Friday, June 8, 2007

What makes a good holiday trip?

A trip to the Caribbean sounds like a good holiday trip. But location isn't everything. Because if you go with good friends, find your own adventure and get plenty of rest, the trip can be a great one. A great trip is made up of many enriching and unique experiences that will remain as unforgettable memories.

A holiday with good friends is simply great. Long rides won't be a problem. It is safer to travel in a group than alone. Laughing with friends can make you forget some worries. And you can have someone to rely on when you need a hand.

Adventure is everywhere and anywhere. Especially in a holiday trip. Climb a mountain. Explore the jungle. Snorkel past big garoupas and barracudas in the sea. Find your way through a rural town. How do you make your own adventure? Just do something risky. It may sound foolish. Especially if the risk promises a definite mishap. Jumping off a tall building is a risk. But the chances of survival or injury- free is near very near to zero. Make a calculated risk. A safe risk. Take on the risk bit by bit. That way you can stop and not be too late.

A good rest does wonders during a holiday trip. It is physically, mentally and psychologically refreshing. You can do more if you are physically fit and healthy. So there is no point in watching television late at night.

Monday, June 4, 2007

Projects

When I was fourteen, working on projects in school was personally enjoyable and interesting. Then, it was about constructing model buildings and houses. I remembered setting up lighting in a boxed specimen. In class it was quite a unique project done by my group. We were very united as a group. We would meet almost everyday during the vacation to work on the project. Well, we played football at the HDB void deck more often than work on the project. But that is a team- bonding initiative I must stress.

Now I begin to think that working on projects is highly significant and powerful. If you have many good projects in work and they all turn out to be excellent ideas or systems, your portfolio is well- built. You win million- dollar deals through past successful projects. A project can become a powerful marketing tool. A well- organized project can generate good results. Because it can be seen as reliable. Efficient. Promising.

So it made me think about surviving the workplace. What's wrong with branding your work? What's wrong with doing it in your own style? A project keeps you focused. And competitive in the game.

A project tells you the deadline. A project breaks down your tasks into simple terms. A project directs you to the goals. A project is your work.

It's objective

Have you seen other blogs? They talk about personal lives. One will tell what the writer did from the moment he woke up to the time he turns in. Is that great? Another will be about the all- too- common relationship problems, some crushes here and there and the insidious gossiping. Gossiping is clearly bad. We have seen what is common. And what stands out. You decide.

What is the point of blogging? To pass time? As a pastime? We have heard that writing can be a therapeutic process. That explains how writing a personal diary helps for many people. I believe that blogging is a good way to express your opinions.

I try to make Spectrum 360 different. I try to make it simple yet wide. I try to generate wide ideas. New ideas. New insights. I am not trying to break free from the norm for no particular reason. You have to know something about pop culture. It is not always right. Spectrum 360 captures that. In new ways.

There is a beauty in putting complex ideas into simple words. There is a beauty in understanding between various cultures. Expressing in a concise and accurate way is a skill. How are you supposed to reach a global audience without adhering to the rules of a unified language?

Spectrum 360 wears a new attitude. It's objective.