Well, at least I think that’s what happened. Anyway, this place is going to look like a mess while I slowly but surely work towards getting things back to normal.
The Tenuous Peace We Take For Granted
Another quick one. I think this video has already been making rounds. If you haven’t seen it, have a look. I think it’s a very thought provoking video. The guy’s statement begs a lot of questions. Foremost in my head is the question “what sacrifices are you talking about?” It’s sad to see such misconception of what the ruling majority deems as their given rights. Perhaps this is not representative of the majority. I’d like to think so because I certainly don’t find this attitude among my own peers while growing up.
It’s true what they say about taking things for granted till it comes a time when it’s taken away. Video after the jump Continued…
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– April 13, 2010
Happy Easter 2010
It’s late, I know. Here’s wishing everyone a Happy Easter. Hope you enjoy the video. 
Posted in Thoughts on..., other.
– April 5, 2010
Free Internet Marketing course by Jeremy Schoemaker
Hi guys, I think some of you will be familiar with the name Jeremy Schoemaker. He’s quite well known in the Internet Marketing industry. I’ve been following him for a while now and from what I can tell he’s the real deal. He recently reopened his 12 week IM course and so I registered for it (seeing as its free and all).
I’ve gone through the 1st Module and I find he breaks down the basics of IM pretty well. It’s definitely simple enough for newbies to understand. Here are the topics he covers:
Week 1 – The Beginner’s Guide To Internet Marketing
Week 2 – Affiliate Marketing 101: Everything You Need To Know To Start Promoting Products
Week 3 – Market Research: How To Crush Your Competitors And Discover Hot Niches
Week 4 – Introduction to Pay Per Click
Week 5 – Advanced Pay Per Click
Week 6 – SEO Tips, Tricks, and Tactics
Week 7 – Content Creation: How To Create Articles That Attract Users And Increase Sales
Week 8 – Marketing: How To Use Social Media To Spread Your Brand
Week 9 – Make That Cash: 10 Ways To Monetize Your Site And Increase Profitability
Week 10 – Testing & Tracking: How To Optimize Your Site & Make Sense Of The Figures
Week 11 – Building Your Team: How To Network With Others And Find Long Term Partners
Week 12 – Launch Day: How To Kick Start Your Business And Manage Your Projects
The course is totally free although I think registration is open for a limited time. Those of you interesting in learning more about Internet Marketing can go here: www.shoemoneyx.com to check it out. So far I can say there are no strings attached except for the fact that it requires you giving your email. Let me just warn you first though that THIS IS NOT A GET RICH QUICK SCHEME. If that’s what you’re looking for then this isn’t for you. Building long term sustainable income always requires hard work and consistency.
Hope this is as helpful to you as it is to me. Btw, just so you know, I posted a referral link (so now you know I have ulterior motives). Sign up and you’ll know why. 
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– March 31, 2010
An Example of Good Customer Service
Just a few quick thoughts on this piece of news that I read: TM Backtracks on UniFi Quota
For those who don’t know what is UniFi, it’s basically Telekom’s newest initiative to implement high speed broadband. Lowest speed packages will be at 5Mbps *salivates*.
Anyway, first thought is “Wow! They actually listen!”
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Posted in Thoughts on..., life lessons, local events.
– March 26, 2010
What I Think About the Latest Buzz
Google has finally caved into peer pressure and rolled out its own social networking application – Google Buzz. *yawns* Those that want to find out more about it can go here. Long story short? I think they should have made it a beta.
I guess that with a company of Google’s size, it’s inevitable that when it releases a major application, just about everyone notices. But Google made it even more noticeable by making everyone who uses Gmail a candidate to participate in it’s fabulous new product. That’s a whole LOT of people.
As an idea, Google Buzz doesn’t represent anything new. Google Buzz attempts to simplify your social networking habits through consolidation. This means that Buzz pulls in status updates, photos, videos from different service providers into a single location. It also makes it easy for you to share your items with other people.
That’s cool and everything, but I’ve got one major problem with Buzz.
It’s still a MESS.
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– March 4, 2010
3 Tips to Ensure Bad Service
Here are 3 tips to ensure your customers have a memorable experience being served by you.
1. The customer is ALWAYS wrong.
When meeting a customer, immediately go on defensive. You know what they say, best defense is offense, so fire away! Shoot them with defensive statements and treat them all like idiots who don’t have a brain. Go ahead, they deserve it!
2. Time is valuable, so do everything you can to get rid of your customer in the SHORTEST time possible.
If it can’t be solved in 3 mins, it’s not worth your time. Give short, curt answers. Keep looking anywhere but the customer to indicate they are boring you and that they should get lost. Give them a stupid, dead pan look when they present you a problem. Shrug your shoulders and give a condescending but sympathetic smile saying there’s nothing you can do. You get the idea. If all else fails, throw the rule book at them and tell them they either do it your way or the high way!
3. NEVER follow up on your customer/client.
Out of sight, out of mind they say. The moment they leave, just forget about them. If it’s important, they’ll holler and breath down your neck. In the meantime, no worries, be happy.
Don’t worry if at first no one seems to be complaining about your bad service. In an asian culture it might take a while before complaints rise to the surface. Maybe you need to go at it more aggresively. In the meantime, keep at it and rest assured, I guarantee you’ll have a steady stream of complaints which may eventually get you fired or bankrupt.
So there you go folks. Feel free to comment if you think I missed something.
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– February 25, 2010
WordPress Scheduling Woes
Scheduled posts have stopped working for me since I upgraded to WordPress 2.9 (I hope that’s the only problem!). After procrastinating for the longest time, I’m finally trying a few things to fix it. Since this involves playing around with a few files, there might be unintended consequences so do bear with me if this blog starts to act funny. But just in case it’s a problem that I don’t yet know about, do leave a comment telling me what you think is broken. Thanks!
ps. if you’ve encountered a similar problem and have a fix do let me know too!
Updated: it’s fixed! This worked for me.
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Posted in Misc, housekeeping.
– February 18, 2010
Clash of the IT Titans
I saw this the other day and I thought it showed a nice, clear comparison of the markets our current IT giants dabble in.
Posted in Thoughts on..., other.
– February 17, 2010
Somebody's Watching
Paranoia about security is a very real thing in an age where the emphasis is all about being connected. Sure, we’ve all seen movies (like the one shown in the poster above) about how secret government agencies could find out everything about you from just a card swipe or a phone call but until recently, generally people dismissed it as fiction or just didn’t care. Continued…
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– February 12, 2010
