zpl - Zero Web Hosting http://zerowebhosting.org Low cost inexpensive free webhosting Wed, 29 Nov 2023 13:16:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.25 A Chance Meeting and a New Inspiration http://zerowebhosting.org/2019/10/20/a-chance-meeting-and-a-new-inspiration/ Sun, 20 Oct 2019 16:30:34 +0000 http://zerowebhosting.org/?p=204 read more ]]> I was traveling and stopped by a nice hotel for the night. The place was wonderful and had everything that I could have asked for in it! The hotel was kept up nicely and there didn't seem to be any issues at all. When I went in, I was greeted by a woman and she helped me get a room and settle in for the night. After I got to my room, I noticed I had no soap so I went back down made small talk with the clerk. Turns out, she was one of the hospitality accountants!

I didn't really know what that meant, so I asked her. She told me that she basically was in charge of all the financial things of the hotel. It sounded really interesting and I really never thought of anyone doing boring paperwork like that at a hotel. She assured me that every hotel had one or more. We started talking about how she ended up in that job. She told me that she had always loved math and all in college was going in the direction of being an accountant. She had spent a few years working for a firm and just hated being cooped up in a room all day crunching numbers. After a few years, she wanted a change. She ended up doing the opposite of being alone and found herself working at the hotel as a clerk.

I thought it was interesting, but didn't get how she had went from a clerk to a hospitality accountant. She told me it was a long story, but the accountant they had was leaving and they spent a while looking for someone and she asked if she could take the job since she had the qualifications for it. They agreed and she was scared that she'd had to be in a room again alone, but turns out she gets to still talk to people. It ended up being her dream job and she couldn't think of a better place to be!

After chatting with her, I could tell she really loved her job. She loved it a lot more than I loved mine! It is always great to be able to see someone really loving what they do and being really good at it.

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Biking Their Way to an Award http://zerowebhosting.org/2019/07/12/biking-their-way-to-an-award/ Fri, 12 Jul 2019 04:30:30 +0000 http://zerowebhosting.org/?p=193 read more ]]> The people who work for me are very competitive. That is why I think long and hard each year on different ways they can challenge not only each other but themselves too. I always hold an awards banquet every year. Though everyone is invited, only a handful are able to be rewarded for their actions throughout the year. This year, I wanted to switch things up differently, and I used an entertainment hire company to help me with that. There are two people who are particularly competitive with one another.

While it is always a friendly competition between the two, it is also a very hard one. They always support one another, but they each know that they have to work at their hardest, and then some, to remain at the top. For this year's awards ceremony, I wanted to have a different approach to it. There is one top prize, and the two men were running neck to neck in reaching their goals. I figured we could have a showdown between the two at the awards ceremony. I also knew that this would be right up their alley. When I talked to the events planner, she told me she had just the thing, if the two men were physically competitive as well.

They are definitely that, and she told me about the bicycle stimulators they have. Both men are in excellent condition, and I knew that they would have a blast competing against each other on these bikes. There was a large TV in front of each, and it showed the route they were on. I picked one of the more challenging stages of the Tour de France, and it lasted nearly an hour. It was great fun for both, and they finished within one minute of each other! While they rode, others were able to use the other bikes to test their own skills. It ended up being very interactive and extremely fun, and we are all looking forward to the next ceremony already!

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Preventing a Company from Going Under http://zerowebhosting.org/2019/06/24/preventing-a-company-from-going-under/ Mon, 24 Jun 2019 12:31:00 +0000 http://zerowebhosting.org/?p=185 read more ]]> Last year was a dark year for the company where I work. Many of the employees, including myself, were all afraid that we would lose our jobs in a series of mass layoffs. The head of the company ensured that no one would lose their jobs, and that he would rather take a cut in pay before having one of his employees leave. He gave my department the task of using business intelligence to turn the company around. We came up with the plan to use a data consultant company to turn the fortunes of the company around. It was probably the only chance we had to fix the company before it went belly up.

The owner of the company was willing to go along with the plan to save it. He viewed the company and the employees as if they were his own children, and wanted to do anything to keep them alive. I looked for some companies that would be great at doing intelligence work, and found one data consultant company that had been used by many businesses. I contacted them and told them about our problem and immediately they got to work on thinking up solutions.

