Musings of Don Kishote….

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Disclaimer: This is a forwarded message.

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THE 5-MINUTE MANAGEMENT COURSE

Lesson 1:

A man is getting into the shower just as his wife is finishing up her shower, when the doorbell rings.The wife quickly wraps herself in a towel and runs downstairs. When she opens the door there stands Bob, the next-door neighbor.  Before she says word Bob says, I’ll give you $800 to drop that towel.’  After thinking for a moment the woman drops her towel and stands naked in front of Bob. After a few seconds, Bob hands her $800 and leaves. The woman wraps back up in the towel and goes back upstairs.  When she gets to the bathroom her husband asks, ‘Who was that?  ‘The next door neighbor,’ she replies, ‘it was Bob.’Great’, the husband says, ‘did he say anything about the $800 he owes me?’

Moral of the story:

If you share critical information pertaining to credit and risk with your shareholders in time, you may be in a position to prevent avoidable exposure.

Lesson 2:

A priest offered a Nun a lift. She got in and crossed her legs, forcing her gown to reveal a leg. The priest nearly had an accident. After controlling the car, he stealthily slid his hand up her leg.The nun said, “Father, remember Psalm 129?” The priest removed his hand. But, changing gears, he let his hand slide up her leg again.The nun once again said, “Father, remember Psalm 129?”
The priest apologized “Sorry sister but the flesh is weak.”
Arriving at the convent, the nun sighed heavily and went on her way.
On his arrival at the church, the priest rushed to look up Psalm 129. It said, “Go forth and seek, further up, you will find glory.”

Moral of the story:

If you are not well informed in your job, you might miss a great opportunity.

Lesson 3:

A sales rep, an administration clerk, and the manager are walking to lunch when they find an antique oil lamp. They rub it and a Genie comes out.
The Genie says, “I’ll give each of you just one wish.” ‘Me first! Me first!’ says the admin clerk. “I want to be in the Bahamas driving a speedboat without a care in the world.’  Puff! and she’s gone.

‘Me next! me next!’ says the Sales Rep. ‘I want to be in Hawaii relaxing on the beach with my personal masseuse and an endless supply of Pina Colada with the love of my life’.  Puff! and she’s gone.

“OK, you’re up” the genie says to the manager.  The manager says, “I want those two back in the office after lunch.”

Moral of the story:

Always let your boss have the first say.

Lesson 4:

An eagle was sitting on a tree resting, doing nothing. A small rabbit saw the eagle and asked him, “Can I also sit like you and do nothing?”
The eagle answered: ” Sure, why not.”
So, the rabbit sat on the ground below the eagle and rested.
All of a sudden, a fox appeared, jumped on the rabbit and ate it.

Moral of the story:

To be sitting and doing nothing, you must be sitting very, very high up.

Lesson 5:

A turkey was chatting with a bull. “I would love to be able to get to the top of that tree,” sighed the turkey, “but I haven’t got the energy.”  “Well, why don’t you nibble on some of my droppings?” replied the bull, “they’re packed with nutrients”. The turkey pecked at a lump of dung, and found it actually gave him enough strength to reach the lowest branch of the tree. The next day, after eating some more dung, he reached the second branch. Finally after a fourth night, the turkey was proudly perched at the top of the tree.
He was promptly spotted by a farmer, who shot him out of the tree.

Moral of the story:

BullShit might get you to the top, but it won’t keep you there.

Lesson 6:

A little bird was flying south for the Winter. It was so cold the bird froze and fell to the ground into a large field. While he was lying there, a cow came by and dropped some dung on him. As the frozen bird lay there in the pile of cow dung, he began to realize how warm he was.  The dung was actually thawing him out! He lay there all warm and happy, and soon began to sing for joy.
A passing cat heard the bird singing and came to investigate.
Following the sound, the cat discovered the bird under the pile of cow dung, and promptly dug him out and ate him.

Morals of the story: 
(1) Not everyone who shits on you is your enemy.
(2) Not everyone who gets you out of shit is your enemy.
(3) And when you’re in deep shit, it’s best to keep your mouth shut.

