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I like this "78 - What  story??? What bed??? Who the hell are you???".. lol

Beck's is right Xavi was excellent, but I think Fernando Torres should given credit for the Euro win too.



MADRID (AFP) - Former England captain David Beckham claimed on Sunday that his ex-Real Madrid team-mate Zinedine Zidane is the best player of all time.

The 33-year-old Englishman told sports daily Marca that it had been a dream come true to play alongside Zidane for three years at Real.

"To train with Zidane for three years (2003-06) was a dream," confessed Beckham, who has been capped over 100 times by his country.

"For me he is the greatest player of all time."

Beckham, who is now playing for Los Angeles Galaxy, also believed that the best Spanish player at the moment is Barcelona's playmaker Xavi, who inspired Spain to the Euro 2008 title last month and was judged player of the tournament.

However, Beckham also thinks that goalkeeper Iker Casillas, who he knows from his time at Real, should be awarded world player of the year after several outstanding performances at the Euro.

Beckham also denied he wished to become an actor even though he is living in Hollywood but that he would like to return to Madrid - where he still has a house - one day and work with the youth side at Real.

Source: AFP
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In yet another example of the recent furor about BlackBerry overtime, legal experts are now warning employers that lawsuits are just around the corner. Attorneys are advising corporations to re-think who they give a BlackBerry to, and suggest that non-exempt employees -- in other words, those eligible for overtime -- shouldn't receive a phone.

Experts say that a disgruntled former employee is the most likely instigator of a lawsuit. Some lawyers are starting to make noise that BlackBerry overtime is grounds for litigation, and they would seek out these ex-workers. Paul Lopez, head of the labor and employment department at Tripp Scott, said that companies who don't ask employees to record their after hours use would be in an especially bad position to defend against a claim. There's a lot of after hours work, too -- 25% of respondents to a recent survey said they plan to use their BlackBerry for work even while on vacation, and a further 9% said their bosses expected them to at least keep up with email and voicemail, if not actively work, while on their vacation time. While most would agree that the latter is a bit extreme, the rest of it is up for debate: do you think after hours BlackBerry use should be compensated?

By Devin Kent

Quote from: Macky Ferniz on May 31, 2008, 03:51:25 PM
Another story: Naa koy kaila nga CPA (licensed) apan sa dihang mi abroad siya, wala gi honor ang iyang license kay ang accounting system sa atoa American Standard man, apan ang kasagaran nga system sa accounting, European or British system ug mas gi honor pa nila ang mga accountants nga Indian kay British system man ang ilaha.

Mao nga mi langyaw siya ngadto sa America, apan ang CPA license sa Pinas wala usab gi honor didto. Tungod kay bright man tong akong amigo, mi iskwela siya ug Marine Engineering sa PMI, unya nangaply ug Cruise Ship sa USA. Dali ra siya nadawat as Mekaniko sa Barko (iyang stepping stone). Karon, siya na ang accountant sa Cruise Ship nga mo biyahe sa Florida ug Carrebean.

I know this is "out of topic" but what the heck, I have to tell the truth about pinoy cpa's.

Starting in 2004, Filipino cpa's (particularly auditors) were being hired in large volumes by the big 4 auditors (i.e. PwC, Deloitte, E&Y, KPMG) to work in the US/UK/Australia/Ireland etc.  Several thousands of auditors (myself included) have left philippine firms like sgv, p&a, laya, & manabat for "greener pasture" abroad. Greener means having to work 7 hours a day instead of 16, and earning an equivalent of you annual philippine salary in just one month. Currently its not only the big 4 auditors who noticed the competence of filipino cpa's, the world's biggest like Citigroup, HSBC, etc. started hiring filipino number crunchers.  In the city where I work, one of the biggest employers of pinoy accountants is Citigroup.

I would say filipino cpa's are now at par with the world's best. Thanks to Enron and philippine's adoption of IFRS. After Enron's fall, US regulators changed the reporting requirements for public companies which requires accounting firms more people to do the audit. Philippine's full adoption of IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) in 2005 was also a big factor, this made filipinos cpa's very familiar with accounting standards used in most countries.   

What happened to Sir macky's friend a long time ago will no longer apply to today's pinoy cpa. At least not in the next two or three years.
   

