Ang Kape Ni LaTtEX

Earlier this year a lot of us received forwarded images of a Ferrari F430 on fire. It was later posted as a video by a guy who’s part of the Ferrari’s convoy: While seeing a car burn to the ground is shocking enough for most people, a Ferrari F430 is worth a staggering 12 million [...]

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Carlos Celdran‘s latest post on the Desperate Housewive’s issue (which comically morphed into the “Cory Aquino as ‘slut’” issue) led me to the news of how five Filipino nurses saved a man whose arm was bitten off by an alligator in South Carolina. The man, who was snorkeling in a lake adjacent to where the [...]

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Have you ever been fired because of boredom? I have, and I’m not proud of it, and that’s a story that I’d talk about some other day. But I can relate with these Japanese guys who have been reprimanded for contributing to Gundam’s wikipedia entry. 260 times. Using the Japanese ministry of agriculture’s computers. Reminds [...]

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When I first wrote Dreams of a Career Shift I remember seeing some TV clips regarding that very same topic — specifically about the 1 year A320 certification crash course given by the Clark Aviation School. It’s only recently that I’ve found a similar clip, albeit not precisely the one I got to see:

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I’ve been a member of the Pwede Na! Complete Pinoy Guide to Personal Finance Yahoogroup since 2004, ever since I’ve bought the book, but I rarely join the discussions there. However, an email sent by a member of the group containing yet another analysis of the country’s problems caught my ire, which started a fiery [...]

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My wife came across a press-release by a company named Pearson VUE stating that The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN®) authorized Pearson VUE to expand testing availability for the NCLEX® examination to Manila, the capital of the Philippines. Exam delivery begins at the Pearson VUE-owned and -operated Pearson Professional Center in Manila [...]

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Ever considered dumping your current career for something you’ve always dreamed of? I think a lot of people who would either jump at an opportunity to join showbiz, or start a business, if only they had the means and the guts (not to mention the talent) to do so. But we all know that these [...]

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My wife and I had a chat with an acquaintance who works as a human resources officer in a call center. Over a few drinks last night she was telling us about the expriences she had over working in call centers, as well as some issues and open secrets of the call center world. One [...]

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The death of May Leong spawned a very long comment thread on her last blog entry, which reveals the complications of living and working in Singapore. The issue starts with a comment that asserts that “the problem is with herself (May Leong)”: Pardon me, but i think the problem lies with herself. Her emphasis on [...]

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May Leong only wanted to be able to earn enough money to bring her mother on a trip abroad, but her work literally killed her. Although the official cause of death has yet to be ascertained, her family members believe she died from pulmonary embolism caused by deep vein thrombosis. Two weeks before her death, [...]

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