Night Owl Chatterboxes - Part XLIX!
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that is a question only jogging can answer
Originally posted by Fatum:I am feeling hungry ......
should I forage ? ...
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there's 24 hours prata and 24 hours bak chor mee stall at rail mall .... should i jog there ? ...Originally posted by the Bear:that is a question only jogging can answer -
that, is the crux of the question isn't it?Originally posted by Fatum:there's 24 hours prata and 24 hours bak chor mee stall at rail mall .... should i jog there ? ...
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no one around already
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it's a long way to rail mall .... -
aiyah .... just hunt down those bats as supper can liaoOriginally posted by Fatum:it's a long way to rail mall .... -
goodnight everyone
have a great rest of the week -
Just finished work and reached home ...
need to continue to do paperwork at least another 1.5hrs for submission...
...zzzzz....
on other news:
EMI to axe 1,500-2,000 jobs worldwide
LONDON (AFP) - - British music publisher EMI, whose artists include The Beatles, said Tuesday it would axe a third of its global workforce, or 1,500-2,000 jobs, following its takeover by a private equity firm.
"The restructuring is ... expected to lead to a worldwide headcount reduction within the group of between 1,500 and 2,000," EMI said in a statement which cited the impact of the digital music revolution.
EMI, which is the world's third-biggest music group and employs about 5,500 people, said the overhaul would save about 200 million pounds (264 million euros, 393 million dollars) per year.
The label is also home to Coldplay, David Bowie, Janet Jackson, Norah Jones, Robbie Williams, The Rolling Stones and The Spice Girls.
The global music industry is currently in a state of flux, facing sliding CD sales and crucial technological shifts that have changed the ways consumers listen to music.
EMI's restructuring, which will be implemented over the next six months, follows its takeover last August for 3.2 billion pounds by private equity firm Terra Firma, which is headed by British financier Guy Hands.
The world's biggest music label, Universal, which is owned by French media conglomerate Vivendi, and number two Sony-BMG, are also struggling with the arrival of digital music and the impact of illegal Internet downloads.
"We have spent a long time looking intensely at EMI and the problems faced by its recorded music division which, like the rest of the music industry, has been struggling to respond to the challenges posed by a digital environment," Hands, who is EMI chairman, said in the statement.
He added: "The changes we are announcing today will ensure that this iconic company will be creating wonderful music in a way that is profitable and sustainable."
The group said Tuesday that the restructuring followed a three-month period of intense consultation between staff, artists and managers.
EMI said it was unveiling "a fundamental reshaping of the business to reflect the rapidly-changing nature of the music industry."
It was reported earlier this week that pop star Williams had gone on strike against EMI, with his manager accusing Hands of acting like a "plantation owner."
The singer, who has sold 70 million albums for EMI, will not deliver his new album to the label, Williams' manager Tim Clark told The Times newspaper.
Hands had pledged last year to drop recording artists who were not working hard enough for the company.
According to various media reports, other artists who have expressed concern at EMI's new management include Coldplay. -
my job is secure because no one wants it
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I still got abt 30 mins to go before I can goOriginally posted by LOTUSfairy:Just finished work and reached home ...
need to continue to do paperwork at least another 1.5hrs for submission...
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you sure or notOriginally posted by InnoHippo:my job is secure because no one wants it
with so many foreign 'talents' these days -
even foreign 'talents' find my job boring and toughOriginally posted by X-men:you sure or not
with so many foreign 'talents' these days -
no job is secure ... you just have to import someone more wretched than you are ....Originally posted by InnoHippo:even foreign 'talents' find my job boring and tough -
2nd thought...arggh...forget it..i do it tmr nite...submit tmr nite...
i go ooi ooi liao..
nitez nitez everybody...... -
it is cheaper to export the sh!t job than to import the wretchOriginally posted by Fatum:no job is secure ... you just have to import someone more wretched than you are .... -
erhh...wat work u do...as chiam as me...Originally posted by X-men:I still got abt 30 mins to go before I can go
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yah lorOriginally posted by LOTUSfairy:erhh...wat work u do...as chiam as me... -
serious ar?Originally posted by InnoHippo:even foreign 'talents' find my job boring and tough
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assembly language programming ..... u interested?Originally posted by X-men:serious ar? -
*Lurks*
Rawr.
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Wow, I've always wanted to learn that.Originally posted by InnoHippo:assembly language programming ..... u interested?
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start em young. and they are oledy interested in hippo's jobOriginally posted by Keii:Wow, I've always wanted to learn that.
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Plus OneOriginally posted by Keii:*Lurks*
Rawr.
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i cant program.Originally posted by InnoHippo:assembly language programming ..... u interested?
watch tv program can -
Originally posted by Ferret:start em young. and they are oledy interested in hippo's job