细记下。”
“哪有时间?”
“没办法,文书部已经累积太多事后补上,现在大人物要看,大家都在赶着。”
“这是炸弹呢!你要先拆还是要文件?”
“文件..哦,不先拆。”
“西郊拆除。”
“重装抵运,请速往南门。”
“南门炸弹无法拆除,所幸重装备成功把灾害降到最低。”
“东郊拆除。”
“太好了!This has been a long day!不过你做得很好!主谋成功被逮捕,应该不会再有问题了。”
“请速回总部把所有文书部分解决。”


“太好了。”

“怎么好像少了一点东西...“
”最后的东郊的报告,是第一颗炸弹还是第二颗?“
”不就是死灰复燃的那颗咯...“


”紧急状况!紧急状况!"


To Be Continue...


(本故事纯属虚构,如有雷同,实属不幸)

2010/10/10

重游

我走过每一个曾经熟悉的楼梯,走廊到山坡,检视着花花草草,每一个楼层。
伪装成一个旁观者漠视着这些景物里的那个我。直到看着他们一个个或者绝望,或者升华,或者变异,或者零散,或者碎裂
--消失了,四周恢复了平静。

这时的我,才觉得我再次属于我自己了。

2010/08/21

Pasar Malam

齋戒月與開齋節期間,巴耶利峇佈滿了跳蚤市場。
賣電話零件的,賣地毯的,賣小吃的,賣零嘴的,賣鞋的...
連續幾個夜晚下班後看到有趣的東西。

--醃芒果
居然有至少5年沒見過這東東。
(旁曰:是因為你都在做宅男的關係吧...)
有一天終於按不住衝動買了一包。

看到醃芒果,自然而然的想起了Pasar Malam。
突然轉成了馬來文,是因為翻譯後失去了那個感覺。
(夜市?Night Market?nono....是Pasar Malam)

蝦米系Pasar Malam?

Pasar Malam~Pasar Malam~
蝦米系Pasar Malam?
拜一去SS2,拜三去SS4C,
拜四去朝陽,禮拜去Mega~
系統如此複雜,百姓卻不Lupa~
一個禮拜每一條街安娣遇到三八~

Pasar Malam~Pasar Malam~
什麼是Pasar Malam?
塞車塞到爆炸,下車沒有Parking,
只好停在Cornering,再沒位還有Double Lane。
雖然Horn個不停,每天準時報到,
相當眼熟的還有每天見面見了的口琴人十年在乞討。
當年拉手風琴吹口琴打鑼鼓唱上海灘的緬甸人卻再也看不到。

Pasar Malam~Pasar Malam~
Apatu Pasar Malam?
買菜送蔥安娣說今天黃瓜不錯
水果Uncle lelong~今晚上山拼搏
走太近Kuey Teow會被油熏淚落~
蝦面的隊伍果然是日不落。

Pasar Malam~Pasar Malam~
麼嘢係Pasar Malam?
賣Filter的Uncle,還幹得不錯,
羅漢果涼茶,現場砸的甘蔗,鮮甜的泰國香椰,我都想要。
CD 買5送1, 永遠最新電影,
Bandaraya殺到Walkie Talkie響起上演一幕逃命
架子一關縮起,丟進車廂裡,Boom Boom銷聲匿跡。

也許還有很多很多,但是霎時間,也想不起來了。
也許記憶越來越衰退了吧。
雖然說有的情景似乎名聲不好 =P
但說真的,還蠻想念那種情景的。

2010/08/13

結果我還是沒看到流星雨啦~~~

流星雨?

如果我看見一顆流星,許個什麼願好呢?
...
...
“流星啊流星,我...我要一個夢想。”

---------------我是分隔線-----------------

“幹。天殺的,我就是在等著一個夢想,你又把這個炸彈丟回給我。”
“啊?不可以嗎?”
“太任性了。你八成是那個有錢人家的孩子,什麼都不缺,又愛湊熱鬧來消遣我的吧?”
“不,不是這樣的,唉...”
“就說嘛...現在的人真沒主見,流行什麼就跟什麼,人家報有流星雨就個個都要許願,連那些吃飽沒願許的也要插一腳。”
“沒願許,就不要許嘛...我還趕著下班呢!你個殺千刀的,現在我怎麼辦?”
"可是...可是..."
"沒有夢想嘛?真是個想像力枯竭創造力被謀殺靈感塗白生活平淡空虛無意義的靈魂。”
“我真的想不到嘛。只要...只要一個夢想。Erm,我就要一個夢想”
“嗚啊...我不幹了!!!這樣磨法要OT到幾時啊!!!?老闆,沒得Claim啊!!!”

