tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16746163459688176062023-11-16T14:44:44.776+08:00Beachb@be's Random Rants & Ravesheadhunter. scrapbooker. traveler. aspiring blogger. wannabe photographer. videogamer. wife. techie mom. biatch...'nuff said!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674616345968817606.post-51028585521508014782015-06-22T01:27:00.001+08:002019-09-13T18:18:37.009+08:0013 Signs You're a Daddy's Girl!<br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: lime;"> 1. </span><b><span style="color: magenta;">You believe that every single thing can be fixed by dad.</span></b><span style="color: lime;"> A run down car in the middle of EDSA, a faulty bathroom shower head, a broken lamp—your dad is the best handyman. If he suddenly goes on a solo vacation to, like, Spain, you will be helpless. "DAAAAAD the aircon isn't working. I'm dying dying dying dying come home ohmygod."</span><br /><br /><span style="color: lime;">2. </span><b><span style="color: magenta;">You probably can't kill a cockroach.</span></b><span style="color: lime;"> I am 25 years old and I have never killed a cockroach in my life. My dad is nearing 60, and he still kills them for me. At 3 a.m. Which is what true love is, basically.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: lime;">3. </span><b><span style="color: magenta;">He was there for all your big girl firsts.</span></b><span style="color: lime;"> He was never too busy for parent-teacher conferences, class retreats, career talks, your first co-ed party, ballet practice, soccer games in the summer, that time when you played a sheep during your kindergarten play—he never missed any of those. Watching you growing up is The Best Thing Ever, because you are The Best Thing Ever</span><br /><br /><span style="color: lime;"><span style="color: lime;">4.</span><span style="color: magenta;">You're tough!</span><span style="color: lime;"> Taekwondo, softball, fencing, basketball, soccer, ballet, jazz dance, gymnastics. You played a billion sports growing up, because his favorite thing in the world was watching his little princess kick ass. Also, he enrolled you in self defense class when you were 10, so you could defend yourself from the Mean People Of The World. Or, boys. Whatever.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="color: lime;">5. </span><span style="color: magenta;"><b>But even if you didn't play sports growing up, dad's first gift to you was Mace spray.</b></span><span style="color: lime;"> You have one inside your gym bag, one inside your everyday bag, and about ten more at home. You will never run out of stock.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: lime;">6. </span><b><span style="color: magenta;">He never fails to remind you that you are a child.</span></b><br /><br /><span style="color: lime;">7. </span><span style="color: magenta;"><b>He is the first person you text when you have amazing news.</b></span><span style="color: lime;">"Dad! Dean's List ako!" Or, "Dad! I got promoted at work!" Or, "Dad!Pahinging pera...hehehehe." Even if you don't live with your dad anymore, he is the first to know your life's breaking news. He is always a part of your life, because you want him to be a part of it.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: lime;">8. </span><span style="color: magenta;"><b>Your dad makes the corniest jokes.</b></span><span style="color: lime;"> But you laugh at them anyway. You actually don't know why you're laughing. But his jokes are sooo funny?? Why can't you guys get it?? I think daughters were programmed to laugh at every single thing their fathers say. It's, like, science or something.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: lime;">9. </span><b><span style="color: magenta;">Your dad loves all your guy friends, but hates your boyfriend.</span></b><span style="color: lime;"> I think dads were also programmed to hate all manliligaws from day 1. It is like when you first introduce a new manliligaw to your dad, he immediately goes on Super Strict Mode, and becomes evil. "That's funny, he's usually so charming and sweet in front of my other friends..."</span><br /><br /><span style="color: lime;">10. </span><b><span style="color: magenta;">So you aren't allowed to date. Until you are 60.</span></b><br /><br /><span style="color: lime;">11. </span><span style="color: magenta;"><b>You would never date anyone your dad didn't approve of.</b></span><span style="color: lime;"> You don't get along with papa all the time, but you respect his opinion. Sometimes he'll randomly blurt out things at the dinner table, like, "That guy Mike is bad news. I think he should just be your friend." I don't know what it's called. But dads have this superpower where they can look right through people and immediately know if they are Good or Evil. Science should do a study on why dads know everything. It is creepy.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: lime;">12. But then admittedly, </span><span style="color: magenta;"><b>no guy is ever good enough for you.</b></span><span style="color: lime;"> Mike is too short. Charlie has self-esteem issues. Oh, Adam is gwapo, an owner of a start-up company, runs marathons, and visits the elderly on weekends? Yeah, there's still something off about him. "He has six toes, you can't date him." You will be single foreverrrrrr. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: lime;">13. </span><b><span style="color: magenta;">You know you can run the world, because you were raised by someone like him. </span></b><span style="color: lime;">Your dad is awesome. He is a superhero. </span></span><br />
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(article from: http://www.cosmo.ph/lifestyle/motivation/13-signs-you-re-a-daddy-s-girl)<br />
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<span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Often times we pay more attention to the responses and reactions of our Social Media followers than the actual feelings and reactions of the people we are with.... the people we shared that "MOMENT" with.... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">This time of year, we get flooded with phone calls in our office. Parents are calling because their kids are about to graduate from college and somebody -- either the graduating senior or the parent -- is getting anxious about the post-graduation job hunt. People who vowed to get out of a bad job in 2014 call us, too. Very often, they ask questions like these:</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; color: cyan;">"Can you put me in touch with a good recruiter in my town? I want to get out of teaching and into sales."</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: cyan;">"Can you recommend a headhunter to represent me? I graduated with my MBA last May and I haven't found a job yet."</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: cyan;">"Do you guys know any good search firms in New York? I want to break into online marketing and social media."</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: cyan;">There is a lot of confusion about working with third-party recruiters, also known as search professionals or headhunters. The three questions above illustrate that confusion.</span></div>
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<span style="color: cyan; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">The vast majority of recruiters work on a contingency basis. That means they only get paid if they fill a job for one of their client organizations. Think about that - imagine that you only got paid when you made a sale. Some contingency recruiters collect a base salary or a monthly draw from the firms they work for, but lots of them don't. If they don't place any new employees for their clients in a given month, they don't get paid at all.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; color: cyan;">That takes nerve - and mojo! The standard commission for a contingency search professional is twenty-five percent of the new hire's first-year cash compensation. Cash compensation includes base salary and any bonus plan, but doesn't include benefits. If a contingency recruiter, Wiley, finds the perfect Office Manager for his client Acme Explosives and if the Office Manager gets paid sixty thousand dollars per year, then Wiley's commission is fifteen thousand dollars.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: cyan;">Good deal for Wiley, you might be thinking -- sure, but what about all the times when Wiley had fantastic candidates in the pipeline but his clients (employers) hired other people? In those cases, Wiley might not have been paid at all. On top of that, Wiley had to tell his candidates "I'm sorry, Acme hired someone else." A lot of people think it's easy to make big money as a contingency recruiter, and certainly a lot of those folks make very good money, but it is anything but easy work.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: cyan;">A much smaller percentage of search professionals work on a retained basis. That means that employers hire them or hire their firms to fill important positions on a contractual basis. Retained search firms typically get paid thirty-three percent of the new hire's first-year cash compensation. Rather than getting their full search fee when the position is filled, retained search firms normally get paid one-third of their fee when the search begins, one-third after thirty days and the final one-third of their fee when the job is filled.