Panasonic Lumix DMC FZ-18
From now on, I can post more pictures =)
Thursday, July 31, 2008
New Toy
My new toy is finally here!!!
Panasonic Lumix DMC FZ-18
From now on, I can post more pictures =)
Panasonic Lumix DMC FZ-18
From now on, I can post more pictures =)
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
I.S.
So far, IS (Information System) department is the non-Actuarial department that I have most interaction with. Most of them are nice people. They are people I go to when I need to update my computer, when I need new data for analysis, when I need to grumble about how slow my computer is, and also they are my savior at this one time when I need to recover a very important document that I accidentally deleted (haha...I was really grateful for that because otherwise, I would have been in great trouble).
Mike and I try to peak into the meeting room today to check out what the Information System (IS) people are discussing but both of us don't understand what we see on the screen. Well...it's English...IS kind of English. The IS people always have a language of their own. Every time they come over to fix something, they will try to be cool and confuse us with all the error codes. Most of the times, we will just ignore them.
The next time, we should try to speak in Actuarial language too when they come over...haha...
Mike and I try to peak into the meeting room today to check out what the Information System (IS) people are discussing but both of us don't understand what we see on the screen. Well...it's English...IS kind of English. The IS people always have a language of their own. Every time they come over to fix something, they will try to be cool and confuse us with all the error codes. Most of the times, we will just ignore them.
The next time, we should try to speak in Actuarial language too when they come over...haha...
Monday, July 28, 2008
Motorcycle dream
As I am driving home today, suddenly, I catch a glimpse of a bright red motorcycle (something like Honda NR500)!!!!
Gosh...I can't keep my eyes off the motorcyclist who is behind my car. All the way from exit 78 to exit 70, until the motorcyclist exit the highway, my eyes just automatically look at the rear-view mirror. When he changes lane, I change to the same lane too...haha...I think I am looking at the mirror about 70% of the time. I know it's kind of dangerous but I just can't help it.
I love motorcycle ever since I was young.I started watching Grand Prix racing before watching F1. I always dream to ride a motorcycle like that. Knowing that I can't handle a motorcycle by myself, I really wish that one day, one of my friend will get such a cool motorcycle and give me a ride...a dream ride...
Gosh...I can't keep my eyes off the motorcyclist who is behind my car. All the way from exit 78 to exit 70, until the motorcyclist exit the highway, my eyes just automatically look at the rear-view mirror. When he changes lane, I change to the same lane too...haha...I think I am looking at the mirror about 70% of the time. I know it's kind of dangerous but I just can't help it.
I love motorcycle ever since I was young.I started watching Grand Prix racing before watching F1. I always dream to ride a motorcycle like that. Knowing that I can't handle a motorcycle by myself, I really wish that one day, one of my friend will get such a cool motorcycle and give me a ride...a dream ride...
Monday, July 21, 2008
New Department and hopefully better ways to slice the cake...
After spending 7 weeks in one department, I am moving to another department since our actuary has finally arrived today. He seems like a nice guy but we don't really have the chance to talk much, so I still can't tell.
A-M and I sure are excited, now that there is another person who can understand our "actuarial jokes" :p
For the past few weeks, I have been learning a lot from A-M and also from a lot of readings that I found online. I don't mind self learning but sometimes, I get stuck in the middle of an analysis and I really hope that there are more people whom I can consult. Last week, I spent two days to try out this new way to analyze but it turned out that I sliced the cake too much that all I got were crumbs. I look at this
and I can't think of a way to fix it. I need to talk to someone!!!!
Frustrating?
yeah...but well, that's part of the learning process right? With another person joining our family, I think I can get some advice and a clearer directions now. I am all geared up for more analysis, more work, more fun...haha...
P&C is getting more and more interesting!!!!
A-M and I sure are excited, now that there is another person who can understand our "actuarial jokes" :p
For the past few weeks, I have been learning a lot from A-M and also from a lot of readings that I found online. I don't mind self learning but sometimes, I get stuck in the middle of an analysis and I really hope that there are more people whom I can consult. Last week, I spent two days to try out this new way to analyze but it turned out that I sliced the cake too much that all I got were crumbs. I look at this
and I can't think of a way to fix it. I need to talk to someone!!!!
Frustrating?
yeah...but well, that's part of the learning process right? With another person joining our family, I think I can get some advice and a clearer directions now. I am all geared up for more analysis, more work, more fun...haha...
P&C is getting more and more interesting!!!!
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Goodbye Green and White?
Being a huge fan of Starbucks, I could't help but to feel sad when I saw the news in NYTimes titled:
"Starbucks Announces It Will Close 600 Stores."
I felt worse when I found out that the Starbucks that I frequent in Flint is one of them which couldn't survive this bad economy. It has always been the hideaway for me when I work. I go there almost everyday just to have a break from work. I enjoy sitting on the sofa, sipping coffee and momentarily not thinking about anything.
Jason said that I'm addicted to coffee, but really, I drink coffee just because I like it. Whatever it is, Starbucks is more than coffee.
It's about the friendly smile that every barista has.
It's about the prefect drink that I get every time.
It's about the friends who loves coffee as much as I do.
It's about the sweet memories that I have with every drink.
Nonetheless, Starbucks coffee starts to have some weird effect on me. I used to have a Quad Venti Mocha and a Grande coffee in a day and still feel prefectly normal. But now, I just need to down a quarter of a Grande coffee and I can feel my heart pumping really fast.
I know I have to cut down on coffee and I am trying to. I don't understand why coffee has such a weird effect on me all of a sudden but certainly, I hope this is not the end of Starbucks and I.
My Starbucks Card
"A cup of coffee shared with a friend is happiness tasted and time well spent."
"Starbucks Announces It Will Close 600 Stores."