I agree. If your job description includes responding to help desk calls 24/7, the above is certainly not applicable to you.

Quote from: EL MUNDO on June 05, 2008, 02:20:17 PM
this is dark info: the hinagdanan cave in dauis is used to be the worshipping place of a cult worshipping Satan. Gituyo na siya ngitngit kay if landag kaayo you can see dark secrets there like mga drawing sa serpents, etc... ang uban dili na maklaro kay natabunan na sa moss tungod sa kadugay.

sa akong research, nawala na ang cult in early 70s and 80s... ang foudner nga taga dauis namatay na sab.

mao maot og vibration ang cave, very spooky...

I spent my childhood days in Bingag and I haven't heard of this "satanic cult" that you are talking about. And oh, the serpents and other drawings in the cave walls were done during the filming of the 1993 movie "Dark Tide" (i think the movie was also released in the Phil. under a different title). The cave walls needed to have drawings of serpents maybe because the movie was about sea snakes.

I thought you did your research!

I thought this might be useful for BlackBerry addicts.. =)


How To Cure Your CrackBerry Habit
By: Bethenny Frankel

1. Leave the device away from the bed at all times. It's obtrusive, intrusive, disturbing and the sheer knowledge that is right there makes you look at it at night and first thing in the morning. Allow some significant time before bed and after rising to turn off the device.

2. Turn off your BlackBerry at all meal times (especially when with others.) If at a restaurant, try to leave it in the car or in a jacket pocket. It is rude to use them in a restaurant as it is to use when dining with others. It is a terrible habit to be distracted while eating (it makes you eat more and disturbs digestion) and mealtime should be a sacred time to simply relax and nourish your body.

3. When on vacation, check it only twice. It is not necessary to respond to every single interaction someone attempts with you. I tend to respond to even the stupidest request that could easily wait hours or even days.

4. Allocate times of the day that you will answer everything at once. Of course, the workday in an office may be an exception, but try to return texts and emails the way you sit down and pay your bills. My problem is I pay each one as I get it, which is why I'm worse at this than anyone.

5. Get out of the habit of silly personal texts and emails. Keep your device for work and limit the need for its use.

6. When going to the movies, the gym, for a walk or to do a few errands, leave the BlackBerry at home.

I'm from dauis, and this is the most ridiculous thing i've heard about our way of speaking. I'm a cpa, and modesty aside, i got one of the highest ratings in the exam, but i don't think our manner of speaking has anything to do with our mathematical/analytical skills at all. 

Acts of kindness pay dividends. A few days after giving out two Paulo Coelho books I received a box of used books from my boss, it includes 5 hard bound UK-versions of the harry potter series among other rarities. Good stuff! 

Glory to Man United!!!


Manchester United won the Champions League after beating Chelsea 6-5 on penalties after a dramatic 1-1 draw.

Cristiano Ronaldo headed United in front after 26 minutes but Frank Lampard equalised before the interval.

Lampard and Didier Drogba hit the woodwork before the striker saw red in extra-time for slapping Nemanja Vidic.

Ronaldo missed his penalty, but John Terry hit the post with a kick that would have won it for Chelsea and Edwin van der Sar saved from Nicolas Anelka.

It sparked wild celebrations for Sir Alex Ferguson and his players in the Moscow rain as United won Europe's elite trophy for the third time, a triumph made more poignant as it came 50 years on from the Munich air crash.

Ferguson had made it his mission to take the trophy back to Manchester this year in memory of those who died, and those who survived, in the tragedy in Munich in February 1958.

And it gave the 66-year-old Scot his second Champions League triumph, repeating the success against Bayern Munich in Barcelona in 1999.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/7406252.stm

Quote from: grazie7y on May 21, 2008, 03:34:00 PM
As to PGMA's SAL, I was just wondering if she can be audited basing on this report? Or, maybe in her supporting statements we can see where she invested her money.  I see that she also has over 11M COH.  Her financial adviser must have missed this because I think her money earns more somewhere else than in the bank, even if it's placed as premium time deposit.  IMO.