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: cyan;">Why would companies work with a contingency recruiter or a retained search firm? If you're hiring a VP of Engineering and you want to work through a search with one dedicated firm, knowing that you'll be in close communication and that the firm will be able to support you throughout the process (by virtue of the fact that you're paying them to do that, rather than expecting them to lob resumes at you in hopes that you hire one of their VP candidates) you're likely to choose a retained search firm. That's why retained firms generally work on $100K+ positions. Retained searches are always exclusive. That means there is only one retained search firm working on a given assignment.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: cyan;">He has to get paid, and if he has more than one qualified candidate, we can't expect him to say "No, I want to advance your resume, so my other qualified candidate will have to drop out of the running for this opening." That's crazy. That's not fair to the other candidate or to the employer. So, if you're job-hunting and working with a contingency recruiter, please don't get your feelings bruised if your recruiter suggests that you are not his only duck in the race.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: cyan;">When you're being represented by a retained search firm, there are guaranteed to be other candidates in the mix and all of them were sent to the employer by the same retained search firm. Recruiters call that group of candidates a 'slate.' They put a slate in front of the hiring manager and other hiring authorities in the employer, and see which person the organization wants to hire.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: cyan;">ANITA: His name is Allen, and he's very talented and a terrific guy -- I think he may be just the person you're looking for.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: cyan;">Joe, the hiring manager, is in a hurry to fill this job. Why should Anita go out and beat the bushes for additional candidates if Joe is excited to meet Allen, the first candidate Anita suggests? If Joe and Allen click, then Anita's task is done, she gets paid, Joe is happy and Allen is over the moon.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: cyan;">Contrast this scenario with the retained-search 'slate' idea. A slate might have four to seven candidates in it. If you're one of those candidates, you'll have your chance to interview, but the whole process is set up as a comparison between the bunch of you in the slate.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: cyan;">The three callers we mentioned at the beginning of this column -- the three people who called our office looking for search firm referrals -- were all confused about another aspect of the third-party recruiting business. They didn't understand that search professionals don't typically represent new grads (even new grads with MBAs, unless their education or past experience is highly specialized and in demand) or career-changers.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: cyan;">Remember who pays a recruiter -- an employer does. That employer isn't going to pay a twenty-five percent fee to a recruiter who brings them a candidate they could have found on their own.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: cyan;">Recruiters are charged with doing the impossible, which is to say making a fanciful-bordering-on-delusional hiring manager's fantasy new hire come to life in the form of a living, breathing candidate. That's a monumental task. That's why recruiters specialize in people who look on paper and in person as though they were raised in a petri dish to perform the very job they're interviewing for. They have to be nearly perfect fits to work with a recruiter. Hiring managers won't pay search people to find candidates who don't fit the spec exactly.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: cyan;">That's why we are forced to tell the parents of new college grads, the graduates themselves, and mid-life career-changers that headhunters may not be the best, or even a viable, channel in their job-search strategy.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: cyan;">You can use your network to find a job, and you can use LinkedIn to make connections. There are lots of ways to get a job without working with a recruiter, but if you are a recruiter-suited candidate, by all means add a search friend or two to your job-search channel array!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: cyan;">If you don't know any search people, ask your friends for recommendations and use LinkedIn to find headhunters in your part of the world. Don't be offended if the search people you contact don't gush and coo over your background and your resume. They are busy. They are paid to fill openings for clients, not to provide free career counseling. They do what they can.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: cyan;">Don't be upset if a recruiter doesn't offer to represent you. Imagine that your recruiter is a Broadway talent agent. The talent agent might say to you "Look, you're very talented and I love your singing voice, but we just don't get a lot of calls for your type of performer." It's not personal. The recruiter is not going to be able to spend time with you unless s/he thinks s/he can place you in a job relatively soon.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: cyan;">Don't be afraid to reach out to recruiters, but don't kid yourself about what recruiters can and can't do for you. Remember that your price tag goes up by twenty-five percent when you get a job through a recruiter, versus your own approach to the employing organization. If your recruiter has a solid relationship with the client firm and has placed people inside it before, that could be golden for you. If not, you could actually lose out on a great opportunity because your connection with the recruiter prices you out of contention.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: cyan;">Keep your eyes open, trust your gut and vet any recruiter you meet just as dispassionately as he or she is vetting you. Remember that people who don't get you don't deserve you, and don't forget to fan your flame!</span></div>
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<span style="color: lime; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Time flies... it's been 6 months since my last blog post. Sometimes I even wonder if 'blogging' is really for me. I have much to say but when i sit in front of my laptop, either I end up shifting my view between my bullet point list and the screen <b>OR </b>scanning and posting on my <a href="http://www.facebook.com/jfranje.peren" target="_blank">Facebook </a>page. Sigh, there goes my thought bubble.</span></div>
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<span style="color: lime; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When I started this, I really just wanted to have a medium to broadcast my thoughts and personal opinions on matters, share my experiences and feelings. But lately, as I read more and more about this Digital Age and Social Media's impact and uses, I realized wouldn't it be better and worth it if my ideas and experiences are able to help and contribute to other people somewhere out there? Now THAT's a thought...... if only I can get this mental block out of the way..........</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674616345968817606.post-30244651087639090982013-01-28T06:12:00.000+08:002014-10-14T21:24:54.570+08:00RESUME READING ENTERTAINMENT: The Series!<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span>
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<span style="color: #b4a7d6; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I'm moving this series into my blog, instead of the FB wall so that... wala lang, para maiba naman! A lot of my FB friends have commented that they are now scared to send their CVs to me at baka ma-okray ko. Pramis, these are all confi profiles and not for anything else, let these blunders be lessons learned.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #93c47d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I am writing in Green font... according to some "fortune telling predictions", the color signifying abundance for the year 2013 is <b>green</b>. Keeping my fingers crossed that this will indeed be a great year!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #93c47d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It's a new year....time to leave the bitter past, take the lessons learned and move forward. Another chance for us to get things right.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #93c47d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Once again, time for cool changes! I'm excited to find out, what 2013 will surprise me with! Bring it on!!!</span></div>
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all the NAIA brouhaha between Tulfo & Claudine & Raymart, it would be
interesting to know what your rights are regarding photography in public.
