Today is a special day in my working life. Now I'm going toward *leaving* officially, the day can be Dec-30 this year. The mail has sent, it's really hard to say goodbye the team, but it has to be for my new venture.
This is Thanks email just sent this morning. List of To are: Tuan Truong; #LTRC_BOM; Marc Nguyen; Chau Tran; Thao Nguyen; #LTRC_EngServices_LeadsManagers; #LTRC_RnD
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Dear All,
First of all, congratulations to Hoang, Thuyen and Quang. I wish you all the best and much success in life. (3 of these people just got a promotion, Hoang is the man run the QA team next term)
As you are aware in the announcement, I’m no longer the lead of Rnd-QA. I will be leaving LTRC at the end of this month to pursue my own plans. Believe me, I’m very proud of being a part of the LTRC family in general and particularly, a member in RnD. We had great times as well as ‘not-so-bad’ time together :) both to me are memorable. The last two years has helped me to understand how challenging TESTING can be (before this, I was a web-developer) and enjoyed it during the time here. It has been very exciting is all I can say.
I’d like to say THANK YOU so much to my managers: Hans Buwalda, and Tuan Truong for everything, and RnD Staff (Nhan Ha, Phuc Phan, Thuyen Do, Dung Truong, Khuong Ngo, Cong Hoang and other dear members) and special thanks QA Staff as well (Hoang To, Quang Tran, Minh Tran, Tu Le, Aticah Chau, Khanh Tran, Dinh Vo, Vu Tran) who helps me so-much to make the work more enjoyable. I also would like to thank: anh Dinh, anh Long, Thao, Chau in HR Dept who are ready to respond to my inquiries in the most effective and efficient manner.
It’s also an honor to be a student of anh Hung Nguyen, Michael Hackett, chi Hoa, Marc Nguyen for all the Technical and English courses; from the first lesson in Quang Trung about Boundary Condition to the latest course of Lead-360.
I could not thank you enough for all the Lead@Service who supported me and to have feedbacks of TA as a contact group. They are: Kim , Quoc , Quynh , Hien , Hung , Xuan , Thach , Tuyen , Phuc N, Thang, Duong H, Vinh and Hieu P. Thank you all once again…my dear friends.
And finally, I love you all and wishing you success in what you are undertaking. I wish nothing but the best to come true at LTRC – The Vietnam World Leading Testing Company
Thank you and Regards,
Duong Pham
Friday, December 28, 2007
Today is my last day...at LTRC
Tuesday, December 25, 2007
Prepositional Phrases (1)
We are all experienced that preposition is annoying us in learning English. It's a bit confusing when we decide to use a strange Prepositional Phrases. Actually, it's not a big deal in conversation but it will help our writing sharply.
I have just received some kind of tips like that from about.com via email. Here are they, enjoy it with me, to make them not strange at all :)
(I just extracted some interesting sentences along with the phrases)
according to
in case of
on the behalf of
in front of
without regard for (She was a fearless woman who acted _____ her health.)
with regard to (______ your proposal Tom, I'm afraid we won't be able to approve your project.)
by means of (We finally solved our problem ____ a new device created by our research and development department.)
because of
lack of
due to (_____ the large number of requests we have received, we are going to extend the sale to the end of the month.)
instead of
in favor of ( I'm all ____ helping out the poor when in need.)
in addition to (_____ our friendly staff, you'll find our hotel provides everything you could ever desire.)
as for ( _____ me, I will be happy to dedicate a few extra hours to the cause.)
apart from
in common with (How can they be going out?! Jane has nothing _____ Peter.)
by far (Learning English is sometimes difficult. However, you should remember that communication is ______ the most important thing.)
by mistake (I'm afraid I've charged you too much _____. Sorry about that!)
regardless of (You are going to have to work overtime _____ your responsibilities at home)
>> the boss is most likely to say this sentence by somehow, I hate this kind of boss :(
on purpose (Please don't be angry with me. I didn't break the toy ______.)
