SOHO!

Today, I was in the client site in KL. I met one of the client big guns by the name of Jade. My wife once had a girl friend who went out with an older man with the name "Diamond".

How many of you have such metallic experiences with names? I digress...

Once I finished the meeting, and with the irritating Associate Partner off my back (no, she was not trying to be sexual.. you know what I mean), I detoured to Low Yat Plaza, every man's dream. And I'm not referring to the Red Box KTV or dodgy parlours there..

There, I started stocking up on my home office equipment. I bought
- some antenna to boost my wireless signal of my ADSL/wireless modem -> RM90
- an 80G pocket hard disk to back up all my mp3s for the last 13 years AND project materials -> RM480
- a HP 5510 fax/printer combo -> RM660
http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/product_detail.do?landing=printers&category=all_in_ones&catLevel=3&storeName=storefronts&subcat1=home_office&product_code=Q3435A%23ABA
- a Level One Bluetooth headset -> RM210
http://www.level1.com/products3.php?sklop=17&id=590020

I must say I was most impressed with the bluetooth headset. It was small and cheap. I tested it by turning it on and walking at least 3 rooms away from my phone, around the corner.. still receiving the signal. Sweet!

Back in KLCC, finally, a KL partner spends 1 hour talking to me about my decision to quit. In the end, this partner also agreed with my points on why I wanted to leave
- the firm makes one a partner based on sales targets and supervisory targets, not on whether you have the skills
- there is a great deal of luck involved in making partner

I told him where I was going to and he gave me great encouragement. Sadly, this partner was not my counselor.. who I must say keeps avoiding the issue... well... apparently some other guy sent in his resignation some time ago, and the partners only started talking to him 2 weeks before he left!