Thursday, December 31, 2009
13:48 by FoxTwo
Looking back, there's so many things that I want to do in my life that never came to pass, such as the event depicted in the picture.
When you think about it, 10 years is a LONG time. Then again, from another point of view, 10 years seem short.
For example, I can remember vividly the mad rush to fix "Y2K". Back in 1999, IT people were definitely overworked. We weren't allowed to go on long vacations, "just in case" Y2K caused something catastrophic and we had to be recalled for disaster recovery.
On New Year's Eve 1999, we were all in the office during the countdown. Our bosses were all expecting something to screw up, computers to stop working, and the world coming to an end.
Then when the clocked rolled over to 2000, I joked to my colleagues on standby with me in the office, "Where are the flying cars? They're supposed to be here in 2000!"
Yeah, I remember that really clearly, as if it was just yesterday.
Now, it's 10 years to the day later.
10 years ago, I attended my last clubbing activity in China Jump (at Chijmes, basement). Back then I was active in the local IRC community. 10 years ago, I was such a regular there, that the waiters and bouncers knew me on sight. My face was my "VIP card". I could bypass the long snaking queues of people waiting to get in. I never needed to "jio" any friends to go. I would just go and my IRC friends will all be there, as usual.
10 years later, China Jump has ceased operations. Much of those IRC friends have scattered to the winds. I have deleted 90% of them off my phone. The remaining 10% or so, I have them as friends on Facebook.
Now THAT seemed like a long time ago.
Well, here's to the next 10 years of reminiscing.
13:48 by FoxTwo
The Last Day Of The Last Year Of The Decade
Image by dirtyfeet via Flickr
Looking back, there's so many things that I want to do in my life that never came to pass, such as the event depicted in the picture.
When you think about it, 10 years is a LONG time. Then again, from another point of view, 10 years seem short.
For example, I can remember vividly the mad rush to fix "Y2K". Back in 1999, IT people were definitely overworked. We weren't allowed to go on long vacations, "just in case" Y2K caused something catastrophic and we had to be recalled for disaster recovery.
On New Year's Eve 1999, we were all in the office during the countdown. Our bosses were all expecting something to screw up, computers to stop working, and the world coming to an end.
Then when the clocked rolled over to 2000, I joked to my colleagues on standby with me in the office, "Where are the flying cars? They're supposed to be here in 2000!"
Yeah, I remember that really clearly, as if it was just yesterday.
Now, it's 10 years to the day later.
10 years ago, I attended my last clubbing activity in China Jump (at Chijmes, basement). Back then I was active in the local IRC community. 10 years ago, I was such a regular there, that the waiters and bouncers knew me on sight. My face was my "VIP card". I could bypass the long snaking queues of people waiting to get in. I never needed to "jio" any friends to go. I would just go and my IRC friends will all be there, as usual.
10 years later, China Jump has ceased operations. Much of those IRC friends have scattered to the winds. I have deleted 90% of them off my phone. The remaining 10% or so, I have them as friends on Facebook.
Now THAT seemed like a long time ago.
Well, here's to the next 10 years of reminiscing.
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2010 EVERYONE!
