Rain`Shine`Spoon Feeding ... No more

Everyday is a sunny day over at my previous company. The only thing which i had to face is the comp and the codes. There's no rain or storm. Everything is neatly in place. The umbralla sheltering the storm is big and strong. Kudos to the one sheltering the storm all the time. That's almost a deceiving environment. I realised that way of pamper will never exisits in a team more then 2 times the size of the workforce of my previous coy. The shelter does not exisit.

Today, i'm out of the testing team and i'm suppose to start on CR (change request). Total lost again. I was told that i'm going to do BAU (biz as usual). That's a sub category of CR. Basically CR take at leat 2 months before going in system test, SIT, UAT. As for BAU, the turn ard time is about 2 to 3 weeks and it goes straight into UAT then go live. I was told to attend a meeting at 1 pm just now witht the Aust Biz Manager to disucss about the next release of the BAU. Luckily, the meeting was cancelled the last min.

Day 1 into CR team. No orientation to anything. I'm just given the timeline and yes, i have things to do on my very first day in this team. No spoon feeding here. Bascially, you got to ask whomever for the necessary locations to where things are and take the initiative to start doing, reading, or watever its allocated to you. *STRESS* *SCARED*

As i look at the CRs docs, i never did realised that its so complicated in terms of managing. Somethings which my prev coy didn't do and i think it takes alot of man days just to do such things. But i guess its like wat the chinese call. "Bao Chang". Everything moves in a very orderly process here. A CR will come in with a properly design form for the biz user to fill up. The anaylst here will then make the necessary clarification and propose the design etc. It will then be send back for confirmation. Once confirm (sign off), that's when the build and DD (detailed design) will start. 1 CR detailed design doc is almost like my ex coy 1 functional specs. The content inside is really alot. To a point of wat files needs to be change, and what changes is required. Bascially, the programmer just needs to follow the DD to make the changes. Once the thing is sign off, no more chances can be made unless text changes. Else, it will be another change request.

And yes, i'll be liasing with the Biz Manager over at aust and everyone is telling me she's a tyrant! Basically she's unfriednly to us cos she hates us to the core! cannot imagine. Ha ha..3 enemies. Op Vs allies (Ac & St) on international standard, Ac Vs St on national standard. The fight is on! ha ha..Though i dun like the way Ac ppl work and their attitude, but i did learn things afetr all from them. Management is very impt to make sure everything is on time to make a profit instead of a loss. Everything ought to be documented as a form of proof. Eveything is MONEY!! ha ha.. The cost of fixing a bug in SIT or UAT is more expensive as compared to fix in unit or system test.

So there goes the sheltered environment i once use to enjoy! Welcome to the new world of excitments and roller coaster rides!

First Grumble

Well, been more then a month in this new job and finally the grumbles start to appear. I was furious last night and more furious this morning. System testing which i'm doing is on the verge of closing. Today is the last day and next week, proceed into SIT which i won't be involved already.

Well, the part which i'm so called testing isn't working for a certain sceanario. The application team knows about the urgency of this problem. Its was noted like 2 days ago with the a critical status. So last evening, i went to ask nita about the status of the fixed and if i can go home already since everything else is done. Blood boiled when she said, i can't go as i have to do the system test for this part by today. She told me that the developers said that it will be in the next code promotion. So i asked her, wats the estimated time before i can test. The developers said dunno, prob an infinate wait. So i told her, i won't be waiting cos its pointless unless she can give me a confirm time for me to test.

With MK, Nita and the developer ard, MK asked the developer the qns. So when will it be ready and his reply is no fixed has been done yet. He just put debugging statements into the code. He needs to run and see the debug statement before knowing where went wrong. So wat? wait for him to promote codes? which is dunno wat time ..plus wait for him to do fixes after seeing the debug statements, which is dunno how long, plus not a guranteed job. then wait for next code promotion to the testing environment which is dunno wat time. So in the end i said. I come in earlier. Which apparently that AC bitch didn't like the idea. But who cares? I dun work for AC, i work for ST. So i came in early this morning and guess wat? The thing is not fixed and its still not working. A fact is a fact, if i stayed, i will be a super dumbo. Luckily i'm not.

Now i do understand why the ST ppl hates the AC ppl to the core. According to MK we are enemies in this room. WH mentioned that AC ppl working hours if actually calculate is about the same time as us. Thats cos they come in late, they have long lunch, they have tea break. So to actually say their productive hours is equivalent to ours. I always seems to face the same problem. To work with ppl with punctuality problem. But at least over here, i've ppl who fight the same battle with me and i supposed this new general (team lead) heading the battle stands on the same side. He seems to be concern about our displease and yes, WH mentioned that today's tok it out session with the team lead will be good. So just feedback all that we want to.

The Monkeys and the Banana

I ponder over a banana. I remembered clearly during my final year project in uni when the group of us stayed over at al place. Feeding a bunch of monkeys. Thats wat they said. We had na na half the time. Ha ha..

