Highly Recommended: Kimnetix’s Art Sessions every Saturday Afternoon @ Conrad Manila

Are you looking for a relaxing creative activity every Saturday afternoon for a small fee of ₱350? My daughter and I attended the Kimnetix Network-organized art session in Conrad Manila yesterday. For a minimal charge of ₱350 per person, we were given a free art lesson by talented local Filipino artist. The reasonable ₱350 price […]

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Highly Recommended – Kiddie Activity: Stick n’ Style Mosaic (3 years old and up)

We discovered this fun activity pack at Toy Kingdom for php 579.75. My daughter is 3 years old and we spent at least a happy hour taking the sticker mosaic off a pad and sticking it to the board. I am proud to say that she did this all by herself. All I did was […]

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Highly Recommended if You Visit the Philippines: Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar

Our family stayed in Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar over the last three days. It is touted as a heritage resort, and can be found in Bagac, Bataan. Photo taken from the company website The Acuzars Resort are owned by the same owners of New San Jose builders. The patriarch is an architect and the […]

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An Entrepreneur’s Life: Solving Problems the Entire Day

A lot of people ask what I do the entire day. The short answer is, “Long term wise, I set the direction of the company. Short term wise, I solve problems.” Especially when it comes to running a business, you already have a system and capable group of people in place. But sometimes, sh*t happens […]

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Recommended Restaurant Review: Savage MNL, BGC Taguig

For brother’s birthday, we drove all the way to BGC Taguig for a nice dinner at Savage MNL. Savage MNL is located in the relatovely isolated Arya Residences in BGC Taguig. With only a Starbucks, a Japanese restaurant and Lemuria for neighbors, you wonder how it still keeps profitable. We love the place though. Located […]

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8-Step Guide on Purchasing a Condo Unit in the Philippines

Our company has decided to invest in a small condominium unit to be converted to a staff house. Since I’m a nice person, I will list down our steps we took when buying a condominium unit in the Philippines. Step 1: After deciding on a unit, request the Seller to prepare for you the following […]

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Not Recommended: The Mind Museum

Okay, I’m going to be honest here — Mind Museum is boring. Our small family went to Mind Museum last Sunday. I purchased tickets for ₱475 instead of ₱750 via Metrodeal so I thought that was a good deal. Our daughter is only 3, and to be fair to the Mind Museum, there’s enough exhibits […]

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HR Series: Creative Thinking in the VUCA World

Mr. Paul Smithson is a design thinking consultant and the owner of On-Off Group: This is him. He starts by asking whether anyone is creative nowadays? We used to be not so much anymore. Design thinking is a structured way of solving any type of problem. It provides an opportunity for us to be creative, […]

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HR Series: How to Brand Yourself Positively

The speaker Ms Delby Bragais is the president of the North Road Image Consultancy & Fashion Group, a fashion designer, an author and entrepreneur. She asks us what we can do to differentiate ourselves — IDENTITY!will be the most valuable commodity for citizens in the future, and it will mostly be done online. Everything about […]

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HR: How to Keep Staff? Make them Feel Valued

The next topic is Ms Claire Boscq-Scott, director of The Busy Queen Bee, who will be discussing Customic Centric HR. She talks about the internal customers, the Employees. Unfortunately, only 24% of employees are actively engaged. Why? Because it seems that HR is not really meeting employee needs. Here’s what Ms. Claire says are some […]

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HR Series: Pivot or Perish in HR?

The talk by Mr. Nonong Noriega, Head of People and Transformation Capability Development in PLDT-Smart: Iba talaga sa Pilipinas, masmasaya if there’s song and dance. 🙂 This is the age of disruption. Either you’re the disruptor, or the disrupted. The supervisors are closest to their employees. They can help their staff adopt new processes and […]

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HR: The Response to Ambiguity is Agility

The AQ for Ambiguous Environment topic is handled by Mr. Jesse Francis Rebustillo says that Technology will become more pervasive. According to Mr. Jesse, the world has evolved. The way we do business has CHANGED. The way we lead and the people we are leading have transformed… There’s a lot of things we do in […]

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