Virtual Thoughts

Below is an odd story that I never get tired of reading. It is like a cartoon show. Got it from

http://entertainment.tv.yahoo.com/entnews/wwn/20070108/116826840003.html

Astronomer Rebuked for Endless Staring into Space
Monday January 8, 2007

MAUNA KEA, Hawaii — Dave Becklyn has watched the stars’ paths for two years at this outpost of the National Astronomy Institute. But now he’s got nothing to study but a grim report from his superiors.

“We suspect that due to exposure to the drowsy drone of cosmic background radiation, and with the universe yawning before him, Dr. Becklyn has been counting sheep instead of galaxies,” said Institute Chairman Franklin Schnoub, who has suspended the astronomer pending a hearing.

The young astronomer says he’s ready to go nova after hearing the chairman’s nebulous claims.

“I’m probing the secrets of the cosmos — the nature of dark matter, the origins of everything — for forty solid hours a week,” Becklyn said. “What looks like inertia is actually intense focus.”

“He’s not finding any new stars, planets, or even earthward-bound asteroids,” Schnoub retored. “We can’t keep funding an empty quest.”

“I didn’t make the heavens, I just record them!” replied an indignant Becklyn, who insisted that he will travel back to the Institute’s wintry Minnesota headquarters next week to meet with his boss.

“Then Schnoub will be seeing some new stars — I guarantee it,” Becklyn said.

I first read about the JOKE in one online TV news story. I guess by now everybody knows what the nature of the “joke” is. In case you are unaware, the “joke” was a line shot by actress Teri Hatcher to the doctor when he was telling her about being “menopause”, here how’s the line went:

Susan Meyers fired back with this line: “’OK, before we go any further, can I check these diplomas? ‘Coz, I just want to make sure they’re not from some med school in the Philippines.”

After reading it, my mouth formed an “O”, I was aghast that they used this line, not to mention that they mentioned PHILIPPINES. In case some of you are ignorant of the fact, but a lot of health care workers in the USA are Filipinos. I have a sister who is a Nurse Practitioner in SC, another sister who is an Occupational Therapist in SC and my brother-in-law is a Physical Therapist in SC. And I am proud to say they are doing very well in their profession, well- liked and well-respected by their colleagues!

For the information of some of those ignoramus writers, Philippines has a lot of very good medical schools with modern facilities to boast. Besides, when one is a certified health care professional in the USA it means that one has passed the State’s license examination, which means that their standard of intelligence and knowledge are at par with the state’s standard! So to write and deliver that line is not only an insult to the Filipino people but also an insult to your own country!!!! If you can’t figure out how and why it is insulting to your own country then you’re probably too dumb to figure out why we Filipinos are really angry, hurt and offended!!!

I am also surprised at the actress Teri Hatcher, I know that it is not her fault, her being and actress only and not the writer. But then when you are given the script, don’t you read everything first? How come she didn’t catch the writers or director’s attention immediately with the line????

Well, as one American says in one of the message boards I read, ” we Americans are just too sensitive when it comes to our own issues, but we are real insensitive when it comes to other people or race” - thank you for the kind words. And this is true, or else, why was Imus fired from his show??? I bet instead of Philippines, if it says “some med school in the East coast, there will be riots already”.

I hope writers and creators of shows will be more aware with this incident that JOKES are supposed to be funny, but being funny at other people’s expense is not a JOKE, it only bespeaks of your prejudices, insecurities and ignorance.

I resigned from an online job a month ago. Much as I like working for the company I had to quit. The assignments were slow in coming in and there are times when there is no work at all for 2 weeks straight and all of a sudden I receive an email in the middle of the night to do a 2 hours research!

I don’t know if these people realize that our time is opposite? or if they have thought that maybe I may have a full schedule already? or have something planned? What frustrates me at times is that some virtual employer or supervisor thinks that offshores employees should be awake and on call 24/7.

It really broke my heart to resign from the company because I really admire and respect the owner who is quite a decent man. But I cannot take the supervisor’s working attitude. She is ok actually, it’s just that I find her to be quite inconsiderate.

She emailed out assignments between 11am -4pm PST and gives out deadline 2 - 3 hours from that time. Hasn’t it entered her mind that I may have some other work planned or scheduled? I mean the company is not paying for all my time and telling me not to work for other company! Besides the time that she emailed out assignments are times when I am sound asleep, as I have mentioned we have opposite time.

Then there are times when there are no assignments for 1 or 2 weeks, because there are several of us “VA” ( virtual assistant ) so she has to spread the projects. This I find it hard too because I cannot sit around and twiddle my thumbs waiting her next assignment. This situation means no income.

After 6 weeks of working under her, I had to bid “adieu” and move on to more stable projects.

I recently took a free personality test courtess of www.brainbench.com and here is the interpretation of it. I must say it has accurately put my personality into word.

