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To do/To buy list

I normally don’t believe in New Year’s resolution, because

1)            One doesn’t have to wait for a certain date to decide to improve oneself.

2)            Plans may have specific timings, moods, or should be prioritized only under certain situations.

3)            The list is so long that a person may not be able to do it all at once. There’s a thing called prioritization.

Having said that, here’s the list:

To buy:

1)            Leather shoes – done! Authentic black leather shoes from Aldo.

2)            Leather bag – done! Kenneth Cole Reaction “Double Play” Double Gusset Top Zip Expandable leather portfolio briefcase (Mfg Part#: 528571). Expensive, but I deserve this kick-ass reward.

3)            A perfume to replace my current L’eau d’Issey Miyake pour Homme. My current consideration is Allure
Homme Sport by Chanel because I prefer the clean fresh sporty scent. Someday, I will try Green Irish Tweed or Millesime
Imperial by Creed, or Terre d’Hermes.

4)            A high-end compact camera. Current choice: Panasonic Lumix LX5. Being a gadget freak, I will always be tempted to prefer the ones with higher technical specifications, but portability is important, and gadgets cannot surpass the skills of the photographer behind it. I will just give my well-abused camera (Lumix ZS3, 12x zoom) to my sister

5)            A very stable laptop: MacBook Pro, but I have to wait for the 2012 version. According to the rumors, it will have the new Ivy Bridge processors from Intel, a retina display, and a higher resolution. I’d rather wait for this than buy the current models for the same price. I will justify the splurge by creating a need to be familiar with OS X. Can I buy one with a French AZERTY keyboard (not the Canadian French keyboard layout)?

6)            A high-capacity external hard disk drive. Because my Seagate 1 TB is not enough!

7)            Nice to have:Kindle touch. I want to read more books too!

To do:

1)            Get a new job! Top priority.

2)            Have a one-time invest in mutual funds or unit investment trust funds (in a bank)

3)            Nice to have: learn how to cook

4)            Nice to have: join a non-profit organization. Being a victim of Hedonistic treadmill, I normally fail to see
that I have achieved so many things that I consider important, and it feels good to help other people.

To do regularly:

1)            Monitor daily expenses by writing them on my Starbucks planner, to be more conscious about spending

2)            Watch films (english films, french films). This is a better form of entertainment over TV, and this is something that we nerds need to improve on: culture.

3)            Maintain a Variable Universal Life insurance policy

4)            Learn another foreign language in addition to French. The choice primarily depends on the location of the school and the schedule of the classes. Current choice: German (my preference to top Indo-European languages is obvious). I’ve been wanting to do this but my schedule keeps on changing!

5)            Replace my clothes and just give my current clothes away to those who are in need. I feel that the clothes that I wear to work are out of fashion or not stylish enough. I also need to study the style dos and don’ts while surfing the internet. I’d like to believe that there’s nothing wrong with my taste, but the lousy dressers also think that their style is perfectly fine!

6)            Go back to blogging!

There are other things that I wanted to add too, but I’m not sure if I can commit to them: paying my mother’s debts, including some exercise to my daily lifestyle without going to the gym, changing my eating lifestyle, or considering going back to studying MBA.

Let’s see what happens!

Une annonce

Il est évident qu’il n’a pas de nouvelles ici dans ce site pendant très longtemps, mais les chasseuses qui n’ont rien à faire se distraient en suivant ma vie intéressante.

Malheureusement, on sait bien que je suis toujours très occupé avec mon travail, mes études, et ma famille… et je n’ai pas le temps de m’inqièter des choses qui ne sont pas importantes du tout. Je ne veux pas perdre mon temps à essayer d’expliquer la situation à une personne qui décide de ne pas la comprendre: Je n’étais jamais intéressé, alors ne supposez pas le contraire.

J’ai les standards que les désagréables ne peuvent jamais atteindre. Ne vous attendez pas à une amitié si vous ne savez pas la vraie définition du mot « respect ».

En bref : Oubliez-moi et laissez-moi tranquille. Vous comprenez bien ?

