The Naked Mind

I don't have much to say. I'm just an hour away from going home. Anyways, I would like to share with you a good quotation. "When the heart grieves over what is has lost, the spirit rejoices over what it has left." -Sufi Epigram ------------------------------ Reference: http://quotations.about.com/od/sadquotes/a/heartbreak4.htm

The speech below is long but a must-read for all Filipinos!!! Here is the speech that Mr. John Gokongwei delivered at the 20th AdCongress last November 21, 2007.. Before I begin, I want to say please bear with me, an 81-year-old man who just flew in from San Francisco 36 hours ago and is still suffering from jet lag. However, I hope I will be able to say what you want to hear… Ladies and gentlemen, good evening. Thank you very much for having me here tonight to open the Ad Congress. I know how important this event is for our marketing and advertising colleagues. My people get very excited and go into a panic, every other year, at this time. I would like to talk about my life, entrepreneurship, and globalization. I would like to talk about how we can become a great nation. You may wonder how one is connected to the other, but I promise that, as there is truth in advertising, the connection will come. Let me begin with a story I have told many times. My own. I was born to a rich Chinese-...

Newly registered nurses in the Philippines are required (or preferred) to undergo IV (intravenous) Training. For experienced nurses, they still require refresher courses and renewal of their IVT License. Philippine Heart Center is one of the premier and prestigious government hospitals that offers an in-depth IV trainings for health professionals. Indeed, thousands of newly registered nurses wish to enroll on the said training and acquire the best knowledge they can get from the well-respected institution. I first heard of their trainings last January of this year. I am one of the thousands of aspirants who go there and fall in line at around 5 in the morning, the day before the registration. I thought my arrival time is a guaranteed in for the limited slots they are offering. Unfortunately, i was the 120th person in line. And the disappointing part is, they only got 30 from us since they offer limited slots with "first come first serve" basis. A month has gone by and a frien...