Tuesday, August 6, 2013
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Monday, August 5, 2013
Not A Masterful Performance
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In one event, SS was invited to perform for the audience. First, SS was charging quite a hefty sum for only five songs. Second, other than his hefty fee, SS had specific requirements for his performance. He requested for a teleprompter and an earpiece to hear himself on stage. In short, the client adhered to his fee and his technical rider (requirements), which added extra production expenses that the client had to shoulder. During the contract signing, the client specified the five songs for SS to sing. The representative of SS agreed, and the contract was signed and sealed.
On the day of the event, SS did not perform any of the five songs the client requested. Worse, the audience noticed that SS did not sing live, and he just lip-synched his numbers. It is worth nothing that sometime ago, SS had an interview with a well-respected international female singer (IF), who expressed her strong opinion against singers who lip-synch and do not memorize lyrics. SS even expressed his agreement with IF on the matter.
Given his interview with IF, SS is such a disappointment for performing in this manner. Professional singers should adhere to their contracts and perform live each day that they have to go on stage. The audience expects and deserves more. They are no longer fooled by a singer who merely moves his lips to his own recording. What was SS thinking?
Performance stands out like a ton of diamonds. Nonperformance can always be explained away. Harold S. Geneen
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Letter from a Reader: Chronic Killjoy Attitude
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Let me share with you and your readers what I found out about the character of a highly paid young actress (HP). Like any social networking savvy person, I follow many celebrities and that young actress is one of them. Lately, a close friend told me that whenever I comment something negative in the account of HP, it gets immediately deleted. I thought that with so many followers posting comments and liking her photos, my comments would probably escape her eye.
In a spur of the moment, I wrote “Retokada” in one of HP’s uploaded photos. Immediately, her loyal fans started to fight with me. Then, their numbers increased, and I decided to delete all my other comments just so these fans would give me peace.
Well, I was sorry that I wrote those comments out of “trip lang.” Then, recently, I noticed that my account was already blocked. I was amused by this reaction on the part of HP or whoever maintains her account. I did not realize that HP and her camp could be so affected by “retokada.” So what, if HP were retokada? It’s noticeable, and yet she still denies it.
Anyway, I assume HP immediately blocks all her “haters” or even those who express opinions she finds disagreeable. It is funny that HP, despite being in showbiz for so many years (and has no plans of being in hiatus soon, I guess), is still not used to getting “criticisms” or having the “truth” told in public. Instead of getting used to the fact that celebrities are always exposed to negative criticisms, HP has grown more sensitive.
Just sharing my adventure. More power, FP!
Ted J.
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Epic Fail in Handling Customer Complaint: Javier Berenguer-Testa of Manila Peninsula
My friend and I were at the Peninsula lobby having our chamomile tea to cap the evening. When it was served, I noticed that there were too much tea leaves in the cup that were choking me. I told the waitress that Peninsula should change the tea strainer as it has always been like that. I asked her if I could express my concern to the supervisor so that this long time issue can be addressed. She nodded and left.
Twenty minutes after, there was still no supervisor on hand. I was complaining to my friend about it and he told me that he saw the waitress talking to the supervisor and motioning him to go and talk to me but he simply brushed it off. Since the supervisor was too busy to attend to me, I stood up, went to the service station and asked for the food and beverage manager.
When Mr. Testa came to our table, I started complaining about the tea. I was a bit agitated after being ignored for more than twenty minutes, but his manner of talking to me was not in any way helping to calm me down. While talking about the tea, in a high-strung and arrogant manner, he said to me, "You calm down!"
He said - Calm down! (3 or 4 times)
I said - I am!
No, you're not!
I am!
No, you're not!
I am!
No, you're not!
I was surprised by his brazenness - how can anyone keep cool when the one asking for it was himself high-strung and rude? I felt early on that his purpose was to irk me more than to help me. Why? Because he wouldn't want to listen and allow me to talk. How would anyone calm down that way? He was butting in and raising his voice. He was fighting with me!
Granting for the sake of argument that I wasn't as calm as Mr. Testa wanted it - should a guest be subjected to such arrogance? Mr. Testa being at the frontline should have at least apologized and sympathized with me first so that I would calm down and relax, and not talked to me in a manner that would aggravate an already tense situation. What he did was a big no-no in customer handling - no way to treat an irate (loyal) hotel guest.
Based on this incident, I believe that Manila Peninsula's Food and Beverage Manager, Javier Barenguer-Testa, needs to develop his skills in handling customer complaints. I rest my case!
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Sunday, August 4, 2013
For the Love and Passion
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To a certain extent, LM and GF maybe contradicting themselves, especially LM who is always suspect of misdeeds. The stress of disproving rumors must have been taking it’s toll on their lives that there are times they overreact and in the process inviting more negative publicity.
On rare times that the couple were seen together in public was at a restaurant bar. Being controversial, LM and GF seem to have bashers lurking everywhere for a challenge. Allegedly, LM overheard a guy/basher GB saying f*t and b**d which LM believed clearly alluded to him. Perhaps, not in his best element, LM’s temper got the better of him and went on to give GB what he wanted. LM angrily tried to engage GB to a fistfight, catching the attention of the diners. Fortunately for the basher and more for LM, cooler heads prevailed and disengaged them.
Heard from the grapevine that LM had been noticeably irritable and bad-tempered for a long time now. Allegedly, he told GF to stop reacting on social media anymore as it only invites more bashers and fuel negative publicities. Observers say that apart from the stresses of the job, the bad publicities and the public expectation are getting too much for him. Yet LM can’t just afford to ignore them knowing that doing so will entail incalculable losses to him and his family – GF included.
For the meantime, LM projects himself as a do-gooder, always on top of his game. He should be thankful that among the many hits and misses, it’s still the hits that truly define him.
“Every once in awhile God allows you to stub your toe as a kind reminder to be grateful for the miraculous body attached to it.” ― Richelle E. Goodrich
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Saturday, August 3, 2013
The Spoiled Entrepreneur
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When they go to their private abode - away from the public eye - it is there where they unleash the person behind the mask.
Sweet-looking and quiet Star SS used to hog the headlines for her controversial love affairs. She joined showbiz out of affinity with a another actress who used to be headline-grabbing affairs as well.
SS has an Established Business EB which has a good number of loyal clientele. One day, SS went to visit EB to have some services done on her. It was quite full when she went there, nevertheless she looked around searching for her Favorite Staff FS whom she learned was servicing another client. Upon learning this, SS did not hesitate one bit to call FS and ordered her to stop what she was doing with the client and start working on her (SS) asap.
With a heavy heart, the poor FS had no choice but to leave the client hanging on with unfinished work on her. FS knew that no amount of reason would convince SS to do otherwise, or she risked being scolded in public. She was so embarrassed as it did not just happen once but several times already that SS would just barge in at EB anytime she wanted and would order any FS she preferred to service her – without deference to the other clients.
Seems like the slogan - Customer is always right - will be forever alien to left-thinking SS.
“When you depersonalize abrasive behavior and see it as a call for help you become a catalyst for the best kind of change.” ~ Marilyn Suttle
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