A friend recently posted this very interesting link he found in the internet. We're very much thinking about us being in the company and working our way off to the corporate ladder's bigshots. Seems like this article is a hit.

"I don't give a sh*t what you think."

That was the answer I received the very first time I asked for a raise. It was stated matter-of-factly, as if I was just another irrelevant cog in the system.

Well, I wasn't going to stand for this. I took my whopping one year of experience and left this idiot manager behind, confident that any future manager could not be worse.

I couldn't have been more wrong. Turns out he may have not been so bad after all.

Being in these situations inevitably leads one to question a boss's managerial skills. At one point or another in your career, you most likely have had this discussion with a co-worker: "So-and-so is an idiot. Can you believe that moron who never really talks to us tried to give a team pep talk and then thought we'd be thrilled about working all weekend? If he would actually listen to us, we wouldn't have been in that situation."

What I found is that whether it was the PL/1 development project from my early days to the Java/.Net world of today, the curious actions of managers and the ultimate reactions of employees determined the fate of projects and ultimately damaged the long-term success of a team. (Does anyone even code in PL/1 anymore?)

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As you can see, it very much helps to understand our leaders. Now you know! Now you don't!

Finally, I'm done with my first template development for CRE Loaded 6.3 Standard. I have been worried about this task since I first received it. I actually spent more than the normal but it is my first time so I think it's a good excuse. :-P

I have been converting templates for CRE Loaded but from older version of the same cart so it's pretty easy to grasps the new file structures are. But developing a template from one cart to another type of cart is a different story. And to add, I am converting an osCommerce template compatible to CRE Loaded 6.3 Standard.

My first few hours (to days) has been a mess. I resorted to doing the development locally in my laptop so to speed things up instead of using our company's development site. Don't blame me but I hate the loading time and I am lazy when uploading changes a dozen times for just one file. Who would like to do that? Well I managed to grasps the file structure by looking at referenced templates and the default templates already installed in CRE Loaded 6.3. But I think one of the big help aside from over-extending my patience in dueling this task is guidance and peace giventh to me from up above.

Another help is this site I found while looking for references:

http://www.creloaded.com/faq.php?cID=7

(Of course it's from CRE Loaded's website, silly me!)



Anyways, hopefully I would be efficient in specific tasks like these. I can't wait to try another template development. I just love challenges despite having to tackle dirty roads. Are you?

Hi all,

I haven't been able to update my blog for over a month. I have been very very very busy with life. I had to restructure my priorities. Sad to say, blogging is one of the least but of course, it doesn't mean I'll stop blogging. To catch up, what happen to me in between my last post and today...

1.) Finally I got my PLDT DSL Connection. I had a previous rant post about PLDTMyDSL services. Apparently all is well now. I am a very satisfied customer. The internet service live up to the package I selected - a 1mbps package. I can now watch movies and anime online without having to wait a little for my browser to load. As for my SmartBro connection, it is still up here though. Hindi ko pa napaputol so I have two internet connection at home.

2.) Another happy gift for myself. The laptop I order has arrived. It is an ACER brand - "Aspire 4530". Though it didn't have the fingerprint reader feature as I have ordered (naubusan na sila ng stocks, limited lang pala yung feature) I am happy with my new gadget. Here's a short overview of my laptop's specs as I have upgraded all of the stuffs I can upgrade:

• AMD Turion™ X2 Ultra Dual Core ZM-82 (2.2GHz, 2Mb Cache, 800MHz FSB)
• NVIDIA® nForce® MCP77MH Chipset
• 4.0Gb DDR2 800MHz
• 14.1in. WXGA TFT LCD(1200x800)
• NVIDIA® GeForce® 9100M G integrated 3D graphics with up to 752Mb of Turbo Cache™
• 500 GB SATA HDD
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• Multimedia Dolby Digital Surround Sound Effects
• Mobility Radeon HD 3000 series GPU on 55 nm process
• Wireless IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n mini-PCIe Wi-Fi adapter
• Built-in 5-in-1 Card Reader
• Built-in Intel Wireless LAN (802.11a/b/g/Draft-N) Wireless Connection
• Built in Super Multi DVD Double Layer Drive
• 2.4Kgs. (5.29 lbs)
• 6 Cells (3.0-Hours battery life)

I've been thinking about making a online directory of my movies as a projet. It's for the convenience of people who always asks me if I have downloaded new movies. It would be easy for them to check out those movies I had.

Another reason for this is to start practicing my programming skills. Lately, I have been learning new things from work and I wanted to preserve it into something I can see. That led me into thinking of making a simple but useful website.

If I wanted to pursue this, I have to plan things out first. I have to rekindle my designing skills again (I don't dream of making a techie and glamorous/flashy website though). Hope I can start this project soon.

Several days have gone by yet the smell of ‘Isla Reta Xmas Party’ is still in the air. The feeling was nostalgic for me since Isla Reta was and will always be the venue of the beloved IT4. Here are some pictures.

- jairosolutions go to isla reta -

- beautiful waters -

Morning has broken... hahaha.... XD Yep, sinikatan na tlga kami ng araw d2 sa office. ahahah... XD

I had my first night shift and it turned not really that bad than staying home bumming all day. Lolz. I have been doing this kind of having no sleep or sleeping late for the purpose of having fun(i.e. playing dota, or watching a movie) but not to stay and work for something I quite don't appreciate much(lol, I'm not saying I hate work. XD) Hmmm... There is not much to say about my first night shift. I just did stare at my comp solving my unsolved problem which is still my problem 3 days ago. XD

Arghh... I know my grammar sucks this time (lol, who said my grammar is good) cause I haven't got enough sleep. I'll just have to catch up for the loss beauty sleep later. Its still 3 hours to go before we can go home and hit our sacks. XD Wew, never thought this would be so hard. Gone are those days when we dream of having a job that is so relax and fun as if we are just playing. XD

Well, I sound so much like a grown up so I just have to end it here. I don't want to grow up fast but time can not be stopped nor growing up. XD This is the end. XD