Uncategorized–Uncanny Philosophy

You know time is really scarce…

February 11th, 2009 The author

When you wake up one day and try to recall where did all the time you had go?

And then you realize…you can’t have it back anymore…and you reluctantly have to move forward…

That’s when you know time is really scarce…

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Now that wasn’t too difficult

January 24th, 2009 The author

I’m surprised… literally I am

Remember how I said in my last post that if you read my next entry, it would probably mean that I had succeeded in upgrading to WordPress 2.7? Well that entry was published a litte less than 90 mins ago!

Yes, I’m already using version 2.7 now!

I can’t believe it took me quite fast to get the whole upgrade process done? As I mentioned earlier, I have never done any upgrades prior to this. Previously, what I would USUALLY do is just set up a new wordpress blog and just import my comments and entries. Yes very primitive (and not to mention ridicilously stupid!) But anyway I’m glad it’s done, and I am even more glad that there was no major screw ups.

For those of you who are using WordPress and are planning to upgrade it, just remember these rules

1. Backup your SQL database and disable all your plugins

2. Download the latest WP version ( duH!)

3. Make sure you’ve copied your wp-config details into the new wp-config details in WP version 2.7 one

4. Delete your existing wp-admin and wp-include directory

4. Upload the new wp-admin and wp-include directory (from the new WP you just downloaded!) and a couple of other files

5. Once all those files are in, go to yourhomepage.com/wp-admin.

6. If all went well, you should be naturally prompted for an upgrade

That’s it

Here’s the guide which guided me during this whole upgrade process:

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What a week

January 24th, 2009 The author

Never in my life I had longed for the weekend as bad as this week. The pressures at work have been mounting gradually and expectedly over the last few weeks, hence it would justify the inactivity of my blog over the last couple of days.

Heh, such is the life of a project life cycle. It often starts slow, (or in some cases fast), and then it goes through a phase of fast and slow. Now, it’s almost close to boiling point, and this past whole week I’ve been having presentation meetings non stop to present my training deliverables to senior managers.

I have to admit, I’m extremely hessistant to talk about my project work on this space. Workis work, and I learnt a long time ago that blogging about the details of my work could be risky. Hence, it’s just best to be succicnt about it. All I can say is that, to a certain degree it has been both frustrating and enjoyable and also challenging at times.

I wish I could things faster, grasp the concepts relating to my project at a faster pace, unfortunately it is not so. Nevertheless working in a petroleum industry has definitely been rewarding in its own right way. Learning how plants operate and getting a taste of the most lucrative industry right now has been in some ways, a privellage. It’s something that perhaps maybe one day, will come in handy when it comes to raising my kids and giving them career guidance.

But yeah, whole week presentations are no fun. I can’t believe how fast time just flew (and how at times it was just so slow and you were wondering when is it all going to end!!) But the weekend has come, and that too a long one. I hope to blog something over this long break, as I’ve been to verbalize a couple of thoughts I’ve been ruminating on over the last couple of days.

It’s funny how in such busy days, you somehow are able to think and reflect more, I don’t know it always is the case for me…well at least most of the time