Earbleed

After some years in the professional world with people who claim that they are fluent in English, here are the top irritants that I encounter at work (and yes, even from the managers):

1) As per

Instead of using: according to, as stated in, in accordance with
Example: As per your request (As you requested)

Nobody uses this in casual conversation nowadays!

2) Irregardless

Instead of using: regardless, irrespective

Ir + less = double negation. Self-explanatory

Passed the Ateneo MBA entrance exam

and ranked 9th in the Ateneo MBA entrance exam despite the overtime work the previous night, the lack of sleep, waking up late, no breakfast, and no preparation.

I am good at Math BUT not under time pressure. On the bright side, I finished ahead of time in the reading comprehension, inference, deductive reasoning, inductive reasoning. In the word analogy exam, I encountered the word “fluvial”, which is supposed to be tricky, but I definitely know that la fleuve is just river in French. hah!

Someone (from a blue school) asked if my ego is now bloated. I simply said: “No, my ego is as flat as the world”. Who said LaSallians cannot excel in Ateneo? One big fight!

Fading

A song that you once thought you would forever long kept playing in your head, even with the play button unpressed. A flashback in the middle of pitch black used to play that track whenever moods attacked. Ticking like a clock, with hands not getting tired.

Until the infatuation reached saturation. Like a memorized poem recited in the room. Or the finest chocolate, but consumed until eight. The melody once harmonious has notes now monotonous. Moving like a machine, full of rust within.

The person – or at least the idea – is fading.

Books!

I received business textbooks from a classmate in the French class who recently finished her MBA (for Middle Managers, the exact program that I am targeting).

Business textbooks:
- An Introduction to Strategic Management Concepts and Cases 11th Edition – Fred R David
- Business Ethics Concepts and Cases 5th Edition – Manuel G. Velasquez
- General Principles in Operations Management – Jay Heizer & Barry Render
- Fundamentals of Financial Management 10th Edition – Eugene F. Brigham, Joel F. Houston
- Applied Management Science and Spreadsheet Modelling – Francis J. Clauss
- Heroic Leadership – Chris Lowney
- Marketing Management 11th Edition – Philip Kotler
- Managerial Accounting 4th Edition – Ronald W. Hilton

After several days, I received a message from one of the (terror?) teachers in Alliance Française, offering his French language textbooks:

Steven, do you want more reference books in French? I have books that I don’t use anymore but are in very good condition. They’re reference materials I bought in France pa. I thought of you first. I’m not selling them. I’d give them to you for free.

- Le Bon Usage 13th edition – André Goosse (This is THE Bible of the French grammar)
- Dictionnaire de l’argot français et de ses origines – Jean-Paul Colin, Jean-Pierre Mével, and Christian Leclère
- Larousse Dictionnaire des Difficultés de la langue Française – A.V. Thomas
- Larousse Dictionnaire des Synonymes – E. Genouvrier
- Richesse du Vocabulaire – Jeannine Bochard-Fièvez/Jean Delahaut
- Business French Glossary (English-French French-English) – Peter Collin Publishing
- Le Dico du français qui se cause – Pierre Merle

Me: Bonjour ! Merci de m’avoir donné gratuitement tous ces livres en très bon état malgré etant acheté en France il y a longtemps. Les mots sans fin ne sont pas assez pour exprimer ma gratitude ! Les choses dont quelqu’un n’a plus besoin, c’est sans aucun doute le trésor de quelqu’un d’autre ! J’étais toujours volontaire pour recevoir le bienfait hehe

Prof: Je n’ai jamais dit qu’ils sont gratuits. Tu m’invites à dîner dans un resto japonais super cher. =) (Je blague, bien sûr.)

