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<rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://tumblr.superfeedr.com/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"/><description>My name is Ryan Yam and this is my tumblog.  I’m a techie traveler photographer frustrated guitarist triathlete in-the-making ninja who’s into startups &amp; investing in the stock market.  I used to dissect SAP-related projects during the day while dreaming of that next great adventure</description><title>RYNYM</title><generator>Tumblr (3.0; @ryanyam)</generator><link>http://www.ryanyam.com/</link><item><title>Sungha Jung plays Rolling in the Deep by Adele</title><description>&lt;iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/poeoAH0rUCU?wmode=transparent&amp;autohide=1&amp;egm=0&amp;hd=1&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sungha Jung plays Rolling in the Deep by Adele&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/17143724485</link><guid>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/17143724485</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:22:55 +0800</pubDate></item><item><title>How do you take a photo?</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyt3iptaUW1qz7x89o1_400.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;How do you take a photo?&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/16967029446</link><guid>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/16967029446</guid><pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:30:25 +0800</pubDate></item><item><title>My yeye (that’s grandfather in Cantonese) on the cover of...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyea1nG5wK1qz7x89o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;My yeye (that’s grandfather in Cantonese) on the cover of this month’s Asian Dragon magazine. I am a proud grandson :)&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/16513262897</link><guid>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/16513262897</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:27:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><title>A 5-Minute Management Course</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lesson 1: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;A man is getting into the shower just as his wife is finishing up her shower, when the doorbell rings. The wife quickly wraps herself in a towel and runs downstairs. When she opens the door, there stands Bob, the next-door neighbor. Before she says a word, Bob says, “I’ll give you $800 to drop that towel,” &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;After thinking for a moment, the woman drops her towel and stands naked in front of Bob After a few seconds, Bob hands her $800 and leaves. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;The woman wraps back up in the towel and goes back upstairs. When she gets to the bathroom, her husband asks, “Who was that?” &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;“It was Bob the next door neighbor,” she replies. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;“Great,” the husband says, “did he say anything about the $800 he owes me?” &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Moral of the story: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;If you share critical information pertaining to credit and risk with your shareholders in time, you may be in a position to prevent avoidable exposure. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lesson 2: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;A priest offered a Nun a lift. She got in and crossed her legs, forcing her gown to reveal a leg. The priest nearly had an accident. After controlling the car, he stealthily slid his hand up her leg. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;The nun said, “Father, remember Psalm 129?” The priest removed his hand. But, changing gears, he let his hand slide up her leg again. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;The nun once again said, “Father, remember Psalm 129?” &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;The priest apologized “Sorry sister but the flesh is weak.” &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;Arriving at the convent, the nun sighed heavily and went on her way. On his arrival at the church, the priest rushed to look up Psalm 129 It said, “Go forth and seek, further up, you will find glory.” &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Moral of the story: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;If you are not well informed in your job, you might miss a great opportunity. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lesson 3: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;A sales rep, an administration clerk, and the manager are walking to lunch when they find an antique oil lamp. They rub it and a Genie comes out. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;The Genie says, “I’ll give each of you just one wish.” &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;“Me first! Me first!” says the admin clerk. “I want to be in the Bahamas, driving a speedboat, without a care in the world.” &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;Puff! She’s gone. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;“Me next! Me next!” says the sales rep. “I want to be in Hawaii, relaxing on the beach with my personal masseuse, an endless supply of Pina Coladas and the love of my life.” Puff! He’s gone.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;“OK, you’re up,” the Genie says to the manager.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;The manager says, “I want those two back in the office after lunch.” &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Moral of the story: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Always let your boss have the first say. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lesson 4 &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;An eagle was sitting on a tree resting, doing nothing. A Small rabbit saw the eagle and asked him, “Can I also sit like you and do nothing?” &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;The eagle answered: “Sure , why not.” &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;So, the rabbit sat on the ground below the eagle and rested. All of a sudden, a fox appeared, jumped on the rabbit and ate it. