The 10 Aristotlean virtues of leadership (by philosopher and author Tom Morris):
1. Courage
2. Temperance
3. Liberality
4. Magnificence
5. Pride
6. Good temper
7. Friendliness
8. Truthfulness
9. Wittiness
10. Justice
hmmm...
Thursday, October 18, 2007
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
A new course is starting next week and I suddenly realised how far behind I am in catching up with my research. :( Better hurry.
Had just heard from a friend that another nursing friend of mine is now critically ill with acute liver failure. Kind of sad for her because she is still young and active. She is kindhearted. Sad it happens to her and her family. I am not comfortable whenever I see people taking chinese medicine. Heard that she had been on it for sometime before she went UK. Now I wonder how...
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Life is really full of setbacks and pitfalls.... it is like walking through the forest.
Not everyone can make it through to the other side but the funny thing is that not everyone seems bothered or concerned enough. They go on their ways bitching and backstabbing... but we just don't understand why some good people must suffer and yet some other people seem to have an enjoyable time creating hell for everybody else (people they don't like).
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Had just heard from a friend that another nursing friend of mine is now critically ill with acute liver failure. Kind of sad for her because she is still young and active. She is kindhearted. Sad it happens to her and her family. I am not comfortable whenever I see people taking chinese medicine. Heard that she had been on it for sometime before she went UK. Now I wonder how...
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Life is really full of setbacks and pitfalls.... it is like walking through the forest.
Not everyone can make it through to the other side but the funny thing is that not everyone seems bothered or concerned enough. They go on their ways bitching and backstabbing... but we just don't understand why some good people must suffer and yet some other people seem to have an enjoyable time creating hell for everybody else (people they don't like).
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MC
I'm on MC today. Bodyaches and generalised weaknesss... My fever seemed to have subsided but the cough from post-nasal drip still happens. Neck is stiff and occasional bouts of sneezing caused me to perspire. Probably that's the cause of my bodyache.
I am still working from home. In fact it feels far better this way, because the airconditioning was TERRIBLE! I wonder who designed the systems, providing us with a central airconditioning system that cannot be tuned down.
My good friend is now somewhere in Egypt riding on camels I supposed. Hope he gets good photos. 4 weeks!!!
I am still working from home. In fact it feels far better this way, because the airconditioning was TERRIBLE! I wonder who designed the systems, providing us with a central airconditioning system that cannot be tuned down.
My good friend is now somewhere in Egypt riding on camels I supposed. Hope he gets good photos. 4 weeks!!!
Monday, October 15, 2007
A gifted photographer
Hi, if you would like to see great mastery in photography (especially wildlife and traveloques), go to CSLINGPHOTOGRAPHY.
She is a young but very talented photographer. I believe she has probably already achieved her dream-job. I wish I could do something like this too. But alas, I lack the skills AND the guts.
It's embarrassing if you think about it, why I don't dare give up this career and just pack up and live life on free air and sunshine.
Another person's photoblogs you must see, if you can still find it, used to be named "PANGALLERIES". She was a thai in her early twenties. She had won a few medals at the Thai national photography contests and you have probably seen some of her shots on National Geographic. While she travelled to take those shots, she also used to buy handbags, and perfumes, from different countries and re-sell back home. She told me she was a businesswoman in that respect.
Hope you find her blogs for me because I have not been able to locate her galleries for sometime already. (Probably married.) Hehe!
She is a young but very talented photographer. I believe she has probably already achieved her dream-job. I wish I could do something like this too. But alas, I lack the skills AND the guts.
It's embarrassing if you think about it, why I don't dare give up this career and just pack up and live life on free air and sunshine.
Another person's photoblogs you must see, if you can still find it, used to be named "PANGALLERIES". She was a thai in her early twenties. She had won a few medals at the Thai national photography contests and you have probably seen some of her shots on National Geographic. While she travelled to take those shots, she also used to buy handbags, and perfumes, from different countries and re-sell back home. She told me she was a businesswoman in that respect.
Hope you find her blogs for me because I have not been able to locate her galleries for sometime already. (Probably married.) Hehe!
Sunday, October 14, 2007
My Imagini DNA
Mood: Dreamer
You're a bit of a romantic and like to get back to basics. The expanse of the wilderness is inspiring and you like landscapes that make you feel calm. When it comes to art, you appreciate natural beauty. You take time to soak up the nature, favouring the coastline and countryside to the city galeries. As for music, it's the soundtrack to the world. You've got to grips with downloading and your mp3 is at hand. It gives you focus and concentration - you might find it hard to switch off. Your choice of treat reveals that simple pleasures make your day, there's nothing quite like a cuppa. Easily pleased.
Fun : Conqueror
You love to be far away from your everyday life. You love the sun and like to live life at a slower pace than most - you know how to take things nice and easy! For kicks nothing beats an adrenalin rush. You like to take risk and push limits. You're confident and brave - life is for the living. When it comes to holidays, there's no stopping you once you've got the taste for adventure. You like to be immersed in a completely different world and would be really bored just sitting around on the beach. What grosses you out? You favour the natural look and can't stand a pumped and plumped, plastic appearance.
