Wednesday, March 06, 2002
// Listening to: Christian Wunderlich - So in love
I must have woke up at the wrong side of my bed this morning to receive so much bad news later in the day. First, I'm told to come in earlier every morning around 8.15am so that I could perform healthcheck on the server before operations start. And this means I have to wake up earlier than usual which is one thing I absolutely hate. Secondly, I've got to work OT today as something cropped up at the eleventh hour. There was something wrong with the stupid SQL thingy and ODBC, so I was there troubleshooting and re-installing all over again till 8.30pm. =/ Thirdly, came the worst news ever. I was informed to be prepared to work till 10pm or even later this Friday to install and configure 40+ workstations. And they even told me somebody worked till 2am in the past to finish it up. I feel like dying, will somebody please kill me? = Btw, the dark corridors in my company looks really eerie at night, don't even dare to go to the toilet after 7pm...>_<
Anyway, that's all for today I guess. Will be retiring early today so that I could wake up earlier tomorrow, hopefully.... Just received this in my inbox, found it rather meaningful. Maybe life would be betta if we juz learn how to appreciate it and make the best out of it. =)
The different aspects of the rich and poor
One day a father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to
the country with the firm purpose of showing his son how poor people can be. They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family.
On their return from their trip, the father asked his son, "How was
the trip?"
"It was great, Dad."
"Did you see how poor people can be?" the father asked.
"Oh Yeah" said the son.
"So what did you learn from the trip?" asked the father.
The son answered, "I saw that we have one dog and they had four.
We have a pool that reaches to the middle of our garden and they
have a creek that has no end. We have imported lanterns in our garden and they have the stars at night.We have a small piece of land to live on and they have fields that go beyond our sight. We have servants who serve us, but they serve others. We buy our food, but they grow theirs. We have walls around our property to protect us, they have friends to protect them.
Then his son added, "Thanks dad for showing me how poor we are."
