There's a rumor going around that IBM's going to layoff 150,000 global services consultants in the US. I totally could've went into IT consulting after college and now I'd be fearing for my job. Not that being a developer is much safer.
Hopefully business consultants won't be moved any time soon... it's all about the people skills. :)
Saturday, May 5, 2007
Let's get started
In Austria now for a 3 week MBA crash course. Finally got to see some of the backgrounds of the other attendees. This must be one of the most educated group of folks I've ever been in a room with. 35 people of which:
- 11 hold only a Masters
- 16 hold PhD/Doctorate (most of which of course have masters as well)
- 3 hold JD's or equivalent
- 2 hold MD's
Interestingly enough, most of the PhD's don't have real work experience, so I'm curious to see what happens during training. I always wondered what people did with a PhD. I guess those that don't want to go into academia or research go to consulting. :) Maybe Joe will end up being a consultant...
Everyone's very nice and socialable - typical first day behavior.
Time to learn some Excel tips & tricks.
- 11 hold only a Masters
- 16 hold PhD/Doctorate (most of which of course have masters as well)
- 3 hold JD's or equivalent
- 2 hold MD's
Interestingly enough, most of the PhD's don't have real work experience, so I'm curious to see what happens during training. I always wondered what people did with a PhD. I guess those that don't want to go into academia or research go to consulting. :) Maybe Joe will end up being a consultant...
Everyone's very nice and socialable - typical first day behavior.
Time to learn some Excel tips & tricks.
Wednesday, May 2, 2007
Continuing the Expensive Restaurant Losing Streak
Since this was the last time for a month that we'll all be in town (Edmund's off to NYC for a month, I'm off to Austria for 3 weeks), I decided to have my T1 I owe thanks to my signing bonus last night.
My baby's been craving Ruth's Chris for a while now - "the best filet mignon in town" she claims, so that's where we went. It's also one of the few restaurants on the Eastside so it's easier for the guys to get there.
Alas, they were way off their game last night. It was pretty sad.
Appetizers
We each had an order of the appetizer sampler, so we got to taste pretty much all they had to offer. Their barbecue shrimp was overcooked and their shrimp cocktail didn't seem very fresh. I liked the stuffed mushrooms and their crab, but they weren't all that impressive. We also ordered 2 plates of crab legs, and these were worse quality than the ones you get at Costco. At $45 a plate, you'd think they'd have El Gaucho like crab legs (yum...) but instead, you get these weak super fishy ones. Sigh.
Soup and Salad
I didn't have any soup or salad, but they seemed pretty good. The lobster bisque looked pretty so not too bad.
Main Course
Eray and Peter each had a filet and then shared a ribeye. Hardcore.
My ribeye. Oscar style so they added a crabcake (?) on it. Usually don't they just add crab? What's crazy is that a plate of 2 crabcakes for appetizer is $15, but adding this one crabcake is $13? WTH?
Look at how happy we all are BEFORE we started eating.
As you can probably guess from my tone, I was not very happy with the main course. My steak was totally tasteless - and yes I particularly like tasty foods, but everyone thought it was bad, including my baby who LOVES steak and eats almost anything. The creamed spinach was super bland, as were the potatoes. Now I finished a 40 ounce steak on my birthday, but I couldn't cram down this 20 ouncer. Bleh.
I wasn't the only one having issues. Yin had crabcakes and she didn't finish them either because they were too salty. Sara finished her filet, but only after remarking a few times that it was not as good as she remembered.
Dessert
Finally the dessert. The bread pudding wasn't too bad, but the molten chocolate pie tasted just like a normal chocolate cake. There wasn't really any molten chocolate in it, and the cake was just like the chocolate sponge cake from Sara Lee that I used to have after school.
So all in all, it was just a very disappointing dinner, especially for $120 a person.
Worse yet, I had a stomach ache pretty much immediately which lasted the rest of the night (and it's still quesy today), and Peter, Yi fung and Sara all have/had stomach aches as well. Talk about a loser. Ruth's Chris, you're dead to me.
