Weng on August 8th, 2010

Just started working for a new company again, my 5th now. While I did enjoy consulting, it was probably time to move on. Current work is still very similar to what I was previously doing–talk with people, find out what is needed and provide a solution. Couple of people have suggested that the PM title [...]

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Weng on October 15th, 2008

I know I’ve been putting off reformatting both my work laptop and my home laptop, but it seems that my home laptop is giving me warnings. Last night, it refused to read my archive DVDs and even plain old CDs. I was looking for a copy of Star Trek Voyager’s last episode. I knew I [...]

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Weng on October 13th, 2008

Supposed to be working from home today, but working at a coffee shop. Productivity is slightly higher here only because there are a few neighbors up with their hammers doing renovation work.Most of the coffee shops here now have a disclaimer on their counters relating to the Melamine news. Even with a minimum purchase to [...]

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Weng on July 10th, 2008

Question/Problem: Take two similar phones, call the same customer service number, get instant answers (or rather live cusomter support representatives) on one phone and then be put on hold for 30 minutes on the other (yeah, I timed it). What’s the difference? A simple fact. I was using a postpaid line on the phone which [...]

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Weng on September 25th, 2007

“Art” is a play by Yasmina Reza that was originally written in French. This version being one in Tagalog. This is the first Tagalog full length play that I’ve seen. I admit it is still a challenge for me to watch shows in Tagalog since I’m more used to shows (TV, plays, musicals, movies, etc) [...]

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