Back to the Philippines

Join me as I share my plans, thoughts and decisions regarding my return to the Philippines

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Married Couple As Business Partners in an IT Business

April 13th, 2008 · No Comments

From the beginning, I have talked about our business plans here as one of the main purpose for going back to the Philippines.
Starting a business is complicated enough, and being in business with a family member such as a spouse could make things a bit more sensitive. We need to clearly define the division [...]

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Tags: Career · Musings · Personal · Planning

Follow the money or let it follow you

March 23rd, 2008 · 3 Comments

One thing in life that I have observed is that most people do is follow where the money is. They study for a certain course or pursue a certain profession because they think that it is where the money is. I think this mentality is common in our culture. Just look at [...]

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Someone sent me flowers today

February 28th, 2008 · No Comments

Just a few minutes ago (around 9:00), our doorbell buzzed and I heard the man say bloemen. I thought he made a mistake and told him he might be looking for the wrong person and asked him who it was for. It sounded like my name but still I had doubts [...]

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Taking a break from Work

February 26th, 2008 · 4 Comments

One would say that things happen for a reason. I am now taking my needed rest and relaxation from my stressful job (for a couple of weeks), and this has been taken cared of. One thing I can admit is that inspite of the other complains I have of this country — it [...]

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Interview with a Startup

February 23rd, 2008 · 1 Comment

Last Wednesday, I went to Leiden for an interview with the startup that tempted me. The guy who interviewed me was the Chief Technology Officer and it was a nice surprise that he was an American guy who came from New York City. So basically, it was a free-flowing conversation and he [...]

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Tags: Career