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Counter-Intuitive But Possibly Effective

If you’re a bank employee, be extra friendly to suspicious-looking characters
If you’re an employer, don’t give incentive pay in order to maintain good morale amongst your staff

17 June 2008 | Uncategorized | 1 Comment

Cutting Down on Fuel Expenses

Fuel price hike!
Never go above 80 km/h: check.
Maintain correct tyre pressure: check.
Don’t carry around stuff unnecessarily: check.
Avoid traffic jams: check.
Minimize aircon use: Now there are two schools of thought here. On the one hand, switching on the aircon makes the engine work harder and consume more fuel. On the other hand, opening the window causes […]

17 June 2008 | Uncategorized | 2 Comments

The Night when I was a Zombie in a Band

Last Saturday I performed on stage with the guys during the company annual dinner. At first I was supposed to sing Patience, but after a couple of practice sessions I didn’t think it was going to work out. Then, two days before the big day, the lead guitarist brought a pair of maracas to the […]

16 June 2008 | Uncategorized | 3 Comments

Tidings to a Friend

For the upcoming annual dinner the guys are going to sing “Berita Kepada Kawan.” Written by legendary Indonesian songwriter and singer Ebiet G. Ade, it was made popular in Malaysia by M. Nasir who performed a duet with Ebiet and included it in one of his albums.
I think the lyrics are very poetic. I’ve translated […]

11 June 2008 | Uncategorized | 2 Comments

Google Reader Easter Egg

This is cool! I tried it and it works:
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Source: http://blogoscoped.com/archive/2008-06-09-n29.html

10 June 2008 | Uncategorized | 1 Comment