tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33924932490415182432024-03-05T22:46:52.422+08:00Under My Skinraymundo de amundohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05342136704639049503noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3392493249041518243.post-27692838993825876252009-05-01T00:59:00.008+08:002009-05-02T00:33:05.031+08:00Angie RIPi knew angie when she was 13 or 14 years old. most of my memories of angie were from those days when we were still partying and enjoying our carefree life - the sri aman girls with the east end boys (BB, La Salle, Sea Park).my last recollection of angie was in 1989/1990 when she was still with SQ and she flew to perth, where i was studying. she was afraid of staying alone in the hotel room so, i raymundo de amundohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05342136704639049503noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3392493249041518243.post-64121474470663137422009-04-24T01:08:00.005+08:002009-04-24T01:45:33.225+08:00Management Stylein the past 3-4 weeks i've witnessed contrasting management styles at my work place.management style 1: complains a lot, cannot grasp the situation, leave it to staff to settle the issues, always blaming the customer for the problems.management style 2: goal oriented, delegate decisively, get a handle of the situation immediately, make positive changes. when he came in, he laid down (3) simple raymundo de amundohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05342136704639049503noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3392493249041518243.post-892705859484392482009-04-15T00:53:00.006+08:002009-04-17T01:21:17.853+08:00The Big Question?Melancholic,Uninspired,Restless,Impatient,Sad,Frustratedi'm all of the above and more. what the !@#$% are we supposed to be doing here on this planet, in this lifetime? when things don't go your way, and the stress is getting to you, the 'big question' hits you hard on the head. rushing to get somewhere but...where? wakaranai...life is like an endurance race, a triathlon, you got multiple raymundo de amundohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05342136704639049503noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3392493249041518243.post-5841017482005895362009-04-08T00:20:00.010+08:002009-04-08T01:40:28.071+08:00O Brother, Where Art Thou?i've made many friends throughout my life especially during high school up to uni. however, since starting a family and working, catching up with friends is something of anomaly. everyone has their own lives to live and affairs to attend to. some of my buddies are now;commercial directorrecovering (i hope) junkiebusiness owner in australia, living the good life regional marketing repmarried to raymundo de amundohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05342136704639049503noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3392493249041518243.post-44172478812577487132009-04-07T17:43:00.010+08:002009-04-07T23:15:59.027+08:00Time Management /Setting Prioritiesfamily, friends, work takes up a good portion of one's daily activities. there's also 'me' time. with only 24 hours a day and so much activities to cover, it can get quite overwhelming. averagely, one spends at work 9-10 hours and sleep about 6-7 hours; leaving 7 hours for family and 'me' time. gym takes 2-3 hours including shower and drive home. that means only 4 hours with the family. if you raymundo de amundohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05342136704639049503noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3392493249041518243.post-68713724323379412532009-04-03T22:52:00.014+08:002009-04-05T00:02:05.248+08:00Money - Get Me A Financial Planner, Sil Vous Plezi recently asked a certain someone aka ngap, regarding our life together and why some people seem to lead such 'blissful' existence while ours' is so eventful (read: topsy-turvy).i related to her regarding a work buddy who has 2 kids, wife's working, who probably earns more than him. i know because we get paid peanuts. does that mean we're monkeys? he saves (a lot) and provides for his family. heraymundo de amundohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05342136704639049503noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3392493249041518243.post-77179422575136834752009-04-03T01:14:00.007+08:002009-04-03T02:00:56.374+08:00Direction-less / I Need a GPShave you ever had one of those days that you're moving along like a zombie, not really conscious of what's going on? for me...today was one of them.this morning as i was driving m2 to kindy, i headed towards my office - the opposite direction. had to make a u-turn and as usual late for work. i was listening to LKY on bfm, imagining him spitting saliva into the mic;pafter that, i went to our raymundo de amundohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05342136704639049503noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3392493249041518243.post-84784613334735139382009-03-31T19:09:00.009+08:002009-03-31T23:09:04.498+08:00Hard or SoftWarning: Before some x-rated images flash through your mind...this post has nothing to do with body parts:)i'm a non-confrontational person by nature. i complain a lot but, only to the people close to me i.e. they suffer my frustrations. to 'external' parties, i'm mostly very nice so, when i do get into a confrontation, i sometimes lose my composure; say the wrong things or decide to get into a raymundo de amundohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05342136704639049503noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3392493249041518243.post-73387087226183397492009-03-28T21:57:00.009+08:002009-03-28T23:57:39.258+08:00The Longest Hourearth hour for me started on friday, 1.15pm when m2 reminded