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Personal Management

Are you suffering from Facebookery and Twitteritis?

If you’re addicted to two of the most popular social networking sites today, i.e. Facebook and Twitter, then you’ve probably smiled and silently screamed “Guilty!” at the title above. I got those fancy terms from a Yahoo! Music advertisement offering a solution for those obsessed with these two most popular social networking sites. So, am […]

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Life

International shipment of used appliances

Ever tried shipping electronic appliances to another country? That’s what my big sis did with her old 21” TV which she sent from Thailand to the Philippines via DHL jumbo box AKA balikbayan box. I thought it was not possible when she told me she will be shipping it along with her other stuff, but […]

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Personal Management

Waging the war against online distractions

Isn’t this the usual scenario at work? You’re there in front of your computer, so focused on the task at hand when suddenly you get an email alert. And like what most of us would do, you just can’t fight the urge to check that new mail, only to open some forwarded chain letter, a […]

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Home and Living

Pest attack!

Last week I was motivated to do a bit of cleaning at home to extend my working space. I started clearing my other desk as I was planning to make it as an extra table for use by whoever will assist me in my tasks. So, I began cleaning and clearing up the shelves and […]

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Blogging

For those who are new to website building and blogging

A friend, who’s a newbie to websites and blogging, asked for help regarding his plans of creating his own personal website. He’s an architect and wants to have a site where he can express his interests in design and music. He would like his site to be a venue for online ventures as well. Just […]

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Life

Composing songs from the subconscious mind, anyone?

Have you ever experienced waking up to music playing on your head, one that you haven’t heard before? This is what I have oftentimes experienced, and these unique songs are not the same. I would wake up to such strange melodies and lyrics, and as intense as they appear in my dreams and upon waking […]

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Business

Change management

We used to provide computer training as a family business when we were still based in another province. Whenever I think about our computer business strategies such as upgrading our equipment or hiring additional employees, I realize we could have offered more for our clients. While our main focus was on providing computer seminars for […]