Key Performance Indicator – 3rd and 4th quarter of 2008

The KPI results for the 3rd and 4th quarter of last year (2008) are the same.

Performance Objectives Rating:
0 = Did not achieve at all
1 = Below expectations
2 = Met expectations
3 = Exceeded expectations

Team Member Only:
Timeliness of project deliverables – 2
Compliance with SDLC policies and procedures – 3
Availability to Level 3 Support – 2
Client Satisfaction Feedback – 2
Personal and Professional Development – 2

Team Member Contribution:
Effort – 3
Attitude – 3
Listening – 2
Communication – 3
Teamwork – 2
Leadership – 2

We have not been evaluated yet for the first quarter of 2009 because, logically, the evaluation period will be until the end of March 2009.

Je n’attends plus ton retour

Je n’attends plus ton retour
Dany Bédar

La nuit tombe sur le jour
Y en a qui sorte, faire un tour
Si le bonheur tourne autour
Ce que le malheur court toujours

[Refrain:]
Y en na d’autre qui tombe en amour
Moi je n’attends plus ton retour

La nuit ramene les vautours
Y en a qui heurtent au secour !
Y en a sans doute de meilleur aux alentours
Pour effacer l’ébats de ton parcours

[au refrain]

La nuit fait place aux beaux jours
Y en a qui sorte faire la cour
Si les ébats de ton voisin te rendent sourd
Fait battra ton cœur comme un tambour

[au refrain]

I am a busy person

Aside from at least 48 hours of work a week, there are 7 hours a week of two French modules combined. My house is far and I go back and forth to the office, and the school is far from both office and home. Finding time for watching movies and reading books is difficult. Sleep is a luxury.

There is no time to prioritize dating, flirting, and reading nonsense e-mails over working, studying, and casually visiting close friends. Therefore, if you cannot contribute to my productivity and happiness, just go away and be happy without me.

Thank you.

(To be scheduled: overnight vacation at Pansol with some French classmates and friends, a birthday party with a High School classmate’s family and friends, dinner with college friends, a good musical with someone)

Attraction

Attraction is not a choice that can be decided at will; it is a sensation, not a voluntary response.

Attraction is not a permission that can be asked; it cannot be obtained by begging.

Attraction is not a logical argument that can be proven through fighting for a generally accepted set of scientific standards; it is a perceived value, not an absolute value.

Attraction is not about always stating the logically correct final answer; it is about the manner it is delivered regardless of stupidity.

« Tout ce qui augmente la liberté augmente la responsibilité » -Victor Hugo

(C’est un devoir pour la classe de français. Et oui, la phrase vient de Victor Hugo, pas de Spider-man.)

Quand on a plus de liberté que les autres, il faut en profiter bien avec plus d’attention. Telle liberté exige qu’on soit chargé de faire quelque chose d’utile pour tout le monde sans oublier l’obligation de ne faire mal à personne. En plus, on a la responsibilité de protéger son liberté et celle des autres. Car la manière d’utilisation de la liberté est très importante, il faut tourner sa langue sept fois dans sa bouche avant de parler, et il faut reflechir à ses actions avant d’agir.

Isn’t it strange?

A former officemate added one of my friends both in Yahoo Messenger AND Facebook even if they do not know each other. As expected, my friend asked the person where the e-mail address was obtained (I had no idea).

A: hi, may i know where you got my email
B: from Steven
B: may I know your name?
A: he gave it to you?
A: did he not give my name?
B: your name is A?
A: and you are B, i suppose?
B: yes, y?
A (9:49:47 PM): may i ask why steven gave my email to you?
A (9:58:58 PM): sorry got disconnected, may i ask why steven gave my email to you?
B (11:21:29 PM): i got your contacts from the email steven sent

Note: There was a long gap between the question and the answer (1 hour, 31 minutes, 42 seconds) and the other party’s status was “Available” all along, not “Offline” or “Idle”.

I cannot blame my friend if she was also probably wondering about the reason behind these sudden online connection requestS, and why HER specifically, among my friends. Since I did not know that something was already happening, I am thankful that she left an offline message asking me why this person added her.

The unexpected friend requests itself is already weird, but it is weirder that the common link (me!) was not notified beforehand. However, since it should be none of my business, I did not do anything about it in order to not aggravate the situation. I just apologized to my friend for the hassle. She has a boyfriend already!

Considering these, it is improper for the person who added a supposed stranger to call me a “jerk”, thinking that my friend is “freak” and “rude” even if she was just inquiring where the e-mail address came from, and not apologizing to her.

On the other hand, it is impolite to add a total stranger without answering the question WHY when asked. Why does one also have to ask for the name of the person whom she added personally without my introduction when she knew it well all along? Most importantly, when one receives an e-mail with a lot of recipients, adding someone from the CC list is normal only if she is actually acquainted with the other person or at least polite enough to introduce herself properly.

It is unfortunate that the one who considers herself to be more mature than me would end up doing something as immature as this.

25 Random Things

1) I have a secret and I cannot post it here. Hihi.

2) I am prematurely born but very healthy. In theory, I am supposed to have an underdeveloped brain so you can just imagine my intelligence if only i were given a fair chance.

3) Being more light-skinned than my sisters when I was a kid, I used to be mistaken as a half foreigner or a full-blooded Chinese

4) I cannot see the reason why people keep on telling me that I look like Tom Taus!

5) I always want to do so many things despite having so little time.

6) I used to read the encyclopedia (at least it’s Wikipedia nowadays). I am nerdy, science-oriented and definitely not artistic, that is why I am hoping to improve the other parts of my brain by taking language classes

7) Contrary to the previous item, many people think that I must be an English/Philosophy or arts major!

I have not been out of my country and I am very frustrated about it. I am bitter (VERY bitter) about Norbelle’s vacation in France.

9) I like a certain stranger just because of her hormone-inviting accent.
(si tu sais ce dont il s’agit, tais-toi !)

10) I am not planning to get married, at least not soon (e.g., six months)

11) The password in my e-mail account is a nickname I once gave to a (former?) crush during my college days. (Hi Negryza, you know who she is AND I will never admit this to anyone else again! haha)

12) For every password that I have used, at least someone knows it. So all my friends can have a meeting in order to open all my online accounts.

13) I love dogs. Does this make me French?

14) I do not cook, sing, drive, draw… How many times should I mention that I lack art?

15) I want to be fluent in French some years from now just because the accent is lovely. At least I am studying for pleasure, not just for serious business.

16) I haven’t rode a bike for a very long time, probably more than 10 years, but I am sure that I still know how to bike.

17) I can easily be pleased. You don’t have to buy me expensive gifts, really. All it takes is an orgasmic chocolate bar.

18) I am not impressed with needy girls. I would hate to have a stereotypical « Stepford wife » as a partner. I like someone who has higher goals in life and has her own life that does not revolve around me only.

19) I am not talking to my father for a very long time, and I believe that it is one of the best decisions I have made so far.

20) I already experienced being stalked. Not in a figurative sense.

21) In college, I used to change mobile numbers AT LEAST once a year.

22) I have a very weak “radar” that I cannot tell whether someone likes me or not. I just find out through second-hand (or first-hand) confessions. At least I am not assuming too much.

23) I am flat-footed like my mother and eldest sister. Shoe size = 10 (US standard). What does that mean?

24) I do not eat apples, oranges, ripe mangoes, and a lot of other fruits.

25) I want to study again someday, to visit different countries someday, try a lot of new things someday…