This is going to be my last post from Manila because I’ll be disconnecting my PLDT DSL service today. Starting from next week, I will be blogging from behind the Great Firewall of China. Wish me luck. The last two-and-a-half years have been a fun ride, and I probably should have talked more about my… Read More: Leaving for Shenzhen »
I’ll be heading over to Hong Kong for a vacation this entire week (helped by the fact that there are three public holidays in the Philippines on Monday, Thursday and Friday) so I may not be able to update this blog as often as I used to. Internet access in Hong Kong’s hotels is kind… Read More: Gimme a break! »
I wish I could say something profound today, but an explosion in Makati’s Glorietta mall this afternoon killed eight people and injured 80 to 100 more (depending on where you get your news). The explosion was suspected to be caused by a bomb. What puzzles me is that the malls (and most commercial buildings) in… Read More: So many security guards, yet… »
According to a colleague of mine, the following is apparently an “ISO-certified” practice of eliminating redundancies in an organisation in the Philippines: — 48 hours before shutting down the operation, SWAT teams in janitorial disguise conduct metal detector/security checks in the premises. — 24 hours before shutting down the operation, maintenance is instructed to ship… Read More: How the ax falls, Filipino-style »
Maybe it was the weather (Makati was, after all, swept by a severe storm throughout the night) or maybe it was because I was still recovering from the after effects of my recent illness, I didn’t have the energy to post an entry yesterday. Work was suspended at 3pm on Friday for those who live… Read More: Stormy weather »
Blogger Yawning Bread recently wrote an article pointing out the possible inflated claims made in a Straits Times report titled “HDB rents at 10-year high” (21 July 2007 – just in case the link becomes inactive due to archiving, you can download a saved version in Word format). In it, he suggested that the media… Read More: S$2,500 to rent a 3-room flat? »