最近比较忙

头一次做一份工作花这么多的精力进去

希望有所成果

悉尼沙尘暴

据说昨夜大风起， 把澳洲内陆（内陆是大沙漠）的沙尘吹到了沿海，这是头一次在悉尼遇见这样坏的天气。

 一种似曾相识的感觉， 想起了在北京每年沙尘天气的日子。

Got my MacBook Pro

Got a brand new MacBook Pro for my new work, 2.53 GHz/4G mem/500G hd. Totally different experience after being addicted to pc for so many years. But still need to figure out the replacement tools to work in Mac from text editor to IDE.

Cheers!

Starting new job tomorrow

Got the offer last week, and starting tomorrow on Monday, finally after two months long march in the tough economy. Cheers!

30/08/2009

September Coming

Just noticed next week will be September already! A bit shock at the first stage, I still remember that I decided to come back to the working 9-5 world in late June, then the whole July and August, no good so far. September - so what? no great hope, but probably another month playing the interview games.  Anyway, need to rethink my strategy, my plans also my family. Good luck September again.

Proactive and Communication!

Proactive Proactive, Communication Communication! 

In the current tight job market, seems the employers are requiring more and more from job seeks, even as a software engineer and new migrant. English is not most migrants' first language, so it will become a serious social problem that the society can't accept non-English background migrants. By writing this, I am still trying hard to improve my English anyway but not that easy to change significantly in one day.

Tough market

This year, seems the market is very different from before already. 99% employers seeking for 150% skilled employee for their requirement plus excellent local English.  This is not right for an open migrant country Australia, especially for IT industry. If the employers don't wish the employee to learn and know the new things, but just require employee to have the exact skills they want, that is no good for the future of the IT. IT is creative and innovative, IT people tend to be always like to learn and happy to learn things thing they don's know, as even you are very knowledgeable people, you will also have something you don't know.

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About suspend my msn space

temporally suspend my msn space, but will keep posting this blog.

Switching to Ubuntu

using wubi, and trying to get the most used windows software ready in ubuntu.

tip 1. Never hibernate/suspend your ubuntu if installed by wubi, otherwise you will lost all data, and wubi will reinstall everything for you again.
tip 2. install flash player to view youtube? must update your ubuntu first, before download & install flash player plug-in for firefox, otherwise will be tought.
adding.... hah,,,any comments?

My video blog

Worldwide please visit  http://www.youtube.com/makefire

Within China please visit http://www.tudou.com/home/makefire

Week Seven

Job Hunting Week Seven Now.

04 Aug 2009

My daughter's first video on Youtube

She was learning walking and pushing the pram.






@Sydney Olympic Park


April 2009

有趣的Banker

最近忙找工作的事情焦头烂额， 刚interview完发现有一个missed call ， 马上打回去， "This is Tony Su, I think I missed your call..."， 对方马上说"Tony啊，我是Steven啊" , 我一听回道"啊你是Steven啊~", 双方1秒钟对峙无语， 然后对方说"我是xx银行的Steven ... " ，原来是来问我最近要不要买房贷款或者投资的，搪塞了一下说最近时局不好。 错以为他是同事好朋友Steve了， 在天天的Agent们的电话Spam中来这样一个电话很奇很新颖令人神清气爽，兴趣盎然呵呵！

找工作是种乐趣

Fun of Job Hunting:

• Meeting different people
• Knowing your value
• Brushing your knowledge
• Feeling the market
• Getting new ideas
• ing...

Forth Week Job Hunting

找工作第四周,几点体会:

• 澳洲六月份达到失业率新高 - 原先觉地已经走出危机底谷的估计过于乐观
• Agent多是挂空职位, 多是一个电话问了情况后再无音信 - Agent是最不可靠的
• Banking, Insurance 行业是这次金融危机中受创最大的部分 - 所以Java 的领域职位近于饱和，至少现在是这样, dot net 也许类似吧
  
• Senior Developer职位对于你的skills近乎要你100% match的苛刻程度 - 有点不match别人就懒地理你

接下来的展望：

• 七月新的financial year 开始各公司又有新的funding - 稍有一丝生机的迹象
• 如果七月份失业再创新高 - 那下半年就岌岌可危了
• Good Luck!

16 July 2009
Sydney, Australia

Australia Unemployment Rate up to June

澳洲失业率走向

Starting using new wiki

Abandoned my old wiki from wikidot.com. Wikidot is not bad, easy to use, but not very stable, always found either indexing not working or searching not working, and wikidot is blocked in China. Therefore decided to install my own wiki which is same with wikipedia, opensource, solve all the problems. Welcome to my new wiki: http://wiki.tony-su.com

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HD TV + IPTV

终于买了个HD TV, TPG的IPTV现在也派上用场了。 不过接收HD无线信号还是不好。

Microsoft Live Search换马甲Bing.com

据说跟Google很像是Google Killer...

