Self Help

Getting into debt is not necessarily bad. An individual can expand and establish his business by availing of a loan, but using credit mainly for consumption purposes may put an individual in deep shit. When credit dues pile up and an individual can barely pay the minimum, high interest rates will keep a person in […]

No doubt life is hard because of the unhampered fuel price increases. And CNNs Larry King have illustrated this more vividly when they brought to the table the (American) pilots concern that passenger safety is  compromised because (American) Airlines’ companies decided to reduce fuel reserve for their airplane (the lighter the plane, the more savings […]

While waiting for our turn to get our fill at the gasoline station Friday night, you can notice the griming faces of other motorists. The prices of fuel has increased beyond our imagination, and still increasing.  Thanks to the speculators, who were also blamed for the financial crisis that hit Asia on the late 90’s. […]

Today is my last day as a Human Resource Manager from my employer of 10 years.
It was a rewarding and challenging career, I joined the company on 1998 as Training Officer. I was assigned in a center at QC and handled the in-house training programs and employee activities. Likewise, I’m part of the group that […]

A former staff and friend who is working in the Middle East is in the country for a short vacation. Together with another former staff who is into full time teaching, they decided to touch base with me at SM Mall of Asia for a dinner. We discussed about the old times and we […]

It was a surprising Tuesday as I find the first day of our Management Accounting session fun and productive. I learned various ways to analyze a financial statement, and as a non-accountant, the program facilitated by professors of Asian Institute Of Managemen (AIM) made me appreciate numbers and balance sheets. Had my teachers back in college are […]