tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57388212011-04-21T21:07:36.826+02:00The good, the daft and the uglyLife can be a bitch, and living most of it behind a laptop and an internet connection can make it such. Hence feed on my frustrations here.Raphaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09634769574376745140noreply@blogger.comBlogger151100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738821.post-1096126743648741252004-09-25T17:32:00.000+02:002004-09-25T17:42:19.286+02:00Around EuropeI was just inspired by the blog of the friend of a friend of mine (the nature of the web makes everyone connected). Here is a map of the European states I visited till now:
I visited only 11 countries :-) I guess I have to improve on it.Raphaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09634769574376745140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738821.post-1096043058447702502004-09-24T18:20:00.000+02:002004-09-24T18:24:18.446+02:00The joy of longing for the weekendI almost forgot how it felt to long for the end of the week to come. When you are on holiday, you end up being so pampered with too much time that you forget how to do proper time management and end up wasting more time.
Tomorrow I get to go to the insurance to settle everything and start works on the car. The count down can be officially started. Tick tock tick tock. I also get to wake up Raphaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09634769574376745140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738821.post-1095871153585897852004-09-22T18:16:00.000+02:002004-09-24T18:17:59.233+02:00I am working @ full steamOk, its now official ... I have a job. YeY!! Right now I am banging my head to get things up and running at work while trying to learn the little bits and pieces of acquired knowledge people forget to tell you when you join a company.
Oh well. The job is at GFI, renowned for their GFI Faxmaker and MailSecurity packages. The place itself is good and the job is challenging - which is what I Raphaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09634769574376745140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738821.post-1095622354199615972004-09-19T21:19:00.000+02:002004-09-21T11:32:08.646+02:00Review of "The Terminal"Last Friday I got to go and watch the new Spielberg flick - "The Terminal", starring Tom Hanks. I have a big respect for the actor although I was expecting something very similar to Cast Away. I must say that this film was a welcome breeze and really pleasant.
Quick synopsis: "A man gets stuck in the transit area in JFK airport USA due to paperwork. Nobody claims him, yet the police try to "Raphaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09634769574376745140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738821.post-1095525837295796082004-09-18T18:33:00.000+02:002004-09-21T11:42:56.343+02:00Trouble with LindseyFor all those of you who know me well, you know that my car got baptised with the name Lindsey. Well, today it poured ... and it poured like mad. She is currently parked in Swieqi with I guess lots of water somewhere inside. Lots of thanks go to my cousin Rosette for saving the day. Where the water is I dunno, but thats up to Kind's next Monday.
Hence I am officially carless. Now it stopped Raphaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09634769574376745140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738821.post-1095361433689340742004-09-16T20:35:00.000+02:002004-09-21T11:42:04.686+02:00The contract is on the table. Now what ?What would you do if you had to sign a piece of paper telling you that you are now OWNED by a company? Thats the feeling I am currently feeling.
The company seems to have a good background and the direction matches mine. What worries me most is the fact that I am going to be legally committed to something, and its not female :-)
What muddles my thoughts is the horrible contract. I first Raphaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09634769574376745140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738821.post-1095239545430288432004-09-15T11:10:00.000+02:002004-09-21T11:45:06.563+02:00This week is getting interesting ... more jobs on the horizonSeems like this week I am getting lucky again. Yesterday I went to yet another interview. Its good when you get to talk directly to the CEO about the future direction of the company. I am very interested in R&D and the job focus seemed to be that. Actually it would be a dream job if it weren't for the time based contract. I guess it all depends on the cash at stake. Its all about the money ... Raphaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09634769574376745140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738821.post-1095022216100646982004-09-12T22:21:00.000+02:002004-09-14T13:52:30.380+02:00Back to the RockIt simply rocked. I guess Gozo Boys Weekends are rather wicked ... rather. We were a good group of people: GinG, Fishy, Spiru, Degi, Valenz, Vishal, Laffy & Kilin (aka Mike Portanier). Photos can be found in my gallery here. Movies should be coming up soon in the gallery once Fishy sends them over.
Raphaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09634769574376745140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738821.post-1094824518598405212004-09-10T15:40:00.000+02:002004-09-15T14:13:23.660+02:00Boys on the loose in GozoLife is good and I am still job searching. Received yet another job opening for a Linux post. I am on a mission: enjoy all the summer and then get my hands dirty on some serious project. The LPI certification is still at the back of my head.
Insomma, me as usual didn't pack yet. One of these days I have to get down to write The Checklist for travelling. You know, you always get to forget Raphaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09634769574376745140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738821.post-1094780133474892672004-09-10T03:06:00.000+02:002004-09-15T14:14:30.076+02:00Advanced course in Web DesignMy Dad was a teacher and had once tried to give me private lessons to prepare me for sitting for my entrance exams at St Aloysius College . I must admit that his attempt proved to be a battlefield where the usual Teacher/Pupil relationship goes straight out of the window.
In this light, today, I felt like what it is to teach your girlfriend what "real" web design is all about. As I arrived at Raphaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09634769574376745140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738821.post-1094751204919120612004-09-09T19:33:00.000+02:002004-09-15T14:15:52.093+02:00Back to the NetIts been a time since I updated my blog with stuff which is not work related.
Well, here I am: bored & unemployed. I finally have some time for myself, my oRi and my pet projects. After Prague I basically learnt how to sit on my ass and do things which are not Java.
Oh I do miss coffee. Gentoo is back on my lappy and it looks beautiful. Had to say so long to the Windoze partition only to Raphaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09634769574376745140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738821.post-1087376410926909132004-06-16T11:00:00.000+02:002004-06-16T11:00:10.926+02:00XML.com: XUL [May. 24, 2000]Raphaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09634769574376745140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738821.post-1087375839629484312004-06-16T10:50:00.000+02:002004-06-16T10:50:39.630+02:00Xul PlanetRaphaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09634769574376745140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738821.post-1062083725244789962003-08-28T17:15:00.000+02:002003-08-28T17:15:25.323+02:00Benorama :: ColdFusion MX :: Functions LibraryRaphaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09634769574376745140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738821.post-1062079229961349882003-08-28T16:00:00.000+02:002003-08-28T16:00:29.836+02:00Java Advanced Imaging Tutorial 1.0Raphaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09634769574376745140noreply@blogger.com