Long Weekends in August: Time for the Family
By Fred | July 24, 2008
I just remembered that there are two long weekends this coming August, as reflected in the list of National Regular and Special Holidays for 2008 in the Philippines. The declared holidays are: Ninoy Aquino Day (18 August 2008, which means that August 17-18 is a long weekend) and National Heroes Day (25 August 2008, which means that August 23-25 is another long weekend). Read the rest of this entry »
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Forms of Business and Registration
By pinoydad | July 24, 2008
After deciding to start a business (and the particular business to pursue), one of the important issues to be decided by the Pinoy Entrepreneur is the form of business entity (corporations, partnerships and sole proprietorships) that will serve as the vehicle in pursuing the business. Read the rest of this entry »
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Lucky in Love
By pinoydad | July 24, 2008
Sabi nila, ang maswerte sa pag-ibig ay malas sa pera, at ang maswerte sa pera ay malas sa pag-ibig. Those who are lucky when it comes to love are not as lucky in money matters, and vice versa. Read the rest of this entry »
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Love in the world of mail-order brides
By pinoydad | July 23, 2008
Mail-order bride is a “label applied to a woman who publishes her intent to marry someone from another — usually more developed — country. Although the label is widely used, it may have derogatory connotations and may be offensive.” They should have not used the word “may” because the term “mail-order bride” is, as far as I know, derogatory. Read the rest of this entry »
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The E-Myth Revisited (Why Most Small Business Don’t Work and What to Do About It)
By Fred | July 22, 2008
The Pinoy Entrepreneurs blog, if you still haven’t noticed, is about, among others, encouraging more Filipinos to become entrepreneurs. It’s about stepping out of one’s comfort zone and starting one’s own business. You could even say it’s about stirring up the entrepreneurial spirit, focusing on the positive aspects of entrepreneurship, such that talking about negative matters, topics such as the “entrepreneurial myth,” would be a sin. Read the rest of this entry »
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The Fear of Love
By Fred | July 22, 2008
There are a lot of people who are not into a more serious kind of relationship. Just friends, ‘ika nga. This is understandable for teens, who believe — or whose parents believe — that they’re too young to be in a relationship. For someone in his/her 20s, however, not getting into a relationship is something of a puzzle. The difficulty of this puzzle increases by increments of 10. So, for those who are in their 30s, not being into a relationship is more puzzling. The puzzle intensifies by 40 (and should stop by 50). Read the rest of this entry »
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Love is Blind
By Fred | July 19, 2008
There are countless songs and poems to the effect that love is blind. The phrase “love is blind” is usually associated with physical appearances of the lovers. When you see an ugly person with a beautiful partner, usually a not-so-attractive man with a gorgeous woman along the lines of Humpback of Notre Dame, people usually say that love is blind (and the man is rich). Read the rest of this entry »
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