Habits : Back to Basics
Even if you have a healthy approach to life, you still have your little vices that keep you going through the day. It is all part of the routine, you're a creature of habit. Clean and pure - your choice of drink shows that on the whole you care about your health and make sure you're putting the right stuff in. As for the home, you have very cool and contemporary taste. You have a simple approach to style, but you like things to have their place.
Love : Love Bug
You are a real romantic and a bit of a dreamer. Ok, life may not be a movie, but what's wrong with thinking it is? When you think of freedom - you think of stripping off and getting back to nature. You're comfortable with your body and happy to make the first leap.
You're a bit of a romantic and like to get back to basics. The expanse of the wilderness is inspiring and you like landscapes that make you feel calm. When it comes to art, you appreciate natural beauty. You take time to soak up the nature, favouring the coastline and countryside to the city galeries. As for music, it's the soundtrack to the world. You've got to grips with downloading and your mp3 is at hand. It gives you focus and concentration - you might find it hard to switch off. Your choice of treat reveals that simple pleasures make your day, there's nothing quite like a cuppa. Easily pleased.
Fun : Conqueror
You love to be far away from your everyday life. You love the sun and like to live life at a slower pace than most - you know how to take things nice and easy! For kicks nothing beats an adrenalin rush. You like to take risk and push limits. You're confident and brave - life is for the living. When it comes to holidays, there's no stopping you once you've got the taste for adventure. You like to be immersed in a completely different world and would be really bored just sitting around on the beach. What grosses you out? You favour the natural look and can't stand a pumped and plumped, plastic appearance.
Habits : Back to Basics
Even if you have a healthy approach to life, you still have your little vices that keep you going through the day. It is all part of the routine, you're a creature of habit. Clean and pure - your choice of drink shows that on the whole you care about your health and make sure you're putting the right stuff in. As for the home, you have very cool and contemporary taste. You have a simple approach to style, but you like things to have their place.
Love : Love Bug
You are a real romantic and a bit of a dreamer. Ok, life may not be a movie, but what's wrong with thinking it is? When you think of freedom - you think of stripping off and getting back to nature. You're comfortable with your body and happy to make the first leap.
Some place I long to be
Hi. You know what my dream is?
I would really love to live somewhere abroad where I can be near to nature, feel the wind, the sea, and the warm glow of the setting sunsets. At night I could watch the stars winking a one another because they are so far apart.
I could listen to the secret messages that the breeze carries among the trees.
I do not know how I can do that but maybe if I concentrate and focus really hard enough, I may really find it in my lifetime. But I really have this dream, you know? If only I could be free....
Wish I am the wind ...
Come, walk with me, and I will show you some things I have seen.
I would really love to live somewhere abroad where I can be near to nature, feel the wind, the sea, and the warm glow of the setting sunsets. At night I could watch the stars winking a one another because they are so far apart.
I could listen to the secret messages that the breeze carries among the trees.
I do not know how I can do that but maybe if I concentrate and focus really hard enough, I may really find it in my lifetime. But I really have this dream, you know? If only I could be free....
Wish I am the wind ...
Come, walk with me, and I will show you some things I have seen.
Saturday, October 13, 2007
Buddha's Tooth Relic Temple in Chinatown, Singapore
Life can be so unpredictable.
But more often than not, there may be clues ....
"Sow a thought, reap an act.
Sow an act, reap a habit.
Sow a habit, reap a character.
Sow a character, reap a destiny."
Sow an act, reap a habit.
Sow a habit, reap a character.
Sow a character, reap a destiny."
My special thanks to a special few ... Thank God for you.
The Three Monkeys (revised edition)
Imagine that one day, you found a handphone. It must have belonged to somebody. You opened it and see what the owner must have been like.....
Smses fly around as usual. (What's new?) WHOA!!!
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"Imagine the world that it was before the invention of the mobile phone and smses.
Can you imagine how much effort it would get someone to find his way to your ears just to tell you things that might never have least bothered you at all?
This piece of mobile machine serves a very good recruitment tool for birds of a particular feather. The lure of "vital information" has made many stumble.
It's amazing how much more convenient it is today to pass on your opinions through those little bits and bytes of information that you hope would appear onto someone else's screen. Whatever the outcome from that $0.05 invesment is, there will be some response and probably the response you instinctively know that will come about.
And for that momentary bit of satisfaction ..... you feel the release of a piece of stone from your heart and go to bed each night.
So, let's go back to the days before the handphone was ever invented.
Keep your handphone away from the things that you know you can't say to God.
If you wish to know what kind of a person someone is, you may probably have a good picture by reading through all the smses passing through his/her hp.
Screen through all those smses and read through them as if you were somebody else reading them. Maybe your wife, maybe your sister, your boss, your parents, or Jesus (if you claim to be God-fearing).
Keep your hearts and minds pure and uncorrupted ... avoid the corrupt.
Our life has a history being kept, just like your browsing history cache on your pc. It's a matter of time before someone picks it up and starts learning about you.
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Smses fly around as usual. (What's new?) WHOA!!!
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"Imagine the world that it was before the invention of the mobile phone and smses.
