15th Mar
- 2pm arrived and checkin to Hotel at Irvine
I really like this hotel despite it being more like service apartment, I have microwave oven, ironing board, fridge, etc.
-2.45pm my dotted line boss fetch me to go to Carlsbard Factory Outlet whereby we spent 1 hour shopping. First thing I did was to buy Starbucks Coffee to keep myself awake
I spent few hundreds including a 20%+50% discounted coach handbag
-6 pm have dinner at Korean restaurant and we ordered too much I was so full till next morning
16th Mar
- 1st day at work in US office, forgotten to bring my adaptor for 3 pin plug cannot
use my notebook to work
- Met users, distribute Begawan solo cookies in morning
- Met my US direct boss, visit other team mates room had good chat in afternoon
- 3 pm I was asked to relocate to 3rd floor meeting room and started my work
- 4 to 5 pm different colleagues came to chat with me, I realised I did not manage to work
much today
- finally 5-6.45 pm I work and then wait for my boss 5 of us went for a great Northern Indian food
- Finally back to hotel at 9 pm tried to clear my work and reply emails
- 11 pm try to sleep but tossing whole night only slept 3 hours
17th Mar
- Long day have 2 meetings, kick off fit/gap meeting
- 10.30 to 5.30 meeting non-stop
- My dotted line boss left for Singapore
- I called cab to pick me at 6.15 pm
- Finally back to hotel around 6.30pm
- Received call from my friend's sister about arrangement this weekend
- I am confirmed going to Disneyland on Sat :)
- Finally I had good sleep from 12 am
- Awaken 2.30 am by my friend call
- Continue sleep slept for 7 hours :)
18th Mar
- Another long day meeting on fit/gap day 2
- Went out lunch with 3 colleagues at the wonderful "Cheesecake Factory" restaurant
at Fashion Island, wow my colleague had a new mercedes benz
- Tapao cheese cake as too full to eat, best meal I had this week
- My team lead offer send me back hotel, told me will bring me dinner tomorrow :)
- I saw weather was sunny so I decided to go for walk before dinner
- I walked and take photos for 30 mins then came back hotel shower change and then
made some noodles to eat (too full to eat dinner) and then followed by 2/3 of the
chocolate cheese cake
- I went to bed early slept 4 hours then woke up have tea, blog and then decide to finish 1/3 of the cake
- Time for me to go back to sleep
Plan:19th Mar
- Lunch *maybe go with user to Macy not confirmed
- Dinner - OM team dinner
20th Mar
- I am on my own to work on my own stuff, my OM colleagues are not in office work from home
- Lunch with datawarehouse team
- Dinner with my friend's sister and stay 2 nights at her home over weekend and visit
Disneyland maybe also Universal Studio (depends)
21st Mar- Disneyland Theme Park22nd Mar- To be decided23rd to 25th MarTBCI may return on 25th Mar if nothing else planned for me to do here.
Disneyland Photos:http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=68899&id=692483963&l=4b80098f02http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=68713&id=692483963&l=0c7699d8f4California Adventure photos:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=68686&id=692483963&l=82974d30c7http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=68684&id=692483963&l=a2262a3e23http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=21156&id=692483963&l=7d0f5d4820Photo with Alice and family:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=68895&id=692483963&l=782bffbb8cAmazing Crystal Cathedral church (very famous sermon shown on tv live)
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=68707&id=692483963&l=ed521770f5