Saw this link from one of my FB friends and while it does not constitute
a hard and fast rule, it would be a helpful guide, so read on (article lifted
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<span style="background-color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: orange;">Nearly
every modern phone has a camera attached to it and subsequently more and more
people are taking photos in public places than ever before. The shot might be
as simple as snapping a picture of a parade or as tricky as recording video of
a riot. Regardless of the reasons, the rules for photographing in public places
are the same.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: orange;">For the
most part, your right to take photographs and video in public places in the
United States is protected under the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution">First Amendment</a> under free speech. This
includes snapping pictures of your favorite monument when you're on vacation or
taking part in a little citizen journalism. It's not as cut and dried as you
may think and it's good to know your rights and the caveats that come with
them.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: orange;">The General Rule: If You Can See It You Can Shoot It<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: orange;">Your
basic right is actually pretty simple: if you're in a public place and you can
see it, you can shoot it. This means as long as you're in a public location you
can legally take almost any picture. However, if you're using a telephoto lens,
parabolic microphone, or hidden camera to get a shot of a private property when
you're standing on public property you might have an issue if someone on that
property has an expectation of privacy. So, what constitutes a public place?
Most places are obvious, a park, a street, a soccer field—these are
unquestionably legal places to take pictures of anything happening. But what
about all those Instagram photos of food you've taken inside a business? That's
a little different.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: orange;">Generally
if a private property is open to the public (like a restaurant, retail store,
tourist areas, etc) you are allowed to take photographs and video unless it is
expressly posted somewhere on the premise that you can't. In most cases it's
okay to assume you're allowed to take pictures and video in a shop that doesn't
expressly forbid it. However, if a property owner (or store employee) tells you
to stop, you have to stop. More importantly, use good judgement and assess the
situation and environment before snapping pictures.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: orange;">This
also goes for citizen journalism. If you see an accident you want to record,
public servant misconduct, or even <a href="http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/taking_pictures.shtm">TSA checkpoints</a>, you can do so as long as
you're not interfering with police or medical operations. As far as the
Department of Justice is concerned you're also allowed to shoot video or still
shots <a href="http://ideas.time.com/2012/05/21/a-new-first-amendment-right-videotaping-the-police/?iid=op-main-lede">of police officers provided they're on public land</a>.
Videotaping police officers is still a tricky situation without a concrete
ruling, but the courts have leaned toward protecting your right to film
officers. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: orange;">Where and When You Get Into Trouble<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: orange;">As
with most laws you'll find some exceptions to the rules. Photographing on any
clearly marked private property is considered trespassing. As for public government
property you're mostly okay, however you cannot take photos of most military
bases or inside most courthouses. A few other big caveats exist as well.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: orange;">Just
because some places are public doesn't make them legal for photography. For
instance, a bathroom is a public place, but people have an expectation of
privacy in the bathroom, so photos are typically not a good idea. This is also
the case with anywhere else people might expect privacy, including inside
places like AA meetings or doctor's offices.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: orange;">The same
goes for photos of people in a private space where they have an expectation of
privacy, even if you're on public property. So, if you can see in your
neighbor's window from the sidewalk while they're showering, you can't take
that picture, even though you're on public property (and you might want to tell
your neighbor to close their curtains). The general rule is basically if you
didn't want someone covertly taking a picture of you in a semi-private place,
it's probably not a good idea to take your own picture. These rules may vary
from state to state, so check local laws before you're labeled a "peeping
tom." If you do get caught taking a photo you shouldn't or if you're
accused of taking taking an illegal picture when you're in the clear your
response should be about the same. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: orange;">First
up, the easy answer when you're accused of trespassing: if you walk onto
clearly marked private property without permission you're trespassing and you
should stop taking pictures and leave. If an employee or security guard tells
you to stop taking pictures because you're on private property, stop taking
pictures. Things get tricky here, if no signs are posted saying you can't take
photos but it's a public area, you're technically allowed, but it's up to you
if it's worth the trouble to haggle over the details with a security guard. You
likely have the right, but if you're questioned directly you should seek legal
counsel.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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of whether you're in the right or wrong, no one is allowed to take your camera
away from you in a public place. Even if you're trespassing, the property owner
and the police cannot have your camera (or film or SD card) without a court
order. Which brings us to the last caveat, publishing or uploading photos
online. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: orange;">Your
rights for taking photographs don't stop when the picture is snapped. If you
place those photos online or sell them the situation changes. While you have
the right to take pictures almost anywhere, publishing certain photos might get
you in trouble in civil courts. Thankfully, the distinction is pretty clear.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: orange;">You
can't use someone's likeness for commercial purposes without their express
permission. This means you can't take a picture in a public place with
recognizable faces and then sell it to Coca-Cola or a stock photo company (you
can, however sell them to news organizations or use them for art). The same
goes for many famous landmarks and some National Parks. You can freely shoot
the photos, but selling them for commercial purposes may require a permit or
additional fee.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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also can't publish a photo that paints a person in a false light. For instance,
if you took a picture of me fake-punching Stephen Hawking with the caption:
"Taken moments before Thorin punched Stephen Hawking in the face," I
would probably want to take you to civil court (assuming I didn't actually
punch Stephen Hawking).<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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you can't publish a photo that gives away private information about someone.
