Reflection and looking to the future =)

ahh reflection time, well not really but a lil bit...=p

well, it's been like half a year since graduation, n as expected everyone's separated in a way, most of us are around still but dun really meet up n all (except for our now-not-so-frequent monday nite pool sessions) but i guess that's how working life is like rite? go out early in the morning, come back in the evening, dun feel like doing anything, ie stoning big time lol...@.@

hehe just as an update, am working at redarc, some power conversion products company that builds stuff that converts 12V to 24V etc etc, lotsa products depending on applications n all...me still duno many of their products tho so am still lost in meetings hehe...as for the job, mine consists of mainly battery testing, namely charging n discharging of 12V car batteries in order to find that magical thingy called state of charge....with not much success so far lol...=p

enuff of yapping bout me job n all...h0wz everyone? miss those days where we were young n free...free to skip lectures which were too boring (coleman anyone? dani dun get angry ya...backstabbing ur godfather xD), free to banter on where to go for lunch (CAG, mei wei, penang, hj....ahhhh those were the days yea), n most of all, free to go out n have fun whenever u wana =), as it is, can't skip work without a MC nowadays hehe...speaking of which, i took a MC the other day cos went to the doc to consult regarding my ankle, am happy to report that i came out with a clean bill of health ^^...almost 100 percent back to normal d....

hmmm, am racking my brains to see whether i know where all the noobs are....let's see whether i got this right....

jw - at lonsdale playing with power toys
kangkang - near the city duno doing what boring stuff
dani - future coleman, currently travelling around msia + sing, n maybe getting some ibanese lady as his wife ^^
danna - doing consulting on pirie street, with joanne and xiao tong's bro as his workmates
ganny - some slackarse with less than 10 hours a week of study -_-
lily - working in sing somewhere
gattuso - helping his aunty somewhere in sing as well =p
stephie - fulltime domestic executive in melby hehhe....will be seeing u soonish!
kessi - doing consulting on queen street, melb? if i'm not mistaken lol....
arthuro - dying cos of studies hahahaha....
carteris + sandun - colleagues at itacs, duno doing what testing whole day, heard it's boring n routine hehe...not that my job is any much more interesting xD
(add one here cos i'm just biased...sue me =p) bunnie! - still studying hard at melby uni hehe...

am i missing out anyone here...take care mateys and all the best....woootttttttttttttt till next time ^_^

jininho @ 1047pm in his living room on st helena =)

Beyond....

yo guys..finally...itz easy to post in da blog again :)

For those who didn't know..OCF had an easter camp from 14-17th of April
It was really fantastic..to see how God had moved in people's hearts and also every single detail (weather, transport and etc) was watched over and planned well :)
Here's a little pic which i have at the moment


Anywayz..a little update bt myself, since Dessie and Gattuso have done so already..
I'm going back to Malaysia (Klang) tomorrow!!! 24th April!!
Gaius! I'll be going to Singapore 1st of May, will probably be there for 3-5 days..
Do email me your handphone and housephone number ok?

Praise God for the quick PR (received it within 2 months)
so that now i can go back..
and perhaps start my phd next semester

In the mean time, Itz back to home sweeeeet home :)
Was initially planning to go to some 'Orang Asli' (indigenous people) unofficial mission trip
But called my sis last night, and she is interested to go to Cambodia instead, as one of our pastors, who was my advisor before, she is serving in Cambodia :)
So ya!! I'm excited :)
Still praying about where to go..hehe
btw...My hair is dyed :p
did it becoz it was free!!! buahahaha...

tats all for now :p
now itz Jininho, Kantona, Kessi, Stephie, Ganny, Carteris and etc's turn!

-Danny

Sleepless in Adelaide

Hello Noobies.

Seems like Gaius is the only one who's posting, I shall drop a post too. Thanks for the updates. Good to hear that all is going well. Imagining Gaius after NS....



Well, a little about me..as of end of next week (29/04/07) it will be officially 3 months working with Parsons Brinckerhoff. Should be expecting an interview with me manager and HR to reflect on my performance and my future direction with the firm. Though 3 months, it felt like it has been ages. To be honest, I'm in sorta a blur right now, thinking about what lies ahead...I sometimes do wonder how do you guys feel at this point in life...you know....because come to think of it..we've been away for so long...were we the same after boarding our first flight to Adelaide...have we changed much..or are we still the same..

