Kate's Little Nook

Open this link in another tab while you go reading the entry below:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCTJJ78ffjo I hope I can blame our intermittent internet connection, but I have to admit, this greeting has long been overdue. 😁 HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Burikit! I found our first ever correspondence since you migrated to the US.  Can you imagine?!  This letter is now 11 years old! But our friendship has started waaaay beyond those years. It was when we were in Grade 4 (or 3?) that we started chasing each other kay mamuklas ta ug sayal and then it evolved to petty quarrels ala iring ug iro, bahaw-bahaw sa barracks in the airbase, and the rest is history... 😝 Apart from the one I have with my family, ours seems to be the longest relationship I've ever had. This entry would serve as a simple Thank You for sticking with me even though I was the type na super selosa, sumpungin and maldita (hmmm unsa pa kaha?) when we were young. Thank...

(Some types of horrible bosses you will encounter in your working life) The Boss Who Does Not Have A Clue (dumb-ass boss) And so you may find yourself asking: How did he even get this position in the first place? Plain politics.  This is the kind of boss who rose from the ranks because he was the CEO's pet.  He maintains his credibility by sucking up and licking those asses that can be instrumental to his ascending in the corporate ladder. The Boss Who Manipulates (scheming boss) Dangerously intelligent.  He always has a secret plan.  This is a lion observing his prey and when he has the chance, he pounds on it.  This boss works stealthily.  One day, without anybody knowing, he has crashed out every person blocking his success at work. At times you get used to him lying straight to your face to make himself look good to you.  Of course you'd know later on that he'd do just differently. The Dictator (do-this-an...