Last November 7, 2018, I talked on the Fourth Industrial Revolution (or Industry 4.0) and its impact on the accounting and assurance professions, as a guest speaker to the 13th Washington SyCip Lecture of the University of Sto. Tomas Alfredo M. Velayo College of Accountancy.
Christmas has officially arrived. Invitations to Christmas parties have started coming in. Christmas decorations at our offices and in the building are all up. In the grandiosity of the holiday season, marked by spectacle after spectacle of dazzling light displays, sumptuous feasts, and lavish gatherings in every corner, it is easy for everyone to lose sight of why we celebrate this momentous occasion in the first place. It is easy to forget that, before anything else, Christmas is a solemn celebration of our Savior’s birth; that, unlike our luxurious preparations and meticulous Christmas day activities, once upon a time, a poor boy was born in a manger to save humanity from sin.
I was in early primary school when I first heard the song Magic Penny.
In October 2015, Waze released the results of its Global Driver Satisfaction Index (GSDI), identifying Manila as having “the worst traffic on earth.”
If there were no rules for one day and you could be outrageous, what would you do? I would travel the world, splurge on luxuries, and spend everything on memories.
As we grow older, the urge to go back to our roots becomes stronger.
There are certain periods when it seems like I am trying to do a lot simply because I overestimated my capacity.