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Archive for January, 2008

Work, Here I Come!

Saturday, January 26th, 2008

Who needs alarms clocks? I have dad who’s got an amazing talent for nagging. He literally nags me awake: tickling, light switching on, TV on max volume, or just plain shouting… it eventually works. That way I can get up in time to waste away a whole hour before I have to leave for work. [...]

Self Defense: Basics

Sunday, January 20th, 2008

My parents are often (read: always) doubting my maturity. They are, however, always careful to stress that despite their nonstop nagging they are incredibly proud of me. It’s just that, there are these worrisome cases of me freaking out over tiny insects. I’d like to stress that whatever they label tiny, I define as reasonably [...]

Of Job Descriptions

Monday, January 14th, 2008

Every once in a while, employees (and employers as well, I guess) are required to take a so called work protection test, to show that they are aware of work hazards and are constantly on their toes. It’s occasions like these that remind my colleagues of their more obscure job requirements1: The examiner is looking [...]