Comments for The World As Best As I Remember It

Comment on Goodbye Microsoft, Hello Facebook by Bratpr

Bratpr — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 04:14:48 +0000

Totally enjoyed reading it – I tip my hat to you Philip and thank you much for your commentary. MSFT is the loser with your observational insight walking out the door.

Comment on Goodbye Microsoft, Hello Facebook! by Christina Carter

Christina Carter — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 01:39:33 +0000

I loved the thoughts in there, and they will be very useful to me in everything I do in the future. Thank you so much for being my mentor for a brief period of time, and I would love to keep in touch with you if possible.

Comment on Goodbye Microsoft, Hello Facebook! by Goodbye Microsoft, Hello Facebook « The World As Best As I Remember It

Goodbye Microsoft, Hello Facebook « The World As Best As I Remember It — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 03:34:33 +0000

[...] posted my final email to coworkers at Microsoft, after twelve awesome years right out of college. Read its entirety here. I put a lot into capturing my best thoughts for my fellow Microsofties. I hope you enjoy [...]

Comment on Embarking on the Great Adventure by philipsu

philipsu — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 06:40:14 +0000

I’m glad you like it, Georgette!

And actually, I am married… another post that goes into it more: http://worldofsu.com/philipsu/?p=113

Comment on Embarking on the Great Adventure by Georgette

Georgette — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 14:24:25 +0000

I found your post via a link in an email message dated Thu 9/18/2008 12:00 AM and titled Top 10 most useful secrets in Office. After reading the section “About the author” and the fact that you managed to almost get fired twice, I had to read more about this intriguing and well written writer.

Your writing is silly, crazy, witty, fun and moving – all in the most wonderful of ways. Besides, you mentioned two of my favorite songs in your post about Neil and Kathy. They are lucky to have a friend like you in their lives…

I have one question for you (strictly from a motherly perspective): Why aren’t you married yet?!?!?!

Comment on Standards of Cleanliness by BJC

BJC — Thu, 20 May 2010 17:51:45 +0000

Hi – I am very intrigued by your comments.

I currently live with a young married couple (early-mid twenties), and the young lady is Chinese, fresh off the boat as the old expression goes. While I have come to like them very much on a personal level, I have found that their standards of order and cleanliness, especially in the common spaces in the apartment, to be relatively lacking.

The film on the bathroom mirror, the scum around the bathroom sink, the particles that inevitably get stuck to the sides of the toilet bowl, the mildew on the shower curtain liner, the oily residue deposited on the range hood by the vent – all of these things seem to pass unnoticed, or worse permissible.

While I am dismayed at the obliviousness of my compatriot, the husband, I have wondered to what degree the wife’s superficial idea of cleaning could derive from a cultural residue, pun intended. I am nearly 30 years old and am not a clean freak in the most rigid sense of the term. I grew up in a household where cleaning and organization happened, but by no means produced a hermetically sealed box.

I guess I took a bit of solace in reading this post. It does not suggest I should have a negative image of my Chinese roommate, just that there needs to be more dialog and or, ultimately, that we may not be well suited to live together. I fear the latter is more than likely since her American husband cannot seem to grasp the importance of pursuing routine hygiene (and he delegates most of those duties to his wife).

Comment on Musical Chairs by Mike

Mike — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 15:08:48 +0000

I found this site through reading an ariticle by you on Microsoft. I am from China and also have a son. Just want to let you know i enjoyed reading your post. Looking forward to your next one.

Thanks,

Comment on Musical Chairs by Neil Brench

Neil Brench — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 03:47:49 +0000

Great writing Philip. Time marches on.

Comment on Musical Chairs by Jason Tan

Jason Tan — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 13:21:23 +0000

Phil, this is the best piece of writing I have read online in a LONG time.

Thank you.

Comment on That’s Not My PC by Daniel Pantoja

Daniel Pantoja — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:24:02 +0000

Phillip, this is HILARIOUS!! A year ago I gave my now six-year-old son my old PC and he’s taken to it like a fish to water. Even before he was a proficient reader, he quickly learned to navigate and customize IE and XP by using icons. He’ll LOVE this, thanks!

Feel free to edit out the following if you decide to Allow this comment:

I came across your Office Hours: Top 10 Most Useful Secret Ninja Moves in Office. I love your writing style! I publish a blog with IT news and info for our company (hosted locally) using WordPress and I try to inject as much humor as I can and I too am fond of using Ninja and Kung Fu reference as often as possible, lol!