For me, it’s not whether I want to switch developing for iOS or for Windows, it’s wether I should pick it up or not, because it’s not easy.
It’s not about being physically strong or not, it’s about having that mental strength to push through after a long day staring at code and doing the same thing. I should at least pick it up, since I have resources with me, and a wealth of knowledge from the team around me.
Think about it. Think about it.
Most people don’t have to sweat it, because they will just buy it and forget about it. Well, I have to spend a bit more time and make my own food because it’s actually not convenient to eat out every night, let alone health issues.
On a conservative week, I still have to spend about $30 on my meals a week, which works out to be about $150 a month. Not too bad, but clearly seafood and salmon is not in that budget, and sometimes not even fruits.
As for making food, I can make limited food, so if I’m in dire needs of something different, I can go to buy lunch in the campus. Anything other than campus food is pretty much not possible because it takes too much time.
I have a little urge of eating breakfast and McDonalds, because once in a while I do miss the breakfast. However, with some cheap cereal, free milk and coffee at work, I just couldn’t see the point of eating out if I could have 2 weeks worth of breakfast for $2.
I have been so focused at work and taking care of my work-related things that I hardly have time to wonder around the world of technologies much and think about ideas.
BUILD conference stuff doesn’t count because it is still MS technologies. But it’s hard to think of anything unrelated to MS because they have suddenly becoming relevant again. With Azure, Server, and Windows 8 coming along, it seems like MS’s core is vitalized in a big way. Suddenly, people feel old about Apple and Google.
That’s the way in tech I think. That’s why it’s cyclical. People grow bored of one technology, and they jump ship to something that solves one problem, and creates another. The world is trying to catch up by fixing the problems that their predecessor creates. If you could create a solution before the problem, you could achieve eternity.
Despite putting in hours working, I still feel useless to the team and the rest of the folks. I almost feel like I haven’t talked to enough people to ask them for help. Starting tomorrow, I am going to bug people and ask them to teach me different things.
The BUILD conference is next week found here. Lots of Windows goodies to learn, and lots of things to read up on.
I need to follow these bloggers more regularly so that I can find out the latest and greatest stuff from them, and also use my internal networks to see how deep I can dig into it.
Listening to my audiobook, I find that I should find infected people to work with me. I can’t do things alone. Somehow, somewhere, I need to find a few people who are anxious to do something meaningful, in addition to their day job.
ThinkWeek this week too. I should think of something and write about it. At least read about what others have written, to get some ideas flowing. Those should make good morning read before work.
I hope the weather stays good, because if it’s not, I have to pull a rabbit out of my ass to go back to Vancouver during the cold winter days. One solution right now is to use the CRV when the weather is bad. At least with better traction, I should be able to handle rain and snow better than my car. The worst is just driving slower, and definitely carpool.
Other than that, the drive is peaceful and smooth. It’s not the most enjoyable ride, but with either good music or good books, I should be able to make time pass faster. Looking forward for the first carpool next week.
The drive back from Seattle has a different taste than what I had envisioned or heard of from many people. I thought it was a drag during the rush hours with so many cars around. The drive to surrey was a pain as well, with rush hours and narrow lanes inside the city. But surrey central is quite lively at around 6pm.
I wouldn’t have imagined a better way to kill that 2.5 HR than to listen to Guy Kawasaki’s The art of the start in audiobook format. Without that, I would seriously feel bored driving, and hitting those exit numbers as milestones.
On my way back, I am expecting easier traffic, and hopefully a more relaxing experience. It would be nice to save some energy before heading back instead of going nuts and bolts all day.
I love going to random places that feature a niche bookstore and features some books that are culturally-based, but touches on technology, business, and the likes, or generally known as sociology.
I recently picked up this book called “Reimagining Japan”, by Brian Salsberg, found here. After reading the abstract a bit, I found that McKinsey is a business consulting firm that does analysis of how world events affect a country’s economy, sort of like a macroscopic view of a country. This is kind of good easy read for people who are interested in an country.
As usual, I have requested SFU to buy a copy for me to read.
Just flipped open a magazine from Bloomberg that miraculously my dad subscribes, and I was able to pick out so many interesting nuggets of information, especially in tech, that I didn’t know about.
The children robot Keepon, iPad apps like Kno and Verbally, as well as the big tech’s offshore cash problem. Even some advertisements make sense now when you read about it. Like Geico.
What’s important for me when inquiring information is the time and space at which I am inquiring it. I can’t seem to be physically comfortable when I’m reading. I am either too cold or too hot, or I’m too hungry. It’s hard to find a good state. Maybe I just need to exercise more.
It’s usually a negative connotation when people think about “mouthing other people”. How about from this day on, whenever I talk about people, I only mention their good qualities. This should make everyone in question happy. Gossiping can be about good things of a person too.
Throw all the negative and bad stuff aside, and focus on the positive things.
As if this is my first baby steps towards adjusting to a new life, I got myself a free @live account. It’s as simple as a few clicks. That’s convenient.
Also started reading some MS software books, just in case those are homework.
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