J’va penser à moi maintenant

J’va penser à moi maintenant
Dany Bédar

Il s’est perdu le grand amour
Il s’est enfuit pour toujours
Peu importe c’est pour quand
Faut pas le vivre trop souvent
J’va penser à moi maintenant

Il se cache peut-être dans un bar
Ou dans un nuage de brouillard
Ça peut être troublant
Quand ça fait trop longtemps
J’va penser à moi maintenant

Il est le reflet du miroir
Pour ceux qui veulent bien y croire
J’me regarde pas trop souvent
J’ai surtout pas beaucoup de temps
J’va penser à moi maintenant

Il peut fondre quelquefois
Y a tellement d’hommes qui se noient
Trop d’alcool dans le sang
Et ces matins pesants
J’va penser à moi maintenant

Il change de nom quand il repart
Et il disparait dans le noir
Moé j’ai eu trente ans
J’fais parti des grands
J’va penser à moi maintenant

Je lui écris une autre chanson
Au grand amour et son frisson
Une chose en terminant
J’pisserai pu contre le vent
J’va penser à moi maintenant

Un dernier tour de chant
Si c’est ça moi, je me rends
J’va penser à moi, j’va penser à moi
J’va penser à moi maintenant

Key Performance Indicator – 3rd and 4th quarter of 2008

The KPI results for the 3rd and 4th quarter of last year (2008) are the same.

Performance Objectives Rating:
0 = Did not achieve at all
1 = Below expectations
2 = Met expectations
3 = Exceeded expectations

Team Member Only:
Timeliness of project deliverables – 2
Compliance with SDLC policies and procedures – 3
Availability to Level 3 Support – 2
Client Satisfaction Feedback – 2
Personal and Professional Development – 2

Team Member Contribution:
Effort – 3
Attitude – 3
Listening – 2
Communication – 3
Teamwork – 2
Leadership – 2

We have not been evaluated yet for the first quarter of 2009 because, logically, the evaluation period will be until the end of March 2009.

Je n’attends plus ton retour

Je n’attends plus ton retour
Dany Bédar

La nuit tombe sur le jour
Y en a qui sorte, faire un tour
Si le bonheur tourne autour
Ce que le malheur court toujours

[Refrain:]
Y en na d’autre qui tombe en amour
Moi je n’attends plus ton retour

La nuit ramene les vautours
Y en a qui heurtent au secour !
Y en a sans doute de meilleur aux alentours
Pour effacer l’ébats de ton parcours

[au refrain]

La nuit fait place aux beaux jours
Y en a qui sorte faire la cour
Si les ébats de ton voisin te rendent sourd
Fait battra ton cœur comme un tambour

[au refrain]

I am a busy person

Aside from at least 48 hours of work a week, there are 7 hours a week of two French modules combined. My house is far and I go back and forth to the office, and the school is far from both office and home. Finding time for watching movies and reading books is difficult. Sleep is a luxury.

There is no time to prioritize dating, flirting, and reading nonsense e-mails over working, studying, and casually visiting close friends. So, if you cannot contribute to my productivity and happiness, just go away and be happy without me.

Thank you.

(To be scheduled: overnight vacation at Pansol with some French classmates and friends, a birthday party with a High School classmate’s family and friends, dinner with college friends, a good musical with someone)

Attraction

Attraction is not a choice that can be decided at will; it is a sensation, not a voluntary response.

Attraction is not a permission that can be asked; it cannot be obtained by begging.

Attraction is not a logical argument that can be proven through fighting for a generally accepted set of scientific standards; it is a perceived value, not an absolute value.

Attraction is not about always stating the logically correct final answer; it is about the manner it is delivered regardless of stupidity.

« Tout ce qui augmente la liberté augmente la responsibilité » -Victor Hugo

(C’est un devoir pour la classe de français. Et oui, la phrase vient de Victor Hugo, pas de Spider-man.)

Quand on a plus de liberté que les autres, il faut en profiter bien avec plus d’attention. Telle liberté exige qu’on soit chargé de faire quelque chose d’utile pour tout le monde sans oublier l’obligation de ne faire mal à personne. En plus, on a la responsibilité de protéger son liberté et celle des autres. Car la manière d’utilisation de la liberté est très importante, il faut tourner sa langue sept fois dans sa bouche avant de parler, et il faut reflechir à ses actions avant d’agir.

Isn’t it strange?

