office stuff
I was supposed to write an entry yesterday but I got entangled in a meeting. Around 10:30 I was asked to attend this "model review". Ok, definition: "Model" here pertains not to human beings (how i wish, lol) but to computer generated 3D models or drawings of the entire project or plant or refineries, which is by the way, the nature of my work. "Review" here means that all "disciplines" or engineers from different fields (mechanical, civil, structural (that's me), electrical, piping) will review the "models" together and find out whether there are "clashes" between steels and pipes or equipments, and whether we are doing our jobs correctly and according to the design criteria. Ok, i'm officially boring you now.
So there I was in that conference room, together with around 8 engineers. The idea was that we watch the model together (the presiding engineer, usually the piping guy, operates the computer and we can see every nook and canny of the entire plant), checking, measuring, going around each equipment, etc. It was really like watching a movie because there was this large projector, the room was dimly lit and cold. So it was so hard not to fall asleep. Since I only handle the steel structures, I wasn't an active participant in the meeting. Needless to say, I always got lost in the discussion, well, maybe because my mind would be somewhere else after being bored for some time. And this piping guy seemed to read my mind, because everytime I was in reverie, he would suddenly ask me questions. aaargh.
By the way, the model review took 5 loooong hours. Torture.
A sample of a "model" (Click image to get a larger view)
