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25 July 2007

the urban jungle

Excitement is already waning.

Step back. When you had that degree, you felt you can conquer
the world with that diploma in hand. Now? You can't even hardly drag yourself out of bed. What went wrong? Hey!

You have just started. Focus. Everything you do today has a larger repercussions in the future of your career.

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24 July 2007

a 3-minute MBA course

(this is not originally mine, a friend just forwarded this to me)
Lesson 1. A man is getting into the shower just as his wife is finishing up her shower, when the doorbell rings. The wife quickly wraps herself in a towel and runs downstairs. When she opens the door, there stands Bob, the next-door neighbor. Before she says a word, Bob says, "I'll give you $800 to drop that towel." After thinking for a moment, the woman drops her towel and stands naked in front of Bob. After a few seconds, Bob hands her $800 and leaves. The woman wraps back up in the towel and goes back upstairs.When she gets to the bathroom, her husband asks, "Who was that?" "It was Bob the next door neighbor," she replies. "Great!" the husband says, "did he say anything about the $800 he owes me?"
Moral of the story: If you share critical information pertaining to credit and risk with your shareholders in time, you may be in a position to prevent avoidable exposure.

Lesson 2. A priest offered a Nun a lift. She got in and crossed her legs, forcing her habit to reveal a leg. The priest nearly had an accident. After controlling the car, he stealthily slid his hand up her leg. The nun said," Father, remember Psalm 129?" The priest removed his hand. But, changing gears, he let his hand slide up her leg again. The nun once again said, "Father, remember Psalm 129?" The priest apologized "Sorry sister but the flesh is weak." Arriving at the convent, the nun went on her way. On his arrival at the church, the priest rushed to look up Psalm 129. It said, "Go forth and seek, further up, you will find glory."
Moral of the story: If you are not well informed in your job, you might miss a great opportunity.

Lesson 3. A sales rep, an administration clerk, and the manager are walking to lunch when they find an antique oil lamp. They rub it and a Genie comes out. The Genie says, "I'll give each of you just one wish." Me first! Me first!" says the admin clerk. "I want to be in the Bahamas, driving a speedboat, without a care in the world." Puff! She's gone. Me next! Me next!" says the sales rep. "I want to be in Hawaii , relaxing on the beach with my personal masseuse, an endless supply of Pina Coladas and the love of my life."Puff! He's gone. "OK, you're up," the Genie says to the manager. The manager says, "I want those two back in the office after lunch."
Moral of the story: Always let your boss have the first say.

Lesson 4. An eagle was sitting on a tree resting, doing nothing. A small rabbit saw the eagle and asked him, "Can I also sit like you and do nothing?" The eagle answered: "Sure, why not." So, the rabbit sat on the ground below the eagle and rested. All of a sudden, a fox appeared, jumped on the rabbit and ate it.
Moral of the story : To be sitting and doing nothing, you must be sitting very, very high up.

Lesson 5. A turkey was chatting with a bull. "I would love to be able to get to the top of that tree," sighed the turkey, "but I haven't got the energy."Well, why don't you nibble on some of my droppings?" replied the bull. They're packed with nutrients." The turkey pecked at a lump of dung, and found it actually gave him enough strength to reach the lowest branch of the tree. The next day, after eating some more dung, he reached the second branch.Finally after a fourth night, the turkey was proudly perched at the top of the tree. He was promptly spotted by a farmer, who shot him out of the tree.
Moral of the story : Bullsh-t might get you to the top, but it won't keep you there.

Lesson 6. A little bird was flying south for the winter. It was so cold the bird froze and fell to the ground into a large field. While he was lying there, a cow came by and dropped some dung on him. As the frozen bird lay there in the pile of cow dung, he began to realize how warm he was. The dung was actually thawing him out! He lay there all warm and happy, and soon began to sing for joy. A passing cat heard the bird singing and came to investigate.Following the sound, the cat discovered the bird under the pile of cow dung, and promptly dug him out and ate him.
Moral of the story:
(1) Not everyone who sh-ts on you is your enemy
(2) Not everyone who gets you out of sh-t is your friend
(3) And when you're in deep sh-t, it's best to keep your mouth shut!

