We have multiple positions for our banking clients in Singapore.
Application Support and development positions.
Number of Positions: Multiple
Location: Singapore
Technology Area
C# or C++ or Java
Database: Sybase or SQL Server or Oracle
Unix/Windows
· Should have at least 4 + years of relevant experience in any of the technology above
· Strong spoken & written communication skills
· Ability to work under pressure and continue to support users and applications
· Basic understanding of the investment banking business advantageous
· Depending on the service area, additional knowledge of a product would be desirable
· Strong basic technical skills with demonstrated ability to learn will be required in order to identify the trouble spots and suggest potential fixes
· Good team player
Getting hospitalized in a hotel
A month ago my friends and I were planning an out-of-town trip. I got excited over the idea that in Tagaytay a tarpaulin advertised cable car and a zip ride (something like rapelling) as seen by friend Dette. Like in any outing, the cost needs to be known and for many days we tried to know how much the 'damage' will be. It wasn't in the net, and nobody seemed to know how much the cable car/zip ride tickets are. So we just settled to spend October 12 in Quezon City. That day was also the feastday of Our Lady of La Naval so I scheduled the funday Sunday into morning Mass and pilgrimage there, lunch time in Trinoma or The Block, a treasure hunt after lunch, and back to La Naval for the procession.Rachel was joining us for that day. But the Thursday before, her initially a check up activity became an urgent operation. She had to go under the knife! The schedule was again revised. In the morning we visited her in the hospital instead.
It may look like we guested in her hotel suite but actually it was her hospital recuperation room. No wonder foreigners flock Asian Hospital for medical tourism.
Saturday morning outreach!
For the second year in a row, volunteers were provided for DFV Foundation's medicals/story-telling/values seminar for children of San Miguel Elementary School in Pasig. Vergelle et al were not able to make it because they had finals in UP (may they pass each test with flying colors). This time, about a third of my co-volunteers from September Caloocan outreach made it: Marose, Nicca, Kristine, Ivy, Lester, Emem, and Cita.
Like in that outreach, physicians were a scarcity. There were only two from Makati Med. DFV expected 300 primary students to make it, so to share the load (sounds Smart huh) Corito asked me for two nurses to play physicians. Hahaha, to the delight of Kristine of Marose, they played the part so well, the only thing they didn't do was to sign on the prescription pads for the medicines. In DFV's outreach last year, seven physicians made it. This time only two, helped by two newly sworn in registered nurses.
More girl scouts were fielded and they added more fun to the outreach. Continuing my practice of patience, I was about to fume to think of the apparent disorganization of the scouts, of how hello I'm thinking they should have thought about this little thing and that little thing so that this little thing could have gone smoother and that other little thing too. Maybe precisely because I was there, I was there to direct them. And boy was I right. Instead of fuming, I commandeered them hehehe. Of course in a friendly way. I wuz da boss of the steering committee. Hehehe. I just reasoned out hello girl, you're a grown up and they are not. They just need to be guided and prompted what to do because they do not have the bigger picture. (Maybe this thought can help adults to be understanding with children?). Another day to practice patience!
Of course Miss and Corito were there to support us all. John Lloyd was there too.
Pictures to follow. (I tried to cross post from multiply to here? Shutterfly was down. So I opened a photobucket but it's the link that is given, the individual pictures aren't shown..haah..).
Like in that outreach, physicians were a scarcity. There were only two from Makati Med. DFV expected 300 primary students to make it, so to share the load (sounds Smart huh) Corito asked me for two nurses to play physicians. Hahaha, to the delight of Kristine of Marose, they played the part so well, the only thing they didn't do was to sign on the prescription pads for the medicines. In DFV's outreach last year, seven physicians made it. This time only two, helped by two newly sworn in registered nurses.
More girl scouts were fielded and they added more fun to the outreach. Continuing my practice of patience, I was about to fume to think of the apparent disorganization of the scouts, of how hello I'm thinking they should have thought about this little thing and that little thing so that this little thing could have gone smoother and that other little thing too. Maybe precisely because I was there, I was there to direct them. And boy was I right. Instead of fuming, I commandeered them hehehe. Of course in a friendly way. I wuz da boss of the steering committee. Hehehe. I just reasoned out hello girl, you're a grown up and they are not. They just need to be guided and prompted what to do because they do not have the bigger picture. (Maybe this thought can help adults to be understanding with children?). Another day to practice patience!
