Archive | October, 2007

Ki-up

A ki-up is the traditional “shout” one hears in the martial arts – but it is much more. In fact, there is no adequate translation for ki-up without a brief discussion of its main component, ki. Ki, or its Chinese equivalent, chi, is correlated to breathing. Spirit has an etymology that has roots with breath, [...]

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Decode Your Boss

Do you ever feel a trip to your boss’s office is like a trip to a foreign country? No speaka da English? Here’s what your boss says and what he really means :-), from “Cube Monkeys: A Handbook for Surviving the Office Jungle”.
“Great job on the report!”
Translation: “I’m taking credit for your work.”
“I have to [...]

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Dress Codes

The question of what to wear to a particular event is not something we tend to ponder too deeply or try to answer too far in advance but in order to save us the embarrassment, it’s best we crack the dress code in advance so not to make fools of ourselves. Let me take [...]

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