Sleep Scrimping

I heard fom a friend that optimum sleeping hours is either 6 or 8 hours, anything more, less, or in between is already unhealthy. This was advised to him by a doctor. I'm used to sleeping 8 hours but I'm training myself to catch 6 hours of sleep starting tonight. Hope this works!

breakfast at jollibee for a change...aside from being P5 cheaper than mcdo breakfast rice meals, it's more eco-friendly with the use of small mugs...i just might patronize jollibee more than mcdo from now on...;)

interesting Youtube links

Sharing with you some useful links I found on YouTube

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUdDhWfpqxg – Sixth Sense

 

A creative use of ordinary gadgets like camera, projector, and mobile internet device.  When these gadgets are used together, the camera serves as a sensor of images, which then inputs the information onto an internet mobile device and automatically searches for information about it.  The projector then flashes the information onto any surface.  Imagine having an actual mobile device like that in the future?  It'd be like having a sixth sense.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG9CE55wbtY – Do Schools Kill Creativity?

 

An interesting view on education and how people's out-of-the-box thinking should not be hampered by it.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVimVzgtD6w – Hans Rosling – no more boring data

 

Aside from the mountains of world data on health, mortality, per capita income, and the like; this video shows how to creatively and animatedly present data via charts.

 

Google sketchup image

Assignment on Photoshop

Here's my cool fun photo (funphotobox.com)

Delia’s 2020 Vision of the Philippines

Coming from an article that talks of China plannning to connect different countries via railway in 2020 (http://www.popsci. com/science/ article/2010- 03/china- plans-beijing- london-high- speed-rail- link), here are my thoughts on the following items for Philippines in 2020:

Transportation. Improving infrastructure for transportation is relatively easier to accomplish compared to solving more complex problems of the country. It only takes government decision to support these projects with budget in order to make transportation easier and efficient for the public. This concern, however, gets bumped off when planning for budgets due to more graver and more urgent problems of the country.

In 2020, I doubt that there will be any drastic development on the country’s transportation infrastructure. At the rate things are going, the Philippines will just be a dirtier and more polluted place in 2010. I’ve seen pictures of different areas in the Philippines taken in the early 90’s. Although less modern, the cleanliness and order seen in the pictures is a far cry from what we have today. The continuous use of jeepneys and second-hand buses will continue to pollute our air. It doesn’t seem like there will be any change with that anytime soon.

It is a good thing that private sectors have made improvement in the travel industry. Affordable airfare makes traveling possible for ordinary juans. I wonder how airlines can sustain this, though, since their costs are highly dependent on volatile elements like fuel price and uncontrollable factors like government regulations and taxes.

Communication. Private sectors have also sped up the development of communication in the country. Cut-throat competition in telecommunications industry has propelled Philippines’ advancement in telecommunications beyond proportion to its economic advancement. The trend is to converge all forms of communication available today (i.e., use of one device for all communication needs; use of one number/account/identity in various communication channels, etc.)

Technology. We’ve discussed in Information Management class how technology will advance in years to come. No one can stop the development of better and faster technology. In 2020, there is no doubt that this will continue.

On graver and more urgent issues, though, my projection is that there will be very little development in education, health, and social welfare. Poverty will still be rampant, if not worse. Governance with integrity will still be an issue, corruption will still be severe. Hence, the comfort of advancement and development in technology can only be enjoyed by the few middle and upper class segment of the population.

one of those few left

I got so much delighted that I just had to share this story.

My sister and I put up a small business a few months ago. It didn't work out. One of the things, though, that I was less worried about was our stall helper.

You see, I hired this girl for our stall. She was referred to me by a friend. Actually, I was supposed to interview her friend, she just tagged along. I ended up choosing her over her friend. Let's just say it was gut feel. My gut feel proved me right. She turned out to be smart, conscientious, responsible, and very dependable.

Just this January, we decided to stop operations due to non-profitability of the business. It broke my heart to tell her she had to find a new job. I said I would still give her salary for 1 month while she looks for another job. I just asked for her help to process some documents we needed at City Hall before she finally ends her employment with me.

Just today, she told me she already found a new job and has started to work already, but she still took a leave from work to finish the last task I assigned her, which was to claim a document from City Hall.

This girl was a personification of dignity and character. I was glad she already found a new job upon a few weeks of unemployment. It gives me hope to see people like her. She did not finish a full undergraduate degree due to lack of money. She just took up a short IT course. Her lack of education and opportunity might have hampered her finding a good job, but that doesn't severe her perseverance. Despite her lack of good education, it did not prevent her from getting out of unemployment. I'd say she's far better than those who have been blessed with much but still deem themselves helpless or deprived.

I'm happy to have encountered this girl once in my life. She gives me hope. I wish her good things for her future. With her character, she can go a long way. She really is one of those few good ones left.

Getting to Know Me

As advised by our professor, I took up several tests at the site www.test.cafe.com. Here are the results I got.


IQ


Personality


Ideal Job



Sleep Health


I also just created a Linked In account. Check out my site http://www.linkedin.com/in/deliasze