A former officemate added one of my friends both in Yahoo Messenger AND Facebook even if they do not know each other. As expected, my friend asked the person where the e-mail address was obtained (I had no idea).

A: hi, may i know where you got my email
B: from Steven
B: may I know your name?
A: he gave it to you?
A: did he not give my name?
B: your name is A?
A: and you are B, i suppose?
B: yes, y?
A (9:49:47 PM): may i ask why steven gave my email to you?
A (9:58:58 PM): sorry got disconnected, may i ask why steven gave my email to you?
B (11:21:29 PM): i got your contacts from the email steven sent

Note: There was a long gap between the question and the answer (1 hour, 31 minutes, 42 seconds) and the other party’s status was “Available” all along, not “Offline” or “Idle”.

I cannot blame my friend if she was also probably wondering about the reason behind these sudden online connection requestS, and why HER specifically, among my friends. Since I did not know that something was already happening, I am thankful that she left an offline message asking me why this person added her.

The unexpected friend requests itself is already weird, but it is weirder that the common link (me!) was not notified beforehand. However, since it should be none of my business, I did not do anything about it in order to not aggravate the situation. I just apologized to my friend for the hassle. She has a boyfriend already!

Considering these, it is improper for the person who added a supposed stranger to call me a “jerk”, thinking that my friend is “freak” and “rude” even if she was just inquiring where the e-mail address came from, and not apologizing to her.

On the other hand, it is impolite to add a total stranger without answering the question WHY when asked. Why does one also have to ask for the name of the person whom she added personally without my introduction when she knew it well all along? Most importantly, when one receives an e-mail with a lot of recipients, adding someone from the CC list is normal only if she is actually acquainted with the other person or at least polite enough to introduce herself properly.

It is unfortunate that the one who considers herself to be more mature than me would end up doing something as immature as this.

Cher Cupidon

Cher Cupidon
(par Dany Bédar)

Je suis tombé comme un idiot
Noyé en buvant de ton eau
Aimé peut-être un peu trop
J’ai pourtant l’habitude de te tourner le dos

Tu t’es trompé, vrai ou faux ?
T’as mille défauts tu voles trop haut
Tu te trouves bien beau, un beau salaud
Une flèche en stéréo pour causer le cahot

[Refrain]

Cher Cupidon, as-tu perdu la raison ?
T’aurais sans doute besoin d’une bonne leçon
Cher Cupidon, j’ai quelques questions
C’est plutôt une proposition, oublie-moi donc

T’as tiré une fois de trop
Et j’utilise mon droit de véto
J’espère ne plus t’voir de sitôt
Tu peux prendre quelques bonnes années de repos

[au refrain]

Un jour je referai le grand saut
T’auras droit à une part du gâteau
Et une poignée de main solo
Dans l’autre main je garderai le couteau

favorite movie quote

« Sacrée Sophie, le jeu avait repris sur les chapeaux de roue. Du bonheur à l’état pur, brut, natif, volcanique, quel pied ! C’était mieux que tout, mieux que la drogue, mieux que l’héro, mieux que la dope, coke, crack, fix, joint, shit, shoot, snif, pét’, ganja, marie-jeanne, cannabis, beu, peyotl, buvard, acide, LSD, extasy. Mieux que le sexe, mieux que la fellation, soixante-neuf, partouze, masturbation, tantrisme, kama-sutra, brouette thaïlandaise. Mieux que le Nutella au beurre de cacahuète et le milk-shake banane. Mieux que toutes les trilogies de George Lucas, l’intégrale des Muppet Show, la fin de 2001. Mieux que le déhanché d’Emma Peel, Marilyn, la Schtroumpfette, Lara Croft, Naomi Campbell et le grain de beauté de Cindy Crawford. Mieux que la face B d’Abbey Road, les solos d’Hendrix, le petit pas de Neil Armstrong sur la lune. Le Space Mountain, la ronde du Père Noël, la fortune de Bill Gates, les transes du Dalaï lama, les NDE, la résurrection de Lazare, toutes les piquouzes de testostérone de Schwarzy, le collagène dans les lèvres de Pamela Anderson. Mieux que Woodstock et les rave parties les plus orgasmiques. Mieux que la défonce de Sade, Rimbaud, Morrison et Castaneda. Mieux que la liberté. Mieux que la vie… »

