# b2posts

post_date: 2006-08-17 19:46:16
post_content:
  <a href=\"http://www.sherdog.com/news/pictures.asp?n_id=5302&my_page=14&my_title=Jennifer%20Nguyen%20vs.%20Christine%20Toledo\">Here are some photos</a> from Jennifer\'s fight (she is the one in red)


post_date: 2006-08-17 20:02:35
post_content:
  When do you want to do netmeeting this weekend?  I would kinda prefer Saturday or Sunday afternoon (because I\'d like to try to look at apartments in the morning and early afternoon)...


post_date: 2006-09-02 09:46:57
post_content:
  Flight info:<br />
  ---------------<br />
  San Francisco (SFO)	to Washington DC (IAD)<br />
  United Flight: 852<br />
  Depart 12:45 PM	Arrive 8:49 PM	(3,904 km)	<br />
  Boeing 757	Total distance: 2,426 mi (3,904 km)<br />
  <br />
  Washington DC (IAD)	to Frankfurt (Frankfurt Intl.)	<br />
  United 	Flight: 932<br />
  Depart 9:53 PM	Arrive 11:45 AM	(6,542 km)<br />
  Boeing 777	Total distance: 4,065 mi (6,542 km)<br />
  <br />
  Sun 10-Sep-06		<br />
   	<br />
  Frankfurt (Frankfurt Intl.)	to Washington DC (IAD)	4,065 mi	<br />
  United Flight: 933<br />
  Depart 5:00 PM	Arrive 7:39 PM	(6,542 km)	<br />
  Boeing 777	Total distance: 4,065 mi (6,542 km)<br />
   	<br />
  Washington DC (IAD)	to San Francisco (SFO)	2,426 mi	<br />
  United Flight: 225<br />
  Depart 9:35 PM	Arrive 12:17 AM	(3,904 km)	<br />
  Airbus A319	Total distance: 2,426 mi (3,904 km)<br />
  --------------


post_date: 2006-09-18 12:00:30
post_content:
  Another week has started.  At the start of September, I had my five year anniversary of working in software development.  It seems like a really really long time, doesn\'t it?<br />
  <br />
  My cold is getting a little better.  During the day, the cold doesn\'t bother me at all.  It only bothers me during the evenings and sometimes in the mornings.  But usually I take some pills and I drink hot liquids and I feel a lot better.<br />
  <br />
  My new address is:<br />
  Michael Bochenek<br />
  3209 Shelter Creek Lane<br />
  San Bruno, CA 94066


post_date: 2006-09-19 10:31:16
post_content:
  I am not sure why they write the address like this (with saying that it\'s an apartment or whatever)<br />
  <br />
  Here the weather still feels like summer - it\'s very sunny and fairly warm.  We are playing soccer today around 6:00pm.  Really looking forward to it.


post_date: 2006-09-20 20:31:18
post_content:
  Wednesday during the day, I got my flight tickets.  When you were chatting to me online I already had the ticket paid for.  I was pretty busy with meetings and other people working with me by my desk, so I didn\'t want to chat.  Here are the flight details:<br />
  <br />
  <b><i>Friday, Oct 6:  San Francisco (SFO) to Chicago (ORD)<br />
  departs 11:10 pm arrives 5:02 am <br />
  United Airlines 158<br />
  <br />
  Saturday, Oct 7:  Chicago (ORD) to Toronto (YYZ)<br />
  United Airlines 1100 <br />
  departs 6:30 am arrives 9:00 am<br />
  <br />
  Monday, Oct 9:  Toronto (YYZ) to San Francisco (SFO) 	<br />
  United Airlines 8519<br />
  departs 8:45 pm arrives 11:10 pm</i></b>


post_date: 2006-09-21 00:27:00
post_content:
  Another guy called Adam from Computer Science from University of Guelph has headed off to work in China.  He is not chinese and doesn\'t have any roots there at all, but he somehow got excited about China and thinks that he can make money there.  I think he is working as a junior quality analyst or something like that - basically he is going around China and viewing the various factories (apparantly 300 of them).  <a href=\"http://www.fromchinawithlove.ca/\">This is his website</a>.  He has been in China for about 3 months now.


post_date: 2006-09-21 00:29:34
post_content:
  I have finally posted the <a href=\"http://www.bochenek.ca/gallery/poland2006\">photos</a> from our trip in September.  There is about 100 photos on the website, and I think that I took about 300-400 in total.  Burt probably took a little bit more because he was there for two weeks.  Anyways, we can look at them a few weekends from now (I made a CD with all my photos..)


post_date: 2006-09-26 11:55:53
post_content:
  I\'ll be playing soccer today - really looking forward to it.  Work is pretty busy yesterday and today...  On wednesday we have a team BBQ in Beresford Park, <a href=\"http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&saddr=999+baker+way,+san+mateo,+ca&daddr=2720+Alameda+de+las+Pulgas,+San+Mateo&ie=UTF8&z=15&om=1\">which is here</a>


post_date: 2006-10-01 13:56:32
post_content:
  Interesting articles on IT business:<br />
  <a href=\"http://weirdtechnewshub.blogspot.com/2006/07/top-10-dumbest-online-business-ideas.html\">top 10 dumbest online business ideas</a><br />
  <a href=\"http://www.hp.com/united-states/consumer/digital_photography/tours/slimming/index_f.html\">Slimming photos with HP digital cameras</a>


post_date: 2006-10-24 11:04:47
post_content:
  This is the <a href=\"https://www.zoomzoomlive.com/index.htm\">website</a> for that Mazda test drive event that I went to on Sunday.<br />
  <br />
  Yesterday was really busy.  I started around 9:30 and left at 19:00 and went straight to the city to this <a href=\"http://www.hogislandoysters.com/v2/\">oyster restaurant</a>.  The food wasn\'t that good but we had a good time :-)


post_date: 2006-10-29 18:49:34
post_content:
  I went for another run on Sunday - <a href=\"http://www.bochenek.ca/blog_images/running-2.PNG\">click here for a map of where I usually go running</a>.  I really like that area for running because it\'s pretty green and very close home.  Once I saw a group of deer (3 or 4) and today I saw a rabbit.  I always see some squirrels and some small birds.  It\'s really neat.<br />
  <br />
  When I first started running that route, it would take me about 51 minutes.  Today I did in 46 minutes, so I was really happy because it means that I am getting better :-)


post_date: 2006-10-29 18:52:03
post_content:
  If you are still interested in opening a US bank account:  <a href=\"http://www.wamu.com\">Washington Mutual</a> is probably the best one...


post_date: 2006-10-29 18:54:07
post_content:
  This is the email that I mentioned to Mom (see #5 below):<blockquote>From: Lars Dalgaard<br />
  Sent: Friday, October 27, 2006 8:14 PM<br />
  To: AllSF123; Investors<br />
  Subject: 8:01PM PST<br />
  Importance: Low<br />
  <br />
  Sad, that I am sitting here at my desk Friday at 8.01PM, but I have to give a shout out, to a couple of people,<br />
  <br />
     1. Carlos Colindres and Ali Zadeh who I keep seeing pop up here and there in the officelandscape putting up laptops and desktops for everyone joining on Monday, they have been doing this every week for soooo long and just keep making it happen, amazing<br />
     2. The many people who were in at the crack of dawn<br />
     3. Susanna Tam doing the same getting everyone�s name plates, printed from our live product<br />
     4. Jen Nguyen who despite me practically forcing her to leave after a week where she got our signs up on our new building, while keeping it on the old, helped me with so many things I don�t even know how I functioned without her, and is still cranking away at the 27 actions we agreed in our 1:1<br />
     5. Foo Lim and Mike Bochenek, cranking away at their part of the code, and the 12 other engineers, that only left a couple of minutes ago<br />
     6. Roger Goulart and Julian Ong, killing themselves to get us an elegant and strategic exit on the Sumtotal deal<br />
     7. David Cain and Jerry who stayed with me to late to take our STARS group to the next level<br />
     8. the many other amazing SuccessFactors employees that make us win and be so proud of what we do, many of you I know right now as unsung heroes doing stuff for our customers, and instantly answering me on the many crazy emails I have just sent out, like Stacey Epstein and Randy Stevens, I am so impressed with this place. And so impressed how you are all able to balance work and private life, and give us so much. Good luck SAP and Oracle, you wont know what hit you<br />
  <br />
  and Edgar Yip for being honest that when I walked up to him telling me he is doing fantasy picks with his brother who is in Vegas and Joe Cha J<br />
  <br />
  Semper fi,<br />
  Lars Dalgaard<br />
  <br />
  Global Mobile: + 1 650 814 9100<br />
  Founder, CEO, Http://www.successfactors.com<br />
  <br />
  Give us a chance, we will instantly let you transform the way you manage your human assets.<br />
  - Affordable Total Human Asset Application Management, any size and type of organization from 5-320,000 users, with full adoption of purchased seats<br />
  - In 4 years we have created 700 customers, in 36 industries/institutions,  18 languages, 139 countries, and 2 million very active and motivated users, by far the most in the world- We insist on your measurable success, above all<br />
  - We have exceptional people, passionate  and accountable about your success and what we do for you</blockquote>


post_date: 2006-10-31 20:21:39
post_content:
  Happy Halloween!  Not too much exciting with me...  Magda from Zurich is going to come visit me next Friday (Nov 10th) to the Friday after that (Nov 17).  She\'s in the US for some type of business trip or meeting and she will have a few free days to visit San Francisco.  That should be fun, I\'m looking forward to it :-)


post_date: 2006-11-07 21:18:10
post_content:
  Successfactors has 381 employees as of November 3.  The number is double what it was one year ago when I started:<br />
  <br />
  <img src=\"http://www.bochenek.ca/blog_images/employees.PNG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" />


post_date: 2006-11-07 21:19:50
post_content:
  And the other big news with SuccessFactors is that we will be moving to a different office in early January 2007.  The office is very very close to the old office.  When you look on <a href=\"http://www.bochenek.ca/blog_images/officemove.PNG\">this map</a> - the old office is the one with the red line pointing to it and the new office is the one with the green line.


post_date: 2006-11-07 22:47:13
post_content:
  And <b>very very very </b>interesting news from Truition in Toronto (I just got an email 18 minutes ago from this Romanian developer that I used to work with).  Leon - the CEO and founder of Truition, the Russian guy - has decided to quit working for Truition.  Quote:<blockquote>I don\'t know if you already got this news, but it\'s true, Leon announced us yesterday he is resigning from Truition. He\'s going to be no longer in the executive position (CTO) from Nov. 22 and after that he will work another 2-3 months on contract with Truition to help finalize a few projects.<br />
  <br />
  It\'s kind of a shock for many people in the company. I have mixed feelings about this: just 3-4 weeks ago I had an argument with a new Project Manager and then a dangerous discussion with Leon. Basically Leon was on the verge to fire me, but I was diplomatic enough to find a way towards collaboration. However I didn\'t like his intention and I really started then to search for a new job, even though things calmed quite fast between me and Leon.<br />
  <br />
  He became very friendly with everybody in the last weeks, and we had a few development meetings in which he presented us very bold plans about the development of the product and of Truition in general, for the next year.<br />
  <br />
  So you can imagine everybody\'s surprise when he sent us the email about his resignation. I don\'t know exactly the reason of his decision, but putting together the pieces I heard from many parts including him, I\'d say he had a big disagreement with the board of directors and with the investors.<br />
  <br />
  Well, at least now I have an official reason for looking for a new job :) This evening I heard Anita and Trung talk about job searching, and I jumped in the discussion too, can you imagine that? :)</blockquote>


post_date: 2006-11-15 15:20:28
post_content:
  Things are going pretty good - lots of stuff to do at work but I am enjoying it because it\'s interesting :-)  Magda is flying back to Miami Thursday morning and then going back to Zurich later on...


post_date: 2006-11-17 21:45:05
post_content:
  My flight info to Japan:<br />
  <span style=\"color: rgb(51, 51, 255);\"><b><i>Saturday, November 18, 2006<br />
  United Airlines # 103<br />
  San Francisco International (SFO) to Los Angeles International (LAX)<br />
  depart 7:00 AM PST arrive 8:30 AM PST <br />
  <br />
  Saturday, November 18, 2006<br />
  Japan Airlines # 65<br />
  Los Angeles International (LAX) to Tokyo Narita (NRT)<br />
  depart 10:35 AM arrive 3:20 PM JST<br />
  <br />
  Sunday, November 26, 2006<br />
  Japan Airlines # 2 <br />
  Tokyo Narita (NRT) to San Francisco International (SFO)<br />
  depart 6:00 PM arrive 10:00 AM PST </i></b></span>


post_date: 2006-11-26 11:19:48
post_content:
  I just arrived safely at home.  The flight was fine - I slept a little bit and I am pretty tired right now...


post_date: 2006-11-29 22:34:46
post_content:
  Things at work are pretty good, lots of work but it\'s pretty interesting.  I am pretty tired from the trip to Japan and my sleeping is off.  I woke up at 3-4am on Monday and Tuesday and had trouble falling asleep.<br />
  <br />
  I am going to be playing some indoor soccer on Thursday and Saturday I am going to someone\'s birthday party.  That\'s about all...


post_date: 2006-12-03 13:57:07
post_content:
  Here is a list of my US investments - some started in February\'06 and some in June\'06:<br />
  <ul><li><a href=\"http://finance.google.com/finance?q=AMAGX\">AMAGX - Amana Trust Growth</a><br />
  <li><a href=\"http://finance.google.com/finance?q=LETRX\">LETRX - ING Russia A</a><br />
  <li><a href=\"http://finance.google.com/finance?q=NBITX\">NBITX - Neuberger Berman International Tr</a><br />
  <li><a href=\"http://finance.google.com/finance?q=CRM\">CRM - salesforce.com, inc.</a><br />
  <li><a href=\"http://finance.google.com/finance?q=RHAT\">RHAT - Red Hat, Inc.</a><br />
  <li><a href=\"http://finance.google.com/finance?q=GOOG\">GOOG - Google Inc.</a><br />
  </li></li></li></li></li></li></ul><br />
  <img src=\"http://www.bochenek.ca/blog_images/etrade-post.PNG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" />


post_date: 2006-12-03 13:58:55
post_content:
  My flight details for Christmas:<br />
  <span style=\"color: rgb(51, 51, 255);\"><b><i>Friday, December 22, 2006<br />
  <br />
  America West 465 [Boeing 737-300 Passenger (733)]<br />
  San Francisco International (SFO) to Las Vegas Mccarran Intl (LAS)<br />
  Depart: 8:35pm  Arrive: 9:59pm <br />
  <br />
  America West 269 [Airbus Industrie A319 (319)]<br />
  Las Vegas Mccarran Intl (LAS) to Toronto Pearson International (YYZ)<br />
  Depart: 11:55pm  Arrive: 7:15am<br />
  <br />
  <br />
  Wednesday, December 27, 2006<br />
  <br />
  America West 268 [Airbus Industrie A319 (319)]<br />
  Toronto Pearson International (YYZ) to Las Vegas Mccarran Intl (LAS)<br />
  Depart: 8:55pm  Arrive: 11:02pm<br />
  <br />
  America West 179 [Boeing 737-300 Passenger (733)]<br />
  Las Vegas Mccarran Intl (LAS) to San Francisco International (SFO)<br />
  Depart: 11:59pm  Arrive: 1:32am</i></b></span>


post_date: 2006-12-03 17:03:12
post_content:
  <a href=\"http://thevillagepub.net/home.php\">This</a> is the place where I am going for dinner on Sunday


post_date: 2006-12-06 09:21:52
post_content:
  The dinner on Sunday was really really nice and Roland paid for everyone.  It must have cost him a fortunate, but I think he is trying to impress people and make connections.  There were 6 people there, all of them except me were Roland\'s classmates from his MBA program from Lausanne who happened to end up in the bay area.<br />
  <br />
  Monday and Tuesday flew by very quickly with lots of work and a bit of reading in the evening.  Wednesday I am playing indoor soccer with a bunch of people from work.  And Thursday we are supposed to play some basketball...