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Moral of the story: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;To be sitting and doing nothing, you must be sitting very, very high up. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lesson 5 &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;A turkey was chatting with a bull. “I would love to be able to get to the top of that tree,” sighed the turkey, “but I haven’t got the energy.” &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;“Well, why don’t you nibble on some of my droppings?” replied the bull. They’re packed with nutrients.” &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;The turkey pecked at a lump of dung, and found it actually Gave him enough strength to reach the lowest branch of the tree. The next day, after eating some more dung, he reached the second branch. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;Finally after a fourth night, the turkey was proudly perched at the top of the tree.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;He was promptly spotted by a farmer, who shot him out of the tree. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Moral of the story: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;BullShit might get you to the top, but it won’t keep you there. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lesson 6 &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;A little bird was flying south for the Winter. It was so cold the bird froze and fell to the ground into a large field. While he was lying there, a cow came by and dropped some dung on him. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;As the frozen bird lay there in the pile of cow dung, he began to realize how warm he was. The dung was actually thawing him out! He lay there all warm and happy, and soon began to sing for joy. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;A passing cat heard the bird singing and came to investigate. Following the sound, the cat discovered the bird under the pile of cow dung, and promptly dug him out and ate him.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoPlainText"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Morals of the story: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;Not everyone who shits on you is your enemy.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Not everyone who gets you out of s**t is your friend.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;And when you’re in deep s**t, it’s best to keep your mouth shut!&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/16447005205</link><guid>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/16447005205</guid><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:36:33 +0800</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwumotXLsT1qkb2g0o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/16446560976</link><guid>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/16446560976</guid><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:29:27 +0800</pubDate></item><item><title>I want this watch</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyaed2Io5j1qz7x89o1_400.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;I want this watch&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/16395000501</link><guid>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/16395000501</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:10:13 +0800</pubDate></item><item><title>We lit sky lanterns for Chinese New Year in our village park....</title><description>&lt;iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/35470792" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;We lit sky lanterns for Chinese New Year in our village park. Thanks &lt;a href="http://vimeo.com/35470792"&gt;Francis&lt;/a&gt; for the awesome video! It was the first time for me to see fireworks in bokeh :)&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/16338212516</link><guid>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/16338212516</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:12:00 +0800</pubDate></item><item><title>Should an entrepreneur have an MBA?</title><description>&lt;a href="http://venturebeat.com/2010/05/12/should-an-entrepreneur-have-an-mba/"&gt;Should an entrepreneur have an MBA?&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;p&gt;This article made me think of why I wanted that MBA. Maybe I don’t want it that bad anymore.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/15340979486</link><guid>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/15340979486</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:36:58 +0800</pubDate></item><item><title>Going Freemium: One Year Later</title><description>&lt;a href="http://blog.mailchimp.com/going-freemium-one-year-later/"&gt;Going Freemium: One Year Later&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;p&gt;This is a very insightful article (albeit outdated) about a tech company called MailChimp and their business figures after providing free service to users.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/15289536607</link><guid>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/15289536607</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:36:09 +0800</pubDate></item><item><title>Idol swimmer</title><description>&lt;iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/rJpFVvho0o4?wmode=transparent&amp;autohide=1&amp;egm=0&amp;hd=1&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Idol swimmer&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/14857980241</link><guid>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/14857980241</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 19:04:22 +0800</pubDate></item><item><title>BCC Pizza on Flickr.BCC Pizza</title><description>&lt;img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwr0sxm9p81qz7x89o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nullend_void/6567873365/" title="BCC Pizza"&gt;BCC Pizza&lt;/a&gt; on Flickr.