“這樣吧,你先把這堆文件夾裡的Report全部看過,參考一下別人的,找到一個夢想,就放我回去吧。拜託你...快點。”
-“我要很多很多錢,買房子買大樓!”
-“這次比賽,我一定要得冠軍!”
-“我們要一輩子在一起!”
-“世界和平!”
-“行行好,婆婆早日痊癒哦。”
-“考試一百分!"
-“臭氧層的洞自動癒合,急急如律令...”
-“天上掉個烤爐下來吧~~~~”
-“女朋友!女朋友!女朋友!”
-“Iphone....Iphone..."
-“減肥成功!”
-“變美麗。”
-“變英俊。”
-“我可不可以回到從前那時候?”
(省略一千字)

“老大...你好了沒有???Kin La...Lim Beh BoXiGan liao La...”
“好多願望啊,可是不是全部都是夢想啊...”
"天啊,我沒閒情跟你去區分這個那個...=.="
“我還是找不到我要的夢想。”
“沒有夢想不能活嘛?為什麼一定要一個夢想啊?”
“只要有一個夢想,我一定能夠用自己的雙手去實現。”
“然後呢?實現了之後呢?你就會回來又跟我說要夢想了??!!!沒完沒了啊!笨蛋,你懂沒有~~~”
“前提是,我還是先需要要一個夢想啊...說回來,你有夢想嗎?”
“我現在唯一想要的是早點下班...=.=“
“噢...那也叫夢想啊?真是個想像力枯竭創造力被謀殺靈感塗白生活平淡空虛無意義的靈魂。”
“屁!Beh Tahan你了,我看這樣吧。你的Profile看來也挺適合。你來我公司上班,怎麼樣?這樣你就能看到很多不同的願望,當中如果一天你發現有你所想要的夢想,你就可以去實現它了。”
“噢。有道理。不過你閃避了我一個問題,你的夢想究竟是什麼啊?”
“你---沒完沒了啊~~~早點睡覺,明天早點報到上班!不要遲到!”
“噢。”

於是,小星星就這樣做了一顆流星,在願望有限公司上班了。
也許,你在夜晚看見了一顆流星,許了一個願望,
也許,願望沒有實現。
希望不會因此而洩氣,因為,我相信相信流星的你,也會相信,憑自己的一雙手,可以实现任何梦想。


P/S:
本文純屬亂Bai,如有雷同,那一定是我炒的,不用懷疑。

2010/08/10

What is a Deadline?

(0)"Hey Gentleman, we got a big big big project."
"Oh mine, then we must plan it well!"
"Ok, lets put it 6 Months"
"Cool. with that we can really make a masterpiece"
"Ok, the first two month will be design stage"
"following 1 month, we review it"
"then the nxt one and half month, source it out"
"the last 6 weeks final assemble, and pack."

(1)"Oh crap, suddenly this one pops up, an issue from last project."
"No choice, we pull that back first, and solve this."

(2)"Hey, we need to do this small modification, can you rush for us?"
"Err...let me check my schedule."
"Ok, can, I push over those which are not in red to slot this in"

(3)"Hey, you busy?"
"I got several stuffs running on buffer, but...I guess it is ok, I do it for you."

(4)"Oh shoot! we left only 1 week for the design stage!"
"no choice. chop chop have the design out, and source all the stuff out."
"remember the urgent stamp."

(5)"Ok. finally everything is in."
"hmm...some issue here."
"Shoot, how come this?"
"think we left it over when we decided to change that."
"Argh... ok, promptly change it, and remember to update. ask the vendors to rush it out."

(6)"Hey! you promised me to deliver it in ** this timing"
"What caused the delay?"

Please continue your reading in sequence, (0)(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6),(0)(3),(1)(2), or in any sequence and collection you can imagine(if your imagination isn't killed by all your deadline), then slot in different character: your customer, designer, your sub-contractor,your sub-sub contractor, your customer's customers, the material supplier....your mom, your wife, your husband....etc etc...

And you know why is everyone running a tight deadline.

