1... 2... 3... 4... 5! That was the number of IPs they are going to file for my ideas! =) wth?! I really was merely BS-ing my way through! And they actually took it for real and want to file them? Well, it's totally out of my expectations and still don't know how to react to such a news. I was expecting them to file like 1 patent out of 100 ideas submitted, which already isn't easy in my opinion, especially when I'm still a greenhorn. And now it's 5 out of 35 submitted?

Oh well... you know, the feeling now is like when you get a few hundred bucks for toto, you'd feel really happy immediately and dancing around, but when you actually hit the jackpot and got a million bucks, you really don't know how to react to it because it's totally out of your expectations. That's exactly how I'm feeling now, but of course, I don't get a million bucks for it lahz. The company may get a few though.

Alright, I'm pretty satisfied with it. 5 IPs for the 5 months I'm here. At least I know I didn't let my manager down. And hopefully this will become a big step towards securing my MBA sponsorship. hehe~ After all, 5 IP plaques out of 300+ on the wall does look pretty significant if it comes from a single person. =) yeah, I guess I should elaborate more on this. Whenever a patent is granted, the company will make it into a plaque and hang it on the wall. But I don't think all patents have been hung up, but some of them do range back to the 1980s.

And it also makes me think of what significance does a Masters degree has to a Bachelor's degree. Some of my friends are earning more than me just because they have a Masters degree, but they're pretty much doing the same job as I am. In fact, I had to teach them the stuff because I came in earlier than them! So I guess it's more of the experience that counts. After all, 虎落平原被犬欺. If you're not exactly doing what you specialize in, it boils down to your intelligence and adaptability. Everyone's at the same starting point.

And with regards to ideas submitted, they're probably looking at my dust. After all, not many people have no life and thick-skinned like me to submit stupid crazy ideas!

But a phd is different. A new phd colleague came in and picked things up really quickly and really showed a different level of intelligence. My respects for him.

Well, reason I brought this up is conservative grandma says must find someone with at least a college degree to match me, but cannot find a phd, cos it'll be higher than my education standards. Then after that, she changed her standards to at least someone who's good and filial, when I told her it doesn't really matter to me whether my other half is a college grad or not a college grad. After all, it's the interests that matched and the happiness that matters. But I agree with her on the second part, confirm must be guai and filial. hee~ cos I'm guai and filial! wahahhaha~

Anyway, it's a happy occasion despite my illness. Now I have more news to make my dad happy :). Can't wait to tell my parents that!

Talking about illness. Human bodies are really very sensitive to environment changes. I really can't understand why a mere 0.4 degrees could actually cause such drastic turmoils in the body! Headaches, shivering, whatnot. And I really can't imagine how I went through the times when my fevers reached 40 deg! I just know it sucks. Oh well, must take really good care of my body if I want to avoid a 40deg C fever torture, or even a 37.3 deg C torture. But I don't understand how I catch that bug. I do my daily exercise routine and have my daily dose of vit C man. What more do I have to do?

Back to work stuff. I went back for 3 hours today for a meeting. And I think I made the right choice in going back, else I'd have even more sai kang dumped on me liaoz... haha~ jk~ But that's the case with school projects right? Those who don't turn up, don't have a say over assigned duties. hahah~ Anw, one more project to add to my list, making it to 3, with a 4th coming in soon. Overwhelmed? ok lahz... at least I'm learning a lot of things and adding value to myself. They're pretty fun stuff too, but just a LOT of reading to do, plus the actual work. Xiong manz. Oh well, I guess I have to justify for the $$ I'm being paid for the level of experience I have. hahaha~

Dinner Time! tata!