Jun Diaz Blogs

My Daughter's Tears (Ver 2 Part 1) I can never forget that moment in the parking lot of a Mall. It was one of our first few meetings after our divorce had been settled by a Tokyo family court. Before that my ex-wife had deprived my daughter from me for almost 3 months, in spite of my pleadings to let me meet the "apple of my eye". As a part of our agreement I was given the right to spend a day with my 5 year old daughter twice a month. We went to Kids' playhouse inside the local Daei Mall and had dinner at her favorite steak house. On our way home, we went to the parking lot where their car was parked. I was carrying my daughter and walking towards my ex-wife's car while her mother is starting the engine. My little girl rest her head against my shoulder face down. I felt the weight of her head on my shoulders so I thought she fell asleep. But I had to turn her over to her mother and she had to ride the car. When she lifted her head I realized that ...

Check out this promotional music video from Charice , the 17 year old youtube sensation from the Philippines featuring famous Rapper Iyaz : The above song is entitled Pyramid. Aside from the above Pop version , you also find a Disco Remixes version.

A friend lent me his copy of Bruno and Borat and I ended up watching both of them again. Then I realized that some of the scenes are unscripted for both these films. I checked out Wikipedia and I was right, at least in Borat, only a handful of them are actors - Sasha Cohe, Pamela Anderson and the guy who played Azmat. So some of these people in Borat are actually did not even know they were acting and are "victims" of a big joke. Its curious to findout how do they fell after watching the film. Luckily, I found this page which supposed to keep track of them: http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2006/11/10/guide_to_borat/

One of the challenging results of organizational change is that it can leave you feeling fatigued. All of your efforts are focused on new tasks, responsibilities, and relationships. Because of this, you need to look for strategies to maintain and even increase your personal energy during times of change. Create a Vision . Nothing is more personally motivating than creating a compelling vision. Visualize yourself succeeding as a result of the change. Imagine the benefits of growing as a result of the change -- creating new opportunities, building a more exciting and dynamic future, and opening up new opportunities for success. List Opportunities . What are the opportunities presented by the change? Make a list of all the ways that you can grow, add new skills, meet influential people, and add valuable experience to your resumes. Create Networks . It's difficult to create energy in a vacuum. Most people need the stimulation of other individuals and their ideas,...

13 Ground Rules for Job Success in the Information Age Become a quick change artist: Show high capacity for adjustment. Organizations want people who adapt -- fast -- not those who resist. Commit fully to your job: Strong job commitment makes work far more satisfying, empowers you, and brings out your best potential. Speed up: Develop a reputation as one who pushes action and change; create a high-velocity operation. Accept ambiguity and uncertainty: In times of rapid change, develop your ability to improvise; learn to loosen up and feel your way along. Behave like you are in business for yourself: Consider how you -- personally -- can help cut costs, serve the customer better, improve productivity, and innovate. Stay in school: The more you know how to do, and the better you do it, the more valuable you become; there is no such thing as 吐inishing・your education. Hold yourself accountable for outcomes: Think broadly, consider the big picture, concentrate...

Many experts believe that what propelled Japanese Companies - from Car Manufacturing to Home Electronics to the top positions in the global markets is - "Kaizen". Kaizen is a Japanese word that can be translated as Constant and Perpetual Improvement in all aspects - in Quality of our Products, Services , Solutions. Also in our relationships - in how we deal with all Stakeholders - our customers,business partners and associates. In 1950s, Gen. McCarthur commissioned Dr. Deming to help Japanese industries improve the quality of their products. Dr. Deming eventually was hailed as the "Father of the Japanese Economic Miracle" for introducing Total Quality Control to Japanese companies. Japanese employees - in multinational companies - both engineers and business-function staff constantly and relentlessly strive to improve the quality of our products, services and processes and relationships, little by little , everyday. This can be evident in every episode of the TV s...

When You Wish Upon a Star Jesse McCartney (With Lyrics) Rendered by a modern, young , nice sounding male vocals - magically transformed the Disney classical song for todays new generation of kids. Youtube video: URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdVJ8suZcIg This sing-along lets you read the lyrics while listening to the song.