tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6518726690865337632.post5267688817876682025..comments2022-02-21T05:10:59.719-05:00Comments on mare ad mare: My not-so-short goodbye...mare ad marehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12715200498236081080noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6518726690865337632.post-20900807321818137912009-04-07T01:32:00.000-05:002009-04-07T01:32:00.000-05:00Hi Ian,That is a really excellent farewell! It rem...Hi Ian,<BR/><BR/>That is a really excellent farewell! It reminds me of so many experiences with my Qimonda friends....<BR/><BR/>And please mail me a copy of your biography once you get it ready ^_^<BR/><BR/>Blessing you & Take care<BR/><BR/>Linda YanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6518726690865337632.post-34229956326855030472009-02-18T14:18:00.000-05:002009-02-18T14:18:00.000-05:00Augusto - you and me both... I still doubt that Go...Augusto - you and me both... I still doubt that Goh has recovered!<BR/><BR/>Ira - you caught me generalizing shame on me! I still think it was funny how everyone wanted all the local info from you - having been there a whole 6 months? haha<BR/><BR/>Antoine - oui monsieur, c'etait vraiment drole! Je n'ai pas oublier ca...<BR/><BR/>Holger - you are absolutely right. Moving internationally is a huge pain, no matter where you go. I did it twice - and couldn't get over the fact that everyone wrote cheques at the grocery store in Richmond - didn't even have debit when I arrived... The circumstances had very little to do with Dresden itself, just the bad start we had. I'm glad you read the longer post - so you understand that I did enjoy a lot of what Dresden had to offer. <BR/>Beef - there was a good one in the Neustadt (hells kitchen?) but wasn't so good with kids...<BR/>To go back to the international relocation - like I said, it's no fun. It's why I've been trying to help out a former Qimonda Dresden colleague relocate to Ottawa. <BR/>I want to help him avoid the early pitfalls - so he can have an easier time adjusting than you or I did.<BR/>You can read about it here:<BR/>http://mareadmare.blogspot.com/2009/01/new-to-canada.html<BR/>Just like when we moved - there are certain oddities with every place, so was fun to turn the focus back on us as Canadians. To some of his questions, I could only say - yeah, it's like that, no, I don't know why - but yeah - it is kinda stupid...<BR/><BR/>Thanks for reading and keeping me honest ;-)mare ad marehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12715200498236081080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6518726690865337632.post-76236465787645119482009-02-17T11:07:00.000-05:002009-02-17T11:07:00.000-05:00I remember one specific very technical meeting whe...I remember one specific very technical meeting where we had a discussion in the hallway. Phil X was the technical lead and was seriously discussing with a few then-Infineon guys out there...<BR/><BR/>We both noticed at the same time an unexpected wind and associated noise. Apart from that, the whole discussion continued as if nothing had happened. I even got to wonder if this really had happened - but the laugh that we had after this event confirmed that wind really happened ;-))<BR/><BR/>Take care, good luck<BR/>AntoineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6518726690865337632.post-82239690871999014962009-02-17T04:26:00.000-05:002009-02-17T04:26:00.000-05:00Ian,I want to comment your goodbye, especially the...Ian,<BR/><BR/>I want to comment your goodbye, especially the Dresden section, from a perspective of a born "Dresdenite" [you see I read the longer Dresden post too] who, working with Qimonda, also got the chance to travel to some of the places you mentioned. Including a 2 (extended to 3) years stay in Richmond. Speaking of the latter I can tell you that going the other way for a long term stay is not exactly easier. Example bureaucracy. I always thought that it can not be worse than in Germany. But I had to find out that in the U.S. it is at least on the same level. Only different. Most memorable for me were the experiences to get a Virginia drivers licence, to buy a car, or to (try to) transfer money using online banking. Not to speak of writing checks, e.g. as the only way to pay for the rent of the house.<BR/><BR/>I am sorry that you had to go to McDonald's in Dresden to eat beef. Maybe you did not meet the right people who could tell you where to find a place in Dresden to have a nice burger? If not Jim or Separ told me where to find a good burger place in Richmond I would not have found those locations either. And for Dresden, actually there is a nice place right around the corner of Schillerplatz, even closer to your former home than the Schillergarten. Sometimes the <BR/>good lies so close. So next time you come to Dresden we can go there and try it out ;-)<BR/><BR/>Guess what! Finally they build a high speed internet connection in Striesen/Blasewitz based on the fibre optics cable they buried years ago. I know that because I live close to the place you lived during your stay in Dresden. Deutsche Telekom promises to provide the high speed internet by April.<BR/><BR/>And yes, the way the Dresden migration project came to an end it somehow stands for the destiny of the whole company, as we know now. But actually I did not want to think about that but nice things.<BR/><BR/>I hope we will meet again. I always liked your (Canadian?) sense of humor even so I sometimes had to ask again what you said because I only got used to the southern accent...