2010/08/02

你拜咩嘎?

公司的某經理今天突然問我:
問:“你拜咩嘎?”(宗教信仰)
答:“拜金”

為兩餐麼都肯恣;
個個月翻開簿仔;
借貸花紅仲在計;
每日獻嗮俾老細。

唔係拜金,拜咩啊?
肯定拜得俾全世界嘅個個教徒都要虔誠,都要投入。

如果金錢係宗教,
甘老細係咩啊?



--神棍吖...剝咀。

2010/08/01

無題

凌晨不知怎麼醒了。
也許是被冷凜的風凍醒的。

朦朧中窗外下著細雨,
卻刮著一股狂風。
吹得嗖嗖作響。

也許是心理作用,似乎還聽到一道奇怪的鳴。
擔心著房間會被雨浸染。只好半掩著窗。
沒想到過一會兒,
碰一聲,窗就被風吹得關了起來。

關好了窗。
把自己窩了起來,又睡回去了。
這樣的禮拜天,真令人想一整天窩在被裡就好了。

2010/07/31

老細,我要請假

“老細。”
“你個呢個呢個搞掂未?"
"做嗮啦,放在響你台面。”
“Erm。好,甘接落黎...”
“Har..我仲有個個個個,這個這個,那個那個未搞掂喔...”
“搞甘耐都未搞掂?唔緊要,你同我搞掂呢個先。”
(上次你都係甘同我講嘎...)
"...“
”老細。”
“yes?有事啟奏,無事躝番出去。咪唸住炸家而偷懶。”
“我要請假吖...”
“請假,上次咪請咗咯?又放假?”
“上次阿七姨婆,個舅父,個表侄嘅三姨太個唐細佬取四姨太...;今次係生日。"
“生日,邊個生日。”
“小人。”
“生日駛唔駛請假吖...”
“..."
“咪住,上個月你嘅理由又係生日?”
“上個月鬼佬生日,要同班Friend慶祝啊...,呢個月唐人生日,要同阿媽慶祝。”
“甘都得?得啦得啦,你放還放,嘀嘢同我搞掂嗮先好放,咪走路吖。”
“係...”
“甘下個月呢個涅?”
“甘我生日係18號,無理由呢個月慶祝,下個月唔慶祝嘎嘛。”
“咩道理?”
“我鄉下係甘計嘅喔...”
“哇,甘咪個個月都生日?”
“呢個叫月生日,我仲有週生日..."
“哇...“
“不過我唔好彩,我出生日係禮拜。阿媽話哉,天生勞碌命。”
“你到低邊署鄉下啊,甘無厘頭嘅?"
"甘你嘀Project夠無厘頭啦,7日起貨又有,有3個月嘅又插多幾個兩個禮拜嘅,兩個禮拜嘅又插個6日嘅,6日嘅又俾之前原本係兩個月搞唔掂嘅插返轉頭。“
”我遲嘀仲要轉戶籍,轉去個有Birthday Hour Break, Birthday Minute Break, Birthday Second Breath...嘅添啊。唔係甘做落去短命幾年啊。“
”Eh Friend,人生有幾個十年啊?梗系趁后生,拼搏一番嘅...”
"我人生真係無幾個十年,又未有Girl Friend,最唔爽嘅就係連修尾幾個十年都奉獻埋俾你....”

P/S:
本故事對白純屬虛構,如有雷同,實屬不幸

2010/07/28

Card Engineering

It has been quite a long while I had not been updating. As personal time had been shrunk after start working.

My mom always asking me "Actually what your jobs do?", and I always said:" Mom, engineer, design engineer is a Zappalang job", you design, you analysis, you decide, then sub out for fabrication, you schedule, you coordinate, you direct, you source, you troubleshoot, buy off, follow up....everything."

How it works? well, recently I got a personal project for a friend. I guess it can elaborate: everything you can imagine what I need to do to make this card. Is what I did in my job.






While there is a problem with this card, the whole penguin had been elevated around 5-10mm, which I thought it was due to my mistake during the glue curing.

After I setup a CAD in Solidworks, I find out it was actually due to interference when closing the card. It I should glad that I allowed it to elevated before the glue cured, else it would be a card damage instead.

Note that in the video, at the open stage and fully closed stage, there are no interference, what was happened was just seconds before it fully closed.




