Der Tod und Das Mädchen

Before anyone gets the wrong impression, I am not learning German.

At least, no yet.

Just a normal update of the company's affairs and "UPDATE: 27th of April 2008" sounds too bland, so I 'll start naming these updates after my favourite classical pieces if there is nothing more to add.

"Der Tod und Das Mädchen" or "Death and the Maiden" in English is a string ensemble piece by the great musical genius, Franz Peter Schubert.

The piece is at once repetitive, sarcastic, cynical, and outright gloomy. Yet, in burst of high-pitched wails, contains screams of accomplishments and glories in life that still fail to soar above the ever present undertones of the shadow of death.

At least, that's how I see it.

Perhaps you have another view of the matter, and would like to give you own account here.

Back to our company though, and the latest prognosis on the curtains and accessories web merchant project seems to have stalled indefinitely, with the company director too busy to review our contract.

The silver lining: We, or rather Flyzzx, has more time to finish the Palma project.

Speaking of Flyzzx, do you know he is one of the few students in Penang who managed to get stright A1's in the STPM for all his papers?

No.

That's understandable, since he doesn't boast of his achievements unless you persist in questioning him like Vic Mackey on an informant.

Last week, Flyzzx went over to Singapore to attend a very special interview:

As a student for NTU.

We wish him all the best and hope he shows those Singaporeans how little appreciation the government and the education system gives him.

In other news, our company website has been delayed again because of design issues.

Design issues = Problematic design decisions that require further re-evaluation and recoding.

Hey! It's the showcase of our company's talents!

Only the best will do.

Until then,

May your snow honey be as golden as the sun.

Uh.. I didn't mean that to sound vulgar.

April Shower Updates

April Fool has come and gone, and we forgot to continue the fine geek tradition of posting something inane but possibly true, like how we are entering the camel rearing business while producing organic fertiliser from their poop.

What we are now doing is nothing short of revolutionary, we are diverging.

Oh yeah, and a few other deals in consideration, like our first contractual agreement with a potential client. It has been quite a while since we have used contracts. The last time we used them was the spring of 1988, on the first day of April.

Ah... Those were the days. The Berlin Wall had just been demolished, along with the Malaysian judiciary way back then...

Seriously. As a business entity, we want nothing but the fairest of judges, so for anyone reading this, take note that our stand is definitely against judicial corruption by the Executive.

The decision on the contractual agreement will be made known to us on the 14th of April 2008.

Also, Sautern Enterprise has managed to increase the programmers in our ranks by one, replacing the shock departure of Hall, who left without a word.

At least we know now, how women feel when their husbands divorce them through SMS messages.

Actually, make that two women.

Chin Hong has agreed to takeover the stalled Sautern Enterprise website, in which he has been instructed to do his very best to produce something usable by the 16th of April.

Also in the works, differences in opinion within the ranks of the Triumvirate. Do we outsource our projects or do we not?

If we outsource our projects, the outcome would be inconsistent as we would be left out of the quality control process until the coding is delivered. However, we may be able to increase company revenue.

If we don't outsource, we need to find capable programmers who are willing to work on our projects on a contractual basis, which would take more time and effort than the company may have.

We hope you loyal viewers and supporters of the company give your RM0.0001 worth of views on this matter.