Once the company had a formal plan for our company, they submitted it to our boss and he began to implement it. Getting the company back on track wasn't an instant fix, as some months had to pass before we were able to determine if the company was beginning to turn around. During these months, everyone was on edge because of the possible outcome if the plan didn't work. We monitored the company's profits closely and saw that the company was doing better numbers each month. The company got to the point where it was doing well again, and everyone was relieved that their jobs were safe.

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A New Handbag for Me http://zerowebhosting.org/2019/04/14/a-new-handbag-for-me/ Sun, 14 Apr 2019 16:31:36 +0000 http://zerowebhosting.org/?p=174 read more ]]> I am really picky about the purses and bags that I carry. I have so much in it, so I want to make sure that it is a quality purse that has ample room in it. Because of this, I always buy my purses in person at a store. That changed when I saw a new leather handbag that my cousin had bought online. I really liked it as soon as I saw it, and she showed me the inside of it too. It had just the right amount of pockets and zippered sections inside, so I asked her where she had bought it.

I had every intention of going to the same store and buying one for myself. It is the slouch kind of handbag, which I love because I can put it on my shoulder and it is just so comfortable to carry that way. I really do not care for the ones that I have to hold in my hand because I am usually busy with my phone. When she told me that she bought it at an online store, I was surprised because she has the same hangups that I do about handbags.

She told me that she took a chance on it because of the price, but it was everything she could have wanted, and then some. I went to the same site, and I was excited about all the different purses there. They have big ones, little ones, and all sizes in between. They even carry other things like scarves and jewelry so I knew that I would end up spending a lot of time there. So far, I have bought the slouch handbag, a smaller leather purse, two scarves, and a candle. I am going to look on there in the next few days to find my grandma a birthday gift too!

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It's Like I'm Not There http://zerowebhosting.org/2019/03/26/its-like-im-not-there/ Tue, 26 Mar 2019 00:30:30 +0000 http://zerowebhosting.org/?p=172 read more ]]> I own a business that gets a lot of customers, and I wanted to take a vacation, so I had one of my employees take over for a while. I still wanted to keep an eye on the business to see if everything was running smoothly, so I had a Hikvision IP CCTV installed. Some people would say that someone can't really have a vacation if they're still worried about what is going on at their place of business, but I feel more comfortable knowing that everything is going well at the place that I've worked so hard to build and maintain for years.

While I was at the airport and on the plane, I couldn't help but look at the footage from the CCTV. The person who was sitting next to me thought I was watching some kind of hidden camera television show. Nothing was really happening in the footage that was out of the ordinary. All of the employees were behaving as if I had never left. I consider this a bit of a test, because if I am sure that things will go well while I'm not there, then I'll have no problem taking more vacations or doing other things while the regular staff handles everything.

With my mind at ease, I watched the CCTV footage less and less as time went on in my vacation. I was able to enjoy myself more because I wasn't thinking about it too much. When I got back from my vacation, everything looked the same. I think I might start another branch for the business and let my staff continue to manage the old one. I'm sure they'll have no problems. I'll need to find some people to help me run the new branch as good as the staff at the old one.

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A Better Job for Me http://zerowebhosting.org/2019/02/05/a-better-job-for-me/ Tue, 05 Feb 2019 05:30:22 +0000 http://zerowebhosting.org/?p=165 read more ]]> When I graduated from university, there was a program for job placement. It did not take me long to get a job in the field that I had studied for. I thought that I was going to work my way up that so called ladder, but after three years I was still at an entry level position with no hope of getting promoted anytime soon. I was not happy with that, and that is why I decided to look at a financial services recruitment agency in Bristol to see if there were any jobs in my field where I would be able to not be so stagnant.

I decided to go this route because two of my friends had used the same recruitment agency and were able to find really nice jobs with it. In fact, one told me that the job he now has did not even advertise, they just went through the recruitment agency. So, that is nice knowing that not everyone sees the jobs that are posted there, making my chances of getting a great job the same way a bit better for me. The first thing I had to do was register, which was extremely easy.