Hi graz, the 11m COH could be mostly proceeds from fixed investments which matured a few days before GMAs balance sheet date or receipts from sale of equity securities. And there could already be an unsettled trade to roll the 11m cash as of that date. What I'm trying to say is, its difficult to question the investment advisor's decisions by merely seeing the huge cash balance at a certain date (i.e. only one balance sheet date).  Assuming that the 11m is the Dec 31 balance, and when we look the Jan, Feb, & March numbers and see roughly the same amounts, then that's a questionable cash management.

my two cents. =)

But I agree with you, the increase in net assets is huge that's an 11.7% Return on Equity. Wow!

Quote from: orChids on May 21, 2008, 09:12:10 AM
The president is paid a salary of P693,000 a year.

Mao ni ang salary sa presidente sa nagdangoyngoy nga nasod?No wonder daghang gustong mulingkod no?Grabe.Mura'g matugkan ko ug daghang ugam ani kong akong presidente unya ani akong salary while my people halos magdildil na lang ug asin para mabuhi lang.

Hi Orchids, are you saying that the president's salary is dako ra kaayo?

I think her salary is a joke considering the huge responsibility that goes with the job.

Or maybe you were thinking that it's the monthly rate. =)

Quote from: Macky Ferniz on May 18, 2008, 05:07:57 PM
Paki check kuno, basta mao ni ang ending:

"If I forget you, O Jerusalem,
let my right hand forget its skill.
Let my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth,
if I do not exalt Jerusalem."
I smiled again.
"I had forgotten, and you brought it back to me."
"Do you think your gift has returned?" I asked.
"I don't know. But the Goddess has always given me a second chance in life. And She is giving me that
with you. She will help me to find my path again."
"Our path."
"Yes, ours."
He took my hands and lifted me to my feet.
"Go and get your things," he said. "Dreams mean work."
END

If that's the ending, then the pdf copy that you have is the entire book and not just a preview.

Quote from: Macky Ferniz on May 17, 2008, 08:52:31 PM
This is the beauty of our forum folks, we as a community must help each other in terms of information and opportunities. This is what Tubag Bohol is all about.

I couldn't agree more.

Sir Macky, I wouldn't know exactly what the compensation package is but based on the salaries I know for executives of the same level here in the city where I work, it should be around $200k a year. There is no income tax, although there is a minimal payroll tax of around 2%.  Some company would pay the payroll tax for you.

In addition, housing allowance would ber around 5 - 10k a month.

I can give you the email address where the applicant can send his/her resume.

Cheers,
The Charlatan

Quote from: michael-ligalig on July 06, 2007, 04:25:06 PM
By CORNELIA DEAN
<a href="http://www.nytimes.com">The New York Times</a>

CHICAGO - When Jon D. Miller looks out across America, which he can almost do from his 18th-floor office at Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago, he sees a landscape of haves and have-nots - in terms not of money, but of knowledge.

Dr. Miller, 63, a political scientist who directs the Center for Biomedical Communications at the medical school, studies how much Americans know about science and what they think about it. His findings are not encouraging.

While scientific literacy has doubled over the past two decades, only 20 to 25 percent of Americans are "scientifically savvy and alert," he said in an interview. Most of the rest "don't have a clue." At a time when science permeates debates on everything from global warming to stem cell research, he said, people's inability to understand basic scientific concepts undermines their ability to take part in the democratic process.

Over the last three decades, Dr. Miller has regularly surveyed his fellow citizens for clients as diverse as the National Science Foundation, European government agencies and the Lance Armstrong Foundation. People who track Americans' attitudes toward science routinely cite his deep knowledge and long track record.

"I think we should pay attention to him," said Eugenie Scott, director of the National Center for Science Education, who cites Dr. Miller's work in her efforts to advance the cause of evolution in the classroom. "We ignore public understanding of science at our peril."

Rolf F. Lehming, who directs the science foundation's surveys on understanding of science, calls him "absolutely authoritative."

Dr. Miller's data reveal some yawning gaps in basic knowledge. American adults in general do not understand what molecules are (other than that they are really small). Fewer than a third can identify DNA as a key to heredity. Only about 10 percent know what radiation is. One adult American in five thinks the Sun revolves around the Earth, an idea science had abandoned by the 17th century.

What the kerfuffle is going on in here?

I say, if the same survey will be done in the philippines I would not expect the ratio to be that different.