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;BCC Pizza&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/14759427551</link><guid>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/14759427551</guid><pubDate>Sun, 25 Dec 2011 15:29:20 +0800</pubDate></item><item><title>Ask Lifehacker: What Are the Proper Ways to Respond to Gifts?(via @Lifehacker)</title><description>&lt;a href="http://lifehacker.com/5870758/what-are-the-proper-ways-to-respond-to-gifts"&gt;Ask Lifehacker: What Are the Proper Ways to Respond to Gifts?(via @Lifehacker)&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;p&gt;Perfect for the holidays :)&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/14712516785</link><guid>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/14712516785</guid><pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 14:55:02 +0800</pubDate></item><item><title>Play Game of Nerds</title><description>&lt;a href="http://www.gameofnerds.com/?ref=c42d56f"&gt;Play Game of Nerds&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;p&gt;Awesome game for those that like trivia and stuff :)&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/14708937704</link><guid>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/14708937704</guid><pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 13:22:28 +0800</pubDate></item><item><title>Chocolate Truffle Cake on Flickr.yum</title><description>&lt;img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwozyuo8eu1qz7x89o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nullend_void/6562609761/" title="Chocolate Truffle Cake"&gt;Chocolate Truffle Cake&lt;/a&gt; on Flickr.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;yum&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/14708657148</link><guid>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/14708657148</guid><pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 13:16:06 +0800</pubDate><category>Philippines</category><category>Cordillera Administrative Region</category><category>Baguio City</category></item><item><title>With Sync Solved, Dropbox Squares Off With Apple’s iCloud</title><description>&lt;a href="http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2011/12/backdrop-dropbox/all/1"&gt;With Sync Solved, Dropbox Squares Off With Apple’s iCloud&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;p&gt;Inspirational read about how Dropbox (one of my favorite services) started up.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/14706960129</link><guid>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/14706960129</guid><pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 12:38:11 +0800</pubDate></item><item><title>surftolivetosurf:

How cool would it be to grab a bunch of...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_luqaz0bzuN1qmt0xqo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_luqaz0bzuN1qmt0xqo2_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://surftolivetosurf.tumblr.com/post/13911526783/pinklava-floridamercy-hopeydopey526-holy"&gt;surftolivetosurf&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;How cool would it be to grab a bunch of friends, head to a beach, set this up and spend the long weekend? &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://grnj.tumblr.com/post/13817789515/pinklava-floridamercy-hopeydopey526-holy"&gt;grnj&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;:O want!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/14113920154</link><guid>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/14113920154</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 19:55:25 +0800</pubDate></item><item><title>Epic short documentary on professional climbing photographer...</title><description>&lt;iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/27786807" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Epic short documentary on professional climbing photographer Jimmy Chin on assignment in Yosemite for National Geographic&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.picturecorrect.com/tips/climbing-photographer-on-assignment-in-yosemite/"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.picturecorrect.com/tips/climbing-photographer-on-assignment-in-yosemite/"&gt;http://www.picturecorrect.com/tips/climbing-photographer-on-assignment-in-yosemite/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/13821805730</link><guid>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/13821805730</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 18:21:53 +0800</pubDate></item><item><title>Coca-Cola Where Will Happiness Strike Next: The OFW Project</title><description>&lt;iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/_eklBOodOKQ?wmode=transparent&amp;autohide=1&amp;egm=0&amp;hd=1&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Coca-Cola Where Will Happiness Strike Next: The OFW Project&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/13671701311</link><guid>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/13671701311</guid><pubDate>Sat, 03 Dec 2011 16:23:50 +0800</pubDate></item><item><title>Please watch this and be informed to stop generalizing about the...</title><description>&lt;iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/KHA1zxjQqq8?wmode=transparent&amp;autohide=1&amp;egm=0&amp;hd=1&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Please watch this and be informed to stop generalizing about the whole island of Mindanao when it comes to news :)&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/13115001388</link><guid>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/13115001388</guid><pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 01:00:43 +0800</pubDate></item><item><title>A Guide for Women on What to Get Men this Christmas</title><description>&lt;a href="http://www.bespokemanblog.com/a-guide-for-women-on-what-to-get-men"&gt;A Guide for Women on What to Get Men this Christmas&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/13110707937</link><guid>http://www.ryanyam.com/post/13110707937</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 22:00:48 +0800</pubDate></item></channel></rss>