Can you imagine how much effort it would get someone to find his way to your ears just to tell you things that might never have least bothered you at all?
This piece of mobile machine serves a very good recruitment tool for birds of a particular feather. The lure of "vital information" has made many stumble.
It's amazing how much more convenient it is today to pass on your opinions through those little bits and bytes of information that you hope would appear onto someone else's screen. Whatever the outcome from that $0.05 invesment is, there will be some response and probably the response you instinctively know that will come about.
And for that momentary bit of satisfaction ..... you feel the release of a piece of stone from your heart and go to bed each night.
So, let's go back to the days before the handphone was ever invented.
Keep your handphone away from the things that you know you can't say to God.
If you wish to know what kind of a person someone is, you may probably have a good picture by reading through all the smses passing through his/her hp.
Screen through all those smses and read through them as if you were somebody else reading them. Maybe your wife, maybe your sister, your boss, your parents, or Jesus (if you claim to be God-fearing).
Keep your hearts and minds pure and uncorrupted ... avoid the corrupt.
Our life has a history being kept, just like your browsing history cache on your pc. It's a matter of time before someone picks it up and starts learning about you.
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New Lens!!!
Hi, Thanks alot for the comments about my shot.
This evening, I finally got my lens.
It was a very very good price, with assistance from my friends, Phillip and Chan, plus Nelson (from the camera workshop).
I traded in my Nikon kit-lens and bought the 50mm/1.8! All for just $90!!! On top of that, Chan happened to find a lens hood on the table and passed it to me. A previous customer must have left it behind. Nelson and his business partner obliged and so in the end, 3 of us went down Riverwalk so that I could try it out. Not bad.
Will play more with it in future.
This evening, I finally got my lens.
It was a very very good price, with assistance from my friends, Phillip and Chan, plus Nelson (from the camera workshop).
I traded in my Nikon kit-lens and bought the 50mm/1.8! All for just $90!!! On top of that, Chan happened to find a lens hood on the table and passed it to me. A previous customer must have left it behind. Nelson and his business partner obliged and so in the end, 3 of us went down Riverwalk so that I could try it out. Not bad.
Will play more with it in future.
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Last week, a few of us went phototaking and exploring the streets of Geylang Serai (Malay Village) before the Hari Raya season ends. I took a shot of this girl who was drying up her hands near a fan after hanna-painting. She was kind to pose for this shot although my technique wasn't good enough yet.
I have been trying to master my portraiture shots...
I am not sure whether I should switch to a Canon system or upgrade my existing Nikon set. Or should I just add an additional lens or two... ?
Phillip has recommended me to try Nikon 50/1.8 AF and I am also considerinng Tamron 90/2.8 AF. Which one is better?
Both should be able to provide 1:1 as well as crisp portraits.
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
When you are suddenly elevated to the top, you may feel the growing need for attention, and approval, both from the people higher up because you have arrived a
new kid in the block, and also from the people around and below you.
You speak, act, feel and even think .... a little louder than before. Somehow yourr voices echos and reverbs within the new work environment and among the new work
order your new position has created.
Vacuums, personal space and pecking order need to be renegotiated. Some sounds take more deliberate (and directional) approach> Some possibly need to be delayed opportunistically to time/synchronise with the movements of the herd in general.
Just to make sure everyone knows the emperor has a new gown.
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Wednesday, October 03, 2007
Sale ! HP Ipaq 5700 Travel Companion
Hi,
I am getting a HTC phone/pda (either a Shift or another P3600i).
So, I would like to sell off my Ipaq5700 Travel Companion. (<6months)
It comes with whatever else that comes together in the box. PLUS the following:-
1. 4Gb Sanyo SD Card (high speed 160x)
2. SDIO WAN WIFI Card
It already has Windows Mobile 5, GPS and Mapking Singapore Map loaded.
Asking Price :- $450/= only.
If you would like to have a look or are keen to buy, please drop me a note. Thanks!
Perhaps you have heard this before.
A group of psychiatrists were attending a convention. Four of them decided to leave, and walked out together.
One said to the other three, "People are always coming to us with their guilt and fears, but we have no one that we can go to when we have problems."
The others agreed.
Then one said, "Since we are all professionals, why don't we take some time right now to hear each other out?" The other three agreed.
The first then confessed, "I have an uncontrollable desire to kill my patients."
The second psychiatrist said, "I love expensive things and so I find ways to cheat my patients out of their money whenever I can so I can buy the things I want."
The third followed with, "I'm involved with selling drugs and often get my patients to sell them for me."
The fourth psychiatrist then confessed, "I know I'm not supposed to, but no matter how hard I try, I can't keep a secret..."
One said to the other three, "People are always coming to us with their guilt and fears, but we have no one that we can go to when we have problems."
The others agreed.
Then one said, "Since we are all professionals, why don't we take some time right now to hear each other out?" The other three agreed.
The first then confessed, "I have an uncontrollable desire to kill my patients."
The second psychiatrist said, "I love expensive things and so I find ways to cheat my patients out of their money whenever I can so I can buy the things I want."
