Funny how you just laugh at the strip until you really experience it... ;)Thursday, August 09, 2007
It's a matter of perspective
Funny how you just laugh at the strip until you really experience it... ;)
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
The Project Manager's Nightmare (Part 1)
Part 1: The Dream
Pipoy Mola is an aspiring project manager in a prestigious telecommunications company. Throughout his career he assisted managers and users in developing small programs that would hasten business processes in his department. He awed his officemates by his exemplary skills in programming in macros, visual basic and the simple but useful tool called Excel. Many times his colleagues asked him to teach them!
But all the while he wanted to do more than just those "small" things. He wants to accomplish "bigger" challenges. He starting off handling enhancements from one existing system to another. After that, he felt sure he wanted to implement projects, particularly systems, that would better support the needs of his colleagues, and even impact subscribers. He wants to be a real Project Manager!
He usually daydreams being given an award of excellence citing his unusual talent of implementing projects at the right time, within budget, according to scope and the best quality of work. Then one day, he finally got his opportunity! There was a gap in the group that needs to be addressed and he's the best man to do it! He placed a generous smile on his face but little did he know what nightmares he would face...
read Part 2.
Pipoy Mola is an aspiring project manager in a prestigious telecommunications company. Throughout his career he assisted managers and users in developing small programs that would hasten business processes in his department. He awed his officemates by his exemplary skills in programming in macros, visual basic and the simple but useful tool called Excel. Many times his colleagues asked him to teach them!
But all the while he wanted to do more than just those "small" things. He wants to accomplish "bigger" challenges. He starting off handling enhancements from one existing system to another. After that, he felt sure he wanted to implement projects, particularly systems, that would better support the needs of his colleagues, and even impact subscribers. He wants to be a real Project Manager!
He usually daydreams being given an award of excellence citing his unusual talent of implementing projects at the right time, within budget, according to scope and the best quality of work. Then one day, he finally got his opportunity! There was a gap in the group that needs to be addressed and he's the best man to do it! He placed a generous smile on his face but little did he know what nightmares he would face...
read Part 2.
Monday, July 09, 2007
Light Grenades
Light grenades! Incubus' 6th album! This 13-track album was released late last year. For me, it's one of their usual cool music blend of Brandon's ever-elegant vocals and Michael's catchy guitar riffs. I particarly like "Dig", "Love Hurts", "Earth to Bella" (parts 1 & 2), "Oil and Water" and loads of other upbeat rock songs. I listen to this album on the way to work to get myself hyped for the day =). Wow, rock really still has a bigger part of my music soul!When asked about the album title, Brandon explained:
"There's a song called that on the record and it felt like the most pertinent conceptual aspect of the album, the idea of throwing ideas at problems and the ideas explode with light and good results and intention on consciousness. So I started imagining imagery of students in different countries protesting and throwing Molotov cocktails with masks over their faces. But there's one brave student who runs up to the police line and, as opposed to throwing rocks or things that destroy, there's this concept of that one courageous, lonely student running up and throwing ideas and having them actually change things. It just seemed kind of a cool concept: the redefining of weaponry." (Source: Wikipedia)
For all Incubus fans out there do check out their latest album!
"DIG"
We all have a weakness
But some of ours are easier to identify
Look me in the eye and ask for forgiveness
We'll make a pact to never speak that word again
Yes, you are my friend
We all have something that digs at us
At least we dig each other
So when weakness turns my ego up
I know you'll count on the me from yesterday
If I turn into another
Dig me up from under what is covering
The better part of me
Sing this song!
Remind me that we'll always have each other
When everything else is gone
We all have a sickness
That cleverly attaches and multiplies
No matter how hard we try
We all have someone that digs at us
At least we dig each other
So when sickness turns my ego up
I know you'll act as a clever medicine
If I turn into another
Dig me up from under what is covering
The better part of me
Sing this song!
Remind me that we'll always have each other
When everything else is gone
Oh each other....
When everything else is gone.
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Long time
Man oh man... it has been quite a while since i posted something decent in here. And oh yes, i have to get up and stop sulking from the Cavs' loss to the Spurs in the Finals. That sucked, swept in 4 games... Anyways, alot have happened and i don't know where to start, but here goes...
