Christmas Pageant
If there are christmas presentations at the office, it is not surprising that there are presentations in school as well.
This is the second year that my son has participated in their school’s christmas pageant but it is the first time that he actually stayed on the stage to complete what their class has been practicing for weeks.
Christmas Shopping
I just realized that it’s only a few more days till Christmas, and I still haven’t shopped for a thing yet. So now I run the risk of losing a sizable number of friends, and I don’t want to lose any more especially after the last time I failed to give anybody anything for Christmas.
But the thing is, I’m sort of broke right now due to a certain really impulsive purchase I made around last week, and I’m contemplating robbing a bank or holding a head of state hostage so that I can afford to give anybody gifts. But everybody knows I am incapable of committing crime, so I’ll probably give head to random passers-by in a secluded Quiapo alleyway. But let’s just pretend I don’t do that and that I’m actually a dangerous convict who robs banks for the heck of it.
So I ran into the mall panting like crazy. It’s only a few days before Christmas. I’m becoming desperate, and time is running out. I need to get gifts. Fast. Before my friends kill me. As I get into the awesomely crowded department store – I push about twenty people, including a pregnant woman, an iPod-wearing metro fag with a pink t-shirt on, and an elderly lady – out of my way.
A survey, the anti-subversion law, and a piteous Christmas prelude
It has become a familiar sight, as the holiday season arrives, to see Christmas lights and decors lining up the streets and adorning homes and commercial establishments. However, such beautifications have become scarce with each year that goes by.
The strengthening of the Peso has not at all prevented the spiraling of commodity prices. What with a just concluded transport strike last week which reminds us of the reality of oil price hikes and the inevitability of a minimum fare increase.
Nevertheless, there’s always a reason for everyone to look forward to the Christmas season, as Inquirer’s new feature site, Paskong Pinoy, demonstrates. For bloggers, there’s the Vertito.com’s Christmas Contest. And here in Cebu, we have the Pastores de Naga Christmas Festival.
But then, I will not go into that for indeed, a lot more has transpired since the start of December. And it’s a pity these “matters†are now serving as our prelude to Christmas.
An Open Letter to Mr. Technology
Dear Mr. Technology,
Hi. I’m Gino Carteciano and I’m a big fan. In fact, I took up Computer Science as a sign of my devotion to you. I’ve been mostly happy with you and your almost magical wonders, but recently, I’ve been getting harassed by your failures that are quite simply irritating and frustrating. I think I’m starting to hate you and everything closely related to you. Well, except the Bionic Woman.
Beautiful Boxer sa 24th SEA GAMES
Tulad ng bida sa pelikulang Beautiful Boxer, magandang lalaki pa ring bumaba sa ring si Godfrey Castro ng Philippine Boxing Team matapos magretire sa flyweight bout kontra kay Thailander Somjit Jongjohor nung Thursday sa ginaganap na 24th SEA GAMES sa Korat, Thailand. Iyon ay bilang protesta sa unfair na pagjujudge sa ginanap na Women’s Boxing finals kung saan natalo ang mga boksingera ng Pilipinas, maliban sa isa, laban sa mga pambato ng host country.
No More Globe Unlitxt Service?
This would be a bad news if ever.
I still can remember, if I’m not mistaken it was a year ago, how subscribers reacted when Globe increased the price of their unlimited texting service. At first, it was called UNLIMITXT which was offered at 15, 25, and 50 pesos for 1, 2 and 5 days of unlimited texting within the network. It was then changed to UNLITXT which offers the same service at a higher fee. Globe charged P20 for 1 day, P40 for 2 days and P80 for 4 days. This move made a lot of consumers upset considering the fact that they (referring to Globe Telecom) claimed that this will be a “forever” service.
I dream of dancing in Broadway
If today I was asked what I wanted to be when I grow up, there is only one reply I would give. I want to be a dancer in Broadway.
Ever since I can remember, I have always wanted to dance. In fact, I love movies that are all about dancing. Flashdance, Sing, Swing Kids, Dirty Dancing, Stomp the Yard, Center Stage, Save the last dance, Bring it on, Chicago, Take the Lead are just some of the dance-related movies that I have watched.
Networking: Headhunter secrets revealed and how ordinary professionals can learn from it.
Networking: Headhunter secrets revealed and how ordinary professionals can learn from it.
Why other headhunters are so successful in this field while others tend to fail? Failure in the sense that, they run out of resources or referrals for such a really hot seat for a certain company. Was their network too small? Have they run out of ideas on how to pool potential talents, where to search them and place them on a very dynamic database that updates itself from time to time?
A vast network is the key ingredient for one headhunter to succeed and that’s a fact. Without a wider array of network a headhunter fails. If you are looking forward of becoming one, then I guess you’ll have to start networking now before it’s too late.
Headhunters are increasing in population now a days and this is to the advantage to various employers who taps their service. The more an employer taps a service of various headhunters, the higher the percentage of filling such juicy vacancy. Correct me if I’m wrong on this assumption.
Actually, I’ll be presenting to you both offline and online ways on how to broaden your network as a headhunter or just an ordinary professional because this article is not just for headhunters but for those who wanted to broaden their network in general. As they say, it doesn’t matter what you know but rather whom you know.
Dear Marocharim
  You know what they say about free advice… or do you?
  For some time now, I’ve played “therapist” to many of my friends’ problems. It never occurred to me to write an advice column given how many problems I have, but I’m all about helping people whenever I can. For all the help I have gotten for so long, maybe it’s time I gave back to other people as well. Maybe the world can be a better place if I gave free advice… something like… “Dear Marocharim.”
  “Dear Marocharim” is a special category for The Marocharim Experiment. Because TMX is all about testing stuff, I attempt to test the whole theory behind free advice (yes, it’s “Dear Abby” with a man behind the column, and “Xerex Xaviera” without the raunchy sex… or maybe I could do that). You can picture “Dear Marocharim” as a psychiatrist’s couch, guidance counselling office, sex therapy office, drinking session… all rolled into one.
  I won’t – and I don’t claim – to hold all the answers to every problem that there is in the world: I have my own time in the school of life. But somehow, I think that there’s a whole new opportunity there is in the world for helping people out.
  So if you have any sort of problem: love problem, sex problem, money problem, political problem, or any sort of problem that has kept you on a leash and made you a dog (maybe not that extreme), you send me your problems in the e-mail addresses below:
  Send me your letters. I look forward to reading ‘em.
Sincerely yours,
Marocharim
(The Marocharim Experiment can be accessed here)
Got a P25T scholarship for P45
I always get those types of calls at the office. A telemarketer introduces herself on the phone as being from a certain insurance company and tells me about a free one-year accident insurance. I always turn them down saying “wala akong balak maaksidente ngayon taon.” (I don’t intend to figure in an accident this year.)
