So...Wassup?

I guess I have been delinquent again in updating my blog ;p Well...this is not work right? So delinquent is probably too strong a word hehe...

Anyway, things has been getting busier at work and looks set to be more challenging now that my manager, who is an expat, flies back to the US for good this Sunday. While I have only started working with him closely since last November, I must say that the experience has been great and much, much better than all the managers I have worked for in the past.

Perhaps I have been a bit dependent on him to watch my back...but that's what a good manager is suppose to do, isn't it? Well, this is not to say that other managers (and there are a few that I actually work for) don't give me the necessary backing, but they require more "managing upwards" that I would have thought required.

Lesson learn: I believe that one should always manage upwards if you want to get things done, quick, and also if you want your career development to go the right way. The problem in Malaysia is, even if you try to manage upwards, things might still not get done, or not done the way you want it...but at least you tried lah...

One of the main reasons employees quote for leaving a company is because of problems with their direct supervisor or the person they reports to. From my point of view...money and achievements comes into play too...but a bad relationship with your immediate superior could well be the needle that breaks the camel's back.

OK...not really my intention to talk about management and what not.

Tonight will be another night for the Oranje to show if they really have the class and determination to win the Euro Cup like they did 10 years ago. Will Van Basten or Hidink - both Dutch mind you - be the better coach/manager tonight? We shall see...as I'm a football fool enough to get up at 2.45am to catch it live. It better be a good game lol ;p

Oh...and I have just installed Firefox 3! I guess I have always been a fan of Firefox over IE. And the new version is slicker and faster than before. So far, the add-ons are still not that many, but I have seen some good ones, like PicLens. I'm sure developers are already creating better add-on and plugins for Firefox users and I'm sure looking forward to it. Frankly...IE7 sucks...slow...cumbersome and every time is loads something it always pops up on my screen even though I hadit minimized.

So if you have not download or upgrade the latest Firefox 3, what are you waiting for?? Go check it out here: Firefox 3 :D

OK...those we were not what I wanted to talk about too ;p Actually I have no idea what I wanbt to write...I'm just crapping (though not literally mind you) around till my anime downloads - Bleach (epi 175), Naruto Shippuuden (epi 63) and D.Gray Man (epi 88) - are complete. Bad thing is... it's freaking slow with Streamyx! Though it's really not a surprise anymore, which I'm sure M'sian users feels the same.

Oh...drats...I think I should get a few hours of sleep first before the game...lest I become a zombie tomorrow and miss gym again.