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'If the automobile had followed the same development cycle as the computer, a Rolls-Royce would today cost $100, get one million miles to the gallon, and explode once a year, killing everyone inside.'
-Robert X. Cringely (from geek wisdom)
SOUNDING BOARD
Wednesday, May 05, 2004
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Day whatever... I lost track and I don't want to count anymore
Probably day 14 or 15, I think I'll stop counting. I don't want to see future posts with Day 100+, that's going to be annoying (at least for me). Hmmm, so I've been here for 2 weeks more or less... that means Vong, Polla and Sok will be picking me up again this weekend for a few rounds of beer! Yey!
I corrected a spelling error - it's Phnom 'Penh', not Phnom 'Phen'. And now I know the reason why. I got mixed up with the 'Phen' in Phen card. For fellow Midgard citizens, you know what I'm talking about. It's that card that lets you cast magic spells in Ragnarok without getting interrupted. Oh well, it seems like I miss the game after all.
I've been cooking in my new apartment for days now. I find it quite relaxing to spend some time in my kitchen after work (I mean after 5 pm at weekdays, because I still work at home even on holidays and weekends. Consultants do not have official working schedules, so go figure.).
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The Cambodian government is still doing line budgeting although it will be moving forward with results-based budgeting in a few years. We just had a meeting earlier with the MInistry of Economy and Finance and Dr. H N confirmed this. It will be a huge challenge on my part because gender-responsive budgeting is best implemented on a platform of results-based budgeting - linking goals, purpose, outputs and activities/inputs. It's good to verify this challenge at this early stage to give me ample time to re-strategize on the specific activities. There goes my evening, perhaps even a couple of evenings.
posted by Allan at 5:33 PM (GMT+8)
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