What a girl wants to hear

Flirt at Work

In any professional environment, flirtation between co-workers can and does happen. Recently, when the men's magazine Best Life conducted two online polls on office romance, more than half of the respondents confessed to having crushes at the office. n a recent interview, Best Life editor Stephen Perrine said he believed office flirting to be largely harmless. But it can be a thin line between what is acceptable and what may be inappropriate: 82 percent of the female poll respondents also reported feeling "creeped out" by an older male colleague's attempts at flirting.

Taking it to the next level

So you like each other, you really like each other, and you want to go beyond flirting. According to Dennis Powers, author of "The Office Romance: Playing With Fire and Not Getting Burned" (AMACOM), office romances are increasingly common and, if approached carefully, don't need to get messy. One way to avoid disaster is to know up front what both of you want from the relationship. If one person's looking for a fling and the other is eyeing the rings at Tiffany's, it probably isn't going to work out. At that point, you need to decide whether the short-term romance is going to be worth the long-term situation of working with an ex. Make sure you understand your workplace's policy on office romance. Ask yourself if this relationship is worth the possibility of having to leave your job. Also, maintain a professional image at all times: Avoid or limit public displays of affection at work and keep the flirtatious e-mailing to a minimum -- you never know when you're accidentally going to press "Reply all."

Staying in-bounds

When it comes to flirtatious behavior, be careful. Avoid any indiscretions by building good relationships with your co-workers, supervisors and employees. If you unintentionally offend someone, they should know you well enough to know you meant no harm, and should be comfortable telling you as much so you can make sure it won't happen again Pay attention to body language. If the object of your flirtation is not reciprocating, that person may be uncomfortable (arms crossed in front of the chest is usually a signal) or simply uninterested (take a lack of eye contact or unenthusiastic, one-word answers as major hints). Be aware of the message your own body language is sending as well. Maintaining eye contact or lightly touching a person's hand when telling a story is fine; behavior that is sexual in nature, such as shoulder- or back-rubbing, is not only inappropriate, it's nauseating for others to watch. Be especially mindful of verbal cues. Do not continue to ask a co-worker out if he or she has already told you no. Office romance is one department where persistence does not pay off. Know your audience. Some people may appreciate a dirty joke here and there, others won't tolerate them. Even complimenting a person's physical appearance can be tricky. Bottom line: Play it safe. When in doubt, keep it outside the office.

Orignal path to the article: http://edition.cnn.com/2006/US/Careers/02/15/cb.flirt.at.work/index.html

My New Phone

At least I bought a new phone. I was planning to for a very long time, but I never had enough time to search for a good one. I don't like touch screens, that's why this one is very good for me. It's smaller than I expected and it's easy to use.
While moving all of the information from my old phone I found out how many old contacts I have kept. So I have deleted most of them, now my contact lists consists only people that are a part of my life now. Hahaha I had numbers of people I don't even remember who they were.
Unfortunately I didn't find a way to move my old txt messages and there were ones I miss very much! But I really hope I'll soon have new ones :)

Another song

Toledo

World Heritage City Toledo was once the capital city of Spain, and it still retains the atmosphere and aura which are characteristic of so many European capital cities. Toledo is a magic place, probably one of the most spectacular cities in the world. The buildings and winding streets contained within the old city walls hold hundreds of years of history, and the River Tajo which runs alongside the city walls adds to its charm and beauty.
I'm really sorry we had just a few hours there, the place is amazing!

Start the new day with music

Nice song... I love listening to different songs while getting ready for work in the morning. Music gives me a good mood for the upcoming day.

Determine The Root Cause: 5 Whys

The 5 Whys is a technique used in the Analyze phase of the Six Sigma DMAIC methodology. The 5 Whys is a great Six Sigma tool that doesn't involve a statistical hypothesis and in many cases can be completed without a data collection plan.

Asking "Why?" may be a favorite technique of your three year old child in driving you crazy, but it could teach you a valuable Six Sigma quality lesson. The 5 Whys is a technique used in the Analyze phase of the Six Sigma DMAIC methodology. It's a great Six Sigma tool that doesn't involve data segmentation, hypothesis testing, regression or other advanced statistical tools, and in many cases can be completed without a data collection plan.