This morning, the uncle delivered a cartoon of na na and apples. Every monday morning, the pantry will be restock with fresh biscuits, beverages and fruits. Na na, apples and sometimes oranges will be delivered. For some weird reason, the na na will be the first to be wipe out. And of course, being a big fan of Banana (certain type..those found in the super market) i took one. =)

Another strange finding of na na eating patterns or rather habits. The population here are some what like me. Like to eat semi ripe na na. Well, according to my little boy, he says that the na na state that i like to eat taste grassy and its not ripe. But according to the population here. It taste nice. And for some weird reason or coincidence, everyone (there's like over 30 of us) seems to like na na in this grassy state. So are IT ppl weird and are IT ?

So why did i say Monkeys? cos monkeys loves na na and in this dept, seems like the fav is na na as well. Cos during the mid week, some other fanatic monkeys will make their way to the nearest super market and buy na na. But me, seems like i'm always too slow for a na na fight. I dun seem to be able to get a na na in a the mid week. Ha ha..

As i finish blogging this na na entry, i just globbled down a na na...targetting the remaining ones in the box.

The happening Moonndddaaayyy night

Well.. Didn't left too late last evening. Soon met up with him to go Toa Payoh for dinner and later to see the face doc. Jing recommended me this particular doc that she went to and i really did see improvements in her face. So last evening, i attempted to see him. Almost gave up from the super duper long wait. Luckily, we had our dinner before going. Else, he and i will sure grumble. Finally we saw the long awaited face! the doctor. And, 2 weeks later i need to go back for another consultation. Sigh..meaning another super duper waiting time.

By the time we ended it was rather late already so we took a cab back to my place and we parted for the night. Then the drama happened. I forgot the instructions from the doc for the facial wash. Supposed to be pour to about the shape of a 10 cent coin and add 2 drops of water and massage face. But the blur me put one small drop of facial wash and 2 drops of water and started the massage. Then i kept thinking huh..so little how to clean my face. I only realised it after my shower. ha ha

Next, as i was at my lap top doing some photo edit for my little boy, and chatting with mao, i spotted another molted skin of my little prawnies. And while picking the skin up, i realised a dead body in the tank!! the dead body of another prawn. The head was almost detatched from the body as the other prawns nibbled on it. So i removed the dead body out. Went to the kitchen to throw away the dead body and spotted 1 more dead body. Another of my guppy died. The old male yellow tail. Think is from generation one. As i was scooping out the dead body, i spotted another guppy on the verge of dying. It was like swimming side ways. As i'm lazy, i shorten its life a little as i am too lazy to clear it up the next day since its a sooner or later, i induce the unnatural death to it. So total casualties is 3. 1 prawnie and 2 guppies.

So thats for the super duper long monday night. Here i am, almost dosing off...

After CNY..back @ work

Chinese new year is finally over. But apparently during this long holds, i didn't get to rest well rather i have to wake up early almost everyday to go out visiting. Sigh. Every year the same old routine. Kind of bored already. The only thing which kind of interest me is le and en. Both my nieces. Hee hee..En is now in play school and seems like the play school has very good teachers. She's like so powerful with her spoken english. She actually pronounce the "th" and the "sss" very well and her spoken english has a slang.

Le is also very powerful. 1.5 years old and she can write 1 to 20 and recognise the the months Jan to Dec. Goodness. I wonder issit because both their parents are degree holder thus the genes runs in them? ha ha..anyway, dino found a job on the eve of chinese new year. Good job offering. She's going to sydney to work as an economic analysts for a airline company! good for her. Dun think i'll miss her though since half the time she's not in SG anyway. One lucky gal..think she will complete travelling the world by the age of 40. Now that she had almost covered the entire europe already..next she's gonna conquere aust. ha ha..

As for me..i'll just be a good gal and work hard in this new job. Also, this year..i've new plans to make more money..i'm always money short..there's thousand and one things which i wanna buy..Since they are wants and not needs, i need to work for the wants. But i'm just to lazy to physically work for it. Do it the smart way! thats wat my dad say..Let the money work for u..so apprently, the master is gonna teach me..the zero knowledge student on the big word called...INVESTMENT. Well, hopefully i can make some easy cash out of it. But think i got to use my poor brain alot of lots of tactical thinking to do.

Then also, start to learn more about business and insurance issues. Thought of purchasing some saving plans etc etc. So got to read up here and there abit before i can find some insurance person. Else sure the place will get too smokey when toking to the insurance person. Thousand and one things to do. Finally, i need a break! need to go for a short holiday. A holiday which is the relaxing type and not the type where i have to wake up early in the morning, pack bag...sit on coach..ha ha...

Seems like lots of ppl getting married this year. I'm expecting 3 weddings this year. Thats gonna be big holes in the pocket! ha ha...