The Quitter’s Checklist
Quitting is almost always associated with losing or not trying hard enough. But quitting is not necessarily bad.
In fact, when you quit an addiction, you become a winner.
Wikipedia defines addiction as a recurring compulsion by an individual to engage in some specific activity, despite harmful consequences to the individual’s health, mental state or social life.
Common addictions include smoking, alcohol, drugs, shopping, gambling, etc.
In my case, it was to Coke Light. I quit August 2007 and I’ve been soda-free since then.
What follows is a checklist.
Beyond Eternal 4th Anniversary
Today, I am very happy to tell everyone that it’s been 4 years since Beyond Eternal has been born to the World Wide Web. It has also been countless times that I’ve tried to change domains yet, in the end, I still sticked with it. Since then ’til now, I’ve met so many people. Online friends, like every other people offline, they also come and go… [Read More]
Critical Thinking
There are many things we take for granted without considering the implications of their assumptions. I enjoyed our En12 class today where the students examined certain items as a review of their critical thinking module last semester. Guess what? I even ended up learning from them. Good job, R49! I’m posting images of the ad, website, and birth certificate presented along with students’ ideas to share with my readers.
This is a poster of Axe for a French-speaking market. It reads, “the man with the scent of love.” As usual, Axe portrays women as mindless freaks. An interesting point raised by a student is that the man might be gay because no straight man would run away from a crowd of women who want him (then again, that assumes that men just want pleasure from women and nothing more). Another said that the ad has an unfair representation of love. “Love is cannot just be bottled up.” Yes, love is reduced to a mere sense reaction.
Then someone brought up his lessons in biology. He said that among animals, scent is an important factor of mating compatibility. It has something to do with the immune systems– gee, I don’t know the gritty of science! Bottomline: this ad actually portrays human beings as animals.
I blog for a cause – A must read
This project exists because of one thing i.e. “trabaho para sa lahat”. So much about politics coz I’m tired of following them on what’s the latest about PGMA, the issue on the recent tragedy and who was really the target. I’ve reacted violently as to how JDV projected himself in-front of the camera and worst parang nagging showbiz tuloy ang eksina. I’m now back from being sane and politicking has always been waste of time for me.
I blog for a cause, this has been what my soul wants for this topic. Was suppose to publish this entry yesterday but I was preoccupied with things and priorities thus, I’m really sorry Cath. As what I’ve promised to my friend I’ll help her since this is really the reason of my existence. Fellow bloggers and netizens I’m attaching here an open letter from a friend. This is the kind of story that I want from us Filipinos especially to those who already loss their hopes on how survive in this unfair world. Just being optimistic makes things fair enough. We’ve had enough of what’s happening now other groups wanted to start from the head just to harmonize everything and yet until now they’re fighting for it. As for my case I’m starting from the iota, hone him couple with good upbringing then I’ll be confident that I already did my part as a human being.
Her story has really touched me and in one way or another fueled my passion for me to double time or even triple time just to provide things in which ordinary job seekers can not or will never get from anybody. This has been my desired direction for this project to be a provider on my own little way.
An interesting read on Efren Bata Reyes
Read Ted Lerner’s insightful article on our very own Efren Bata Reyes. Click here.
On Palm Readers and Other Sorcery
So yeah, fortune tellers don’t have a very optimistic outlook for the rest of my life. Now, I don’t necessarily believe in fortune tellers and any other sort of sorcery like that, but then hearing things like that are, well, in a word, depressing. Well, imagine being told about these stupid turns your life will take. It’s not exactly the happiest thing to hear. It’s not the fortune teller’s fault, but still, they make you realize stuff… Read more
Palm Sorcery
So yeah, fortune tellers don’t have a very optimistic outlook for the rest of my life. Now, I don’t necessarily believe in fortune tellers and any other sort of sorcery like that (unlike this fairy midget), but then hearing things like that are, well, in a word, depressing. Well, imagine being told about these stupid turns your life will take. It’s not exactly the happiest thing to hear. It’s not the fortune teller’s fault, but still, they make you realize stuff. Read more
America’s 10 Most-Wanted Workers
Kate Lorenz, CareerBuilder.com Editor
The reason? In some instances, there is simply a lack of interest in certain industries, such as manufacturing. Many of today’s young professionals are focusing on jobs that require computer and analytical thinking skills, rather than ones that require working with their hands. In many cases, however, especially for hiring managers looking to fill management positions, the problem isn’t a lack of candidates, but a lack of qualified candidates.
In order to resolve this problem, some employers are offering incentives to older workers who are willing to delay retirement for a few years. Others are offering hiring bonuses to attract new, more-qualified workers. Still, other companies are going right to the source of the problem, setting up courses with colleges and universities that train skilled workers or to pay students’ tuition to prepare them for specialized work. Companies like Exelon and General Electric are providing research grants and scholarships for power engineering programs at four-year colleges. And the Natural Association of Manufacturers recently established the “Dream It. Do It.” program to train young professionals and garner interest in manufacturing careers among students.
According to Manpower, Inc.’s 2007 Talent Shortage Survey, the following jobs are most in need of qualified workers right now. Due to high demand, pursuing a job in one of these fields could mean increased pay and more benefits for those willing to take the plunge. Read more
EXCLUSIVE : JDV napangiti while escaping DEATH?
I know this story is out of my desired topic but I really can’t help myself. I am just reacting as to how this JDV reacts in front of the media while he was being interviewed last night about the bombing that rocked the Congress.
“Napangiti lang na good thing daw nauna syang umalis tapos after the explosion balik na naman daw sya.” I can’t imagine a normal guy smiling while 1 is dead and 12 were hurt as reported last night.
Cebu’s three (3) most powerful personalities.
I just thought about this a while ago when I attended a product/service presentation from a provider in our conference room. The presentation was great and I’ll be talking about it in my next entries if time permits. Three most powerful personalities in Cebu measured by connections and assets worth and what’s in them that made them so valuable in this ever changing world aside from being so powerful and untouchable. If you’re an employer having them is a sure business and sure investment. This is just a quick review on them and by the way based on “chismis” and the likes “lang so wag kukurap! “
The man be
hind this company has diversified its business from entertainment, communication, Bigfoot ventures, and Bigfoot global solutions. Not to mention other investments for sure it would surely be a very long list. Based on conversations with other job seekers it has been considered by various fresh graduates as an employer of choice. Proof is when I had still my Friendster account which I recently deleted it wherein one of my “friends” highlighted on her profile that working on Bigfoot is her dream job and to strengthen my claim that it is indeed an employer of choice a few of our workforce from my previous employer join the bandwagon of Bigfoot as to why? Salary was one thing since it was stated in his resignation letter aside from the company really offers a fun place to its employees. Read more