Bing.com还是Beta中， 试目以待，不知道会不会以后出个BMail, BingDoc

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点背

驾照被suspend了, P2 的都要double demerit火大啊

End of Autumn Semester

又快要一个学期结束了， 日子又不好过了。。。

Star Trek 11

Yesterday watched movie "Star Trek 11" (星际旅行 11), really wonderful pictures, especially the spaceships. Human will definitely one day be living outside earth.

http://www.startrekmovie.com/


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Finally the clock is non-stop

前不久买一个clock, 两周内停了3，4次，拿回华人超市去换； 回来又一周，又停两次，怒，拿回去，不要了。

终于花时间去BigW找了一个clock, 贵90 cents, 又一个多星期， 终于non-stop了so far。。。




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My wiki blocked in China

Seems my wiki.tony-su.com is blocked in China, wired, probably because the wiki service provider is blocked. Anyone there can visit either wiki.tony-su.com or makefire.wikidot.com please comment below! thanks!

Also please test my homepage: http://www.tony-su.com , sometimes not working in China as well.

Newcastle Trip

Newcastle is famous for its nice beach. It took me 3 hours' drive from Sydney. Small city, but peaceful beach, wonderful sea view. Really good for a break from the busy everyday life.









2nd May 2009

五一 -- 国际劳动节?

The other day, I was being asked whether or not 1st of May - Labor Day is also public holiday in Australia, I said no.  A bit confused, why "International Labor day"?, it seems not really international. As I know in Australia, the Labor Day is the first Monday of October ( http://www.industrialrelations.nsw.gov.au/holidays/).

TVU p2p Live TV software

Really good, hundreds of live tv: http://www.tvunetworks.com/



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Introduce to the 7-Zip Software

7-Zip is a free open source compression software. Comparing to the popular ones, Winzip and WinRAR are not free, and have limited days for trail. 7-Zip is also supported on Linux/Unix, and it supports .zip , .7z , .gz formats. It is really a replacement for your desktops. click here to download it now http://www.7-zip.org/.

油条一根 Two Dollars

今早路过Broadway一小店，随意买了根油条，问多少钱， "Two Dollars" , 当时一惊！后来想想也是少见多怪了。。。

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搬家 & 新开始

这是有史以来最大规模的一次搬家,

虽然距离不远,但像是全新的开始

TOUGH二零零九, 什么样才会是期待的结果...

