My Bali Experience
I am a person who loves the mountains and nature in general. When my daughter invited me to go with her to Bali, Indonesia I never hesitated, I never has second thoughts. Besides, it was my birthday, so here I go.
She booked a hotel for two at GrandmasHotels.com @ Seminyak in Bali. Seminyak is located Southwest tip of Bali. The location of the hotel is great. Since breakfast is not included in our accommodation, we go out every morning for breakfast. WOW, it is not so difficult to look for restos which cook native Bali Food. Adding to the very sumptuous Bali meal, the price is so cheap and the taste is delicious.
From our hotel, it takes only 2 minutes to walk to the beach. Very convenient. You could smell the sea breeze which is very pristine though the waves are what every surfer loves. NO SWIMMING in these beaches. You can walk along the seashore wetting only half of your body. You can walk on the very fine sand with the very fresh air caressing your cheeks. After your 2 or 3 hour walk, you can walk back to your hotel, have a change and stroll along the rows and rows of restos where you can choose freshly cooked Bali delicacies. You could each much because your appetite was already activated by the sea breeze.
Shopping also is great. Owners of shops give you very steep prices if they see you are a foreigner. But an Indonesian friend of mine gave me the secret. If they give a price of IR150,000, offer to buy the item at IR75,000. If the owner won't agree, leave immediately. The owner then will call you and give the item at your price. This is the secret that we did and we were able to buy swimsuits which were priced at IR300,000 but we were able to get them at IR100,000. Quality of the items is very good.
My advice, go on vacation to Bali. Whether you are a sea lover or a mountain lover, you will definitely enjoy there and you will never regret it.
Sunday, November 18, 2012
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
My Bangkok Experience
My Bangkok Experience
Hijos y Hijas , Buenos dias a todos.
Just a week ago I visited Bangkok for the first time. I stayed there
for one whole week.
Well, having set up residence in Singapore for the past 3 years, I am
used to all Singaporeans
who can speak English, though others may not be very good, but at least
they can speak.
Upon arrival at Suvarnabhumi
International Airport in Thailand, I was amazed at the very huge
structure. Not only the building is huge, but also the giant image of their
king is also displayed in the entrance of their airport.
Before I booked my plane ticket
to Bangkok, I read some travellers account of their experiences while
they were in Thailand. I had known that taxi drivers do not know how to speak
English. An advice was given that if a visitor wants to go somewhere else, we
should ask a Thai who can speak English to write the address of your
destination in Thai, and that upon boarding the taxi, you have to give the
address written in Thai.
When I went out of the airport, I asked a counter girl to write for me
the address of my hotel, which she gladly did. And, I did as I was advised,
then I reached the hotel in good shape. Then I had my lunch at the hotel and my first experience of Thai
food with peppercorn on it and some
chili. Of course I was hungry, so I ate it. The after taste of the chili was
enormous, so I had to buy some fresh coconut juice on its shell and some ice cream. Whew! The
chili taste still remains until the evening.
My purpose of going to Thailand is to experience eating Thai food for
the entire week. So, After I had my rest at the hotel, I went out with the plan
to have dinner which is purely Thai menu. To my disappointment, when I talked
to the sales counter girl, she cannot talk in English, so I went instead to the
mall and had dinner at McDonalds. So
frustrating. I thought I would have the same food until I will leave Thailand.
The Riverboat Ride was very amazing as well as refreshing. With a whole
package worth 150 Baht, you can have the ride for the whole day and you can get
on and off in any chosen landing that you want to. With more than 30
landings available, the 150 Baht is
worth it for the whole day. In every landing you can roam around and visit the beautiful places
that Thailand has to offer. When you get tired of looking around, just go back
to the Boat Landing and wait for any boat that comes, and presto….on board the
boat again.
My best experience was having the Thai Herbal Massage at Dhara in Silom. The massage was heavenly
and very relaxing. After the massage, lots of Thai food (with English
translations) can be found along the streets of Silom. This is where I tasted
the very best Thai food ever. In the menu, you can choose whether you like to
put chili or not by just pointing at the drawing. The drawing
shows = 1 chili; 2 chili; 3 chili
up to the nth chili as long as you can take it. Also, the first time in my life I tasted the
Thai Chicken Curry with a little chili in it. As they said, it is delicious and
worth trying again.
