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PICTURE PERFECT

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

"There are millions of people in the world, and the spirits will see that most of them you never have to meet. But there are one or two you are tied to, and the spirits will cross you back and forth, threading so many knots until they catch and you finally get it right." - Picture Perfect, Jodi Picoult


It's been while since I've read a book and not want to put it down. True, it was not a literary masterpiece, nowhere near, but like I said, the subject is close to my heart, so close my mind would sometimes wander to that time in a not-so-distant past. People always ask why a smart woman can endure abuse without leaving or fighting back, and my only answer to that is - you don't know what it's like until you find yourself at the receiving end of the physical and emotional blows. Love indeed is mysterious.

The book was so real to me, and sometimes surreal, I guess, the glitz and glamour of Hollywood can always draw crowds. Why else would gossip blogs/magazines thrive like that. In fact, twitter is so popular not so much for connection with real friends, but for that seeming connection with people you only see on the screen, big or small. I agree with most people who reviewed the book - there were times when I had to flip through a couple more pages because I found the pace too slow. And there were so many subplots interwoven into the novel but partially unexplored. I would have loved it if Ophelia was a bigger character, or that the story stayed more in Cassie's self-discovery when she stayed in the South Dakota reservation. Personally, after a few chapters, I already got how deep her love was for Alex Rivers. I didn't think it needed to be repeated over and over. We get it. Love makes us endure things we don't normally do, to take in all the hurt, to prevent confrontation, to forget fear, or simply because we love.

I like the lines I quoted above. I truly believe that. R was a long lost old flame. When we found each other again, it was as if we've been looking for each other since the day we last spent time together. One of my exes now works in the same office, and we're doing more of what we always planned on doing together but never got to sustain because it was over too soon between us - eat out frequently, have lunch together during break time, play badminton, have conversations about life and work... Of course, there are no romantic connections now, but there's a connection there nevertheless. And how about that friend who help get me through my dark days? I was thinking about the things he told me about patterns and history repeating itself because we secretly seek it, when he suddenly texted me out of the blue. If that is not crossing us back and forth, I don't know what is.

Overall, I found the book an interesting read - certainly flawed like the characters, but we love them anyways.

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NGARAG PORTION

Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Found this saved IM conversation during one of my worst start-ups ever. Ngarag to the max! No qualms saying goodbye to this part of my past :)

Me says:
btw, we have not tested anything yet bec. we only released it 4pm.. thnks for pointing out the correction...
US manager says:
OK. I didn't see a Test Floor Release notice from J. Anyway, now all you need is some TIUs that work and you could actually do something.
US manager says:
Are we having fun yet?
Me says:
yes, bec. he was down in test floor until 4 pm. then had to leave bec. of shuttle...
Me says:
gawd. fun. wat does that mean?
US manager says:
Our fun learning in the past hour is that the FT prgm does not have blah, blah, blah... till then pls watch your Handler temps.
Me says:
oops
US manager says:
Yes, oops.
Me says:
speaking of binsplit.. i'm assuming b3 is xxGHz...
US manager says:
Yes. B3 = xx, B4 = xx, B5 = xx, B6 = xx. How's that for official communication? Getting bin split info in an IM.
Me says:
hehe.. dat's more than good enough.. btw, G informed me no XX should be processed but planning is asking for "official" communication
US Manager says:
Yes, stop running the XX s#!t, it yields like crap, as you're seeing. But I'm not the one to give official communication on this issue.
Me says:
but G only told me in IM... i should cut and paste these things and pass them off as official
US Manager says:
i'm seeing 74% BS to B3 in one lot.. does not look right.. too good!
US Manager says:
In CV?
Me says:
yup
US Manager says:
Damnit. What's the lot #?
ME says:
63xxCxxx.. am luking at 8ball
US Manager says:
OK, just looked at the 8-ball data. I think you're OK, die temp measurements are right around 70C. Looks like the bin split is real...and awesome.
Me says:
great.. bec. (project manager) is asking for the data.. so i'm going to include the information, along with the erratum
US Manager says:
On initial inspection, I can't see any reason why the results are not valid.
US Manager says:
Does that guy ever sleep?
Me says:
where in the world is he anyway?
Me says:
he always answers to emails, no matter what time it is..
US Manager says:
He's in AZ, even though he's from PG.
Me says:
ah... so i guess he never sleeps then.. ok let me get all the binsplit info i have so far. then try get out of here in 30mins.. thnks!!
US Manager says:
Good luck. I had visions of getting out of here at 5PM today. Now I'm thinking of leaving shortly....so I can go back to the hotel and keep working!
Me says:
hahaha.. i wanted to do that too.. but nah.. working in (office) is way too fun to pass up!
US Manager says:
At least I know you're still cool. Dealing w/all these ATM folks, especially the ones close by me, is starting to drive me nuts. I'll stop bugging you, finish up and get out of there.
Me says:
k.. don't go nuts now.. we need you!!

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