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The most number of laptops that are running and being used by the attendees in one single meeting.

So far.

I Hate the World Today

Wentworth Miller Goes Public with His Gay Boyfriend

The article says they've been going out since June. The other guy is "Scotty" the boyfriend of "Kevin" in Brothers & Sisters. Wentworth have been denying news that he's gay, saying he's just busy with tapings and all. And now this!

I hate the world today.


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How Google Earth gets Updated

Ever wondered how google updates google earth images? Or even how they started in the first place?

Maybe this could help.



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Reading is still a Project - even at work.

I didn't think reading can still be a project even after high school when book reports were requirements to get a final grade.

So what exactly am I talking about?

It's the LSOP elevation thing where my department and another one we call CSD embark on reviewing just about 200 local SOPs (LSOPs) developed by colleagues that are either still here or not. These LSOPs come from different properties/branches and from different departments. Just imagine the bulk of the reading material! Eeeek!

Aside from reading them, we have to literally review them one by one and sort them out according to a set of criteria to be able to come up with a list of all the LSOPs that we shall be recommending to be elevated to SOP status. Which means, in normal human language, that once these local SOPs are made into SOPs, they can be implemented or required to be implemented universally or to all properties/branches. Did you understand anything there? lol!

As a backgrounder, so you all won't be too confused about the terms,

An LSOP or Local Standard Operating Procedure is a set of procedures developed by a particular authority, which can be a supervisor or the department head him/herself, submitted for approval, and once approved, can only be implemented or is just applicable to their own branch, and not to the other geographical branches. For example, one Finance LSOP created by the Finance Controller of the Manila Branch is only applicable to the Manila Branch.

On the other hand, an SOP or Standard Operating Procedure, is of course mandatory and applicable to all branches, regardless of location or authorship.

How will our Baby Look Like?

Don't get me wrong, I'm not yet pregnant, at least that's what I know.  :)

I was lurking in facebook when I saw someone else try to predict her friend's baby's future face. And.... As curious as anyone can be, I tried it out. Entered this address on my browser, http://www.morphthing.com, registered and just followed instructions.

And according to morphthing, here's how our offspring may look like:

And he/she has blue eyes.

;)


ps:
Ate Jovie's is officially, pregnant! yay!  Congratulations Ate Jovie, and EJ, you're really gonna be called Ate EJ already!  :)  Because last Christmas Ej was actually "forcing" me that I she wants to change her name into Christine Elealeh Joy, and that her nickname should be ATE Christine. lol! At least the "Ate" part came true...  ;)

Doing 5S, I mean 6S, to my Office

I have been invited several times by our human resources department to join this 5S Housekeeping traning session and I have never been interested.


Until, I finally awoke to the fact that my desk looked like hell, and I couldn't find a paper clip amidst all the clutter. I had too many papers lying around, too many teeny weeny thingies jumping around my laptop, which practically took over the center of my desk. Don't get me wrong, my desk isn't small, and my laptop isn't too big. It's just that I have too much stuff ON my desk which I practically don't use every single minute of the day.


So I decided to search the net for this 5S thing, and a twitter friend, @OlinTaha pointed out that it's now 6. And voila, after searching more, it really was 6!

Implementing the 6S Rules.