 THIS ENDS THE 5-MINUTE MANAGEMENT COURSE

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A Brewing OFW Revolt over Peso Value INQUIRER.net Posted date: October 25, 2007 Cyberspace is hosting a revolt among OFWs stung by Inquirer business columnist Cielito Habito’s column, “Why the peso keeps rising,” last Oct 7. Here is their ensuing call to hold remittances to the Philippines, in the “artificial rise of the peso”- a new exercise of political muscle with a far horizon. The first letter is from a member of the Pinoy artists’ website, Banggaan, who is linked to the OFW tribe. What follows is a record of spontaneous combustion in a two-week span across the distances. - EditorOct.23, 2007 I received this email from OFW friends - some of them worked with me here in Sydney as contract for one year. Meron silang protesta na pinapaabot sa atin. Scan the email thread below for your information. Clem Oct. 08, 2007 Subject: Why Peso keeps rising Team, The author clearly explained the real reason of the peso keeps rising and why he refused to use the term ‘stronger peso’ or ‘stronger economy.’ This means that in case we receive nothing about our petition, there is only one solution to the problem – cut remittance or no remittance – to neutralize the excess or oversupply of dollars. Oct. 11, 2007 It’s your choice: 1. Open a bank account in your workplace if not yet done and remit only YOUR FAMILY’S MONTHLY REQUIREMENT. Huwag magpadala ng sobra. You can always send some more in case of emergency. 2. Sa mga uuwi ngayon Pasko, huwag magpadala ng dolyar sa unang buwan ng pagbalik sa abroad, kung kakayanin, at ibigay sa pamilya para may pondo. Basta palaging isigurado na mayroong nakalaan sa pamilya. Subukan nating mapababa ang pumapasok na dolyar sa bansa sa panahon ito upang mabigyang pansin at magawan na paraan ng mga nakapwesto na hindi naman yata tama na ang dolyar ay kinita natin sa 46 pagkatapos papalitan lang sa atin ng 45…. Idugtong sa e-mail na ito at ipakalat sa buong mundo kung sang-ayon o kaya mayroon pa kayong mga ideya. 3. Doon po sa mga may dollar deposits, suhestiyon lang na pansamantalang-pullout, nang sa ganoon kahit paano ay maramdaman sa banking system ang kakulangan sa pondo ng dolyar. Salamat po. Juan/John Charles *** Mahal na mga kabayan, Gawin natin itong isang sakripisyo para na rin sa ating kapakanan. Sabay-sabay po tayong di magpapadala sa Nov. 1 at Nov. 2. Puede rin po kayong gumamit ng “reliable” door to door na serbisyo upang mabawasan ang dating ng dollar sa ating mga bangko sa Pinas at sa Central Bank. Marami raw ang dollars sa atin at sobra-sobra, kaya ang baba ng palit gawa ng improving economy sa ating bansa. Bakit po kaya pataas lahat ng bilihin, at di naman bumababa ang pamasahe, basic commodities, etc? Kanino bang buhay ang nag-iimprove? Buhay nilang nasa Senado, Congreso, Malacañang, Customs, Immigration? O kawawang buhay ng OFWs? Kung meron po kayong suggestion, ibahagi po ninyo sa ating lahat para ating pakinabangan. Kung totoong tumataas ang antas ng ating pamumuhay, bakit ang dami pang magnanakaw, snatchers, rapist, holdapers? Marami tayong tanong kung bakit. Bakit ang mga community hospitals ay kawawa ang mga kalagayan at facilities ay wala? Bakit ang bagong NAIA, mabubulok na lang di pa nating magamit? Salamat po. Dick Orense Abu Dhabi *** Count me in. Hindi ako magpapadala during these dates…will post a print out sa tourist club area sa mga katabing building namin. Sa mga kabayan natin… Mark Bacus Dapat silang maparalisa. Paano naman tayong naghihirap para sa mga pamilya natin sa ating bansa? Kung tutuusin, mas lalo pa tayong hirap Ngayon sa panahong sinasabi nilang “Pagtaas ng Peso.” Irene G. Serrano Dubai, U.A.E. *** Dear Kabayans, Buti na lang nasabihan nyo ako naka schedule pa naman ako magpadala at sa banko babagsak ang padala ko. Kaya ngayon hold ko muna padala ko. Mga wala silang kuwenta, puro pahirap lang sa Pilipino ang ginagawa nila. Migrate na lang ako sa buwan. Victoria Joquico Oct.16, 2007 Hi All, Let us all heed this call. It’s about time for us OFWs to move and do something to be heard. Mahirap kung puro lang tayo reklamo at hindi tayo kikilos. Kumilos tayo…NGAYON NA! Wag tayong magpadala sa mga Exchange centers tulad ng Al Ansari, UAE Exchange, Thomas Cook, etc. Magpadala tayo sa mga kilalang Door to Door companies tulad ng Sky Freight at GP Express. Ipadama natin sa gubyerno ang ating pagkadismaya sa “ARTIFICIAL NA PAGLAKAS NG PESO.” Kung tunay na lumalakas ang peso, bakit patuloy sa pagtaas ang presyo ng mga bilihin sa Pilipinas? Kung tunay na lumalakas ang peso, bakit wala pa rin itong PURCHASING POWER para kay Juan Dela Cruz? Ipakalat po natin ang panawagang ito at ating tugunan hanggang sa ang ating tinig ay mapakinggan! HUWAG MAGPADALA NG PERA SA NOVEMBER 1 & 2! Para sa OFWs, Reg Cucal Forwarded by Edd Aragon in Sydney

