get ready to scramble
it's amusing to watch how people here at work scramble like crazy ants at the earliest hint of a network failure.it starts with a surprised gasp, a puzzled look, a growing sense of panic when the computer comes to a halt along with all the other programs, transactions and operations it's running.then the commotion grows as they learn that their seatmate, their groupmates, the adjacent team, the entire floor, the entire building is having the same problems.then calls and service requests assail the call center - people complaining that their work has come to halt, that things aren't working as they expect them to, demanding for an explanation, an assurance of an immediate restoration of the order of things.
"the network's down!oh no, the network's down!" you'd think that by the way they're freaking out, the four horsemen of apocalypse has been unleashed and the world is coming to an end.but perhaps it is, in this little world that is hp where where the network is as vital as solar energy, a downtime is tantamount to an overextended typhoon season when all the polar caps have melted, flooding the world like a rerun of noah's ark.i would be panicking of course, but only because I dread the thought of having nothing to do and not being able to surf, send emails or even chat with people online.and so yes, i admit i panic like people in noah's time, not because the entire world's underwater but because i'd have to be stuck with the animals.
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i just came from lunch with aisa and we were talking about people we used to be in the same org in school with.our conversation came to a common acquaintance who used to star in one of those short-lived teeny bopper shows.and it got me wondering where have all those other teen wannabee has-beens and never-beens gone from circa that's entertainment to ang-tv to tgis and gimik and pretty soon, the generation starstruck and star circle quest?do they miss being on tv, having people shout their names in adulation and their faces gracing every ad, billboard and magazine?or are they thankful that they've finally achieved a semblance of a normal life without the frantic schedule and the role-playing?and for the more famous ones, can they ever have that normal life most of us enjoy plenty fine?or is there nothing distinct about a star's life from mine except the fact that they're richer, more famous, perhaps have better prospects of a love/lust life, and have a greater tendency to die earlier from some disease than me?
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what is with girls less helpful and accommodating with their fellow girls than boys?i realized this during the past few days when I've been asking for help from the girls in the group and the boys seemed more willing and eager to answer my questions than them.but when boys asked them, they seemed friendlier and more accommodating.is this paranoia, girls being girls (loosely translated, subtle flirts) or am i just more appealing to guys(thus their willingness to help)which might probably mean I'll never be a lesbian object of affection?
"the network's down!oh no, the network's down!" you'd think that by the way they're freaking out, the four horsemen of apocalypse has been unleashed and the world is coming to an end.but perhaps it is, in this little world that is hp where where the network is as vital as solar energy, a downtime is tantamount to an overextended typhoon season when all the polar caps have melted, flooding the world like a rerun of noah's ark.i would be panicking of course, but only because I dread the thought of having nothing to do and not being able to surf, send emails or even chat with people online.and so yes, i admit i panic like people in noah's time, not because the entire world's underwater but because i'd have to be stuck with the animals.
i just came from lunch with aisa and we were talking about people we used to be in the same org in school with.our conversation came to a common acquaintance who used to star in one of those short-lived teeny bopper shows.and it got me wondering where have all those other teen wannabee has-beens and never-beens gone from circa that's entertainment to ang-tv to tgis and gimik and pretty soon, the generation starstruck and star circle quest?do they miss being on tv, having people shout their names in adulation and their faces gracing every ad, billboard and magazine?or are they thankful that they've finally achieved a semblance of a normal life without the frantic schedule and the role-playing?and for the more famous ones, can they ever have that normal life most of us enjoy plenty fine?or is there nothing distinct about a star's life from mine except the fact that they're richer, more famous, perhaps have better prospects of a love/lust life, and have a greater tendency to die earlier from some disease than me?
what is with girls less helpful and accommodating with their fellow girls than boys?i realized this during the past few days when I've been asking for help from the girls in the group and the boys seemed more willing and eager to answer my questions than them.but when boys asked them, they seemed friendlier and more accommodating.is this paranoia, girls being girls (loosely translated, subtle flirts) or am i just more appealing to guys(thus their willingness to help)which might probably mean I'll never be a lesbian object of affection?
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