biz n buzz

It has been an exciting night for me and my other tennis buddies as we didn’t only braved the heavy rains just to watch the French Open quarter elimination round held in Roland Garros, Paris. Much more we have enjoyed the rest of night cheering for our fave stars. It is now the seventh quarter finals between David Ferrer vs Lleyton Hewitt, Gael Monfils vs Jurgen Melzer, Ivan Ljubicic vs Nikolay Davydenko and Roger Federer vs Mario Ancic for mens singles.

Among the male players I find it remarkably entertaining to watch the game of Davydenko and Federer vs their good clay court rivals. It is just sad that Davydenko got defeated by Ljubicic earlier. For the final match, I wish Federrer wins the game of whoever he will be facing.

In sports, one can win by means of technique or strategy. Like in the game of tennis I found out that players don’t just practice on their own or hire coaches to teach them do the proper moves or defense. They also watch replays of their game or for beginners they tend to watch religiously all the matches of their idols around the world just to learn the techniques.

Even with online gaming there are lots of clues and tips that are available for players to easily get acquainted with the mechanics of the game and how to win smoothly. In the game of luck it is often expected that there is always a slim chance of winning. Hence your best defense has to be proper knowledge, wizard-like skills and exposure. Chances are, you will loose interest in the first occasion.

People that are of the right age choose online backgammon compared to Ragnarok or Runescape. Which is much more popular to teens and young adults. I suppose it is more challenging for the mature ones to play the backgammon in the sense that it entertains them and it gives them good reward in a stroke of luck. If you ask me, I still opt for network gaming like Warcraft instead of backgammon online as things are turning pretty much liquid these days.

Entertainment buzz for RECYCLE
on Thursday 15th May 2008 @ 7.30 PM
Alliance Francaise Bangkok
29 Sathorn Tai Rd
BTS Saladaeng / MRT Lumpini

Here’s another great artist to tickle your fancy. Pichet Klunchun was trained for the Thai classical mask dance KHON from the age of 16 and rapidly mastered the codes of this dance. Today he is widely recognised as one of the most creative Thai dancers. It is his daring mix of tradition and modernity that established Pichet Klunchun as the most sought after dancer both in Thailand and abroad. He comes back with his new creation RECYCLE which continues to explore his approach in the context of global warming.

Tickets 400 THB and 250 THB for members and students
Booking : Library of the Alliance francaise 02 670 42 40
For more information : Chalanthorn@alliance-francaise.or.th

I was surprised to hear that Ziff Davis Media, which is a the major publishing firm in the US has filed bankruptcy protection. This is one of the worst scenario ever in a business. Bankruptcy does not affect only the company itself, but also the employees working with it and the customers who also rely on the service provided by the company.

There are several reasons behind bankruptcy and we could only speculate that this maybe due to over expansion of their business or they have lost money due to bad debts or collectible money from clients. In short bankruptcy is not a good thing for a business and it’s good that the US government have this bankruptcy protection program to help companies that need a little boost to get back on their feet again.

If the financial trouble or deficit is caused by customer debts or uncollected income from clients; rather than lack of capital professional Collection Agency like American Profit Recover (APR) could be sought to help solve the problem. Collection agencies serve both big and small businesses and they do a good job in forcing creditors to pay on your own term instead of theirs.

It is one of the many ways to deal a financial disaster depending on the situation . For Ziff Davis Media, it’s a bankruptcy protection to restructure its debt load and reorganize its operations. For others it would be a different approach the important thing is not to loose everything that you’ve worked for. Recover your profits in an easy way.