Michael Jackson passed away a few days ago, and I don’t really know I feel about it.  What I do know is that Michael Jackson was the undisputed King of Pop.  He churned out hit after hit, from the unforgettable Thriller to Beat It to my personal favorite, Billie Jean.

Say what you will about the guy (and I plan to,) but he could dance.  He was the best dancer I’d ever seen.  He had great marketing people around him, sure, but HE was the doing the dancing.  It was Michael Jackson out there on the dance floor, laying it all out.  And that moonwalk?  He moonwalked his way into stardom.  Jacko was born with talent, and he really pushed it.  He could sing, he could dance, and he did it, from Tokyo to France (hey it rhymes!).

I’m not going to say I’ll miss Michael Jackson, because I won’t.  Until he passed away, I’d totally forgotten about him, and a few days from now, he’d be the farthest thing from my mind.  But he could dance.  And nothing can ever take that away from him.  Not pedophilia charges, not even death.

Got my iPhone 3G yesterday, but I have no idea how to activate it.  I’m probably going to have it jailbroken, but do I really have the cojones to fiddle around with it?  And a booming voice answers, “YES!”So I’m going to try and jailbreak/activate/unlock the thing.  Let’s hope it works out.  Otherwise, I will be stuck with a tres expensive paperweight.  I mean, it’s going to be a really pretty paperweight, but still way too expensive.  OK, maybe I should bring it to GH.  At least I can blame them if things get screwed up  But whatever.  Let’s see how it goes.Ultrasnow is coming out, and I’m very very excited.  Hopefully I can get my iPhone unlocked and running before the month ends.  Wish me luck!

Less than a month after I get myself the iPhone 3G, Steve Jobs and Apple come out with the iPhone 3Gs.  It’s twice as fast as the 3G model, with a much better camera!  You guys have no idea how bad I felt when they made the announcement.  I mean, my iPhone has not even arrived yet!

Ah well.  I guess I should take solace in the fact that some people are still stuck with their first generation models.  And I did get my unit on sale, so I didn’t spend as much money as I would’ve had to.  Also, it does not hurt that Apple’s new 3.0 software update is going to make my 3G model pretty legend-wait for it-dary.  But still.  A megapixel’s difference in the camera?  That’s HUGE.  I want that megapixel!

Maybe I’ll wait for THAT model to go on sale and trade in mine for it.  That’s a plan.  Or maybe not.  Whatever!  I forgive you, Steve Jobs!

I’ve been thinking about getting new furniture for the house.  Nothing major really.  It’s just that we could use a new sofa set, and maybe even a new set of patio chairs.  I just feel like they’ll add so much to the house.  Yeah, I know, I can’t believe I’m saying this either.

But there, I think that maybe it’s time to make a few additions to the house furniture.  I mean, the stuff we have has been with us a long time, and I think we’ve pretty much gotten our money’s worth out of them.  No sense waiting for  things to fall apart, right?  Besides, I think we can afford a few new chairs and sofas.  It’s not like we’re buying from the Louis Vuitton of furniture.  But yeah.  We definitely need new stuff.  Or maybe we should wait until the house is renovated, THEN get the new furniture.  Decisions, bah.

My room is a mess.  I know there isn’t that much space, but man.  It should not be feeling this cramped and crowded.  I think this place is long overdue for some redecorating.  Oh wait, scratch that.  I meant reorganizing, not redecorating.  I’m a guy for crying out loud. You’re not going to see a scented candle on my mantle or my washroom.  That’s just not in the cards.

You might see some NBA posters, though.  Or some old Slam Dunk ones.  Oh what the hell, if I find myself some basketball themed candes that smell like basketballs, I just might go get me some!  Okay, maybe not.  I mean, what are the odds, right?

My sister likes candles in her room, though.  I don’t really get it.  Maybe it’s a girl thing?  I mean, somebody’s got to be buying those candles.  They keep making more and more of them!  But I digress.

