Just as I was getting hysterical about whether I made the right choice, my friend Chu referred this video. I was really touched by this speech by Steve Jobs, chief executive officer and co-founder of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios, during the 2005 Stanford graduation. My favorite parts: You can’t connect the dots […]
The Definition of “Close Friend”
I was bordering on the edge of insanity one afternoon because a certain invoice amounting to more than a million USD could not get posted due to some difference. The vendor would go bankrupt if we did not get it included in the payment run the next morning, so I sent off messages to different […]
What Stars do Best
“Your emotions give you away, Yvaine, you must learn to control them. You’ve been glowing more brightly every day and I think you know why.” One of my friends once told me that if you’ll replace the name Yvaine with mine, that line from the movie Stardust would be so appropriate. Well that was me. […]
Risky Business
We won our first paintball match during our company sportsfest. Our boss Nats asked me why I looked unhappy despite the win. I just told her that I was confused with the events, but the truth was, I was unhappy because I felt unfulfilled. I was still alive at the end of the game but […]
Love Makes the Difference
An officemate read one of my blogs and said, “Ang galing mo magsulat ah!” (You write really well!) I thanked her and explained, “It’s because I love to write and when you love what you do, you tend to be good at it.” I realize that that is especially true of me. When I was still […]
The Ex Factor (But Last Night, I Remembered)
Whenever officemates see the pictures of my ex, they always have the same reaction – laughter, a look of incredulity on their faces, then the question: “What on earth did you see in him??” Usually I just stutter, “Um..love is blind?” or else shrug, because in all honesty, after all these years, I had forgotten […]
Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
I signed up for the Seven Habits of Highly Effective People signature program being offered in our company. It was a three-day session which meant tons of emails and problematic invoices for troubleshooting likely to pile up, but I felt that I badly needed this and could do with the consequences. I sure am glad […]
Bucket List – Things to do Before I Die
Here is a list of things I want to do before I die. I will cross through each one I accomplish. Attend a masquerade ball in costume Bake a cake Be a bridesmaid Buy my own laptop Get a perm Drive a car Dye my hair a noticeably different color Eat in Hai San (the […]
Episkey! (Wand Pointing to Heart)
1 Message Received Sender:Gelle Message:Dee! OMG! May Pic ka sa Marie Claire magazine for the month of May. Yung sa speed dating ni Sam Oh. Page 59. Kasama si Jess. I’m a simple non-popular girl. The only other time my face has been on the page of a publicly-circulated medium (not counting school papers/mags and […]
A Title is not Necessary for Success
“What’s your course?” “Accountancy.” “Are you a CPA?” Typical conversation. All Accountancy grads are of course expected to take the CPA board exam. So, right after graduation, I followed the expected path and went to Manila with my classmates to review for five months before taking the board exam. I had never failed any major […]