>> I like this one most
For the full quiz please go here
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I have just received some kind of tips like that from about.com via email. Here are they, enjoy it with me, to make them not strange at all :)
(I just extracted some interesting sentences along with the phrases)
according to
in case of
on the behalf of
in front of
without regard for (She was a fearless woman who acted _____ her health.)
with regard to (______ your proposal Tom, I'm afraid we won't be able to approve your project.)
by means of (We finally solved our problem ____ a new device created by our research and development department.)
because of
lack of
due to (_____ the large number of requests we have received, we are going to extend the sale to the end of the month.)
instead of
in favor of ( I'm all ____ helping out the poor when in need.)
in addition to (_____ our friendly staff, you'll find our hotel provides everything you could ever desire.)
as for ( _____ me, I will be happy to dedicate a few extra hours to the cause.)
apart from
in common with (How can they be going out?! Jane has nothing _____ Peter.)
by far (Learning English is sometimes difficult. However, you should remember that communication is ______ the most important thing.)
by mistake (I'm afraid I've charged you too much _____. Sorry about that!)
regardless of (You are going to have to work overtime _____ your responsibilities at home)
>> the boss is most likely to say this sentence by somehow, I hate this kind of boss :(
on purpose (Please don't be angry with me. I didn't break the toy ______.)
>> I like this one most
For the full quiz please go here
Sunday, December 23, 2007
Jingle Bells
Perry Como
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At the stroke of midnight on Christmas, if a fat man dressed in a red suit jumps through your window, grabs you and puts you in a sack, don't panic. I told Santa I wanted YOU for Christmas!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2008
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Dashing through the snow
On a one-horse open sleigh,
Over the fields we go,
Laughing all the way;
Bells on bob-tail ring,
making spirits bright,
What fun it is to ride and sing
A sleighing song tonight
Jingle bells, jingle bells,
jingle all the way!
O what fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh
A day or two ago,
I thought I'd take a ride,
And soon Miss Fanny Bright
Was seated by my side;
The horse was lean and lank;
Misfortune seemed his lot;
He got into a drifted bank,
And we, we got up sot.
On a one-horse open sleigh,
Over the fields we go,
Laughing all the way;
Bells on bob-tail ring,
making spirits bright,
What fun it is to ride and sing
A sleighing song tonight
Jingle bells, jingle bells,
jingle all the way!
O what fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh
A day or two ago,
I thought I'd take a ride,
And soon Miss Fanny Bright
Was seated by my side;
The horse was lean and lank;
Misfortune seemed his lot;
He got into a drifted bank,
And we, we got up sot.
Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells,
Jingle all the way!
What fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh.
A day or two ago,
the story I must tell
I went out on the snow
And on my back I fell;
A gent was riding by
In a one-horse open sleigh,
He laughed as there
I sprawling lie,
But quickly drove away.
Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells,
Jingle all the way!
What fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh.
Now the ground is white
Go it while you're young,
Take the girls tonight
And sing this sleighing song;
Just get a bob-tailed bay
two-forty as his speed
Hitch him to an open sleigh
And crack! you'll take the lead.
Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells,
Jingle all the way!
What fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh.
Jingle all the way!
What fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh.
A day or two ago,
the story I must tell
I went out on the snow
And on my back I fell;
A gent was riding by
In a one-horse open sleigh,
He laughed as there
I sprawling lie,
But quickly drove away.
Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells,
Jingle all the way!
What fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh.
Now the ground is white
Go it while you're young,
Take the girls tonight
And sing this sleighing song;
Just get a bob-tailed bay
two-forty as his speed
Hitch him to an open sleigh
And crack! you'll take the lead.
Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells,
Jingle all the way!
What fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh.
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At the stroke of midnight on Christmas, if a fat man dressed in a red suit jumps through your window, grabs you and puts you in a sack, don't panic. I told Santa I wanted YOU for Christmas!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2008
Saturday, December 22, 2007
Heroes – The New Frontier (2/2)
This is printed version which I have used to deliver for group. Unluckily, last Friday I didnot have much time to share with group all of this because I was the last one in class :(, the last one always is the apple of all other eyes in class. All will look toward him/her and make them
embarrassed sometimes. I was in that case. Anyhow, I note down here just to share few of interesting thing about the article Heroes. This article is about 5 pages A4 long (fontsize 12pt)
1/ My favourite sentences:
- The world has changed, and so has heroism
- No-one is fooled into thinking that fame-----or even success-----is the same as heroism
(How to use the symbol ----- ?)
- Has TV----as it is so often accused of doing----diminished the possibility of heroes, and devalued the every word, by feeding us to many stories about too many celebrities, surrounded by too much hype?
(abreviation, symbol----usage, a long question..)
