June 2009
The 30 Most Satisfying Simple Pleasures Life Has...
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1. Sleeping In on a Rainy Day – As the rain beats lightly against the window, you nestle your head deeper into your pillow. The sound is soothing and your bed feels like a sanctuary. There is no place you would rather be.
2. Finding Money You Didn’t Know You Had – You reach into your pocket and find a $20 bill...
Find My iPhone works, and it is awesome. →
This may not be the first, but it works extremely well.
Crazy for Brothers Burger
June 23 marks the anniversary of Brothers Burger where they bring back the prices in 1999 for two of their burgers. I love their Brothers Pounder so my boss and I went to Bonifacio High Street after a long day in Katipunan with a prospect to grab a burger.
We thought to ourselves: Who would be crazy enough to get a burger on a rainy Tuesday night at 8:30 PM? We were laughing that we would only be...
Did Apple Sell a Million iPhone 3G S This Weekend?... →
iPhone 3G S: 1,000,000
Palm Pre: 50,000
We have a winner!
Trouble in Cubicles: Book Review of 'I Hate... →
Must read for anyone working in a very large company. You know who you are.
Excerpt:
All you loyal foot soldiers of business who have endured the forced camaraderie of team-building exercises at corporate retreats, whose office shelves bulge with loose-leaf binders from long-forgotten management-training seminars, who have wearily committed to memory the latest makeover of the company’s...
Top 10 Management Lessons That You Can Learn on an... →
Iran's Disuputed Election in Pictures →
What sucks is that the only favorite Portuguese...
Garra Teaches Skills Each Man Should Know →
Garra, a Japanese skincare brand, has launched a video campaign teaching men the skills they need for life. They include:
Tie Necktie Skill
Wrap Muffler Skill
Ironing Skill
Party Magic Skill
Table Magic Skill
Shoeshine Skill
Pretty much what a guy needs to impress the ladies. =)
“To the extent that lawyers are simply churning out the same problems one after...”
– Philip K. Howard, a senior partner at Covington & Burling
Source: White and Case Offers a Study in Why and How Major Law Firms Are Shrinking
I could not agree more that lawyers are a big part of the problem even in the Philippines. It’s great to hear that law firms are diminishing in the...
John Gruber's Apple Worldwide Developer's... →
Bloody Touch Screen Phone
me: u called? i was on the other phone
singapore partner: sori, accidentally triggered call button. Bloody touch screen phne
WatchGQ: Project Upgrade: Business Casual
GQ’s videos are great.
So, what am I wearing on a casual Friday with meetings with the Philippine’s largest bank (by assets) and one of the top 5 insurance companies in the country?
Instead of a blue cotton shirt from GAP on the guy in the video, I’m wearing a purple/white pinstripe cotton shirt from GAP. Slim khakis from Banana Republic,...
Sites that Alienate Their Visitors
There are websites that don’t play nice with AdBlock Plus, the most popular plugin for blocking ads on Mozilla Firefox.
One of them is Yugatech (I’m not going to link to the site because it doesn’t deserve one). When you visit the website with AdBlock Plus turned on, you will find nothing. It seems that the site’s owner’s approach is “if you block my ads, you...
Charles Schultz's philosophy
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The following is the philosophy of Charles Schultz, the creator of the “Peanuts” comic strip. You don’t have to actually answer the questions. Just read this straight through, and you’ll get the point. 1. Name the five wealthiest people in the world. 2. Name the last five Heisman trophy winners. 3. Name the last five winners of the Miss America. 4. Name ten people who have won the...
Business Exchange - Career Change →
Great site by BusinessWeek. I’m not going after my next job, but it’s always good to keep yourself and your resume sharp.
Star Wars: The Old Republic Game Trailer →
I want a reboot of all the episodes after seeing this trailer. Must watch. ‘Nuff said.