The third followed with, "I'm involved with selling drugs and often get my patients to sell them for me."
The fourth psychiatrist then confessed, "I know I'm not supposed to, but no matter how hard I try, I can't keep a secret..."
The Soap Story by Guest Author - Victoria Abreo
Dear Maid,
Please do not leave any more of those little bars of soap in my bathroom since I have brought my own bath-sized Dial. Please remove the six unopened little bars from the shelf under the medicine chest and another three in the shower soap dish. They are in my way.
Thank you,
S. Berman
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Dear Room 635,
I am not your regular maid. She will be back tomorrow, Thursday, from her day off. I took the 3 hotel soaps out of the shower soap dish as you requested. The 6 bars on your shelf I took out of your way and put on top of your Kleenex dispenser in case you should change your mind. This leaves only the 3 bars I left today which my instructions from the management is to leave 3 soaps daily. I hope this is satisfactory.
Kathy, Relief Maid
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Dear Maid -
I hope you are my regular maid. Apparently Kathy did not tell you about my note to her concerning the little bars of soap. When I got back to my room this evening I found you had added 3 little Camays to the shelf under my medicine cabinet. I am going to be here in the hotel for two weeks and have brought my own bath-size Dial so I won´t need those 6 little Camays which are on the shelf. They are in my way when shaving, brushing teeth, etc. Please remove them.
S. Berman
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Dear Mr. Berman,
My day off was last Wed. so the relief maid left 3 hotel soaps which we are instructed by the management. I took the 6 soaps which were in your way on the shelf and put them in the soap dish where your Dial was. I put the Dial in the medicine cabinet for your convenience. I didn´t remove the 3 complimentary soaps which are always placed inside the medicine cabinet for all new check-ins and which you did not object to when you checked in last Monday. Please let me know if I can of further assistance.
Your regular maid,
Dotty
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Dear Mr. Berman,
The assistant manager, Mr. Kensedder, informed me this morning that you called him last evening and said you were unhappy with your maid service. I have assigned a new girl to your room. I hope you will accept my apologies for any past inconvenience. If you have any future complaints please contact me so I can give it my personal attention. Call extension 1108 between 8AM and 5PM.
Thank you.
Elaine Carmen,
Housekeeper
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Dear Miss Carmen,
It is impossible to contact you by phone since I leave the hotel for business at 7:45 AM and don´t get back before 5:30 or 6PM. That´s the reason I called Mr. Kensedder last night. You were already off duty. I only asked Mr. Kensedder if he could do anything about those little bars of soap. The new maid you assigned me must have thought I was a new check-in today, since she left another 3 bars of hotel soap in my medicine cabinet along with her regular delivery of 3 bars on the bath-room shelf. In just 5 days here I have accumulated 24 little bars of soap. Why are you doing this to me?
S. Berman
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Dear Mr. Berman,
Your maid, Kathy, has been instructed to stop delivering soap to your room and remove the extra soaps. If I can be of further assistance, please call extension 1108 between 8AM and 5PM.
Thank you,
Elaine Carmen,
Housekeeper
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Dear Mr. Kensedder,
My bath-size Dial is missing. Every bar of soap was taken from my room including my own bath-size Dial. I came in late last night and had to call the bellhop to bring me 4 little Cashmere Bouquets.
S. Berman
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Dear Mr. Berman,
I have informed our housekeeper, Elaine Carmen, of your soap problem. I cannot understand why there was no soap in your room since our maids are instructed to leave 3 bars of soap each time they service a room. The situation will be rectified immediately. Please accept my apologies for the inconvenience.
Martin L. Kensedder
Assistant Manager
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Dear Mrs. Carmen,
Who the hell left 54 little bars of Camay in my room? I came in last night and found 54 little bars of soap. I don´t want 54 little bars of Camay. I want my one damn bar of bath-size Dial. Do you realize I have 54 bars of soap in here. All I want is my bath size Dial. Please give me back my bath-size Dial.
S. Berman
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Dear Mr. Berman,
You complained of too much soap in your room so I had them removed. Then you complained to Mr. Kensedder that all your soap was missing so I personally returned them. The 24 Camays which had been taken and the 3 Camays you are supposed to receive daily. I don´t know anything about the 4 Cashmere Bouquets. Obviously your maid, Kathy, did not know I had returned your soaps so she also brought 24 Camays plus the 3 daily Camays. I don´t know where you got the idea this hotel issues bath-size Dial. I was able to locate some bath-size Ivory which I left in your room.
Elaine Carmen,
Housekeeper
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Dear Mrs. Carmen,
Just a short note to bring you up-to-date on my latest soap inventory. As of today I possess: On the shelf under medicine cabinet - 18 Camay in 4 stacks of 4 and 1 stack of 2.On the Kleenex dispenser - 11 Camay in 2 stacks of 4 and 1 stack of 3.On the bedroom dresser - 1 stack of 3 Cashmere Bouquet.1 stack of 4 bath-size Ivory, and 8 Camay in 2 stacks of 4.Inside the medicine cabinet - 14 Camay in 3 stacks of 4 and 1 stack of 2.In the shower soap dish - 6 Camay, very moist.On the northeast corner of tub - 1 Cashmere Bouquet, slightly used.On the northwest corner of tub - 6 Camays in 2 stacks of 3. Please ask Kathy when she services my room to make sure the stacks are neatly piled and dusted. Also, please advise her that stacks of more than 4 have a tendency to tip. May I suggest that my bedroom window sill is not in use and will make an excellent spot for future soap deliveries. One more item, I have purchased another bar of bath-sized Dial which I am keeping in the hotel vault in order to avoid further misunderstandings.
