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 [...]

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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 that guy I [...]

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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 how many people [...]

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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 so I asked my [...]

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