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玩 · 一個人

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一顿可爱的晚餐, 一种自我的享受. 一场可怜的工作, 换取優游的樂趣. 一杯美麗的紅酒, 喝出別种心情. 我今天 一個人... [21 Nov 2009, Ho Chi Minh (Saigon)]

I usually don't share jokes, but ...

...this is too good not to share. This will only makes sense if you know Jack Nicholson’s speech from the movie “A Few Good Men”. If you don’t know the movie then it will be meaningless. For those who live and breathe “sales”, this is for you … Sales: "You want answers?" Finance: "I think we are entitled to them!" Sales: "You want answers?!" Finance: "I want the truth!" Sales: "You can't handle the truth!!!" Sales (continuing): "Son, we live in a world that requires revenue. And that revenue must b e brought in by people with elite skills. Who's going to find it? You? You, Mr. Operations? We have a greater responsibility than you can possibly fathom. You scoff at sales division and you curse our lucrative incentives. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what we know: that while the cost of business results are excessive, it drives in revenue. And my very existence, while grotesque and incomprehe