When Actors Don’t Get Paid After the Event

Industry practice dictates that all the actors, staff and other performers must be paid right after the event. It is imperative that this practice be observed for everyone, more often than not, commits and provides his talents and services without a written contract, and trusts the event producer to honor the verbal contract.

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Makati Shangri-La Circles Event Café Accommodating Staff (Eye)

Circles Event Café at Shangrila MakatiBreakfast buffet at the Circles Event Café at Shangrila Makati yielded three locations for fish dishes, one of which is the Filipino station that had daing na bangus, which, unfortunately, was full of fish bones, making me decide not to get any.

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Marikina & Pasig River Views from the LRT & MRT

Pasig River View from the LRT 1 Pasig River View from the LRT 1 - Jose Rizal’s Pasig River can be seen while traveling between the Carriedo and Central Terminal stations.

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Krispy Kreme Closes 70 US & Canada Stores

Krispy Kreme Flagship Store at the Fort Bonifacio Global CityBeleaguered by 70 store closures in the United States and Canada by the end of May 2006, and questionable accounting practices that has the government looming over its shoulder with an impending investigation, the Krispy Kreme corporation is temporarily closing franchising opportunities in the United States, and, in the interim, is looking at overseas expansion as its main strategy to alleviate its financial woes.

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Sustagen School Tour 2006

Sustagen School Tour 2006 TeamThe Sustagen School Tour 2006 drew to a close last November, which saw the Sustagen School Tour 2006 Team traipsing all over Metro Manila and Cebu to bring the Sustagen School Healthy Go Round to 30 elementary schools.

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Shopwise Araneta Shelf Fillers and Baggers Foul Language (Ire)

At 9.50am today, 17 December 2006, I found myself talking to the head of training of the Shopwise Araneta shelf fillers and baggers. Basically, I said that in the 45 minutes that I was buying my groceries within the premises, I observed that it seems part of the culture of the Shopwise Araneta shelf fillers and baggers to converse with each other in a very informal way by using the Tagalog invective ‘Tang ina ’pre’ (Your mother’s a whore) within hearing of clients.

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SkyCable Subscription Rebate Due to Typhoon Milenyo (Eye)

My December SkyCable bill was noticeably lower than usual. An accompanying letter explained why.

SkyCable Letter

Dear Valued Subscriber,

Thank you very much for your understanding and patience during the period when Typhoon Milenyo hit the country and caused widespread disruption of our cable and cable Internet service. We regret the inconvenience you experienced due to this prolonged service interruption.

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International Dairy Queen Email Response (Eye)

Dear Ms. Lopez,

Thank you for contacting International Dairy Queen, Inc. (IDQ) with your
comments.

At IDQ, we truly appreciate the feedback we receive from our customers. It
is only because of customers like you, who care enough to contact us, that
IDQ and its independently owned and operated franchises can improve.

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