This includes photos like the aforementioned AA meeting or doctor's office
along with any other situation where a person has a reasonable expectation of
privacy.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: orange;">The
last concern you should have is your own rights when you publish photos online.
Some popular web services like Instagram <a href="http://instagr.am/legal/terms/">require you
to grant usage permission to Instagram</a> when you upload
pictures. This doesn't mean they get ownership of your photos, but it does mean
they can use them any way they like. Other services, like <a href="http://www.flickr.com/">Flickr</a>, <a href="http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/">allow
you to set who can and can't use your photographs</a>. If you don't want
to sell or make public any of these pictures make sure you're using a service
that leaves all the rights in your hands and be sure to check out <a href="http://creativecommons.org/">Creative Commons</a> for
an easy way to license your photos.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: orange;">In
general, the mantra of "If you can see it you can shoot it" will keep
you safe from legal prosecution in the United States, but not all countries and
states are the same so check out local laws before shooting. Finally, if you
feel your rights are violated, <a href="http://lifehacker.com/5826959/how-to-find-a-reputable-lawyer">seek professional legal advice</a>. You can also
print out attorney Bert P. Krages <a href="http://www.krages.com/phoright.htm">pocket-sized
pamphlet</a> so you always have a list of your rights handy.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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the above isn't meant as professional legal counsel and is meant to help you
familiarize yourself with the basics of the laws of photography in public. If
you're unsure whether you are on public or private property your best bet is
check before you snap photos. If you're concerned about a specific case or
situation you should contact a lawyer.</span><span style="background-color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: small;">I woke up to receive bad news via text from <a href="http://tikisoka.blogspot.com/">Ms.B</a> telling me that Steve Jobs had died. Thought it was one of those hoax text messages, unfortunately, Apple's website announced it. Sadness...*sniff*sniff*.... I was an Apple-Late-Bloomer. Didn't really appreciate Apple products up until I borrowed Labidab's 1st Gen iPod. After that, I was hooked..... I know Apple will still be there, but Steve Jobs = Apple... he's the core of it all, every product is there because of his crazy idea.... he's my role model of "thinking out of the box"!</span></span></h3>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674616345968817606.post-53007064980291415302011-10-05T15:33:00.001+08:002011-10-05T15:33:28.483+08:00Trying out BlogPress for iPhoneGot this new App from my SIL that would allow me to easily write blogs from my iPhone/iPad... So let's see how this goes!<br /><br />BlogPress + Greenwich late lunch... Hmmm not bad. <br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/10/05/232.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/10/05/s_232.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='209' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br /><p class='blogpress_location'>Location:<a href='http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Ayala%20Ave,Makati%20City,Philippines%4014.558177%2C121.019252&z=10'>Ayala Ave,Makati City,Philippines</a></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674616345968817606.post-90591827949529948992011-05-31T00:38:00.004+08:002014-10-14T21:26:11.618+08:00...MINI-ME MOMENT...<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #33ff33; font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">In recent years, it had become rare that I get to tuck Mini-Me to bed before he goes to sleep. Apart from the varying circumstances (either he's asleep by the time i get home or i fall asleep ahead of him...), it seemed awkward for him that i still "baby" him at bedtime. but tonight was NOT one of those nights! we spent a good 30-45 minutes lying side by side -- talking nonesense and laughing nonesense, before we said good night. haay, time flies.... *mental note: spend more laughing nonesense moments with mini-me"</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #99ff99;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><b>"You'll Be In My Heart"</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #99ff99;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Come stop your crying, It will be alright</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #99ff99;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Just take my hand, hold it tight</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #99ff99;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I will protect you from all around you</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #99ff99;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I will be here don't you cry.</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #99ff99;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">For one so small, you seem so strong</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #99ff99;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">My arms will hold you, keep you safe and warm</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #99ff99;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">This bond between us can't be broken</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #99ff99;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I will be here don't you cry.</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #99ff99;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #99ff99;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Cause you'll be in my heart, yes you'll be in my heart</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #99ff99;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">From this day on, now and forever more</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #99ff99;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">You'll be in my heart, no matter what they say</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #99ff99;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">You'll be in my heart, always.</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #99ff99;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #99ff99;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Why can't they understand the way we feel</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #99ff99;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">They just don't trust what they can't explain</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #99ff99;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I know we're different but deep inside in us</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #99ff99;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">We're not that different at all</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #99ff99;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Don't listen to them, cause what do they know</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #99ff99;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">We need each other to have, to hold</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #99ff99;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">They'll see in time, i know</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #99ff99;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #99ff99;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">When destiny calls you, you must be strong</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #99ff99;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I may not be with you, but you've got to hold on</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #99ff99;"></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #99ff99; font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> They'll see in time, i know, we'll show them together!</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc33cc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">... i get these random thoughts so often but haven't really gotten the chance to write it down. sometimes i think why would i even blog about it and add up to the tons of byte-trash in cyberspace (who reads this anyway?? raise your hand!) Then again, this is a better venue of thinking-out-loud than literally talking it out loud (mas mahirap magsalita na walang kausap, hehehe).</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc33cc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc33cc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">i've recently quit my job from that company with the tagline "be brilliant together". it doesn't seem to enhance brilliance anymore, so it doesn't make sense to stay. it's not the work load that bogged </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc33cc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">me down but the never ending bickering and corporate politics. really now... for a small sized organization, the amount of politics, gossip, backstabbing and factions would give the PH government a stiff competition. it's crazy! work experience there had been like mome</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc33cc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">nts of roller coaster ride. i've been through the cycle of ramp-up</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc33cc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">, sabbatical, retrenchment, </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc33cc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">ramp-up, bench.... i joined when it was still a measly 200-employee headcount, i left with an ending headcount of 700ish. That should speak about what I have accomplished. </span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc33cc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc33cc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">I'm gonna miss my girls (team) with their own quirky ways. I'm gonna miss the extra-curricular activities and themed-events of LEGO. I'm gonna miss my nice office space and the coffee-breaks with friends. But beyond that..</span></span></span></div>