S. Berman
Please do not leave any more of those little bars of soap in my bathroom since I have brought my own bath-sized Dial. Please remove the six unopened little bars from the shelf under the medicine chest and another three in the shower soap dish. They are in my way.
Thank you,
S. Berman
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Dear Room 635,
I am not your regular maid. She will be back tomorrow, Thursday, from her day off. I took the 3 hotel soaps out of the shower soap dish as you requested. The 6 bars on your shelf I took out of your way and put on top of your Kleenex dispenser in case you should change your mind. This leaves only the 3 bars I left today which my instructions from the management is to leave 3 soaps daily. I hope this is satisfactory.
Kathy, Relief Maid
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Dear Maid -
I hope you are my regular maid. Apparently Kathy did not tell you about my note to her concerning the little bars of soap. When I got back to my room this evening I found you had added 3 little Camays to the shelf under my medicine cabinet. I am going to be here in the hotel for two weeks and have brought my own bath-size Dial so I won´t need those 6 little Camays which are on the shelf. They are in my way when shaving, brushing teeth, etc. Please remove them.
S. Berman
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Dear Mr. Berman,
My day off was last Wed. so the relief maid left 3 hotel soaps which we are instructed by the management. I took the 6 soaps which were in your way on the shelf and put them in the soap dish where your Dial was. I put the Dial in the medicine cabinet for your convenience. I didn´t remove the 3 complimentary soaps which are always placed inside the medicine cabinet for all new check-ins and which you did not object to when you checked in last Monday. Please let me know if I can of further assistance.
Your regular maid,
Dotty
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Dear Mr. Berman,
The assistant manager, Mr. Kensedder, informed me this morning that you called him last evening and said you were unhappy with your maid service. I have assigned a new girl to your room. I hope you will accept my apologies for any past inconvenience. If you have any future complaints please contact me so I can give it my personal attention. Call extension 1108 between 8AM and 5PM.
Thank you.
Elaine Carmen,
Housekeeper
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Dear Miss Carmen,
It is impossible to contact you by phone since I leave the hotel for business at 7:45 AM and don´t get back before 5:30 or 6PM. That´s the reason I called Mr. Kensedder last night. You were already off duty. I only asked Mr. Kensedder if he could do anything about those little bars of soap. The new maid you assigned me must have thought I was a new check-in today, since she left another 3 bars of hotel soap in my medicine cabinet along with her regular delivery of 3 bars on the bath-room shelf. In just 5 days here I have accumulated 24 little bars of soap. Why are you doing this to me?
S. Berman
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Dear Mr. Berman,
Your maid, Kathy, has been instructed to stop delivering soap to your room and remove the extra soaps. If I can be of further assistance, please call extension 1108 between 8AM and 5PM.
Thank you,
Elaine Carmen,
Housekeeper
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Dear Mr. Kensedder,
My bath-size Dial is missing. Every bar of soap was taken from my room including my own bath-size Dial. I came in late last night and had to call the bellhop to bring me 4 little Cashmere Bouquets.
S. Berman
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Dear Mr. Berman,
I have informed our housekeeper, Elaine Carmen, of your soap problem. I cannot understand why there was no soap in your room since our maids are instructed to leave 3 bars of soap each time they service a room. The situation will be rectified immediately. Please accept my apologies for the inconvenience.
Martin L. Kensedder
Assistant Manager
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Dear Mrs. Carmen,
Who the hell left 54 little bars of Camay in my room? I came in last night and found 54 little bars of soap. I don´t want 54 little bars of Camay. I want my one damn bar of bath-size Dial. Do you realize I have 54 bars of soap in here. All I want is my bath size Dial. Please give me back my bath-size Dial.
S. Berman
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Dear Mr. Berman,
You complained of too much soap in your room so I had them removed. Then you complained to Mr. Kensedder that all your soap was missing so I personally returned them. The 24 Camays which had been taken and the 3 Camays you are supposed to receive daily. I don´t know anything about the 4 Cashmere Bouquets. Obviously your maid, Kathy, did not know I had returned your soaps so she also brought 24 Camays plus the 3 daily Camays. I don´t know where you got the idea this hotel issues bath-size Dial. I was able to locate some bath-size Ivory which I left in your room.
