New Year Thoughts

Most of us has a lot to be thankful for the past year and this 2009, I guess one thing I must do is to resign from SHM (Samahan ng mga Hindi Makapag-Move On).I already detailed the things that happened to me last year in my previous posts and I am looking forward in facing [...]

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Young, Free and…@x**%$()!

Kami na yata yun dito sa flat.  Being a “guy” doesn’t necessarily mean that dapat helpless ka pagdating sa kitchen.  Bakit?  I was surprised one time when a flat mate asked me how to open a can of corned beef kahit de-susi ito.  It’s a pity that he cannot visualize how to insert the key [...]

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Christmas For The Psychotic

Mr. Francis J. Kong’s article today at the Philippine Star has a humorous take on Christmas.  What does Christmas really means to other people differs on how we view life after all.  For Muslims who work with Christians here in Al Khobar, they view Christmas as a time for merriment for Pinoy’s; they also greet [...]

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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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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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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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No Such Thing As An Unimportant Day

Be inspired by Mr. Francis J. Kong…No such thing as an unimportant dayBUSINESS MATTERS (Beyond the bottom line) By Francis J. Kong Saturday, November 8, 2008 After many years of service, retirement day has come. There was a formal ceremony. A large crowd of employees gathered around to bear witness. And the following conversation took [...]

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No Such Thing As An Unimportant Day

Be inspired by Mr. Francis J. Kong…No such thing as an unimportant dayBUSINESS MATTERS (Beyond the bottom line) By Francis J. Kong Saturday, November 8, 2008 After many years of service, retirement day has come. There was a formal ceremony. A large crowd of employees gathered around to bear witness. And the following conversation took [...]

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Feeling Of Fear

Many Philamlife Plan Holders were jittery because of what happened to Lehman Brothers and AIG. Even my mom asked me if there will be an effect on our favorite bank since it was confirmed to have invested with Lehman, more so, my brother’s insurance policy is with Philam. I told her, according to the grapevine, [...]

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Feeling Of Fear

Many Philamlife Plan Holders were jittery because of what happened to Lehman Brothers and AIG. Even my mom asked me if there will be an effect on our favorite bank since it was confirmed to have invested with Lehman, more so, my brother’s insurance policy is with Philam. I told her, according to the grapevine, [...]

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