Engineering is everywhere.
By chance, next time I will discuss other engineering problem in this card.
(I wonder if I declared this as a Engineering problem will be accused for overkill)

2010/05/09

拔牙记

上周一,把带来烦恼的智慧牙拔除了。
听说,俗称智慧牙是因为是后天,心智成熟长成后才出现的牙。
我喜欢另一套说法。
也许没达到所谓的大彻大悟前,长歪了的智慧是制造烦恼的根由。

首先,牙医为我的右边牙龈周围注射了局部麻醉药,
然后牙医把我除了口部以外的部位,全部遮盖起来,以免溅到
(我更相信这是为了避免看到刮刀,钳子,电钻而引起我的不安。哈)
之后的血腥场面本人没有亲眼看见,也许日后牙医应该考虑为手术过程拍下视频,然后让有兴趣的病人观赏,之后决定是否购买VCD珍藏。这个市场肯定比坐Singapore Flyer,还是过山车的合成照片更写实,又刺激。
首先牙医用刀割开牙龈,让我隐蔽歪斜的智慧牙得以见天日,
然后就开始挑,以便让牙根接触的牙龈松散。
由于本人的智慧牙倾斜并与第二臼齿生长方向冲突,因此没有足够空间取出。
牙医只好取出第一神兵电钻,像孙悟空给亢金龙的角钻出个洞似的,慢慢钻出一个沟,
然后用第一类杠杆原理,翘开这两部分的牙齿。
“You will hear a crack"
由于本人的牙根有一个90度的高难度弯角,
这时候电钻还没有休息,而是继续劳作,把牙根部位大卸八块。
手术过程共耗时1小时30分钟。远远超过原定的1小时。
嘴巴在最后阶段肌肉频临累到酸的阶段。

如同RPG游戏似的,任务后得到Antibiotic,消肿药,漱口水,以及止痛药 X1,小片纱布 x3
出来之后搭LRT再转MRT。
车程遥远,到一半的时候,由于麻痹的口部,没有办法吞口水,居然已经累积到嘴巴鼓胀,
有种随时洪水爆发的危机。
该死的,MRT站内都是没有厕所的。
这种折腾一直熬到麻痹的感觉渐渐消失以后。
很恶心的说,我努力地吞了两三口,才把嘴巴内的口水勉强维持在一个可以接受的水位。

几天,还是要吃一个礼拜的粥呢?
我用尽了各种各样的想象力21餐如何拼出不同的粥:
皮蛋瘦肉,潮州粥,鸡丝,猪肉丸......
(当然,还没有几天,状态比较好后我就放弃了。吃些质地比较软的食物)

要说拔牙的好处,就是由于偏斜引发容易发炎的状况现在可以避免了。
还有几天的病假,给已经接近周一蓝症候群的我一个歇歇的机会。
还有更多的沉默。

试过两次失声。总是觉得似乎连周围的人也认同,
哑巴的我会比较可爱。
总觉得不必说话的自己,更能专注地做某些事,想某些事。
也让人觉得比较少压迫感吧?
沟通上自然是很不良。
本周也终于发现,说话是多么累的事情。往往说多了几句话,嘴巴就开始酸了。

许多时候,跟人相处,我还是喜欢尽可能的,不用我说话。
虽然说我很多怨念,怨言,怨气,怨.....

但要人理解说话的我已经很难。
我想要理解不说话的我,应该是个跟潜入玛丽安娜海沟底部差不多的工程吧。

2010/02/20

垃圾

年初七 人日
周一又要上班了

我收拾着东西,
准备明天前往新加坡

“这个,该丢了吧?”
“这个,也坏了。”
房间里还有一台不知道还能不能用的收音机。
-一堆破破烂烂的衣服。
-一堆还能玩的玩具。
-一堆被幻想着能够做成某超级战车,零零碎碎的零件,被肢解的车体,马达等。
-当然还有很多有的没的。
-楼下仓库里还有书本,没卖出的课本。
-一堆去年过年还没有拆开的红包。

收拾完后,我面临的几个难题:
-过年中,丢这么多东西好像犯了禁忌。
-这么大袋的东西丢出去,会被念的。
-丢了这些,家里还剩下些我的什么东西吗?
-当我把这些东西丢掉的时候,是不是代表着过去的那个小男孩的童年梦想,在慢慢地消失着?
-我一直都不在家,可为什么有那么多我留下的垃圾?
-没有答案。

