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8 months ago

in The Quick on QIK on Social Media Marketing Strategies
Here is my attempt at Qik streaming : http://is.gd/create.php I used my Nokia N80. Not a great quality video, but has it value for a sketch recording and quick info recording.

9 months ago

in how to enjoy life, or not on brip blap
Health and Youth. Most readers are fairly young here. Please enjoy every minute of your youth and relative health. I was there once. It might be hard for you to imagine yourself in your fifties and beyond now but that will come and fast.

Don't abuse your body, feed it right and preserve it. It is easier to prevent major breaks (illnesses) in your body than to try and fix it when it is broken.

I recently fell into yoga. I wish I started practicing it 10 years ago. It works for me. I feel sharper mentally and physically.

Next, planning to sign up for a comedy sketch writing class. I believe that laughter might be just as important as food and water. I want to be around laughing people and people who create laughter.

9 months ago

in hazard pay on brip blap
@bubelah Yes. We are different now. I am Russian, but I am don't belong in Russia anymore. It is sad. I feel more at home any other place but Russia.

9 months ago

in hazard pay on brip blap
A Russian native, I have been living in the States for the last 16 years. My mom often asked me if I want to come back and live in Russia for a while. But the truth is, it is a very difficult business environment and it will require a major adjustment on my part.

Frankly, I am not sure if I would be able to adjust.

As a small business owner who works for herself, I don't want to collect my account receivables with a help of a hit man, or pay a bribe to get a hotel room. Things like that would drive me nuts. But Russian business people don't think twice about that.

If you think we got problems in the States, try to navigate your way in Russia for a year and not as a well-paid corporate America employee, but on your own. When you come back, you will re-discover how good we have it here even with the recent economic turmoil.
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bubelah Irina, my friend who's lived in the USA for the past 12 years moved to Moscow with her husband to work. Even though they both speak fluent Russian, being born and raised during Soviet and post-Soviet era, everything in Russia is foreign to them. She dislikes living there: the mentality is different, even culture seems different, people are rude for the most part, etc. She cannot wait to come back Home to the US.
So, looks like you made the right decision not to move back there.

11 months ago

in What to do if you’re laid off in 2008 recession on Scobleizer
Love the idea of posting on YouTube. Get on Twitter too. If you want some low tech advice that will get you away from your computer, I got some here. http://is.gd/XZc

As a self-employed in the last 4 years, I still remember what it means losing a job. It is terrible if you can't earn and you need money NOW.

In short, you can learn how to make a few balloon animals. It will be easier to meet people.
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