<img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb-R1JMXmHqPHUy-pkqUoMWMpdrz1p5MRMtlkrJNutVV2cX5hYG9ltrb-fbh_Kix-cXqiBWTy8881JnViZoXxwee6V1QAGEck_xWP92r1eY33072lp6cG_pkAfZzqSQ9I2FYZ3SIGDk2I/s200/life-changes.gif" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609609985633375650" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 200px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 200px;" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc33cc; font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; font-size: small;"> i was just relieved and h</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc33cc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">appy to bid </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc33cc; font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; font-size: small;">adieu! i could fill this space with my rants about management in this work place, but i choose to move on and let those who are left behind to discover the experience by themselves. it was fun while it lasted....</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc33cc; font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">so here i am, not </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc33cc; font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">exactly a bum! i'm doing some contracting work. summer v</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc33cc; font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">acation is nearing end. my little nephews and dear ol' daddy had left for the US. i'm in the midst of transferring stuff to our new home in QC. Lots and lots of changes are happening. exciting times for the cool changes that are slowly falling into place.</span></span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674616345968817606.post-83721710780438647692011-04-30T17:05:00.003+08:002011-04-30T17:14:13.947+08:00The One that (ALMOST) Got Away!<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6633FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">....i had one that ALMOST got away... but fate brought that one person back to me... :)</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6633FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6633FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">**************** 0 0 0 *******************</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6633FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNXiKJ-4RMVT3OV-pntxcMNa7CA3hB5421kws5QdTUZomjpuAaMk19kXeXQ9UCXQZl5yPhujCPeQcD5aOtEJ-Jv7Di6ScLYq6h1UWkL0vn9imDST5iAGPkw6f_pU_ha2qIXU7Z-oJhBaA/s320/IMG_5479.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601301976771856658" /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; font-family:'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); "><u><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The One That Got Away</span></span></strong></u></span></div><span style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); "><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Source: The Manila Times</span></span></div></span><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">In your life, you’ll make note of a lot of people. Ones with whom you </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">shared something special, ones who will always mean something. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">There’s the one you first kissed, the one you first loved, the one you lost your </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">virginity to, the one you put on a pedestal, the one you’re </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">with…and the one that got away.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Who is the one that got away? I guess it’s that person with who </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">everything was great, everything was perfect, but the timing was just wrong. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">There was no fault in the person, there was no flaw in the chemistry, but </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">the cards just didn’t fall the right way, I suppose.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I believe in the fact that ending up with someone, finding a long time </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">partner that is, does not lie merely in the other person. I can </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">actually argue that an equal part, or maybe even the greater part, has to do </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">with the matter of timing. It has to do with you being ready to settle </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">down and commit to someone in a way that goes beyond the little niceties of</span></span></div><span style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">giddy romance.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">How often have you gone through it without even realizing it? When </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">you’re not ready to commit in that mature manner, it doesn’t matter who </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">you’re with, it just doesn’t work. Small problems become big; </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">inconsequentials become dealbreakers simply because you’re not ready and it shows. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">It’s not that you and the person you’re with are no good; it’s just that it’s </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">not yet right, and little things become the flashpoint of that fact.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Then one day you’re ready. You really are. And when this happens </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">you’ll be ready to settle down with someone. He or she may not be the most </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">perfect, they might not be the brightest star of romance to ever have burned </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">in your life, but it’ll work because you’re ready. It’ll work because </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">it’s the right time and you’ll make it work. And it’ll make sense, it </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">really will.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">So that day comes when you’re finally making sense of things, and you </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">find yourself to be a different person. Things are different, your </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">approach is different, you finally understand who you are and what you want, and </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">you’ve become ready because the time has truly arrived. And mind you, </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">there’s no telling when this day will come. Hopefully you’re single </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">but you could be in a long-term relationship, you could be married with </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">three kids, it doesn’t matter. All you know is that you’ve changed, and for </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">some reason, the one that got away, is the first person you think about.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">You’ll think about them because you’ll wonder, "What if they were </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">here today?" You’ll wonder, "What if we were together now, with me as I am </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">and not as I was?" </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">That’s what the one that got away is. </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> The biggest</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">"What if?" you’ll have in your life.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">If you’re married, you’ll just have to accept the fact that the one </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">that got away, got away. Believe me, no matter how fairy tale you think </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">your marriage is, this can happen to the best of us. But hopefully you’re </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">mature enough to realize that you’re already with the one you’re with </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">and this is just another test of your commitment, one which will just</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">strengthen your marriage when you get past it. Sure, you’ll think </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">about him/her every so often, but it’s alright. It’s never nice to live</span></span></span></div></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">with a "might have been," but it happens.