Over the past two years, the value of the dollar has really taken a dive here in the Philippines, and also around the world. It is something I have written about in the past, but I feel it’s time to re-visit the subject. Two years ago, a single US Dollar would purchase a little more […]
Revisiting Customer Service
You know, the other day John made a post about customer service in the Philippines. He had some things to say that I really agreed with. One of the things he specifically pointed out was the bagging of the goods purchased. I wanted to look at this a bit more. When John posted about customer […]
Hey, I got it!
Maybe what I wrote in this blog paid off. I doubt that it had any impact, but who knows? Remember when I posted about waiting to receive my ACR I-Card? Well, on Monday, I finally got it! Out of the five of us (Feyma, Chris, Aaron, Jared and I), two of us have now gotten […]
Can we both be living in the same Philippines?
Sometimes it is quite interesting to see two different people’s perspectives on the same topic, don’t you think? Well, last night I was browsing some various blogs, and came upon Nick’s post on his blog, Mamutong (by the way, Nick, your RSS feed is not working). He mentioned me, and kind of put me in […]
Philippine society teaches kids manners
One thing I really enjoy about blogging is the comments. Every morning when I get out of bed and head into my office (hey, it’s just in the next room for my bedroom after all!), one of the first things I enjoy doing is reading the comments that have been left on my various blogs. […]
Should businessmen think in the short term or long term?
Well, for me the answer to the question asked in the title is clear, I believe that the short term should always be sacrificed for long term benefits. Sometimes, though, businessmen think more about what they can do today that will benefit the coming days, rather than what would be helpful for the company a […]