‘Be brief, be clear, be memorable with Think-on-Your-Feet program’
By Jamie Marie Elona
Sometimes, speaking up is not enough to make things work. In business, it is necessary that one delivers with clarity, brevity and impact.

Sometimes, speaking up is not enough to make things work. In business, it is necessary that one delivers with clarity, brevity and impact.

Too busy to go to a gym, spa, or parlor for that much needed fitness regimen, massage or facial? Well, I am. And being a journalist, I need to be fit – fit to run after the personalities I cover and look good enough for those prized interviews with them.

Just as the hospital atmosphere starts to get busy ahead of the anticipated New Year rush of revelry casualties, a doctor lightens up the mood after he proposed marriage to his girlfriend on national television.

Feeling like a zombie after a hard day’s work and not feeling any better while zoning out in front of the television at home? Sometimes, real relaxation can be found somewhere else, outside your comfort zone.

When an anime fanatic attempts to dress up like one of his favorite characters—patiently and carefully putting together pieces of materials gathered for a costume he would wear in a cosplay (short for costume play) event—some people may ask “why cause yourself all the trouble?”

Miss Earth 2011 candidate Niratcha Tangtisanon of Thailand admitted that she felt sad when the organizers of the beauty pageant announced the decision to transfer the venue of this year’s contest to Manila because of the flood situation in Bangkok.