Punctuality in SG + MS certificate

I am happy to announce that I am a Microsoft Certified Expert in Excel :):):) I have been to an Excel course and it was fascinating to discover how smart this little program can be. I have been using this program for years, but I used only the minimum functionality; now I can really use all the smart stuff, hehe :):):)

I guess a lot of people bitch about Microsoft that they have crap programs, but they don’t know how to use them fully and then they just make rushed conclusions. I do not want to promote MS, but I think people should also look at the good stuff they do (like Excel for example). By the way, I had the chance to play around with Windows Vista and the new Office. It is very cool. The graphics is very cool and the new functionalities are just great. The design is pretty much like the Mac design, but yeah, this is life… Looking forward to get a copy of the new office as soon as it will appear on the market :):):)

Anyway, I wanted to write about another topic: punctuality in Singapore. If you are not living in Singapore (ie. You are from Europe), you might think that in such a regulated country like this, where law and order are really important, where the economy is so developed, people would be very punctual. But it is not the case at all. Most of the meetings start 10 – 15 minutes late and usually all the appointments I had with other people, started late, people arrived late, etc. The transportation system is fairly on time and services promised to certain deadline usually are delivered, so not that many issues on that side. But on personal punctuality, it is very bad. I always get pissed off when I take a cab if I am late just to arrive in time and pay lots of money in peak hours and then I am the only one on time and wait for 20 minutes to start the meeting. The same happened when I went to this training ….