post_date: 2006-12-06 15:09:15
post_content:
  Yeah... sorry to disappoint - the Sunday dinner was with Roland (the Dutch guy from Switzerland).  The food was really excellent, maybe I will take a date there one day ;-)


post_date: 2006-12-08 12:06:48
post_content:
  I had lots of fun playing soccer on Wednesday and basketball on Thursday.  I think I like soccer a little bit more...  <br />
  <br />
  On Wednesday evening when I got home I was really really tired, and I spent most of the time on the couch reading this one book I have.  That reading lamp that you got me is really excellent - thanks again!<br />
  <br />
  Today is our company christmas party - starting around 6:00pm.  It will be held at <a href=\"http://www.anamandara.com/\">this restaurant</a>.  I don\'t think that we will have a full-blown dinner - it will be mostly snacks or something like that.<br />
  <br />
  Lets try to do netmeeting sometime on Sunday.  Saturday might work too... I should be online for some parts of the weekend.


post_date: 2006-12-10 16:19:18
post_content:
  <img src=\"http://www.bochenek.ca/gallery/albums/kyoto/res_1613329190.thumb.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" />  I\'ve posted all the <a href=\"http://www.bochenek.ca/gallery/japan\">photos</a> from my trip to Japan :-)


post_date: 2006-12-11 23:52:01
post_content:
  Oh man... what a long day:  9:45 to 23:48 :-)  tell that to Burt next time he complains about his job, hahahaha!! :-)


post_date: 2006-12-14 14:19:41
post_content:
  Wednesday I played indoor soccer for about two hours and it was really fun.  We played 6 vs 6 from about 19:00 to 20:45.  By the time I got home it was pretty late...<br />
  <br />
  Today, Jeff is taking our team to go kart racing and for dinner afterwards.  I think Lars and all the other people in management want to reward everyone for their hard work.  We are going <a href=\"http://www.gokartracer.com/\">here</a> at 5:30 and then we will get dinner <a href=\"http://www.kuletostrattoria.com/\">here</a>


post_date: 2006-12-16 13:42:34
post_content:
  As with anything these days, the results of the go karting are online.  We had two groups, I was 5th out of 21 people from our company.  It was really really fun and we are going to do it again sometime soon.  <a href=\"http://scores.oskarsystems.com/gkr/Race.aspx?RaceId=55769&Center=gkr\">Here</a> are the results from the first group (including me) and <a href=\"http://scores.oskarsystems.com/gkr/Race.aspx?RaceId=55771&Center=gkr\">here</a> are the results from the second group.  Jeff (our boss) was first overall.  The first group was mostly guys and the second group was mostly girls...


post_date: 2006-12-17 16:58:13
post_content:
  Saturday\'s flight arriving at <b>Terminal 3 at 7:15am</b><br />
  [America West 269 from Las Vegas Mccarran Intl (LAS)]


post_date: 2006-12-18 00:53:11
post_content:
  Here are the photos for printing.  There is 20 of them.  18 are in \"landscape\" mode and 2 are in \"portrait\" mode (102_0247 and IMG_4520)<br />
  <ol><li><a href=\"http://www.bochenek.ca/blog_images/print/101_0120.JPG\">101_0120</a><br />
  <li><a href=\"http://www.bochenek.ca/blog_images/print/101_0129.JPG\">101_0129</a><br />
  <li><a href=\"http://www.bochenek.ca/blog_images/print/101_0173.JPG\">101_0173</a><br />
  <li><a href=\"http://www.bochenek.ca/blog_images/print/101_0192.JPG\">101_0192</a><br />
  <li><a href=\"http://www.bochenek.ca/blog_images/print/102_0212.JPG\">102_0212</a><br />
  <li><a href=\"http://www.bochenek.ca/blog_images/print/102_0214.JPG\">102_0214</a><br />
  <li><a href=\"http://www.bochenek.ca/blog_images/print/102_0247.JPG\">102_0247</a>  portrait<br />
  <li><a href=\"http://www.bochenek.ca/blog_images/print/IMG_4127.JPG\">IMG_4127</a><br />
  <li><a href=\"http://www.bochenek.ca/blog_images/print/IMG_4160.JPG\">IMG_4160</a><br />
  <li><a href=\"http://www.bochenek.ca/blog_images/print/IMG_4184.JPG\">IMG_4184</a><br />
  <li><a href=\"http://www.bochenek.ca/blog_images/print/IMG_4199.JPG\">IMG_4199</a><br />
  <li><a href=\"http://www.bochenek.ca/blog_images/print/IMG_4222.JPG\">IMG_4222</a><br />
  <li><a href=\"http://www.bochenek.ca/blog_images/print/IMG_4231.JPG\">IMG_4231</a><br />
  <li><a href=\"http://www.bochenek.ca/blog_images/print/IMG_4269.JPG\">IMG_4269</a><br />
  <li><a href=\"http://www.bochenek.ca/blog_images/print/IMG_4370.JPG\">IMG_4370</a><br />
  <li><a href=\"http://www.bochenek.ca/blog_images/print/IMG_4405.JPG\">IMG_4405</a><br />
  <li><a href=\"http://www.bochenek.ca/blog_images/print/IMG_4419.JPG\">IMG_4419</a><br />
  <li><a href=\"http://www.bochenek.ca/blog_images/print/IMG_4452.JPG\">IMG_4452</a><br />
  <li><a href=\"http://www.bochenek.ca/blog_images/print/IMG_4505.JPG\">IMG_4505</a><br />
  <li><a href=\"http://www.bochenek.ca/blog_images/print/IMG_4520.JPG\">IMG_4520</a>  portrait<br />
  </li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></li></ol>


post_date: 2006-12-18 16:02:02
post_content:
  We have very strange weather today - its really sunny but pretty cold.  I think I\'ve noticed that this is the local weather for the last 3-4 weeks.  Pretty busy with work - I was on a conference call with people from our Australian office today <b>and</b> I had a pretty hard time understanding them because of the thick accent and because of the distance and the connection and being on the phone in general.<br />
  <br />
  We are going to have a christmas gift exchange at work on Wednesday... gotta buy something - I might just go for a starbucks gift card, we\'ll see :-)


post_date: 2006-12-19 10:29:36
post_content:
  I woke up at 7:25 and got to the office at 8:05 because I thought that I had a teleconference at 8:00, but it turned out to be at 8:30.  I was helping some customers in Houston, Texas and working with one of our consultants who\'s working from Calgary :-)  We had everything fixed by 9:10 or so :-)


post_date: 2006-12-21 01:02:01
post_content:
  Yes, you are right, on Tuesday I worked longer than I should have.  I left the office around 6:00pm and than I went to san francisco to see <a href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0457430/\">this movie</a>.  After the movie, I went home and I had another teleconference at midnight:  this time it was with London and with ... a customer United Arab Emirates.  This doesn\'t happen very often, but I thought I\'d share it with you.<br />
  <br />
  Wednesday we played 2 hours of indoor soccer again - lots and lots of fun.  Anyways, see you soon!  The package has not arrived and I have not picked up the parts yet.  Thursday for sure ;-)


post_date: 2007-01-01 15:16:51
post_content:
  <a href=\"http://groovetickets.com/ordersystem/Groove/eventviewqb.asp?AffilID=93&EventsID=27065&PGname=DJ+Nader+Presents\">This</a> is where we went for new years.  It was pretty good... lots of fun :-)


post_date: 2007-01-01 15:25:26
post_content:
  Yesterday I calculated my net worth:  cash, investments, deposits, etc.  As of January 1, 2007 it\'s about US $75,100 (or about CDN $87,400).  I did not include assets like electronics, furniture or my Mazda.  On August 26, 2005 it was about CDN $70,510.  On November 1, 2004 it was approximately CDN $76,000.


post_date: 2007-01-02 22:33:00
post_content:
  Started off 2007 by spending a long day at work.  <b>And</b> I also started off 2007 by cooking pasta on Monday.  It tasted really good and it was fun making it...


post_date: 2007-01-09 23:12:16
post_content:
  On Sunday I went to see a movie with a friend in Berkley (which is basically Oakland).  I thought that it would be a long drive, but it\'s about 20-25 minutes, and I had nothing else exciting to do Sunday evening, so I did it.  On the way back, I had an <b>amazing</b> view of downtown San Francisco.  I am not 100% sure if you have seen it, it\'s basically the view from the Bay Bridge (not the Golden Gate Bridge) coming from Oakland towards San Francisco.  It\'s a really nice view because all the buildings are lit up and you are driving very close to it.  If you think downtown Toronto looks nice, I think this is nicer because it seems so much closer to you as you are driving.<br />
  <br />
  Sometimes I think that I am very very lucky and I feel happy.  Things are going in the right direction... :-)<br />
  <br />
  Today, Apple released news that it will start selling a super-cool cellphone in Summer 2007.  This is a short <a href=\"http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/live-from-macworld-2007-steve-jobs-keynote/\">link</a> with some photos and text telling you what the phone can do.  Everyone at the office at work was very excited about the news and all the engineers said that they want one.  I think I\'ll try to get one too because it\'s so much better than all other cellphones.  It\'s going to cost $600 and you have to sign up for a 2 year contract with the cellphone company.  Apple\'s stock price jumped up about 6% on the news.  It even made it to the front page of the Wall Street Journal (online).  Anyways, I\'m off to sleep!


post_date: 2007-01-10 15:12:10
post_content:
  Today it\'s Wednesday and you know what that means?  SOCCER!! :-)  Yup, I\'m really looking forward to it.<br />
  <br />
  Since the new year, I\'ve made pasta 3 times already, I think I am ready to try something else on the weekend.  But we\'ll see - I don\'t know if I am going to be at home during the weekend.  The weather is looking really nice, so I\'m thinking of doing some trips.<br />
  <br />
  Today, another recruiter (head hunter or whatever you want to call it) called me at work.  I\'m definitively not interested in making a move right now, but it\'s a nice feeling nonetheless.


post_date: 2007-01-15 11:52:32
post_content:
  On Sunday I ended up ironing my dress shirts.  I think that I washed them last week, but I never got around to ironing them, so I tried it yesterday.  My gosh, it takes such a long time but I guess it takes practice.  Besides that, not too much interesting...


post_date: 2007-01-18 00:21:14
post_content:
  <a href=\"http://www.bochenek.ca/blog_images/sfimage001.jpg\">This is a photo</a> of our new office (and one of the company top employee cars).  I think we are moving next Monday-Tuesday...  we\'ll see :-)  I had a pretty good time playing soccer today.  And this upcoming weekend I am going snowboarding to lake tahoe.  I am not sure exactly where because someone else from work is organizing the whole trip.


post_date: 2007-01-18 00:47:12
post_content:
  Here are two emails that I received recently from recruiters:<br />
  <a href=\"http://www.bochenek.ca/blog_images/OpportunitiesinSiliconValley.html\">email #1</a><br />
  <a href=\"http://www.bochenek.ca/blog_images/Gravity-MatthewMarceau.html\">email #2</a><br />
  Feels nice to be wanted.  I think that the market for experienced software engineers is pretty good these days.


post_date: 2007-01-19 16:58:22
post_content:
  On my way out to Tahoe.  Someone else is driving and we are leaving right now.  We\'ll be back late late on Sunday ... :-)  bye!  I\'ll call or write whenever I get back.  It might be late on Sunday, 9:00 or 10:oopm my time


post_date: 2007-01-21 20:53:09
post_content:
  So I just came back from snowboarding in Lake Tahoe.  It was really nice :-)  In total there were 7 of us, but I spent most of the time snowboarding with these 3 guys.  It was really fun.  The snow conditions weren\'t all that great, because it did not snow for a few days, but it was good enough.  The cabin that we were staying at was really good:  lots and lots of space and everything was pretty new.<br />
  <br />
  Oh and I even won about $25 playing blackjack :-)<br />
  <br />
  I\'m pretty tired, so I am going to get a shower and go to sleep because I have to be in San Fracisco at 8:00am tomorrow for our big company meeting, which means that I will probably have to wake up around 6:30am as I don\'t want to be late. 


post_date: 2007-01-24 13:53:13
post_content:
  I\'ve been out of the office on Monday and Tuesday for our big all-hands company meeting.  I\'ll write a bit more later on, I\'m really busy at the moment.


post_date: 2007-01-26 13:27:02
post_content:
  Our company is moving to the new office during the weekend.  Some of the marketing and sales people will work in the old office, but almost everyone will be in the new office, including me.<br />
  <br />
  A few days ago, I found out that Leon (CTO and co-founder of Truition in Toronto) has already moved to LA California to work for a company similar to Truition.  See his <a href=\"http://www.bochenek.ca/blog_images/leondetails.html\">email here</a> :-)


post_date: 2007-01-28 22:50:27
post_content:
  <a href=\"http://www.successfactors.com/media/video/allhands07/\">Here</a> is a short 10 minute promotional video on SuccessFactors...


post_date: 2007-01-31 11:13:31
post_content:
  I think that last link that I posted has been moved, and I am not sure where it is now...<br />
  <br />
  The new office is pretty good.  They are still working out some of the details, and almost all of it is pretty much done.  I have a really good seat, because only 2-3 people can see my monitor and it easy to go to the bathroom and to exit the building.  The floor shakes a little bit when people walk by, but everyone is getting used to it slowly.<br />
  <br />
  I\'m really looking forward to playing soccer today after work :-)


post_date: 2007-02-04 20:01:42
post_content:
  There is another good place for whale watching pretty close to San Francisco:  <a href=\"http://wikitravel.org/en/Point_Reyes_National_Seashore#Wildlife_Viewing\">look here</a>


post_date: 2007-02-06 12:18:10
post_content:
  On Sunday I cooked some pasta for dinner and went to sleep pretty early.  I think that the end of the week (wednesday/thursday/friday/saturday) is usually pretty busy for me, and I need to rest up on Sunday.<br />
  <br />
  Not too much exciting besides that...


post_date: 2007-02-07 13:22:41
post_content:
  Yesterday I went home pretty early and realized how crazy traffic is around 5:45-6:00 - when everyone tries to go home.  I think that I will stick to my \"working-late\" schedule because I always avoid traffic that way.<br />
  <br />
  Around midnight on Tuesday, I was doing another telephone conference with the guys from UEA (United Arab Emirates).  This time they had about 6-7 people on their end and only two people from SuccessFactors.  It was a bit of a waste of time, because the people on the customers side were not very technical and we had to explain very basic things to them.<br />
  <br />
  There is an interesting article in Business Week about SuccessFactors - which is sorta like an advertisement written by our CEO - Lars.  You can read it <a href=\"http://www.businessweek.com/careers/content/feb2007/ca20070207_039145.htm\">here</a><br />
  <br />
  I\'m looking forward to playing indoor soccer today...


post_date: 2007-02-16 00:07:30
post_content:
  On Monday we played indoor soccer - we changed it because Wednesday was Valentine\'s day.  Soccer was really fun, we are almost finished with the indoor season and we\'ll start playing outside soon.  This Saturday, I will try to wake up early and play the 8:00am game.<br />
  <br />
  Sometime in early March we will be doing performance reviews at SuccessFactors and we will be getting a bonus (if your performance was really good).  I think that I should be able to get a bonus and I am kinda curious as to how much I will get.  The bonuses will be paid out on March 15 or March 30.<br />
  <br />
  Which kinda brings me to the next topic, I think that I am going to stop working (i.e. quit) sometime in spring or sometime in the summer.  I think that I want to take a one or two month vacation and do nothing for a little while.  Afterwards, I will try to work more independently (as opposed to working for the same company) - by doing contracts, maybe teaching a little bit, or starting some small companies doing various internet services.  I\'ve been working for 5-6 years now and its not getting me any good results.  It\'s time to try something different.  I think that I have lots of really interesting ideas and I just never have time to do any of them because I am focusing so much on work.  I think that this is a good time to try something different because I don\'t have a family or anyone else to support and because I can afford it.  And because I can always go back to regular work after it doesn\'t work out after a year or two.  Yeah, so I\'ve been thinking about this a little bit and I am pretty sure that I am going to do it sometime in May or June.<br />
  <br />
  This is one of the reasons why I left Switzerland - because I could not easily start a company or do something independent in Switzerland. <br />
  <br />
  ...... but for now:  ssshhhhhhh - keep it quiet ;-)


post_date: 2007-02-16 13:58:24
post_content:
  We have very very nice weather today.  It\'s really sunny and very warm.  I am little bit sick, some kind of cold, I\'m doing pretty good, but it\'s still there.  Talk to you on the weekend :-)


post_date: 2007-02-18 15:22:43
post_content:
  The change to daylight savings time is happening really early this year - March 11 <a href=\"http://webexhibits.org/daylightsaving/b.html\">(details)</a><br />
  <br />
  The last 2 or 3 times I was looking for flighs, I used a website called <a href=\"http://www.kayak.com/\">kayak</a>.  Dad told me about it originally a few months ago.  I think its the best one to use...