Quote from: michael-ligalig on May 10, 2008, 12:12:56 PM
Our bidding will close tomorrow evening. Last highest bidder is Balong at $500. Anyone?

I reviewed the posts and I think the highest bid is from Lindy at $305.

I haven't seen any $500 bid. 

Please enlighten me...

Is the bidding closed?

Kinsa man naka-kuha sa old philippine coin?

Last bid na ni nako. heheh..

$260

Bay balong ug Lindy, kung pataasan pa ni ninyo, it's all yours!

$200.00

they don't look like pinoys to me.. 

ang girl murag chinese ang laki murag from outer space. hehe.

o wala na bitaw, sayang..

the first time I heard this song kay sa smallville. asa na kaha si kristin kreuk karon. =)

"I'm 99 for a moment..... "

This song brings back good memories.

Mike, yep I have a copy of the River Piedra book.

Graz, naa pod ko'y The Valkyries.. pero ako pa pangita-on kay na misplace.

pm me ur address, para ako ma send sa post office lang kay di ko ka afford fedex. =)

wa kaha ni gi-photoshop? dark pa jud ang gums sa laki.. hehe

I'm giving away used paulo coelho books. just pm me

hapit na, May 10, 2008 man siguro

bay balong, ato ni patas-an gamay kay mahal na raba tuition fee ron.

$185.01

PM me if you're interested. =)


An investment company domiciled in one of the world's leading offshore financial centers is seeking the services of a skilled capable leader to work as Assistant Director in their Banking, Trust & Investment Department.  The Assistant Director reports to the Director and will supervise a team of professionals carrying forward the Authority's supervisory programme for the Department's regulated entities.

Role:
* Directing the supervisory work carried out by the supervisor of trust companies, investment businesses and investment funds.
* Assisting in setting Departmental strategy and budgets, and ensuring fulfillment of the agreed objectives.
* Leading on-site visits and engaging in dialogue with senior management of licensed entities.
* Interpreting, administering and discussing complex legal, financial and regulatory material.
* Liaising with overseas supervisory and regulatory bodies and representing the Authority on various committees, seminars and conferences.

Criteria:
* Master's degree in a relevant discipline, such as Business, Finance, Economics or Law AND a relevant professional qualification from a recognized institution or professional body (e.g., CA, CPA, CFA, TEP, FRM, ACIS/FCIS);
* A minimum of ten (10) years experience in total of which five (5) years post graduate experience in the financial services industry and/or working experience with a financial regulatory body; as well as strong management, leadership, interpersonal, analytical and communication skills.
* Knowledge of one or more of the investment funds, trust and investment business sectors.

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I'm wondering why those "mysterious" disappearance of ships and aircrafts in the "triangle" has stopped since people started using modern technology (i.e. satellite, gps) to aid navigation, track hurricanes, etc.

It's also sad to hear people associate Bermuda with danger/tragedy because of that freaking "Bermuda triangle" stories. Here's what people need to know about Bermuda: i) they have one of the most beautiful beaches, ii) they have the world's highest GDP per capita, and iii) zero income tax. Beat that?

procrastination

Quote from: ms da binsi on April 16, 2008, 12:32:45 PM
Nindot ang Facebook Char? i might move in there too...

Oo, nindot.  I would say its 10x better than friendster! Heheh.

Quote from: salvation is free on June 15, 2007, 07:21:16 AM
They deleted my profile.

Ang nabilin: somthing about my occupation

They did the same thing to my second account.

Dear Friendster,

I can always forgive you. 

Sincerely,

Mike

P.S. I will always love you and will never run out of forgiveness.

I'd move to Facebook if I were you. =)

Quote from: Vito Andoline on April 13, 2008, 03:46:43 PM
di gihapon nako makita kay IE ako gamit

I'm on IE too, and I can clearly see the pic. I'm sure the problem's not with your browser.

Fergie-licious! 

Check out the web site below.  I was really pissed-off when I first read the email some 3-4 years ago. I've wasted my time worrying about it. But it turns out to be be a hoax.

