Taga Elbi ka ba? The Return of the Comeback

Since I have nothing to put on my blog today, I decided to post another set of taga elbi ka ba quips. Here goes nothing!

21. Kilala mo sina Saniano Boy at Girl.
22. Alam mo kung nasaan ang "Johnson".
23. Alam mo ang kaibahan ng dalawang Flatrocks.
24. Kaya mong pumasok ng hindi naliligo.
25. Alam mong si Carasus at Pegabao ay iisa.
26. Alam mong ok lang na pumunta sa Maahas.
27. Tumatambay ka sa APEC para mag inom.
28. Alam mo kung nasaan ang Fertility Tree, Kwek KwekTower, at angTemplo ni Bruce Lee.
29. Tuloy ang klase kahit signal number 3 na.
30. Alam mo kung saan ang pilahan ng jeep papuntangIRRI, Forestry, okaya ay Jamboree...
31. Hindi ka kumakain ng buko pie.
32. Alam mo na bago pa man nauso ang unli rice saTokyo Tokyo,marketing strategy na ito ng Salad Country.
33. Hinahanap-hanap mo ang chocolate cake sa Mer-Nel's.
34. Alam mong bawal tumawid sa UPLB Gate(main), mulaGuard Housepapuntang harap ng Carabao Park...
35. Alam mong may oras lang na pwede kumain sa IRRIpag di ka IRRIemployee.

Alam mo na ba kung taga ELBI ka?

Heroes

Finally, the season finale of Heroes season 2 will be aired this wednesday 8pm WIB. It's a cool series because it shows that people with superpowers may use their powers for good or for evil. The plot is always changing and you never can tell what will happen next. My fave character their is the Japanese guy named Hiro who has the power to teleport himself to anyplace and anytime in the world. One episode in Season 1 showed him teleporting himself to the girls bathroom! How cool is that!

Anyway, this show is a lot like the workplace. There are people who have power and there are people who wants to have power. People in power may use their abilities for good or evil. Reminds me of my past bosses. One of my past bosses uses his power to scare you into doing your job very well. Scared the hell out of me but come to think of it, I did perform well because of his tactics. Although he used his power to scare his people, his ultimate goal was to elevate your performance. And he was also very protective of his people. Nobody can scream at his people except for him. Another one of my bosses also uses his power but in a different way. He uses his power to make other people agree with him even if everyone knows that he is wrong. He makes his subordinates realize that no matter what you do, the boss is always right. The boss is always the best. The boss also signs your paycheck and determines your salary raise!

People in the workplace who wants to have power usually are very friendly with people who are in power. In the local Pinoy dialect, it is called "sipsip". COme to think of it, the word is dead center in describing these people. Since they want to be in power also, by "sip-siping" to the boss, they in turn may have sucked some power from the boss. Oh, to be favored by the gods!

Case in point, I have a colleauge before who always says yes to the boss even if he knows that the boss is mistaken. And when the boss turns around, that's the time he unleashes a series of vile vituperations against that person. But because he is such a good dog, I mean boy, he is always on the good side of the person in power. Talk about lap dogs!

Back to Heroes. If you have the need to imagine yourself having super powers and saving the day, without having to suck up to any one in power, then this show is for you.Catch it Wednesday nights at AXN at your local time.


" With great power, comes great responsibility!"

- Uncle Ben to Peter Parker, from the movie "Spiderman"

***picture of "Heroes" above taken from kateblake_200 at flickr.com

Chicken Politics: The Pecking Order

Most of the time, I always steer clear of office politics. I just cannot stand the constant bickering and the gossiping of who did what to who and other whodunnits. I think it is counter productive. But, I have learned that if you want to stay alive and strong in a company, you have to play the game. Establishing your rank in the pecking order is almost as important as to performing your job well. You have to know whose "vent" you have to kiss to ensure your livability in the "coop". Of course, there is always the head "rooster", the "top dog" so to speak, who knows somebody who knows somebody way up in the order. The "rooster" is like god in the coop. He gets his way even if every thinks he is wrong. He gives blessings and punishments to those worthy of his grace. Sometimes, the head rooster will have a challenger. Most often, this challenger is a newcomer in the coop and has not yet established his rank in the pecking order. The head rooster, of course have several "alipores", who will report to him the activities of the challenger. If the challenger is a threat, then the head rooster and his minions will find ways to destroy the challenger in any means possible. If not considered a threat, then the challenger will be left alone, albeit be encourage to join the head rooster's gang.

Office politics is very like the nature of chickens. For chickens to survive, they have to learn where they are in the pecking order. We usually segregate the small birds from the big birds because the small birds will definitely have a harder time to grow in a pen that is dominated by bigger and stronger birds. Is this also the way office politics should be? Separating the weak from the strong to ensure their long term survival?

Frankly, I do not know how to answer this question. It is just a good thing that sometimes my vent gets kissed, and other times, I have to kiss someone's vent. No problem with me as long as that vent doesn't stink!