post_date: 2007-02-19 19:28:39
post_content:
  Nope, I haven\'t booked my flights, but I will soon.<br />
  <br />
  <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hr23tpWX8lM\">Here</a> is an eye opening video on how burglers can break into houses.  The video recommends using locks made by Schlage and another company I haven\'t heard of.


post_date: 2007-02-28 22:00:11
post_content:
  Hey, I\'m sorry that I haven\'t been writing too much lately.  I am not sure what it is....  I\'ll try to get better :-)<br />
  <br />
  Yesterday while we went out to lunch to this small Thai restaurant, we saw Joe Montana and his wife in that same restaurant.  <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Montana\">Joe Montana</a> is one of the best (football) quaterbacks to ever play the game.  I told Burt about it and he was pretty excited.  We didn\'t talk to him because we didn\'t want to interrupt his dinner but we were all 100% sure that it was him.  I guess we should have asked him for his autograph or something like that...


post_date: 2007-02-28 22:01:33
post_content:
  <a href=\"http://www.bochenek.ca/blog_images/SuccessFactors_FINAL.mp3\">Here</a> is a link to our corporate SuccessFactors song.  It\'s kinda meant as a joke and it\'s not completely serious...


post_date: 2007-03-01 11:53:10
post_content:
  Tonight after work I am going to this theater play at Stanford with a bunch of people from work.  There are two links that sorta talk about it:  here is <a href=\"http://www.stanford.edu/dept/drama/thisweek.html\">link #1</a> and <a href=\"http://events.stanford.edu/events/93/9368/\">link #2</a>


post_date: 2007-03-05 00:26:01
post_content:
  Sorry that we didn\'t get to talk last weekend.  Both Saturday and Sunday were pretty busy for me and it just went by before I could blink.<br />
  <br />
  On Saturday, I went for a short trip to the ocean:  driving along highway #1 and stopping by once in a while.  The weather was so nice that I had to do it.  Then afterwards, I did some shopping and went for a very short run.  In the evening I went to this friends housewarming party and went dancing after that.  I stayed out really late on Saturday night and slept really late.<br />
  <br />
  On Sunday I played racketball in San Francisco with a friend and had some dinner in the city.  I talked to Grandma for a good 15-20 minutes.<br />
  <br />
  Anyways, talk to you later!


post_date: 2007-03-06 22:08:09
post_content:
  Do you remember the two Polish girls that was living in Switzerland that I was friends with?  One was named Magda and we were really good friends and she came to visit me in San Francisco.  The other one was named Eliza and we were not super-good friends, we were just friends.  So I recently found out that she is getting married to this swiss guy.  They have a small <a href=\"http://www.elizamartin.ch/\">website</a> for guests and for organizing it.


post_date: 2007-03-06 22:11:21
post_content:
  This Friday, I will be going to this kickboxing <a href=\"http://www.sfchampionships.com/events/event.asp?e_id=7\">event</a> in San Francisco.  It will be both boys and girls fighting (not each other, though)


post_date: 2007-03-13 16:41:39
post_content:
  Here are my flight details for Easter:<br />
  <span style=\"color: rgb(51, 51, 255);\"><b><i>Thu Apr 05, 2007 - San Francisco, CA (SFO) to Toronto, ON (YYZ)<br />
  United 8518  Depart: SFO 10:25 PM  Arrive: YYZ 06:13 AM (April 6)<br />
  	<br />
  Tue Apr 10, 2007 - Toronto, ON (YYZ) to San Francisco, CA (SFO)<br />
  United 8519  Depart: YYZ 08:45 PM  Arrive: SFO 11:10 PM</i></b></span>


post_date: 2007-03-13 21:54:34
post_content:
  I\'ve posted a couple of photos from the hike last Saturday.  So it\'s not nearly as beautiful as Switzerland, but it was still fun :-)<br />
  <br />
  <a href=\"http://www.bochenek.ca/gallery/march10hike\"><img src=\"http://www.bochenek.ca/gallery/albums/march10hike/res_986142826.thumb.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" /></a><small> click on image to see all photos from the hike</small>


post_date: 2007-03-13 21:57:37
post_content:
  A couple of weeks ago, SuccessFactors appeared in this article in CNN/Money about 25 hot software startups to watch - <a href=\"http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/biz2/0702/gallery.nextnet.biz2/21.html\">here is the link</a>


post_date: 2007-03-17 14:46:34
post_content:
  <a href=\"http://picasaweb.google.com/naturedzr/RoundValley031007?authkey=d8z3suEqv6s\">Here is more photos</a> from last Saturday\'s hiking trip.  These one\'s have more people in them and I am in a couple of the pictures...


post_date: 2007-03-17 16:06:25
post_content:
  Wiki travel page for <a href=\"http://wikitravel.org/en/Oahu\">Oahu</a><br />
  Wiki travel page for <a href=\"http://wikitravel.org/en/Honolulu\">Honolulu</a>


post_date: 2007-04-11 17:54:04
post_content:
  No soccer today :-(  not enough people want to play and the weather is not so good.<br />
  <br />
  Our company was on CNBC news recently.  You can watch the 5 minute video <a href=\"http://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?video=250615454&play=1\">here</a> or <a href=\"http://www.successfactors.com/media/video/cnbc-no-jerks/\">here</a>


post_date: 2007-04-16 23:36:03
post_content:
  Email od Ady [31 Mar 2007]<br />
  <blockquote>Czesc Micha&#322;,<br />
  Na wstepie goraco pozdrawiamy poniewaz siedze teraz z Babcia przed komputerem we Wroc&#322;awiu. Chcia&#322;yby&#347;my sie dowiedziec jak sie czujesz i co u Ciebie s&#322;ycha&#263;...mamy nadzieje ze wszystko u Ciebie OK zarowno w pracy jak i w milosci :) ja teraz jestem na 3 roku studiow w &#321;odzi a od polowy wrzesnia bede studiowac w Hiszpanii w Santiago de Compostela to jest w Galicji moze tam byles kiedys? s&#322;ysza&#322;am &#380;e jest tak uroczo...tak wiec sie ciesze ze tam spedze prawdopodobnie rok. Na wakacje planuje wybrac sie na miesiac do Francji by zarobic troche na kieszonkowe do Hiszpanii. Tak poza tym to mieszkam w &#321;odzi z kolezanka w mieszkaniu. Jest OK. pozdrawiam i pozdr�w Bartka tez.<br />
  <br />
  Najlepsze zyczenia swiateczne Weso&#322;ego Alleluja!<br />
  <br />
  Ada</blockquote>


post_date: 2007-05-02 15:06:02
post_content:
  Nothing overly exciting with me:  pretty busy at work these days.  I am about to go into our weekly status meeting.  And later on during the day I am going to go play soccer.  I  still have to buy new soccer shoes, but that shouldn\'t take more than 10 minutes.  Worst case scenario, I can use the ones I\'ve been playing with so far.  The reason why I want to buy new soccer shoes is because the old ones are literally falling apart.  I think I\'ve played at least 30-40 games in my old soccer shoes.


post_date: 2007-05-03 19:41:22
post_content:
  Yesterday I finally got my new soccer shoes:  $90 for new set of Puma shoes.  Last time, I also got Pumas but I got the cheapest ones in the store (either $40 or $45).


post_date: 2007-05-03 19:41:50
post_content:
  <a href=\"http://www.kaparadio.com\">Here</a> is the Hawaiian radio station that we listened to in the car while we were in Hawaii :-)


post_date: 2007-06-10 12:01:01
post_content:
  <blockquote><i>from: Michael Bochenek <mike @bochenek.ca> <br />
  date: May 10, 2007 10:25 AM	 <br />
  subject: my private email account appears to be broken	 <br />
  <br />
  Hey, my private email account appears to be broken.  I cannot receive emails there for the last few days.  If you\'ve sent me anything important, you might have to resend it.<br />
  <br />
  For the time being, can you please use the email address from the \"from\" field (and CC)<br />
  <br />
  Also, my blog is broken (www.bochenek.ca/blog).<br />
  <br />
  Apparantly, they are doing some sort of data migration and they do not know when it will be fixed.  Ridiculous, isn\'t it?  \"Sorry for the inconvenience. We are aware of the problem you are facing. Our system administrators are currently migrating accounts to new servers. They are working on it and the issue will get resolved shortly. We appreciate your patienc\"<br />
  <br />
  oh well, other things to worry about at the time</mike></i></blockquote>


post_date: 2007-06-10 12:01:49
post_content:
  <blockquote><i>from: Michael Bochenek <mike @bochenek.ca> <br />
  date: May 15, 2007 1:04 PM	 <br />
  subject: hey, my blog is down, so I\'m writing and email instead...	<br />
  hey, my blog is down, so I\'m writing and email instead...<br />
  <br />
  My last weekend was pretty good.  On Saturday I ended up playing soccer and going for a bike ride.  Later I ended up going for a french movie with that Japanese girl - Yuko.  She seems pretty cool :-)  And she is a really good cook - we ended up cooking Japanese pasta at my place one evening.  It was very good - it has less sauce than Italian pasta, but more vegetables and bacon and mushrooms and stuff like that.  On Monday she cooked Japanese curry - so we had that with rice.<br />
  <br />
  Monday was pretty strange at work - they had a lot of problems with the network and the email server, so it was a pretty easy day.  The morning was pretty hectic though.  Tuesday early morning (8:00am my time) I had to do this phone conference with a customer in London, UK, and so far its been going pretty good.  I dropped of my dress shirts at the dry cleaners before my meeting and they should be ready by Thursday.<br />
  <br />
  Well anyways, that\'s all that comes to mind at the moment, bye for now<br />
  Mike</mike></i></blockquote>


post_date: 2007-06-10 12:02:11
post_content:
  <blockquote><i>from: Michael Bochenek <mike @bochenek.ca> <br />
  date: May 16, 2007 11:03 AM	 <br />
  subject: hey again...	 <br />
  <br />
  Today is Wednesday and we have our weekly engineering meeting and everyone is kinda dreading it.  It\'s usually pretty boring.  I am looking forward to playing soccer after work - around 6:00pm<br />
  <br />
  During the weekend, I am going to try to go to this event:  http://www.makerfaire.com/  a bunch of engineers from work will be going.<br />
  <br />
  Oh and I had Swiss fondue for dinner yesterday.  It wasn\'t nearly as good as the any of the fondues I\'ve had in Switzerland, but it was a nice reminder nonetheless.<br />
  <br />
  That\'s all that comes to mind.. ttyl<br />
  Mike</mike></i></blockquote>


post_date: 2007-06-10 12:02:28
post_content:
  <blockquote><i>from: Michael Bochenek <mike @bochenek.ca> <br />
  date: May 24, 2007 11:05 AM	 <br />
  subject: hello and thursday updates	 <br />
  <br />
  Hello, it\'s been a while since I wrote something last.  Time has been flying by really fast the last few days.  Monday I worked really late and I got lots of stuff done.  So I was pretty happy.  Tuesday was pretty stressful too, but we had this soccer game scheduled against e-trade (which is another software comany based down here).  We finally got our first win as a team against them - we were a lot better than the other guys, the final score was something like 6-0 or 8-0 for us :-) :-)  We went out ofr dinner after the game.<br />
  <br />
  Wednesday I ended up working pretty late too.  Working on that same project that I\'ve been working on the last 2-3 months.  Today we have this all-hands meeting with the CEO Lars - where he is going to give us some updates on how the company is doing and where we are going.  Everyone in the company will be attending the meeting either in person or via telephone.<br />
  <br />
  Well, I think that\'s about it from now.<br />
  <br />
  talk to ya later :-)<br />
  Mike</mike></i></blockquote>


post_date: 2007-06-10 12:02:41
post_content:
  <blockquote><i>from: Michael Bochenek <mike @bochenek.ca><br />
  date: May 29, 2007 7:19 PM	 <br />
  subject: howdy	 <br />
  <br />
  Hey sorry that I missed netmeeting on the weekend.  I did some travelling around the bay area.  I took a couple of photos and I will post those when I get some free time.<br />
  <br />
  Today at work was pretty busy, I am just about to leave the office right now.  It\'s 8:18pm.<br />
  <br />
  Well thats all that comes to mind at the moment...<br />
  bye</mike></i></blockquote>


post_date: 2007-06-10 12:02:55
post_content:
  <blockquote><i>from: Michael Bochenek <mike @bochenek.ca> <br />
  date: May 31, 2007 6:30 PM	 <br />
  subject: updates...	 <br />
  <br />
  Hi all,<br />
  <br />
  Here is a recent article on SuccessFactors - getting a lot of publicity these days:<br />
  http://www.investors.com/Tech/TechExecQA.asp?artid=265404307729773<br />
  <br />
  Google released this amazing 3D street map view for some citie in the US.  Here\'s the GG Bridge:<br />
  http://tinyurl.com/3coo7s<br />
  [To use street view, you need Adobe Flash Player version 9 or newer, it\'s well worth the download]<br />
  <br />
  Besides that, not too much exciting with me.  Spending some time with Yuko recently.  I didn\'t play soccer yesterday, but I will this Saturday and most likely next Wednesday.<br />
  <br />
  Oh and I finally got the bird feeding things from Ace Hardware.<br />
  <br />
  We have an engineering team BBQ tomorrow and I\'m looking forward to some fun times.<br />
  <br />
  Thats about it from here,<br />
  bye</mike></i></blockquote>


post_date: 2007-06-10 14:46:15
post_content:
  These are the websites I usually check for flights<br />
  http://www.southwest.com (flights to San Jose and Oakland)<br />
  http://www.kayak.com/<br />
  http://www.flightcentre.ca/


post_date: 2007-06-14 11:11:58
post_content:
  Two pieces of bad news regarding Dad\'s trip to PL:<br />
  1.  I will <b>not</b> have paid leave for bereavement.  California has no legal requirements, and our company does not either:  http://www.employeradvice.com/public/2079.cfm<br />
  2.  I do not have my passport yet and I can\'t get through to the main passport office in Ottawa where they have my application right now.  I can try to call the local office in San Francisco, but they were not very helpful last time.  The current wait for passport application is approximately 12 weeks (as Canadian living in US, I had to mail it in):  http://www.ppt.gc.ca/index.aspx?lang=e<br />
  <br />
  I don\'t think I will be joining Dad....