还记得第一年的假期,我带了一堆衣服回家,又带了一堆同样多的东西回去。
所谓的假期,就是把自己在两边的东西重新调配。更重要的,是家里没有衣服了。

第二年的假期,我只带了电脑和眼泪回家。然后又只带着电脑到新加坡。好多东西要处理。

第三年的假期,我带了电脑回家。我的房间多了很多东西,因为暂时变成了老爸的仓库和老姐的资料室。每一次回家,家人都需要清理我的房间,然后在我离开的时候,又把所有东西放进去。

第四年的假期很少,我带了电脑回家,然后匆匆带着一堆东西过新山关卡。

第五年初的时候,我只带了一个待业中的失意青年回家,然后带着家里的储备款项和又一堆东西回去。直到最近,我才有了薪水。我现在还在想,如果当时在我的储蓄清空前我都还没有找到现在的工作,那下一次回家的时候,我会带着什么,带走什么?


难怪老爸会哆嗦我太少回家。

--
--
我带着一个生活空虚贫乏,疲倦的垃圾上班族回家;然后带走了他的宝贝儿子。

2010/02/11

MRT Safety Labels Needed

Somehow I find the Safety Labels at MRT is not enough.
below are the additional Safety Warnings I would like to add on:

Hearing Protection Required In This Area

Description: Heavy Audio User Around Within This Limited Space
8 hours of exposure to 85-dB noise on a daily basis could lead to physical and mentally damage to personnel. Higher Decibels may infer to greater consequences and shortened cycles.
Safety Measurement:Always wear a Hearing Protection Unit within the area.


Caution: Avoid Contact

Description: The Mechanism of Connecting Path Between Cabins are means for directional transition. Trying to access may lead to severe injuries, and could lead to musculoskeletal damages for leaning against with unergonomic posture.
Safety Measurement:Passenger are strictly prohibited for any insertion of fingers between the links. Only Qualified Personnel are allowed for servicing when the Train is fully shut down and static.


Warning: Wear Protective Gear

Description: Desperate Boarding and Departing Passengers Around. Possible Violence Including Squeezing, Pushing, Cutting(Queue), and Quarrelling.
Safety Measurement: Ensure you are fully equipped before you try to dash in despite letting departing passengers to leave the train. Always be patient and tolerate.

2010/02/01

底裤是自己的

在 这寂寞城市里面
找寻不到我那习惯的落脚
那 政府组屋的上面
房间里外充吃着陌生的脸

我的时间是老板的
加班通宵几点回家补眠
我身体是这国家的
号称人力是重要的资源
我的薪水是银行的
欠下的钱看不到的终点
我的内脏是医院的
愿你们找个好人家投胎

嘴巴是别人的
任由他们说吧
眼睛是电脑的
离不开的焦点
耳朵是部长的
要乖乖听话哟

头发是理发店的
给了钱,却没有选择权

想想我这失败的人生
其实过得去每一处都有价值。

只有底裤是自己的~
噢~噢
没人要

偏偏底裤是自己的~
噢~噢~
女朋友?

还好底裤是自己的~
噢~噢~
(不然多不卫生)

若不想底裤是自己的~
噢~噢
(拿去e-bay咯...)

剩下底裤是自己的~
噢~噢~
一无所有。

有天也不是自己的~
噢~噢~
怎么办?

2010/01/23

You really need a reason for everything?

My view of life is sort of pessimistic.
I admit, I guess that's how sometimes I hard to get happiness and fulfillment.

"Everything occurred in life comes with a mean."
"For every failure we learn a lesson"

Sometimes I doesn't go along with this ideas.
In fact most of the time, I dislike the mainstream ideas.
Especially those persuasive one.

Sometimes we do blame:
"What a waste of time!"
"It is meaningless."

Of cause, come to think of it, may be you really can get some value, and find yourself actually "learn" something through the process. Most of the time. So people says that everything happened, we learn, we value, we appreciate.

You say if live long enough, you have a different viewpoints.
That's when you think that, it actually is not so critical at all.

But come on, give me a break.
First of all, I am only 23, so it is impossible for me to live long enough.
Secondly, once you achieve another stage of life, of course to you think it is not so critical: Think of it, you have more ability, now it seems easier, but don't think back, with the current mindset, the current you, comparably is another person despite the one who was facing the problem.

