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Well, that's the problem with people like me and millions of other visual thinker. We are bad at remembering names, very bad.So, the usual conversation is like this...Ben : Hi, my name is Ben.Andy : Hey, I am Andy.20 minutes later, the two visual thinkers meet again.Ben : We met before right? but I am so sorry, I can't remember your name.Andy : Don't worry Frank, …
My Chinese teacher asked the guys in my class... Do you prefer a girl that's smart but ugly or stupid but pretty?Don't say pretty and smart (and rich and forgiving), because I answered that but my teacher disapproved.Being a typical student trained in World-class university, I formulated something like this:Smart but UglyAdvantage:- I will have great conversations with her- I …
Yes, my official name is "Benny Ardi Pandowo", which is quite long. So if I were to spell out my name, it would take about 1 minute to do so."Benny. Bangkok - E - N for Norway - N for Norway.. Yes, I mean TWO Norways! - Y""Then space. Ardi. A - R for Riyadh - Oh you don't know? Hmm.. let me think.. R for Rotterdam? - Still don't know? Gosh.. you watch football? R for Real …
2 months ago I thought it's cool to say to an HR person.."Thanks for the offer... but I am already employed."However, Today... I learnt that: Turning down a job offer is not that easy. At least for me."Hi is that Benny..""Yes...""Hi Benny, this is xxxx from xxxx. I have received your E-mail regarding bla bla bla..""I see.""Benny, I appreciate your reasons and I believe those …
A confused young lady stopped a taxi. When the taxi driver asked her “Miss, where do you want to go?”; she softly said “Bring me anywhere.”The taxi driver was very puzzled, but nevertheles …
Welcome on Board!Yes, I finally signed a full-time job contract, the first time in my life.That means.. I officially turned down offers made by:- Another local bank (Hint: 3 letters, starts with D, ends with S :)) under their Management Associate Programme- A MNC which has slogan "We Challenge You to Shape Our World"- A less well-known MNC which is a subsidiary of Tata Group- …
1. Visiting shopping malls.While in Singapore, visiting shopping malls is THE only thing to do, in Jakarta, although it's still people's favourite, it's not the only one. Some famous malls include "Plaza Senayan", "Kelapa Gading", or everyone's favourite "Mangga Dua" (NO, that's not a franchise of "Mango" in case you are wondering).Before you are wondering "Hey, am I really …
1. Typical Engineer This type of students has very clear direction in life. They want to date a computer, marry a machine, and die while holding screwdriver.Dream companies: Shell, Exxon M …
1. Use less plastic bagsIf we ask ourselves honestly, Do We REALLY Need those bags? For me, the answer is usually NO. I can just squeeze the things I buy into my bag, and that does the job …
Found this advertisement at 88db.Well, for most of the time, advertisements sound better than the fact, but this one is WAY too much. You say you speak PERFECT English eh?I never say my English is perfect, but at least I won't humiliate myself like that. LOL.
It's a lie if I say that I wasn't worried at all before seeing my result. I am not those smart fellows whose results are so boring (only A, A-, and A+). I got all kind of marks there.However, I would say.. I was TOTALLY relieved after seeing the result. I couldn't do well at all in one of the papers this semester, and pass that subject will be Miracle of The Year (well, not …
I don't think any business can survive, not to mention, profitable, if it doesn't have good customer service. The reason is very simple: bad news spreads 10 times faster than good news... particularly in a society where everything is taken for granted, from good security to newspaper which is delivered to our doorstep every morning.As I mentioned in my previous post, I worked …
My friend asked me this hypothetical question.. "Will you take up a full-time cleaning-service job that pays $5000 per-month?"Then some ideas started to pop-up from this creative brain of mine.1. I will take-up the job for 3 months, do all the shit, and quit the job. Then I will take a nice vacation while applying for another job.2. I will negotiate with the employers to let …
It's a compilation of writings by Indonesian students, professionals and academicians reside in Singapore. The committee is called "Hope for Indonesia" (HFI).I am one of the article writers, with my article titled "Dear, Can We Have More Susi Susanti? Please...", page 101.Before the book was published, I thought... well, it's gonna be a book written by students, read by …
It has been 2 weeks I had part-time job at NEC (Nanyang Executive Centre). As a self-proclaimed workaholic, I feel more stressful if got nothing to do than got too many things to do.At NEC, I found lots of interesting people, with different personalities. Some people say, people in the same industry behave similarly. I beg to differ.1. Mr CKW (the person who recruits me)I …
We have tennis players like Maria Sharapova, Ana Ivanovic, and Anna Kournikova who are blessed with not only talent in tennis but also pretty face.The good news is.. in badminton, we also have!!Let's start with these 2 girls, Kumiko Agura and Reiko ShiotaNo wonder badminton in Japan is so popular nowadays... There must be other reason to watch a badminton match! :)Who says we …
As I said before this match, it's going to be David versus Goliath... With China's singles are ranked world number 1, 2, and 4 (and the 3rd rank is also a Chinese but she doesn't participate in this tournament), and doubles rank 1, 2, and 3... we need a miracle, a big one, to beat this giant.I didn't watch the first match because I went to church tonight. I heard from my …
In our university's public folder, we can find.. well, almost everything. From tuition assignment to buy-and-sell computers. From jokes to lost-and-found.But it's the first time I found a service like this...Getting married, anyone?? :)
What can I say? I watched almost every second of the matches, and I felt that Indonesian players are not less talented, not at all. However, I think they lacked of drive to win, and lack of luck also.Sony DK put a great show. Everyone knows it's not easy to be the first single of the day, a place that is usually reserved for Taufik Hidayat.Markis / Hendra, world number 1 were …
I am not usually very excited watching Indonesia's Uber Cup team after 2000. Yes because China dominates the women badminton for too long and their players are just too good. However, this year is definitely different.1. We managed to hire Susi Susanti as our Uber manager. Yes, you're right, THAT Susi Susanti, probably the greatest female badminton player of all time. If Jose …
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