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Maybe the one that got away is the one who’s already married. In </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">which case it’s the same thing. You just have to accept and know that your </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">memories of that person will probably bring a nice little smile to </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">your lips in the future when you’re old and gray and reminiscing.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">But if neither of that is the case, then it’s different. What do you </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">do if it’s not yet too late? Simple…find him, find her. Because the very </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">existence of a "one that got away" means that you’ll always wonder, </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">what if you got that one?</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Ask him out to coffee, ask her out to a movie, it doesn’t matter if </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">you’ve dropped in from out of nowhere. You’d be surprised, you just might be </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">"the one that got away" as well for the person who is your "the one that </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">got away."</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">You might drop in from out of nowhere and it won’t make a difference. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">If the timing is finally right, it’ll all just fall into place somehow </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">and you know, I’m thinking, it would be a great feeling, in the end, to </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">be able to say to someone, "Hey you, you’re the one that almost got </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 96, 191); font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">away."</span></span></span></div></span></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;color:#0060BF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><p></p></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674616345968817606.post-91213022121965825062011-04-30T16:27:00.008+08:002014-10-14T21:26:47.396+08:00CHANCE or CHOICE?<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3366ff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">When you meet someone you’re attracted to, that’s not a choice…that’s chance.</span></span></span></strong></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3366ff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Being caught up in a moment (and there’s a lot of couples who get together because of this) is not a choice, that’s also chance.</span></span></span></strong></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3366ff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The difference is, what happens afterwards? When will you take that infatuation, that crush, that mind-blowing attraction to the next level?</span></span></span></strong></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3366ff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">That’s when all sanity goes back, you sit down and then contemplate whether you want to make this into a concrete relationship or just a fling. If you decide to love a person , even with his faults, that’s not chance…that’s </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3366ff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">choice</span></span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3366ff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">.</span></span></span></strong></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">When you choose to be with a person no matter what, that’s choice.</span></span></span></strong></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3366ff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Even if you know that there are many people out there who are more attractive, smarter and richer than your mate, and yet, you decide to love your mate just the same, that’s choice.</span></span></span></strong></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3366ff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Infatuation, crushes, attractions come to us by chance. But true love that last are choices made. Regarding soulmates, there’s a beautiful movie<br />qoute that i believe is so true about this–</span></span></span></strong></span></span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674616345968817606.post-18061612084183720642011-01-25T06:16:00.006+08:002011-01-25T07:58:40.333+08:00Hello 2011!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">i haven't had the chance to write much during Q4 of 2010. darn work had really taken a lot of my time, and by lot i meant A LOT it was just plain crazy! i didn't get to enjoy much of the holidays, i was on vacation leave yet the phones and emails didn't stop...i hated it, really :(</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">anyhow, here's looking back at some of the last quarter highlights:</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';color:#009900;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-family:'lucida grande';font-size:small;"></span><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Vnda8Ezd3frt0_vkujvT7M217eZ6pvzKyGic1cNPZRbcRnunsAMOmO6NPXvR9DTv4iBsUI9C8ZDASv0JpGQ-I7A3lv2wRHEQW8qzvAlyhyphenhyphen7vkmzRKSw4RJup-W7Yap824hnTTw_mEKk/s320/Slide1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565903992537798210" /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVhbEtXMveGw7mmVNt2tfSa0Ox2Yf7KGVqqgzwFKnq27-TlETFUQPej7EjKyR78u3RbznEFmtb24bjrZ1tU7YOmMqB5BpoORCS6lstkPw84XyPNQf-hjDzMPtG_VWMACy_uBFQdCK8Fe4/s320/Slide2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565904223831966498" /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';color:#009900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Labidabs and I celebrated one year of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">married bliss</span> -- still honeymooning to date, cheesy, yes i agree, hehe! </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';color:#009900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';color:#009900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">2010 was a good year with so many wonderful happenings, memorable experiences, beautiful people and great places... it has it's low and sad points too, but nothing i would consider so bad. i can't wait to see what 2011 has in store... :)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-family:'lucida grande';font-size:small;"><br /></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674616345968817606.post-41764374762274927552010-09-11T02:14:00.005+08:002010-09-11T03:13:39.043+08:00Remember September...<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">A lot of significant moments in history happened in September... there's the infamous 9/11 in New York and the one-year ago Ondoy flooding. Oh but it's not all bad, Hong Kong Disneyland opened up it's doors in September, some years back. Isn't it </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">known to be the 'happiest place on earth'?</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">In the home front, September is an anticipated month as we get to celebrate my Labidab's birthday! The quest for the perfect birthday gift, the plans to celebrate and trying to think of something unique to make the birthday as memorable, if not mo</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">re</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, as the previous years.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">But beyond the gift and celebration, I offer a silent prayer of thanks for the gift of life and his existence in my life :) I've been blessed having him next to me... likewise, I offer a silent prayer that he would be given more blessings, graces, guidance, good health, and mor</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">e happiness.</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">So cheers... to the man of the hour, the best buddy, a partner in crime and the love of my life.... LABIDABS!