Pasko?

Ilang linggo na lamang at pasko na naman.  Matagal na namang diskusyon kung ano ang ihahanda sa noche buena.  Gasgas na naman ang kanta ni Ariel Rivera na “Sana Ngayong Pasko”, buti na lang at marami na itong versions. Sino kaya magluluto ng noche buena namin dito sa flat e wala ngang ibig bumili ng [...]

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Doing Your Best

Doing your best BUSINESS MATTERS (BEYOND THE BOTTOM LINE)By Francis J. Kong , November 22, 2008The Philippine Star One of the saddest things I’ve heard in my life is being told that I was “overqualified.” Fresh out of college and looking for a job. Armed with all of my impressive scholastic records and filling out those endless [...]

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Middle Of The Road

I was surprised that Jarir Bookstore have a John L. Mason book on their shelves.  I bought one, and started reading it last week and I found out that it’s really a John L. Mason book complete with biblical verses; and I was also hoping to find some answers to my woes. In my previous posts, [...]

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Attitude Is Everything

This article was published today at the Philippine Star and it’s true, attitude is everything and we must learn how to choose our attitude.  Thanks to Mr. Francis J. Kong for inspiring us. Attitude is everything BUSINESS MATTERS (BEYOND THE BOTTOM LINE) By Francis J. Kong  This is an old story but worth repeating. There once was [...]

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Wonder Mom

Alam ko na gusto ni Mommy na kasama niya kami ngayon sa buhay niya.  Kaya lang, kailangan din namin hanapin ni Ana ang dapat naming kalagyan sa mundo. Lumaki ako sa piling ni Mommy kaya nahirapan ako ng una akong umalis sa piling niya. Nasanay kasi ako na kahit noong maliit ako, siya ang naglilinis [...]

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Are You Whistling While You Work?

I can’t sing “heigh-ho, heigh-ho, and off to work I go!”.  I can’t be like Dopey or Sneezy that can whistle while they work. I admit.  I’m not happy the way things are working out with my job.  The people, the methods and almost everything seems not going the way I thought it would be. [...]

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Life In The Fast Lane

We don’t want to slow down specially if we are in a competitive mode.  We do not want to lose steam, we want momentum and speed. In reality, we are simply racing against time.  Maybe we are trying to outpace the competition for a coveted promotion or we just simply want to impress our boss. [...]

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1 1/2 Years: Wasted

I have a new room mate and the other night, we had a brief chat before I entered the dreamworld.  He was telling me about his life, his reason why he’s here in the Kingdom and how much money he owed. He said that he left the country for his family’s future; he did not [...]

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Happy Birthday Ate Ayin!

My cousin Arlene have wonderful kids and “ewan ko ba sa pinsan ko kung bakit kailangang kaparte ako ng buhay niya at ng mga bata!”1. I was with Arlene when Patrick was born and I even accompanied her so many times to the clinics of different pediatricians.2. I was again with Arlene when she gave [...]

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My Family… Hay!

“My Family…LOL!”Let me borrow that famous line from a disgraced beauty queen.Yup, all those ghostly creatures and the little demons and the ladies with Boyoyong inspired hairdo (nope, they’re not the sisters of Madam Auring) you are seeing in the picture are part of my clan.We are quite a big bunch and its true, the [...]

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