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。