Lessons I learned from Cecilia
THERE are people who are by nature "colorful". They just are. They intensify the hues of your otherwise boring existence. That's what my aunt Cecilia is for me. She paints life with big, bright colors of intense experiences. She makes you feel "la dolce vita".
HO-REN-SO: The Communication Edge of Japanese Companies
RISING from the ashes, Japan is now one of the most admired superpower in this century. In fact, the success of Japan has been a phenomenon in the business community. Their economic superiority brought about by their technological leadership has been directly attributed to their quality movement...
Visions: Do They Work?
"WITHOUT a vision, the people perished" is a famous line from the book of Proverbs 29:18. Countless sessions have been conducted for organizations since the vision-mission phenomena started many years back, but does this really work?
When Friends Say Goodbye
"BFF!" shouted Mel, my girlfriend when she got to the dance floor. It was my birthday and while I don't really like dancing, all my other friends enjoy it so that is how we celebrated.
A 'major-major' win
IT PROBABLY is stale news by now, how “majorly” controversial the Q. & A. portion of the Miss Universe pageant is for our Ms. Philippines. People are divided as to whether she needs to be applauded for the win or crucified for the blunder. Easy to comment when one is in the sidelines, I...
Borrowed Hearts
"IN THE evening of my life I shall look to the sunset, At the moment in my life when the night is due. And the question I shall ask only I can answer: Was I strong and brave and true, Did I fill the world with love my whole life through?"
‘Lolita’
'IT WAS not as if her motherhood ended the day we started our own families. I knew that she got a sense of my own marital challenges but would be too polite to meddle in my own affairs. '
