Tuesday, August 16, 2005

sunday TRIST

tryst \TRIST; TRYST\, noun:
An appointment (as between lovers) to meet; also, an appointed
place or time of meeting.

intransitive verb:
To mutually agree to meet at a certain place; to keep a tryst.

And it bothers me that I begin to worry if she's planning a
tryst with my handsome neighbour.
- Anita Nair, The Better Man

Having left a "Dear John" letter for her husband on the
kitchen table, she set off to the airport, where she
waited, and waited. Of course, Henry had entirely forgotten
about the tryst, and she had to return home crestfallen.
- "The serial seducer who took Amis's wife," Times
(London), May 17, 2000

Once Nick goes into the kitchen to tryst with Martha, it is
Ms. Kurtz's turn to let loose with some fireworks.
- Frank Rich, Hot Seat

Scientists are hoping the cosmos will bear witness to a
romantic rendezvous today as a spacecraft attempts a
Valentine's Day "tryst" with an asteroid called Eros.
- Nigel Hawkes, "Eros beckons spacecraft for cosmic tryst,"
Times (London), February 14, 2000
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Tryst is from Middle English triste, tryste, "a station to
which game was driven (in hunting)," from Old French triste,
"a station to which game was driven, a watch post," probably
of Scandinavian origin.



apprentice

I have a tyrst with Donald Trump every sunday watching 'The Apprentice'.



Talking about the Apprentice, the recent episodes were really interesting between the 'Street Smart' (Networth) vs 'Book Smart' (Magna). This is its third season already. The interesting part is those who claim that "I think like Donald Trump" or "I and Donald Trump are the same" were being fired. haha. Think that's the dumbest thing they could have done in the game and they got fired in the Board room.

The fact is they aren't even close to being Donald Trump because if they were, they don't need this game to prove themselves for a job in Trump Inc. Can't imagine the credentials they brought with them. I feel so normal while watching the show. haha. So comforting.

I'm starting to get addicted to the Apprentice and observe how they come up with business plans within a day to complete their mission. Can learn from their mistakes too.

Magna are relatively more united than Networth. I think Magna they might emerge as the winning team given their group dynamics, though they have lost quite a few rounds so far (Magna is the winner as I read from NBC.com). The street smart can't function as a team as they tend to be more individualistic and alot of blame game happening amongst them. The most obvious weakness for Magna is their lack of creativity. They got the brains but they lack the agressiveness in their selling.

Hopefully Magna can catch up in the next few missions (of course they will!). Shall continue to follow The Apprentice and find out.

I'm starting to have better impressions of Donald Trump after following some of the episodes. Such a brilliant and humble man. Or maybe that's what he seems to be on TV.
Here's something about Mr Trump:

Trump, Donald John
Trump, Donald John, 1946–, American business executive, b. New York City. After attending the Wharton business school, he joined the family real estate business. A self-promoting and flamboyant dealmaker, he was able to secure loans with minimal collateral in the free-wheeling 1980s and created an empire in real estate, casinos, sports, and transportation.

By 1990, however, the effects of recession had left him unable to meet loan payments. Although he shored up his businesses with additional loans and postponed interest payments, mounting debt brought Trump to business bankruptcy and the brink of personal bankruptcy. Banks and bondholders lost hundreds of millions of dollars but opted to restructure his debt to avoid risking losing even more in a court fight.

By 1994, Trump had eliminated a huge portion of his $900 million personal debt and reduced substantially his nearly $3.5 billion in business debt. Forced to relinquish the Trump Shuttle (bought in 1989), he retained Trump Tower in New York City and control of his three casinos in Atlantic City.

In 1999, Trump toyed with running for president on the Reform party ticket. Crippling debt payments forced his casinos into bankruptcy again in 2004. Widely known as simply “the Donald,” Trump stars in his own reality television show, which debuted in 2004.



Furthermore I found an 'extra credit' about him:

Extra credit
Trump's nickname is "The Donald"... Trump had three children with his wife Ivana: Donald Jr., Ivanka and Eric; he had one daughter, Tiffany, with Maples...

Trump is famous for his objection to handshakes; a 1999 Time magazine article quoted him as saying "I think the handshake is barbaric... Shaking hands, you catch the flu, you catch this, you catch all sorts of things."

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hi Merf
This is interesting. Not being a TV buff (I only watch news and National Geographic, sometimes HBO if there's something special and Oprah if I remember), I don't know if they show The Apprentice here in the Philippines.
It's nice to learn from the experience of others. It's good also to learn from their mistakes but it's best if learn from our mistakes too.

merf said...

Hi bbee,

That's true and I have alot to learn from my own mistakes. It's quite frustrating to make the same mistakes again.

Usually I don't have the time to watch the TV so I tend to resort to downloading of American series to watch. I'm going to download the upcoming series, 'House' to watch. Heard that it has good reviews and receive several nominations. With the nominations, the show should be of a good standard, I hope. :P