Archive for the ‘Personal’ Category
Tuesday, May 6th, 2008
Madam Loh in Him Heang.
I was in Penang for the first time over the weekend and had the pleasure of meeting an extremely interesting individual. The mother of one of my wife's colleagues, Madam Loh was sprightly, energetic and bright-eyed, and overwhelmingly filled with warm Penang hospitality - all ...
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Thursday, February 7th, 2008
A regular, easy job in a small company. Pays somewhat comfortably but riddled with frustrations from frequent R&D and product delays. Little, if any, upward movement. Little chance of bonus, poor benefits.
An MNC job with regional responsibilities. Doesn't pay as well, but bonuses are likely. Standard benefits. Upward movement possible, ...
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Sunday, January 20th, 2008
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I read with sadness that Violet Lim, an entrepreneur I met once some time ago, had succumbed to cancer.
She's the feisty 55 year-old lady who took on St James Powerhouse some months back when the local nightspot denied her free drinks during Ladies Night because they deemed her too old. ...
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Tuesday, December 4th, 2007
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Here's another customer service rant. You can choose to not read it if you don't want. ^^
My wife and I not quite-so-recently ordered a sofa for our new abode on the 17 October. We'd anticipated that our house would not have been ready till sometime early November so we set ...
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Monday, July 23rd, 2007
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I'll be starting on a new job in a new company from this week, which means that http://www.youngupstarts.com/ may be undergoing some slight changes. I'm not sure how different things will be yet - maybe in terms of the frequency of posts, perhaps a slight change in focus.
For those who are wondering, I'm ...
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Thursday, June 28th, 2007
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I recently applied for a senior marketing position in a small consumer electronics company. After attending a series of three interviews, I hadn't heard back from them since.Â
Today they finally called - five months after the first interview. After telling me that their general manager was suitably impressed with me, they told ...
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Saturday, June 9th, 2007
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I just turned down an opportunity to join a start-up company. I know, it sounds like it goes against what I stand for (especially at a time where I'm looking out for opportunities).  But hear me out.
I was approached by a couple of acquaintances who have plans to start a lifestyle consultancy, who believed that my ...
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