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Archive for August 2010
2 comments • Rico • August 29, 2010
My girlfriend always tries to get me to quit smoking. But the two arguments she uses—smoking as a health risk and an indirect cause of bad breath—usually falls on deaf ears. So I decided to analyze the problem in a way that appeals to me: how much money will I save if I quit smoking?
Rico • August 25, 2010
Four beauty pageant fans hope Ms. Philippines Venus Raj goes far in the Miss Universe 2010. When their dreams come true, hilarity ensues. As the YouTube video description says: “Watch especially from 2:17 onwards.” The dude on the front-right is a certain “Andro Africa”. He used to work at Standard Chartered Bank, and is clearly [...]
Rico • August 24, 2010
Disgruntled police officer Rolando Mendoza took a bus of tourists hostage yesterday. A summary of the complete story from the Philippine Star: A dismissed policeman armed with an assault rifle hijacked a bus packed with tourists, and killed most of its passengers in a 10 hour-hostage drama shown live on national television until last night. [...]
Rico • August 8, 2010
If you’re not from the Philippines, here’s a primer: local politicians and bureaucrats plaster billboards of themselves all over their respective areas of responsibility. It’s an irritating trend that sees many officials praising themselves for a job they’re supposed to do.
1 comment • Rico • August 4, 2010
In Ogilvy on Advertising, advertising great David Ogilvy makes a case against outright originality by quoting Helmut Krone: Until you’ve got a better answer, you copy. I copied Bob Gage for 5 years, I even copied the leading between his lines of type. And Bob originally copied Paul Rand, and Rand first copied a German [...]
Rico • August 3, 2010
How you doin’? I’m Rico Mossesgeld, a writer based in the Philippines. On this personal blog you’ll find choice thoughts on work, what I like to do, and slacking off. For more information on my contributions to industry and world peace, click here → Alternatively, click here to contact me.