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span><span></span></span><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZoA12TOr_tmKJZG9pLskKosZhUpKTY6GhjvzyEZozuJTQtf7nrDLBNMAzXfea1pTvJ5kTAPvAwR1RITCbHma3DJZssD2zH7xZ3Bops64_ipr3TbKFz5dM-ykbGMSU4zQ7DZJjTLY0R78/s320/bdayboy1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515364042048409794" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPmZ3Tb-ZxpqazJ1YRnmkbDvZtwpiNPx71iBYIwhszYa7A5WTmBq5Z9ZMWgwOgCPME4zzZjYiTIpw0XkJUZSFekMwg8bW87x3pVepxsdDPo3HnMGgF0FlQU-AC4Dsx_S_rD1HJEAaAADw/s320/bdayboy2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515364274546247874" /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674616345968817606.post-77405918786776460122010-08-30T16:50:00.006+08:002010-08-30T17:20:38.946+08:00Neuralgia and the Maze called Makati Medical Center<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC00;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">One Wednesday during a very hectic week when our Global HR Leadership Team from Europe were in town, I had the most terrible headache experienced ever. I had to be at work at 7:30am that day to attend a Leadership forum and I attributed the pain to lack of sleep and stress. As the day progressed I had continued to do my desk job while nursing an ice pack at the back of my head. I went home early with the hopes of sleeping it off. The next day, went back to work, sharp pains still kept on shooting from the back of my head. I managed to do a presentation with the top HR guy (pale-looking and disheveled hair, mine not his!) and attended a few meetings but requested to leave early again. By Friday, I decided I really needed to see a doctor. Pain reliever was my new best friend over the weekend because it was the only think that kept me functioning normally. I did all required ENT tests (paranasal sinus xray, skull APL xray, audiometry, etc) to rule out possible ENT causes. When all tests came back normal, my last stop was a neurologist! Questions here and there, tests and checks....and voila, I was diagnosed with "Neuralgia". It's caused by affected or infringed nerves, in my case, emanating from my stressed and stiff neck. It was aggravated by 2 things -- heavy laptop backpack and sleeping with high pillows. Change in carrying-habits, medications, hot compress plus weekly light massage (wheeeee!) should make it better in the next couple of weeks. It's been 5 days since and I'm back to A-okay.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC00;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC00;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 341px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJnHh40DmNkTllhE3sVH9hi7ms4wR44FY3IzYkiprUPdIhvVVIay1RcVJ70vr29ZwdUedtXrNV7GiV7b5pZBflVcuPDh1b93q8ApcRiLBPnNQULabLD05-i0m-uMB04PZIH3GlcUHOS8w/s400/Letter_x_Small.gif" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511129256087241938" /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC00;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">In the past days that I had been running to and fro around the newly renovated Makati Medical Center....it was all one giant maze! I kept on</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC00;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> getting lost...I'm not sure if its because it was too crowded or if they lack the signages. While it seemed to have significantly improved for posterity sake, I don't find it patient-friendly! So much walking to move from doctors clinics to laboratory, restrooms are not conveniently located, elevators are quite far from doctor's clinics... errr.... if I were in excruciating pain at that time, I would have probably be short-tempered already (thank God it's Maxicare paying for my check-ups otherwise, I wouldn't find it worth my pesoses).</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC00;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC00;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">With so much construction works still going on at that time, I hope it was just a phase that the maze is there to bear. Otherwise, I would recommend other hospitals to visit to.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC00;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC00;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674616345968817606.post-78313958245853884622010-08-20T09:37:00.002+08:002010-08-20T09:42:27.408+08:00Simple Thoughts to the Meaning of Life<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">...sometimes, we get so wrapped up and carried away with the busy-ness and demands of work and other responsibilities, that we forget to appreciate the simple ideas that make up more meaning to our Life... </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><object style="height: 344px; width: 425px" width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/3rD9TjBYAgA"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/3rD9TjBYAgA" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674616345968817606.post-3712997290732950812010-08-12T21:43:00.005+08:002010-08-12T22:06:02.639+08:00Motherhood is a Career!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33FF33;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I delivered my Speech #2 (out of 10) for Toastmasters yesterday. And this was what I wrote and delivered :)</span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33FF33;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33FF33;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">*********** 0 0 0 *************</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;color:#33FF33;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> <!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;"><b>Motherhood is a Career </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:36.0pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;">I have always been career driven for as long as I can remember. And by this, it meant looking back from the time I have stepped out of the University a couple of decades ago. All these working years have given me experiences in successes and failures as I strive to climb the so-called corporate ladder. I had been lucky to have been guided by seasoned practitioners I call experts in their field… seasoned in experience and maybe even in age.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:36.0pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;">However, no amount of mentoring could have prepared me for the daunting tasks that go along with this thing called MOTHERHOOD. The past 11 years had been a constant juggle to give equal focus between work and family. And in the recent years, I realized that Motherhood is a dedicated career by itself. Why you might ask? Let me share with you corporate practices that are effectively applied in parenting.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:36.0pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;">First and most important of it all, TIME MANAGEMENT. Children require so much time and undivided attention from infancy to toddler up to school age and even beyond. It requires the art of maximizing 24 hours to be spent in playing, doing assignments, participating in school programs, engaging in sports, attending PTA meetings, doctor visits and simply 1 on 1 bonding sessions with the child, among others. It is important that each opportunity to spend time with a child is spent with utmost quality as these are the moments that shape and mold their personality and character. These precious moments should be allocated while they are young, before we know it, they grow up very fast and are mostly out of our sight.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 228px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeuyjvkL7EYxQXJvYW1g0lnThywzJ0g43OOlTFaBTS_tn_wKxTVJS_a2pTgCq4YpaqXsaclmYkjWuEJYawd0ugYV8j_PlpdqCWLpDd41hk_ezISTkAaLps3dGfC9ExkfaX0DEflv56HMA/s320/busymom299x420.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504521806958879762" /> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:36.0pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;">Next comes, BUDGETING. It is no joke that raising a child is financially-challenging. At first, I was confident that I was up for the expenses since I was a working mom. While I have managed to get through the years, it takes a change in lifestyle and priorities to be able to cope up. There is always that “want” to provide not just ENOUGH but beyond my child’s needs. Commodity prices go up, and that goes the same for school tuition fees, uniforms, extra-curricular activities, medicines and play time, among others.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:36.0pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;">Motherhood also comes with STRATEGIC PLANING. At some point, I question my capabilities if I am raising my child right? When am I a mother and when do I become a friend? When do I listen and empathize? When do I reprimand? Should I be strict? Should I be forgiving? These are some of the daily questions I ask. It takes much creative thinking and balancing to make my child comfortable talking to me and confiding in me, yet at the same time be able to instill discipline and raise him with good morals.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:36.0pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;">Lastly, COMMUNICATION and FEEDBACK. These are equally important factors in Motherhood. In good and bad times, it is important to communicate with the child. How we do feedback in Toastmasters could also be applied. Highlight the good points, correct the bad points and reinforce the good things that the child needs to continue doing. Communication comes in different shape and form, it could be a hug, a grunt, a nod but nothing beats verbal communication – from simply asking how the day went to expressing emotions and feelings. It is important to let your child know, how important he or she is, or the moment just passes you by.