My baby's been craving Ruth's Chris for a while now - "the best filet mignon in town" she claims, so that's where we went. It's also one of the few restaurants on the Eastside so it's easier for the guys to get there.
Alas, they were way off their game last night. It was pretty sad.
Appetizers
We each had an order of the appetizer sampler, so we got to taste pretty much all they had to offer. Their barbecue shrimp was overcooked and their shrimp cocktail didn't seem very fresh. I liked the stuffed mushrooms and their crab, but they weren't all that impressive. We also ordered 2 plates of crab legs, and these were worse quality than the ones you get at Costco. At $45 a plate, you'd think they'd have El Gaucho like crab legs (yum...) but instead, you get these weak super fishy ones. Sigh.
Soup and Salad
I didn't have any soup or salad, but they seemed pretty good. The lobster bisque looked pretty so not too bad.
Main Course
Eray and Peter each had a filet and then shared a ribeye. Hardcore.
My ribeye. Oscar style so they added a crabcake (?) on it. Usually don't they just add crab? What's crazy is that a plate of 2 crabcakes for appetizer is $15, but adding this one crabcake is $13? WTH?
Look at how happy we all are BEFORE we started eating.
As you can probably guess from my tone, I was not very happy with the main course. My steak was totally tasteless - and yes I particularly like tasty foods, but everyone thought it was bad, including my baby who LOVES steak and eats almost anything. The creamed spinach was super bland, as were the potatoes. Now I finished a 40 ounce steak on my birthday, but I couldn't cram down this 20 ouncer. Bleh.
I wasn't the only one having issues. Yin had crabcakes and she didn't finish them either because they were too salty. Sara finished her filet, but only after remarking a few times that it was not as good as she remembered.
Dessert
Finally the dessert. The bread pudding wasn't too bad, but the molten chocolate pie tasted just like a normal chocolate cake. There wasn't really any molten chocolate in it, and the cake was just like the chocolate sponge cake from Sara Lee that I used to have after school.
So all in all, it was just a very disappointing dinner, especially for $120 a person.
Worse yet, I had a stomach ache pretty much immediately which lasted the rest of the night (and it's still quesy today), and Peter, Yi fung and Sara all have/had stomach aches as well. Talk about a loser. Ruth's Chris, you're dead to me.
Big movie summer
Paprika - this anime looks insane, but really interesting. I like the catchy tune too.
The 3rd Pirates also looks sick - and they have Chow Yun Fat!
Holy cow! There's a new Die Hard!!! OMG!!! That's awesome!
I can't believe they're making a Bruce Almightly sequel... that just seems random. Although I guess Steve Carell isn't a bad substitute for Jim Carey. Looks like they're having him build an ark though. Hahaha, I'm laughing already.
Transformers.... drool....
And of course there's Spiderman and Shrek too.... WHY DO I HAVE TO WORK!?!?!?
The 3rd Pirates also looks sick - and they have Chow Yun Fat!
Holy cow! There's a new Die Hard!!! OMG!!! That's awesome!
I can't believe they're making a Bruce Almightly sequel... that just seems random. Although I guess Steve Carell isn't a bad substitute for Jim Carey. Looks like they're having him build an ark though. Hahaha, I'm laughing already.
Transformers.... drool....
And of course there's Spiderman and Shrek too.... WHY DO I HAVE TO WORK!?!?!?
Dying of thirst? Are you kidding?
A man died of thirst during a wilderness-survival exercise designed to test his physical and mental toughness, even though guides had water. They didn't offer him any because they did not want to spoil the character-building experience. (Yahoo)
That is so ridiculous.
That is so ridiculous.
Tuesday, May 1, 2007
Domystuff.com
Damn, this is a good idea. It's like eBay + Craigslist for services. Simple idea and totally doable, yet i didn't think of it. And to think, this is something I would love to use too. Sigh.
Waking Up in the Future
Ok so some super smart folks are working on an even cooler way to help me wake up in the (far off) future.
A pillow that glows and has a clock (Gizmondo). Nice.
A pillow that glows and has a clock (Gizmondo). Nice.
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