Settling in

So it's been about three weeks into the new (old) job and the 40th floor feels kinda like it did before. Sure, things are different as a member of the perm staff (man I sound so old), but I firmly believe that things can be just as rosy.

The colleagues have been great so far. There's the IT guy, who's just damn damn damn funny and cracks me up every time I listen to him mumble a wisecrack.

E.g. upon seeing the magazine JUICE at coffee bean, he exclaims: "Eh, got Zhup." That's OCM for you.

I'm sitting in a nice spot, albeit slightly exposed, but with gd people around. I like my neighbours. Everyone I've met recently has been asking how's work etc etc so I think I'd better think out loud here.

People - One of the most important things to me in work, school (and possibly life) is the people I surround myself with. You spend too much time at work to not befriend your colleagues. So that's been great; we've been running together on Wednesdays, which is our outing day.

Informal, of course, because the formality of office team bonding sessions... just kinda makes it slightly less fun. We've done running, tennis, next up is bowling this wednesday - watch out Remy!

Job scope - I'm the go-to guy for printers and a government account. The govt account, I like. Printers....ehhhh...dun mind lah - mai hiam buay pai.

The kinda work I'm doing now is just above what I was doing previously, but with slightly more accountability and more expectations. Always, always underpromise and overdeliver. Duffy was right.

I'm also thankful for the CSers who've gone into journ - it makes the job sooo much easier when you can just talk without the code. Press releases become secondary when you have no need to disguise, dress and hardsell. Same factory, friend.

Time - Right now, I'm getting in at 830 (thanks to my man Kev, who began the carpool) and leaving at around 630. This is really really important to me. Balance, like Frazer notes, is what it's really all about. Work hard, work smart, then go home.

Till the next update!