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Password?

Sunday, October 19th, 2008

A strong password should appear to be a random string of characters to an attacker. It should be 14 characters or longer, (eight characters or longer at a minimum). It should include a combination of uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols.

http://www.passwordmeter.com/

Manila Day1

Monday, October 13th, 2008

Can’t really take much pics as when I reach here it was raining :D Room photo requested by hubby:

Resign or stay?

Sunday, October 12th, 2008

I went for an interview on Saturday. I thought I won’t get the job as I was a bit late and I didn’t bring my resume + certs copies + mobile phone with me. My interview went on for nearly an hour with the Senior Director of APJ. When I was about to leave, he asked me when can I join the company? I was stunted! I simply said my notice period is 1 month. Then I realized, OMG I was offered the job. On the way home I kept thinking about the offer. I would be getting an offer letter from Germany after my Manila trip. A part me wanted to resign and accept the offer but deep inside me there’s voice keep reminding me that I love my current work.

After consulting hubby and ayah (dad) I send the following email to the person in charge :

I want to express my sincerest appreciation for the opportunity to interview with xxxxx. I valued my discussion with Mr. xxxx about the position responsibilities, as well as the career possibilities within the firm, but find that they do not closely match my goals . I am therefore respectfully withdrawing from consideration. Sorry for any inconvenience cause.

I thought everything was done. I was wrong. Today I got a called from the person in charge. She asked me why did I withdraw my application as the Director like me a lot and everybody thought I’m joining them in December. I told her after a deep thought I felt like I’m moving backward instead of forward (I’m currently an Advanced Consultant). She told me that I would only need to sacrifice 2 years before I can move to their engineering team or professional servicesĀ  and I can choose which office in the world i want to be eg Milan, Paris, US, Australia or Canada. She asked me to think about it and she can get me a better package.

Current Company:

Pro :

  • I love my job
  • Flexibility on location and time
  • Willing to invest on trainings
  • Good benefit and health package
  • Got contractual bonus and performances bonus
  • Good relationship with my manager
  • Non Shift work

Con :

  • Don’t really work well with my team lead
  • Office Politics everywhere
  • Need to meet utilization hours
  • Need to learn and become trainers
  • Sometimes too much admin work and meeting

Company XXXXX

Pro :

  • More challenging job
  • More $$$$
  • Not much politics as 80% would be working with machine
  • Non customer facing environment
  • More on focus job (no pre-sale work + proposal + sale doc)
  • Willing to invest on bringing trainer to KL

Con :

  • No flexibility on location and time
  • Shift work (MY Time / Europe Time / US Time) 24 x 7
  • Feel like my first job role (support)
  • No bonus at all only variable salary
  • office in middle KL

Should I resign and join a European Company or should I stay in my current American Company? Please give your comment …

My new digital camera

Thursday, October 9th, 2008

My job require me to travel frequently. I’ve been bugging hubby to get me a small camera that fit into my hand bags for ages … Finally yesterday we bought not so latest digital camera for my traveling companion.

I wanted to buy the new T700 but hubby reminded me that I already have my D60 so why do I need to spend a lot on a second camera. we end up buying Sony T2 (8MP) which I believe good enough to be my second camera.

Sony DSC-T2 come with 4GB internal memory (main reason why I get it :D). It’s not so skinny as I would like it to be but since my thumb is fat, I believe it’s okay.

For work related traveling, I’ll bringing my new T2 while for vacation I’ll be using my D60. I’m not sure on the pic quality of T2 ye.

I’ll bringing my T2 for my manila trip next week and hope it work as expected.

Sample photo: macro mode: Lan butt:

Levis

Take things for granted !

Thursday, September 25th, 2008

I just hate people that to lazy to think! Hello! the reason the brain in your head is for you to use it not for you keep it until you drop dead. It’s kind of frustrating when people take things for granted! Come on, do you think otherĀ  people gonna do your brain job forever. Grow up!