Microsoft Interview Question Challenge 1

So I was reading through a guy’s blog of his Microsoft interview questions collection the other day. After reading all of them, I feel quite lucky that I’ve never been asked of such difficult questions by Siemens HR recruiter. Those questions just make you want to shoot the interviewer in no time..hehe..In fact, I have no clues about lots of questions but I am also be able to came up with my solutions to some of them. That guy doesn’t intend to post any answers on his website (it’s no fun for us to know the answer before thinking about it)and it’s mainly open for discussions. Below is my try. Welcome to comment and tell me about your solutions.

Question 1

If you had an infinite supply of water and a 5 quart and 3 quart pail, how would you measure exactly 4 quarts?

Answer

Step 1. Fill the 3 quart pail with 3 quart water.

Step 2. Pour the 3 quart water into the 5 quart pail.

Step 3. Refill the 3 quart pail with 3 quart water.

Step 4. Pour the 3 quart pail into the 5 quart pail to the full and leave 1 extra quart in the pail.

Step 5. Empty the 5 quart pail and pour the 1 quart water you already have in 3 quart pail into the 5 quart pail.

Step 6. Refill the 3 quart pail with 3 quart water and pour it into the 5 quart pail with 3 quart water already in it.

Here you go! You got exact 4 quart water in the 5 quart pail now!!!

Before Sunrise/Before Sunset

Knowing that we really did meet once in our life time in those short moments of truly sharing something with you and feeling that connection, my life is fully lived.

生命中，我们曾如此真实地邂逅，那些短暂的瞬间，真正与你分享生命，感受着彼此深刻的联系。我此生无憾。

Excellent posts from people worldwide regarding Before Sunrise & Before Sunset

"This wasn't a high school "let's make-out as many times as possible" fling. This isn't just about the physical aspect of a relationship, it was about finding someone to connect with emotionally or debate with; someone who is ready and willing to give their take on one of those silly question that dances in the back of your mind or to talk about what it is that makes people the way they are. It is about using conversation instead of sex to form a bond between two people.
They didn't talk about nothing. They talked about everything under the sun. They had conversations that went beyond the, "Hi, how ya doing?", "Nice weather we're having" conversations that seem to take up so much space in this world. I was so happy to see that they spent so much time talking. It meant that they weren't only physically attracted to each other, but there was something else there that would provide a much much stronger foundation to build a relationship on.
I found just what the protagonists of this film, and its predecessor; but not until I was forty-nine years old. Though I did lurch from one disappointing (for both of us) relationship to the next throughout my adult years, I never gave up that fundamental belief in symbiotic, intuitive, made-for-each-other romantic love. How sad to prefer doing life's trudge oblivious to the true spiritual nature of interpersonal relationships. How sad to insist that some personal scheme or calculation might do for one what only nature will do - with much less effort, and far truer results. Drop your preconceived notions, your requirements, your sense of entitlement; embrace some humility, some gratitude, and wonder at the marvels life reveals to you.
This connection they had - let's examine it more closely. In Before Sunrise they're were two young people, and it's true that they just clicked immediately, they talked, they laughed, they had fun. But hey, that wasn't that special at all. It happens all the time. All that is required is that you're open to new people, are not judgmental and/or ignorant, and don't hold yourself back, and you will click most of the time with most people.
But that's exactly the opposite of what most people do, especially when they meet someone new. Think about it. They hold themselves back, they are careful about what they say, many times they want to say something but don't say it, they don't like something what he/she said, but they don't openly discuss it; they just make a quiet condemnation of a person and assume in their head that his/her statement represents some character flaw - 90% of the time that's bullsh!t, if they talked about it in a non-critical way, they would find out that they just didn't understand it completely, and how about just agreeing to disagree?
You see, those two didn't do any of these things. There was nothing divine about their connection, quite the opposite - they were just naked (figuratively speaking) with each other, without masks, personas, and guards we put on in everyday life. That's the catch. I thought about this sh!t alot lately, and thanks god it hit me before I'm 40+. The error is that people search outside, while they should be searching inside all along. I believe that you can genuinely connect with many people, but usually YOU are the one who has to penetrate (no pun intended) their armor around them. People crave these feelings, but they're so cut from them because of all the layers of bullsh!t they wrapped themselves in over the years, so you're the one who has to make the effort to come to their sweet core. To be able to do that, you have to first deal with your own layers. In the movie she quoted Einstein - something like "If you don't believe in magic, you are better off dead" - something like that, I don't remember correctly. Well, how about creating that magic instead of waiting for it to happen on its own? Because, if you wait for it, it really happens only a few times.
One of the good things that comes with age & maturity is that I wouldn't accept anything less now than the real thing. Life is too short for denial & bullsh*t. & I know I deserve better & so do they.
I feel fortunate that life has taught me so much but I haven’t had to learn it hard way like what a lot of people have been through..Get burned…suffer or anything like that to realize the plain fact of life. My life is full of those magical moments and sometimes a bit of drama that all the interesting people, things, good movies intertwined together to give me some great lessons. "

So here are two movies I watched weeks ago that leave me with such a big impression. I can’t help but feel like writing something here. I am not going to describe the whole story. Instead, I want to quote some great lines (too much)that touched me and which I find so much to be identified with so that you might get some idea of what those two main characters are talking about in the film. This romantic story is probably the only film of which I am so convinced that two ppl truly fall in love. Those stupid Hollywood flick chicks are craps compared to this. The film is highly conversational since they spend 95% of time talking!!
I always get this feeling that especially living in the modern society like ours, people fall for each other so fast. It’s like the only reason they are attracted to each other is because they are the opposite sexes. That people saying things like love doesn't need a reason is bullshit to me. It’s nothing but an excuse for some people to behave easy. It is in my opinion either coming out of someone that simply can not live without romance although it really doesn't matter to them whom they romance with or someone that is not smart enough to figure out what true connection is and what is not or they just don’t care. Speaking of romance, real romance is so rare these days. Two strangers dancing a little bit in a bar, talking less than 10 sentences and having sex right after is NOT romance. It is physical need the most. Boyfriend buying followers, jewelry to girlfriend, lighting candles are not romantic if you make it look like an obliged thing to do. You might say that love is blind. I don’t buy it. True love is never blind. I used to believe that I might be the one of those few ppl nowadays that still emphasizes so much on the importance of honest communication between two people in a relationship. I believe real communication is the only thing that hardly fades out with time while other things like touching kissing physical intimacy got forgotten so quick and easy. I almost forget everything about my ex but I am never able to forget those interesting, heartfelt talks we once had.

I happened to watch these two movies which just validate my thoughts on this one. What is the real intimacy between a man and a woman that we are all seeking? Why people keep on saying that they never feel so close to their bf/gf even though they may have sex every night? Read the quotes below and you may find some answers. Have you EVER talked to someone like this?