Goooooo(50 more O’s)gle

I have been sporadically posting recently but nonetheless I do try my best to post at least once a week. I know, I owe you guys the Bantayan photos and the Coffee and Yoda tutorial. I have been fairly busy with my freelance job, I like work 12 to 14 hours a day now. Not that much action going on in my life right now.

Anyway, Michelle, colleague and friend, sent me this rather interesting link. Do you often wonder how big of an influence Google is in our lives? Just now, I have been non-intentionally and mindlessly typing Google each time I try to write something with G and O in it. Crazy, I know.

What role does Google play in your life? In my life, Big G is:

1. Big G is my Oracle.
2. My Therapist
3. My Friend
4. and My enemy.

Regardless of what role Big G plays, he is nonetheless an eminent being relentlessly casting his super powers among the internet dependent humans such as us. *hehehe*

Anyway, unlike me who is super busy now a days, this man, had so much time when he registered this domain. Who would have think that Google with 56 O’s exists? Goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooogle. The guy behind this copycat yet uniquely interesting site is either a genius or a bum with not much left to do except for counting Os. I must say I am loving the logo and the tag line is rather witty, “If you accidentally typed 56o’s click here to go to google.com”, such humor ei?

You can visit:

Goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooogle

(1, 2, 3, 4 -56. Whew!)

Just Updates and my Uprising Dislike for Telemarketing

Last Monday, I just came back from my Bantayan escapade. I am going to post some of the pictures here soon. The beach wasn’t the beautiful if you compared it during summer but then again compared to the nearby beaches in Northen cebu, Sta. Fe Bantayan is still a beauty. There were several jelly fish swimming along the coast due to the Habagat season. During the months of November to May, you won’t find these sea critters in Bantayan. So the obvious tip is, go to Bantayan during their peak season. Don’t mind the increase in price since it will all be worth it.

The trip didn’t really rejuvenated my mind as I thought it would. I was hoping I could extend my vacation a bit longer. However at least I got to relax a bit and changed my pace for 2 days. Like I said, work is piling up and I am up and about tackling these chores now.

Stress is looming over my head since for this week it is our turn to do telemarketing. The good thing about telemarketing is that I get to practice my sexy telephone voice and finally use some of my oral English speaking skills.

The worst thing about telemarketing is when you are rejected. “No not interested!”. Those are one hurtful words. To add insult to injury, some people would rudely answer you and talk gibberish on the phone as if he has lost his sense of comprehension. But on the other side of it, I get what their feeling. They are busy people just like me and receiving a sales call from a nobody can certainly irk you at some point.

I always say to myself that this is nothing personal, only business. If I irritated somebody because I happened to call them then I can’t do anything about it. This is only business after all.

This busy bee will relax a bit this weekend

This weekend I will finally set my feet on those white sandy shores of Bantayan. Together with James, we will enjoy our 3 days and 2 nights at the Kota beach resort.

If you guys happen to visit Philippines, Bantayan is a not-so- secret paradise located just at the northwest tip of Cebu. Unlike the famous tourist destination spot, Boracay, Bantayan offers the same only at a lower price. Bantayan has been quoted as a poor man’s Boracay nevertheless you will enjoy the white sand beaches, turquoise water and fresh air.

I have been to Bantayan twice already and this coming weekend will be my third. This time I be enjoying a more relaxing escapade unlike my first Bantayan experience wherein we were roughing it out by pitching some tent at the beach front and sleeping in some sleeping bag.

This time we will have our accommodation at the Kota Beach Resort. Out of all of the resorts we were calling out yesterday, Kota was the only one that fit our tight budget that still has some available rooms.

I can’t wait for tomorrow. At last I will get my chance to relax and get a away from my piling work load. I have been very busy lately, you can tell through my sporadic blog postings. And if you are like me, a one busy bee, give yourself a time off to recharge those creative juices. If you are planning to go to Bantayan in the near future, I have here below some contact numbers you can use.

Resorts in Bantayan:

Tickety Boo Beach Resort - mobile: +63-920-749-0743 Landline: +63-32-438-9105

My Friend Michelle stayed here during her last Bantayan escape, she said the beach here isn’t as great as the one in sugar beach but the accommodation is okay.

Kota Beach - Landline: +63-032-419-6135 & 032-438-9042

James has been here and the beach at this area is stunning. They have very reasonable accommodation rates ranging from Php 770 to Php 2000. The picture you see, is Kota beach resort. Gorgeous isn’t it. I will be here come this weekend.

Budyong Beach - Landline: +63-032-438-5700

This is also a good resort. Very affordable accommodation and a great sand bar if I might add.

Sugar Beach - Mobile +639217755058

Very cheap accommodation. Their facilities are not that great but the beach sure is beautiful. They don’t have a restaurant for you to dine but their friendly staff can cook for you. It is a quaint mixture of relaxation and roughing it out a bit.

Hoyohoy Villas - Landline: +63-32-416-905 & +63-32-438-9223 Mobile: +63-917-346-1068

Now, this is a class A resort. The architecture is unique since the cottages are inspired from a rice granary concept which brings out an elegant tasteful designed villas nesting on a beautiful property.

Some other resorts we have listed and called out yesterday.

Santa Fe Beach Club - +63-032-438-9090 (fax) & 438-9107 land line & Mobile: +63-918-919-9101

St. Bernard Beach Resort - mobile: +63-917-963-6162

Tristans Beach Resort - Landline: +63 32 438-9041 & mobile: +63919-537-1536

I will soon post my Bantayan pictures and yeah about the tutorial, it is on the way. Things are a bit hectic with my freelance.

The “F” Word

I personally don’t mind cuss words. However I do find it rude and appropriate inappropriate when you use such words to other people, especially on your colleagues.

Early this morning, when I arrived in the office I was surprised to see this bond paper with some chicken handwriting on it. Basically it was reprimanding us to don’t forget to turn off the aircon before going home. The concern was noble and fairly correct however the approach is wrong. Telling employees to turn off the F***ING aircon and use the F***KING remote is a gesture of profanity and an apparent lack of management finesse.

Reasoning that this is just you when mad is not an excuse. Don’t expect everyone to follow your terms without any objective basis because in business, business is business. There is a thin line, I guess, between business and personal life and pseudo-business people should start using it.

The effect of a cuss word when directed at employees can be demoralizing at some point. You are no longer correcting the action you are already bawdily berating. Trying to assert that you are this person that way, is embarrassing for your part and, in the long run, you don’t earn the respect of everyone.

Idiots are bad for the health. Really, they are.

“Idiots in your office are as hazardous to your health as cigarettes, caffeine or greasy food…” Please click on the image to read the news clip.