The Jinx Part II

Another victim fell today, all back to normal.

Thank you so much, I've heard of instantaneous jinxes, but long acting ones, that's new.

To H.A.

You're not welcome here, neither in any of our lives, enough damage had been caused by you before.

So, leave this place and never come back, if I ever see you again, I will tear you limb from limb.

We shared a lot in the past, not anymore, you were considered someone trust-worthy, not anymore, I used to pity you, not anymore.

In here, you'll only find despise and hate, the marks of an unwelcoming host to an unwelcomed guest.

So, leave now, before I'm forced to irretrievably hurt you, and you know damn well I can.

You will be given no quarter if I come after you.

Long may you live in pain.

First you walk, then you run

So, my new apprentice is getting his first taste of actually working with numbers that reflect into actual facts in real life, well and good.

Today I asked him to prepare me a report that I had taught him about yesterday, I didn't expect him to be able to finish it correctly on the first time, in fact, I left him some minor issues to deal with while reporting, this is the only way he'll learn them, by facing and overcoming them.

He's working on it now, I can see his monitor, trying to come up with the first set of figures, ofcourse, all are wrong.

But, this is not what concerns me, what concerns me is that he's trying to add ratio analysis to that, a subject he knows nothing of, it's too advanced for him yet, we don't require it at his level, but he's trying to impress.

I told him a million times to stick to what's asked of him, but he still insists on trying to bypass what I'm teaching him, this is not good.

I mean, improvising is good, I used to try to impress when I was still a rookie, but I knew that if the basic requirement is not met, then all the extra trimmings won't work, when will he ever learn???

Looks like I'll have to subdue him today, a task I'm not very fond of, but he must learn to be target oriented, trimmings come at a later stage.

Discuss

Slop vs. Darth Slop

This nice conversation happenned yesterday after I arrived home with a very unwelcome yet persistent room-mate.

Slop: So you think you're ready to take over, huh?

Darth: You seem to be losing your grip of late, so perhaps it's my time after all.

Slop: I got us this far, where did you get us before?

Darth: We were feared, respected and admired.

Slop: Now, we're welcomed and loved.

Darth: Is this really what you want?

Slop: Yes

Darth: What if someone pushes us around, you were never good at handling that you know.

Slop: I was good at enduring, you were good at inflicting pain back, I let you lead us around many times, you got us nowhere, always your pride stands in the way of progress.

Darth: And your weakness stood in the face of my pride, what next, more compromising, more giving way to others, more biding time?

Slop: If I let you lead, I'm selling everyone out, I can never come back again.

Darth: Perhaps it's for the best if you leave, let me take the reigns, wouldn't you rather be feared than revered?

Slop: No!!!!

Darth: Have it your way, but I won't be here to look after you anymore.

Slop: Someone else does now, I don't need you, you've outlasted your hospitality.

Darth: You know where to find me.

Slop: Do I?!!!!!

Some words were choking me

Some random comments,

1. You don't have to be impolite to be outspoken.

2. You don't have to use cryptic words to be impressive.

3. You don't have to shock people to subdue them.

These are just random comments not directed at any particular person(s), just mental farting of yours truly, directed at people in general, as lately, I've noticed that the a/m are becoming more popular by the minute.

He just can't

Obviously our CFO can't live without making absurd requests at the 11th hour, he's not even in the country, but god bless e-mails, just as I was hoping for a streamlined calm week as well.

He wants us to report today, how so, when there is a global system problem with closing 2008, not all the balances have been moved yet, this is already HQ's problem, not our's, there's a whole freeze on reporting till IT resolve the issue.

But, hell no, report offline, so now I'm expected to go ask each and every single accountant what pending items he has, consolidate those, add them to whatever's on the system, and obtain a "rough estimate" of the results.

Hell, the figures will be gravely wrong, we all know that, but like a kid sneeking on his christmas gift, he's impatient to know the results.

I mean, Corporate IT created this mess, why should Egypt's reporting come with a manual walk-around, and what's the hurrryyyyyyy|!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Jinx

So, I've been jinxed, by none other than someone who used to be a very close friend until recently.

When I saw the look on his face on that day, I knew something was going gravely wrong on the spot, and guess what, almost everything did.

From the illness over the weekend, to my car breaking down momentarily (Never did it before), to my dad's car burning, only one thing was done properly, but I will not reveal it yet.

It really amazes me, how can someone hate you so, as to wish you sadness.

Perhaps it's time I saw some witch-doctor after all.