8 Commandments that govern my life

This week i have been juggling around with my study schedules. The sole reason for this is the design on which iam working on. Now i "generally" don't pen down the complications happening in my professional life. But somehow after working on this i have realised i think i should write bout it.
The first aspect that it is the largest transformer that has ever been short circuit tested by any manufacturer in India. Second aspect n the aspect which i fear the most is that its reference design had an intial set back before it cud get smoothly tested.
This design from day one has been a roller coaster ride. The things which i assumed were a cake walk have turned out to be really messy . On the other hand the thing about which i made a big hue n cry was nothing but a 30 min job.
In the middle stages , i felt totally on my own...no reference n no one to guide cos one of my senior colleague (Mr. K) was on vacation. So dilemma a) follow the reference design n pray that there is no setback thereby meeting the deadline b) wait for Mr. K to return n then proceed , but with a delay of 7 x 3=21 working shifts.
One hotch potch solution to solve the dilemma has been worked out as of now. Teleconferencing with Mr. K for an hour in the morning....interpreting the result of it (which i am generally bad at :-)) ) n then proceeding with the modifications.
I dunno the fate of the design ....but the most interesting things that i have learned from this (n just for which i wrote the above 4-5 crappy paragraphs ) were....

a) Watever be the time frame u have worked on in the project .....still there is
something that u have forgotten to incorporate till the last minute that will stall the release of the product design.

b) Try n keep things as plain n simple as possible. Too much of innovation results in ......... a kick on ur ass (as top bosses always agree to plain simple version ...spice up the things n ....dhooom ....there u go flying out off the conference room)

c) Never trust a client.....( they r generally smooth operators...n use ur sense b4 u commit any thing. Believe them blindly at ur own risk !!!!)

d) Believe in Murphy's law.Watever can fail, will fail(...my interpretation of the law .dunno if thats the correct one ). Don't ever take printers/workstations/laptops/PENDRIVES/CDs for granted . These devices can and will screw up ur life the day u r about to present ur design to ur boss/VP/MD etc etc.

e) When u feel that 80 % of the project is done......in an hour or so u realise shit iam back to square one n have to start from near bout scratch.

f) Don't ever relax till the complete design is signed off.. just when u thought u have done it....there r some natural forces that will act and somehow client will ask for a change the very next day ......n this throws off ur schedule n weekend/holiday plans .

g) The day u make grand plans with ur family/girlfriend/boyfriend/friends.....ur boss has to give u a call and inform u that u will be required this weekend and u have to cancel all plans that u have made.

h) Last but not the least....expect urself to slog it alone...cos when u will be heavily loaded.... by fate or coincidence all ur colleagues will have loads of time for fun n frolic in office as well as outside it.
Hence when ever u have free time...live life king size. U never know when u will get that weekend off/holiday again :-))