The State of our Educational System: A Sample

I received this SMS yesterday, which I am really having a hard time deciphering. The subject, KC Concepcion, is a local celebrity in the Philippines.
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KC Concepcion. Maganda, mayaman, sikat, nag-aral sa France, anak ng sobrang sikat. Ayos na sana ang lahat ngunit sa commercial niya ng shampoo
My Mama always told me to look your [...]

The Proliferation of the Wireless Landlines

 A friend of mine and fellow Consultant, Elmer Cruz, came to my neck of the woods to conduct a workshop for one of his clients. I had received an SMS from him days before, informing me of his new landline number. When we finally met at one of the resorts here, I asked him about [...]

Carrier Offline!

As I write this post, my mobile phone carrier is offline, and it has been this way since 3:30PM.
Since I operate off Subic Bay, I initially thought that this was an isolated concern, that usually being the case with areas away from the Metro. Not so, as I soon found out as I logged on to [...]

Countryside Economics

We should all live simpler lives. This makes us happier and a lot more friendly to the environment and our fellow man. If we all lived simpler, we would be free from at least some of the woes that beset modern man.
In fact, taking the idea a step further, why don’t we just relocate to [...]

Building a Solid Foundation for the Technopreneurs of Tomorrow

(An Article Written in August, 2002 for the Manila Observer)
Allow me to build a case.
Progress — the deep, dire desire of every organization, be it a budding startup or a deep-rooted enterprise. Why is so much importance placed on progress, and why do companies strive to be in this state at all? Because progress is [...]