Sawadee kap and Sawadee ka!
Thursday, March 22, 2012
THE INTERVIEW
Once there was an Arab who was interviewed in the US Embassy by a Consultant.
CONSULTANT: "What is your name?"
ARAB: "Abdul Aziz, Sir".
CONSULTANT: "Sex?"
ARAB: "Six to ten times a week".
CONSULTANT: "No, no, I mean Male or Female".
ARAB: "Both, Male & Female and sometimes even Camels"
CONSULTANT: "Holy Cow"
ARAB: "Yes, Cows and Dogs, too"
CONSULTANT: "Man, Isn't it Hostile?"
ARAB: "Horse Style, Dog Style, Any Style".
CONSULTANT: "Ohhh Dear"
ARAB: "Deer? Nope, they run too fast"
CONSULTANT: "What is your name?"
ARAB: "Abdul Aziz, Sir".
CONSULTANT: "Sex?"
ARAB: "Six to ten times a week".
CONSULTANT: "No, no, I mean Male or Female".
ARAB: "Both, Male & Female and sometimes even Camels"
CONSULTANT: "Holy Cow"
ARAB: "Yes, Cows and Dogs, too"
CONSULTANT: "Man, Isn't it Hostile?"
ARAB: "Horse Style, Dog Style, Any Style".
CONSULTANT: "Ohhh Dear"
ARAB: "Deer? Nope, they run too fast"
Managers in this very small country though they are very progressive and highly developed don't know how to treat their subordinates well. They thought they are PERFECT and never commit mistakes. They shout and raise their voices at their subordinates even with a very small mistake. This work I dedicate to all of you.
RIGHT.....YOU ARE THE BOSS
by: Ophelle
Your subordinates are happy to serve you,
but you need to respect them.
TREAT them with DIGNITY. They are also
HUMAN BEINGS, like you.
Would you like somebody to be SHOUTING at
you when you commit a very minute mistake?
SHOUTING or RAISING YOUR VOICE won't let
you get what you wanted done.
Yes, you are the BOSS and you need to be
RESPECTED. But, RESPECT is earned, not forcibly
asked.
Ask yourself...... AM I A GOOD BOSS? If you are,
then SHOW RESPECT to your subordinates and
YOU WILL EARN THEIR RESPECT even if they quit
to be your colleagues.
RIGHT.....YOU ARE THE BOSS
by: Ophelle
Your subordinates are happy to serve you,
but you need to respect them.
TREAT them with DIGNITY. They are also
HUMAN BEINGS, like you.
Would you like somebody to be SHOUTING at
you when you commit a very minute mistake?
SHOUTING or RAISING YOUR VOICE won't let
you get what you wanted done.
Yes, you are the BOSS and you need to be
RESPECTED. But, RESPECT is earned, not forcibly
asked.
Ask yourself...... AM I A GOOD BOSS? If you are,
then SHOW RESPECT to your subordinates and
YOU WILL EARN THEIR RESPECT even if they quit
to be your colleagues.
Saturday, June 11, 2011
For The Love of Spaghetti
Everytime we have a celebration spaghetti is never absent. Although this is not an original Filipino food yet, we seem to adapt to its taste and our pallet love it. For me, I love spaghetti especially when lots of parmesan cheese are sprinkled on top then mixed to the all al dente cooked spaghetti.
Yesterday, I tasted the best spaghetti in my whole life. My daughter and me were on our way to Singapore Zoo. When in Singapore the best way to experience the life here is to take the public transport and that was what we did. Since we live around Boon Lay, we took the MRT from Boon Lay Station and changed trains at Raffles to Ang Mo Kio. Upon arriving Ang Mo Kio you have to take Bus 138 going to Singapore Zoo.
It was nice to note that going to the berth of Bus 138 is inside the Ang Mo Kio Mall.