Sometimes we do repeat mistakes, sometimes something is unrecoverable.
They are avoidable. Human easily forgets.
What is you forget? Do you really remember everything in life?
May be, but most of them wont be always kept in mind, isn't it?
So it can't be everything has a meaning.

Besides, do you really need a reason for everything? such that you feel the loss is recoverable, or partially compensated?
Actually I would suggest that in some way, some issues is solely pain.
It may be doesn't kill you, someone suggest "It make you stronger" as you are able to tolerate a second wave.
--But, how many challenges really occurred twice in you life?

Somehow, I think.
In a period of life, for some people, it will really be a period of emptiness.
No value of that.
No reason for that.
You don't need it.
You can't be bothered, even.

2010/01/18

Wait

I have been waiting.
I have been waiting everyday.

But it all turns out to be disappointment.
I gave it another chance.
"Nevermind, we try again."
It stares at me, silently.

People used to tell me,
that I just expecting too much.
Less expectation, and there would be more happiness.
Besides that, it may turns up some surprise.

Everyday, I stand and observe.
Nothing Happen.
Many people trusted that there would be miracle happens on them.
I believe miracle too, just that I knew that it won't befall on me.
I suppose it was too busy as many people was expecting him to do something.
So, what I can do is to be on my own, to make it less workload on him.
I can't be expecting too much, I doesn't pay him.

Once more.
May be I put on the first step.
May be I sound it out, loudly?

Nothing.
Still Nothing.

I guess it was what happen to others who is around.
They tried. they shouted, they screamed, they cried, they fighted.
Until someday they no longer heard, no longer touched, no longer felt.

The people no longer believe in the fairies.
That's why it never seen again.
There is when the lost of trust and faith.
Where we lost the myth and spirits.

The stories may be still, yet, tell.
But we call it Illusion and Imagination.
Or perhaps Invention and Copyright.

I have been waiting.
But, may be not anymore.

2010/01/07

问卷调查--电讯篇

最近收到某电话公司的调查表。
据说填完后抽奖。
有机会赢得最新发明的phone call filtering application
据说用的是google引擎,品质可以信任。

以下是相关内容:
1)一周内你的电话通话使用额度是?
A)>>100分钟(打出少于10分钟...接的多)
B)50-100分钟左右
C)少于50分钟
D)不定

答案:A

2)以100为满,请填入以下于你通话者的比重:(加起来要等于100)
(50)父母/家人
(00)男/女朋友
(00)朋友
(50)保险经纪/财务规划员
(50)普通朋友
(50)直销代理
(00)地产经纪
(00)“中奖”电话
(00)问卷调查
(00)法庭
(00)“法庭”
(00)"你个仔家吓在我手上...“ (我未婚...T.T)
(00)"请勿出席特大..."
备注:加起来真的是100

3)一般通话的话题内容是?
a) 吃饱了没? (起身嗬尿咯...)
b) 有女朋友了没?(无...)
c) 好久不见!出来见个面吧!(...)
d) Honey~有无挂住我丫?(有...有人酱问我的话就一定有)
e) 这期可大手买入。(边只?边只?)
f) 恭喜你!你中奖了!
g) 这里是高庭,你于某月某日被传召...
h) 周末去那里玩?(在家发霉...)

4)这些群组的电话,那些是你想过滤的?
那个都可以,就想看看这个过滤软件有没有那么神解决200%的问题。
不过要有disable功能

2010/01/03

2010

2010
年关,总是特别难过。

通常12月尾的几天,总会思考:这一年,我都做了些什么。

小时候尤其如此。
到了大学的时候,由于一学期的结尾在5月,
一年,突然变得很模糊。

今年的一年,似乎就更模糊了。
也许,人长大了,是会对这种定义越来越模糊的。
无他,一年的分量,对于活了20年的人来说,
只是回忆的不超过5%,
渐渐,还会更少,更少。

2009年
- 我第一次在新加坡以外踏足其它国家
- 我毕业了。 同时也完成了大学的目标
- 过了接近半年空洞的待业生活
- 跟钱有仇

时钟在倒数凌晨12点的那一段时间。
突然脑袋很空。

也许此刻我想到了以后努力的方向,
但同时也发现,自己的生活一塌糊涂。
一下子,这些话,没有想对他说的人,也没有可以说的人。
许多事情,就让它们遗失在2009吧。