post_date: 2007-06-19 16:17:52
post_content:
  <blockquote>Burt\'s article on:  Who gets the most (and least) vacation<br />
  When it comes to taking a holiday, it\'s best to be Finnish, and (not quite) the worst to be American. A new study ranks countries by their paid time-off policies.<br />
  http://money.cnn.com/2007/06/12/pf/vacation_days_worldwide/index.htm?postversion=2007061309<br />
  <br />
  And more press on SuccessFactors:<br />
  http://www.technewsworld.com/rsstory/57846.html</blockquote>


post_date: 2007-06-24 00:54:46
post_content:
  Here are some photos of Yuko (finally!)<br />
  <ul><li><a href=\"http://www.bochenek.ca/blog_images/yuko1.PNG\">Yuko photo 1</a></li><li><a href=\"http://www.bochenek.ca/blog_images/100_2544.JPG\">Yuko photo 2</a></li><li><a href=\"http://www.bochenek.ca/blog_images/100_2546.JPG\">Yuko photo 3</a></li><li><a href=\"http://www.bochenek.ca/blog_images/100_2555.JPG\">Yuko photo 4</a></li><li><a href=\"http://www.bochenek.ca/blog_images/100_2600.JPG\">Yuko photo 5</a></li><br />
  </ul>


post_date: 2007-07-02 09:53:04
post_content:
  Here is the link to the new SuccessFactors recruiting video: <br />
  http://www.successfactors.com/media/video/culture/ <br />


post_date: 2007-07-13 20:44:59
post_content:
  Hey... going to Indianapolis with Yuko.  I got the tickets and the hotel two weeks ago.  Should be fun - really looking forward to it:<br />
  <br />
  Indianapolis<br />
  <br />
  <b>July 13, 2007, Flight 159 [Non-Stop] Seat: 24F<br />
  Departing San Francisco, CA (SFO) at 11:05 PM<br />
  Arriving Indianapolis, IN (IND) at 6:21 AM<br />
  <br />
  July 17, 2007, Flight 194 [Non-Stop]<br />
  Departing Indianapolis, IN (IND) at 7:04 PM<br />
  Arriving San Francisco, CA (SFO) at 8:33 PM</b><br />
  <br />
  <br />
  There is not that much to do there, but I am really looking forward to it:  <a href=\"http://wikitravel.org/en/Indianapolis\">http://wikitravel.org/en/Indianapolis</a><br />
  <br />
  I will have my cellphone with me, but I will not have my laptop.


post_date: 2007-07-20 10:51:10
post_content:
  Back from Indianapolis and super busy at work.... :-)  Looking forward to trip to Yosemite and surrounding areas.


post_date: 2007-07-24 10:31:17
post_content:
  The trip was really really fun.  We\'ve arrived safely late on Monday night - around 1:30am.  I had an important meeting at work at 7:00am on Tuesday, so I had to get to work early...


post_date: 2007-07-27 11:51:18
post_content:
  I finally went to the dentist today.  It\'s been a long time since the last time I had gone.  Fortunately, there are no problems an no major work needs to be done.  They simply did an inspection and did lots and lots of cleaning.  Everything went OK.  All the costs should be covered by my insurance.  A friend from work recommended that dentist and he was in fact very good.


post_date: 2007-08-02 13:46:25
post_content:
  Things are going pretty good.  I\'m really really busy at work these days.  Yuko and me made pasta on Tuesday - it was really good.  We haven\'t tried any of the reciepies that mom highlighted.


post_date: 2007-08-03 11:29:49
post_content:
  I haven\'t tried the blender yet, but I did eat some of the fruit that were in my fridge.<br />
  <br />
  Yesterday I wore the white shirt with blue stripes that you got me and EVERYONE was complimenting me on how nice the shirt is.  Thank YOU!


post_date: 2007-08-06 11:51:57
post_content:
  I got the iPhone on the weekend [http://www.apple.com/iphone/].  I really really like it - it\'s pretty expensive but it\'s totally amazing.  The best gadget that I have ever bought.  It\'s so fun to use.<br />
  <br />
  I have a new number now:  <b>1 650 255 3249</b><br />
  <br />
  I am going to keep my old number for a couple of weeks and I am going to cancel it afterwards.


post_date: 2007-08-06 15:51:52
post_content:
  I\'m sorry that I didn\'t get a chance to call you on the weekend; it was partly because I knew that you had Monday off - so I was hoping to call today.


post_date: 2007-08-06 22:41:00
post_content:
  I\'ve used the blender 3 times already:  mostly strawberries and banana and icecream/milk :-)  thank you!!!<br />
  <br />
  Today I worked from 10:00 to 19:45 and again from 22:00 to 22:20...


post_date: 2007-08-08 15:04:49
post_content:
  Things are pretty good with me - super busy at work with so many things at the same time.<br />
  <br />
  To answer some of the other comments:<br />
  - yeah, it sucks about the Impala, because it\'s a new car and you really shouldn\'t have any problems with it.<br />
  - I\'m working on the passport and I will be in Canada from Tuesday August 28 (evening) until Labor Day Monday morning (I\'ll send you the details soon)<br />
  - The mixer/blender:  I\'ve been using it a lot and it feels pretty healthy.  I\'ve been cheating sometimes and using like 3-4 tablespoons of ice cream instead of milk :-)<br />
  <br />
  OK - now I gotta run to my 3:00pm meeting<br />
  <br />
  love you! :-D :-D


post_date: 2007-08-09 13:24:35
post_content:
  Here are my flight details for my trip to Canada.  I am going to NYC with Yuko for a few days, and than going directly to Canada:<br />
  <br />
  <span style=\"color: rgb(51, 51, 255);\"><i><br />
  From San Francisco to NYC:<br />
  Thu, 23-AUG-2007:  flight# Continental 652<br />
  depart SAN FRANCISCO (SFO) 11:45PM & arrive in NEWARK EWR (EWR) 8:04AM (24AUG)<br />
  <br />
  <b>From NYC to Buffalo:<br />
  Tue, 28-AUG-2007:  flight# Continental 27231<br />
  depart NEWARK EWR (EWR) 5:00PM & arrive in BUFFALO BUF (BUF) 6:38PM<br />
  <br />
  From Buffalo to NYC:<br />
  Mon, 03-SEP-2007:  flight# Continental 1856<br />
  depart BUFFALO BUF (BUF) 10:05AM & arrive in NEWARK EWR (EWR) 11:20AM</b><br />
  <br />
  From NYC to San Francisco:<br />
  Mon, 03-SEP-2007:  flight# Continental 650<br />
  depart NEWARK EWR (EWR) 8:20PM & arrive in SAN FRANCISCO (SFO) 11:49PM<br />
  </i></span>


post_date: 2007-08-09 13:29:38
post_content:
  As I mentioned earlier, SuccessFactors filed for an <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Initial_public_offering\">IPO [Initial Public Offering]</a> a few weeks ago.  This means that our stock will be traded on Wall Street.<br />
  <br />
  This is the official paperwork that has to be filed:  <a href=\"http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1402305/000089161807000427/f31590orsv1.htm\">S-1 filling</a> [if this link doesn\'t work, you might have to do <a href=\"http://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?company=successfactors&CIK=&filenum=&State=&SIC=&owner=include&action=getcompany\">this one</a>]<br />
  <br />
  We got some press coverage in print and online:<br />
  <a href=\"http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/07/23/ap3940558.html\">article #1</a><br />
  <a href=\"http://blogs.zdnet.com/SAAS/?p=358\">article #2</a><br />
  <a href=\"http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/07/23/successfactors-yet-another-on-demand-player-goes-for-an-ipo/\">article #3</a><br />
  <a href=\"http://humancapitalist.com/?p=431\">article #4</a><br />
  <a href=\"http://blogs.zdnet.com/Greenbaum/?p=126\">article #5</a>


post_date: 2007-08-11 16:23:17
post_content:
  As I mentioned on skype, Lars told all the developers that they can buy an iphone for themselves:  <a href=\"http://www.bochenek.ca/blog_images/lars.htm\">here is his email</a>


post_date: 2007-08-13 11:49:35
post_content:
  I\'ve finally posted the photos from my trip to Indianapolis <a href=\"http://www.bochenek.ca/gallery/trip-to-indianapolis\">here</a> :-)


post_date: 2007-08-19 23:55:50
post_content:
  On Sunday, me and Yuko and Mo and his girlfriend went to <a href=\"http://www.rwsplash.com/\">raging waters</a> in San Jose.  It\'s kinda like wet\'n\'wild in Ontario.  It was really fun, we only spent 3-4 hours there, and then we went to eat something.


post_date: 2007-08-21 10:23:28
post_content:
  Not too much exciting, I\'m pretty busy at work.  I will be coming home very very soon... about a week eh? :-)


post_date: 2007-08-21 11:17:57
post_content:
  I\'ve sent Burt <a href=\"http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-badbosses21aug21,0,7544717.story?coll=la-home-center\">this article</a> [\"Is the boss a real piece of work?\"].  The article mentions Successfactors at the very end...<br />


post_date: 2007-08-23 12:00:48
post_content:
  I\'m flying away to NYC today late in the evening and arriving there on Friday early morning.  See flight details in earlier blog entry...  See you Tuesday :-)


post_date: 2007-08-23 12:01:48
post_content:
  Check out this crazy email that everyone in our office at work got today.  It looks like we are going to have some problems with parking in the next few weeks/months.  I don\'t care so much because I am going to be away, and some things might get resolved by the time I come back.  In any case, here is the email:<br />
  <blockquote>Jennifer Nguyen    Important: Parking Permits Now Required for 1500 Fashion   <br />
  8/23/2007 4:58 AM   <br />
  <br />
  All,<br />
  <br />
  As of next Monday, Aug. 27th, the property management group at 1500 Fashion Island will be enforcing a new Parking Permit Program.  Each tenant (company) will be allocated a certain number of parking permits.  Please see the memorandum below that was sent out yesterday.<br />
  <br />
  The permits will be distributed by Harvest Properties to my attention this Thursday and we will be distributing them on Friday.  We currently have more headcount than permits.  These permits will be allocated to employees based on the following criteria:<br />
  <br />
  To Qualify for Parking Permit:<br />
  <br />
  Your office location is 1500 Fashion Island<br />
  Employees with the highest stack ratings on the 2006 Performance Review will have priority consideration.<br />
  Employees who are on Sharemanagement Alias and/or managers do not qualify for a parking permit.<br />
  <br />
  For employees who do not receive a parking permit, the company will be providing daily round trip shuttling service between 1500 Fashion and a nearby off-site parking lot where there is no fee or permit required.<br />
  <br />
  1500 Fashion Island employees are asked not to park at 999 Baker as we are faced with a similar parking situation with a different property management group.  We also encourage that you walk in between both locations.<br />
  <br />
  Please take advantage of the following alternatives:<br />
  <br />
  Public Transportation<br />
  Free shuttle is available from Millbrae Bart Caltrain and Hillsdale Caltrain Station.  Please see attached email sent by Susanna Tam.<br />
  Please also consider the �Commuter Check� program being offered during our benefits open enrollment. Please refer to the �US Benefits Open Enrollment� email from Rhonda Dickerson.<br />
  Carpool<br />
  Please tag yourself on our employee directory and get linked to the community of fellow colleagues who are also interested.  Please see attached �NEXT Tag Carpool� for illustration.<br />
  <br />
  This Friday, we will be sending out a second email with more information & details regarding the parking permits, shuttling, and offsite parking.<br />
  <br />
  Thank you all for your cooperation and understanding.<br />
  <br />
  Jen<br />
  </blockquote>


post_date: 2007-08-23 16:56:01
post_content:
  SuccessFactors is getting a lot more press these days.  <a href=\"http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070822.wcatalent22/BNStory/PersonalTech/?pageRequested=1\">Here</a> is an article from your own Globe and Mail about an energy in Toronto that is using SuccessFactors software.<br />
  <br />
  And <a href=\"http://www.entrepreneur.com/magazine/entrepreneur/2007/september/183058.html\">here</a> is another article in Entrepreneur magazine.


post_date: 2007-09-04 11:00:45
post_content:
  Hey!<br />
  <br />
  Pretty busy at work today, catching up on stuff that happened while I was away.  I got home at 12:30 yesterday and went to sleep quickly.  Got to work before 9:00 today.  Everything is OK and I have a parking spot and a parking permit (see earlier messages).<br />
  <br />
  That\'s about it for now... :-):-D


post_date: 2007-09-05 10:35:30
post_content:
  When I was driving to work and back, I remembered how much I missed my car.  It was such a good decision to buy that one and not something else.<br />
  <br />
  P.S.  I agree with the links Burt was sending - sell castlewood as soon as possible before the market gets worse.


post_date: 2007-09-05 17:49:57
post_content:
  I was checking on Yuko\'s flight back to SF (I\'m picking her up at the airport around 7pm) and I found this website called flightstats.com which is pretty interesting.  It\'s very similar to the websites that dad was using, but it has a lot more historical information on flight delays and stuff like that.  <a href=\"http://www.flightstats.com/go/FlightStatus/flightStatusByFlight.do?id=103011889&airlineCode=CO&flightNumber=41&departureDate=2007-09-05\">Here</a> is an example.<br />
  <br />
  I told Burt that SuccessFactors currently has <a href=\"https://performancemanager.successfactors.com/career?company=sf\">138 job openings on our corporate website</a>


post_date: 2007-09-06 21:57:19
post_content:
  Super long day at work today, but I don\'t mind because I got lots of stuff done.  I came in at 9:45 and I\'m just leaving now [21:58].


post_date: 2007-09-10 10:06:25
post_content:
  I\'m feeling a lot better today.  I\'m at work now and trying to get a good start on the new week.<br />
  <br />
  I was glad to hear the good news on the house, and I agree with what you said, you should get it on the market as soon as possible :-)


post_date: 2007-09-12 11:59:41
post_content:
  I\'m pretty busy at work these days, next Friday I have this deadline and it looks like it will be very close.<br />
  <br />
  Tomorrow (Thursday) we have a soccer game vs. Martin Macks.  They are a division 1 team in San Francisco <a href=\"http://www.sfsfl.com/season/standings.php\">[see standings]</a>.  Needless to say, this will be a very very tough game...<br />


post_date: 2007-09-12 16:11:32
post_content:
  I found a lot more info on renewing a Polish passport on <a href=\"http://www.polishconsulateny.org/index.php?p=58\">this website</a><br />
  <br />
  It looks like can get definitively your old passport back.


post_date: 2007-09-12 23:50:18
post_content:
  I did some basic research on doing the green card lottery in the US.  Unfortunately, we cannot apply....<br />
  <br />
  <a href=\"http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/types/types_1318.html\">Diversity Visa Program Information</a> (aka \"green card lottery\")<br />
  <br />
  <a href=\"http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/types/types_1317.html\">2007 Results [50,000 out of 5.5 million qualified]</a><br />
  <blockquote>For DV-2008, natives of the following countries1 are not eligible to apply because they sent a total of more than 50,000 immigrants to the U.S. over the period of the previous five years:<br />
  BRAZIL, CANADA, CHINA (mainland-born), COLOMBIA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, EL SALVADOR, HAITI, INDIA, JAMAICA, MEXICO, PAKISTAN, PHILIPPINES, PERU, POLAND, RUSSIA, SOUTH KOREA, UNITED KINGDOM (except Northern Ireland) and its dependent territories, and VIETNAM. Persons born in Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR and Taiwan are eligible</blockquote>


post_date: 2007-09-13 13:37:24
post_content:
  According to <a href=\"http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/13/if-date-09-13-2007-engadget-write-happy-programmers-day/\">this website</a>, today is Programmer\'s Day! :-):-)


post_date: 2007-09-14 14:11:56
post_content:
  So we lost our soccer game yesterday.  At half time, the score was 0:0.  We scored the first goal, and then it all went downhill from there.  The final score was 5:2.  I hate losing :-)


post_date: 2007-09-18 13:34:17
post_content:
  I\'m super-busy at work these days.  I have a big deadline this Friday afternoon, and I want to finish as much as possible.<br />
  <br />
  On the weekend, I went to the beach and relax and read a little bit.  That was really fun.


post_date: 2007-09-19 09:51:34
post_content:
  No soccer this week.... I will try to play Saturday morning (7:20am) and then maybe do some shopping during the day.


post_date: 2007-09-20 11:34:43
post_content:
  I\'m so tired of work.... I want to retire or go on a long long vacation :-)<br />
  <br />
  In other news, Canadian dollar is 1 to 1 with US dollar today:  <a href=\"http://finance.yahoo.com/currency/convert?amt=1&from=USD&to=CAD&submit=Convert&\">link</a>


post_date: 2007-09-27 12:09:11
post_content:
  Pretty busy at work.  I\'ve been staying really late all week.<br />
  <br />
  I got 4 really nice shirts on the weekend.<br />
  <br />
  I haven\'t been playing much sports, but I will try to do 7am soccer this Saturday morning.  I\'ve signed up for a half marathon on Nov 5 in San Francisco.