This ends the 3-minute MBA course.

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10 July 2007

Yuppie Defined

Yuppies (young urban professionals, or less commonly young upwardly-mobile professionals) is a market segment whose consumers are characterized as self-reliant, financially secure individualists. Since the late 1980s, the phrase affluent professionals has been used as a synonym, stripped of negative associations with the once-homogenous market.

Although the term yuppies had not appeared until the early 1980s, there was discussion about young upwardly mobile professionals as early as 1968.

Critics believe that the demand for "instant executives" has led some young climbers to confuse change with growth. One New York consultant comments,

"Many executives in their 20's and 30's have been so busy job-hopping that they've never developed their skills. They're apt to suffer a sudden loss of career impetus and go into a power stall."

Joseph Epstein is sometimes credited for coining the term in 1982; however, the first printed appearance of the word so far found is in a May 1980, "Chicago Magazine" article by Dan Rottenberg. The word gained currency in United States when syndicated newspaper columnist Bob Greene published a story in 1983 about the former radical leader of Youth International Party, Jerry Rubin, whose members were called yippies. The proliferation of the word was effected by the publication of The Yuppie Handbook in January 1983, followed by Senator Gary Hart's 1984 candidacy as a "yuppie candidate" for President of the United States.[ The term was then used to describe a political demographic group of socially liberal but fiscally conservative voters favoring his candidacy. Newsweek magazine declared 1984 The Year of the Yuppie, and described the salary range, occupations, and politics of yuppies as "demographically hazy."

In a 1985 issue of The Wall Street Journal, Theressa Kersten at SRI International described a "yuppie backlash" from people who fit the demographic profile yet expressed resentment of the label, "You're talking about a class of people who put off having families so they can make payments on the BMWs ... To be a Yuppie is to be a loathsome undesirable creature". Leo Shapiro, a market researcher in Chicago, responded,

"Stereotyping always winds up being derogatory. It doesn't matter whether you are trying to advertise to farmers, Hispanics or Yuppies, no one likes to be neatly lumped into some group".

Later, the word lost its political connotations and, particularly after the 1987 stock market crash, gained the negative socio-economic connotations it enjoys today. By 1991, TIME proclaimed the death of the Yuppie in a mock obituary. (Source: Wikipedia)

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09 July 2007

all in a day's work

nothing comes closer to being a rude person than back-stabbing. yes. why? being rude is always done outrightly in your face but backstabbing is something that comes behind like the swift and poisonous dart of an assassin. you will feel the pain immediately, but it would take longer for you to know what hits you. damages are wrought, the cause is yet to be unearthed.

well, organizations harbor a lot of assassins within. you cannot do away with them. enduring their uncanny methods is something that is hard to master and muster. sorry for the pun. however, here the strength of your character is most tested. either you retaliate or make a delayed evasive reaction. the common path is retaliate, under the pretext of justice but that would be fighting fire with fire. i would rather take the path that Martin Luther king Jr took. a path of non-retaliation and forgiveness. for in the end, in this kind of battle, the loser is the one who hit first and the victor remains the one who stood his ground in silence and mercy till the end. the person who hit him suffered the mockery of history, king died as a martyr and changed the course of American history forever. i want that.

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01 July 2007

BLOG ROLL & OTHER NETWORK

You have reached my BLOG ROLL and NETWORK PAGE. Unfortunately, I have not yet categorized my friends' blogs and/or sites for easy perusing, but they will be -soon.

If you are interested to be placed in this directory, you might want to post a comment below with your URL and a brief description of your blog or site. Although it is not really necessary or required, I would appreciate if you can link me back in return.

Many thanks and great blogging!