My company, my kid

I just had a meeting with one of my dad's friends, who runs one quite famous signboard posting company in Malaysia. Initially I was expecting a project or two that they can outsource but they want me to partner with them for some other project.

Thing is, as they were talking on how much more money you can earn, I can't seem to leave the company I made for the past 3 years. Technically it's not a company per say coz there's only me and some freelancers running it, but the entity is with me for the past 3 years. I've nurtured it, spend alot of money on it, got people into it, got people out of it, got it to become a Microsoft member, then to a Small Business Specialist, and now going for the Certified Partner.

It's probably then I've spent my life on this kid. I've basically fed it and hopefully watching it grow. Which is also another issue for leaving to London (previous post). It's going to get a full-time employee soon (hopefully!) and hope the company will nurture to more than myself, where I can proudly smile and see it running without me. :)

My dad's friend was saying that your first company you made is your baby, your pillow that you hold to sleep at night, and have a reluctance to let it grow, and he says that I should be thinking objectively on my business, and of my future and to let it go cause it's so small. Although very amateurish this sounds, even if I have to grow out of this pillow than i'm holding, I want to hold as long as I can.

Working with 3d again ^_^

Wow, after months and years of business applications, I seem to be getting into 3D programming, a blessing in disguise maybe?

I got this contact from Hazmer (Thanks ahbonk!) who wants to start working on a simulation to help resell their development packages, which is called the DarkGDK.

Thing about this package is that it requires Visual C++ to develop. My eyes were like wide open when he said that. The last time I worked on that was during my APIIT R&D times at 1999 (if I'm not mistaken) and it was a boot camp of coding. Unlike the newer coding sets like (.NET and Java maybe) where it's more forgiving abit in terms of memory cleanup, my past experience tells me that C++ is not, and doesn't tell you that it's eating your memory.

Microsoft has come out the new edition for Visual C++ which is Visual C++ 2008. I've just downloaded, haven't installed, probably soon because the project starts on Friday and this will either bring me back memories or kill me.

Whichever comes first :)

Is it time for me to leave?

This is my hardest post to blog and the hardest question I still have to ponder.

I've got a friend Mark who's just came back from the UK and is asking me when I'm going there to work and all, and seeing now with this price increase that just happened it's edging me towards it.

I've been pondering about this for so long I can't even remember and it's probably one that is stuck for my head for a long long time. I have this right of abode sticker in my passport that allows me to work and live in the UK for a indefinite period of time as I was born there.

I've also contacted the UK immigration via their website and I found out they have a well plan package for me should I go, for a minimal fee (149 pounds i think), they'll help me set up my bank accounts, handphone and optionally job placements, which is really great because it's very very hard to create a bank account there if you don't have a home address in the UK.

Everything seems set, the only thing thats hindering my plans is me.

I still like Malaysia for all it's worth. I also have a business that I'm working on here. To go to UK now is basically fold the whole thing up and move there, starting anew. It's a risky proposition, maybe even too risky for my taste.

UK is a boring place after 5-6pm, there's no yamcha, the food over there are too expensive to eat out, it's probably eat in and be a good guy waking up at the mornings and sleep at nights.

Also I like my friends in Malaysia. They are the best bunch I can possibly wish for to hang with. To go to the UK I'll probably have to know people again, and basically resetting my life.

One factor I want to go to the UK is their exchange rate. It's technically somewhat an advantage, and I heard that the IT field is in high demand, meaning I probably can get better offers and who knows if I start my business again there it'll maybe be better off than what I'm running here.

Another one is that our govt in Malaysia is horrendously bad. I don't really like to talk about politics on my blog, but time after time they have not done anything to help their country. My thinking that it's going worse, and probably be in very very bad shape in times to come. I know this part is the most selfish part of my life, but I don't want to be dragged down with it as well, and so is my reason of flying off.

I've been putting off this decision that I have to make because I don't want to. But seeing what things are going to look for here in the future. I think I may have to set one. Really fast.

Someone just shoot me and get it over with.

Brain Code

more modular already.

RunBrain(Soul sl)
{

if (hp.receivedYamchaEvent==true)
InitiateYamchaEvent(wallet,keys,hp,specs);

EmailList = computer1.receiveEmail();

while (!EmailList.EndOfEmailList())
{
if (MatchClientList(EmailList.getEmail(), ClientNames)
{
if
(EmailList.getProjectTime() > getFreeSchedule()
{
EmailList.Reply("Cannot sorry");
}
else
{
ProjectList.AddItem(EmailList.getProjectDetails());
}
}
EmailList.getNextEmail();
}


while (ProjectListItem.EOF)
{
WorkProject(ProjectListItem);
}

if
((Body.Status=IDLE)&&(Body.LastUpdatedStatusTimeInHours>8))
{
InitiateWalkProcedure(PlazaDamas);
}


}

I'm now annoyed I can't do tabs in Blogger. >(