Before boarding the bus, we saw this MY DESERT HOUSE in Basement 1 just very near the escalator. Since it was already 11 AM we decided to have brunch. We tried their Spaghetti Black Pepper Chicken and Spaghetti Juicy Tomato. Wow, it was served very hot and steaming. On my first bite.....mmmmmm....delicioso and the price is affordable plus the serving is just enough for one person to finish. This is the best tasting spaghetti I have eaten. I will surely go back there.
So, when you too would by-chance pass by Ang Mo Kio Mall where the Bus Interchange is located , try visiting MY DESERT HOUSE.
Yesterday, I tasted the best spaghetti in my whole life. My daughter and me were on our way to Singapore Zoo. When in Singapore the best way to experience the life here is to take the public transport and that was what we did. Since we live around Boon Lay, we took the MRT from Boon Lay Station and changed trains at Raffles to Ang Mo Kio. Upon arriving Ang Mo Kio you have to take Bus 138 going to Singapore Zoo.
It was nice to note that going to the berth of Bus 138 is inside the Ang Mo Kio Mall.
Before boarding the bus, we saw this MY DESERT HOUSE in Basement 1 just very near the escalator. Since it was already 11 AM we decided to have brunch. We tried their Spaghetti Black Pepper Chicken and Spaghetti Juicy Tomato. Wow, it was served very hot and steaming. On my first bite.....mmmmmm....delicioso and the price is affordable plus the serving is just enough for one person to finish. This is the best tasting spaghetti I have eaten. I will surely go back there.
So, when you too would by-chance pass by Ang Mo Kio Mall where the Bus Interchange is located , try visiting MY DESERT HOUSE.
Friday, August 20, 2010
Directing Your Own Learning
"I am the captain of my soul. I am the master of my fate". This is a very striking line from a famous literary work "Faustus" which was written by an author whose name I forgot now.
Each of us dream of becoming a successful individual. But dreaming alone will not make you realize that dream. One must work on attaining that dream, because you alone can make it be realized.
Be the master of your fate. Steer your life to success. if you want to be a successful student, then you have to learn to study effectively. Learn the techniques and develop proper study habits. Read on topics that are related to your subjects. Do not limit yourself.
If you want to be a successful manager, don't just sit there and wait till somebody teaches you how to become one. You will never become one if you entrust your own development to other people. Learning is very effective when you do it yourself and when you do it hands on.
There are a lot of ways wherein people will learn. One may learn by just merely listening. But nowadays, listening is a forgotten skill. One may learn also through reading. The one thing with reading is that we sometimes get bored. But self- discipline is the key in order to absorb what you are reading.
Success on the job can never be attained if you don't program it. Sweet success could never be attained if you have not experienced failures. Failure, they said, are stepping stones to success. No matter how many talents or credentials one has brought to their careers at the beginning, you won't remain successful in an organization, unless you continuously refine your skills.
One has to find ways to quickly become knowledgeable about everything. From technologies which are fast changing to new paradigms of teaching. Never wait for a packaged learning especially designed for you, because if you would do so, you would be left behind.
It is not easy to become a self-directed learner. Though most of us have spent many years as students, we have very limited capabilities as learners. The traditional approaches to learning usually focus on a teacher-centered style and a reactive structure. This results to maintenance learning. This means that we acquire the prescribed tasks for dealing with predictable situations.
Renowned author and futurist Alvin Toffler said that the curriculum of our society is similar in terms of three "hidden agenda". These are punctuality, obedience and repetitive work. These three encourages standardization and limits innovation. These are not the kind of skills that the present or future is all about. Then, we may be asked, "how must one learn differently?". This is the learning dilemma of adults.
As adults, each one is faced with the same limitations. They have spent a lifetime of internalizing the rules of parents, teachers, and religious institutions. Then, because of these, it is assumed that by the time one becomes an adult, they know the answers.
Each of us dream of becoming a successful individual. But dreaming alone will not make you realize that dream. One must work on attaining that dream, because you alone can make it be realized.
