here’s a neat-o email forward i just got from a friend.

it’s interesting being a pm now. in some ways, i lose ‘cool points’..especially with other tech people. i’m starting to work on things with people who don’t realize i have a tech background..and then talk to me like i know nothing at all…or just assume i’m asking a dumb question. interesting. on the other hand, i work with people who know my background and ask me technical questions that no other pm would normally be able to answer. i’m having an identity crisis at work. plus it’s late. i can’t believe i’m still here. i’m moving. still trying to grasp the concept that i made that decision today. see, i…

i’m getting a lot busier at work now..which is good. it kills me to just sit there and not do much..and not be able to do much since i’m still training. this job change has been interesting. the hardest thing is to restrain myself from making quick changes to the codebase..like if i see something really easy to change that needs changing, i’d rather just do it myself. but instead, i have to make a request..and wait a few days before it gets implemented. i’m sure i’ll get used to it…plus, there are so many things for me to learn. sadly, a lot of people i know at work were…

check out the dancing club spiderman that jimmy sent over to me. my parents have been in town for over a week now, leaving today. we went up to vancouver over the weekend to visit relatives…and meet relatives that I didn’t know existed..like 2 second cousins–marilyn and aaron. it was fun talking to marilyn a lot and learning more about my family. some relative of ours worked on a huge “Lee Family Tree” report, that dates back to the 1st generation. I’m in the 27th generation. Crazy huh? I was so happy to see that because my family tree starts getting really complicated at my grandparents level. See, my great…