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Life

Anna Karenina

Nine hours of power shutdown on a weekend can drive one to boredom and idleness. Not with me though. I did what I’ve been putting off for a long time. One dreary Saturday, with no electricity at home, and wanting to do something worthwhile, I decided to read a book. I didn’t grab one from […]

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Personal Management

Quadrant II time management concept

It’s high time I should prioritize on using my precious 24 hours a day for some much needed Quadrant II activities. The Quadrant II concept is taken from the time management matrix of Stephen Covey’s bestseller book “First Things First”. It’s a guide to help us identify which of our daily activities matter most and […]

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Life

It’s OK to be rich

Most of us want to be rich. And, why not? How many of us felt guilty that we have this desire to be rich? Isn’t it that being rich has a negative connotation? Don’t we think rich people are selfish, materialistic, vain and all? Most people are sending mixed signals to the universe, as Bo […]

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Business

Shopping for books

When was the last time you flipped over the pages of a book, lost in a different world? For book lovers, they might reply with “yesterday” or “last weekend.” How about me? Hmmm… I haven’t been reading books lately, and I guess my answer would be “last month!” I sure hope I could go back […]

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Life

8 secrets for me

Cutie sis included Bo Sanchez’s latest book ‘8 Secrets of the Truly Rich’ among the stuff to be sent to where she is — in Prague that is. Thanks to Mariel and Mai-mai! I had to scour the malls for this much requested book only to find out there were no more copies in National […]

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Life

The ultimate gift

If you’re going to give a gift to somebody special or important, what would you give that person? Of course, we always say it is the thought that matters most when giving gifts and the person receiving it would always be glad to accept what is given particularly if it is something he/she likes. But […]

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Life Personal Management

Let’s go FISH! for life

(continued from yesterday’s post FISH! for life )  One lazy afternoon I just realized I wasn’t reading any book lately (thanks to blogging). So, I grabbed ‘FISH! for life’ from the shelf and began reading it. Yeah, the story is really so simple as my sister told me. It is none of those deeply written […]