Elaine Carmen,
Housekeeper
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Dear Mrs. Carmen,
Just a short note to bring you up-to-date on my latest soap inventory. As of today I possess: On the shelf under medicine cabinet - 18 Camay in 4 stacks of 4 and 1 stack of 2.On the Kleenex dispenser - 11 Camay in 2 stacks of 4 and 1 stack of 3.On the bedroom dresser - 1 stack of 3 Cashmere Bouquet.1 stack of 4 bath-size Ivory, and 8 Camay in 2 stacks of 4.Inside the medicine cabinet - 14 Camay in 3 stacks of 4 and 1 stack of 2.In the shower soap dish - 6 Camay, very moist.On the northeast corner of tub - 1 Cashmere Bouquet, slightly used.On the northwest corner of tub - 6 Camays in 2 stacks of 3. Please ask Kathy when she services my room to make sure the stacks are neatly piled and dusted. Also, please advise her that stacks of more than 4 have a tendency to tip. May I suggest that my bedroom window sill is not in use and will make an excellent spot for future soap deliveries. One more item, I have purchased another bar of bath-sized Dial which I am keeping in the hotel vault in order to avoid further misunderstandings.
S. Berman
Sunday, September 30, 2007
ZEN 101
1. Be kind to others in the game. You will never know what help you will need from them later.
2. Watch yourself. Do not lose your temper. Everyone understands your frustrations because everyone knows that the cards that carry the bad news have been planted in the game to frustrate.
3. Practise the 7 habits (Steven R. Covey) in the game.
4. Learn from each other. Always.
5. The real winner may not be the first one who emerges from the Rat Race.
6. He who overcomes each obstacle he encounters will build the confidence and competence to overcome himself.
7. There are no losers in the game, unless they give up trying.
2. Watch yourself. Do not lose your temper. Everyone understands your frustrations because everyone knows that the cards that carry the bad news have been planted in the game to frustrate.
3. Practise the 7 habits (Steven R. Covey) in the game.
4. Learn from each other. Always.
5. The real winner may not be the first one who emerges from the Rat Race.
6. He who overcomes each obstacle he encounters will build the confidence and competence to overcome himself.
7. There are no losers in the game, unless they give up trying.
Tips from Cashflow 101
20 important tips from Cashflow 101
TIP #1: Never...Ever...Quit.
I believe that there are many things to understand to succeed at the game. But, for me, the most important is: NEVER, EVER, EVER, EVER QUIT -- ON YOURSELF! No matter how you feel, NEVER QUIT!– Kathleen M
TIP #2: Step Out of Your Comfort Zone.CASHFLOW 101 is so powerful because it reflects your true behavior and allows you to take risks in a safe environment. Step out of your comfort zone, and do things you may not feel comfortable doing in the “real world.” You’ll be amazed at how it changes your perspective.– Jack N
TIP #3: Celebrate the Joy of Success.The biggest 'tip' I have learned so far is that your way to wealth is the joy- not the wealth- you achieve. This became very clear to me after playing dozens of times and realizing that I would actually SKIP the Dreams on the Fast Track! I was more interested in winning the game than 'golfing around the world.'– Jeff B
TIP #4: Focus on Your Goals.I found that while playing the game, I would focus on the 'negative' spaces – "Baby" or "Downsized" – and hope not to land there. I was focusing specifically on what I didn't want, and, oddly enough, landing on those spaces most often. I began to repeat the numbers I WANTED to have come up, and just as oddly, those numbers seemed to come up more than mere chance would support. The lesson is simple: focus on your goals, not on what may go wrong. – Hugh C
TIP #5: Only Take Advice from Successful People.When the Opportunity Card comes up, some people look to fellow players for guidance. Make sure that those you take advice from are having success and on their way to getting out of the Rat Race!– Cal J
TIP #6: Your words are your reality. Never Say “Can’t.”There is ALWAYS a way. Think outside the box. Find a way to make your “can’t” a “can.” – Grace N
TIP #7: Take Note of Your Overall Habits.After playing the game, take note of your overall habits- good and bad. Evaluate how those habits helped or hindered your game play. In the next game, make a concerted effort to change the habits that may have prevented you from getting out of the Rat Race.– Toni E
TIP #8: Get Rid of Bad Debt.The thing that has expedited my exit from the Rat Race: Paying off ‘bad debt.’– Bridget S
TIP #9: Create Your Own Rules.Creating your own rules (or modifying the game rules) can make CASHFLOW 101 more challenging. For instance, play a game where you and your teammates:
(a) Pass on purchasing $1 & $5 stock deals;
(b) Remove $0 down real estate transactions;
(c) Remove all the doodad cards that are $100 or less.– Dylan B
TIP #10: Don’t Limit Yourself. Along with bad debt, there is good debt. Don’t limit yourself to your cash on-hand. The lower the price of the stock, the more money you should borrow. When you eventually sell your shares, your rate of return will more than make up for any bank payments you have to make. – Roosevelt C
TIP #11: Give Back.Giving back is a necessary step in getting out of the Rat Race. Newton’s law states, “For every action there is a reaction.” Give and you shall receive.– Lisa N
TIP #12: Put Your Ego on the Shelf.The game has showed me some things about myself I never would have guessed- like the fact that my ego gets me in more trouble than anything else. The deals you turn down count just as much as the deals you make. Don't let your ego get you in over your head.– Tami R
TIP #13: Be Able to Make Quick Decisions.As Robert says, “Fortune favors the prepared mind.” When the “Opportunity Card” comes up, you need to be able to determine if it is a good or bad deal quickly. Otherwise, just like in the “real world,” you might miss a great opportunity. – Phil L
TIP #14: Learn From Your Mistakes.Mistakes are opportunities to learn something new. Take risks, make mistakes… and be smarter for it!– George C
TIP #15: Give Feedback to Fellow Players, Not Advice.Feedback occurs after the action, advice happens before the action. Your fellow players will learn more if you tell them what they did and how they might try a different approach next time, rather than telling them what to do and how to do it.– John D