IT Layoff List

Company ▼	Number ▼	Computerworld coverage ▼	Date announced ▼	Details ▼	Category ▼
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Novell	100	Novell confirms layoffs	31-Jan-2009	Novell spokesman Ian Bruce said the company laid off less than 100 out of 4,200 employees worldwide. The number of layoffs cited by Bruce is far smaller than the numbers bouncing around the Web.	Networking
NEC	20000	NEC to lay off 20,000, close plants as losses widen	30-Jan-2009	NEC, one of Japan's biggest electrical and electronics companies, will lay off 9,500 staff in Japan, look to early retirement for a further 450 domestic staff and cut 9,000 workers overseas. The company didn't give details of where the layoffs will hit and which divisions will be closed but said it will pursue "substantial reform" at its chip-making subsidiary, NEC Electronics.	Hardware
AOL	700	AOL to lay off 10% of staff	28-Jan-2009	Time Warner's underperforming AOL Internet unit will lay off 700 employees, about 10% of its staff, in response to the global economic downturn. Those employees who avoid the ax still face bad news: They will not get a merit pay increase this year,	Web
SAP	3000	SAP to cut staff as full-year net income dips 2%	28-Jan-2009	SAP plans to reduce its global workforce to 48,500 from 51,500 by the end of this year, resulting in annual savings of €300 million to €350 million.	Software
IBM	4200	Union: IBM layoffs now 4,200 -- may go higher	27-Jan-2009	IBM's not-so-secret layoffs may have reached 4,200, according to Alliance@IBM, which believes that thousands of other employees will be losing their jobs as well before the cuts end.	General (multiple categories)
Sprint	8000	Sprint to lay off 8,000 by April	26-Jan-2009	Sprint's cuts will affect people at "all levels" of the company and reduce labor costs by $1.2B. The company employs 56,000.	Mobile/Telecom
Microsoft	5000	Microsoft to cut 5,000 jobs as profits fall	22-Jan-2009	Microsoft said it plans to cut jobs in research and development, marketing, sales, finance, legal, human resources and IT over the next 18 months.	Software
Ericsson	5000	Ericsson profit declines, plans to cut 5,000 jobs	21-Jan-2009	Following declining profits for its fourth quarter, Ericsson will lay off 5,000 employees, including about 1,000 in the Stockholm area.	Mobile/Telecom
Intel	5000	Intel to shut four plants, lay off up to 6,000	21-Jan-2009	Intel's changes will affect between 5,000 and 6,000 employees worldwide. Not all those will lose their jobs, as Intel plans to offer some positions at other facilities.	Hardware
AMD	1100	AMD to cut 1,100 jobs and slash salaries across company	19-Jan-2009	AMD will lay off 900 at all levels of its product business, and cut another 200 positions through attrition and by divesting its handheld business. The cuts affect 9% of AMD's work force of 12,000, and come on top of hundreds of job cuts the company announced last year.	Hardware
Google	100	Google will lay off 100 recruiters, shift to fewer sites	15-Jan-2009	Google is also closing three engineering offices but seeks to relocate those workers. The company is still hiring, but at a reduced rate.	Web
Motorola	4000	Motorola announces 4,000 more layoffs	14-Jan-2009	Motorola plans to lay off another 4,000 employees, mostly from its Mobile Device business, in addition to 3,000 layoffs announced during last year's final quarter. About 3,000 of the jobs will be cut from the handset business, with the other 1,000 coming from corporate functions and other business units.	Mobile/Telecom
SAP	100	See story	14-Jan-2009	SAP is cutting about 100 jobs in the U.S. and Canada, related to its "continuing integration [of] Business Objects."	Software
Lenovo	2500	Lenovo to lay off 2,500 staff, cut management pay	09-Jan-2009	The layoffs, described as part of a "resource redeployment plan," represent 11% of Lenovo's global workforce. Lenovo will also cut the pay of managers by 30% to 50%, including bonuses	Hardware
Oracle	500	Oracle layoffs not just ex-BEA workers, indicate slowdown	08-Jan-2009	The Wall Street Journal reported that Oracle laid off 500 employees in its North American sales and consulting divisions.	Software
EMC	2400	EMC to lay off 2,400	07-Jan-2009	The restructuring is aimed at streamlining costs in EMC's information infrastructure business and will not affect VMware. The 2,400 people represent about 7% of the information infrastructure business.	General (multiple categories)
Borland	130		06-Jan-2009	Borland will reduce its workforce by approximately 130 employees, or roughly 15% of its regular full-time staff.	Software
Sun Microsystems	5000	Sun reorganizes, cuts up to 18% of workforce	14-Nov-2008	Sun Microsystems is laying off 15% to 18% of its employees as part of a restructuring plan aimed at saving $700 million to $800 million a year. The cuts will affect between 5,000 and 6,000 employees.	General (multiple categories)
Nortel	1300	Nortel reports $3.4B loss, plans layoffs and internal overhaul	10-Nov-2008	The company also said it will eliminate its centralized development, sales, marketing and support organizations.	Networking
Motorola	3000	Motorola to lay off 3,000 as part of $800M in cuts for '09	31-Oct-2008	Company officials confirmed that $800 million in cuts planned for 2009 will require laying off about 3,000 workers, with a little more than two-thirds of those job cuts coming from the handset division.	Mobile/Telecom
Symantec		Seeing tough times ahead, Symantec plans layoffs	29-Oct-2008	Symantec isn't saying exactly how many jobs it will cut, but CFO James Beer said that the company is looking to trim about 4.5% of the cost of its workforce. Symantec employs 17,800 people.	Software
Yahoo	1500	Yahoo to cut staff by at least 10%; Q3 earnings disappoint	21-Oct-2008	This Q4 announcement was Yahoo's second wave of layoffs in 2008; Yahoo let go 1,000 employees in February '08. Yahoo ended its third quarter with 15,200 employees.	Web
EBay	1000	EBay buys payment firm for almost $1B, plans 1,000 layoffs	06-Oct-2008	Alongside its acquisitions, eBay said it will lay off 1,000 staffers and several hundred temporary workers.	Web
Hewlett-Packard	24600	HP announces 24,600 layoffs in wake of EDS acquisition	15-Sep-2008	The cuts are part of a restructuring in the wake of its acquisition of EDS. The workforce reduction will be spread over three years and affect about 7.5% of the combined companies' workforce.	General (multiple categories)

Offer from UTS

今天拿到正式的Master of Science in Computing Sciences (Research) 的Offer了, 这样接下来马上就要开始我的full-time Research Study了。人生总有所得所失，想好了就做下去！

28 Jan 2009

Happy Tough Year 2009

Happy Tough 2009!

The boss made his speech in our company's Christmas party -- " ....2009 will be a tough year,  the goal of 2009 is not earning profit , but saving your job" ,,,, silent all the ppl there.

Good Luck 2009 to all my friends!!