Of course Miss and Corito were there to support us all. John Lloyd was there too.
Pictures to follow. (I tried to cross post from multiply to here? Shutterfly was down. So I opened a photobucket but it's the link that is given, the individual pictures aren't shown..haah..).
Wow I was patient today
Not that I was ill or something or I saw the doctor but today I am happy to say I acted with patience. After my friend and I parted ways - I took the jeep going to MRT Belair that passes by Jupiter Street. For the second time the driver of the jeep DID NOT turn left to Paseo and then right to Jupiter. The first time it happened weeks ago I lambasted the driver because before boarding I asked him if the jeep would go to Jupiter. It was I think three times I confirmed with him and the driver said yes yes yes. And like some yeses, it really meant a no.
Fast forward to today. I had a hunch the jeep was bound straight to Buendia MRT but I thought otherwise because it made a swerve from the right to the leftmost side as if making for left of Paseo. When the light turned green, finally, I was disappointed (not really) that it made straight and not left. Hmm like what happened before. This time I didn't make a fuss but when all the passengers went down, that was when I politely told the driver that hello was it bound for MRT Belair. And this driver was pala the same driver that did it the first time!!!!! He pointed to the MRT as 'MRT' and then towards Mercury Drug store at the corner of Buendia and Jupiter as 'ayun Belair'. Had I not been in the mood I could have hit him over the head..but no..I was cool and polite and respectful! That's a feat. I just told him I will get off near Jaguar to go to Jupiter. And..the respectful tone I gave him gave back to me a respectful tone from that dang driver.
Peace, man!
Fast forward to today. I had a hunch the jeep was bound straight to Buendia MRT but I thought otherwise because it made a swerve from the right to the leftmost side as if making for left of Paseo. When the light turned green, finally, I was disappointed (not really) that it made straight and not left. Hmm like what happened before. This time I didn't make a fuss but when all the passengers went down, that was when I politely told the driver that hello was it bound for MRT Belair. And this driver was pala the same driver that did it the first time!!!!! He pointed to the MRT as 'MRT' and then towards Mercury Drug store at the corner of Buendia and Jupiter as 'ayun Belair'. Had I not been in the mood I could have hit him over the head..but no..I was cool and polite and respectful! That's a feat. I just told him I will get off near Jaguar to go to Jupiter. And..the respectful tone I gave him gave back to me a respectful tone from that dang driver.
Peace, man!
Update on protest of YouTube desecration videos
I share the letter sent to me by Mr. Ritchie--
Dear Tina,
28,692 people have petitioned YouTube to pull the Host Desecration from its site. But they refuse to comply.
Why?
Just yesterday, YouTube removed a video called "Welcome to Saudi Britain" which asks viewers to petition the British government NOT to accept Sharia (Islam) law in Britain.
Contradiction -- YouTube removes an anti-Islam video, but keeps 43 videos showing desecration of the Holy Eucharist in horrible ways -- one was flushed down the toilet!
What should we do in response?
Well, besides expanding our YouTube protest, it’s time to appeal to a higher court: to God in the Blessed Sacrament of the Altar.
That's why I'm doing an act of reparation in front of the Blessed Sacrament.
Will you join me?
Go here to let me know or reply to this email with yes in the subject line.
The intention is to do reparation for the 43 desecration on YouTube, for all sacrilege against the Holy Eucharist, and for whatever intentions are in your heart.
Thank you for praying with me, and please continue countering the desecration videos on YouTube by seeing the action items below.
Sincerely,
Robert E. Ritchie
P.S. Go here to let me know that you will offer reparation in front of the Blessed Sacrament for the 43 desecration videos on YouTube. And I’ll keep you posted.
Four point action plan to protest the Host desecration videos on YouTube:
I got the tips from Mr. Robert Ritchie.
