I was able to visit the Food and Drinks Expo 2010 held at the World Trade Center at the corner of Gil Puyat and Roxas Blvd. I am glad I went to this event. At first I wasn’t really sure what I would see there since it was my first time to attend one. So [...]
Food and Drinks Expo 2010: A Hundred and One ways to Sell Siomai
September 7th, 2010 · 4 Comments
Tags: business · Discoveries · Making Money
Opening Day
March 16th, 2009 · No Comments
Today is the first day of work for our Philippine team. Unfortunately, the desks and internet were still not yet available so temporarily we are now using the office of our local partner close by. The chairs and the PC’s had to be moved from the new office. During the weekend, one of our team [...]
Tags: business · Milestones
Wanted: Office Space
February 8th, 2009 · 2 Comments
MrC is on the verge of closing a new contract with his clients. With this contract, we would be using three web developers. We eagerly anticipate the outcome of the talks in the Netherlands with the client. As of now, they are evaluating the offer. This new project for the same client will somewhat be [...]
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Possible risks
April 22nd, 2008 · 1 Comment
Now, I realize how much this plan depends on one major factor: MrC’s client. Today, MrC met with his big client who will be our first customer in order to discuss with them our plans of providing outsourcing from the Philippines. They told him that they are thinking of outsourcing but what they are not [...]
Tags: Milestones
Mixed Feelings
April 19th, 2008 · 6 Comments
This week, I had experienced a mixture of emotions about my life here in the Netherlands and our plans to go back to the Philippines. The past few weeks I have realized that I have been fortunate or blessed to have such a remarkable group of colleagues at work. The company responded well to my [...]
