http://matthewzammit.com/thoughtsfromthedesert Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:20:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 3 weeks have flew by... I have no idea how! and now I'm in my last night in the desert. it's been a mega busy period... but a very fulfilling one as we saw our project go live succesfully... having worked on this project for over a year, it is really satisfying ... http://matthewzammit.com/thoughtsfromthedesert/2009/02/18/nearly-over/ yesterday, Serafin, a Philippino, came to the office for some training/guidance on how to use our software. Karel was guiding him and showing him the way while he was writing down notes and instructing us about a real life example. So we ask: "give us an item to add to this Work ... http://matthewzammit.com/thoughtsfromthedesert/2009/02/14/pipe/ Finally I think we might be able to get an early night we're planning to leave the office at 9pm tonight... we'll see! need to recover loads of sleep! :) http://matthewzammit.com/thoughtsfromthedesert/2009/02/12/early-night/ Finally the project went live today and overall it has been a success till now... now off to bed with a great feeling of satisfaction, together with tiredness from all the long work hours and strange sleeping patterns :D half of my trip is already over http://matthewzammit.com/thoughtsfromthedesert/2009/02/09/go-live/ I'll be blogging regularly in the coming days hopefully. We're in the middle of the go-live process and quite hassled :) will update you on the last days... and next days http://matthewzammit.com/thoughtsfromthedesert/2009/02/09/coming-soon/ The second day is already over!! I settled in quite quickly this time, knowing already a few people from my last trip and knowing the place. Will catch up with the blog in the coming days And just to let you know that today at 3pm the temperature was an enjoyable 32 degrees ... http://matthewzammit.com/thoughtsfromthedesert/2009/02/02/thirty-two/ Hi! From the VIP lounge! My flight is scheduled to leave in about an hour and this will kick off another 3 weeks of work and new experiences... Keep on Reading... I'll try to update you as much as possible on what's happenning. Layers... http://matthewzammit.com/thoughtsfromthedesert/2009/01/31/about-to-begin/ Hey guys! Soon I'll be on another 3 weeks trip (Sat 31Jan)... and, just as I did last time, I'll be keeping you updated on my progress. In the mean time 2 more blogs have joined the thoughts from series: thoughts from the igloo thoughts from the ucreative and we also have www.thoughtsfrom.com to collect ... http://matthewzammit.com/thoughtsfromthedesert/2009/01/27/bigger-thoughts/ This is the last blog entry... for now... It's been a huge pleasure for me sharing my experiences and funny tales with all of you!! and really thanks for all your feedback and support. The thoughts from the desert will resume on my next trip... you'll all know when that will be :-) Take ... http://matthewzammit.com/thoughtsfromthedesert/2008/11/21/the-end-for-now/ so... I'm now back on the Island!!!!! Landed last night at around 19:30, then went home and ate a huge dinner... Spare ribs in mum's special yummy sauce :-) and a good bottle of wine... At 22:30 drove to Veccja to meet my mates... who were missing me... hehe... I was too dw!!! We had ... http://matthewzammit.com/thoughtsfromthedesert/2008/11/21/back-home/