References

For most people this may sound like kid’s stuff.  But mind you I have seen people misusing — usually interchanging — these seemingly common abbreviations.  And I’ll bet the house you cannot tell me on the fly what i.e. and e.g. stand for. I recently found a fun and easy way to remember the proper...
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It’s no secret that I am a big fan of Google.  I have already blogged about Google search tips and pointers at least a couple of times (see I Love Google and The Legend of Google), and I’ve personally referred to them as my personal Google Cheat Sheet.  But it is only now that...
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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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†image grabbed from www.urbandictionary.com DICTIONARIES are necessarily utilitarian by nature, some more so than others. †So when I find a dictionary that is truly utilitarian but at the same time immensely entertaining as well, I immediately buy it.
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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 WILL HARDLY pass for a Chef. †I do cook and I am quite good at it — I think. †Just don’t ask me to come up with the same recipe and expect exactly the same result as my first one. †That, my friends, is why I won’t pass for a chef. †
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† I AM A CERTIFIED NUT CASE when it comes to knots. I am not exactly an expert in knot tying but I have this compulsion (or should I say addiction?) to collect any reference material on knot tying that I come across. † My knot tying reference materials now include some Websites, You Tube videos,...
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† I KNOW what ‘first hand smoke’ is and I can clearly distinguish ’second hand smoke’ from it, but what the hell is ‘third hand smoke’?† Is there such a thing? Apparently there is.† And it is a cause for concern. Click here to find out more about the dangers of third hand smoke.
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I†CAME ACROSS this news article published by TeamAsia featuring Top Searched Terms of 2008 in the Philippines according to Google. † The facts presented in the article are very interesting indeed. †Here are some of them: Charice Pempenco and Arnel Pineda are the no. 1 and no. 2 fastest rising Pinoy celebrity searches, respectively.††Their You Tube...
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† †† HERE’S A HODGE-PODGE of figures and statistics from various research and survey groups†about the Internet’s penetration in the Philippines as of end of 2008: About 27% of PH population (roughly 24 million) have access to the Internet 99% of active Internet users say they watch video clips on the Internet a little over 90% read blogs 83% are...
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LAST JANUARY 7 I mentioned in my blog post the article written by Harvey S. Keh in the January 4 issue of Manila Bulletin. †In the same blog post I noted that I couldn’t yet find the online copy of the article which I was hoping I can add a link to so those...
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