Project Blues

Its saturday afternoon and I'm still at the office working. Been preparing some stuff for the go live on Monday. Finally, one of my projects will roll out to Production. My boss is here as well, not really doing anything but I guess he felt he should support the team on this weekend work day.

I have a whole team of people from Vietnam working on the final modifications, and 4 other people here prepping up things from our side. The truth is, with the speed things are moving right now, we probably wont be able to deploy by end of day today. But I am not really complaining too much. I have virtually done what it was that I hated most when I was doing consulting work - that is to creep some new scope into projects. I must've inserted at least 15 man-days worth of work to this 25 man-day project and only extending the schedule by 8 days.

We got a lot of features and functionality into this darn thing. I remember yesterday when I was talking to the Project Manager from Vietnam and they were trying to be tough with me, telling me that no more changes would be done, etc.. there's a part of me that feels a bit guilty but I guess that's how it is since I am now a client. I've just been through some really tough shit as a consultant and now I know exactly what it is that I demand for as a client.

The wife is starting to give me the cold shoulder already. Havent been able to spend enough time with her and the daughter lately. And now I'm working on a Saturday with a good prospect of returning here tomorrow. Sigh.

Ortigas Parking

Yesterday, the security guard stopped me from entering my usual parking slot under this chinese restaurant at the back of our building -- I've been parking there for several months now, that being the only covered parking area that has a flat rate of P75 per day.

I was told that they no longer allowed non-customers to park there, more specially the likes of myself who are non-customers that park there for the entire day. I guess the P75 bribe no longer works for the buggers then since that's what it really is - a bribe. Payments of P75 without reciepts. Because really, nobody gives a flying fuck anyway. It's that or a parking fee of at least P90 and a space without any shade. The car gets a nice tan in the sun so to speak - and the inside feels like an goddamn oven.

I was hissing and cussing of course, but what could I do? Drove around several blocks trying to find something similar, but alas - all the ones with shade are for those monthly rates, and those that allow daily and hourly parking are the "baking" slots. So off I go to SM Megamall for their P40 flat rate and I walk my ass to office for at least 6 blocks.

And then I get to talk to my female colleague who I tipped about that nice parking at the chinese resto. Lo and behold, she was still parked there. No issues when she drove in or anything. Fine - maybe the other guard hadn't gotten the memo yet or whatever. And so I drive in again this morning hoping to use this new found leverage and was met up by the same fucker that stopped me yesteday. So we argued for a while and then I called my friend. She said this same fucker happily smiled at her and released the chain guard to let her in without even a single word. Motherfucker!

I guess this just means I lost favor with them and girls apparently still get to pass through. So do I lodge a complaint and let the management know that their security is letting others pass? I don't really know... I guess it all depends on how good my mood is, or if she eve pisses me off... it's just harder to swallow since I was the one who tipped her about that place.

Tablature

Man i've really been busy with work I havent had the chance to write some new stuff here. But this morning I searched for a guitar tab of a song and found that fucking NMPA has been shutting down sites in the US because now they want people to buy tabs! What fuck is up with that?

That is fucking crazy!!!!