MEN MAKE THINGS HAPPEN! on Mar 19, 2010 in Opinions Life Making Things Happen Mission Project Management Project Manager Ryan Ericson Canlas We Make It Happen We make things happen I have a mission to accomplish starting May 2010 and that is to ensure that I get to standardize at least 33 sites in Asia-Pacific in the least possible time where I am targeting to consume only 20% of the estimated budget for my region alone without...
THE INFAMOUS CRAB MENTALITY! on Mar 18, 2010 in Opinions Crab Mentality Crabs Crabs in the Bucket Filipino Ryan Ericson Canlas Crab Mentality, sometimes referred to as crabs in the bucket, describes a way of thinking best described by the phrase "if I can’t have it, neither can you." The metaphor refers to a pot of crabs. Singly, the crabs could easily escape f...
YET ANOTHER FREE DINNER on Mar 17, 2010 in Lifestyle Dinner Dinner Invitation Family Home Visit Invitations Ryan Ericson Canlas March 17, 2010. It’s 10:30PM and I just reached home quite tired but with a smile. Just as I was about to leave the office for home, I got a last-minute invitation this afternoon from my colleague to have a dinner with him and his family at his pla...
NEWS: MANNY PACQUIAO WINS OVER JOSHUA CLOTTEY on Mar 14, 2010 in Sports Boxing Emmanuel "Manny" Dapidran Pacquiao Joshua Clottey Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao Manny Pacquaio Manny Pacquaio vs Joshua Clottey Pacman Ryan Ericson Canlas Pacquiao via unanimous decision By Cedelf P. Tupas Philippine Daily Inquirer First Posted 13:35:00 03/14/2010 MANILA, Philippines – (UPDATE 4) Manny Pacquiao was a master at work Saturday night (Sunday, Manila time), scoring a unanimous v...
A SUNDAY VISIT AT A FRIEND’S HOUSE… on Mar 14, 2010 in Opinions Family Marriage Ryan Ericson Canlas I just arrived home and I spent a wonderful day with my colleague at his home with his wife and had a delicious dinner as well! I suddenly felt the same level of hospitality that we Filipinos are known for. It was really wonderful! I wa...
A SUNDAY VISIT TO A FRIEND’S HOME on Mar 14, 2010 in Opinions Family Marriage Ryan Ericson Canlas I just arrived home and I spent a wonderful day with my colleague at his home with his wife and had a delicious dinner as well! I suddenly felt the same level of hospitality that we Filipinos are known for. It was really wonderful! I was there an hou...
A WALK ALONG THE FROZEN LAKE on Mar 13, 2010 in Opinions Family Family Life Frozen Lake Homesick Ryan Ericson Canlas Winter Winter Sonata I was walking along the frozen lake this afternoon. I had nothing to do so I decided to trek the 5.7 kilometer walkway since the snow is almost gone now. Suddenly, I was feeling quite lonely seeing everything in white with only the cold air to embrac...
SOME PEOPLE… on Mar 13, 2010 in Opinions Love Me for a Reason Music OPM Parokya Ni Edgar Ryan Ericson Canlas Sampip Almost 12 years ago, I sang my future wife a song during an open-house activity at our university dormitory. It was a song from the Parokya Ni Edgar entitled Sampip. I learned its lyrics only an hour before I was to sing it in front of the residents...
FEELING OUT OF PLACE… SOMETIMES! on Mar 9, 2010 in Opinions Out of Place Ryan Ericson Canlas Have you been in a situation where you seem to hear people speaking and yet you cannot even understand whatever they are talking about? At times, you just had to laugh when you see them laughing not knowing that maybe it is already you who they are l...
PER DIEM VS. ACTUAL REIMBURSEMENT FOR TRAVELLING EMPLOYEES on Mar 7, 2010 in Opinions Actual REimbursement Allowance Per Diem Reimbursement Ryan Ericson Canlas Travel Allowance Do you give your employees a per diem for their trips — a max daily amount they can spend on things like lodging and entertainment — or do you offer them actual reimbursement for expenses incurred? If you run a per-diem organization, cons...