I felt worse when I found out that the Starbucks that I frequent in Flint is one of them which couldn't survive this bad economy. It has always been the hideaway for me when I work. I go there almost everyday just to have a break from work. I enjoy sitting on the sofa, sipping coffee and momentarily not thinking about anything.
Jason said that I'm addicted to coffee, but really, I drink coffee just because I like it. Whatever it is, Starbucks is more than coffee.
It's about the friendly smile that every barista has.
It's about the prefect drink that I get every time.
It's about the friends who loves coffee as much as I do.
It's about the sweet memories that I have with every drink.
Nonetheless, Starbucks coffee starts to have some weird effect on me. I used to have a Quad Venti Mocha and a Grande coffee in a day and still feel prefectly normal. But now, I just need to down a quarter of a Grande coffee and I can feel my heart pumping really fast.
I know I have to cut down on coffee and I am trying to. I don't understand why coffee has such a weird effect on me all of a sudden but certainly, I hope this is not the end of Starbucks and I.
My Starbucks Card"A cup of coffee shared with a friend is happiness tasted and time well spent."
Thursday, July 10, 2008
My keychain
I bought this cute keychain online.
There was only ONE left, so I ordered immediately and was happy to get the email notification about my order.
However......
A few days later, I got another email that says:
Regarding Order #: PAUL-xxxx
One or more products in your order are out of stock:
1 Character Keychain One Size Red
Now, I want it even more and I'll search high and low for it.
There was only ONE left, so I ordered immediately and was happy to get the email notification about my order.
However......
A few days later, I got another email that says:
Regarding Order #: PAUL-xxxx
One or more products in your order are out of stock:
1 Character Keychain One Size Red
Now, I want it even more and I'll search high and low for it.
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Fun with spreadsheet...
"Those who stay will be champions."
-Bo
A friend reminded me about the Wolverines ideal -to persist in achieving excellence when I was downhearted after being rejected by a few companies for an internship. I tried really hard in my interviews, but for some reason, it wasn't enough to impress my interviewers.
I was depressed but I did not give up and tried harder to look for a job. I found a few companies to which I submitted my resume and after that, all I could do was to wait. I dislike waiting. I dislike people asking me what's my plan for the summer. People looked at me with disbelief when I answered, "I dunno." My priority was my internship and until I confirm if I get one, I could only have tentative plans (or rather alternative plans).
However, all the waiting prove to be worthwhile. Finally, I found a job at a Michigan based Property and Casualty company in Flint. In less than a month time, I had to complete my paperwork and get a car apart from studying for exams and making arrangement for the Midwest Games in Southern Illinois University, Carbondale.
I was excited on the first day of work and now, on my 6th week of work, I am STILL EXCITED!!! Before this, I was more exposed to life insurance and I did not know much about P&C to like it. I am glad that I have the opportunity to work in and learn more about this field. I love my job and things are getting better everyday.
My first week wasn't the most exciting one though. All I did were:
Paperwork.
Read manual.
Read manual.
Honestly, reading manual is a bit boring but hey, it proves to be useful. Not only that I understand the things that are covered but also, it makes my job now easier. Had I not gone through the manual for a few times, I would not be able to search for related topics so easily now.
The subsequent weeks:
Spreadsheets!!!
After a few learning sessions with my colleagues, I started to do some real analysis already and as my professor said, "get my hands dirty" with pass year data. Excel and Access very soon become my buddies.
Everyday, I learn and discover new things. I get a few but not many specific task to work on. Part of my job is really "independent study". However, I am glad that I am following the correct track because the stuff that I choose to work on came in handy during meetings. I could answer questions and give some feedbacks and ideas about some of the stuff that we discussed.
Apart from work, I like the people here too. Everyone here knows each other and we are more like a family. People really care for each other. Working here is relaxing and one of the great things is that we get half day off on Fridays....pretty sweet right?
Nice work. Nice people. What else can I ask for?
I was depressed but I did not give up and tried harder to look for a job. I found a few companies to which I submitted my resume and after that, all I could do was to wait. I dislike waiting. I dislike people asking me what's my plan for the summer. People looked at me with disbelief when I answered, "I dunno." My priority was my internship and until I confirm if I get one, I could only have tentative plans (or rather alternative plans).
However, all the waiting prove to be worthwhile. Finally, I found a job at a Michigan based Property and Casualty company in Flint. In less than a month time, I had to complete my paperwork and get a car apart from studying for exams and making arrangement for the Midwest Games in Southern Illinois University, Carbondale.
I was excited on the first day of work and now, on my 6th week of work, I am STILL EXCITED!!! Before this, I was more exposed to life insurance and I did not know much about P&C to like it. I am glad that I have the opportunity to work in and learn more about this field. I love my job and things are getting better everyday.
My first week wasn't the most exciting one though. All I did were:
Paperwork.
Read manual.
Read manual.
Honestly, reading manual is a bit boring but hey, it proves to be useful. Not only that I understand the things that are covered but also, it makes my job now easier. Had I not gone through the manual for a few times, I would not be able to search for related topics so easily now.
The subsequent weeks:
Spreadsheets!!!
After a few learning sessions with my colleagues, I started to do some real analysis already and as my professor said, "get my hands dirty" with pass year data. Excel and Access very soon become my buddies.
Everyday, I learn and discover new things. I get a few but not many specific task to work on. Part of my job is really "independent study". However, I am glad that I am following the correct track because the stuff that I choose to work on came in handy during meetings. I could answer questions and give some feedbacks and ideas about some of the stuff that we discussed.
Apart from work, I like the people here too. Everyone here knows each other and we are more like a family. People really care for each other. Working here is relaxing and one of the great things is that we get half day off on Fridays....pretty sweet right?
Nice work. Nice people. What else can I ask for?
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