I just arrived yesterday here in Jersey.  I called it Mission Impossible because I am trying to do something which I have really no clear idea how to accomplish.  So basically, this visit is a mixture of a sojourn or a visit to my old friends and seeing old places where I used to live.  [...]

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Warning: Explicit Nagging and Ranting may be found in this posting.
I would be a hypocrite to admit that I am all happy happy joy joy during these days.  But the truth is, I may be experiencing some sort of reverse culture shock.  In a way, I am quite shocked to realize that I have not [...]

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Today, after months of rehearsing it over and over in my mind I finally have the guts to resign from my job. After all, it’s inevitable. I told first the HR and then my manager. We just interviewed someone yesterday and today after hearing from them that they are ready to hire [...]

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From the beginning, I have talked about our business plans here as one of the main purpose for going back to the Philippines.
Starting a business is complicated enough, and being in business with a family member such as a spouse could make things a bit more sensitive. We need to clearly define the division [...]

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One thing in life that I have observed is that most people do is follow where the money is. They study for a certain course or pursue a certain profession because they think that it is where the money is. I think this mentality is common in our culture. Just look at [...]

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Just a few minutes ago (around 9:00), our doorbell buzzed and I heard the man say bloemen. I thought he made a mistake and told him he might be looking for the wrong person and asked him who it was for. It sounded like my name but still I had doubts [...]

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Last Wednesday, I went to Leiden for an interview with the startup that tempted me. The guy who interviewed me was the Chief Technology Officer and it was a nice surprise that he was an American guy who came from New York City. So basically, it was a free-flowing conversation and he [...]

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They say that women can be fickle-minded sometimes and hard to figure out. I didn’t know that this would apply to me today. This sort of idea of going to the Philippines is still getting fuzzy again in my head — at least when it would take place.
Out of frustration from my job. [...]

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From the movie Office Space:

Peter Gibbons: What would you do if you had a million dollars?
Lawrence: I’ll tell you what I’d do, man: two chicks at the same time, man.
Peter Gibbons: That’s it? If you had a million dollars, you’d do two chicks at the same time?
Lawrence: Damn straight. I always wanted to do that, [...]

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