CORPORATE | Lessons from Boss

Lessons from Boss

There are days/nights when I think about the amazing bosses I've worked with in the past. I figured that most of my bosses are non Filipinos (except for the big wigs at Citibank, NA during my internship). I worked with Korean, American and now German. I feel like my corporate training has become so multi cultural. For this series, I would like to share important lessons from my bosses.

JOURNAL | Adapting to diverse cultures for development

Adapting to diverse cultures for development

They say that when the gods created the island of the Philippines, they were so happy they made 1,106 more. So goes one of the folktales in our literature. True enough, this god-given gift gave life to a diversity which we now call Filipino culture. For the thousand and more islands in the land bore the richness of unique cultures each displaying the Filipino spirit, alive in every sense of the word. No matter where you go, great surprises await you. From Aparri to Jolo, you can never miss out on the distinctive Filipino-ness that separates us from other Asian countries. The pearl of the orient seas, as we are fondly called, continue to amaze foreigners as they see the defining characteristics of the Filipinos, resilient and optimistic.

TRAVEL | Oman Escapades : Prologue

Oman Escapades : Prologue

Okay! So I'm in Oman as of this writing. I can imagine you saying "What the hell are you doing there?"