Be the master of your fate. Steer your life to success. if you want to be a successful student, then you have to learn to study effectively. Learn the techniques and develop proper study habits. Read on topics that are related to your subjects. Do not limit yourself.
If you want to be a successful manager, don't just sit there and wait till somebody teaches you how to become one. You will never become one if you entrust your own development to other people. Learning is very effective when you do it yourself and when you do it hands on.
There are a lot of ways wherein people will learn. One may learn by just merely listening. But nowadays, listening is a forgotten skill. One may learn also through reading. The one thing with reading is that we sometimes get bored. But self- discipline is the key in order to absorb what you are reading.
Success on the job can never be attained if you don't program it. Sweet success could never be attained if you have not experienced failures. Failure, they said, are stepping stones to success. No matter how many talents or credentials one has brought to their careers at the beginning, you won't remain successful in an organization, unless you continuously refine your skills.
One has to find ways to quickly become knowledgeable about everything. From technologies which are fast changing to new paradigms of teaching. Never wait for a packaged learning especially designed for you, because if you would do so, you would be left behind.
It is not easy to become a self-directed learner. Though most of us have spent many years as students, we have very limited capabilities as learners. The traditional approaches to learning usually focus on a teacher-centered style and a reactive structure. This results to maintenance learning. This means that we acquire the prescribed tasks for dealing with predictable situations.
Renowned author and futurist Alvin Toffler said that the curriculum of our society is similar in terms of three "hidden agenda". These are punctuality, obedience and repetitive work. These three encourages standardization and limits innovation. These are not the kind of skills that the present or future is all about. Then, we may be asked, "how must one learn differently?". This is the learning dilemma of adults.
As adults, each one is faced with the same limitations. They have spent a lifetime of internalizing the rules of parents, teachers, and religious institutions. Then, because of these, it is assumed that by the time one becomes an adult, they know the answers.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
The CUSTOMER
For those who are in business, the most critical factor in making a profit is THE CUSTOMER.
WHY?
THE CUSTOMER is never obliged to buy products or services from you. He will do so only if he wants you. THEY ARE YOUR REVENUES.
THE CUSTOMER has the power and the freedom to choose: WHETHER TO BUY FROM YOU OR NOT.
THE CUSTOMER is the final judge whether you become the number one company in the Philippines or in the World in terms of sale and preference.
It is THE CUSTOMER who determines whether you make a profit or loss. Whether you grow or stagnate, whether you survive or disappear.
It is at this time of crisis where bankers are in no mood to help businesses, only THE CUSTOMER can ensure your survival.
Without THE CUSTOMER you would have no outlets and offices, no business, no jobs.
It is THE CUSTOMER who is the source your existence and the reason for your existence.
In THE CUSTOMER'S continued satisfaction lies your prosperity.
So, for all those who have businesses, THE CUSTOMER IS YOUR LIFE.
WHY?
- Because THE CUSTOMER is the most important person to the business and to its employees.
- Because it is THE CUSTOMER who provides roof on your heads, clothes on your bodies and food for your stomach.
- Because it is THE CUSTOMER who provides disposable diapers and milk for your babies.
- Because it is THE CUSTOMER who pays for the tuition fees of your children in school.
- In fact, it is THE CUSTOMER who pays for everything material that you have.
THE CUSTOMER is never obliged to buy products or services from you. He will do so only if he wants you. THEY ARE YOUR REVENUES.
THE CUSTOMER has the power and the freedom to choose: WHETHER TO BUY FROM YOU OR NOT.
THE CUSTOMER is the final judge whether you become the number one company in the Philippines or in the World in terms of sale and preference.
It is THE CUSTOMER who determines whether you make a profit or loss. Whether you grow or stagnate, whether you survive or disappear.
It is at this time of crisis where bankers are in no mood to help businesses, only THE CUSTOMER can ensure your survival.
Without THE CUSTOMER you would have no outlets and offices, no business, no jobs.
It is THE CUSTOMER who is the source your existence and the reason for your existence.
In THE CUSTOMER'S continued satisfaction lies your prosperity.
So, for all those who have businesses, THE CUSTOMER IS YOUR LIFE.
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