Category: Personal Musings
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Revealing the secrets of homeschooling – Learn from the Expert!
For those who do not know, home schooling is gaining popularity as an alternative to institutionalized education. This is especially true in many developed countries and due to increasing concerns of school violence and other issues. But the challenges that home schooling brings can be more daunting than many can handle. Dana has written an…
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Truth in Advertising?
When I was young, much younger than I am today, there was a “breakthrough” discovery. In fact, it was so important that everyone was talking about it. Guessed what it is yet? Fluoride toothpaste. It was all the rage. If it wasn’t fluoride toothpaste, it’s not the best. Then today, I read this about how…
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Working in a Team can be confusing
One of the joys of working in a large organisation is the fact that you have so many colleagues to talk to. Then again, there are so many colleagues that you don’t. I have found that as marketing professionals, it is almost inevitable that we work with different teams. These could be different departments, different…
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First the Dress, then the Person…
There is a saying in Hongkong, in Cantonese, that goes something like “… first respect the Dress, then respect the person.” We live in a world where the superficial is usually more important than the substance. If you look successful, then in everyone’s eyes, you are. Dress up to climb up. There is a lot…
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Marketing in the Internet Age
When Marco Polo returned from China with silks, China porcelain, and of course, gun powder; there was a lot of demand for those goods. Over the years, international trade has become more and more important, to the point where some countries cannot survive without it (examples: Singapore, HongKong…). But everywhere, trade barriers exist. In the…
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Advertising is fun, right?
I must say, advertising and marketing has always been my “dream job”. I strongly suspect that it has always been my secret aspiration NOT to do commercials like this one… But I really got to admit… it’s loads of fun! Who wants to do the sequel!? [tags]advertising, tv commercials, humor, funny, red bull[/tags]
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The importance of insurance
On a more sobering note, I remember that time when my car got smashed. Well, I was not drunk. I never drive when I drink. But someone smashed the window and grabbed the stuff in the boot and cleaned out the glove compartment. Fortunately, other than a toolbox, some coupons, I did not lose much.…
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Interesting Web Graphics
A Blog can be made so much more interesting if it has nice graphics sprinkled around. But the challenge for most people would be to actually find good graphics. I visited our Gack Ink site and saw that Gayla uses graphics from this interesting site: Doesn’t that look interesting? This is a great resource for…