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 sorts of medicines, and hundreds of other odds and ends.
Turns out I am just...
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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 last installment, the first one having been posted last January 7.
Again, I have posted...
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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 just hope I have the heart to get started in applying Buffettís investing wisdom...
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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, click here.
Here’s a sample…
Donít toss those trimmed ends from onions, carrots, celery, or...
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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 province of Isabela — Rodolfo Albano III, 1st district and Edwin Uy, 2nd district — are on the...
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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 role (e.g., experts, decision makers)
Send a PRE- READ 2 days in advance and ask attendees to prepare.
Start...
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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 the Top 10, with Apple at the NO. 1 spot and Google at NO....
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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 any of Shakespeare’s work yet, ever. Some people may find this revelation shocking...
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