September 2009
5 posts
Opportunities don't knock twice
Today, I find myself questioning what is more important - my personal moral values or the prospects of an exciting and rewarding adventure. The way I see it, no matter which one I choose, the other will be compromised. Here’s the deal; a rare and most certainly life-changing opportunity found me unexpectedly just now. I was approached by a representative of one popular beverage brand to be...
Like paper shoes in bad weather
An interesting topic came up during a conversation I had with a friend. He suggested that people compensates for their shortcomings or flaws in many ways. At the beginning, I was put off with his example of a mutual friend of ours who uses money, whether deliberately or otherwise, to shadow the fact that he’s not gifted in the looks department. I argued that whatever the latter decides to do...
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love.hate.
I am tired of working at sb-rc. There, I said it.
This, coming from a once adamant and somewhat naive barista who is was convinced that rc, or starbucks in general, was the best place ever.
Sure, rc had its glorious days once upon a time. Although I am hardpressed now to tell which period this was, I have to agree there had been good days before.
Now however, good days are far and very few in...
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Friends are enemies who don't have the guts to...
I realise that some people have the inherent need to speak their mind constantly without thinking of the consequences of their sudden outbursts. I guess some people just have big mouths that cannot contain or repress their thoughts. I especially pity the kind who would tell their stories to anybody who appears to show even the slightest interest in anything they have to say. Or to anyone who...
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Out of sight, out of mind?
How much do the people in your life matter to you? And if they matter a lot, will you risk anything to let that relationship fail? In your daily pursuits of other seemingly important things like money or your favorite pasttime, do you spare a moment of thought for your mum, your best friend, your spouse? What if I were to tell you that for every minute you don’t think of your loved one, a...
