Last wednesday (on 2nd Feb), I was asked to go back to a previous contract I worked on nearly 2 years back. Yesterday, I was contacted and told that no, what I've proposed has never been done before. I said, for everything, there's a precedent. In any case, .99 then used the figure I mentioned in October, and proposed it to them. I'm not in any particular hurry to take up the project, since I think they've got a deadline that they need to meet in the Jun-July timeframe. If I'm not wrong, LD is per day. Anyone else taking it up would be unable to meet the deadline, I supposed. That's why they've contacted me. They think I can help them achieve the deadline, way before the deadline is reached. Make it worth my while, and I'll do it. Make it not worth my while, why should I? I'm not the one paying LDs. Besides, should I agree to take it up, I want to see a list of all the assigned tasks first. Otherwise, no talk. Anyway, I believe this is their first step to .NET compatibility. Kim, on the project, told me she's given birth to a child already. I can't remember her number, so looking up the directory (even though I only had the word, Kim), I found her name. I'll give her a call on Monday. Hope she's around.

For the past 2 days, I've been busy somewhere in the Eunos area, deploying a software implementation for a company.

Monday morning, I'll be meeting up with an Australian at Copthorne, to discuss on how we can collaborate together to develop software. This contact came because of my other effort.

Monday afternoon, together with Smigle and Shazam, I'll be somewhere at Kallang, briefing an IT director on what technology to choose for his workplace.

Last night, I've received mail from a magazine, asking me if I would like to write for their magazine. Again, this contact came because of my other effort too. There is a definite advantage to writing for a magazine, whether part time, full time, or freelance. I forsee myself flying here and there to see how technologies are implemented and writing about them. Besides, writing in a magazine gives me access and exposure to more companies needing my expertise. So, the payoff is huge. The downside? I can't forsee any yet.