I still cannot forgive Rupert Giles.
He plotted with Robin Wood to kill Spike.
Buffy died twice.
Dawn was the Key.
Willow crossed into the Darkness and back.
Zander lost his left eye.
Anya lost her vengence demonhood and died a heroine.
Faith was sent to jail.
Andrew made a Blair Witchy video.
Spike saved the world with his final sacrifice.
And Giles survived.
WHY!
Thursday, March 30, 2006
Tuesday, March 21, 2006
Wednesday, March 15, 2006
Asiaworks
...someone approaches you about Asiaworks and they may say that this program "makes dreams come true." And then say, "Why don't you come to our introductory presentation?...
...Asiaworks is actually based upon established techniques used by much older LGATs like Mind Dynamics, Lifespring and Werner Erhard's seminars (EST), often called the Forum and now known as Landmark Education. Chris Gentry the founder of Asiaworks simply reworked this old "technology,"...
(more from Asiaworks: Mass Marathon and Large Group Awareness Training Comes to Asia)
..."Whether it's good or bad, they are playing with people's minds," he says...
...Based in Hong Kong, AsiaWorks was founded in 1993 by American Chris Gentry, a veteran of other personal-development groups like Outward Bound and Life Dynamics...
(more from Looking for a New Path)
...(The trainer) then begins the laborious chore of explaining and getting participants to comply with Vitality's ground rules. This is a crucial process, since his unwavering goal is to achieve a total, unquestioning compliance with the rules from each of the participants. If participants are not willing to comply completely with the rules they are not allowed to continue in the training...
(more from DESCRIPTION OF THE BEHAVIORAL STRUCTURE OF THE TRAINING)
..."A truly Suppressive Person or group has no rights of any kind and actions taken against them are not punishable." Life Dynamics is listed...
(more from The Scientology Enemies List)
...Werner Erhart, a student and trainer for Mind Dynamics, founded est in 1971; evolving into The Forum, today it is the largest and is known as Landmark Education. John Hanley founded Lifespring in 1974. Bob White left Lifespring, went to Japan and started a training organization there called Life Dynamics that evolved into AsiaWorks...
(more from Champion Every One - Alfa Thinking)
...If you study science long enough & deep enough & don’t come out sounding wacko, you haven’t understood a thing. – What the Bleep to (sic) do we know...
(more from Champion Every One - The Foundation)
...Many LGATs such as Lifespring, EST and Vistar have a history of bad press and lawsuits. Lifespring was apparently forced by litigation to close down. But now it seems they have simply spun off a new enterprise under another name in Asia...
(more from "In my opinion Asiaworks is an evil 'cult-like' group")
...At the end of the 2nd program, they do their best to get you into the third program. At this point I began to feel alienated from the whole thing. I remember that everyone went around saying whether they were going to keep going, and that I
and the others who chose not to were met with significantly less approval from the group...
(more from Lifespring - One person's account)
... LGAT programs are purposely designed to affect your emotions. They typically start off with authoritarianism and confrontation. This is to "piss off your past" or "put you on edge". The best advice here is to just "ride it out" and "don't make waves" unless you like confrontation...
(more from The Awareness Page FAQ)
...red flags in a program you are considering, I recommend that you avoid that program like the plague. * Secrecy around the processes and techniques used (This is very different from protecting the confidentiality of any participant’s work, which should be absolutely sacred)...
(more from Choosing a Personal Growth Program)
...(Chris Gentry) has completed over 350 training weeks during his career, founded and serves as Chairman of The Works Partnership Asian operations and continues to mentor developing trainers. He is based in Bali...
(more from The Works Partnership)
...(Chris Gentry) has completed over 350 training weeks during his career, founded and serves as Chairman of AsiaWorks and continues to lead public training courses and mentor developing trainers...
(more from Asiaworks)
...Asiaworks is actually based upon established techniques used by much older LGATs like Mind Dynamics, Lifespring and Werner Erhard's seminars (EST), often called the Forum and now known as Landmark Education. Chris Gentry the founder of Asiaworks simply reworked this old "technology,"...
(more from Asiaworks: Mass Marathon and Large Group Awareness Training Comes to Asia)
..."Whether it's good or bad, they are playing with people's minds," he says...
