Wednesday, July 12, 2006

The Irony of Being a Civil Engineer

It's 6.35 pm in the office.... the air con has stopped... the air is stale and the lights will go off soon..... In the semi-stale air, interesting thoughts materialize in the mind..... perhaps due to a lack of oxygen........

Anyway, as a civil engineer. you'll build buildings for ppl. Lets say you were engaged to design and build this really cool and posh condo in an uptown district in the city. The irony of it is, even if you are the designer, chances are the paycheck you draw is so meagre, you probably can't afford to stay in the very building you designed......

Does working life suck?? Well, you bet...... it's a huge 10000 liter vacuum cleaner : )

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Dun be disheartened that u dun earn big bucks as a civil engineer.
U will be a igenous kid if u can answer this man.....
there are 8 balls...hmmm...dun know if they are refering to....erh...@%?# (censored), one of which is slightly heavier than the others. You have a two armed scale, which you are allowed to use only TWICE. Which ball is heavier?
heee....tell u answer next time....

Jason Yap said...

I KNOW I KNOW, first try, put 4 on each arm. This will eliminate 4 balls. Second try, put 2 on each arm. This will eliminate 2 balls. Left with 2..... 50/50% chance lah, guess loh.... HAHAHAHAHA