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“Sophie, you old devil, the game has resumed at top speed. Pure, raw, innate, volcanic pleasure! It was better than everything, better than drugs, better than smack, better than a dope, coke, crack, fix, joint, shit, shoot, sniff, ganja, Mary Jane, cannabis, weed, peyote, blotting paper, acid, LSD, ecstasy. Better than sex, better than blowjob, sixty nine, orgy, masturbation, tantra, Kama Sutra, Thai doggy-style. Better than the nutella on peanut butter and banana milkshake. Better than all the trilogies of George Lucas, the whole Muppet Show, the end of 2001. Better than the swaying of Emma Peel’s hips, Marilyn, la Schtroumpfette, Lara Croft, Naomi Campbell and the beauty mark of Cindy Crawford. Better than the B-side of Abbey Road, the solos of Jimmy Hendrix, the small footstep of Neil Armstrong on the moon. Space Mountain, walk-around of Santa Claus, Bill Gates’ fortune, the trances of Dalai Lama, near-death experiences, the resurrection of Lazarus. all the testosterone shots of Schwarzenegger, the collagen in Pamela Anderson’s lips. Better than Woodstock and most orgasmic rave parties. Better than the high of Sade, Rimbaud, Morrison and Castaneda on drugs. Better than freedom. Better than life…”

Someone does not deserve it

Someone does not deserve the time of a busy person with a lot of important things to prioritize in life.

Someone does not deserve the explanation of someone telling the truth if the answers will always be interpreted from an entirely different perspective anyway.

Someone does not deserve the effort of a person if the game is unfair, complicated and less clearly defined but nevertheless requires full dedication. Someone does not deserve to expect a person to aim for futile results.

Someone does not deserve the recognition of a person who has been discriminated by that person. Someone does not deserve the apology of a person who is not guilty of the accusations.

Someone does not deserve the hatred of a person who only has apathy. Someone does not deserve the care of a person who has realized that it is better to let things be and not care about it.

Les films français que je recommande:

L’Auberge Espagnol

Je recommande mon premier film favorit, « L’Auberge Espagnol ». Il s’agit d’un étudiant Erasmus qui a voyagé en Espagne pour étudier l’economie et pour connaitre les autres cultures européennes. L’histoire a commencé quand il a decidé de quitter sa famille et la France, son pays, pour vivre avec des étrangers. Ses colocataires, ayant de differentes nationalités, parlent anglais, espagnol, allemand, et un peu français. Malgré les differences culturelles, on s’entend bien dans l’auberge.

Le film met l’éducation et la diversité de la culture en valeur en utilisant le programme Erasmus comme centre de l’histoire. En plus, il y a des histoires sur les relations differentes. C’est un film à voir absolument !

Jeux d’Enfants

Il s’agit de deux personnes qui jouent les jeux folles depuis l’enfance. Les gens (surtout les adultes) penseraient sûrement que leur decisions sont stupides, mais ils continuent de se defier de faire des choses dangereuses et quelquefois humiliantes. Il y a une histoire d’amour dans ce film mais cet histoire-ci n’est pas banal. On ne peut pas prévoir les consequences du jeux « cap ou pas cap ? », alors il ne doit pas racontrer tous l’intrigue ici !

(to be continued…)

A mild reminder to someone who has stopped studying French for a long time

Fortunately, I do not have to resort to visually stimulating reminders to revive stagnant and dry hormones. I just have to hear someone’s accent to resume the overflow of the raging hormones.

Am I the only person in the world who thinks…

…that this person really looks like Patrick Dempsey?

Guillaume Canet

He played one of the main characters in my newly discovered favorite French film, Jeux d’Enfants. Maybe one can tell the difference only when they speak.

Ils se ressemblent comme deux gouttes d’eau !