Zen, a slang for feeling peaceful and relaxed, a tricky word to add into your vocabulary. Depending on who you surround yourself with, it can either trigger a lengthy discussion on meditation and mental health or simply raise eyebrows. If you've just started getting into activities that will help you achieve zen, you'd probably see … Continue reading My Zen Guide for Fellow Busy Introverts
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“Work WITH your boss,” that is by far the best career advice I can give to anyone wanting to enjoy and make the most out of their jobs. I’ve seen brilliant individuals quit their jobs and jeopardise their careers because of huge and unnecessary self-induced stress because they’ve been working FOR their bosses. Do not … Continue reading Work WITH Your Boss
Wall Scrabble by Restoration Hardware http://hiconsumption.com/2014/11/wall-scrabble-by-restoration-hardware/ I suck at "competitive" scrabble. By that I mean I simply put on the board whatever word I can make with my tiles; if it fits then that would be it for me. Years ago I met this guy who plays scrabble like it's a chess game. He knows … Continue reading Article: Wall Scrabble by Restoration Hardware
As a professional, it's always about productivity these days. Starting in the industry, I never thought I would have to keep track of how I manage my time. I was just a software developer; at the bottom of it all. If I get my code working, that would be it for the day. But growing … Continue reading Business Insider: These Guys Raised $7 Million To Create A Calendar App That Thinks For You
For the first time, I was invited to do some tech talk and it was in Adamson University. The event was part of the course on IT Issues taken by Computer Science students. It was quite on short notice and we came there rather unprepared and clueless of things. I was able to write down … Continue reading Some Realizations for a Beginner in the Philippine IT Industry
So I was on a bus last night and didn't want to spend the time sleeping. I typed these on my phone. I believe that all programmers at some point in their lives have written codes that were rather crude; an obvious understatement. No, they were awful. I could still recall my first few programming … Continue reading Cringeworthy Codes and Changing Standards
Really? Well if they say so. The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here's an excerpt: 600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in 2012. This blog got about 3,000 views in 2012. If every person who reached the top of Mt. Everest viewed this blog, it would … Continue reading 2012 in review
So I was looking for something I could get happily busy with, the mobile applications development team to which I belong was into all this business model canvas thing, and I made it as a goal to get exposed and be active in IT events. And guess what? Startup Weekend Manila 3 was announced. The … Continue reading The Startup Weekend Experience
I've been quite busy lately. Working on a maintenance project with a pretty passive client, that's something new. Most of the time it's me who find ways to keep myself busy in the office. That involves sending emails to my client inquiring about certain things they need to get fixed; and also to my superiors … Continue reading Train the Trainers Program
Originally posted here. No, I'm not here to re-sell the career choosing drama. I'm here to talk about the situation that the statement suggests. Well this may be partly because I've nothing to do at the moment, partly because I (or perhaps we) seem to always encounter the same thing, and partly because I'm experiencing … Continue reading The last time I thought of what I want, I ended up working for what I need.
i. am. mark. 