Thank you, young man

Aboard a Nile cruiser, Dec 2010

One of the collateral benefits of being away from home is that it served as a dry-run for my family to take over the myriad of activities that I used to do -

Teaching me to use shisha

making sure bills for goods and services consumed (including taxes) are paid on time, regular repairs and maintenance of real and personal properties, attending to correspondences, filing and locating documents, looking after the health and well-being of the family members, etc.  Running a household is no different from being a manager in the business world.  One has to contend with the efficient use of available but limited family resources (man, money and machine). 

Along the River Nile in Cairo, Egypt

During my absence, I was able to identify a deputy and mentor him on family upkeep.  That deputy is my first son, Yori, and he is 21 years old today.  Despite his academic load from the very demanding Jesuit school in Katipunan Ave., he capably held the torch and kept the food warm.  What was his secret?  That management magic word...... delegation.

Guess what he is up to

Happy birthday and many happy returns.