The Ruby Posts

When I was still working as a branch manager of a leading direct selling and networking company here in our country, I was introduced to a new way of hiring people. One of the company’s top executive was close to me, she shared an email that was sent to her by an Executive recruiter. She said that when you are in the top most level of a certain company, other big companies hire Executive recruiters to look for top level [...]

When I was a child, I always dreamed of becoming a doctor. Though I was afraid of blood or being injected, I believed that being a doctor is a great profession. Then there was also a time that I wanted to become a lawyer like some of my cousin’s friends who is a San Diego tax law attorney. I didn’t want to handle crimes but I wanted to be a lawyer defending the law and what should be rightly done. [...]

My father is already 59 years old and he is approaching 60 this coming June 2009. At his age, he looks younger than his friends and compared to mom who is a year old than him but still he is younger looking. But despite this, his hair is beginning to be thin and sometimes I joked that he should have a hair replacement. Anyway, though I joked with him whenever I am at Cagayan, deep inside I admire his ways [...]

1. If money was tight, which of the following would you be most likely to give up: cable television, internet access or your cell phone? Answer: Cable Television! 2. Of that same list, which would be least willing to part with? Answer: Internet Access! 3. Your car dies: the only car you can afford, without going into serious debt, is a demo model that doesn’t have working air conditioning or heat. Assuming that it cannot be fixed (or that you [...]

Just this afternoon, my husband and I went house hunting. Amidst of the sun’s summer heat, we bore them all just to find that one “almost perfect” place for our family to rent. We have gone different barangays and visited some houses. Then we found one and almost closed the deal. We just said we will return if we have the money to pay for the advance rent and down payment. Then when we were about to go to the [...]