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Found this drink Whatever and Anything in Singapore. The flavor varies from one to another and you can’t tell from the label except if you read the ingredients.

It was funny. “What can I get you to drink?” the waiter asked. “Whatever…”, I replied. And Whatever can be Anything. It sheds a whole new perspective to being indecisive and irresponsible of your diet at the food table.

With each can, you may get a different flavor at random. So far I’ve not managed to order the same taste twice with Anything.

And while I’m at it, I might as well make it my new culture.

Someone argued with me to change a line of Java code from int a=1 to int a=0x01. Like, wow, that makes a whole lot difference. The next time this happens, I could just go Whatever. Or maybe when someone thinks they can get me to say yes by posing the same question in a different manner though the answer is still no, I could just go Anything.

Maybe what they should come up with next is a Nevermind drink. Perfect for their neighboring Malaysians whom practice the tidak apa (nevermind) mindset and attitude made popular by the decadent Malay race.

It may not give them a clue, but hey, Whatever. They may not like it, but like Anything ever? And most of the time, they go Nevermind anyway.

Finally, I can bring forth my sarcasm literally. And it quenches thirst too.

Love is a poison,
It lynches every reason,
Betrays friendship in treason,
Casts a smitten heart to prison.

Love is not an obsession,
Nor it’s made for a season,
Love craves affection,
It requires salvation.

Much still remains unspoken,
And effort yearns attention,
But a heart is easily broken,
The soul fears imperfection.

Seasons are changing,
And the years are showing,
At your gates I am waiting,
At your doorsteps I am knocking.

The early days I ponder,
Suggestive gestures I sought,
More than friends maybe I wonder,
These feelings I have fought.

Expectations you fear,
Hope is so dear,
Wish things were clear,
Then we’d be so near.

These dreams I have at night,
And visions I saw by day,
Wish I can make this right,
Only you can certain say.

You said you do not have the answer,
Yet you seek another,
These days I wonder,
While my hopes melt in sunder.

When my spirit has run dry,
And your cup had its fill,
Though my soul may cry,
I will be steady and still.

Unconditional love on offer,
Not expecting return whatsoever,
Can’t store this in a coffer,
Don’t keep me on hold forever.

Time can break and time can heal,
Who are we to reduce entropy?
“Yay” or “Nay” you can deal,
Never before wrote a piece so sappy.

Why must there be sorrow,
When there’s hope for tomorrow?
I shall go down the path that’s narrow,
Surely my faith will grow.

Salvation I pray,
Redemption I seek,
Hope does not go astray,
For Christ helps the meek.

As the sun rises in the morning,
May you be restored glowing,
Though many things you pondered,
I’ll not let you down sundered.

Things fall apart. I wear a t-shirt from ThinkGeek that says Obey gravity, it’s the law!. No matter how hard I try sometimes, physic catches up and introduce entropy into my life.

This post however, is quite the opposite.

I may have at my disposal currently a team who is worthy for technical enlightenment. I’ve been like a Yoda waiting for a Skywalker to come along to reveal the way of the Force to one whom is worthy of wielding a light saber without injuring himself.

And Yoda just got older.

Now I can attend long meetings, interview potential candidates, write short, complex and demandingly accurate programs, optimize numbers for marketing (even if I have to pull it out from a monkey’s back), asks a girl out on a date, and still have time to train my young Jedis.

This has never happened before.

For the longest time, I’ve been struggling to build an elite team. Average people just won’t do. It doesn’t suffice even if one is able to code hundred programs in a week but isn’t able to learn on his or her own. Self improvement is key to being a good programmer.

Reading textbooks and research is crucial to excel as a software developer. I can get tired very quickly with people who asks me simple questions before looking it up on Google.

That was then. Now I can maximize my time. It used to be that I had 24 hours a day. Imagine if I got five trained developers. That’s 120 hours a day available for optimization! Maybe I’m exaggerating, but teamwork does produce great results. It’s always nice to code on my own, but it’s even nicer to have others write reliable codes that I can use for my development.

So maybe the universe is not so random and chaotic after all. Even to other areas. Maybe.

Those who don’t understand logic are doomed to reinvent it, miserably. So, there. Egypt. Nile. Pyramids. France can wait. I’m so looking forward to my vacation now!