Category Archives: Lists

Television’s Filthy Rich & Famous

Posted on February 23, 2011 by bong

I remember clipping this sometime in the last five or four months of 2010.  It’s from a feature story of a major daily (I think it is the Manila Bulletin). I find the figures mind-blowing!

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Top 10 Strangest Animal Behaviors (from TopTenz.net)

Posted on December 3, 2010 by bong

I find this fascinating. Top 10 Strangest Animal Behaviors | Top 10 Lists | TopTenz.net. See more fascinating “Top 10″ lists in TopTenz.net

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Emergency Car Kit Checklist. Seriously.

Posted on February 9, 2010 by bong

I thought I am just being OC (obsessive-compulsive) because I have the compulsion to stock on stuff in my car — ropes (the knot-tying kind), duck tape, masking tape, double-sided tape, an ice-pick, a sewing kit, alcohol, baby wipes, all … Continue reading →

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Warren Buffett Wisdom – 2nd of 2 parts

Posted on January 20, 2010 by bong

This now completes my commitment — to readers of A Wonderful Blog as well as to myself — to transcribe and post all 125 Warren Buffett aphorisms from the book, The Tao of Warren Buffet. †This is the 2nd and … Continue reading →

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The Wisdom of Warren Buffett, first of 2 parts

Posted on January 7, 2010 by bong

I finished reading, ìThe Tao of Warren Buffett,î shortly before Christmas.† I loved it.† I actually regret not having read it much earlier.† I take consolation in one of Buffettís more popular advice:† itís never too late to start.† I … Continue reading →

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Some pretty good — and tasty — ideas

Posted on October 16, 2009 by bong

I found a copy of the article, “50 Ways to Never Waste Food Again, ” in my e-mail inbox. †I am re-posting parts of it here verbatim for my own future reference. †If you wish to view the complete article, … Continue reading →

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Shame List: ‘like thieves in the night’

Posted on June 9, 2009 by bong

† † † LOVE ‘em, or hate ‘em. †Here they are. †The 172 CONGRESSMEN WHO APPROVED THE CON-ASS, in alphabetical order. I am dismayed, although I can’t really say I am surprised, that two of our congressmen in my home … Continue reading →

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10 simple principles for effective meetings

Posted on June 1, 2009 by bong

I COPIED this right out of a wall inside the Philips Electronics and Lighting office in Makati. Have a CLEAR AGENDA explaining the objective of the meeting. Identify a CHAIR PERSON for every meeting. Only INVITE PEOPLE with a clear … Continue reading →

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Most Admired

Posted on March 7, 2009 by bong

I AM PLEASED to see two of the global companies that I admire most — Google and Apple — in the 2009 List of Most Admired Companies according to a FORTUNE Magazine survey.† In fact, both of them are in … Continue reading →

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Works by William Shakespeare

Posted on August 7, 2008 by bong

SOME TIME EARLY this year I made a major departure from my usual menu of books when I found this little gem of a book entitled Creative Lives series: William Shakespeare by Haydn Middleton (Heinemann Library). I have not read … Continue reading →

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