Anyways..back to the topic..my day to day work have been designing electrical systems..more specifically low voltage distribution(under 11kV), dealing with transformers, circuit breakers, cable sizes, mostly EES stuff. Next, I'll be working on the communications reticulation side of things. Also, been exposed to project management stuffs, which include writing scope of works(cut and paste work) and finally, drafting (a really good way to fill your time).
The main project or should I say the ONLY project I'm working on is the Prominent Hill project..that's 80km NOrth West of Adelaide city. It's a copper mine and the client, Oxiana who awarded the design and construct contract to Fluor who then engaged us to design. They wanted a 400 people accomodation village in middle of no where..equipped with swimming pools,gym,tennis courts,spa,an internet cafe! Sometimes I feel like I'm playing SimCity.

On another point, working has bought me another perspective on life. While studying was straineous at times and encumbered with deadlines and assignments(which I thank god I have eeenoobs to always rely on), it was fun. No matter how hard or rough the going gets, I always know that I'm not alone facing it. But in work, everyone has their own role and responsibilities. There isn't a common thing to endure for (a degree, an assignment,project etc). I can't help but feel a sense of......loneliness? lol...

To summarize my incoherent ramblings, I miss you guys..Rofl
As for the title of this post? It's one of my insomniac nights..and it's Monday morning..shitz..

Luv,
Des.

Quick update.. enlistment

hey guys..

just a quick one. i just received my enlistment letter yesterday.. seems like i'll be entering on the 10th of July.. the strange thing i guess that i should really be pointing out is where i'm posted to... i'll be serving national service at scdf.. == Singapore Civil Defence Force.. hmm.. which is not exactly army.. so yar.. something interesting i guess.. i'll let u know how that goes when i'm there.. right.. that's it for now.. back to my home video.. George of the Jungle 2..

gaius

Erm... blogger invites

hey guys.. i sent out invites to authorise each of you for this blog.. which means that dessi can have he's gmail account back.. it was really very simple! can't believe didn't find this out earlier. i guess that's why we're the "noobs"... nono, the "EEENOOBS"! mua ha hah.. *choke*.. ok, erm yar, u do need to have a gmail account though. so yar. if don't have just sign up for one lar. gmail is pretty great. So there. Des.ng, please change ur password and enjoy private use of you gmail account lar. thanks for being so accommodating. After authorised, ppl can be made admin status to modify layout etc... i think.. i haven't actually checked. but that's the dream! so, hope all u have a great start to the week.

gaius

p.s. Kelvin, how's hobart?

Greetings from Singapore

hey guys.. yupz, the blog has been pretty silent.. just thought i'd drop a message.

hmm.. so, what's been happening with me so far?? hmm.. work lar.. NS still some way to come. Starts in July so yar. will be working till then.. i actually passed my NAPFA test with silver.. that's the minimum grade to receive a 2 month reduction in my NS service. NAPFA is basically a fitness test inclusive of pull-ups, situps, running, shuttle run, sit and reach and standing broad jump.. and yupz.. had to train real hard. almost made gold but my sit and reach was disappointing. oh well.. it makes no difference.. it was definitely a great blessing to pass.. had to train plenty.. when i came back i could do about 3 pull-ups.. the test? i did 8!!! and i was sick too.. so yar. i'm proud of myself.. and thankful to God.

okok. hmm i'm working 2 jobs now.. well.. i got 2 seperate duties.. one is to help my Aunt with admin work and the other is more project based. I'm "project manager" for a supply management upgrade project.. hehe.. no lar.. nothing too technical or difficult. i try coordinate everything. there's a consultant helping us develop the system. A bit scary at times coz i have to be more responsible over the whole thing. but i'm being paid a dollar more per hour! lol. okok.

Other than that, erm. oh! Happy Easter everybody! If u don't know, it's a very special time for us Christians coz it is in memory of one of the most significant event in Christian history. Anyway, let's see anything else to update.. not really leh.. let's hear from u guys lar.. hey maybe post some movie reviews.. thinking of watching some soon.. like Mr Bean or TMNT.. or Meet the Robinsons.. anything worth watchin at all? okok.. that's it from me. hope all is well.. let's hear some updates ppl!

kiddo