TIP #16: Reinvest Your Cash.Don’t let it sit there doing nothing… get your money working for you so you can get out of the Rat Race!– Jenny M
TIP #17: Learn From Others.Take note of fellow players’ winning game strategies. Next time, test them out for yourself.– Cheridan S
TIP #18: Overcome Fear.Fear isn’t the problem; it’s how you handle fear: specifically, the fear of losing money. Losers are defeated by failure. Winners are inspired by it.– Jorge T
TIP #19: Always Look For Opportunities.No matter where you are in the game… always be on the lookout for opportunities.– Elle J
TIP #20: Reflect on Lessons Learned.Always think about what you can learn from the game you just played. You may not always have time to reflect on the game as it is played (and sometimes it is more interesting NOT to play, but to just observe!), but you should always take time later to think about the game and what it taught you. This is part of the educational process and so it should be savored. You can learn a lot about how investing works, how well your investment strategies pay off, and what it takes to exit the real Rat Race. – Dave G
TIP #1: Never...Ever...Quit.
I believe that there are many things to understand to succeed at the game. But, for me, the most important is: NEVER, EVER, EVER, EVER QUIT -- ON YOURSELF! No matter how you feel, NEVER QUIT!– Kathleen M
TIP #2: Step Out of Your Comfort Zone.CASHFLOW 101 is so powerful because it reflects your true behavior and allows you to take risks in a safe environment. Step out of your comfort zone, and do things you may not feel comfortable doing in the “real world.” You’ll be amazed at how it changes your perspective.– Jack N
TIP #3: Celebrate the Joy of Success.The biggest 'tip' I have learned so far is that your way to wealth is the joy- not the wealth- you achieve. This became very clear to me after playing dozens of times and realizing that I would actually SKIP the Dreams on the Fast Track! I was more interested in winning the game than 'golfing around the world.'– Jeff B
TIP #4: Focus on Your Goals.I found that while playing the game, I would focus on the 'negative' spaces – "Baby" or "Downsized" – and hope not to land there. I was focusing specifically on what I didn't want, and, oddly enough, landing on those spaces most often. I began to repeat the numbers I WANTED to have come up, and just as oddly, those numbers seemed to come up more than mere chance would support. The lesson is simple: focus on your goals, not on what may go wrong. – Hugh C
TIP #5: Only Take Advice from Successful People.When the Opportunity Card comes up, some people look to fellow players for guidance. Make sure that those you take advice from are having success and on their way to getting out of the Rat Race!– Cal J
TIP #6: Your words are your reality. Never Say “Can’t.”There is ALWAYS a way. Think outside the box. Find a way to make your “can’t” a “can.” – Grace N
TIP #7: Take Note of Your Overall Habits.After playing the game, take note of your overall habits- good and bad. Evaluate how those habits helped or hindered your game play. In the next game, make a concerted effort to change the habits that may have prevented you from getting out of the Rat Race.– Toni E
TIP #8: Get Rid of Bad Debt.The thing that has expedited my exit from the Rat Race: Paying off ‘bad debt.’– Bridget S
TIP #9: Create Your Own Rules.Creating your own rules (or modifying the game rules) can make CASHFLOW 101 more challenging. For instance, play a game where you and your teammates:
(a) Pass on purchasing $1 & $5 stock deals;
(b) Remove $0 down real estate transactions;
(c) Remove all the doodad cards that are $100 or less.– Dylan B
TIP #10: Don’t Limit Yourself. Along with bad debt, there is good debt. Don’t limit yourself to your cash on-hand. The lower the price of the stock, the more money you should borrow. When you eventually sell your shares, your rate of return will more than make up for any bank payments you have to make. – Roosevelt C
TIP #11: Give Back.Giving back is a necessary step in getting out of the Rat Race. Newton’s law states, “For every action there is a reaction.” Give and you shall receive.– Lisa N
TIP #12: Put Your Ego on the Shelf.The game has showed me some things about myself I never would have guessed- like the fact that my ego gets me in more trouble than anything else. The deals you turn down count just as much as the deals you make. Don't let your ego get you in over your head.– Tami R
TIP #13: Be Able to Make Quick Decisions.As Robert says, “Fortune favors the prepared mind.” When the “Opportunity Card” comes up, you need to be able to determine if it is a good or bad deal quickly. Otherwise, just like in the “real world,” you might miss a great opportunity. – Phil L
TIP #14: Learn From Your Mistakes.Mistakes are opportunities to learn something new. Take risks, make mistakes… and be smarter for it!– George C
TIP #15: Give Feedback to Fellow Players, Not Advice.Feedback occurs after the action, advice happens before the action. Your fellow players will learn more if you tell them what they did and how they might try a different approach next time, rather than telling them what to do and how to do it.– John D
TIP #16: Reinvest Your Cash.Don’t let it sit there doing nothing… get your money working for you so you can get out of the Rat Race!– Jenny M
TIP #17: Learn From Others.Take note of fellow players’ winning game strategies. Next time, test them out for yourself.– Cheridan S
TIP #18: Overcome Fear.Fear isn’t the problem; it’s how you handle fear: specifically, the fear of losing money. Losers are defeated by failure. Winners are inspired by it.– Jorge T
TIP #19: Always Look For Opportunities.No matter where you are in the game… always be on the lookout for opportunities.– Elle J
TIP #20: Reflect on Lessons Learned.Always think about what you can learn from the game you just played. You may not always have time to reflect on the game as it is played (and sometimes it is more interesting NOT to play, but to just observe!), but you should always take time later to think about the game and what it taught you. This is part of the educational process and so it should be savored. You can learn a lot about how investing works, how well your investment strategies pay off, and what it takes to exit the real Rat Race. – Dave G
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Summary:
Cashflow 101 has taught me many valuable lessons in real life.