1. SORT. After looking around and noticing this 2 big piles of paper, I decided to sort it all out. What to take note of:
•  Company's retention policy on documents - this will help you decide which ones you need for reference and which ones you can throw away.
• What I need everyday - the documents/forms I need for my work everyday.
• Those that need immediate attention - very self explanatory, right?
• Pending items - reports, forms and others that need attention too or those that were just set aside for the time being because you prioritized.
• Trash bin/shredder - you need one near you so you can just immediately and painlessly toss your unnecessary clutter into these useful things.
2. STRAIGHTEN OUT / SET IN ORDER. Once you've sorted out which ones are still needed and you've actually finally thrown away that 2007 budget proposal, you can now start to set order on your office.
• Set aside a "personal" space for your things like your pens, stapler, planner, binders, telephone, and even your mug.
• Just like any other space, try to maintain each one, do not let something get out of its "personal" space because once this happens, then it's not gonna be so orderly anymore.
• Add or put labels on folders, binders, containers, etc. A basic organizing skill, this also helps you identify the contents of a huge binder without creating chaos on your desk.
• Compartmentalize your bulletin/cork board. If you're like me and you have your own cork board in your office, go ahead and straighten things out. Separate personal notes and tacks from those work related. You can use adhesive tapes or colored pins to separate these compartments for easy reference.
• Again, be creative! Use colored papers, post-its or even colored adhesive tapes to set those "personal" spaces or labels. The more involved you get, the more importance you'd give to this order you have finally created.
3. SHINE / SWEEP. Since we're already organizing things and whatnot, why not go a step further and not wait for the cleaning guy? Wipe the surfaces of your desk, the filing cabinet, chairs, side tables, counter tops and even the printer. You can always do this just once in a while, let's say once a week, just to start things going. The cleaner it is, the more at ease you'd feel toward your workspace.
4. STANDARDIZE. I actually do not have the solid idea on how to implement this to my desk/office, but I think this can be related to being organized. By setting a "standard" on how to handle things, like using neatly cut scratch papers for little notes or phone call inquiries and tiny reminders, you can lessen the chances of losing that important telephone number you scribbled "somewhere" when your superior started yelling. Or, just continue following your company standards or policies. I think that'll help a lot.
5. SUSTAIN. Don't procrastinate! If you need to yell at yourself and risk looking like a dimwit to anyone who'd accidentally see you talking to yourself, do it! Do not put off doing something if you can finish it today. This also goes with your organizing and cleaning up. If you can put that file neatly into that blue-colored folder, go ahead. Make your day. *lol! so cheesy...*
6. SAFETY. And because you are already starting to be a neat-freak, you'd notice that you'll take extra steps in cleaning up or straightening out without even realizing that you have just added a safety feature to your everyday things, like making sure that the wires are neatly tuck and are not sticking out to snag someone's foot, or that you have kept that big metal scissors from the hands of a disorganized and stressed workmate, or simply reducing the risk of being smothered with smoking hot brewed coffee by simply clearing out that space away from your telephone.

Isn't that easy?



source:
5S in the Office

Don't Ride the Plane Today, or Ever!

Wag ka nalang munang sumakay sa Cebu Pacific.
Baka pababain ka.

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Bastusan

O ayan neng, bastusan ang show.. Maglandian ba naman kasi eh?

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Names beside their respective profile pics are, I think, real. You can even search them out in facebook.


Note: This is an offbeat post written in Filipino. 
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Robert Kiyosaki's Cashflow 101, 102

Tom and I have been spending a rather sizable chunk of our free time playing Cashflow 202. We have both Cashflow 101 and 202, but I'm speaking for the both of us when I say I like 202 better. It's more "challenging".

You can see Tom's evident like of the game since he refers to commonplace expenses such as taxi fare, green mangoes, movies, and even an ice cream stick as "Doodads".

Anyway, did you know that there's also a website called Rich Woman? It's more tailored for women and our needs. To visit the site, go to www.richwoman.com.



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My TOP 6 Posts for November!

Yay!

I'm so glad to have a feedburner account - I can see how my posts are doing! And to let you all know, here are my TOP 6 posts for the first week of November....

Facebook Maintenance Conspiracy Theory

Dakota Fanning Being Normal

Farmville Friend Fertilizers Dairy Farm

First Online Grocery in Cebu City - BILIVERY.COM

Mariah Carey - A Big Girl Now

Internal Auditing means Using Your Brain

There are more posts, so feel free to roam around...  ^.^


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Need Viagra? Just ask your partner to FART!

As crazy as it may sound, I know a family who would totally be amused at this new research thing... *ehem*

Anyway, blogs around the net has started abuzz regarding this new "discovery" - hydrogen sulfide in flatulence can help out a male having a bit of difficulty having an erection (really?) to actually have one, without shelling out a lot to buy viagra online, or offline.

According to them, the hydrogen sulfide in those stinky farts have recently been shown to relax the walls of major blood vessels, allowing more blood flow, and I think, making it go full attention.

An Italian university, though it still remains unnamed as of this post, has found enzymes that produce Hydrogen Sulfide in human penile tissue.Injecting this tissue with H2S dilated the blood vessels, while injecting it into the penises of live rats produced erections. (Rats have erections? Really?)

So for the layman, the advantages: a free source of, ehrm, standing power for guys - doesn't cost a single penny, all natural, and may not cause too much embarrassment from the pharmacists ('coz you're pretty much admitting you're having problems going up if you buy viagra!).

Disadvantages: the darn rotten-egg smell, embarrassment from partner (if she's not that used to hearing you fart so loud!), and the urgent need to concentrate to get the perfect timing and coordination between the fart and the need to have an erection.

So.

I'd still ask you to stop farting.


For additional reading, here's another one of those studies that says farts can lower blood pressure.



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Useless Fact: Babies and Charlie Brown

On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents daily!

{so tragic...}


Charlie Brown's father is a barber.



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Useless Fact: MIkey Arroyo Lashes on FB

Yes, it's a useless fact.

But a fact nonetheless.

Here's the article.

And for another sensible, but useless piece of fact:

Darna is bulimic. She spits out the pebble every time she's done swallowing and fighting bad guys.

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