Win, but

Did not work overtime this weekend, win!

Did not turn on the laptop at all, so no self-deceiving 'less than 30 minutes so does not count as working overtime' scam.

Would have been a solid win if not for the disabling headache today.

Shortly after lunch, the headache just happened, and became more and more severe gradually, until it forced me to be zombie-like in bed.

Took a shower and some painkillers before dinner, as need to be chauffeur after dinner to pick up brother from the airport. Need to be functional.

The painkillers helped, rendered it akin to background pain instead of crippling pain. Still pain, but functional.

Shame really, would have been a real win if not for the headache. Instead of two days worth of rest and relax, I am ending the weekend nursing a headache.

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Out of time

The fifth season for Diablo IV, named Season of the Infernal Hordes, started in early August.

The thing is, it's a short season, only two months instead of the usual three. It's ending in early October and I am far from completing the season journal.

No thanks to the unhealthy amount of working overtime, and the constant fatigue state that I am in nowadays. Either I am too busy working, or I am too tired to play. Sad.

Anyway, I am playing the Sorcerer for this season, a Chain Lightning build. I am not even at the max character level of 100 yet, and I only have one week left.

One week till season ends and the launch of Diablo IV expansion, the Vessel of Hatred.

I am out of time!

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Received!

Received an e-mail yesterday informing me that the plaque for the granted patent has arrived.

Good timing! As I have to be on site today, just nice to pick it up.

Finally, my first patent plaque, yay!

=)

Well, wifey left the plaque in the box it came with and put the box into the glass cabinet, and that's where and how it will most likely remain, until... I don't really know until when. =P

Rather anticlimactic, but that's real life.

Regardless, I got my first patent plaque! =D

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Small win

Ended work on time today, normal working hours, and no overtime.

I know that's supposed to be the norm, but to me it feels like a victory after working so many overtime consecutively.

It brings me joy and happiness, and at the same time, sadness at how twisted I have become, that to feel joy and happiness due to something that's supposed to be the norm.

Just how sad my life has become?

Worked the normal working hours, no overtime. So normal a thing, yet I need to record this.

Nothing to the others, but small win to me. Have to be in my shoes to understand and appreciate.

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送别餐会

昨天星期五，拿了半天假，出席同事朋友的送别餐会。

越老越反社交的我，会做这样的事，主要是为了那些拿了退休配套的同事们。

说了很多次，有些同事就只是同事，但有些同事也是朋友。

那三位拿了退休配套的同事朋友，我是真心要祝贺他们的。终于撑到了荣誉退休的人生里程碑，不简单哦。

而且，绝大多数出席的同事们，是朋友，还是那些在我刚进公司时就认识的人，那些让我那几年不会太难过的同事朋友们。我是懂得感恩的。

真的很开心他们已经达到了那一个人生阶段，绝对是值得祝贺的。

餐馆太吵，所以桌子另一端的对话我根本听不到。或许人数多了点吧？可能是我反社交的缘故，觉得五、六个人的聚会才能有大家都参与的交流对话。

还有就是有只是同事，和同事之上但朋友不到的几位。当然，那是我的问题。

我是庆幸自己参与了那送别餐会的，见一见那些同事朋友们，是难得、珍贵的。

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失败(2)

答应自己四天长周末里，每天加时工作不超过两个小时，结果每天都超过。

真失败。这是我自己的失败。

今天过了长周末但根本就没有休息到后复工，看到的第一个电邮就是项目目标的改变。

客户要的，和项目领导至今要我们做的，根本是两回事。

失败。这是项目领导的失败。

当然是又要我赶工咯，要在月底跟客户的会议前怎么死都要死出新目标的模拟数据。

真的命好贱。

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失败

四天半长周末，不出预料的每天都在加时工作。

告诉自己每天要只做一、两个小时就好，就是整理出隔夜跑完的模拟的成绩和有用资讯的那些后续工作，然后把新的模拟设下去跑。

告诉自己每天加时工作不要超过两小时，尊重一下周末和假期是拿来休息的天理。

结果这两天都是做了半天工，唉～

真的是很失败。

自己是失败没错，但队友也应该要为失败负些责任，因为如果他们都有做好他们分内的工作的话，我就不用做这么多额外的工作。

真的很厌倦了是跑在最前面那位。为什么这么多的问题都是由我这散热工程师来发现？明明就是别人的工作，你们怎么都等我发现问题了才来做事？事先就把应该做的做好了才发给团队不可以吗？

这样来消耗我的时间和精力。

因为这些问题，我根本无法每天只是改参数就可以跑新的模拟，而是需要局部重建模型，那是很费时的嘞！

唉… 真的很「显」咯！

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