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Wednesday, November 12th, 2008
I took much effort to make sure I find the first ever email message I sent when I joined Intel. Since then, I've handled tens of thousands of emails. I enshrine only two email message in my blog. My first and my last emails at Intel.
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Tuesday, November 11th, 2008
I've never hesitated to tell friends and family how Intel has been very good to me.
I observed this the very strongly in 2006 when our group knew that some of us had to leave the company. During the time of ambiguity and uncertainty, I had made a decision that I ...
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Tuesday, November 11th, 2008
From simple joys of teaching others, to morning walks, to trips abroad and a meeting that would change the course of my life. These are among my most memorable experiences at Intel.
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Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
It's been almost three years I've been working with Intel. From the start, I deliberately chose to *not* blog about anything Intel mostly because I didn't want to even get close to any confidentiality issues.
But in this phase, my crossroads, I find it timely to reflect upon my years in ...
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Tuesday, October 14th, 2008
I am reading the first chapter of Steve Pavlina’s book “Personal Development for Smart People” where he speaks of the first fundamental principle of personal growth: Truth.
If I were to sum up the chapter, I’d state in my own words that the more readily we accept the truth, the better ...
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Saturday, September 20th, 2008
I attended a bible sharing among a group of 10 men in our company. It was a simple 1-hour guided learning and sharing about a theme. During the sharing, one of the attendees broke down during the sharing. “J” was a first-timer in the group, just like I. He had ...
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Sunday, August 17th, 2008
Wayne Dyer
Abundance is not something we acquire. It is something we tune into.
I came back from a trip to the US last month. I found the disparity between an environment of abundance (the US) and an environment of scarcity (the Philippines).
In the US, it was unsettling for me to ...
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Thursday, June 26th, 2008
Sometimes we take for granted the contribution we make in this world.
Sometimes we need another person to tell us how much they appreciate the good that we do -- only then do we really understand that indeed we have done well.
In the article attached, an journalist from the Middle East ...
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Wednesday, June 18th, 2008
I joined the UP Student Catholic Action in 1993. Being an UPSCAn had such a huge impact on my life. A big part of my core values as an adult came from what I learned and experienced through UPSCA.
I was asked to speak at the cell supervisor's training this Saturday, ...
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