Opinions and Writings

Challenges to e-learning continue

After a week of research and seminars, I'm compelled to re-examine my takes on e-learning in the Philippine setting. Here's a post on e-learning as an investment from two years back and here's on ICT learning in general. Technology has changed so much over the past...

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Hakuna matata

I really admire how Hyundai made a killing in the US market mostly through clever marketing techniques. Offer a buyback option without impact on credit score to car buyers who are to lose jobs after the purchase during the recession? Gutsy and risky for the company...

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Trying to catch a fourth wind
Trying to catch a fourth wind

August is marked by health issues - clear signs that I have taken very little care of myself. I have gained back all the weight I've lost during those bouts of weight-loss regimens over the past couple of years. Thing is, I'm already in my mid-20s and that's the age...

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Malware maladies

As an advocate of eLearning, I've been trying to maximize the use of technology for teaching. Since, I'm not that active in the academic circle recently, as a service, I decided to put up an online forum for us in the business of language studies and research and that...

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Computer store salesmanship goes a long way
Computer store salesmanship goes a long way

Time and again, on this blog, I've always stressed the importance of customer service. Having worked sales before, I know how tricky it is to guide a person from being a prospect to a buying client. I don't know if computer salesmanship is a totally different ballpark...

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Stupid is what stupid does

Life and business guru Francis Kong has this piece entitled Stuck on Stupid in the Philippine Star. Quite an insightful piece. Met Mr. Kong in a symposium once and you have to admire the simplicity of his words. Nothing fancy but they hit the semantic nail on the head...

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Breaking ads or classified news?
Breaking ads or classified news?

When did they begin considering classified ads as breaking news? So this is of national importance? Quick! A finance management position needs to be filled! The nation's economy will collapse if this doesn't get filled! It would've been a lot more interesting if its...

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Rediscovering pancit
Rediscovering pancit

For the good part of the month, I've been eating nothing but canned fish (assorted Century Tuna) and as with anyone who has eaten just those for a span of time, anything will be a welcome change of pace. Kind of ironic since, living in Teacher's Village gave me access...

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Permanent obsolescence

Our trusty (relatively) old television set just Kurt Cobained on me. It might as well have left me with a note saying, "It's better to burn out than to fade away." Burn out, it did. It was one of those last of Sony's Trinitron line. First ones of the flatscreen CRTs....

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