1) Go to user fsmdude (person who posted the videos) YouTube channel and flag all his videos. Right under the video window is the link to FLAG. Next choose “hateful or Abusive Content.” Next Choose the sub-section – “promotes hatred or violence.”
1) Go to user fsmdude (person who posted the videos) YouTube channel and flag all his videos. Right under the video window is the link to FLAG. Next choose “hateful or Abusive Content.” Next Choose the sub-section – “promotes hatred or violence.”
Next choose “Religion” as the “group attacked.” Next type in your specific reason, such as "he is desecrating what Catholics hold sacred. YouTube just removed an anti-Sharia video, so why the double standard?”
2) Call YouTube (Google owns YouTube). Dial 650-253-0000, then press 0 for a live person. Tell them, in polite yet firm terms, how upset you are with the 43 desecration videos posted by user fsmdude. Ask them to remove his videos and pledge never to allow such videos again.
3) Send a fax to YouTube/Google 650-253-0001 telling them, in polite yet firm terms, how upset you are with the 43 desecration videos posted by user fsmdude. Ask them to remove his videos and pledge never to allow such videos again.
4) Pass on this 4 point action plan to all your friends and family members. In numbers there is strength.
My airport errand last Saturday
After two weeks in Netherlands to parents-sit her 86 and 90 year old Mom and Pop, my housemate flew back to the Philippines. And the lot fell on me to pick her up. Don't get me wrong, I love driving to the airport and observe people arriving from somewhere, and see how they are welcomed by their friends and family. And I just love to see planes take off or land. Last year in Palawan, we stayed at the army camp very near the airport. One would know that a plane has landed because of the approaching sound.
Take a look and guess which NAIA terminal I was. Maybe the origin of the flight is a give-away.
Like my own flight abroad last July, the plane was delayed. The 8:45 am arrival became 10:15 am. Good thing I brought the newspaper. I went to stay in KFC where it was cooler. At 10:15 I packed up (as if) and went back to the greeters' area. There I saw whiteys and moreno-morenas. More than half of the whiteys were blue-eyed! It was entertaining to look into their eyes. Kakaiba.
Here are pix of a long-awaited arrival. I guess the are married or soon to be married or they were newly married but the guy had to go back home and now he's back. Whitey with a morena. Why do they love Filipinas? Because we are a caring bunch! And the white female counterparts are not? Uhmmm...I dunno..
Guess where I was
Today after the lastest session in my training project, I went to the BIR to get the COR for my learning center. This is the certificate of business registration needed for the Barangay Clearance needed for the business permit for the Municipal Hall (haa a rundown sentence). Yesterday I went to our barangay to ask for the list of requirements for a business permit. They were just the ones to give the clearance for the veracity of the business address.
Last year I went to this place also to get the COR as a "management"
consultant. The ale in BIR chose that title, not me. I found out that my RDO was transferred to another site within Makati also. It was too late to make habol so I decided to stay a little bit longer to see if there were properties for lease or for sale.The original BIR office rooms were on sale. Plus the current site of the travel agency that I got ideas for educational tours. I asked the lady in the administration office if pre-schools could be set up in the building but she said no. There was someone who asked the same question before but he got a negative answer. My bias for learning center showed!
Along the way I snapped photos of the
announcement of the transfer, from the floor I was directed to by the lady guard I asked where the BIR was. It used to be in the ground floor, now it was in the 7th floor. I
saw that after the kindhearted lady who lent me the ballpen suggested I talk to anyone in the office I was in, for my queries regarding other requirements for the form 1901 I filled out. It was from there that I learned my RDO was transferred. The lady I asked even asked me if I would want them to process it for me. I declined, saying I could handle it myself. If LTO had external fixers, this RDO had at least an internal one.
My trip there was not in vain because I used time to do my long-delayed exercise. It consisted of going down (but not up!) the stairs. This shot gives an idea how much similar it was to climbing a steep mountain (daw, according to me).
This shot with the elevator that only goes to selected upper floors. Would you believe the escalators are not turned on. They just tell you to exercise if you're going to the second up to the fourth floors.
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