Anyway, I need to fix up my room, big-time.  This place is a mess.

I think the most important thing in business is to be able to make sales.  All your sourcing and product research and market research won’t mean a thing if you are not able to make the sale at the end of the day.  That’s where your profits come in.  You’ve got a good product, it’s no use to you if you can’t sell it.

I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about it, and I’d much rather be a fantastic seller than a brilliant innovator.  Well, no, not really.  I would like to be both.  If you can have the best of both worlds, why not go for it, right?  Anyway, my main selling point is that I offer quality products at competitive prices.  But then again, that’s what most everybody says.  We’re all in it to make money, right?  Whatever works.  Money makes the world go round.  So, is there anything I can sell you today?  I’ll give you a fair price.

Whenever I’m home and not watching TV, you can always find me playing the PS3, and you can be sure that I am playing NBA Live.  Yes, I am a basketball addict.  Yes, I am very, very good at that game.  No, you can’t beat me.

You’ve really got to give it to Sony.  I mean, Nintendo was amazing with Capcom’s Streetfighter series, but you just can’t beat Kobe Bryant and Lebron James duking it out on the basketball court.  That’s the reason why I’m playing with a PS3 and not a Nintendo or whatever else console there is out there.  I love the graphics, I love the sound effects, I love everything.  It’s so cool that after playing on it, I have to go out and shoot hoops.  I mean, video games are great, but nothing beats the real thing.

Of course, since it IS night time and it would be rude to play basketball right now and wake the neighbors up, I will engage in a little digital balling.  Later!

I’ve always wondered just what the most effective way to run a business is.  Up to this very day, I’m still thinking about how to make things more efficient, because as we all know, increased efficiency means increased profitability.  While I can’t deny the importance of the human element, you’ve got to admit that there is less chance of human error with less human interference.  I’m not saying take out people completely, but at least install some of the technology out there.

POS systems will definitely get things moving faster.  Or how about a database for prices?  Whether you’re in retail or wholesale, technology can probably improve how you do things.  I just feel like we should take advantage of all this stuff out there.  I mean, what a waste if we don’t, right?  Scanning barcodes is sure a lot easier than writing every single item’s description down, right?  Time is money!

You know what scares me?  Getting sick.  Like, seriously sick.  I mean, I can’t even stand hospitals, for crying out loud.  I can’t ever imagine how I’d handle it if I got AIDS, or diabetes or mesothelioma cancer.  I think I’d freak out.  Actually, I know I’d freak out.  Just thinking about it, it’s messing up my head already.  I can’t handle needles.  Blood transfusions?  Insulin shots?  Chemotheraphy?  Knock me out before you do anything to me, seriously.

I’m a pretty physically fit person.  I think that more than anything, my body betraying me would hurt the most.  I mean, I eat pretty alright, and I exercise.  Let’s hope I don’t ever get sick.  Because I will be a depressing pain in the neck.  Knock on wood.  Hey, I don’t believe in that stuff either, but can’t take any chances with your health, right?  Better safe than in the ICU.

So there’s this group of people who are trying to convince Chief Justice Reynato Puno to run for President this coming 2010 elections.  What’s my stand on it?  Well, I haven’t really decided yet.  On one hand, I don’t know anything about Chief Justice Puno.  On the other hand, I’m pretty sure he’s really corrupt like you wouldn’t believe.  And given that the Puno for President people want him because they believe he can lead a moral revolution?  That doesn’t really make sense.

Okay, guess what!  I just came up with my stand!  I’m anti-Puno.  Not super anti, but anti nonetheless.  Then again, I’m also anti-Erap, GMA, Lacson, Villar, Chiz.. pretty much everybody out there.  So yeah.  I don’t have a horse in the race.

Seriously, I can’t think of ANYBODY who would make a good president.  Everybody’s either too weak or greedy or stupid or something.  An economics professor of mine once said, we need a president with a warm heart and a cool head.  So far, we haven’t had one.  You’ve got to feel sorry for the country, eh?