By repeatedly asking the question "Why" (five is a good rule of thumb), you can peel away the layers of symptoms which can lead to the root cause of a problem. Very often the ostensible reason for a problem will lead you to another question. Although this technique is called "5 Whys," you may find that you will need to ask the question fewer or more times than five before you find the issue related to a problem.

Benefits Of The 5 Whys

• Help identify the root cause of a problem.
• Determine the relationship between different root causes of a problem.
• One of the simplest tools; easy to complete without statistical analysis.

  When Is 5 Whys Most Useful?
  

• When problems involve human factors or interactions.
• In day-to-day business life; can be used within or without a Six Sigma project.

  How To Complete The 5 Whys
  1. Write down the specific problem. Writing the issue helps you formalize the problem and describe it completely. It also helps a team focus on the same problem.
  2. Ask Why the problem happens and write the answer down below the problem.
  3. If the answer you just provided doesn't identify the root cause of the problem that you wrote down in step 1, ask Why again and write that answer down.
  4. Loop back to step 3 until the team is in agreement that the problem's root cause is identified. Again, this may take fewer or more times than five Whys.

  5 Whys Examples
  Problem Statement: Customers are unhappy because they are being shipped products that don't meet their specifications.
  1. Why are customers being shipped bad products?
  - Because manufacturing built the products to a specification that is different from what the customer and the sales person agreed to.
  2. Why did manufacturing build the products to a different specification than that of sales?
  - Because the sales person expedites work on the shop floor by calling the head of manufacturing directly to begin work. An error happened when the specifications were being communicated or written down.
  3. Why does the sales person call the head of manufacturing directly to start work instead of following the procedure established in the company?
  - Because the "start work" form requires the sales director's approval before work can begin and slows the manufacturing process (or stops it when the director is out of the office).
  4. Why does the form contain an approval for the sales director?
  - Because the sales director needs to be continually updated on sales for discussions with the CEO.

  In this case only four Whys were required to find out that a non-value added signature authority is helping to cause a process breakdown.

  Let's take a look at a slightly more humorous example modified from Marc R.'s posting of 5 Whys in the iSixSigma Dictionary.

  Problem Statement: You are on your way home from work and your car stops in the middle of the road.
  1. Why did your car stop?
  - Because it ran out of gas.
  2. Why did it run out of gas?
  - Because I didn't buy any gas on my way to work.
  3. Why didn't you buy any gas this morning?
  - Because I didn't have any money.
  4. Why didn't you have any money?
  - Because I lost it all last night in a poker game.
  5. Why did you lose your money in last night's poker game?
  - Because I'm not very good at "bluffing" when I don't have a good hand.

  As you can see, in both examples the final Why leads the team to a statement (root cause) that the team can take action upon. It is much quicker to come up with a system that keeps the sales director updated on recent sales or teach a person to "bluff" a hand than it is to try to directly solve the stated problems above without further investigation.

  5 Whys And The Fishbone Diagram
  The 5 Whys can be used individually or as a part of the fishbone (also known as the cause and effect or Ishikawa) diagram. The fishbone diagram helps you explore all potential or real causes that result in a single defect or failure. Once all inputs are established on the fishbone, you can use the 5 Whys technique to drill down to the root causes.

  Take-Away Quotation
  "If you don't ask the right questions, you don't get the right answers. A question asked in the right way often points to its own answer. Asking questions is the ABC of diagnosis. Only the inquiring mind solves problems." -- Edward Hodnett

Original path to the article: http://www.isixsigma.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=1308:&Itemid=155

Park Güell - Barcelona

Gaudí's patron, Eusebi Güell, planned a suburban "city." His property was high above Barcelona, northwest and some distance from the city. More than 60 housing plots were allocated although only two homes were built on the property. The project was radical for its time and, as a real estate project, was a failure. The Barcelona City Council bought the property in 1922 and in the following year converted it to a municipal park. Gaudí avoided leveling the grounds so that the park has a network of twisting roads which follow the contours of the land. The lowest point is the entrance, from which a double staircase leads to the hypostyle chamber, the ceiling of which serves as the floor of the huge public square. Outlying areas have imaginative viaducts and colonnades, which in their design evoke natural forms.

