Jan 24, 2012 | Personal, Travel
I’m usually very adventurous when it comes to food, I will try anything, especially if it’s a delicacy in certain culture! However, I chicken-out w/ the street food from China!
It reminds me about FEAR. I learned that to overcome FEAR there should be a reward, and we should have a least knowledge or assurance that it will not harm us. Coz, it’s our basic instinct to protect ourselves.
So the question is, will you eat it? If I will reward you w/ a million dollar or with something that you would really want?
Jan 3, 2012 | Personal, Travel
Did you know that Ministop is not originated from the Philippines? I didn’t know, till I saw a Ministop in Japan! I thought it was a franchise from the Philippines, so I researched more about it. And found out it was owned by Jusco Co. Ltd. Japan, year 1980.
You may read more about Ministop from Wiki Pilipinas http://en.wikipilipinas.org/index.php?title=Ministop
Now, Ministop in the Philippines is a very well known convenient store, every where I go, there is always a Ministop, it might be even more popular than 711 convenient store.
This is the power of franchising, with a strong brand and the right system.
Jan 2, 2012 | Learning, Personal, Travel
Usually when we travel, we seldom eat at restaurants that are found in the Philippines. But since my brother-in-law is a fan of Shakey’s Philippines, he wants to try out Shakey’s Hong Kong!
We ordered thin crust pizza and chicken wings
And to my surprise, the quality and taste of Shakey’s pizza and chicken wings were superb, YUMMY! A lot better than here in the Philippines, well… the price is a lot expensive too…
These are what I’ve learned
QUALITY keeps customers coming back
I will definitely eat at Shakey’s again, when I visit Hong Kong
LOYALTY CARD also keeps customers coming back, if only I’m based in Hong Kong, I will definitely get one. (Note that they leveraged on the QR Code – similar to bar code, and they also promote their FB Fan Page)
Jan 1, 2012 | Personal, Travel
Had a blessed 2011, visited several countries this year w/ family! Thank you God for blessing me in my Family. I’m looking forward to another blessed year.
Following are some pictures in Hong Kong last Christmas Eve of 2011 taken in Avenue of Stars’ area.
This year’s blog I will focus more on my experiences and learning around the world! Happy New Year everyone! 🙂
Nov 20, 2011 | Learning, Personal
“a man without a smile should never open a shop” ~ Chinese Proverb
That is so true, I can still remember the first time I visited a wet market, I was overwhelmed with a lot of stalls selling the same staff! The first thing I did was to check on the prices, but I realized that the selling price was almost the same! And I end-up buying from the market vendor who gives a warm smile 🙂
So remember to SMILE! I’m sure it’l increase your customers 🙂
Nov 14, 2011 | Personal
I realized that I’ve A LOT of books (not to mention my ebooks & audio books)!
The categories are:
1. Business Inspirational
2. Personal growth
3. Leadership
4. Spiritual
5. Marketing and Sales
6. Creative Thinking
* Want to swap books w/ me? If you are in the Philippines we can swap books, just leave a comment on what book you need 🙂
Knowledge is everywhere, whether you want success, spiritual growth, money, new skills, happiness, better relationship, it’s all there in the bookstore, internet and people around us. The question is, do we have SELF DISCIPLINE to Learn what we need and apply it immediately to our lives?