1. Investing. I've been some investing the past few months. I wanted to explore stock trading so i joined in BPI Trade Online. There you can buy and sell stocks, and pretty much play around in the market. But if i had to be really adept and earn big from this, then i had to quit my day job. Haha, that won't happen now. The marketplace maybe isn't for me. But nonetheless i bought stocks from Ayala Corp, Filinvest and some oil company called Oriental and Petroleum something. And i'm happy to say they're growing a bit... a bit slow... but yes it was worth it. I can say my investment grew more or less 15% =)
2. Investing again. This time, it's mutual funds. I took the time and get to know how it works, and the most that i can afford is from SunLife Asset Management's. It only cost me 10K to open a Balanced mutual fund and so far it's doing great. 9% for practically doing nothing.
3. Investing pa rin. A friend introduced this kind of investment to me. It's a high-risk-high-yield type. But who doesn't want to be interested in this? Just imagine, you invest $100. For 100 days you earn back 2.6% or $2.6 PER DAY. Am I kidding y0u? Nope, i'm not. I saw it myself. That's a whopping 160% ROI in 100 days and you literally don't have to do anything! You can sit on your ass the whole day or do the usual stuff--work, gimik, sleep, eat, etc. The important thing is that it's earning everyday. Is this freaking real? Yep. Is it a scam? Probably. How does this investment company earn? Forex and casinos. Black market and terrorist cells, perhaps? Possibly, but I don't care =). I started mine a week ago. It's already a third away from earning back my initial investment. Woohooo! Once i earn back evrything, i'll play around with the rest of the earnings. Btw, you can invest as much as a thousand dollars and get as much as 3% a day. Mmmmm... nice!
4. My personal juicy tsismis. Oooohhh you naughty, naughty girl! I've heard from a friend of a friend of a friend of a friend, etc... There were bits of details here and there, and finally when I was trying to piece the puzzle together, somehow it makes sense now! Bwahahaha! You naughty girl! Hehehehe. Anyway, this doesn't make sense to you, so just disregard this =D
5. Work. Work sucks, but not in general. Just this cursed project. The beaurocracy! Some people just really are...
6. Lastly, decision-making. Should i stay or should i go? I've been pondering for the past few months, and this could be my ticket out of the rat race, out of this day job. I want to become my own boss! but of course, huge sacrifices have to be made... As of this point, i'm leaning towards this goal, say around 60-40. I just need a little more convincing. =)
1. Investing. I've been some investing the past few months. I wanted to explore stock trading so i joined in BPI Trade Online. There you can buy and sell stocks, and pretty much play around in the market. But if i had to be really adept and earn big from this, then i had to quit my day job. Haha, that won't happen now. The marketplace maybe isn't for me. But nonetheless i bought stocks from Ayala Corp, Filinvest and some oil company called Oriental and Petroleum something. And i'm happy to say they're growing a bit... a bit slow... but yes it was worth it. I can say my investment grew more or less 15% =)
2. Investing again. This time, it's mutual funds. I took the time and get to know how it works, and the most that i can afford is from SunLife Asset Management's. It only cost me 10K to open a Balanced mutual fund and so far it's doing great. 9% for practically doing nothing.
3. Investing pa rin. A friend introduced this kind of investment to me. It's a high-risk-high-yield type. But who doesn't want to be interested in this? Just imagine, you invest $100. For 100 days you earn back 2.6% or $2.6 PER DAY. Am I kidding y0u? Nope, i'm not. I saw it myself. That's a whopping 160% ROI in 100 days and you literally don't have to do anything! You can sit on your ass the whole day or do the usual stuff--work, gimik, sleep, eat, etc. The important thing is that it's earning everyday. Is this freaking real? Yep. Is it a scam? Probably. How does this investment company earn? Forex and casinos. Black market and terrorist cells, perhaps? Possibly, but I don't care =). I started mine a week ago. It's already a third away from earning back my initial investment. Woohooo! Once i earn back evrything, i'll play around with the rest of the earnings. Btw, you can invest as much as a thousand dollars and get as much as 3% a day. Mmmmm... nice!
4. My personal juicy tsismis. Oooohhh you naughty, naughty girl! I've heard from a friend of a friend of a friend of a friend, etc... There were bits of details here and there, and finally when I was trying to piece the puzzle together, somehow it makes sense now! Bwahahaha! You naughty girl! Hehehehe. Anyway, this doesn't make sense to you, so just disregard this =D
5. Work. Work sucks, but not in general. Just this cursed project. The beaurocracy! Some people just really are...
6. Lastly, decision-making. Should i stay or should i go? I've been pondering for the past few months, and this could be my ticket out of the rat race, out of this day job. I want to become my own boss! but of course, huge sacrifices have to be made... As of this point, i'm leaning towards this goal, say around 60-40. I just need a little more convincing. =)
Friday, June 15, 2007
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