Basically, money is just a figure in your head. It it what you think it is.
Many people think they should not think too much about money because they want to have a healthy attitude towards money. But I feel that most people I know really do not know well enough about money.
Money is a bad master. It lets you feel great about having it in your pocket and makes you crave more because of the excitement you get from your good purchases. At the end of the day, you have made the purchase and very soon after you will probably need to find money to buy something else - either an enhancement, or something else totally new.
I first heard about Cashflow 101 a couple of years ago when I chanced upon an article somewhere and registered for it. The date with destiny was on a Saturday afternoon and at Queenstown CC. There was a sharing session by one of the young guys and somehow, what he said connected with what I had been hearing from some other people before. However, sceptical about money-worldliness as I was before, I dared not think too much into such things. After all, insurance seemed to be more accepted thing to talk about during those times than about making money (for Christians).
Looking back I am still wondering how I could actually go sign up for the game even tho I would be sitting in the midst of total strangers! And playing board-games with them??? To make a long story short, I played the game but I could not emerge out of the rat-race. After the game, I had lived my next few years spending more money and investing in friendships, food and good cameras, handphones, PCs.... and courses. (But if the board had really been cheaper, I would have bought it actually. It's really something nice to have if you have the money of course.)
Anyway, another few years have passed since, and many things have happened. I suddenly woke up with this fear of becoming a burden to the people I love and also realised how much I wish to live freely on fresh air and sunshine, without being a burden to anyone - not even NKF, CCF, Ren Ci or St Luke, etc etc. I signed up for a few more courses and while on my way to a language class, I chanced upon this boardgame again. So I am playing it now. Will probably stop playing after my nieces and friends grow tired of it. Perhaps I will sell it like some others - secondhand - once they think they have mastered it. (Maybe same like Command&Conquer or Red Alert... ) But I would like to introduce this to my friends.... because this is a good chance to mingle around and have fun while you learn things together.
Cashflow 101 has taught me many valuable lessons in real life.
Basically, money is just a figure in your head. It it what you think it is.
Many people think they should not think too much about money because they want to have a healthy attitude towards money. But I feel that most people I know really do not know well enough about money.
Money is a bad master. It lets you feel great about having it in your pocket and makes you crave more because of the excitement you get from your good purchases. At the end of the day, you have made the purchase and very soon after you will probably need to find money to buy something else - either an enhancement, or something else totally new.
I first heard about Cashflow 101 a couple of years ago when I chanced upon an article somewhere and registered for it. The date with destiny was on a Saturday afternoon and at Queenstown CC. There was a sharing session by one of the young guys and somehow, what he said connected with what I had been hearing from some other people before. However, sceptical about money-worldliness as I was before, I dared not think too much into such things. After all, insurance seemed to be more accepted thing to talk about during those times than about making money (for Christians).
Looking back I am still wondering how I could actually go sign up for the game even tho I would be sitting in the midst of total strangers! And playing board-games with them??? To make a long story short, I played the game but I could not emerge out of the rat-race. After the game, I had lived my next few years spending more money and investing in friendships, food and good cameras, handphones, PCs.... and courses. (But if the board had really been cheaper, I would have bought it actually. It's really something nice to have if you have the money of course.)
Anyway, another few years have passed since, and many things have happened. I suddenly woke up with this fear of becoming a burden to the people I love and also realised how much I wish to live freely on fresh air and sunshine, without being a burden to anyone - not even NKF, CCF, Ren Ci or St Luke, etc etc. I signed up for a few more courses and while on my way to a language class, I chanced upon this boardgame again. So I am playing it now. Will probably stop playing after my nieces and friends grow tired of it. Perhaps I will sell it like some others - secondhand - once they think they have mastered it. (Maybe same like Command&Conquer or Red Alert... ) But I would like to introduce this to my friends.... because this is a good chance to mingle around and have fun while you learn things together.
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