post_date: 2007-10-10 10:35:29
post_content:
  My cold is a lot better, and more importantly, the project that I have been slaving on for the last 2 months is finally finished.  The final main demo is this Thursday at 9:00am in front of 300 prospects and customers - the demo will be done by Lars...  I\'ll tell you more about it later.<br />


post_date: 2007-10-10 17:08:13
post_content:
  Basically we\'ve been working on some new stuff that we want to show at this super big HR Technology conference in Chicago.  The main site for that conference is <a href=\"http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&ct=res&cd=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrtechnologyconference.com%2F&ei=0WgNR7qNKJTshQO6k8Q0&usg=AFQjCNFpMtSWonww3LxxvfpOXR-VmTY5jQ&sig2=MLnLmYfuQZU1bKX6p8fdZA\">here</a><br />
  <br />
  This <a href=\"http://www.successfactors.com/press-releases/165/\">link</a> talks about the press release done by Successfactors regarding the conference.<br />
  <br />
  <a href=\"http://www.bochenek.ca/blog_images/shoutouts-for-HRTech-Shootout.htm\">This is a copy of the email</a> where Elaine (the product manager) sent out a thank you note to the whole company - it\'s kinda funny - so you should read this one :-)


post_date: 2007-10-12 11:41:44
post_content:
  So the actual demo did not go very well:  there were three scenarios or scripts and 4 companies participated in each one:<br />
  scenario #1:  we were 3rd<br />
  scenario #2:  we were 3rd<br />
  scenario #3:  we were 2nd<br />
  <br />
  So we were slightly below average....  Lars was really happy apparently, so everyone at work is pleased.  I will know more details sometime next week, when everyone comes back from Chicago.


post_date: 2007-10-15 11:35:58
post_content:
  I found this very interesting <a href=\"http://staging.bersin.com/blog/post/SuccessFactors-Files-for-Public-Offering.aspx\">article</a> offering analysis of the Successfactors business model and the future for the talent management market.


post_date: 2007-10-15 11:40:56
post_content:
  On the weekend I went for a really long run on both Saturday and Sunday.  I think that I have to train a little bit before I do my half marathon in San Francisco on November 5.<br />
  <br />
  I\'ve been making lots of milkshakes with Yuko... I think I am addicted :-)


post_date: 2007-10-16 13:27:40
post_content:
  OK - one last link on the HRTech shootout:  <a href=\"http://www.knowledgeinfusion.com:8080/coe/blogs/infuser/2007/10/11/live-from-the-talent-mgmt-shootout-1100am-central-thursday-authoria-wins\">this article</a> talks about how the demo went and what happened exactly...


post_date: 2007-10-16 21:52:52
post_content:
  Nothing too exciting with me.  Pretty busy at work but I don\'t mind it because it\'s pretty interesting.  I am looking at some very interesting search and indexing technology to improve performance in one of our systems.<br />
  <br />
  The weather is kinda cold these days.  I guess that I should start wearing a jacket.  I had [Swiss!] cheese fondue with Yuko for dinner today.  It was good, but not even close to the stuff I used to have in Switzerland of course.  Anyways, that\'s all that comes to mind right now.


post_date: 2007-10-18 23:02:39
post_content:
  Yes, you guys should definitively try fondue again... either the cheese one or the chocolate one :-)<br />
  <br />
  Authoria is a very direct competitor for SuccessFactors.  Another company that we compete with a lot is called Halogen which is based out of Ottawa.  We also compete with Taleo, workstream, oracle, and SAP.  I think there are others, but I can\'t remember all of them.<br />
  <br />
  This weekend, starting with Friday, me and Yuko are going to LA.  We are leaving early Friday morning and coming back on late Sunday night.  We plan on seeing some museums and DisneyLand (in LA!)  I am really looking forward to it... :-)<br />
  <br />
  Friday night we are staying at <a href=\"http://www.loewshotels.com/en/Hotels/Santa-Monica-Beach-Hotel/Overview.aspx\">Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel</a> and Saturday night we are staying at <a href=\"http://www.fairmont.com/newportbeach/\">Fairmont Newport Beach</a>


post_date: 2007-10-19 05:42:58
post_content:
  Yes - I will be very careful when driving.  I\'ll update you on the blog or email using my iPhone when I arrive in LA and when I arrive in San Francisco on Sunday night.  Saturday will be pretty busy - we wanna spend the whole day in Disneyland.<br />
  <br />
  The last few weeks have been very very busy at work, so I wanted to reward myself with a nice fun trip.  


post_date: 2007-10-23 21:14:52
post_content:
  LA was really fun.  The best part of the trip was Disneyland and hanging out on the beach.  There were so many really really good surfers there and it was fun to watch them.  I still haven\'t downloaded the photos from the digital camera, but I will and than I will upload them to my website.<br />
  <br />
  I\'ve applied for a new Polish passport.  The lady at the consulate was (surprisingly!) very nice and she checked all of the application.  She said that it will take about 6 months and that everything should be OK.  She checked the passport photos very carefully, because she said that this is the most common problem.  She was so nice that she <i>almost</i> forgot to take the payment from me.  I was leaving the consulate, I said \"thank you\" and \"good-bye\" and after I opened the door, she said \"oh, there is on more thing, I haven\'t collected the payment from you\" and we both started laughing.  I talked to her in Polish the whole time.<br />
  <br />
  Work is pretty busy again.  There is so much stuff that I have to work on and there is so little time.  Our team (Jeff Ichnowski\'s) has hired another developer, and this time it\'s my turn to train the new hire.  It this older guy who is originally from the Philippines.  He\'s pretty cool so far and really fun to talk to.  He\'s worked for eTrade before joining SuccessFactors and he sorta knows some of our developers from there.


post_date: 2007-10-23 21:17:25
post_content:
  And I forgot to write about one more thing; namely that we are going to be starting an indoor soccer league this Friday.  All of our games will be on Friday evenings.  We are paying about $90 per person.<br />
  <br />
  The field/gym is located in Redwood City, about 12 minutes driving from the office.  This is their <a href=\"http://www.worldclassindoorsoccer.com/\">website</a>.  When playing indoor soccer, you are allowed to kick the ball against the wall and have the ball bounce back to you.  It\'s a lot quicker and a lot more crazy that way.  It\'s sorta hard to explain.  We\'ve played it before, and it should be fun.  The main point is to have some exercise of course.


post_date: 2007-10-25 12:59:50
post_content:
  I wasn\'t trying to say that Polish women are rude or anything.  I was thinking that all Europeans and Polish people are not as polite as North Americans - that\'s all.<br />
  <br />
  The new guy is fun - he has lots of interesting stories from his past companies.<br />
  <br />
  Anyways, gotta go for a late lunch


post_date: 2007-10-26 11:34:18
post_content:
  I meant to send this to you earlier, I am not sure if you heard about the huge fires in the southern California.  Something like 1 million people have been evacuated in the Los Angeles / San Diego areas.<br />
  <a href=\"http://news.google.com/news?q=la+fire&ie=UTF-8&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&sa=N&tab=wn\">google news on LA fires</a><br />
  <a href=\"http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-10/24/content_6931528.htm\">news page on LA fires</a><br />
  It\'s pretty scary.  The fire seems to be under control now, but still.... when I was there last weekend, the fire was just starting out, and it didn\'t seem so serious because only a small area was affected.  But the fire officials were saying that they can\'t really control it, and the outcome depends on wind direction.


post_date: 2007-10-26 11:37:52
post_content:
  Yesterday after work I went to see a movie called <a href=\"http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&ct=res&cd=3&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmovies.yahoo.com%2Fmovie%2F1809740239%2Ftrailer&ei=UDMiR8GmIpqmpwSlq-SeAg&usg=AFQjCNG8HRSca2wv5FSOdVvnxlLrNKBlZQ&sig2=2MK4V55pAMTHzse044aa3A\">30 days of night</a>.  It was pretty scary and very violent  - it\'s about vampires and it takes place in Alaska.  After the movie I went to San Francisco to this little concert hall where they have 3 or 4 rock bands playing.  The music was really really good, but the only bad thing is that you had to stand the whole time.  I got home pretty late - late for a Thursday in any case - and I had to wake up pretty early for a teleconference meeting with a customer.  <br />
  <br />
  I am pretty tired, and I am looking forward to the weekend.  I will probably sleep in on Saturday.  I don\'t think I will go to Saturday morning soccer, I haven\'t gone in a couple of weeks, and I am not sure if that group still plays on Saturday mornings.


post_date: 2007-10-28 19:49:34
post_content:
  On Friday, I dressed up for the first time for Halloween, see photos below:<br />
  <a href=\"http://www.bochenek.ca/blog_images/183_8347.JPG\"><img src=\"http://www.bochenek.ca/blog_images/hthumb-01.PNG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" /></a> <a href=\"http://www.bochenek.ca/blog_images/183_8348.JPG\"><img src=\"hthumb-02.PNG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" /><img src=\"http://www.bochenek.ca/blog_images/hthumb-02.PNG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" /></a><br />
  <small>[click to enlarge]</small><br />
  It was really really fun.  We went to a private apartment party in San Francisco :-):-D


post_date: 2007-10-28 20:20:36
post_content:
  This is the toothbrush that my dentist uses and he recommended it again on Thursday when I was there:  <a href=\"http://www.sonicare.com/default.asp\">Philips SoniCare</a>.  I think it\'s probably the most expensive one out there.  It usually costs around $170, but I have this 20% discount, so it will be a little bit less for me.  Here are some reviews:  <a href=\"http://www.dentalcompare.com/news.asp?newsid=190394&typeid=54\">review #1</a> and <a href=\"http://digital-lifestyles.info/2007/08/01/philips-sonicare-flexcare-first-look/\">review #2</a>.


post_date: 2007-10-29 14:12:11
post_content:
  The blog is kinda weird recently - sometimes it doesn\'t work and/or sometimes it\'s pretty slow.  I\'ll have to look into it, if it keeps being that way.<br />
  <br />
  I went for a 60 minute run on Sunday and it felt pretty good.  I don\'t have much time left until my half marathon - next Saturday early morning.


post_date: 2007-10-29 17:38:11
post_content:
  A colleague at work forwarded me this article:  <a href=\"http://www.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/worklife/10/29/excused.absences.ap/index.html\">You can buy excuse to skip work</a>


post_date: 2007-10-30 19:03:41
post_content:
  For the next 7 weeks I will be playing indoor soccer every Friday.  We played our first game last Friday, and we lost very badly.  <a href=\"http://worldclassindoorsoccer.com/leagues/m-fri-b.html\">This page</a> has the league results and the upcoming schedule.  We have to pay about $80-90 per person, so it works out to be about $10 per game.<br />
  <br />
  That\'s about it from me - I\'m pretty busy at work.  I am trying to finish up some stuff and go home in 20-30 minutes


post_date: 2007-10-31 18:12:36
post_content:
  There was a small earthquake in California on Tuesday evening.  I was still at work and I felt it while I was talking to Burt on the phone.  It wasn\'t that scary because the shaking was pretty gentle.  Here are some news reports on the earthquake:  <a href=\"http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,306537,00.html\">foxnews</a> <a href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/10/31/MN7FOGO71.DTL&tsp=1\">sfgate</a>.


post_date: 2007-11-01 18:50:44
post_content:
  I\'m kinda tired.... it\'s been a long busy day.  First I had two meetings in the morning and than I spent some time doing all these small different things and I haven\'t worked so much on my main project.  My main project is this search engine - similar to the stuff that we did for the demo a few weeks ago.  I am going to work for one more hour and probably go home.


post_date: 2007-11-05 12:44:01
post_content:
  Hey, I\'m sorry that I didn\'t get a chance to talk with you on the weekend.<br />
  <br />
  I was pretty busy running around and other stuff.  I soccer and poker on Friday night.  Saturday I had to get my bib and shirt and stuff for my race on Sunday.  On Sunday I ran the half marathon and I was tired the whole day.  The race was at 07:00 and I got home by 9:30 and went to sleep again.  I was really dehydrated.  And I am really sore today.  The soreness should go away in the next few days.


post_date: 2007-11-06 20:14:46
post_content:
  I did get that electric toothbrush that I told you about and I\'ve been using it twice a day for the last 5-6 days.  The best thing is that the toothbrush has a 2 minute timer, so you turn it on, and it does not shut off for until two minutes is up (because you are supposed to brush your teeth for two minutes).  You can shut it off before the two minutes is up, but I haven\'t done that yet.  I\'ve been good - brushing for two minutes every time :-)


post_date: 2007-11-06 20:17:31
post_content:
  Me and Yuko got our flights for Christmas - here are the details:<br />
  <b><font color=\"#3300ff\">San Francisco to Toronto departing Friday, December 21  United 1288<br />
  Depart:  San Francisco 11:05 AM  <br />
  Arrive:  Toronto 7:04 PM<br />
  <br />
  Toronto to San Francisco departing Sunday, December 30 	United 1289<br />
  Depart:  Toronto 7:05 AM  <br />
  Arrive:  San Francisco 9:55 AM</font></b><br />
  <br />
  <b>*** So I am coming with Yuko for that entire week ***</b><br />
  <br />
  She had some frequent flyer miles, so she didn\'t have to pay for the flight...


post_date: 2007-11-07 21:46:26
post_content:
  Successfactors is probably going to go public on NASDAQ sometime this month.  Here is a <a href=\"http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUKBNG19958520071102?rpc=44\">short article</a> about it.<br />
  <br />
  <a href=\"http://www.retailroadshow.com/roadshows.asp\">This page</a> has a link to a SuccessFactors 30 minute video where Lars is talking about the company and why investors should be interested in it.


post_date: 2007-11-08 20:44:20
post_content:
  The race results from Sunday\'s half marathon are available <a href=\"http://ushalf.athleteslounge.com/results/event/1944/results.php?bib=198&subid=&ag=&oa=C\">here</a><br />
  <br />
  My finish time was 1:50:24, but the digital chip time was 1:49.00.<br />
  I finished 87th in my age group (males 20-29) out of 208 [42% percentile]<br />
  I finished 546th overall - out of approx 2100 runners [~26% percentile]<br />
  198 Bochenek, Mike San Bruno, CA 28 M 1:50:24.6 1:49:00.3 87 546


post_date: 2007-11-11 12:20:18
post_content:
  <a href=\"http://www.bochenek.ca/gallery/nyc\">Here</a> are a few of the photos from NYC in September


post_date: 2007-11-11 12:20:51
post_content:
  <a href=\"http://www.bochenek.ca/gallery/la\">Here</a> are a few of the photos from the LA trip in October


post_date: 2007-11-11 12:21:57
post_content:
  <a href=\"http://www.brightroom.com/go.asp?24554633\">Here</a> are two professional photos from the half marathon last Sunday.  Yuko took some photos as well, I haven\'t downloaded them yet though...


post_date: 2007-11-11 12:58:19
post_content:
  This <a href=\"http://www.worldclassindoorsoccer.com/l-m-fri-B.html\">page</a> shows the results of the indoor soccer league.  Our team is <b>dead last</b> right now...