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This is a compilation of e-mails i received calling for LESS REMITTANCE ACTION. I omitted some names for privacy. Please forward this to all OFWs you know.. Di naman to sapilitan. Sa meron lang “excess” na pera. 

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Mga Kababayan,

 

We are roaming around the circle as we are trying to prove the world  is not round and square indeed. We had this proposal earlier but we opt to see the outcome of the meeting of your meeting with the president which ended to the VP Ka Noli De Castro.

 

Its simple and I think the author (below script) message is very  clear. Hindi napakahirap intindihin “Law of Supply & Demand”  otherwise mulit muli lang mamaliitin ng ating pamahalaan ang kakayahan natin at kapwa mga overseas worker..sayang lang ang ating pinagpapaguran.. gaya ng tulong galling GMA (Galing sa Manggagawa Abroad).

 

B.T.W. walang mangyayari sa ating pinaglalaban, tayo parin ang tunay  na angkan ni Juan De LA Cruz.. walang pag kakaisa..Laging ang  solution ay nasa harapan at abot kamay lang natin pero ayaw nating abutin, maliban  na lang kung isang tanyag na tao ang mananawagan at may instant na kredito ay agad tayong kumikilos..

 

Mga kababayan para sa atin ito kahit ba naman sa huling sandali at patak ng inyong pawis na marahil minsan ay may bahid na ng dugo ay di pa tayo nagising.

 

ISULONG ang mungkahing ito at Panukala..

 

Subra sobra daw ang ipinadadala nating Dolyar kaya bumababa ang piso at lumalabas at malinaw na tayo pa ang may kasalanan sa devaluation ng peso to Dollar.

BAWASAN NATIN ANG ATING REMITTANCE.

 

 Isang sweldo lang na sabay sabay huwag tayong magpadala at bigyan natin ng isang

buwan na pagitan at muli tayong huwag magpadala. Abangan natin kung anong idudulot nito at baka sabihin ng ating pamahalaan na ang OFW ay nakakatulong na ngayon dahil hindi na subra subra ang dating ng dolyar sa pinas.

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It’s your choice:

 

1. Open bank account in your workplace if not yet done and

ONLY REMIT WHATEVER AMOUNT YOUR FAMILY’S MONTHLY REQUIREMENT IS. Huwag magpadala ng sobra. You can always send some more in case of enmergency.

2. Sa mga uuwi ngayon Pasko, huwag magpadala ng dolyar sa  unang buwan ng

pagbalik sa abroad kung kakayanin at ibigay sa pamilya para may pondo.

 

Basta palaging isigurado na mayroon nakalaan sa pamilya.

 

Subukan natin mapababa ang pumapasok na dolyar sa bansa sa panahon ito

upang mabigyan pansin at magawan na paraan ng mga  nakapwesto na hindi

naman yata tama na ang dolyar ay kinita natin sa 46 pagkatapos papalitan

lang sa atin ng 45….

 

Idugtong sa e-mail na ito at ipakalat sa buong mundo lay sang-ayon o  kaya mayroon pa kayong mga ideya…

 

3. Doon po sa mga may dollar deposits, suhestiyon lang na pansamantalang i-pullout ng sa ganon kahit paano ay maramdaman sa banking system ang kakulangan sa pondo ng dolyar.

 

Salamat po.

 

Juan

Let us all heed to this call. It’s about time for us OFWs to move and do something to be heard. Mahirap kung puro lang tayo reklamo at  hindi  tayo kikilos.

 

Kumilos tayo ¦ NGAYON NA!!!

 

Wag tayong magpadala sa mga Exchange centers tulad ng Al Ansari, UAE Exchange, Thomas Cook, etc. Magpadala tayo sa mga kilalang  Door to  Door companies tulad ng Sky Freight at GP Express.

 

Ipadama natin sa gubyerno ang ating pagkadismaya sa  ARTIFICIAL NA PAGLAKAS NG PESO.

