In less than half an hour, 2023 will come to an end. This December has been delightful for a number of reasons, the main one being that I spent the first 2 weeks of the month on my Japan vacation. It is a long overdue vacation since 2019, so I made sure to make this trip well it's worth. We travelled across Tokyo, Kawaguchiko, Kyoto, Osaka & Karuizawa before finally ending the trip with a bang in Tokyo Disneyland & Tokyo Disneysea.
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| Waiting to Board Our Flight - Galaxy S23+ |
Yes... This has been an extremely wicked month where work is concerned. This particular "team mate" of mine is really an asshole, and that's putting it mildly. There was an instance when the overwhelming colleague (who made me got my chest tightness in our meeting last month) reached out from a JIRA story complaining about a feature that was supposed to have been deployed on the previous week but was nowhere to be found. And this "team mate" of mine left a scorching remarks in the JIRA thread that really made my blood boil. Turned out, the enhancement was overwritten by a deployment that made it gone missing.
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| What An Asshole - Galaxy S23+ |
I felt like October just whizzed past me. So many things happened over a span of less than 31 days. Work has been unforgiving as usual. I'm strongly considering to ask for an internal transfer as soon as I'm eligible because I really cannot stand the pace and an ambitious team mate who's willing to make me look bad so that he can get ahead. There's also this other colleague who's so stubborn, sitting with him for a meeting earlier this month almost triggered my panic attack again. It was a sensation that I haven't felt in a while but suddenly returned this month. I guess I have been quite stressed out at work. I have finished almost 24 muscle relaxant pills this month..... That's how difficult this month has been...
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| Waiting to See The Doctor - Galaxy S23+ |
September has been plain sailing so far, with some health problems every now and then. I'm still reminiscing about my trip to Batam earlier this month, there are times when I wish I could be transported back there in an instant. Harbour Bay has certainly become more charming now.
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| Charming Harbour Bay - Galaxy S23+ |
As I'm writing this month's entry, I have just submitted 2 complaints for missing items in my online delivery purchases as well as repacking an item that should be returned due to the wrong order being sent to me. In total, 3 deliveries were bungled over a span of 7 days which leaves me extremely annoyed.
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| Morning View From The Office - S23+ |
July has been an extremely busy month with a good share of bad episodes too. On the work front, I had to work for about 4 hours on 3 Sundays just to catch up with work. Sometimes, I'm really not sure what's going on with work. Is it the norm to be so busy here in ONE? Or just in my department? Or just in my team?
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| Another WFH Day - Galaxy Note 20 Ultra |
June has been a jam packed month filled with many activities and events. The month started with Vesak celebration. I went vegetarian for a full week prior to the day and finally went to the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple on the day itself. The temple was packed with worshippers as expected. I went with Lincoln and finished in about 30 minutes before finally going back home.
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| Happy Vesak Day From Buddha Tooth Relic Temple - Galaxy Note 9 |
May has been a month that is nothing short of maddening. Despite the short break to Bali, I have been afflicted with all kinds of sickness, some of which are old problems that have became worst.
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| Waiting to Board at T4 - Galaxy Note 9 |
Day 2 started with a trip to Kuta Beachwalk again as the missus wanted to exchange the kiddos' swimwears. After the quick trip to Kuta Beachwalk, our next stop was Seminyak where we tried to trace back the trails of our past trip back in 2019.
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| Let's Explore Seminyak - A7RMk3 + FE 20mm F1.8G |
So about more than 1 week ago, the missus and I made an impromptu trip to Bali. It was a last minute trip as one of our houses there was finally going to be sold. I'm so relieved that one of those "burdens" is finally gone.
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| Some Shophouse Installation in T4 - A7RMk3 + FE20mm F1.8G |
A nice word for a change. I can't remember when was the last time I used such a positive word to wrap up my month. This has been a crazy busy month at work with some days going as long as 14 hours. But this is also the month when I received my bonus, the most I have ever received in my entire career to date.
March has been pretty much the same except for some eventful happenings at home. Work has been very tough too as usual, with it's own share of dramas. One major story we worked on had some features rolled back even after UAT as the local users thought the feature could possibly spam the customers. Well... just give them what they want.
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| Early Friday Meeting - Galaxy Note 9 |
Goodbye February... Although February is usually a month supposed to be full of celebrations such as Valentine's, Lindsay' birthday & my wedding anniversary, I am saddened to learn of my cousin's passing. She had contracted cancer back in 2021 and went for treatments in Hong Kong & Guangzhou, even got her hand amputated from the shoulder. And yet despite all that she still succumbed to it. My heart is really broken.. my sister and I used to play together with her and her sisters when we were kids in Jakarta. She also lived in my parents' house in Surabaya when she was still studying in Petra. Of all my cousins, she and her sisters are the ones my siblings and I are closest with. She leaves behind her husband and two young sons, one of whom is about the same age as Lincoln.
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| Farewell Se Se... |
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| Studying JIRA on Youtube - Galaxy Note 9 |