post_date: 2007-11-12 22:55:20
post_content:
  Okie dokie... I\'m getting pretty tired at work and I don\'t think I am getting that much more done right now.  I am going to get some water and go home.  I came in around before 10:00am, so I am closing on a 12 hour day.  I haven\'t been working the last hour or so, and I\'ve talked to Burt on the phone.  Anyways, I\'m out of here!! :-)


post_date: 2007-11-27 21:33:08
post_content:
  I\'m sorry that I haven\'t been writing very much recently.  Last weekend was very busy but also very relaxing.  I did tons of stuff:  <ul><li>had thanksgiving dinner with turkey and everything in Novato, CA</li><li>played soccer saturday morning for 2.5 hours!</li><li>went to San Francisco international autoshow</li><li>went to Imax theater and saw Beowulf (the movie) in 3D - you were these special glasses for 3D effect</li><li>and lastly I had to do some work work stuff from home just because we are getting very busy at this time of the year</li></ul>


post_date: 2007-11-27 21:40:11
post_content:
  And on Tuesday, SuccessFactors went through with their IPO - meaning that they are listed on NASDAQ under the <b>SFSF</b> symbol.<br />
  <a href=\"http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=SFSF\">Yahoo Finance link</a><br />
  <a href=\"http://finance.google.com/finance?q=sfsf\">Google Finance link</a><br />
  <br />
  The company is worth about $500 million, but it varies with the stock price...  Lars - the CEO - is worth around $40-50 million.  Aaron - our VP of engineering - is probably worth $10-15 million.<br />
  <br />
  All the information is public - you can see it on the new Successfactors website under <i>Investor Relations</i><br />
  <br />
  .... OK, now I am going home - the time is wrong on the blog, it\'s only 8:39pm - I will try to fix it :-)


post_date: 2007-11-28 21:41:57
post_content:
  So I\'m working late again, but I am pretty sure that Thursday and Friday I will not work so late.  In face, we have an indoor soccer game on Friday night around 6:50pm.


post_date: 2007-11-28 20:38:47
post_content:
  So I\'m working pretty late today again.  But I will go home early Thursday and Friday.  In fact we have our soccer game on Friday afternoon, so I have to go :-)


post_date: 2007-11-29 22:12:02
post_content:
  Finished work pretty late today.  I had two one hour meetings and a two hour training session on JSF.  The training session was really nice because usually we don\'t get any training at work.  It was done by this authoritative figure from Sun Microsystems, this guy named Ed Burns.  He was very smart but he is not such a great teacher.  During the evening, I had Japanese food with Yuko in Burlingame.  Anyways, thats all that comes to mind right now.  Talk to you soon!


post_date: 2007-12-01 13:07:45
post_content:
  I\'m going to Moterey with Yuko this weekend, we are just on the way out right now.  A little late (1:02pm here) but that\'s how long it took.  We are going to the Aquarium and we\'ll probably do the 17 mile drive and just kinda hang out.  We are staying at the <a href=\"http://www.woodsidehotels.com/monterey/\">Monterey Plaza Hotel</a>.<br />
  <br />
  I\'ll call you sometime on Saturday or Sunday.<br />
  <br />
  Besides that nothing to exciting.  We lost our indoor soccer game on Friday again.  We are 0-5:  0 wins and 5 losses.  This game was close, the final score was 7-9, but we were leading for parst of the game 4-3 and 6-5.  Somehow we managed to lose.  I also played Saturday morning at 8:00am.


post_date: 2007-12-04 14:04:48
post_content:
  Yup - like you said, we passed that hotel when they were having a wedding or some kind of other party there.  The hotel was really really nice :-)  Probably one of the nicest ones I\'ve ever stayed at.<br />
  <br />
  Do you remember the jelly fish we saw in the aquarium?  Well, I saw the same orange jelly fish in the Monterey bay in the wild!  They were swimming very close to the harbor, within an arms length.  I took some photos, so you\'ll see what I mean.  It was pretty amazing.<br />
  <br />
  I went to the optometrist today before work.  I didn\'t buy glasses yet, but I got the test and the prescription, so I just have to come back and select a pair of frames.  I didn\'t want to get the glasses today because I was sorta late for work.


post_date: 2007-12-04 19:07:09
post_content:
  Pretty busy at work today.  I am just leaving the office now....  I had some chinese food for lunch, but it wasn\'t all that good.


post_date: 2007-12-17 22:57:05
post_content:
  Work is pretty busy.  Burt sent me a link about a snowstorm in Canada.  Looked pretty scary.  The weather here in San Bruno is not too bad - a little bit of rain, and a little cold, but it\'s always above zero, and usually closer to 5 or 10.<br />
  <br />
  We have a small company christmas party on Tuesday - we are going to a hockey game together.  To be honest, I am not 100% sure if I want to go.  I feel kinda tired and just feel like I need a break...


post_date: 2007-12-18 18:19:38
post_content:
  I was working from home all day today, mostly because I had no water (to take shower, brush my teeth, etc) and becaues our <a href=\"http://www.evite.com/pages/invite/viewInvite.jsp?inviteId=KMDLPUYEVGZRFKHZSGUF&li=iq&src=email\">company christmas party</a> is today.  For the christmas party, we are going to a sharks game in San Jose.<br />
  <br />
  I am kinda annoyed about the water outage.  I knew that it was going to happen because I got a note on my door, BUT I got confused about the dates, and I thought that the outage was scheduled to be Monday and not Tuesday.  Oh well, we all make mistakes


post_date: 2007-12-18 18:20:39
post_content:
  Here is a short <a href=\"http://humancapitalist.com/?p=506\">article</a> about SuccessFactors and there is another article <a href=\"http://www.bochenek.ca/blog_images/DBTechIPOs.pdf\">here (this one is a PDF)</a>


post_date: 2007-12-19 13:41:50
post_content:
  Here is the flight info for this Friday once again<br />
  <br />
  <b><i>San Francisco to Toronto departing Friday, December 21 United 1288<br />
  Depart: San Francisco 11:05 AM<br />
  Arrive: Toronto 7:04 PM<br />
  <br />
  Toronto to San Francisco departing Sunday, December 30 United 1289<br />
  Depart: Toronto 7:05 AM<br />
  Arrive: San Francisco 9:55 AM</i></b><br />
  <br />
  According to <a href=\"http://www.gtaa.com\">www.gtaa.com</a>, it should be arriving in <b>Terminal 1</b>


post_date: 2007-12-19 20:45:40
post_content:
  See you soon - only two more days :-)  I am really looking forward to my last day of work this year - followed of 10 days off from work...


post_date: 2007-12-31 12:01:26
post_content:
  It\'s good to be back at work.  I am already back to my regular work routine.  I came into the office pretty early because I woke up early (I guess I\'m still on east coast time).<br />
  <br />
  I still haven\'t made plans for New Years Eve, but I\'ve been talking to some people and seeing what they are planning.<br />
  <br />
  Yesterday I unpacked all my stuff and organized some things.  And today I wore one of my new shirts to work.


post_date: 2008-01-02 10:20:30
post_content:
  <b>Happy New Year!!!</b>  (once again)<br />
  <br />
  I\'ve been getting to work really early today and on Monday because I\'m still on east coast time.<br />
  <br />
  The fireworks in San Francisco were really nice.  Me and Yuko went to Sausalito and watched the fireworks from the other side.<br />
  <br />
  On Tuesday we mostly stayed at home.  We did go to Pacifica for about 3 hours and we walked around some hills by the ocean.  The weather was so amazing:  I was only wearing one of my new shirts and carrying my jacket with me just in case.  Since I came back on Sunday, it\'s been very sunny the whole time.<br />
  <br />
  Anyways, that\'s all that comes to mind right now.  Talk to you later!


post_date: 2008-01-02 10:46:18
post_content:
  There are some photos of our company christmas gift exchange <a href=\"http://picasaweb.google.com/yenly.ma/20071219WhiteElephantExchange?authkey=Vu2idcoN5yA\">here</a>.  They are OK, but not too great.  I am not in any of the photos, but I am sending them anyways, in case you want to look.


post_date: 2008-01-16 11:46:02
post_content:
  I haven\'t been writing on the blog very much because I knew you were in Hawaii.  Now that you are back, I can start writing a bit more again.<br />
  <br />
  Last week was pretty busy - I had a cold.  I stayed at home on Tuesday and started getting better after that.  By this past weekend, I was completely healthy.  I even ended up playing soccer Saturday morning and going for a run on Sunday.  It was good to be doing healthy stuff again.  And trying to start 2008 on a healthy note.<br />
  <br />
  <b>Did you finally get the 2008 family calendar that I custom made?  I\'ve sent it to the PO box in Niagara Falls?</b><br />
  <br />
  On Monday and Tuesday we had our all hands meeting (for the entire company) in the <a href=\"http://www.doubletreesanjose.com\">Double Tree Hotel San Jose</a>.  The company always hosts it in a hotel because they have lots of people from other parts of the US and from Europe and Asia who fly in for the event.  All in all, there were about 750 people there (basically the entire company).  In January 2006, we had the all hands meeting near the SFO airport.  In 2007, we had the meeting in downtown San Francisco.  San Jose was a bit tricky because it\'s a long drive from San Bruno, and traffic wasn\'t that good.  Both days, the meeting started at 08:00, and I had to leave around 07:00.  I was pretty tired on Tuesday - after two long days of meetings - and I went to sleep early.<br />
  <br />
  I\'m back at work.  It feels pretty busy, because we <i>missed</i> two days of <i>real</i>  work because of the all hands meeting.<br />
  <br />
  Anyways, that\'s all that comes to mind.


post_date: 2008-01-18 16:16:19
post_content:
  I\'m going to indoor soccer today at ~6pm and going to a jazz concert in Redwood City in the evening.  Saturday morning, I really want to go play soccer again (outdoor, at Carlemont highschool in Belmont).  Either Saturday or Sunday we can do netmeeting on skype.  I have some work to finish, so I should be online for parts of Saturday and almost all of Sunday.


post_date: 2008-01-22 13:42:51
post_content:
  There is a short engineering video on <a href=\"http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=TErKAQbXvv4\">youtube</a>.  We had this contest to produce a short film about working at SuccessFactors.  The main character is Matthias (this guy from Berlin that I work a lot) and a lot of the other characters in the movie work with me a lot.  We filmed right next to where I sit.<br />
  <br />
  Everything is going OK with me.  Really busy at work and the weekend seemed too short because I didn\'t get that much stuff done on the weekend.<br />
  <br />
  On Saturday me and Yuko went to visit her Czech friends around Oakland.  It was nice - they cooked dinner for us, and part of it was <i>placki ziemniaczne</i> exactly the way Mom does it.  That was neat... :-)


post_date: 2008-01-23 20:34:45
post_content:
  That really sucks that Burt is sick (probably because of work related stress).  I hope he gets better.  On the positive note, he does get one week off from work.<br />
  <br />
  I am working pretty late too - it\'s 8:30 and I am just leaving work now.  It\'s not too bad because I am working on some pretty neat stuff and I am getting nice satisfaction from it.  I did have two really boring meetings today though - and I didn\'t like them at all - they took away 3 hours of my time for these meetings.  Oh well, maybe I can find an excuse to skip them next time.<br />
  <br />
  During lunch, about 8 of us went to a Russian restaurant in San Bruno.  Strangely, the food was very similar to Polish food.<br />
  <br />
  I\'m going to soccer practice at 9pm (it will finish at 10pm) and then I am finally going home...<br />
  <br />
  Anyways, that\'s all that I can think of right now! :-)<br />
  love you!


post_date: 2008-01-24 21:23:45
post_content:
  Hey you have to see this accordion video on <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0leG80Wc9rc\">youtube</a> - I think it\'s Dad!!  How did this video get on the internet??<br />
  <br />
  Me and Yuko had chicken liver for dinner - it was really good!  and healthy!


post_date: 2008-01-25 11:43:41
post_content:
  I thought that video looked pretty funny... It all started when me and Yuko were looking at this <a href=\"http://www.stanford.edu/group/viennese/\">dance ball</a> which also offered free dance lessons (if you register and pay for the ball on Feb 8th).  So she asked what Polka dancing is and I went on YouTube and searched for it.  I could have told her that Dad knows all about it :-)  <br />
  <br />
  During the week, I emailed support from lulu.com which is the place where I ordered the custom calendars.  It turns out that somehow they tried to ship to the Niagara Falls PO Box and couldn\'t because they were using UPS (surprise surprise!)  They are re-sending it using USPS.  It should get there next week sometime.<br />
  <br />
  One of the guys I work with got quoted in the <a href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2008/01/25/MNFIUHPBT.DTL\">San Francisco Chronicle</a> today (apparently it\'s on the front page).  His name is Mark Fleschler, but they misspelled it.  The article is kinda long, so I am just copying his quote here:<br />
  <blockquote>\"My main concerns with the country right now are economic concerns, the collapse or serious slide of the dollar,\" said Mark Flescher, a 27-year-old Democrat and computer engineer who plans to vote for Obama or John Edwards. \"The financial institutions are very suspect ... and that\'s a big issue for me.\"</blockquote><br />


post_date: 2008-02-05 13:45:16
post_content:
  I\'m pretty busy at work (as usual on Monday and Tuesday).  Me and Yuko are doing well...<br />
  <br />
  Did you get the SF and the Japanese 2008 calendars and the photos?  I sent it about 7-9 days ago to Welland.<br />
  <br />
  The custom family calendar was shipped recently, so hopefully it will get there (Niagara Falls PO Box) by this weekend.


post_date: 2008-02-06 21:15:44
post_content:
  I think my main email address (mike@bochenek) is having some problems.  I\'ve contacted the support earlier and I hope that they will fix it.  Don\'t worry, I am still getting all the emails - because they all get forwarded to my other email address (@gmail.com)<br />
  <br />
  The custom family calendar has finally been shipped with USPS, you can track it online at:<br />
  http://www.usps.com/shipping/trackandconfirm.htm<br />
  0103 8555 7492 3049 6663


post_date: 2008-02-13 21:33:24
post_content:
  I\'m really glad that you liked the calendars.  It took me quite a while to find the best photos and organize them.  And as you noticed, I just did it by birth-month for some of them and the rest are kinda random.  Too bad that January passed already and you didn\'t get to see that one...<br />
  <br />
  I\'m pretty busy at work these days.  I don\'t think I got enough rest and sleep Monday and Tuesday so I feel like I have a headache the whole time.  Maybe I need to do some stuff outside.  I went for a 30 minute walk with some coworkers today to get coffee at starbucks.<br />
  <br />
  Successfactors released their earnings for Q4 for 2007 (past quarter) the results were pretty good.  Here is the summary:<br />
  <blockquote>SuccessFactors\' Revenue up 95% for 2007 -- Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2007 Results<br />
  Wednesday February 13, 4:05 pm ET<br />
  Customer Base Increases 106% to 1,750 and Exceeds Three Million Users<br />
  -- Revenue up 95% year-over-year to $63.4 million<br />
  -- Bookings of $112 million, an increase of 88% year-over-year<br />
  -- Deferred revenue up 93% year-over-year to $101 million<br />
  -- Company initiates first quarter and full year fiscal 2008 guidance </blockquote><br />
  You can read the full article <a href=\"http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/080213/20080213006290.html?.v=1\">here</a>


post_date: 2008-02-14 12:13:49
post_content:
  I played soccer last night from 9:00pm to 10:30.  It was really tiring but it feels good to do some physical activity once in a while.  I was at work until late...


post_date: 2008-02-19 14:10:57
post_content:
  I <i>finally</i> got my plane tickets for easter.  Yuko will not be coming - she will stay in California because the doctor advised her that she should not fly.<br />
  <b><i><font color=\"#3300ff\">Thursday, Mar 20, 2008 - San Francisco, CA (SFO) to Buffalo, NY (BUF)<br />
  United 0224<br />
  Depart: SFO 11:27 PM<br />
  Arrive: IAD 07:24 AM<br />
  <connecting to><br />
  United 7784<br />
  Depart: IAD 08:39 AM<br />
  Arrive: BUF 09:55 AM (Friday March 21)<br />
  <br />
  Monday, Mar 24, 2008 - Buffalo, NY (BUF) to San Francisco, CA (SFO)<br />
  United 7775<br />
  Depart: BUF 07:35 PM<br />
  Arrive: IAD 08:46 PM 	<br />
  <connecting to><br />
  United 0225<br />
  Depart: IAD 09:55 PM<br />
  Arrive: SFO 12:54 AM</connecting></connecting></font></i></b>


post_date: 2008-02-20 21:40:07
post_content:
  I\'m pretty busy at work recently - Tuesday I worked from 10:00 to 22:00 and today I am working from 11:00 until 20:30 or so.  I am pretty tired, so I\'m going to go home pretty soon.