What "Sex and the City 2" says

It was very nice and relaxing way to spend Friday evening. After an exhausting work week, my friend and me went to the mall and after we had sushi for dinner we saw the movie there's no way to make a man watch it.

Here's what I've learned from "Sex and the City 2" :

1. Never blow your friends, no matter how hot man emerges.
2. In love and war, there are no rules.
   
3. If woman felt insecure in a relationship before, even marriage will not give her trust back.
4. Even in a relationship people need some time alone.
5. Being jealous is torture to yourself.
6. When woman feels underestimated, she looks for someone who appreciates her.
7. If a man doesn't understand words, show him actions.
8. Take the best of traditions and shape it your own way.
9. Women all over the world have much more in common than expected.
10. Get to know more about people you will have to deal with.

And a silly one:

Good girl's anniversary gift is tv set in the bedroom, so her husband can watch tv instead of paying attention to her. Bad girl's gift is a diamond ring. Hahaha do we need to kiss other men to get the attention of the one we love?

A piont of view- Part Time Boyfriend/Girlfriend

I didn't know there was something like that, so that discussion made me interested. Here's what I've learned from http://au.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080530033359AADXdQ9

Question: What does it mean by part time boyfriend or part time girlfriend?

Answers:

• It means no commitment and those kind of people are shallow. They are also known as users or disposable people. Just like disposable lighters, when the flame is gone, you toss the used up lighter in the trash and get another.

• Friends with benefits.
  

• It means that he is not buying the cow, when he is getting the milk for free, same with the girlfriend, it takes two to tango.

• A boy friend or girl friend for only part of the time.

• Your either too busy to be in a full time relationship,or your both afraid of commitment.

• Only committedm when you are together.
  

• It means you're not fully dating, so u can go off with someone else i guess

Successful Single

I’ve used the phrase “successful single” many times in here. You may be wondering what exactly makes someone a successful single. Let's look at the difference between an unsuccessful single and a successful single.

This list was written by Jeff Herring in an article titled "Tips On How To Be A Successful Single."

How to be an unsuccessful single:

• See being single as a condition that needs to be cured.

• Be on a constant lookout for that one person that is going to make everything right.

• Put off living your life until you meet someone.

• Believe that no matter what you do, you will wind up hurt.

• Resign yourself to being alone and miserable the rest of your life.

• Take on a victim mentality and there is nothing you can do about your life.

• Believe the lie that "all the good ones are taken."
  

How to be a successful single:

• Don't put your life on hold waiting for a relationship to happen.

• Find your life's vision and purpose and live it while you are single.

• One of the best ways to find your life partner is to be a happy, successful single person living the life that you really want.

• Know what types of people are bad for you and avoid them.

• Don't just wait for someone to come knocking at your door. It can be a long wait. Get out into social situations.

• Seek out healthy choices in potential partners.

• Always keep in mind that it only takes one.

• Create an attractive and compelling life that someone would be eager to be a part of.

• In other words, view being single not as a condition to be cured, but as an opportunity to be explored and lived out to its fullest.

Remember, if you can't stand to be with you, how will anyone else? If you want to be a successful single, you have to feel complete on your own.

You'll know that you are starting to become a successful single when your actions change.

original path: http://www.singleshelp.org/7whatmakes.html

Seaside weekend

It's not easy to work when it's sunny and hot outside. After the long winter and rainy spring, the summer makes us think about the seaside.
Last Friday my friends and me left work early and after less than five hours by car we were at Sunny Beach. It's just the start of the season, but there are many tourists there already. I wish we could stay more...

Summer shoes

This weekend I didn't have time for shopping, but those found me in a very unexpected way. It was love from a first sight.

The Magic Fountain of Montjuic -Barcelona

The magic fountain is a spectacular display of colour, light, motion, music and water acrobatics - if you mix all these elements together in just the right combinations, you end up with pure magic! The magic fountain is a "must see" when you come to Barcelona and highly recommended.