This is not a ranting about my work. although I must admit that I got the inspiration to write this based on my observations at work over the last few weeks. As I write this, yes my project, like many other “thousands” I hear from my fellow consulting colleagues is in a mess. And because we carry the immaculate title “CONSULTANT”, we’re supposed to be the experts in...
Why Does Management Crap Happen?” Part I
The day I lost my “wisdom”
“ARGGGGGGGGGGGGGH” I screamed as Dad placed the extraction forceps on one of my mandibular third molar, aka my wisdom tooth. I had actually planned on removing both my wisdom teeth on the same day, but Dad advised against it, saying it can be quite risky. Risky is one thing, the thought of having go through the excruciating pain again for the other tooth was enough to put me off. ...
The Weekly Tweets Digest for 2008-11-29
father father send us some guidance from above… – reflecting on the Mumbai attacks and the Thai demonstrations… #
Keeping thy chin up!
My last entry was quite disturbing…at least for me. Usually I am not like this at all. Of course I do have my “down moments” and “darkest hour” but they don’t really last that long. Or at least I choose not to let them last too long I used to have this saying when I was still a university student. It may sound a little cheesy or naive, but it helped me alot...
The end of Innocence
A man is happy so long as he chooses to be happy and nothing can stop him. Alexander Solzehnitsyn There was a time when Mr. Solzenhnitsyn’s quote used to be my mantra. It is still my mantra today, or at least I try to allow it to be. There was a time where my level of optimism was independent from the moodiness of the weather, the troubles at work, the end of a great weekend. That was a...