post_date: 2008-02-20 21:44:39
post_content:
  The blog has been pretty slow recently, I am not sure what the problem is, but I might have to try to look into it if it keeps being slow.<br />
  <br />
  One of the guys I was working with in Toronto (at Truition) moved to California in 2005 and he is moving back to Toronto.  I am not sure why, but it seems like he is basically changing jobs again.  He lived in southern California for about two years and he worked for <a href=\"http://musicip.com\">MusicIP</a> (somewhere in or around Pasadena).  Now he is going to be working in Toronto again for <br />
  <a href=\"http://planeteye.com\">PlanetEye</a>


post_date: 2008-02-22 20:35:00
post_content:
  I\'m still at work - probably leaving soon.  Sorry that I missed you on Yahoo Instant Messanger earlier.  I was working with other people at my desk...  talk to you this weekend


post_date: 2008-02-29 14:20:57
post_content:
  I will try to look into the blog slowness problem when I have more time... sorry :-)<br />
  <br />
  This weekend I am moving - mostly Saturday but I am sure it will stretch into Sunday.  I have to return the old keys by Monday.<br />
  <br />
  Pretty busy at work.  I had a conference call with a really big customer (huge bank) 10 minutes ago - it was pretty stressful because they have like 10-15 people on their end of the phone asking all kinds of questions and we only have 3 on the successfactors side.  Oh well, its done and it actually went pretty well because we (successfactors) know our stuff really well.<br />
  <br />
  Love you!


post_date: 2008-03-04 14:34:50
post_content:
  So my new address is:<br />
  623 Ansel Road #202<br />
  Burlingame  CA 94010<br />
  <br />
  I finished most of the moving during the weekend.  It was pretty busy and kinda stressful - especially on Saturday when the moving company was doing the actual move.  They had some kind of problem with their tires and they had to call some service company to replace the tire.  It was kinda stressful because I couldn\'t really understand what was the problem because they didn\'t speak English very well - the two guys from the moving company were Mexican.  But all is well and done now, and it all turned out OK.<br />
  <br />
  I finished cleaning my old apartment and I returned the keys yesterday.  I also got my deposit back, which is good ...<br />
  <br />
  The apartment is really nice.  I think that you will like it.  It\'s very big and it\'s in a good neighborhood.  There is lots of fun stuff to do within walking distance.  The apartment itself is 3 stories high and has a really neat Spanish courtyard.  There are only 18 units total (6 on each floor) and an underground garage where I have one assigned parking spot.  A nice indication of what kind of people live there is what kind of cars are parked in the garage:  2 Mercedes, one BMW sedan, one BMW coupe, lexus coupe, Audi S4.  My car might be the cheapest car in the garage :-)<br />
  <br />
  The apartment came with a dishwasher, microwave, stove, fridge and it\'s all really nice.  I really like it.  The heat controls are separate for the bedroom and living room (there are two controls).  There is a balcony which is facing a residential area.  The streets are not very busy.  They can get a little busy in the morning when everyone is going to work.  <br />
  <br />
  I\'ll try to take some pictures and videos after I finish unpacking.  I will get internet hooked up this Friday.<br />
  <br />
  that\'s all from me!


post_date: 2008-03-04 21:22:16
post_content:
  Pretty busy at work today....<br />
  <br />
  In the morning, I timed how long it took me to drive to work - it was about 12 minutes :-)


post_date: 2008-03-06 20:45:04
post_content:
  Nothing overly exciting with me.  Pretty busy at work... kinda stressed out about stuff, but I am making it.<br />
  <br />
  One of the engineers that I work with has this sleeping disorder called \"Sleep apnea\" [\"Zesp�&#322; bezdechu &#347;r�dsennego\"].  I was thinking of Dad and that it\'s kinda similar to how he sleeps.  The guy at work was seeing a doctor about it and getting some kind of help.... I can find out more, but you should read up on it first if you want.<br />
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_apnea<br />
  http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zesp%C3%B3%C5%82_bezdechu_%C5%9Br%C3%B3dsennego


post_date: 2008-03-12 17:24:39
post_content:
  Thanks for your birthday wishes!<br />
  <br />
  It was a good day - pretty busy but all in all it went good for a birthday :-)


post_date: 2008-03-13 17:23:49
post_content:
  Yes - I finally got the birthday card.  I don\'t usually check my mailbox because I don\'t have to walk by the mailbox when I get home (from underground garage; I take the elevator to the second floor - and the mailbox is on the first floor).<br />
  <br />
  Thanks for the birthday card!! 


post_date: 2008-03-13 17:24:47
post_content:
  Lets try to do netmeeting sometime on Saturday - I know I\'ve been very very bad in the last few weeks.  I finally have internet and I\'ve unpacked most things - including the headphones for skype, most importantly...


post_date: 2008-03-16 23:53:26
post_content:
  I tried to find that job search website you were talking about, but I could not find it the blog history.  By the way, I hope that you know that you can view all the blog posts for the last 4 years (yes - its been that long) by clicking on the different month links on the right-most column in the screen.  There is also a search function (thats what I used).  Anyways, I think the website you are talking about is this one here:<br />
  <a href=\"http://www.theladders.com/\">http://www.theladders.com/</a><br />
  <br />
  Another good place would be applying to different companies directly.  Two examples would be:<br />
  <br />
  <a href=\"http://www.deloitte.com/dtt/article/0,1002,cid%253D168671,00.html\">fast 50, Canadian Technology Fast 50, Fast 50 program, tech, awards, growth, innovation, excellence, Canadian tech  companies - Deloitte & Touche LLP</a><br />
  <a href=\"http://www.startupers.com\">Job listings for high tech startup companies</a><br />
  <br />
  The TV that I was talking about is a PANASONIC TH-42PX75U<br />
  <a href=\"http://www.circuitcity.com/ccd/productDetail.do?oid=175535\">available at circuit city for $1050</a><br />
  <br />
  And lastly, this is the sumo tournament that Yuko recommended for Dad:  <a href=\"http://www.sumotour.com/\">http://www.sumotour.com/</a>


post_date: 2008-03-19 15:01:47
post_content:
  Pretty busy at work because I am trying to finish stuff before I go on vacation for easter.  And it just happens that this Friday is our monthly deadline where we have to finish all  the stuff we are working on.<br />
  <br />
  I\'m really looking forward to seeing you again and having a couple of days off from work.<br />
  <br />
  The blog is still really slow, I tried to make it faster a few days ago, but I think it\'s still pretty bad.  Hmm....  I\'ll have to look again.<br />
  <br />
  love you


post_date: 2008-03-27 22:49:57
post_content:
  Wczoraj sie dowiedzialem ze dostane trzydziesci tysiecy bonusu na 2007.  Dwanascie jest za 2006, a osiemanscie za 2007.  Mam dostac w czeku za 5 dni.  Okolo powolawa pujdzie na podatki.  


post_date: 2008-03-31 18:28:51
post_content:
  Nothing too exciting today - just another Monday.  I don\'t particularly feel like being at work, but I have to be here.  Somehow I don\'t think I got enough rest and relaxation on the weekend and I still feel like tired.  I think I am going to go home pretty early and try to get to work early tomorrow.  That\'s the plan anyways.<br />
  <br />
  That\'s all that comes to mind right now.  Bye!


post_date: 2008-04-01 15:56:05
post_content:
  Hello there, happy April 1st - I couldn\'t think of any weird jokes :-)<br />
  <br />
  I did see this <a href=\"http://www.google.com/virgle/index.html\">funny April Fool\'s joke from Google</a><br />
  <br />
  Also <a href=\"http://sramanamitra.com/2008/03/06/lars-delgaard-and-his-success-factors-part-1/\">here</a> is a recent interview with Lars - it\'s pretty long, so I don\'t know if/when/where you wanna read it.


post_date: 2008-04-02 14:35:03
post_content:
  Pretty busy at work... so much stuff to do this week.  I got my bonus (direct deposit) already so I was very excited about that :-)<br />
  <br />
  I\'m going to be playing indoor soccer Friday evening.  That\'s all that I can think of right now...


post_date: 2008-04-03 14:06:03
post_content:
  Kinda demotivated at work today.  I didn\'t want to go to work at all... but I made it in at 11:00.  Hopefully tomorrow will be better - we\'ll see.  Anyways its almost the weekend :-)


post_date: 2008-04-03 18:32:07
post_content:
  This blog has been a lot faster today (I think something got better with the webhost that I am using).  Hopefully it will continue being faster for the next little while...


post_date: 2008-04-04 16:12:43
post_content:
  Soccer is this Friday - so I haven\'t played yet..  You are right - we are thinking of doing some type of trip next weekend (just for two days and not too far because there is lots of fun stuff to do nearby ; within 2-3 hours driving)<br />
  <br />
  Yuko is doing pretty good.  Her tummy is getting bigger :-)  She had a little bit of a cold, but its not too serious.  We\'ll talk more on the weekend.<br />
  <br />
  love you!<br />


post_date: 2008-04-09 14:01:48
post_content:
  Pretty busy at work but I don\'t feel very stressed out anymore.  I got most of the project done last weekend and finished on Monday/Tuesday.  Now I should be a little bit better for the next few days.  My next deadline will be next next Friday.<br />
  <br />
  We had an indoor soccer game Tuesday night - we lost, unfortunately.  Nonetheless it was really fun and a great workout :-)


post_date: 2008-04-12 01:18:57
post_content:
  We tied our indoor soccer game on Friday - the final score was 9:9.<br />
  <br />
  I got the tickets for the sumo in the mail a couple of days ago - so all is good to go.  I meant to tell you but I kept forgetting.<br />
  <br />
  This weekend, me and Yuko are going to Santa Cruz - we are leaving on Saturday morning and coming back Sunday afternoon.  I don\'t think we will be able to do netmeeting.  I really really look forward to the trip and I really need the break from work.<br />
  <br />
  Call me if you need anything though<br />
  <br />
  bye!


post_date: 2008-04-14 15:58:36
post_content:
  I\'m back from Santa Cruz - we came back Sunday around 8:00pm or so.  We had a nice and relaxing weekend.  We went to the beach and just sat around and didn\'t do anything difficult or straining.  We went to this small little amusement part that\'s right on the ocean.  And we have really good food the whole time that we were there.  We watched a surfing competition on Sunday afternoon.  It was a really nice weekend and I feel really relaxed and refreshed :-):-D


post_date: 2008-04-14 17:22:23
post_content:
  Me and Yuko went to the doctors Monday morning for routine checkup and everything is OK.  She gained about 6-7 pounds since our last visit... :-)


post_date: 2008-04-15 00:06:29
post_content:
  Here are some photos from the Santa Cruz trip last weekend:<ul><br />
  <li><a href=\"http://www.bochenek.ca/blog_images/santacruz/photo1.jpg\">photo #1</a><br />
  <li><a href=\"http://www.bochenek.ca/blog_images/santacruz/photo2.jpg\">photo #2</a><br />
  <li><a href=\"http://www.bochenek.ca/blog_images/santacruz/photo3.jpg\">photo #3</a><br />
  <li><a href=\"http://www.bochenek.ca/blog_images/santacruz/IMG_0145.jpg\">photo #4</a><br />
  <li><a href=\"http://www.bochenek.ca/blog_images/santacruz/IMG_0146.jpg\">photo #5</a></li></li></li></li></li></ul>


post_date: 2008-04-16 13:28:03
post_content:
  I am kinda sleepy today at work.  I am thinking that our company has too many meetings these days and that doesn\'t leave that much time to do actual work.<br />
  <br />
  <a href=\"http://finance.google.com/finance?q=SFSF\">SFSF stock</a> is around $10 and sometime in May I will be able to sell some of the options I have been granted.  So I\'m looking forward to that of course.  The stock market seems to be doing a lot better in the last three or four weeks.<br />
  <br />
  Well that\'s about it from me for today...


post_date: 2008-04-17 13:30:10
post_content:
  I\'m looking forward to the weekend and relaxing from work a little bit.  This week has been pretty busy so far.  I did my taxes for 2007, and I owe them about $100 - mostly for investment income for that year.<br />
  <br />
  I have an indoor soccer game this Friday at 8:30pm.<br />
  <br />
  I should be online on the weekend, because I want to do some stuff on the computer...


post_date: 2008-04-21 15:43:51
post_content:
  Nothing too exciting at work today...  I got to work at 10:15 and I will probably end up staying pretty late because I have lots of stuff to catch up on.


post_date: 2008-04-23 20:56:36
post_content:
  I\'ve compiled a summary of the hours that I have been working in the last 10 weeks or so:<br />
  <img src=\"http://www.bochenek.ca/blog_images/long-time-track.png\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" />


post_date: 2008-04-25 11:20:39
post_content:
  I played tennis yesterday for the first time ever.  I played with people from work.  We played doubles mostly and we didn\'t keep track of the score the whole time.  I liked it a lot :-)  it was definitively fun.  I was able to play pretty well for some reason - I guess maybe because I\'ve played so much ping pong and a lot of badminton :-)  


post_date: 2008-04-28 11:42:26
post_content:
  Me and Yuko are definitively going to do a honeymoon in Hawaii in the last week of May.  We booked our flights already and we\'ve been looking at hotels as well.  We are going to Maui :-)  We will do a short wedding beach ceremony during the trip.  We will do a big wedding sometime in 2009.  This trip to Hawaii is more like a honeymoon than a wedding, that\'s why we want to do it alone (just the two of us!! - sorry Mom - I know you wanted to be there..........)<br />
  <br />
  Last weekend was pretty busy, we did some shopping on Saturday and cleaning up.  On Sunday we finally moved all of Yuko\'s stuff to our new Burlingame apartment.


post_date: 2008-04-29 11:53:56
post_content:
  some news about Successfactors... not that important, but thought I would post it:<br />
  <blockquote>SuccessFactors Announces Timing of Its First Quarter Fiscal 2008 Financial Results Conference Call<br />
  <br />
  Results to Be Released on Thursday, May 8, 2008, After the Market Close; IPO Lock-Up Period Extended<br />
  <br />
  SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 24, 2008--SuccessFactors, Inc. (Nasdaq:SFSF), the global leader in on-demand performance and talent management solutions, today announced that its first quarter fiscal year 2008 results will be released on Thursday, May 8, 2008, after the close of the market. The Company will host a conference call at 2:00 p.m. (PDT) / 5:00 p.m. (EDT) to discuss the financial results with the investment community. A live web broadcast of the event will be available on SuccessFactors\' Investor Relations website at http://www.successfactors.com/investor. A live domestic dial-in is available at (866) 923-9739 or (706) 634-0915 internationally. A domestic replay will be available at (800) 642-1687 or (706) 645-9291 internationally, passcode 43866893, until May 16, 2008.<br />
  <br />
  In accordance with the terms of the lock-up agreements entered into in connection with SuccessFactors\' initial public offering, the expiration date of these lock-up agreements is automatically extended for 18-days following the announcement of first quarter fiscal 2008 financial results. The automatic extension of the lock-up period allows for the syndicate research analysts to publish research on the Company following the quarterly financial results press release. Trading of shares subject to the lock-up agreements can now occur as soon as Tuesday, May 27, 2008, the first trading day after expiration of the lock-up agreements.</blockquote><a href=\"http://www.successfactors.com/investor/press-releases/?page=releasetxt&id=1134784\">Press Relase</a><br />
  <br />


post_date: 2008-04-29 11:55:51
post_content:
  <a href=\"http://youtube.com/watch?v=W1czBcnX1Ww\">Here</a> is a super amazing robot video.  It\'s like 3-4 minutes, and it\'s really cool.  The best parts are somewhere in the middle.  It completely reminds me of star wars (the movie).  Everyone at work was really excited about this video...