Trait |<–|—|—|—- Range —-|—|—|—>| Trait
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Introverted |…………..X…………………….| Extraverted
Candid |………………………………..X.| Considerate
Impulsive |……X……………………………| Cautious
Excitable |…………..X…………………….| Relaxed
Practical |..X……………………………….| Imaginative
Concrete |………………………………..X.| Abstract
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|<–|—|—|—- Range —-|—|—|—>|
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Your Social Boldness: Introverted VS Extraverted
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You are moderately introverted. You have a flexible
personality. You are comfortable sitting back and letting
others take the spotlight, yet you don’t mind if the
direction of the conversation is focused on you. Your warm
and friendly personality generates respect from others, so
if you are put into a leadership role you can certainly
handle it. In general, you may not volunteer to speak in
front of a group, but if you are in the proper frame of
mind, you feel at ease when making a presentation. When you
believe in something, you tend to share your thoughts.
People enjoy when you do this, because you have a cheerful
way about you. At times, you can be adventuresome, but a
night home relaxing is just as fun for you.

Your Agreeableness: Candid VS Considerate
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You are very considerate. You are a popular person, aren’t
you? Of course you are. You truly value harmony in dealing
with others. People recognize your friendly, generous, and
helpful personality. Your easy-going, agreeable nature
makes you such a joy to be around. This is especially true
in meetings or general conversations. The topic may become
heated, but you are considerate of other’s feelings and you
will find a happy medium in order to placate those around
you. This is because you have an optimistic view of human
nature and you realize that if you trust people with their
decisions that they are not trying to hurt you or take
advantage of you. This special and rare quality is also
seen in your altruism. You enjoy helping others. To you it
is not a sacrifice; to you it is fulfilling to help others
in need.

Your Self-Control: Impulsive VS Cautious
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You are quite impulsive. You are an independent thinker.
You do not need a book of rules to tell you how to behave -
you know inside what is right and what is wrong and you act
accordingly. You are able to live life spontaneously,
because you are able to make decisions without endless
deliberation. In fact, when you and another person are
making a decision, you are able to reach a solution fairly
quickly while the other person has to cautiously plan every
step. Eventually, they will agree with you, which is
frustrating when your first impulse is usually the correct
one in the decision-making process. You tend to be a little
more casual, and you do not feel out of sorts when your
home or office is not perfectly neat. In general, your life
is pleasurable - you know how to have fun and will never be
accused of being staid or stuffy.

Your Anxiety Level: Excitable VS Relaxed
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You are moderately excitable. In trying situations, you
feel somewhat stressed and frustrated. At times you are
able to overcome these feelings, but other times you feel
overwhelmed. This could run the gamut of just being in a
bad mood to experiencing anxiety, anger, or depression. In
general, you prefer a stress-free existence, so that the
possibility of negative emotions would not be a factor. You
tend to be somewhat self-conscious in social situations,
and are worried that people may judge or criticize you. You
may react emotionally to people or circumstances that you
find threatening, because you want to protect yourself.
Every so often you cave into urges or cravings. Sometimes
you feel a little guilty about it, other times you are just
fine with your fun streak.

Your Openness to Change: Practical VS Imaginative
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You are very practical. You want just the facts - keep it
plain and simple. You are practical, pragmatic and well
grounded. You have no time for carelessness and
impracticality. You prefer to keep your emotions to
yourself, rather than exposing your feelings to the world.
Life moves along much better for you when you can maintain
a schedule and have routine in your life. Unexpected
surprises and chaos are a major inconvenience to you. You
tend to be conservative and are somewhat resistant to
change. Others respect your ability to act properly in your
everyday life.

The way you Think/Reason: Concrete VS Abstract
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You are very abstract in your thinking. You tend to be
quick to grasp ideas, are a fast learner and intelligent.
You possess a hallmark of intelligence that potentially
separates human beings from earlier life forms, the ability
to think about future consequences before acting on an
impulse. Your reasoning activity involves contemplation of
long-range goals, organizing and planning routes to these
goals, and persisting toward one’s goals in the face of
short-lived impulses to the contrary. You also have keen
interests in intellectual matters and love to play with
ideas and think theoretically. You tend to be open-minded
to new and unusual ideas, and like to debate intellectual
issues. You often enjoy riddles, puzzles, and brainteasers.

Hi, if you’ve come across my blog, you may wonder why all the articles are quite outdated.

This is because I just imported all these posts from my first blog at E Bloggers.

This second blog of mine will have more posts related to virtual jobs, virtual experiences and almost every virtual issues I will have come across with.

Do visit my blog for more updated posts as I have a lot of things to share, it’s all in my head waiting to be typed. I just got to finish all my virtual tasks at hand, so I don’t loose my virtual reputation and virtual credibility.

Ciao!