White Guy doing Bollywood

On a lighter note I recently saw this video on YouTube and it cracked me up! A must see.

Performance by Winston Spear as one of the cast members of CTV’s ComedyInc. If somebody has a high-quality download available than please drop me a line, I would love to add this to my personal collection.

To Mac or not MAC

One of the basic requirements when you start an MBA is to have a notebook computer, of course I could not let this opportunity pass me by, I can always use a new notebook computer I have started browsing through several offerings to find one, which fits my needs, i.e. durable, fast, light, high-tech and sexy. Currently I have found only two models, which are a cut above the rest and on my (very) short list, they are:

• Apple Macbook Pro (2,4GHz/160GB/2GB/15,4 Inch – 1440×900/MacOSX.
• IBM Thinkpad T61P (2,2GHz/100GB/2GB/15,4 Inch – 1920×1200/Windows Vista).

Eventhough I grew up with Microsoft products, I favor the MacBookPro (MBP). The Thinkpad is a very good and very durable laptop, having previously owned a Thinkpad I know that they are built to last and last. The MBP however strikes a cord with me, I just love the design, the OS and … did I mention the design? The only thing holding me a bit back is that the durability and reliability are not on par as with a Thinkpad. One can purchase an expensive Apple Warranty (Apple Care) to hedge that risk … (~400Euros).

I will make my decision by the end of this year, as Apple will release Leopard in Oct it will be a more fair comparison

Confirmed entry into RSM EMBA09

Received a formal confirmation of RSM today that I have been accepted … meaning all funds have been transferred and the necessary documents have been signed and co-signed (admission and exit agreements). I am relieved that this process is over as it was taking too much time out of my daily work-schedule.

The long wait has started, the EMBA09 will officially kick-off on the 12th of Jan. 2008.

RSM application submitted

I finally submitted all the required documents to complete the admission process at RSM for the EMBA09 program. The admission procedure was completed in a months time, doing tests, writing essays (3), compiling needed documents (degrees, etc), getting signatures, referee letters and of course the interview.

The decision to do an MBA was on my mind for a while, I decided to apply this year in a now-or-never effort as a window of opportunity presented itself. Having pondered on this for a while already meant that I had a good idea of what I wanted from my MBA. Among the usual suspects concerning MBA’s in the Netherlands, the EMBA at Rotterdam Erasmus University’s RSM (Rotterdam School of Management) fitted my requirements the closest. The program is roughly concentrated around the following themes/topics over a period of two years:

Foundations of Management
- Managerial Economics
- Organisational Behaviour
- Business Methods
- Management Science
- Management Information Systems
Practice of Management
- Strategic Management
- Operations Management
- Personal Leadership Capability
Application and Exploration
- In-Company Project
Foundations of Leadership
- Change Management
- Advanced Business Strategy and Competitive Dynamics
- Advanced Finance
- Practice of Leadership
Negotiating & Contracting
- Leadership
- International Investment Management
- Entrepreneurship and Corporate Intrapreneurship 
- International Elective
International Immersion