Went to see Thai movie after work, while the guys working for me had to stay late to switch the circuit. We have 256k circuit between BKK and KC offices. It is getting full up, so it is time to increase the capacity. We decided to do a test yesterday. I wasn't in the mood for staying late, due to my own-fault stupid accident, so I decided to leave early (about 6:00 pm.)
I told those guys if there were any problem, they could reach me at my mobile or home phone. And my phone rang in the middle of the movie. I answered, and it was hinghoi in the line. She wanted to talk, but she told me I could call her when I got home.
I finally got to talk… for a long while. She just want to get some idea about her work. She got an offer for a new job, and would get more money. But she thought it wasn't her real goal. She doesn't want to be an employees for the rest of her life. Unlike me, she wants to have her own business.
If she changes the job now, her plan about starting her own business is going to be put off for at least 1-2 years. She is better off staying at the old job, and starting her own business little by little from now. But she wanted more money. (Who doesn't?!?)
So she need some input from people about what she should do. Actually she kinda decided what to do already, but just need somebody to hear her out. She said she would like to talk to her boss about getting a rise, and therefore don't have to change the job. I kinda agree with her that it was a way to go.
But she said she would like to accept the job at the new place first, and may be even sign the contract with them. And then come back to the current place to see if they would counter-offer her. But I thought signing contract wasn't a good idea unless she intend to take the job. So she re-think and decided not to sign the contract, but talk to her boss first.
Once she was settle on that idea, we then talked about other things. Life, problems, viewpoint, etc. It was a fun and interesting conversation. Even though we have known each other for many many years (15 years or so… that was a long time. I am really old. Damn!) We haven't talked to each other this much before.
I went to bed quite late and had a weird "carried away" dream.
I was working for this company, and the guy whom I knew when I was in the UK (and in is a university lecturer in real life) is recruiting people. He was trying to recruit me and a couple school friends to the university. (Hinghoi wasn't there.) I told him if he could give me five thousand baht rise, I would work for him.
After he was finagling with other teachers, they decided that they would do me a favour. After I saw the contract and added up some numbers (the salary was broken down into many categories), I got about ten thousand baht less that what I am making now.
I told the guy about it, and he found out that the 5000 increase was based of the salary he thought I would get I was working with the university. I told him I should have said I need 5000 more than what I am making now. And I told him I would not take the job and I was sorry for the confusion.
It was a weird dream.
I had weird dream often recently. The other night I dreamt I was eye to eye with some bats. They were trying to find me, but it was in the day time, and their eyes didn't work well in daylight. So I was safe by just staying still and pretending I wasn't there.
With these dreams I started to think, either I watch too many movies or my brain wasn't functioning very well. :-P
3:43 p.m. - Thursday, Feb. 13, 2003
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