Tuesday, May 30, 2006
So I'm on my duty, loads of work coming my way. I've just managed to clear the pile of work that's built up over the last seven days. But none of it bothers me, because I'm coming (given that it's for a short while and with a highly pack schedule but still... ... ) back.
Well of course I HAD formulated a little puzzle for you all to work out the date AND time but then it seemed not many people wanted to play. Pity I had a good time working it out.
Never mind that I'm back from Taipei and I've spent more than I'd ever care to on jeans and clothes. Edwin Jeans were having 50% off and Bum equipment were having 30% off. That and I got a nice naruto gashapon to play with.
Loads of lovely scenery, loads of mountains, lakes and all that nature stuff. Got to see the olive green waters of Sun moon lake. Cycled half way up the mountain before giving up (The gradient was steep and we had to leave in 2 hrs). Immersed myself in aborigine culture, ate bamboo rice. And even figured out where SISPEC went for their R&R.
But as usual my descriptions won't do my trip justice so you'll have to wait for the video.
Back in the MTL my new padawan has been chosen. Now typically for most other vocations in the MTL the handing over can be done in under a week. But in the case of my job it takes about a month or more to bring in a technician with ground experience and train in the fine art of administration and office politics. Not that my padawan is a willing one but still someone has to do what I do.
Now for the Next person in the line up.
Adrian Tong Aka. Ah Tong, kangaroo.
He's lived in Australia and studied there for quite a bit of his life. Yet (and this of great importance) he doesn't have an Aussie accent. He's the bugger that handed down to me the ever infuriating job of Network IC (i.e. I'm in charge of the network here. offend me and muahahahha). Which is a very important and powerful position here. A position Tong chose not to abuse. A mistake I don't intend to make.
To his credit I think he's a fairly responsible person albeit slightly manipulative one (but manipulation is a good thing). Though he's abit silly when his IC (Jimmy from the previous post) isn't concerned about the stock take, and him pulling his hair out over it.
I can still remember an event happening not too long after I'd arrived. After the MTL had abit too much to drink we found him hugging a dustbin and moaning " Jimmy the VESPA how? Jimmy??" to comical effect.
He's a bit of a hedonist by nature though I mean that by way of him liking to have fun a lot more than I personally care for. Anything from clubbing to cycling he's got a passion for.
One can't help liking him after you've met him. On the whole and excellent person. In fact he's one of the few people I regret not getting to know better over here before he's EOTed.
Right then here's Jonathan's Gem for today:
Jonathan will return on the X of June at YXZZhrs
Where 'X' is a prime number (for pratical reasons is less than 7)
When 'X' is added to the age of Jonathan's Sister 'W' (you can ask her),
the value when deducted by 'B' the date of his birthday this year (as in 'B' 06 06) is another Prime number 'S', Where when 'S' is deducted by the value of the typical age of a person who first takes his O'levels, The resultant value is 3.
where 'Y' is the Only one that Needs no Exceptionally long math.
Where when 'Y' divided by 'Z' can lead to either infinity, a very very small number or an error on your calculator.
There. How's that for a puzzle. It's not hard, just tedious, and if anything my sister will have to reveal her age.
That is all
Jon.P™
Well of course I HAD formulated a little puzzle for you all to work out the date AND time but then it seemed not many people wanted to play. Pity I had a good time working it out.
Never mind that I'm back from Taipei and I've spent more than I'd ever care to on jeans and clothes. Edwin Jeans were having 50% off and Bum equipment were having 30% off. That and I got a nice naruto gashapon to play with.
Loads of lovely scenery, loads of mountains, lakes and all that nature stuff. Got to see the olive green waters of Sun moon lake. Cycled half way up the mountain before giving up (The gradient was steep and we had to leave in 2 hrs). Immersed myself in aborigine culture, ate bamboo rice. And even figured out where SISPEC went for their R&R.
But as usual my descriptions won't do my trip justice so you'll have to wait for the video.
Back in the MTL my new padawan has been chosen. Now typically for most other vocations in the MTL the handing over can be done in under a week. But in the case of my job it takes about a month or more to bring in a technician with ground experience and train in the fine art of administration and office politics. Not that my padawan is a willing one but still someone has to do what I do.
Now for the Next person in the line up.
Adrian Tong Aka. Ah Tong, kangaroo.
He's lived in Australia and studied there for quite a bit of his life. Yet (and this of great importance) he doesn't have an Aussie accent. He's the bugger that handed down to me the ever infuriating job of Network IC (i.e. I'm in charge of the network here. offend me and muahahahha). Which is a very important and powerful position here. A position Tong chose not to abuse. A mistake I don't intend to make.
To his credit I think he's a fairly responsible person albeit slightly manipulative one (but manipulation is a good thing). Though he's abit silly when his IC (Jimmy from the previous post) isn't concerned about the stock take, and him pulling his hair out over it.
I can still remember an event happening not too long after I'd arrived. After the MTL had abit too much to drink we found him hugging a dustbin and moaning " Jimmy the VESPA how? Jimmy??" to comical effect.
He's a bit of a hedonist by nature though I mean that by way of him liking to have fun a lot more than I personally care for. Anything from clubbing to cycling he's got a passion for.
One can't help liking him after you've met him. On the whole and excellent person. In fact he's one of the few people I regret not getting to know better over here before he's EOTed.
Right then here's Jonathan's Gem for today:
Jonathan will return on the X of June at YXZZhrs
Where 'X' is a prime number (for pratical reasons is less than 7)
When 'X' is added to the age of Jonathan's Sister 'W' (you can ask her),
the value when deducted by 'B' the date of his birthday this year (as in 'B' 06 06) is another Prime number 'S', Where when 'S' is deducted by the value of the typical age of a person who first takes his O'levels, The resultant value is 3.
where 'Y' is the Only one that Needs no Exceptionally long math.
Where when 'Y' divided by 'Z' can lead to either infinity, a very very small number or an error on your calculator.
There. How's that for a puzzle. It's not hard, just tedious, and if anything my sister will have to reveal her age.
That is all
Jon.P™
