Opinions and Musings

Weighing investment risks

A friend called me up a while ago asking for my opinion on where to put her money. It's funny really when my rich friends ask for my financial advice. Part of me gets depressed since I wish I had similar resources. Part of me gets an ego boost since at least some...

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Factoring in culture in shaping the workplace

All this argument about how this and that can increase productivity can be one mucky thing. Quite a lot of so-called management and productivity gurus locally are all about imposing learnings and knowledge that are based on a different culture as ours. Ever heard of...

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Metrobank M cards
Metrobank M cards

I just violated one of my rules when it comes to credit cards (which is to keep only one) - I applied for another credit card. My first already card gives me a decent credit limit and a satisfying points system (with which I used to trump the nasty annual fee). I...

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Reflections

Just some reflections on stuff I've been busy on. Maybe it's high time for me to put up my own management/marketing/business development blog. On management It's always about people. No amount of book-reading will able to substitute for the things you can learn by...

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Camwhore

I always wanted to take on photography as a hobby. The problem is with the expense. I bought a prosumer Canon S5IS about two years ago. I opted to get it  so as to curb my inkling to go with a DSLR. I knew that the moment I get a DSLR, it would open the floodgates to...

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Google-fu
Google-fu

Google first. Ask later. Someone else's got the answers to your stupid questions. We can't be bothered. *** Yup. Maybe we should start offering this as a basic course in college. Better yet, teach Googling as early as basic education. I remember that our teachers use...

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The fashionable World Cup

The Philippines hasn't really been a football nation. Never mind if we used to be quite good at it and if Barcelona FC's legend's part Filipino. Only a few people would ever associate the town of Barotac Nuevo with football. Yet, for the past month, everyone's into...

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Soul searching

One of the huge reasons why I've become so jaded teaching in UP is the shifting demographics of the student population. Usually, a discussion of starting salary's one of the most interesting portions of my English 30 class. Everyone was keen on sharing their opinions...

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