From: http://www.coasttocoastam.com/gen/page1661.html?theme=light

"Art Bell is as much a victim of this hoax as you are. In fact, he is married to a Filipina and has the highest regard for the Philippine people. He is as offended by the contents of this email as you are. He has posted these facts on his website and has responded to every single email from any of you with the truth and the facts. Still, the vicious anti-Filipino email keeps circulating and angry Filipinos keep emailing Art!".

wtf! I've seen like more than ten anti-IE pics and texts in this site. Whatever is the message behind this posts, I'll tell you it's not coming across.

kiamoy`, don't sweat it, you're not missing anything.  it's just a pic of the IE7 logo being eaten by bugs, beetles, and other creepy weird insects....

This just shows the lack of class!

I agree. And in Forbe's list of billionaires as of 2008, #4, 5, and 6 are all from India.

Btw, you forgot to include a citation (i.e. webpage or newspaper).

Catch Me If You Can between your legs!

As Good As It Gets between your legs!

"Soul Meets Body" by Death Cab For Cutie

Interesting band name? their music is cool, trust me..

Money can buy happiness -- as long as it is spent on other people or on pro-social causes, scientists said Thursday.

Research to be published in the journal Science on Friday proves the scientific grounds behind the adage it's emotionally better to give than to receive, said Elizabeth Dunn, a psychologist at the University of British Columbia in this city on Canada's Pacific Coast.

The researchers ran three experiments to measure how happy people felt after either spending money on themselves, or giving money to pro-social causes such as buying someone a meal or a charitable donation.

"We found that people who reported spending more money on others were happier," said Dunn, lead author of the study co-authored by master's student Lara Aknin and Michael Norton of the Harvard Business School.

Dunn said previous studies found a correlation between happiness and charitable giving, but the new research revealed that pro-social giving is an actual cause of happiness.

"We provide the evidence for this idea that's been around for a while," Dunn told AFP.

The first study simply measured how happy 630 Americans said they felt, rated on a scale of one to five, after they either spent money on themselves or gave to others. Those who gave reported being happier.
The second study measured the change in happiness of workers at a company after they spent a profit-sharing bonus of between 3,000 dollars and 8,000 dollars.

"Those who spent more of their bonus on pro-social spending were happier," said Dunn, with the difference between spending none of the bonus on others compared to spending one-third on others showing a full 20 percent increase in happiness.

What affected happiness, she added, "was not so much the size of the bonus but how they spent it ... the message is not that people should get high-paying jobs to earn as much as possible and spend it on others."

In the third experiment, university students in Vancouver were given either five dollars or 20 dollars and instructed to spend the money that same day.

Half were told to spend the money on themselves, while the rest were told to treat others. At the end of the day, students who spent their money on others reported being happier, said the report.
"The vast majority of research in this area has been to examine the relationship between how much money people make and how happy they are," said Dunn. "What we did instead is to look at how people use what they have."

Dunn said she next wants to investigate whether giving time or volunteering services would boost happiness as much as giving money.

by Deborah Jones
Yahoo! News

Yeah, but isn't it ironic when we say "Enemy of Tubag Bohol" and still majority of the people in this site uses it. I'm not really a fulltime Internet Explorer user (i use safari at home) but the above statement is just not fair to Explorer.

Anyway, just expressing my two cents.

I bet 80% or more of TB users are on Explorer and not Firefox.

Hmm... are you encouraging us to download the freeware (Firefox) from this site?

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Quote from: The Charlatan on March 19, 2008, 10:06:07 AM

I've restored it.  I hope this won't be deleted it again.

Cr@#p!  Something's wrong with my typing, that's the second error I made in like 5 minutes. Sorry again.

I've restored it.  I hope this won't be deleted it again.

That should read "it might have been" not "it might be".  Sorry.

Hi Grazie7y,

I just wrote this line, "Thank God for AdSense!".  That's it and its gone. No worries, it might be accidentally deleted.

Cheers,
The Charlatan

Hi Admin,

Why put a "personal text" option in the user profile when you guys will just delete it? And its not even offensive.

Thank you and more power!

The Charlatan

Hey guys, there's a very funny blog written by an Aussie.  Apparently, this guy is trying to get back some money from someone within a group of Manila socialites. Exposing all of the dirty laundry just to get his stash back.

Don't miss the comments from the blog readers, they're really ridiculous.

Here's the link:
http://delfindjmontano.blogspot.com/

Thank you BlueAngel!

I'm currently exploring the posts and its interesting! Good find.