Yes. Mea Culpa. Me culpable of not posting enough on my miserable blog. But hopefully, the adrenaline rush and frostbite of spending several weeks in Ohio might change all that.
Yes. I hereby resolve to blog my experiences of Ohio and US-on-the-job-training! Within limits, of course, can't very well give away company secrets and be sued for breach of Information Security Policy, now can I? Well, yes I could, but why would I want to? Not quite one of the things I need to do before I die...
About this blog post:
Now what was I supposed to talk about?
Oh yes.
Merry Christmas and Season's Greetings to all!
This auspicious blog entry marks the start of my already faltering resolve to regularly blog experiences and personal impressions of my exciting On-the-Job-training-stint. I'll be enjoying (hopefully) -25 Celcius weather, and finally (after 6 years) be able to use my stupidly warm parka.We'll see who wins. My parka and my polar bear constitution, or Ohio area-effect snow and wind...
About the people helping to arrange the training:
My Department's Head Cheese (hereafter known as Kind Boss) in the US has been extremely helpful and kind, by co-ordinating efforts to secure resources for me, while I'm there. In addition to Kind Boss, I also have one of two mentors helping Kind Boss out, like fine-tuning my training program, answering stupid questions and generally catering to my every whim and fancy. No, really! I didn't anticipate that US HR would send me a questionnaire, asking me to list my preferences for Stuff After Work (SAW).
So, happy, culturally-starved me, I listed Broadway, early music performances, free music conservatory recitals, gentle hiking and coffee as my preferred passions. Will they really help me experience all that? Read on, over the next several weeks to find out!! Ha! Finally, a good reason to keep on reading my blog! Whoo Hoo!So, a Big Thank You to Kind Boss and Mentors for your offered help! But, here's a problem:
Being a Person of Oriental Origins (POO) uh..., I'm obliged to make a feeble attempt to try and show my appreciation, other than making them famous by mentioning them on my well-read blog.
So, for Kind Boss, I schlepped over to Chinatown to get a Chinese-Dragon-topped Jade name stamp, with Kind Boss' English name phonetically transmogrified into Mandarin, natch. The two mentors have a Chinese-Lion-topped Jade name stamp. What do you all out there think? Lemme know, by posting comments!
I have a Peranakan heritage, so I also got for Kind Boss a pair of authentic, but not antique Peranakan Intan display spoons. Hopefully, Kind Boss will like them, and think kindly of me during the half-yearly job appraisal (ahem).
During my OJT, my weekends will be sorta free, aside from the free concerts. I'm also thinking of visiting New York at the end of my training, and go see a few Broadway shows - Spamalot and Company come to mind!
Please be kind, and send me suggestions on how to enjoy myself in the US, during January to March (preferably not too far from Ohio, like Hawaii).
Please?