post_date: 2008-05-06 11:35:08
post_content:
  I\'m still here.  Last week and last weekend was really busy.  Things are slowing down today and I am hoping this week will be a bit more relaxing.  Last weekend we finished moving Yuko\'s stuff to Burlingame and she is completely moved in :-)<br />
  <br />
  I\'m sorry I missed netmeeting/skype last weekend.


post_date: 2008-05-06 11:38:19
post_content:
  My one fun/adventure over the weekend was going to Tea Ceremony with Yuko on Sunday.  May 4th is <i>boy\'s holiday</i> in Japan, and they had a small event in JapanTown in San Francisco.  And since we are having a boy, we decided to go to the Tea Ceremony.<br />
  <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_tea_ceremony\">english wikipedia article on Tea Ceremony</a><br />
  <a href=\"http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japo%C5%84ska_ceremonia_picia_herbaty\">polski article on Japonska ceremonia picia herbaty</a>


post_date: 2008-05-12 13:47:39
post_content:
  There are a bunch of photos from the tea ceremony <a href=\"http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=150giz8i.30ychkfu&x=0&y=2fiavf&localeid=en_US\">here</a><br />
  <br />
  You don\'t have to register, you just have to click the yellow/orange \"view slideshow\" button.  I am only in photo #16, but all of them are kinda neat...<br />


post_date: 2008-05-12 13:51:27
post_content:
  Successfactors had our earnings call last Thursday and the company is growing very fast:<br />
  <i><ul><li>Signs New Customer for 300,000 Initial Users - World\'s Largest On-Demand Deployment</li><li>Record revenue of $23.5 million, increase of 89% year-over-year from $12.4 million and 22% sequentially</li><li>Non-GAAP gross margin improves sequentially from 53% to 61%</li><li>Non-GAAP operating margin improves sequentially by 32%</li><li>Cash flow used in operating activities improves by 67% to ($4.0) million compared to ($12.3) million in Q407</li><li>New customers rose by approximately 200, bringing total customers to 1,950, up 94% year-over-year</li><li>Raises full year fiscal 2008 guidance</li></ul><br />
  <br />
  <a href=\"http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/080508/20080508006301.html?.v=1\">full details here</a><br />
  </i><br />


post_date: 2008-05-15 12:58:06
post_content:
  You know, the tea wasn\'t all that good, to be honest.  It was average...<br />
  <br />
  It\'s been pretty hot the last 3-4 days.  Tuesday was really bad because the office had problems with the air conditioning.  I left early because it was too hot.  Isn\'t that ridiculous?<br />
  <br />
  Wednesday and Thursday were pretty good - even though it\'s pretty hot outside.  I am wearing shorts and sandals :-)<br />
  <br />
  I\'ve been sending Burt some links on job opportunities once in a while.  It\'s good to see that he finally has his resume updated.  I am not sure if having the photo there is such a great idea.  I think it\'s more common in Europe, and that\'s why I had it.  If I was to update my own resume now, I would definitively remove it.


post_date: 2008-05-16 12:47:51
post_content:
  I\'m really looking forward to this weekend and more importantly the next week\'s vacation in Hawaii.....  I\'m tired of work :-)


post_date: 2008-05-19 14:41:23
post_content:
  It was a pretty hot week and hot weekend in the bay area.  I went to the doctor\'s with Yuko on Friday morning and everything is OK.  It was just a regular checkup.  During the weekend we did some cleaning and shopping and preparing for the Hawaii trip etc.<br />
  <br />
  I am sorry that I did not call you during the weekend...  I was out of the house most of the weekend.


post_date: 2008-05-19 14:43:50
post_content:
  Before I forget, here are our flight details for Hawaii:<br />
  <font color=\"#3333ff\"><b><i>Saturday May 24<br />
  United 39<br />
  depart SFO at 6:20pm<br />
  arrive OGG at 8:41pm<br />
  <br />
  Monday June 2<br />
  United 36<br />
  depart OGG at 9:30pm<br />
  arrive SFO at 5:20am (next day)</i></b></font>


post_date: 2008-05-20 10:15:22
post_content:
  Thanks - I am sure we will have a great time :-)<br />
  <br />
  The flight is direct - OGG is some airport on Maui.<br />
  <br />
  We are gone for a while so, we wanted to try different hotels that are close to things that we would be doing:<br />
  4 nights at <a href=\"http://www.ritzcarlton.com/en/Properties/KapaluaMaui/Default.htm\">The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua</a><br />
  3 nights at <a href=\"http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/hnmmc-wailea-beach-marriott-resort-and-spa/\">Wailea Beach Marriott Resort & Spa</a><br />
  and 2 nights at <a href=\"http://www.hanakaimaui.com/\">Hana Kai Maui Resort </a><br />
  <br />
  And lastly, <b>did you guys try to call last night at 2am your time (11pm my time)??</b> My phone said unknown, and then I logged in on my computer on Yahoo and Skype and I didn\'t see anyone... 


post_date: 2008-06-05 20:14:25
post_content:
  I\'m back at work.  Maui was awesome - we will talk in person soon:  this Friday.  I will pick you up at the airport when the plane lands.  See you there!! :-) love you!


post_date: 2008-06-11 16:37:49
post_content:
  Back from LA now:  wow... lots of trips recently :-)  Probably will not travel so much after baby comes


post_date: 2008-06-13 15:03:25
post_content:
  Mercer released this study of \"best places to live\" in the world:  <a href=\"http://www.mercer.com/qualityofliving\">http://www.mercer.com/qualityofliving</a><br />
  The results are:<ol><br />
  <li>Zurich, Switzerland (1st) <br />
  <li>Vienna, Austria (tied for 2nd) <br />
  <li>Geneva, Switzerland (tied for 2nd )<br />
  <li>Vancouver, Canada (4th) <br />
  <li>Auckland, New Zealand (5th)</li></li></li></li></li></ol>


post_date: 2008-06-18 11:29:59
post_content:
  Pretty busy with work these days.  All the engineers are going to get new laptops or new computers.  There are a bunch of options and they are still working out all the final details, but the bottom line is that everyone is going to have a desktop and a laptop :-)  cool eh?  I am probably going to keep my old computer and get an Apple MacBook (laptop) - which is option #2.<br />
  <br />
  These are all the options<i><br />
  #1 - Desktop<br />
      * Intel Core 2 Quad 2.66GHz<br />
      * 4GB RAM (expandable to 8GB)<br />
      * 2x 146GB 15000RPM SAS drives (fast!)<br />
      * Dual DVI Monitor capable<br />
      * + Old sales laptop (Toshiba 14\")<br />
      * Option: 2 monitors or 1 monitor<br />
  <br />
  #2 - 15\" Apple MacBook Pro<br />
      * 15.4 inch LCD (1920x1200)<br />
      * Intel Core 2 Duo 2.6 Ghz<br />
      * 4GB RAM<br />
      * 200GB 7200RPM HDD<br />
      * + Current desktop<br />
      * Option: glossy or non-glossy display<br />
      * Option: OSX or WinXP Pro<br />
  <br />
  #3 - 15\" HP Laptop (8510w)<br />
      * 15.4 inch LCD (1920 x 1200) (WUXGA)<br />
      * Intel Core 2 Duo 2.5 Ghz<br />
      * 4GB RAM<br />
      * 160GB 7200RPM HDD<br />
      * + Current desktop<br />
      * Option: WinXP or Linux<br />
  </i>


post_date: 2008-06-23 11:39:17
post_content:
  Starting the new week.  We had pasta for dinner on Sunday.  No breakfast this morning, I went straight to work as usual.  Probably going to have Japanese food for lunch (probably Sushi).


post_date: 2008-06-24 10:40:30
post_content:
  OK - you win :-)  I had apple pie for breakfast this morning...<br />
  <br />
  Tomorrow we have an engineering team BBQ - around 1:00pm we are leaving the office for lunch in this park and afterward doing activities in the park until 3 or 4 and then go home.


post_date: 2008-06-26 12:40:16
post_content:
  We were talking about gardening at work yesterday.  Most people that live in San Francisco do not have a garden or any space at all to grow stuff because the land is so expensive.  Same thing goes for most of the peninsula - the land is just too expensive.<br />
  <br />
  Me and Yuko have been meaning to get some plans for indoor and for the balcony but we haven\'t done it yet.<br />
  <br />
  Regarding the BBQ - it was kinda fun and the best part was that it was a short day.  I went to work at 9:30 and left for the BBQ lunch at 1:00.  We were done with food and the games by 2:00 and then I played tennis for about 2 or 2.5 hours with some coworkers.  I got home by 4:45 which is the earliest that I got home in a long time.<br />
  <br />
  We played this one game where you had to be led blindfolded through a path of paper cups filled with water.  See if you can recognize me in <a href=\"http://picasaweb.google.com/glui2001/SFENGBBQ62508/photo#5216003039331616002\">this photo</a>.  All the other photos from the BBQ are <a href=\"http://picasaweb.google.com/glui2001/SFENGBBQ62508\">here</a> but I\'m only in one of them.


post_date: 2008-07-01 19:20:35
post_content:
  On Friday, me and Yuko went to the San Francisco Opera to see <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariodante\">Adriodante</a>.  It was pretty good... but it was sooo long - probably 3.5 hours total :-)  At the end I just wanted to go home.<br />
  <br />
  The singing and the music was really really really good.  Also, the opera building itself was very grand.<br />
  <br />
  On Sunday one of Yuko\'s friends came over for dinner and Yuko made apple pie (from scratch!) so I\'ve been having apple pie left-overs for breakfast :-)


post_date: 2008-07-01 19:24:34
post_content:
  oh yes - almost forgot:  happy Canada Day!<br />
  <br />
  <img src=\"http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/MoWestCanadaDay.JPG/800px-MoWestCanadaDay.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" />


post_date: 2008-07-06 23:27:55
post_content:
  Burt found this interesting article on the origins of the name \"Burlingame\" - it was named after a diplomat and founded exactly 100 years ago:  more info <a href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burlingame,_California\">here</a>


post_date: 2008-07-06 23:33:49
post_content:
  Me and Burt were talking about successfactors and salesforce (similar to successfactors) and we were looking at their stock and their financials:  and we wanted to show you this <a href=\"http://biz.yahoo.com/t/94/6405.html\">link</a> - it shows the CEO of Salesforce making about one million per day...


post_date: 2008-07-15 11:36:56
post_content:
  Hey, I\'m sorry that I haven\'t been writing and that I didn\'t get a chance to talk to you last weekend.<br />
  <br />
  I\'ve been pretty busy at work and after work.  At work, we\'ve been having lots of these meetings with upper management (including Lars) on what new features will be implemented by each time and what could be improved etc.<br />
  <br />
  Last week, me and Yuko did a <a href=\"http://www.cpmc.org/\">hospital tour</a> at the hospital where she will deliever the baby :-)  That was kinda neat... unfortunately, I think she caught a cold at the hospital (or somewhere else, but it was probably at the hospital).  So we\'ve been fighting the cold the last few days, the cold seems to be getting better finally.  She went to the doctor and he prescribed some baby-safe drugs.<br />
  <br />
  We also went to a wedding on Saturday, and I will send you some photos once I have them.  The wedding was in a Croatian church, and half of it was in English and the other half in Croatian.  It was kinda long and hot, which worked out nicely for us because Yuko wasn\'t feeling that great.<br />
  <br />
  Anyways, talk to you soon! <br />
  Mike


post_date: 2008-08-11 23:09:53
post_content:
  I\'m looking at the blog history and realizing how bad I have been at writing on the blog.  I really have to get better at writing to you and calling you etc....<br />
  <br />
  I got so much stuff done at work, I had a super long day (13hours!) but I am kinda satisfied with all the code that I wrote.  <br />
  <br />
  Anyways, lots of love and talk to you later


post_date: 2008-08-25 21:00:42
post_content:
  I\'m still here... Yuko hasn\'t had the baby yet, but it will probably be pretty soon.  She\'s been having some contractions here and there.<br />
  <br />
  At work things are really busy as usual.  I have my new laptop which I like a lot.  It\'s a Macbook Pro and its really fast.<br />
  <br />
  Mike


post_date: 2008-09-02 13:47:48
post_content:
  Yuko made fish on Sunday night with beet salad.  It tasted really good and looked very nice, so I wanted to show you a <a href=\"http://www.bochenek.ca/blog_images/food/IMG_0222.jpg\">photo</a> :-)


post_date: 2008-09-03 11:28:34
post_content:
  Mom:  that paint color sounds kinda weird.  I am guessing some kinda of purple or blue?  But I guess I will have to wait and see for myself :-)  You are right about the fish - it was baked in the oven and thats why it didn\'t fall apart.  But when we turned it around (upside-down) it didn\'t fall apart either.  I think it had lots of bones and the skin was pretty thick and that\'s why I didn\'t fall apart.  That\'s my expert opinion on that subject ;-)<br />
  <br />
  Anyways, back to work for me.  Yuko\'s trip to the doctor went OK - she went by herself.  The doctor said that she would go into labor in the next several days (most likely less than a week) <br />
  <br />
  bye bye! and talk to you later


post_date: 2009-02-08 21:05:12
post_content:
  Going back to posting on the blog.... lets start with videos of Luke<br />
  <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOXDLsE6W7Q\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOXDLsE6W7Q</a><br />
  <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnK8jhe7LSQ\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnK8jhe7LSQ</a><br />
  <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7gUB_5H2LM\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7gUB_5H2LM</a>


post_date: 2009-02-10 21:49:04
post_content:
  Today we had a 3.5 hour company wide meeting.  The first one or two hours were kinda interesting but then it got to be too much.  It was mostly about the SFSF Q4 results:<br />
  <a href=\"http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/090209/20090209006342.html?.v=1\">SuccessFactors Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2008 Results</a><br />
  <a href=\"http://seekingalpha.com/article/119500-successfactors-inc-q4-2008-earnings-call-transcript?source=yahoo\">SuccessFactors, Inc. Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript</a>


post_date: 2009-02-24 20:17:03
post_content:
  Pretty busy day at work today - I came in at 9:00am sharp and I am only leaving now (8:15pm).  Our big project has started and we are starting to have lots of work to do.  We have to write lots and lots of code until mid summer - the final deadline is September 15th, but we have to finish about 1-2 months before that so that the customer can see and accept the product.  Anyways, thats it from me, I\'m going home now.


post_date: 2009-02-25 11:25:38
post_content:
  Three more videos of Luke from February:<br />
  <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mcdivi4rVs0\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mcdivi4rVs0</a><br />
  <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BcYWh3sxYc\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BcYWh3sxYc</a><br />
  <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=846fFTnkCvA\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=846fFTnkCvA</a>


post_date: 2009-03-03 09:36:04
post_content:
  March 2nd Lukie+crazy daddy video:  <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6q-OrvkDvw8\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6q-OrvkDvw8</a>


post_date: 2009-03-17 19:28:15
post_content:
  Tahoe was a lot of fun, I am still uploading the photos to that <a href=\"http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=mike.bochenek&target=ALBUM&id=5313818820145820801&authkey=Gv1sRgCJXB5_uO0MG0zAE&authkey=Gv1sRgCJXB5_uO0MG0zAE&feat=email\">latest album</a>.<br />
  <br />
  Yesterday I added two more videos to YouTube:<br />
  <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCjiO7LBHBA\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCjiO7LBHBA</a><br />
  <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5EwcxPQC1s\">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5EwcxPQC1s</a>


post_date: 2009-03-30 11:47:53
post_content:
  It\'s been a pretty busy week and a busy weekend.  We went on a 2-3 hour walk on the weekend; the weather is great!  We also went to church on Sunday, but we didn\'t stay for the entire mass.  <br />
  <br />
  Last week, I found out that my bonus is going to be $4600.  Its not bad, but I was expecting something better, but I guess you can\'t complain in this type of economy.<br />
  <br />
  I\'ve also added some photos to that <a href=\"http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=mike.bochenek&target=ALBUM&id=5313818820145820801&authkey=Gv1sRgCJXB5_uO0MG0zAE&authkey=Gv1sRgCJXB5_uO0MG0zAE&feat=email\">Tahoe photo album</a>


