Bakit ka HAPPY today?

**StockEngine** · October 21st, 2020 05:22 AM

Originally Posted by dr. d

'la lang.
i just reminisced that among the first things i purchased when i arrived in my studio apartment in the american northwest, was a heater fan.
it was a cheap, pre-owned unit, probably previously owned by someone "just passing by" like me. i didn't even know why i bought it. but come the -ber months, it was among my most appreciated appliances.
mahina yung room heater ng apartment, as i came to realize later.

after spending for the room and board, transportation and food, and a bit of luho,
kumita pa ako from the stipend.
heh heh.

had i gone to the east coast,
pang-apartment pa lang yung stipend, kulang nah.

I love the NW :D current weather is below 10c. sat in the car with the heater on coz..t-shirt

Those heater-fans are used to make dried fruits and leather products like jerky LOL

**dr. d** · October 21st, 2020 09:00 AM

Originally Posted by StockEngine

Those heater-fans are used to make dried fruits and leather products like jerky LOL

...another fond memory; i first saw it in the TV back then.
crocodile dundy's subaru ad.

"...jerky?"
"nope. it's a subaru!"

heh heh.

**Sarsi** · October 22nd, 2020 07:17 AM

Got my full refund for my Novermer 2020 flight.

**Gumusut_Amige** · October 22nd, 2020 01:29 PM

My host country has given approval for my Exit Travel Pass. Means I can return back next year![emoji8][emoji8][emoji8]

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**StockEngine** · October 22nd, 2020 02:25 PM

Originally Posted by dr. d

...another fond memory; i first saw it in the TV back then.
crocodile dundy's subaru ad.

"...jerky?"
"nope. it's a subaru!"

heh heh.

How much was the daily allowance then? I remember we sponsored some doctors for some months in NA and EU but it ended coz of anti-trust laws lol. Big sponsors were J&J then..

**_Cathy_** · October 22nd, 2020 05:31 PM

My friends found a way to celebrate Christmas, we will do a shopee wishlist tapos opening of gifts via video conference 😂 we look forward to this kasi may mga friends kami super galante mag regalo lol!

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**dr. d** · October 22nd, 2020 11:56 PM

Originally Posted by StockEngine

How much was the daily allowance then? I remember we sponsored some doctors for some months in NA and EU but it ended coz of anti-trust laws lol. Big sponsors were J&J then..

my philippine institution gave me 1500 usd a month.
on-campus walk-to-work studio apartment was about 500 usd, including utilities.
i thought the 500 was ok. until i found out that a two-bedroom bungalow in bellevue across the bay cost only 500 bucks a month. but it was a $1.70 bus ride away.

in contrast,
my colleagues in the east coast needed at least 2000 usd just for a place to live.

**StockEngine** · October 23rd, 2020 12:24 AM

Originally Posted by dr. d

my philippine institution gave me 1500 usd a month.
on-campus walk-to-work studio apartment was about 500 usd, including utilities.
i thought the 500 was ok. until i found out that a two-bedroom bungalow in bellevue across the bay cost only 500 bucks a month. but it was a $1.70 bus ride away.

in contrast,
my colleagues in the east coast needed at least 2000 usd just for a place to live.

Bellevue Washington is beautiful.. further down I90 is one of our major hubs. Daz amount sounds fair.

**CVT** · October 23rd, 2020 03:21 PM

Originally Posted by gls2001

Not exactly R&D but with BU Product Engineering doing NPD(New Product Development) release and Sustaining support for local manufacturing as well as supporting our different OSAT within APAC.

Very happy that this industry segment was somehow resilient during this unprecedented times.

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It's a good thing that your Product Engg group doing NPD and Sustaining activities was not bunched with Operations as most other companies are doing these days.... Else it would have been a different story...

**gls2001** · October 23rd, 2020 05:04 PM

Originally Posted by CVT

It's a good thing that your Product Engg group doing NPD and Sustaining activities was not bunched with Operations as most other companies are doing these days.... Else it would have been a different story...

We were part of operations more than a decade ago and then as part of operations’ cost savings we were justified to be moved to the different Business Units. We were just 3 in this particular BU group that time supporting a $5M annual revenue and now has grown to 15 (8 Prod Engg and 7 Test Engg) with revenue close to $200M.

BTT
Discussed the COS to the key persons on their recent salary changes. The surprise and happiness on their faces was priceless. One got a 7k adjustment which is a 14% raise.

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