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:36.0pt"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;">I am no expert in Parenting. I wouldn’t even claim I am a perfect mom. I probably apply as much best practices as I can but it doesn’t mean I would not encounter any glitches. My motherhood performance evaluation would probably be evident as my child grows up…I am sure my rating would still be “needs continuous improvement”. My compensation and benefit would be reflected in the multiplied hugs, kisses and appreciation my child shows. My level promotion may be in the form of grand parenting, God-forbid not in the very near future! So you see, Motherhood is a career on its own entirety, and while I know this career will not increase the funds in my bank account, my long term objective is to excel in it and be the best mommy I can ever be!</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <!--EndFragment--> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande', serif;color:#33FF33;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674616345968817606.post-72918140782599651962010-08-09T00:56:00.007+08:002010-08-09T01:33:09.422+08:00Weekend High with the Boys<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 204, 0); font-family:georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Oh yes, what a weekend...! Mini-Me's quarterly exam just finished so we decided to stay in Dansalan over the weekend. I had been asking Labidabs to plan out itinerary but none fixed and finalized till it was already Friday. In between the boys' indoor activity of Unchartered and Assassins Creed, we got to watch SALT in Rockwell, shopped in Greenhills ate at Ristra's (wet burrito, we meet again!) and Johnny Rocker (burgers+fries+cherry coke!) and strolled along the new Eastwood Mall. New for me, since my last orientation of Eastwood was the CityWalk area. And Eastwood Mall is a new haven! Waaaahhh... as in I could not get enough of it. Definitely NOT the last time i am going to be there :)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 145px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi692Jj8CMt4O1lo8EMgQU1dyjJhGkKbq7qS14uAVVbLTPOLBV-dp0o1yn-F6c2HRL3Vq4VP16xEi-iVzLiHZbxT9wd67OJBuhB66GwprNJ7AivTN2iVOaCMOoiAL5dm8pYKUtrjVrRNYU/s320/Slide1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503088709467123826" /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">But the retail therapy was my weekend high! Yes, i call it therapy, (although i think my ATM card would need most of the therapy now, haha). In the last 2 weeks, these are the stash I have gathered.... wheeeee</span></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 207px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWWPs-6sjDMM5VL0aMpI8WVVrSLWlyaBqlVLYLgnExAYJWkASI0l_iR0Gyss26X8BL8TmpZeOQVjIOOyPenxjceGXmNj12mbK_CbIMsA_bh5xbodAnAIJ91P501Exjon-W1DAjuqqghUM/s400/Slide1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503092307366956786" /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">When I got home, i did an impromptu spring cleaning of the closet... as the saying goes, make room for more! Till my next "therapy session" :)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CC00;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674616345968817606.post-42680407827137765282010-07-24T16:00:00.004+08:002010-07-24T16:15:07.291+08:00Burp Day!<span style="font-family:lucida grande;font-size:85%;color:#33cc00;">There are days when I felt like pigging out and eating to my heart's content... and Ristra's dining experience would always give me that. We've eaten there a number of times and it had always been Tacos for me. But our recent trip there introduced me to...WET Burrito!</span><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#33cc00;"></span> </div><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#33cc00;">They put in your choice of meat (steak, chicken, pork, etc), a little bit of everything else, wrap in wet dough, drizzle with sooo much cheese and melt it....voila!</span></div><p align="left"><span style="color:#33cc00;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 514px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 375px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497382368338705986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYHs7zo3a6zycMo1RM8KKo2Xu8ZRlrdej9-TJ60b_B9MJRL6OYV-BWeN3g9wz5TyFQmajlGmmyfJE2suMyNsN0YkxEQXaCjk7yzTSU7h34QUnVbzWx8V6nOc0MriXZoHMJrAorEFdzFhk/s320/ristras.JPG" /></span></p><span style="font-size:85%;color:#33cc00;">Gastronomic! I was so full, I ran out of words to describe it... you gotta go see and taste it for yourself. Diet? What diet??!!</span><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;"><br /></span><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#33cc00;"></span></div><span style="color:#33cc00;"><br /></span><br /><div align="justify"><span style="color:#33cc00;"></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674616345968817606.post-41683865354891587412010-07-18T20:13:00.008+08:002010-07-18T21:22:56.217+08:00Responsible Fun Running<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRR4yfM-xhNBVOuIEKtLXow0SkZla7lBp8qBkPV8n62dWGwtcloMf7W8_V0Dy7U0tyC9VEHIiRk1fZ7bAtHX_OhvTwGsv-NZLH-PkYdK9lA5staRK2qLTpZ6IKZ03gL0QFUTEzEAiyTsc/s1600/abrn639l.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 241px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRR4yfM-xhNBVOuIEKtLXow0SkZla7lBp8qBkPV8n62dWGwtcloMf7W8_V0Dy7U0tyC9VEHIiRk1fZ7bAtHX_OhvTwGsv-NZLH-PkYdK9lA5staRK2qLTpZ6IKZ03gL0QFUTEzEAiyTsc/s320/abrn639l.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495227270613997250" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I haven't done any running lately...more so joined any fun run the past months. Had been quite busy with work and a lot of other stuff, the 'running' had to take a back seat.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">However, I've read a few articles concerning a Milo marathon runner who collapsed 1km before the finish line (he ran the 21K mile). He died a few days later. Sad... my heart goes to his family.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Experts have started asking if running had become a dangerous sport? A number of people said yes... i think yeah, but this goes to all the other sports out there. And while a heavy burden of responsibility lies on the organizers (water stations, safe route, medical team, etc), Personal Safety is the Runner's primary responsibility. Nobody knows your body any better than yourself.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">My two-cents worth:</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">- prepare and train -> get into the routine of running, get enough rest and eat right</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">- constantly hydrate -> don't wait to feel thirsty before drinking..drink-drink-drink</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">- listen to your body -> if you feel ill or think you can't make it any further, slow down; it doesn't make sense to go for the "second wind" and push your body. know when to stop...</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">- don't play hero -> if you're sick or suffering from any illness, don't go for any marathon at all --- there's a reason why organizers ask runners to sign a waiver.. they will not be accountable should anything happen to you in the course of the run</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF9900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I am no expert runner, but these are some of the important things i have learned. There ought to be FUN in Fun Runs but it doesn't mean it has to be irresponsibly done.</span></span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674616345968817606.post-9481306383378949202010-07-17T15:03:00.002+08:002010-07-18T14:22:37.420+08:00There's Always a First Time<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(204, 102, 0); font-family:verdana, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I had been procrastinating doing another blog ever since my emails and social networking sites had a series of hacking incidents. It's not just about having personal information and pictures compromised but it's tiresome to re-create the accounts again (add contacts, etc.). For a time, i had just continued writing on my personal journal (nothing beats pen and paper!).</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;color:#CC6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;color:#CC6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Lately, the 'itch' to write had been coming around...i realized i had agreed to make several compositions and write-ups that are to be publicly published in our office via the Intranet and newsletter. I take that as a sign... so, here goes another "first time".... (once again!)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;color:#CC6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;color:#CC6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;color:#CC6600;"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 187px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-llu324hAZH3BkzwSFgpeiOvIk9W4a0yL_dQ6yTQEkSpKEP6kQAsA-d3il1_GIE5MtXhGzJLQuRMtHsid2JYiGfZCQXYOK1ZpklnnrLSSdbG2KAthxUKSaSEr9fQjfVrzF4dN9SgKyoA/s200/BackStretchWeb.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494765937797905426" /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;color:#CC6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;color:#CC6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;color:#CC6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">According to Facebook application called God Wants You to Know:<i> "may today there be peace within you...may you trust that you are exactly where you need to be..."</i> Amen to that!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;color:#CC6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1