Working in the field of creative arts can be harrowing and a surprisingly stultifying experience. Despite the number of hours spent sitting safely behind a desk or similarly cluttered workspace, and although creative often lacks much of tediousness characteristic of many other professions, the blank screen looming at the start of a new project can […]
It’s easily the most enjoyable and frustrating form of photography – taking it to the streets. It allows you to appreciate your surroundings just a little more, especially in our ridiculously fast-paced society. Now stop, and look around. We could have walked passed certain areas a hundred times, in a pace so fast that nothing is of interest…well if […]
Shadows shadows everywhere! Yes, it was a rather gloomy day, with dark clouds and thunder warnings threatening us to go fast or go home, we need to figure a way to make this work. Yes we have brollies, flashes and reflectors. But sunsets are beautiful! That coming from someone with no experience in professional portrait photography. […]
Labor shortage has long been a constant bug bear for small business including start-ups. Outsourcing is one of the common initiatives business owners take to solve labor shortage problem. In a start-up, it is important to recognize the difference between outsourcing problem and outsourcing due to lack of talent or manpower. When you choose to […]
I just finished a consulting job with a foreign client last week. My entire team is still busy with handing over process. Since Monday, I have been involved with meeting and meeting in and out of office. On Wednesday, I received a complaint that a junior team member has been a “distraction” to a new […]
Allow me a series of perhaps unconnected thoughts. Over the course of my daily procrastination detail this week, I’ve seen popping up on a few of my friends’ feeds a recent Huffington Post article about the subtle yet ubiquitous presence of the letter-number sequence ‘A113’ in so many American animated films and television programs and […]
Internet and the relentless pursuit of the next Google or Facebook has created a new breed of workers, globe trotting geeks. For a small island state with shortage of human capital, global workforce is handy and a necessity. Six years ago, I was handling web development for the very first time in professional capacity. Talents […]
Not so long ago, I was asked to lead a software development that started in 2012. Hmm… along a bumpy road and many project managers… here I am, the next inline to take this project to production. That “not so long ago” moment was December 2013. Here we go again… I am about to dabble […]
As I was going about doing my work last week, I realize that first quarter of 2014 is coming to an end. When I took up my work contract in January, the work assignment looks pretty easy. Video streaming, how hard can that be with today’s technology offering? It’s true, video streaming is no longer […]
I was running errands yesterday afternoon, mostly just wandering through various bookstores hoping something might stand out as a gift for my wife. Just after midday, and in between booksellers, I became very thirsty. As it happened, I was in the neighborhood of one of my old favorite locals, and decided to stop in and […]