Seattle Interview
I was flown to Seattle for an interview as a Program Manager in the Office division. There were a ton of candidates.
University Recruiting is trying a new format: Instead of flying out everyone who passed their first round on campus, they are doing second round interviews on campus as well, and these who pass this second round will then travel to Seattle for two final interviews. This makes a ton of sense for many reasons.
University Recruiting is trying a new format: Instead of flying out everyone who passed their first round on campus, they are doing second round interviews on campus as well, and these who pass this second round will then travel to Seattle for two final interviews. This makes a ton of sense for many reasons.
YES!
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A tale of: Water + Electronics
So I poured some water over a certain device — which shall remain nameless — that is kinda essential to get on the internet with. Suffice to say, it began buzzing after 10 or so seconds and I observed a traffic blockade.
Oh shit.
15 minutes per side under the hvac vent (running at full heat), plus a 5 minute cooldown cycle later, the device was plugged in.
It worked.
P.S. Don't try this at home, and don't try this with an oven/hair dryer/dryer/heat gun/nuclear explosion.
Oh shit.
15 minutes per side under the hvac vent (running at full heat), plus a 5 minute cooldown cycle later, the device was plugged in.
It worked.
P.S. Don't try this at home, and don't try this with an oven/hair dryer/dryer/heat gun/nuclear explosion.
Bangkok Trip
Took a cathay flight from Singapore to Bangkok on an Airbus. It was not bad, but I felt that the seats were a little bit too narrow. Fortunately, it was only a 2 and a half hour flight, so there was no big issue there. The thing that annonyed me most was actually the IFE. Why do they insist on showing short clips rather than movies?
I went to pattaya on a rather big and comfortable Toyota minibus that could actually seat almost double our group. It took about 3 hours to reach the Sofitel Garden Cliff Hotel.
The hotel is quite new, supposedly opened only last year.
I had some barbequed buffet thing for dinner. I paid surprisingly little for it.
Bangkok
World Trade Center - Renovating. Ditto for Isetan.
Paragon - It is very new, and has the feel of a modern shopping center. However, it doesn't feel like Singapore, for the designers had liberally strew some open spaces on the basement level where the food is. In Singapore, I would guess that the water feature in the middle of the wide walkway would be converted to some open diner or cafe.
MBK - In short - It's packed full of people.
I went to pattaya on a rather big and comfortable Toyota minibus that could actually seat almost double our group. It took about 3 hours to reach the Sofitel Garden Cliff Hotel.
The hotel is quite new, supposedly opened only last year.
I had some barbequed buffet thing for dinner. I paid surprisingly little for it.
Bangkok
World Trade Center - Renovating. Ditto for Isetan.
Paragon - It is very new, and has the feel of a modern shopping center. However, it doesn't feel like Singapore, for the designers had liberally strew some open spaces on the basement level where the food is. In Singapore, I would guess that the water feature in the middle of the wide walkway would be converted to some open diner or cafe.
MBK - In short - It's packed full of people.
Rant
I really should be doing some work now, but am somehow typing this. And why must so many big games be released just about now?
STALKER, C&C3: Tiberium Wars, etc.
One more thing: I'd like to comment that “spicy” food here is, well, not spicy. I'd wish I can say that it's bland and boring, but it's usually loaded with so much sugar and sometimes salt (usually both, but with much more sugar) that it turns my tastebuds off.
I am really sick of food on campus. Boring. Flat. Taste lacks depth.
STALKER, C&C3: Tiberium Wars, etc.
One more thing: I'd like to comment that “spicy” food here is, well, not spicy. I'd wish I can say that it's bland and boring, but it's usually loaded with so much sugar and sometimes salt (usually both, but with much more sugar) that it turns my tastebuds off.
I am really sick of food on campus. Boring. Flat. Taste lacks depth.
First Day of College
Today's my first day of college. Surprisingly, I really just sipped into the flow of things, despite being on a hiatus for almost 3 years. My day started at 9am - all my days start no earlier than 9am, which many said is really pretty lucky - with Computer Science I. The topics covered were really old stuff; I guess they weren't sure of the background of the students in the class and didn't want to assume.
Writing seminar was my second class. A kindly looking lady introduced herself as Professor Reinfield. She's pretty good, for she managed to get the class to know each other and at the same time, size up her students' mastery of the language. That was followed up by an animated session where she really got the class going by having us suggest pairs of words that had the opposite meaning of each other. That was followed by a quick 10 minute writing assignment about one or two of these pairs. Again, yet another student assessment that almost went unnoticed. The 2 hours flew by in the blink of an eye.
After lunch was math with Professor Tekalign. As with all calc classes, it was pretty difficult for even the best professors to make an inherently dry course interesting. Furthermore, it was at 2pm right after lunch, and the room was warm.
Next was something in a totally new field - Cultural Anthropology! My initial misguided view that it was a business course - solely because it was conducted in the sparkling new Max Lowenthal College of Business - was quickly corrected by Professor Morgan, a jovial Jamacian in her mid 30s who dresses conservatively, likes smooth jazz and classy accessories and gave up a cushy job engineering job at Raytheon to pursue her interest in Anthropology - something she knew about only through chance. This excellent recall of her profile is not because I'm a stalker. Her introduction to the course was something rather unique and memorable - she had us profile her.
Read more on what's Cultural Anthropology.
Writing seminar was my second class. A kindly looking lady introduced herself as Professor Reinfield. She's pretty good, for she managed to get the class to know each other and at the same time, size up her students' mastery of the language. That was followed up by an animated session where she really got the class going by having us suggest pairs of words that had the opposite meaning of each other. That was followed by a quick 10 minute writing assignment about one or two of these pairs. Again, yet another student assessment that almost went unnoticed. The 2 hours flew by in the blink of an eye.
After lunch was math with Professor Tekalign. As with all calc classes, it was pretty difficult for even the best professors to make an inherently dry course interesting. Furthermore, it was at 2pm right after lunch, and the room was warm.
Next was something in a totally new field - Cultural Anthropology! My initial misguided view that it was a business course - solely because it was conducted in the sparkling new Max Lowenthal College of Business - was quickly corrected by Professor Morgan, a jovial Jamacian in her mid 30s who dresses conservatively, likes smooth jazz and classy accessories and gave up a cushy job engineering job at Raytheon to pursue her interest in Anthropology - something she knew about only through chance. This excellent recall of her profile is not because I'm a stalker. Her introduction to the course was something rather unique and memorable - she had us profile her.
Read more on what's Cultural Anthropology.
Bored!
It's really boring nowadays. I used to think idleness was good.
It's not.
I can't wait for August.
It's not.
I can't wait for August.