Decisions, decisions

This week had been a rollercoaster ride for me... Due to my negligence and blunder, I had lost something valuable... Don't know what the outcome will be like... Hope it turned out well.

On the other hand, I had a talk with one of my bosses Herve and he shortlisted me to fill up his position as Technical Authority (Dept Manager also?? haha..) Was quite taken aback when he called me to his office to have a chat with him on this. Heard that the other shortlisted candidates (better in technical knowledge I would say) had backed out and another one is not suitable. So that leaves me... Should I take up this demanding role? This would definitely boost my career and CV (hopefully the pay package would be better too yeah?) But taking this up would mean lots of sacrifices.. 12 hour workdays are common I guess. I hope to strike a balance in family, career, french, photography and music... yeah

A call came in yesterday when I least expected. It was from an MNC (no names here yeah). I had applied for post recently and went for their first interview. But somehow the interview didn't turn out well when I found out that they might not make the pay package I requested. The call just now was to inform me that I qualified for a second round of interview. Hmm.. that sounds interesting. Why would they call me up for a second round?? I replied that I will give them a call later to confirm of my attendance. Called 2 hours later but could not get the guy who called me. Left a message for him to call me back but no reply...

So there you have it.. a potential career rise (3 times more demanding than my current scope) and a second job interview... all happened in 2 days..

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom

Just got this new Adobe software. I thought that instead of buying the full fledged Photoshop program, might as well utilise this first for my photo touch-ups and minor editing. One thing I noticed is that it is definitely RAM hungry (uses around 100+ MG of RAM). But on the other hand, it is definitely much cheaper than Apple's Aperture. James Duncan's site has a comparison between the 2 software.

Here are some screenshots of Adobe Lightroom on my laptop:





I'm intending to get a Ricoh GR Digital soon... Hopefully with Lightroom and the new GR Digital, it's a step towards better photo taking for me. And hopefully I can get the Canon 1D Mark iii and a Hasselblad 503CWD one day...

TV Dramas

I've just finished watching the 2 seasons of Battlestar Galactica on DVD and also Prison Break Season 1. Both series make good television viewing with lots of drama suspense, conspiracy and some emotional rollercoaster rides. And my Sony DVD walkman comes in handy here (although I would love to watch them on the comfort of my home's HT System).

Prison Break is now on its Season 2 run in Singapore (4th week). Thanks to Starhub's Smart TV, I can record it and watch at a convenient time. Quite well worth it I must say. Plus Azlina is also taking an interest in Prison Break series also.. hehe.. she will have to watch the first season to make things out in the current second season..