10 days into my job at Cisco and things are going pretty well. With my computer not having access to the computer systems I need and without email, there has been little work that I have been able to do. Luckily, due to Cisco's relaxed atmosphere, I am able to chat with my colleagues while I work and go for breaks regularly. The team are really nice, including the two most senior people - even though they are very busy they always have time to answer my questions and help me out. The people in the team also have a great sense of humour - I am constantly joking around with the guy that sits next to me. Lunches here are excellent - they have so many choices, including a wok guy who cooks you fresh soba noodles with your choice of extras. All reasonably priced and tasty. This morning I joined the gym so I'm planning to go there every day of the week before work starts in order to burn off the extra calories from the desserts I've been eating here...!
Whilst I haven't had that much work to do, it seems that will all change by next week when the busy period begins. Apparently that's when people in the team have to stay until midnight every night to get stuff done. This period will probably go on for about 2 months. Hopefully those rumours are exagerations, but in any case I'm not looking forward to the heavy schedule. On the other hand, it is an opportunity for me to shine and may help me be offered the permanent role.
After thinking about my trip to Japan in December, I decided to purchase a Nintendo DS to keep me occupied during my long flight. Yeah, I know my trip is months away, but it helped convince me to buy one. hehe. I'm really glad I did and I can see why it's so difficult to get one in Japan.
I've also tried to get a bit more serious about songwriting and recording. I was doing a bit of it last weekend and will try to continue this weekend. Although it's very time consuming, I'd really like to build up my song list - maybe I'll have enough for a full setlist including encores sometime soon. :o)
Jody
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