Russian figure skater Evgenia Medvedeva wowed the audience in Tokyo, Japan when she performed a perfect Sailor Moon routine at the World Team Trophy in Figure Skating. This fabulous routine included the famous anime character's transformation from Japanese school girl to super heroine Sailor Moon. She even did the signature pose!
What the hell Microsoft HoloLens! The first time the HoloLens came out, I thought it was already ridiculously awesome. The Windows 10 devices announcement yesterday blew my mind even more! We really are in the age of immersive holographic experience and Microsoft is paving the way.
I have been following the Mars Curiosity Rover as it sends back amazing images of the surface of the Red Planet. But nothing has been more amazing than NASA's announcement today: they found evidence of liquid water on Mars.
Where there's water, there's life. Where there's life, humans are bound to go there. Are we on the verge of experiencing a scene from Prometheus?
This photo looks so damn convincing. The streaks do prove there was once liquid flowing through the surface of the Red Planet:
I'm telling you, it the Mars Curiosity Rover captures a real Martian in one of its many cameras, I bet it's going to scare the shit out of everyone on Earth.
On the other hand, how do you think will this affect Matt Damon's "The Martian"? I'm sure people will see it to see out of curiosity. However, people will be disappointed right off the bat with the major inconsistency that this new discovery has presented. The film's plot that says nothing grows on Mars and he has to "science the shit" of his situation is now not entirely accurate.
The way I see it, most people are still unaware of what a call center employee does. Their knowledge is limited to what the first few news reports were about or what they've personally experienced when they contacted a customer service hotline. Truth is, the industry is not just about answering stupid questions from customers who are too lazy to look for answers themselves. The industry involves other facets of any business you can think of - sales, marketing, PR, creatives, finance and accounting, etc.
Therefore I easily get infuriated when people think "nasasayang ang talino" (Knowledge is wasted). That statement is completely false. More importantly, it is irrelevant! Your job should never define you or your strengths and capabilities. Anyone who is just starting out in the BPO industry, like any other industries, should pay their dues. Bank managers start out as tellers. Sales managers were once sales agents. BPO managers/leaders were once CSRs before they were in a position to influence change or lead a team of hundreds (sometimes thousands) of other BPO employees. So it is kind of baffling to me that (some) ignorant people from other industries would insult our people who graciously take your phone calls and help you out when you have some trouble with your phones or computers.
My theory: this attitude is very much like the Spaniards of the past! People are defined by what they do, how much they make, and how much influence they have in society.
It is alarming - to say the least - that we are stuck in that crappy mentality.#GrowUpPhilippines
I watch 'The Biggest Loser' to get inspired to sustain my personal weight loss journey. However, the recent victory of Rachel Frederickson is more worrisome than inspiring. She lost a whopping 155 lbs - 60% of her original body weight and she looked so fragile during the live finale.
Cameras caught the shocked faces of TBL trainers Bob Harper and Jillian Michaels. They clearly looked very worried about Rachel. To be fair, Rachel was clearly the winner since day 1. She's the most hardworking person in the ranch and won so many challenges. She reminded me of last season's winner Danni. However, I think they took it a little too far.
Both Bob and Jillian didn't want to comment because they said they did not work with Rachel at any point in the competition. Dolvett's statement, on the other hand was rather vague but quite telling. He said Rachel's journey to being healthy is not over yet as if saying that he thinks Rachel went a little crazy with the weight loss.
On the other hand, I absolutely LOVE the way the other contestants looked after their weight loss. My favorite is Tumi, who won the $100,000 for beating the other competitors for the at home prize.
The University of the Philippines College of Law (UP Law) already released the results of the annual Law Aptitude Exam (LAE). Click on the link to see if you passed!
When I was in high school, I attended this seminar where they asked us to write about our dreams and aspirations on a piece of paper. The emcee promised to keep this and send it back to each participant after 10 years. They never did.
Now I wonder how reliable this great find is: You can write a letter to your future self. What would you put in your letter?
This is sad (and a little bit hilarious- sorry). Amy Herbst, a professional Opera singer is suing the doctors who delivered her baby after she developed chronic flatulence after delivery. Apparently, a complication caused a "complete breakdown of the epsiotomy and perineum", leaving her vagina and rectum somehow connected.
In her suit, the mezzo soprano who performed with the Nashville Opera Company, said her excessive farting became deterrent to her job.
Here's a compilation of all the interviews of Vhong Navarro, Deniece Cornejo and Cedric Lee. I really can't tell who's telling the truth. All I can say is, it takes two to tango *wink*
Here's a collection of some of the sweetest and funniest notes written by little kids. I remember collecting some of my sister's notes so I could laugh while reading them a few years after.
Do you want to share some of your kids' notes too?