- Today’s potential hero (or was he/she a mere celebrity) is soon pushed aside by tomorrow’s headline
(An example of bracket usage in the sentence)
- Unsung heroes have always been a part of us, of course; not necessarily buried in an organisation, but possibly just chipping away, year after year, making personal sacrifies that enrich our lives and encourage us to aspire something beyond the everyday in our own lives.(semi-colon usage, a very long sentence, a new word Unsung)
2/ My favourite vocabularies:
+ Hero >> Heroine (women) >> Heroic(a) >> Heroism (n)
+ “sm” suffix of the noun:
- Feminism: the movement aimed at equal rights for women (feminist: a supporter of feminism)
- Heroism
+ unsung: having value that is not acknowledged not famous or acclaimed
+ accuse: (v) make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against
+ diminish (v) decrease in size, extent, or range+ aspire (v) have an ambitious plan+ mere (adj) being nothing more than specified (chi3 là)+ hype (n) blatant or sensational promotion
+ celebrity (n) a widely known person (or the state of being widely honored and acclaimed)
+ triumph (n) a successful ending of a struggle or contest
+ inspire (n) truyen cam hung
+ sophisticated technology: cong nghe tinh vi, hien dai
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Click here for Heroes – The New Frontier (1/2)
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embarrassed sometimes. I was in that case. Anyhow, I note down here just to share few of interesting thing about the article Heroes. This article is about 5 pages A4 long (fontsize 12pt)
1/ My favourite sentences:
- The world has changed, and so has heroism
- No-one is fooled into thinking that fame-----or even success-----is the same as heroism
(How to use the symbol ----- ?)
- Has TV----as it is so often accused of doing----diminished the possibility of heroes, and devalued the every word, by feeding us to many stories about too many celebrities, surrounded by too much hype?
(abreviation, symbol----usage, a long question..)
- Today’s potential hero (or was he/she a mere celebrity) is soon pushed aside by tomorrow’s headline
(An example of bracket usage in the sentence)
- Unsung heroes have always been a part of us, of course; not necessarily buried in an organisation, but possibly just chipping away, year after year, making personal sacrifies that enrich our lives and encourage us to aspire something beyond the everyday in our own lives.(semi-colon usage, a very long sentence, a new word Unsung)
2/ My favourite vocabularies:
+ Hero >> Heroine (women) >> Heroic(a) >> Heroism (n)
+ “sm” suffix of the noun:
- Feminism: the movement aimed at equal rights for women (feminist: a supporter of feminism)
- Heroism
+ unsung: having value that is not acknowledged not famous or acclaimed
+ accuse: (v) make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against
+ diminish (v) decrease in size, extent, or range+ aspire (v) have an ambitious plan+ mere (adj) being nothing more than specified (chi3 là)+ hype (n) blatant or sensational promotion
+ celebrity (n) a widely known person (or the state of being widely honored and acclaimed)
+ triumph (n) a successful ending of a struggle or contest
+ inspire (n) truyen cam hung
+ sophisticated technology: cong nghe tinh vi, hien dai
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Click here for Heroes – The New Frontier (1/2)
Một món quà
Hôm qua 21/12 thật là một ngày khó quên đối với mình khi bất ngờ nhận được món quà ý nghĩa của LogiGear Vietnam từ tay Mr. CEO, anh Hung Nguyen.Món quà được trao trong quán Karaoke Nike L.V.Sỹ, tối ngày hôm qua. Đó là tăng 2 của một bữa tiệc chia tay V.Hùng, a key-manager bên service. Vì tăng 1 mình vướng một bài test mid-term at Acet, nên không tham gia được, tiếc ghê. Nếu không chắc cũng được chụp tấm hình trao quà với sếp trước rất đông lead&manager participants.
Anyway, cách trao quà này cũng đủ làm mình động đậy...sau khi khởi động một vài bài...mọi người đang hát vừa hết bài, thì bổng nhiên someone Stop the song, no sound heard any more, Mr. CEO stand in front of the crowd with the mic and say something about me (?). Oh what's is it..., it's surprised me a lot at that time, I feel a bit embarrass, then I understood and stand up, move forward to him. After a few word, he gave the gift to me, shaking hand... I did not know what to say, just Thank you everyone :). And then getting 2 hugs from 2 dai ca a.Hoang & a.Tuan.
It's impressed me much again khi mình nhìn thấy tấm thiệp với đầy những chữ ký và lời chúc của đồng nghiệp RnD. Wow, it's really nice, and unforgettable moment.Không biết nói gì hơn là Cảm ơn tất cả mọi người vậy.
Thật là một món quà ý nghĩa.
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