<BR/><BR/>Take care,<BR/>HolgerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6518726690865337632.post-30846044096489007332009-02-16T09:27:00.000-05:002009-02-16T09:27:00.000-05:00Mind you, the horror stories did not come from 'th...Mind you, the horror stories did not come from 'the Singapore team', but it did come from 'one' Singapore team member! But yeah..pretty much every single place other than Singapore is very deadly! Lol..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6518726690865337632.post-51009595902253913292009-02-16T04:17:00.000-05:002009-02-16T04:17:00.000-05:00Ian,You still owe me one of my nine lives because ...Ian,<BR/><BR/>You still owe me one of my nine lives because of that trip to Kukup... <BR/><BR/>All the best, and don't forget to pay me a visit if you come back to Portugal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6518726690865337632.post-53353943567703569032009-02-15T09:07:00.000-05:002009-02-15T09:07:00.000-05:00Steve - from one beautiful head to another ;-)Chri...Steve - from one beautiful head to another ;-)<BR/><BR/>Chris - you're like a brother to me, well... maybe not a brother, more like a weird cousin from the south - but definitely a great friend. As for getting to see each other again, it'll happen - I'll find you when you least expect it and you won't like it :-)<BR/>BTW, Krispy Kreme is waste of lard... and yes, I'm firing it up!<BR/><BR/>Ricardo - I'm a little hurt about the Valentines Day crack... hope you have a better looking date this year! I was lucky to be able to have you with me on those horrific projects, even though they were difficult - we had some amazing times. Got a share for those pics?mare ad marehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12715200498236081080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6518726690865337632.post-80397788792856815092009-02-14T10:37:00.000-05:002009-02-14T10:37:00.000-05:00Curiously, today is Valentine Day and we (fortunat...Curiously, today is Valentine Day and we (fortunately :-)) won't have a "romantic" dinner again. Thank god, this year it will be much different!!! (nothing personal)<BR/><BR/>Yeh, the Phillipines singers are something frequent in asian bars and pubs. In Senai it was horrible but in SuZhou at Tom's Bar, mainly until the time of the "Crazy Insane Suzhou Project 1", it was quite acceptable. Don't you remember when you climbed up to the stage and sang with them?! <BR/><BR/>"Crazy Insane Suzhou Project 2" was another interesting experience... I remember the night before the rollout when you were walking around resisting to the pression to cancel the project and giving the management team confidence that we had everything to succeed. As we left the SuZhou-DC office very late, just about 5-6 hours before going to the FAB to make the rollout, we had the opportunity to take funny photos in the reception... Besides being tough, it was rewarding to see that we were able to get it through and getting some fun in the middle.<BR/><BR/>Keep practising the portuguese language. You were achieving a good level! (btw, the right spelling for "Franciscina" is "francesinha")<BR/>Do not forget the useful word "sapatadas" that I taught you, someday it may be useful. ;-)Ricardo Ferreirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05952563894652467596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6518726690865337632.post-70768483459924042212009-02-14T10:35:00.000-05:002009-02-14T10:35:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Ricardo Ferreirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05952563894652467596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6518726690865337632.post-53360892068211447342009-02-14T08:34:00.000-05:002009-02-14T08:34:00.000-05:00An amazing farewell!An amazing farewell!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6518726690865337632.post-42404354989512214852009-02-13T14:35:00.000-05:002009-02-13T14:35:00.000-05:00Man oh man...where to begin. OK, for the record: ...Man oh man...where to begin. OK, for the record: i am not gay, my wife wanted the $5000 clean water system (happy wife, happy life), pit stains never happened, and what else? Oh yeah, Tim Horton's is not nearly as good as Krispy Kreme! And you never could find maple ketchup for my daughter.<BR/><BR/>But seriously, i've worked with a whole bunch of coworkers, but not too many would i call "friends". You are one of those friends (along with Tim, Senthil, Mahan, Robin and a few others). You know you're friends when the other guy can call you gay and you don't punch him in the face (i think that's the dictionary definition, actually).<BR/><BR/>I will miss working with you. I will miss OOTP (baseball simulation game). I will miss that fantastic Canadian wit and humor.<BR/><BR/>The odds of us meeting again are slim to none and that actually makes me kinda sad. You're a good guy with a great family who i wish the very best for in the future.<BR/><BR/>OK, enough sap. One more thing before i go:<BR/>Step into my office<BR/>Why?<BR/>Cuz you're f**ing fired!<BR/><BR/>Later,<BR/>Chris<BR/><BR/>PS - Fire it up!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6518726690865337632.post-68013379406998630562009-02-13T14:15:00.000-05:002009-02-13T14:15:00.000-05:00Hi Ian.You were always nice to me.I will miss see ...Hi Ian.<BR/>You were always nice to me.<BR/><BR/>I will miss see you and that beautiful head!! ;)<BR/><BR/>Take care,<BR/>SteveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com