May 10, 2010: At last, I'm counted!

I was able to cast my vote around 5:30pm. It was hassle-free, unlike in my morning experience. Fewer people, not that hot, and the long line was gone. Hope my Presidential and VP bets win. If not, it's fine with me, at least I have voted for the people which I think worthy to be leaders of our country. May God bless us all and our country.

What an election day..

Today is May 10,2010. The 1st Automated Election in the Philippines. But as of this moment, I haven't voted yet. Why? Because there are a lot of people in the school where the the election is held, it's too hot, the line is too long, and the voting process is too slow.. it's a total chaos in my opinion. Good thing is they announced that the voting is up til 7pm in the evening. I'm wondering if they will extend it till tomorrow.

Anyhow, I need to exercise my Right to Vote.. I wouldn't want to miss this opportunity. Our votes is for our country's future. Vote Wisely my fellowmen. May God bless us all.

Movie Review: Ironman 2

Genre: Action/Adventure
Rated: PG-13

Review: Ironman 2 rocks! i super dupaaah enjoyed watching this movie. Funny, exciting, smart and full of action. Robert Downey Jr. is so cool portraying Tony Stark/Ironman. Gwyneth also did a good job for Pepper. Tony Stark and Pepper.. i love this couple. ^_^

Without Trust You Cannot Lead

I just want to share this article that I accidentally found in the net:
Without Trust You Cannot Lead by James M. Kouzes, Ph.D. and Barry Z. Posner, Ph.D.

I extracted some parts that caught my attention:

"If you're going to be in a business of any size, you're going to have to develop the kind of leadership qualities that allow you to attract good people, guide them, encourage them, and ultimately trust them--and let them go and do their jobs. Oh, sure, you have to take deep breaths, but mostly you have to trust them." --Bill McGowan, founder of MCI

I truly agree. I remember my previous boss said before:

"You are matured enough to manage your time. You can do whatever you want as long as you deliver your results on time and with quality."

and

"You are defined by your outputs."

I believe that he's a good leader who knows to take care of his team and will fight for you as long as he knows that you are RIGHT. Anyway, back to the article..

In reality this one really happens:

"Without trust, managers often take a self-protective posture. They are directive and hold tight reigns over their subordinates. Likewise, subordinates of low-trust managers are likely to ignore, disguise and distort facts, ideas, conclusions and feelings. They are suspicious and unreceptive, perceiving their manager's actions as attempts to manipulate them. In follow-up experiments where participants were briefed about their manager's low level of trust, attempts by the manager to be truly open and honest were ignored and rejected by subordinates. The mental set was so strong that the manager's honesty was viewed by subordinates as a clever attempt to deceive them. They were cynical and generally reacted by sabotaging the manager's efforts even further."

I remember an incident that someone mentioned that all will be treated fairly in terms of job assignments but he also mentioned that they as managers also have "Preferred Persons" to do the job. whaaattt??? Fairly versus Preferred? I also remember that someone added me before to be a friend in one of the famous social networking sites. I'm thinking if he did it just to sneak if I'm working or not. Is it a sign that he doesn't trust his subordinates..oooppps! :x


Final notes:

"Trust is a risk game. Leaders must be the first ones to ante-up."

and

"Without Trust You Cannot Lead"


It's May 1, 2010, Happy Labor day!

May 3, 2010: A Special Non-Working Holiday in the Philippines

Malacanang Palace announced that on May 3, 2010 will be a Special Non-Working holiday in observance of Labor day.

For more details, check links below:

Inquirer.net: Non-working holiday on May 3

ABS-CBN News: May 3 is special non-working holiday