While going through the horror of waiting for a flight at the Newark Airport,the one i wrote about in my post travel nightmare;we met this strange woman with whom i had a strange conversation.I took notice of the woman because of her large backside,i used to think that i was well endowed in that department until i met this woman to worsen her case she is flat chested. Enough about her physical attributes that is not the purpose of this post,she started talking with us in the process of the discussion i mentioned that i was tired of moving from one country to another because of my husband’s job. She replied that she loves moving with her husband,assuming that her husband works in an organization that enables them to move about i then asked her where her husband works,she told me that actually her husband exports goods from Canada.I wondering if she has to moving with the exported goods in the cargo or what? She started this topic about how she have to travel every week for work that she leaves on mondays to return on thursdays;i asked her again what do you do for a living? She then told us that she is an IT consultant,well that was when i knew that she is strange come to think of it any person that can use a computer can claim to be an IT consultant besides she was excited to inform us about a new social network that she just discovered, guess which one? Facebook in july 2008 and she is an IT consultant? She started telling us about how much she hates staying in a hotel and that she always go with her own towel and bed sheet that is very strange indeed.In the hotel that she usually marks the hotel bed sheet to make sure that they were changed,or she will sleep on the couch.As per towel she rather use her dirty clothes to dry her body after having a bath than use the towel provided by the hotel.At this point my husband stood up and left us he couldn’t bear it any longer. She is indeed a strange character,one of many that i have come to meet in my life time.As we got to Toronto airport one of the custom ladies asked us if we have Canadian visa,well i said yes while wondering how we could have gotten there without a visa, very strange question indeed.

  Posted By tyna     Aug 15, 2008       3 comments  

So what is competition? Many people consider it the chance to beat someone else’s brains in. To show that they are better than the other guy. Some companies today do all that they can to crush the competition. They buy them up or force them out. And of course it’s their right to do such things. But really where would we be if we didn’t have some competition?

Look at IBM for example. For decades they were the big guy. Hell they were nicknamed big blue of all things. And they felt they were invincible. Then one day during the 1990’s they found that they weren’t really that invincible. They’d lost their edge and were on the verge of bankruptcy. The little guys that they used to swat like flies had grown up. Companies like Apple Computer, Dell, and many others. IBM was saved but only in the nick of time. Today they are stronger than they have ever been. But now they respect their competition.

Companies like Target and Costco while not as big and mighty as Wal-Mart survive and thrive. They keep Wal-Mart on its toes each and every day. And even though Wal-Mart is great at giving us low prices many of the other things they do aren’t so great. Costco has average employee wages that are twice what Wal-Mart’s are. And Target offers a great selection of merchandise in stores that are usually cleaner and much easier to shop in. Are any of them perfect at what they do no. But because their competition is always intense consumers benefit with better products, better prices, and better service. (more…)

  Posted By tyna     Aug 14, 2008       3 comments  

My friends Tom and Kim Sawyer are going to become a first time parents today,I can relate to the anxiety that have been building up in their home recently. Tom started a new blog Proud2parent just to let us know what they have been doing in preparation for their baby’s arrival. Both parents agreed to name their baby K,that is strange but according to Tom it was his mother’s wish that every girl child born in their family should have a name starting with the letter K. The name just reminds me of kellogs special K cereal,well she is their kid and they have every right to call her whatever name they fancy.It was like yesterday when i was expecting my first child,i can remember the whole thoughts going through my mind then.I wondered if i will be a good mother,will i be able to wake up in the middle of the night to take care of my my child? Will i mistakenly suffocate my kid if i sleep on the same bed with my new born? How will i change his diaper since i haven’t done it before? Will my child be normal? will his hearing and other things be functioning well? How will i bathe a tender child without hurting him?

Tom and Kim there is nothing to worry about being a parent comes naturally before you know it you are the best parents for your kid.Taking care of a baby girl is far easier than taking care of a baby boy that’s my opinion. Good luck to both parents. 

  Posted By tyna     Aug 14, 2008       1 comment  

Pretty soon it’s gonna be National Smile Week, and what better way to get those grins cracking than with some humorous and funny quotes? Get ready for your checks to hurt the whole week through. Here are twenty-five funny quotes to get you started.

1. “If it’s sent by ship then it’s a cargo, if it’s sent by road then it’s a shipment.” ~ Dave Allen

2. “The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education.” ~ Albert Einstein

3. “Good girls go to heaven, bad girls go everywhere.” ~ Mae West

4. “I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me.” ~ Fred Allen

5. “The four building blocks of the universe are fire, water, gravel and vinyl.” ~ Dave Barry

6. “A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than you love yourself.” ~ Josh Billings

7. “Things ain’t what they used to be and probably never was.” ~Will Rogers

8. “Marriage is the only war where you sleep with the enemy.” ~ Gary Busey

9. “I love Mickey Mouse more than any woman I have ever known.” ~ Walt Disney

10. “Hippies, hippies… they want to save the world but all they do is smoke pot and play frisbee!” ~ Eric Cartman

11. “If you think nobody cares if you’re alive, try missing a couple of car payments.” ~ Flip Wilson

12. “If you would like to know the value of money, go and try to borrow some.” ~ Benjamin Franklin

13. “I’m Jewish. I don’t work out. If God had wanted us to bend over, He would have put diamonds on the floor.” ~ Joan Rivers

14. “A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing.” ~ Emo Philips

15. “There’s no half-singing in the shower, you’re either a rock star or an opera diva.” ~ Josh Groban (more…)

  Posted By tyna     Aug 11, 2008       4 comments  

How do you eat an elephant? And, you’re asking me “Why would I want to eat an elephant?” Maybe if I ask it another way: How do you eat a 1,000 pound marshmallow? Is that a little more palatable? Either way, the answer is the same: One bite at a time!

Now, I doubt that you want to eat either an elephant or a 1,000 pound marshmallow. But, do you have a big goal? Does it seem overwhelming but yet something you really want to accomplish? Is the goal so big that you just can’t figure out how to “just do it”?

This is more normal than abnormal. Most of us have some big goals, things we want to accomplish that will take concentrated effort over a long period of time. We each have our own version of the 1,000 pound marshmallow and we’ll each have to figure out how to eat it one bite at a time! How can we do that?

Step 1: Analyze

The first step is to examine your goal and determine what smaller, more managable goals will lead to the accomplishment of the large goal. Years ago I was working for a computer company that had its own huge goal. (In fact, that’s the first time I had heard the question “How do you eat a 1000 pound marshmallow”!) We were going to develop a brand new computer with all new hardware, all new software, all new everything!

Step 1 was very important because we had to know what all the pieces would be before we could plan how to put them together. Your big goal is like that too. What are all the “pieces” that you’ll need to accomplish in and of themselves before you can bring everything together to achieve your goal? This is an important part of the process, so do the analysis carefully and get help if you can’t answer all the questions yourself. (more…)

  Posted By tyna     Aug 11, 2008       1 comment