me to switch off the lights on sat. on the actual day and as the magic hour draws near, we were reminded every 10 minutes, starting from 6.30pm. m2 can't tell time yet and she didn't believe us (when we said it wasn't time yet) so, she pestered us to turn off the lights over and over again. then, at 8.15pm, m1 and m2 turn on the raymundo de amundohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05342136704639049503noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3392493249041518243.post-91475103386879443512009-03-28T00:00:00.008+08:002009-03-28T00:16:12.892+08:00The Law Of Diminishing Returns" The Law Of Diminishing Returns" basically states that after reaching the 'peak', whatever additional input you put-in, the output or returns are on a downward curve. No, i'm not preaching economics today but, rather expelling my frustrations with the current state of my workout regime.I spend 3-4 times a week at fitness 1st. My typical schedule is like mon (combat, pilates), tue (pump), wed (raymundo de amundohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05342136704639049503noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3392493249041518243.post-40043770673333100132009-03-26T00:35:00.001+08:002009-03-26T15:56:13.334+08:00I Say "This", You Say "What!?"Without a common language, we wouldn't be able to communicate with one another e.g. myself trying to speak mandarin to a native speak. A "kai tung ngap kong wa" scenario happens (translation: the chicken trying to talk to the duck).Also, sometimes our intentions are good but, the words that come out from our mouths are foul ie. not what was meant to be said. Once said, often it is very, VERY raymundo de amundohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05342136704639049503noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3392493249041518243.post-6667880937151604542009-03-22T16:54:00.005+08:002009-03-22T17:26:43.058+08:00Earth Hoursince it's going to be earth hour this month, thought i give my 2 bits on the subject..we, humans, are consumers at heart. we consume our planet till it's having a nervous breakdown...deplete its resources, expel too much waste, it's no wonder there's a hole in the ozone. our forest are gone. it's hot during monsoon, rain during dry season,..we consume so much that there isn't enough supply to raymundo de amundohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05342136704639049503noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3392493249041518243.post-23240538013259181322009-03-22T00:36:00.004+08:002009-03-22T01:02:14.847+08:00Comfortably Numbheard some rather sad news regarding a friend. she's been ill for several years now and, she had a turn for the worse...she may not be with us much longer.i wish her well and pray that she will get better and find peace.had a chance to meet up several months back but, didn't go...seem like the story of my life. feeling regret after the fact, but, this post is not about me...all your friends are raymundo de amundohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05342136704639049503noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3392493249041518243.post-9569199831056957052009-01-29T22:21:00.004+08:002009-01-29T22:43:56.664+08:00Build Me Up, Tear Me Downhe's been doing so well in recent months. his speech, comprehension has improved. understanding and requesting for things he wants...he''s coloring with stronger strokes though fine motor skills still lacking. gross motor skills has improved tremendously. he swam on his own for several meters, even with a float it was an achievement. he was usually trashing around.today, we saw a neurologist and raymundo de amundohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05342136704639049503noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3392493249041518243.post-45125761231520676672008-08-19T00:12:00.006+08:002008-08-19T00:35:47.136+08:00My Preciouswhy does the innocent suffer? once again we're in smc as kb had another seizure. thank God that he's ok but, we're no closer to why he had this episode. he has a viral infection but there were no warning signs e.g. fever, cough...he was also constipated and this could be cause for the fits?!all being said, i'm glad that 'someone' is looking out for him. hayhay came into our room to look for me atraymundo de amundohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05342136704639049503noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3392493249041518243.post-32629031067024188102008-08-09T15:00:00.000+08:002008-08-09T20:02:54.615+08:00Anger Management - I Need Itsometimes i wonder how i survive this long without getting into scraps with other annoying (me included?) drivers out there. These slow/inconsiderate drivers hog the roads especially in the weekends or, when i was in a hurry:P And they obviously know that they're road hogging. lucky i was on the way to pick the kids... I just had my cup of joe and the adrenaline was pumping through my veins. raymundo de amundohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05342136704639049503noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3392493249041518243.post-4248661219338650912008-07-30T00:53:00.000+08:002008-08-09T13:26:33.895+08:00Managing Human Capital - It's hardOur human capital....motivate, support, lead...its easier to do everything yourself or is it? fact is our lives are 'blessed' with all kinds of people. like it or not, we goto deal with them. show them your vision, set the goals, make them own it, provide the necessary tools...that's all you can do..if they don't share the vision, then there is a mismatch of people and organisation/you...Managingraymundo de amundohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05342136704639049503noreply@blogger.com0