...Based in Hong Kong, AsiaWorks was founded in 1993 by American Chris Gentry, a veteran of other personal-development groups like Outward Bound and Life Dynamics...
(more from Looking for a New Path)
...(The trainer) then begins the laborious chore of explaining and getting participants to comply with Vitality's ground rules. This is a crucial process, since his unwavering goal is to achieve a total, unquestioning compliance with the rules from each of the participants. If participants are not willing to comply completely with the rules they are not allowed to continue in the training...
(more from DESCRIPTION OF THE BEHAVIORAL STRUCTURE OF THE TRAINING)
..."A truly Suppressive Person or group has no rights of any kind and actions taken against them are not punishable." Life Dynamics is listed...
(more from The Scientology Enemies List)
...Werner Erhart, a student and trainer for Mind Dynamics, founded est in 1971; evolving into The Forum, today it is the largest and is known as Landmark Education. John Hanley founded Lifespring in 1974. Bob White left Lifespring, went to Japan and started a training organization there called Life Dynamics that evolved into AsiaWorks...
(more from Champion Every One - Alfa Thinking)
...If you study science long enough & deep enough & don’t come out sounding wacko, you haven’t understood a thing. – What the Bleep to (sic) do we know...
(more from Champion Every One - The Foundation)
...Many LGATs such as Lifespring, EST and Vistar have a history of bad press and lawsuits. Lifespring was apparently forced by litigation to close down. But now it seems they have simply spun off a new enterprise under another name in Asia...
(more from "In my opinion Asiaworks is an evil 'cult-like' group")
...At the end of the 2nd program, they do their best to get you into the third program. At this point I began to feel alienated from the whole thing. I remember that everyone went around saying whether they were going to keep going, and that I
and the others who chose not to were met with significantly less approval from the group...
(more from Lifespring - One person's account)
... LGAT programs are purposely designed to affect your emotions. They typically start off with authoritarianism and confrontation. This is to "piss off your past" or "put you on edge". The best advice here is to just "ride it out" and "don't make waves" unless you like confrontation...
(more from The Awareness Page FAQ)
...red flags in a program you are considering, I recommend that you avoid that program like the plague. * Secrecy around the processes and techniques used (This is very different from protecting the confidentiality of any participant’s work, which should be absolutely sacred)...
(more from Choosing a Personal Growth Program)
...(Chris Gentry) has completed over 350 training weeks during his career, founded and serves as Chairman of The Works Partnership Asian operations and continues to mentor developing trainers. He is based in Bali...
(more from The Works Partnership)
...(Chris Gentry) has completed over 350 training weeks during his career, founded and serves as Chairman of AsiaWorks and continues to lead public training courses and mentor developing trainers...
(more from Asiaworks)
Monday, March 13, 2006
The Raffles le Royale
I'm finally back from Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
It was hot, hot, hot.
The hotel was incredible, The Raffles Le Royale.
An oasis of civility, indeed.
It was hot, hot, hot.
The hotel was incredible, The Raffles Le Royale.
An oasis of civility, indeed.
SWATCH. Tales of DESPAIR in Singapore. Part 2.
After waiting over a month, I called Swatch Singapore today.
They did promise to call me back when I last called them.
Thankfully I was not holding my breath.
Of course Swatch Group S.E.A (Singapore) Pte Ltd denied all knowledge of my previous call, and again, I am promised a return call. Within 3 days, they said.
Right.
I have absolutely no expectations of them. And I was a loyal customer for over a decade.
I was silly the last time, forgetting to note down names of people I talked to. But not this time.
Elaine from Swatch Group S.E.A (Singapore) Pte Ltd, I am waiting.
They did promise to call me back when I last called them.
Thankfully I was not holding my breath.
Of course Swatch Group S.E.A (Singapore) Pte Ltd denied all knowledge of my previous call, and again, I am promised a return call. Within 3 days, they said.
Right.
I have absolutely no expectations of them. And I was a loyal customer for over a decade.
I was silly the last time, forgetting to note down names of people I talked to. But not this time.
Elaine from Swatch Group S.E.A (Singapore) Pte Ltd, I am waiting.
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