上班後的第一個星期過去了，剛剛才打了下班的鐘，但是似乎沒有人聽到，我也就當作沒聽到好了，反正要留下來吃晚餐。
其實一個星期過去了，我並沒有什麼很深的感觸，雖然有很多事情很陌生，但與我所想像的似乎也沒有天差地遠，甚至還有種熟悉的感覺。讓我有種回到學校的感覺，想到寫論文的時候，還有讀國中的時候。
課長一開始就告訴過我，工作和學校是不太一樣的，叫我心態上要調整過來，不過這麼制度化的地方很難不讓我想起在國中的生活。
國中的時候，每天一大早就要起來，穿上制服趕著出門以免遲到。進了校門密密麻麻的都是穿著一樣制服的同學們，沒幾個人有空跟你說早安，進了教室，找到自己的座位坐下，鐘聲響了，開始上課，鐘聲響了，下課，中午，吃午餐，吃完趴著睡覺，鐘聲響了，開始上課，鐘聲響了，放學，回家。
真的是一模一樣，甚至還有食的規定衣的規定住的規定行的規定，一大堆規定，犯了規，就要記過，申誡，小過，大過，甚至解僱。不同的大概就是有薪水吧。
當然，事實上還有很多地方是完全不同的，只是制度實在很像，讓我不這樣想也難。進公司甚至還要穿公司給的"靜電拖鞋(?)"，出去還要經過機場的那種金屬感應門，感應器叫了警衛就會用感應棒掃描...
不知道是不是所有公司都這樣，還是只有台灣這樣，又或者只是因為員工太多，為了方便管理才會這樣?
不過課長所說的學校指的應該是大學吧，在大學有教授教，學生只要好好的吸收就可以了(除了那些"很優秀"的同學) ，現在工作了，就不能再那麼死板，必須要 stay open minded，遇到問題(Problem)老闆不一定會教你，沒問題還得自己找問題(Question)。我好像在現學現賣，不過是蠻有道理的，在學校時是單方面的吸收，現在則必須自己找東西來吸收。
提到大學，這實在跟我寫論文時的感覺很像，第一天進 grad room 時，對新的環境又陌生又新奇，一個人也不認識，大家對新進來的人也不怎麼好奇，都自顧自忙著做自己的事，但互相之間卻又能打打鬧鬧，這種氣氛讓我不知所措，甚至以為自己被排擠。當然，根本沒人排擠我，遇到不認識的人大部分的人都會先保持距離的，只是因為對方是一群人，而我只有一個，才會有這種錯覺。
其實這一點課長也在面試的時候提醒過我，他當時就說，如果你發現大家都很冷淡，沒人理你時，你不要誤以為他們不友善，他們只是太忙而已，如果你需要幫忙，主動去問的話，他們都會樂於幫你的。
課長人好像真的還不錯，不會擺架子。不過似乎有點喜歡當大哥的感覺... 講話還會夾著幾句"媽的"，"靠腰"... 不愧是34歲的課長...
25 November 2005
21 November 2005
First Day at Work
下班了，好長的一天。第一天上班的感覺，還真有點摸不著頭腦。
早上行政部的方先生帶我繞了一下工廠外圍，然後帶我到我的部門－SQE。
當時只有4個人在，課長還沒來，於是一位男同事帶我去工廠看製作NB的流程。
整個早上就穿梭在工廠的5個樓層和幾千名員工之間。
結果原來帶我的這個Daniel今天才轉到SQE。
中午吃飯食堂爆滿，已經分批了還這麼多人...
吃完了回到辦公室，卻沒事做，第一天也不知道該做什麼。
之後好不容易課長Slash從桃園上來，我才有點事做。
第一天真的好亂，還有很多事沒辦好，也還有好多好多要學。
早上行政部的方先生帶我繞了一下工廠外圍，然後帶我到我的部門－SQE。
當時只有4個人在，課長還沒來，於是一位男同事帶我去工廠看製作NB的流程。
整個早上就穿梭在工廠的5個樓層和幾千名員工之間。
結果原來帶我的這個Daniel今天才轉到SQE。
中午吃飯食堂爆滿，已經分批了還這麼多人...
吃完了回到辦公室，卻沒事做，第一天也不知道該做什麼。
之後好不容易課長Slash從桃園上來，我才有點事做。
第一天真的好亂，還有很多事沒辦好，也還有好多好多要學。
20 November 2005
A Change in Weather
我回台灣滿一個月了，今天天氣總算有點像冬天了，我終於可以穿長袖衣服出門了。
明天就要上班了，一大早就得到關渡報到，今晚只好住在Jim家。
今天下午還去了カラオケ，結果4個人沒到，所以只有4個人唱了4個小時，一個人$400...
明天就要上班了，一大早就得到關渡報到，今晚只好住在Jim家。
今天下午還去了カラオケ，結果4個人沒到，所以只有4個人唱了4個小時，一個人$400...
09 April 2005
Eclispsed Sunrise
Read from the paper a few days ago that there will be an eclipse at sunrise today. I've been wanting to see an eclipse, and a sun rise, for a long time, and this is a rare chance to see it (them) without going to other cities.
So I got up early this morning 30 minutes before sunrise, drove to a little peninsula with my mum, sat down, and waited. People arrived seconds and minutes after I sat down, about 8 of them, all coming for the same purpose. Looking at the equipments they brought, I felt a bit embarrassed. I was too naive and thought I can cope with my sunglasses... not that I don't know about some of those equipments.
Unfortunately, not only were there islands blocking the horizon, there were clouds on top of them, and since the eclipse will only last for less than an hour after sunrise, we were worried that we might not be able to see it. So we all waited, seeing the edge of the far clouds getting brighter and brighter, with rays of light shooting up.
Finally, the Sun pops out, and proved how naive I was. Holding my camera, I tried all kinds of settings to capture the eclipsed Sun, without success. Actually I could hardly see the eclipse, the Sun was much smaller and brighter than I imagined. I took more than 200 shots, none of them showed the eclipse...
I drove home disappointed, upon arrival, I realised that the eclipse was not over yet. So I rushed in and came out with a CD. Looking through the CD, I finally had a clear view of eclipsed Sun, with a tiny corner blocked by the Moon. Satisfied, I went in and caught up with my dream.
So I got up early this morning 30 minutes before sunrise, drove to a little peninsula with my mum, sat down, and waited. People arrived seconds and minutes after I sat down, about 8 of them, all coming for the same purpose. Looking at the equipments they brought, I felt a bit embarrassed. I was too naive and thought I can cope with my sunglasses... not that I don't know about some of those equipments.
Unfortunately, not only were there islands blocking the horizon, there were clouds on top of them, and since the eclipse will only last for less than an hour after sunrise, we were worried that we might not be able to see it. So we all waited, seeing the edge of the far clouds getting brighter and brighter, with rays of light shooting up.
Finally, the Sun pops out, and proved how naive I was. Holding my camera, I tried all kinds of settings to capture the eclipsed Sun, without success. Actually I could hardly see the eclipse, the Sun was much smaller and brighter than I imagined. I took more than 200 shots, none of them showed the eclipse...
I drove home disappointed, upon arrival, I realised that the eclipse was not over yet. So I rushed in and came out with a CD. Looking through the CD, I finally had a clear view of eclipsed Sun, with a tiny corner blocked by the Moon. Satisfied, I went in and caught up with my dream.