well, when I read this article I am extremely scared about the type of education these kids can get from that extremely short sghted individual.
It's funny how life turns out sometimes...A few months ago we were about to pack our belongings and relocate to Italy where the grass is greener and the food better and blah blah blah..ah yes, my job would be more secure.
In between time, I was approaced and received an offer to relocate to Oslo. I (and the wife) accepted to relocate to Oslo and we've been living in Norway since early October. It was not a cheap move, we feel completely alienated by the language but our quality of life has just gone through the roof in a good way. To top it off, the office I was supposed to relocate to in Turin is now slatted to close soon - probably the best decision i've made in the last 10 years of my carrer...
they call it fate
In a week, someone will tell me that I am officially being made redundant. A few years ago I would have completely panicked at teh sheer thought. Now I actually welcome this as the best thing to move on.
We have been in the UK for just over 5 years now and while we did meet some great people it's overall a good experience only for our careers.
We have come to realise that we did not enjoy the last 5 years, they've been draining us of our energy as we got sucked into a competitive work-focused money-driven life.
We have cash in the bank, no debts so we are lucky and thankful for that.
We will be leaving to Norway and a more continental life as I've been offered a job there - this means getting back on track our family life in a more reasonable pace.
I won't lie I will make substantially more money at our new place which happens to be one of the mot expensive place in the world but i will certainly not miss my surroundings from the last few years.
Over the past 3 years, I manage to drop my PB G4 4 times. I went through 4 power supplies....Amazingly it still works.
I've never been this unlucky with a machine - I just don't get it!!!!!
Internet, help! - or if anyone has a dead powebook aluminium 15", I'd be willing to get the outer shell from you so my beloved machine can stay in shape.
For some strange reason, I always buy the books by Murakami but my wife ends up reading them rather than me.
Ah days of idling, you are great! But let's not forget you definitely do no last.
Soon life will catch up and you'll be gone. Farewell then...hope to see you soon.
Oscar Peterson - Rest in Peace.
Mr Peterson passed away....admire the master at work.
why is it that while you wish you could have a sane adult conversation others are immediately offended if you do not share their point of view.
Strikes me that we are so preoccupied with our own selves and need to self-assertion that any contradiction can become a reason for litigation.
I thought a discussion was a healthy exchange of point of views or ideas on the subject - turns out it is not anymore...maybe it has just become a series of monologues between huiman beings.
sad.
It has now been over a year and ghee life is a rollercoaster. I've seen one third of my collegues disappear, another third is on the way out. I consider myself a survivor at this stage. The worst thing is that I am not even really committed to that job anymore. It's the first time in 15 years that I would not mind being made redundant...
On the other front, Romania - as of last year - was a blast. Apart from the great people and lack of consumerism corruption, we discovered out of the beaten track places that will stay with us forever. This is where you realise that if we, as western capitalists consumers, have a lot to relearn.
Western civilisation has, in its success, failed to capitalise on humans. We run to earn more and consume more. I will not relinquish my home comfort, but between meeting happy and generous people on low income and seing the megacorp I work for destroy the place where I did like my work...I have somehow put things into perspective.
Make no mistakes, I am a capitalist, debt-free home owner, have a year worth of income stashed away for the rainy days, own all the conveniences of modern life including all the possible gadgets an IT fiend like me can own.
But it does not mean this is not only luxury. What really counts is not all this, it's one's legacy. Humans are more interesting that maufactured objects - anyday, anytime!
on homage to greatness