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Thursday, January 10, 2008

Fat Rich Woman vs. College Brats

Malls are the most popular hangouts here in Manila and getting a parking slot is sometimes a headache. One time there was a story circulating about a fat rich woman who was about to park her Mercedes when a group of college kids in a Toyota beat her to it. "Sorry, but it pays to be young" they... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, January 9, 2008

Nice Customer Service at a Pizza Parlor

The promo was until January 31, 2007 only so I went back to Shakey's Pizza the day before it ended. I ordered a pizza so I can get a free pepperoni pizza of the same size. "You have to order a Manager's Choice pizza sir" the waitress said with a smile. "But I just availed this promo last week from... Sign in to see full entry.

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People Giving Blood to Save Our Baby Still Inside My Pregnant Wife

My wife has pregnancy complications. Her immunologist described it this way- our immune system naturally rejects foreign bodies. In the case of pregnant women, their system over-rides this rejection process but my wife's immune system doesn't. In short, her body is rejecting our baby resulting in... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, January 8, 2008

Bank Officer Paid for My Taxi Fare

Who's fault was it in the first place? I went to Singapore last November for a convention. I made a sidetrip to check my offshore investment at a bank there. Since I'm from Manila, the account was arranged there by my Philippine branch. It was my first time to Singapore and I got mixed up with the... Sign in to see full entry.

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What Harvey Mackay Says About His Personal Experience with Toastmasters

"I've never met anyone who joined who didn't think it was super valuable to their career. The skills we learn by overcoming our terror of speaking in public carry over to every word we utter. We gain self-esteem, self-confidence, assertiveness. This makes us better salespeople, better managers,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, January 7, 2008

BOASTMasters

I don't feel bad or offended whenever people don't accept my invitation for them to join Toastmasters. Some people will, others won't-- that's a fact of life. However, some have the impression that our members are boastful and proud. One even coined a word-- boastmasters. On the contrary,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Things You Wanted to Know About Toastmasters but Were Afraid to Ask

Since I get inquiries from fellow bloggers about Toastmasters, I'm allotting this entry to answer or discuss any inquiry or clarification about our organization. Please feel free to throw your questions. Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, January 6, 2008

A Beauty Queen, Doctor, Painter, General, Fortune Teller and Writer

These are the people you meet in Toastmasters and more. I met more types of people and gain more friends within my 6 years in the organization than 33 years earlier. A fellow member said eventually she lost all friends outside Toastmasters because she recruited all her friends to be members! And the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, January 5, 2008

Battle of the Secretaries

Before a Toastmasters meeting would end, it is customary to ask guests to share their comments on what they think of the program and about the organization as a whole. Last Friday, a guest gave an interesting comment that he had some hesitations coming over. Since I am the club president, the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, January 4, 2008

The Singaporeans are Coming

I just received an email from our District Governor that Toastmasters from Singapore wanted to register and join our District Convention which will be held this May 1-3 of which I am the convention chair. The venue will be a 5-star hotel resort the Taal Vista Hotel overlooking the world's smallest... Sign in to see full entry.

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