Saturday Blues

Well, this will be the second last Saturday for me and I am starting to miss the place. There is still so much knowledge to cram to my Senior Tech and Boss but because of the sudden job increase, there is no time for us to do anything. My Boss did ask me a few times if I could return on Saturdays but since I have yet to know the new schedules, I cannot make any promises and he knows that factories also work on Saturdays.

But this morning, he did not come in but called on the phone to ask for updates. I told him we're all waiting for him to start the morning briefing. And so, while waiting, we did our normal business and I, as usual, to the toilet. The funny thing was, as soon as I came out, everyone was gone. I saw them leaving with the van.

Apparently, they know of the appointment except me since I was at Seremban the whole day yesterday. But this does not help when I start to feel the blues. Anyway, Boss called up and said once I finish some testing, I can come over. Well, they did call me more after that asking me to bring this and that since they rushed out too fast....

Anyway, this is a long term job and its to be done in phases. We have all planned for this and the best solution was to use the overhead cable trays instead of conduits since there would be a lof of cables being added to it during each phase. In fact, each table would require a telephone and a network cable. Multiply that with more than 70 (or is it 90?) tables, you'll see the problem. Not only that, indirectly, we're upgrading their cabling system in the long run as old cables do give a lot of problems after some time.

And so, doing some work in the office alone. Maybe
its the lighting and maybe because no one else was
in the office, the whole place looked gloomy.

Today was the female clerk's alternate Saturday off
and so I switched off the main Office lights to save
some energy. Looks depressing, right?

And not only that, I now have three mouth
ulcers. Serves me right for not drinking a
lot of water these past few weeks. Its very
painful and distracting to me.

Later, after being involved in the
Saturday jam, I arrived at the
with the 'forgotten' tools such as
a saw and a pair of pliers. Today,
we're laying some metal cable trays
in preparation for the huge amount
of cabling to be done in the next
few months.

Its a very simple concept. You cut
the metal rod to length, then you
drill the concrete. Put a metal bung
on one end, use the hammer to tap
and expand the bung and twist the
rod until firm. Then you secure the
tray with a metal nut and washer.

We had to relocate some air conditioning ducts
as they're very low and are blocking path of
the metal trays.

Since the ceiling is modular, so are the ducts

As we're working alongside the other contractors,
you can imagine the amount of dust and debris in
the office. By the time I left at half past three, the
job is almost complete except for the forgotten
network cables........