Good / Bad Email =
1
----------------Response Time + length of email
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Friday, April 25, 2008
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Flame On!
The whole flame carrying ceremony is absurd no?
Several key points as to why:
1. A man / woman lights a modern looking silver stick that apparently is resistant to extreme weather, is designed with a grip, and bears no resemblance to a torch besides its name.
2. The torch is trekked through several countries where heavy security is required to simply keep it burning. We are spending millions of tax dollars to keep fire alive. If this fire had the ability to cure cancer, or cause world peace, than sure, its fair. But for gods sake, its fire.
3. The IOC refuses to change the course of the path simply to signify that they are true to their principles. And what kind of principles are these? It is out of stubbornness that they are literally putting the voluntary runners in the path of danger.
4. The torch is going through Tibet. Now that, is a really dumb idea.
Saturday, March 22, 2008
Slow reply to emails
I remember when I made a New Year's resolution last year to instantly reply to emails. No matter how big or small, how important or trivial the issue, I will try reply as soon as possible.
Put my ego aside, don't keep your friend / family waiting, and leave it up to the other end to respond whenever they feel like. This way, you would be considered as accountable. This way, no time is lost to ambiguity in situations.
But now it is getting more difficult. My poor ability in time management is causing me to reply at the rate of once a month. That's really pathetic seeing that it should only take 10 minutes to type something up. All it takes is 10 minutes to keep a solid friendship alive, regardless of whether they are in the same country or not. You never know when you could have gained an important relationship, but at least you know you tried. And all it takes is to reply instantly to emails.
It can be due to work. Where all we do is type emails, and the last thing we want to do in our spare time is type some more. But this is the means of communications in the most articulate and thought out manner. I just have to get used to it.
Put my ego aside, don't keep your friend / family waiting, and leave it up to the other end to respond whenever they feel like. This way, you would be considered as accountable. This way, no time is lost to ambiguity in situations.
But now it is getting more difficult. My poor ability in time management is causing me to reply at the rate of once a month. That's really pathetic seeing that it should only take 10 minutes to type something up. All it takes is 10 minutes to keep a solid friendship alive, regardless of whether they are in the same country or not. You never know when you could have gained an important relationship, but at least you know you tried. And all it takes is to reply instantly to emails.
It can be due to work. Where all we do is type emails, and the last thing we want to do in our spare time is type some more. But this is the means of communications in the most articulate and thought out manner. I just have to get used to it.
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Elevator Awkwardness
The building where I work at. Their elevators. It's ALWAYS full. It ALWAYS contains at least 1 person from my company. It is entirely encased by mirrors (with the exception of the floor).
It is at this arena where it puts both your confidence and small talk skills to the ultimate test.
Seeing that I am new, there is very little material to work with. Plus the fact that they cram the elevators at its fullest capacity, you are pressed against one another in a very intimate setting. If you turn away, you can still see them through one of five reflective mirrors in the elevator. I hope I will soon grow numb to this incredibly uncomfortable ritual.
It is at this arena where it puts both your confidence and small talk skills to the ultimate test.
Seeing that I am new, there is very little material to work with. Plus the fact that they cram the elevators at its fullest capacity, you are pressed against one another in a very intimate setting. If you turn away, you can still see them through one of five reflective mirrors in the elevator. I hope I will soon grow numb to this incredibly uncomfortable ritual.
So I found it!
At this stage, the feeling of excitement is gone. But anyways, here it goes.... I found a job.
Yep. A WPP owned company called Maxx Marketing. Besides the name, I do find the company pretty damn cool. Seriously, does Maxx really need that extra "x"?
You see, they are an advertising agency, but rather than communicating through the medium of print or television, they use products. Spongebob toys, KFC giveaways, Kellogg's box inserts are all from us. And I proudly say "us".
Only now I am more skeptical, more serious, and more worried. Could it be another Fluid? For one, there is REAL clients that are actually educated. I have a boss that doesn't yell profanity over minor issues. They have an HR department. They have experienced professionals that is older than 40.
Good, I think I'm on the right track.
Yep. A WPP owned company called Maxx Marketing. Besides the name, I do find the company pretty damn cool. Seriously, does Maxx really need that extra "x"?
You see, they are an advertising agency, but rather than communicating through the medium of print or television, they use products. Spongebob toys, KFC giveaways, Kellogg's box inserts are all from us. And I proudly say "us".
Only now I am more skeptical, more serious, and more worried. Could it be another Fluid? For one, there is REAL clients that are actually educated. I have a boss that doesn't yell profanity over minor issues. They have an HR department. They have experienced professionals that is older than 40.
Good, I think I'm on the right track.
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Jay Walker
When walking in a group of more than 2, it should be deemed as appropriate jaywalking etiquette to confirm the comfort level of jaywalking amongst your peers. Otherwise, there will be a disconnect in understanding.
When alone, it is certainly much easier to jaywalk whenever you wanted because there is no dialog to maintain. Things get more complicated when in a group setting, one freezes while others dash. Conversations get broken, others are called out as pussies, few get hit by cars, it all gets really messy if no prior understanding is established.
When alone, it is certainly much easier to jaywalk whenever you wanted because there is no dialog to maintain. Things get more complicated when in a group setting, one freezes while others dash. Conversations get broken, others are called out as pussies, few get hit by cars, it all gets really messy if no prior understanding is established.
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