ice cream and bitches
Friday, June 29, 2012, 8:14 AM
met heartpops today for ice cream! Mudpies are just so good, even someone who doesn't really like chocolate like her cannot resist it. She looks pretty cute and it took me a while to actually meet up with her since we're both so ridiculously busy.
Explained Pinder to her and it got her really worked up and excited. I suppose she could be one of the start-up crews that we could need if we're going to utilize operation big bang. She clearly wants to host an epic party, given the right resources and guidelines. Really hilarious and made my day, i think we could be really good friends; considering how we like the same things haha.
We shall see, as things progress. No time or energy for much recently. Also talked a lot about the stupid bitch, that i feel a little sorry for the latter. Sorry i use mean words, i guess i do feel a little guilty about that.
I feel like i'm getting a little burnout, maybe could play a little team fortress or get some epic long nap/sleep-in.
'cause look what you have done to me
24/6/12 Project Meeting
Sunday, June 24, 2012, 7:13 AM
We had a project meeting in the SMU building for a second time today, private universities are always so good, fully air-conditioned, empty hallways and classrooms with whiteboards for the taking.
Worked with Pencil and Rachel regarding a basic GUI (graphical user interface) in order to help them get started with something, as well as getting to a consensus with the entire team on the database headers for our alpha models.
Business team basically discussed the strategies that they have researched on prior last week, compiling some of the things. There was also a motion to discuss hype, how our marketing strategies are & our launch and our USP (unique selling points). It has been agreed that SIGs (special interest groups) are important to us, and much research needs to be done regarding these groups. Homework for everyone was how to build hype.
Meanwhile after-meeting dinner we kind of came up with a name for our project, Project Pinder (or Pindr), due to Pins being what they are on maps and our company name being "Seacorn-Unihorse" (Eric does not like this). I'm going to work heavily on idea generation and focusing on what's important, the product itself for us.
SW even drew a nice picture of a Seacorn-Unihorse wearing a cute party hat. Should have taken a photo of it and uploaded it here.
'cause look what you have done to me
17/6/12 Project Meeting
Sunday, June 17, 2012, 7:30 AM
Our first formal project meeting, held at Dhoby Ghaut, SMU. This will happen every Sunday at about 2pm, where everyone will collate and discuss their progress with their respective teams.
Unexpectedly much progress have been made under Hz's guidance. I have put the business team under her direct charge and command and the IT team under Pencil, until Eric is out of the army. They will report to me directly; i want to focus on what's really important, more of product development and ideas. Minutes are being done and progress is being made, we are on our way!
Eric got an A*STAR scholarship until his PhD in computer science, i feel so happy for him. He really deserves it, and it's one step closer to both of our endgames. Going to organize a toast in his honor soon after the exams. I feel that there's more to come, much more to come.
'cause look what you have done to me
a devlog? (Step one)
Friday, June 8, 2012, 9:52 AM
and I figured, why not? It's been too long since i've seriously wrote anything. All those general paper essays and short stories, its been too long. Gives me a reason to follow up with this damn blogger thing too; twitter's pushing blogger into the abyss of dead internet media. A mix of important and retarded things in a log sounds great i guess.
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Well today's the first actual day of development; hence the devlog note, going to start cracking tonight. Did an outline (somewhat i guess) and after what i've discussed with the marketing team its more or less in the correct direction till Eric's stuff is done. Had a long lunch with Rachel yesterday and we talked a lot about the whole team dynamics team and how we should work things out. To be honest, i guess i'm a terrible leader at my current state; can't force people to do things. I also suppose that depending on Eric on the entire organizational thing wouldn't be such a great idea; i have to learn this somehow. I have some paper out and a whole ranged of colored markers and a really really detailed outline on everything. I've got to finish this, then recruiting people and convincing people to work this would be so much easier.
Don't know if it's a good idea to talk about what happened today, its the days like these that make me really horrid. A long, bloody horrid day. Also went to the doctor's today, third one telling me i should go see a neurologist. I do realize that pulling this off is going to be so incredibly tough, and that Mark Zuckerberg guy had all his motivated harvard mates to work things, compared to what we have. Not saying that i don't think that we have the ability to do it, i just think motivation is so important in whatever that we do. After yesterday's discussion at NUS i guess i understand how i should organize better. Wonder who taught all of these people these things - I guess i'm a creator, an inventor, not a leader (at least not yet). Going to try really hard to do this, shouldn't be something that i can't handle.
Had a long lunch with Rachel and we talked quite a bit, one of my new missions is to help her get a decent boyfriend! And i feel really bad for not going down today to help them, though its completely due to terrible things that pop up suddenly. At least things are much better now. Why does everyone want to go suntanning suddenly? I miss the girls, actually wanted to go to zouk tonight with them, but with what happened today, really not in the mood. The guys are going to watch Prometheus tonight i think, not going either. And i haven't gone down to Hyatt or touched that coat of mine in a while. Need some recuperation time.
Maybe with some luck i could have a little unscheduled session with silly and my day would be much brighter.
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I guess i won't really rush it, but i'll have to work fast. Time to hang up the drawing board.
Log (8/6/12):
-Finished the drawing board for company and idea overviews.
-Note changes in our app development, chain of command and strategies.