 

Kung tunay na lumalakas ang peso bakit patuloy sa pagtaas ang  presyo  ng mga bilihin sa Pilipinas??? Kung tunay na lumalakas ang peso bakit wala pa rin itong

PURCHASING  POWER para kay Juan Dela Cruz???

 

Ipakalat po natin ang panawagang ito at ating tugunan hanggang  sa ang ating tinig ay mapakinggan!!!

 

HUWAG MAGPADALA NG PERA SA NOVEMBER 1 & 2!!!

 

Para sa OFWs.

 

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Mga mahal na kabayan,

 

Gawin natin itong isang sakripisyo para na rin sa ating kapakanan.

 

Sabay-sabay po tayong di magpapadala sa Nov. 1 at Nov. 2. 

Puede rin po kayong gumamit ng RELIABLE DOOR TO DOOR NA  SERBISYO upang

 mabawasan  ang dating ng dollar sa ating mga bangko sa Pinas at Central Bank.

Marami  raw ang dollars sa atin at sobra-sobra kaya ang BABA ng palit gawa  ng

IMPROVING ECONOMY SA ATING BANSA.

 

BAKIT PO KAYA PATAAS LAHAT NG BILIHIN AT DI NAMAN

BUMABABA. PAMASAHE, BASIC COMMODITIES, ETC.?

 

KANINO BANG BUHAY ANG NAG-IIMPROVE?  BUHAY NILANG  NASA SENADO, CONGRESO, MALACANANG, CUSTOMS, IMMIGRATION? O KAWAWANG

BUHAY NG OFWS?

 

KUNG MERON PO KAYONG SUGGESTION, IBAHAGI PO NINYO SA ATING LAHAT PARA ATING KAPAKINABANGAN.

 

KUNG TOTOONG TUMATAAS ANG ANTAS NG ATING  PAMUMUHAY, BAKIT ANG DAMI  PANG MAGNANAKAW? SNATCHERS? RAPIST? HOLDAPERS?

 

BAKIT ANG MGA COMMUNITY HOSPITALS AY KAAWAAWA  ANG MGA KALAGAYAN ANG  MGA FACILITIES WALA? MARAMI TAYONG TANONG NA BAKITTTTTTTTT?

 

BAKIT ANG BAGONG NAIA MABUBULOK NA LANG DI PA  NATIN MAGAMIT???

 

SALAMAT PO.

 

 

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Team,

 

The author clearly explained the real reason of the peso kept on rising and the way he refused to used the word stronger peso or  stronger  economy.

 

This means that in case we received nothing about our petition, there is only one solution to the problem cut or no remittance  to neutralize the excess or over supply of dollars.

 

Any comments?

 

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Hello Mga Kabayan,

 

Its about time we cut and or stop for a while (a day or two)  the sending of remittance. For those with only remittance as the source of family sustenance, like me, I will have to consider some ways to provide my family back home some remedies while we are not sending for a day (equivalent to one month pay) at least But we must all do it so that.

 

The result would be a tremendous set back on the dollar remittance in our country.

 

Another alternative would be for all participating OFWs not to send money on certain dates so that we can see how far we can do it. If it becomes successful then we will wage another “ no sending remittance scheme again on a particular date.

 

For example : ( Kailangan po dito ay sabay-sabay na di magpapadala,  para malaki ang puwersa, di maaaring isa-isa) Kailangan pangkalahatan ito, pero ating paghandaang mabuti para pamilya natin di umasa).

 

1.        NOBODY will send remittance on Nov.1 “ All Sainst Day.“

 

Patayin din natin ang pagpadala sa Pinas. One day lang.

2.        Next date :  Bigger Group :  Nov. 2, All Souls Day “

 Pataying din nating ang pagpadala sa araw ng mga multo este ng mga kaluluwa.

 One day lang to.

 

According to one of the money changer information, isang oras or dalawang oras lang na walang magpadala, malaking kababalaghan ang mangyayari sa money remittance system.

 

Kung ganun pala, KUNG LAHAT TAYO AY MAGKAKAISA NA

WALANG MAGPAPADALA SA NOV. 1 OR NOV. 2, MALAKING PINSALA ANG MANGYAYARI SA REMITTANCE SYSTEM  AT LEAST KAHIT SA PINAS LANG, DI WORLDWIDE.

 

Yan lang po ang mungkahi ko. Magkaroon po sana tayo ng paninindigan  upang sa bandang huli ay tayo rin ang makinabang.

 

Salamat po.