After that, I was able to use the filtering system to get access to the listings that were relevant to me. I definitely wanted something full time that paid as much if not more than what I had at the time. I found three jobs that first day, and there was two more added within just a few days. It was one of those two that really intrigued me, mostly because of the description about them promoting from within. The pay was comparable, but the benefits far outweighed where I was. I ended up getting that job, and I have already been approached about a promotion after just a few months!

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Always a Good Time with My Friends http://zerowebhosting.org/2019/02/03/always-a-good-time-with-my-friends/ Sun, 03 Feb 2019 01:31:54 +0000 http://zerowebhosting.org/?p=161 read more ]]> I have friends who I call when I need to feel better because I know that they are usually happy and always willing to listen to me tell them why I am sad or what is bothering me. I had to go and talk to a few people about something that I wanted to do, and I have friends that will help me figure out how to get my goal done right. I also have friends to go out, so when I saw Treasure at Tampines in Singapore was actually going to have a new launch, I knew that it was something that I wanted to check out but I did not want to go alone, so I called my going out friends instead. Even if we just go out for a drink after school, these are the girls that I drown my sorrows with when we are so very sad, or ones that I go out dancing with when one of us has something that we want to celebrate.

My friends growing up were the ones that I could always count on when I was a kid but once we all left high school and went to college, we never really talked to each other again. I was really excited to speak to a friend of mine after I saw her in the store about six years after high school but when I saw her, she was not the same at all. She had a rough few years and she was wearing them on her face, I knew that she could use some help. She is now one of my better friends and someone I can call whether I need someone to talk to or go out with, I am very lucky to have her in my life as an adult.

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Anticipation for the First Race http://zerowebhosting.org/2018/09/30/anticipation-for-the-first-race/ Sun, 30 Sep 2018 16:30:32 +0000 http://zerowebhosting.org/?p=149 read more ]]> My son has been interested in horse races since he was a young body. As he became older, he wanted to participate in National Hunt racing, and I agreed to let him. I figure that everyone should have a chance to go after their dreams. He put in a lot of work to learn how to ride a horse and became great at it. When he and the horse rode, it was like they became one and could move at lightning speed. He was ready to participate in his first hurdle race and I was ready with my camera to record it.

Before the race, he was a little nervous, but I assured him that he would be fine. This was the first time I had ever seen him nervous about racing, but it's understandable since it was his first race. He took a few deep breaths, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and prepared to ride. I went to my seat and set up my camera to record the event. I could see him and his horse from my seat, and the horse looked the same as he always does. I really couldn't tell if the horse was nervous or not.

I started recording a few moments before the race started, and once it did, I moved the camera to keep up with my son and his horse. They ran and jumped over each of the hurdles while the other horses were desperately trying to keep up with them. One horse was close to passing him, but my son and his horse was able to stay ahead of them. They crossed the finish line in first place and I cheered loudly. The guy who was sitting next to me had made a huge bet on my son and his horse to win, and he cheered loudly too.

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A Well Deserved Trip to Spain http://zerowebhosting.org/2018/07/16/a-well-deserved-trip-to-spain/ Mon, 16 Jul 2018 20:30:37 +0000 http://zerowebhosting.org/?p=122 read more ]]> At work, my boss has a contest that would reward the hardest worker with a trip of their choice. I was in need of a good vacation, so I did my best to put in as much work as possible. The hours were long and agonizing, but it all paid off, because I was able to win the contest. I put a lot of thought into where I wanted to go for my trip. First I thought about going to a country in Asia, but then I remembered the ads that I saw about the walking holidays in Spain, and chose that. My boss had been to Spain in the past, and told me that I would have a great time.

Some of my coworkers were a little mad that they didn't win the trip, but that's just the way it was. I put in more work than they did, so I was able to win. It wasn't easy, and I feel that I deserve the trip more than anyone else. I'm sure that my boss will have another contest in the future, and they'll have a chance to win a trip again, although I could probably beat them a second time.

My boss wasn't kidding about having a great time in Spain. It was probably one of the most relaxing places that I've ever been. There's so much to see, and the culture and cuisine are pretty amazing. I wish I could move to Spain and live there, but I don't have quite enough money to just make a fresh start in a different country, and I'd probably miss having my family and friends in close proximity. I guess I'll just have to live with taking the occasional trip to Spain and getting away from all of the troubles of my daily life.

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Modern CCTV Kits for Home Use http://zerowebhosting.org/2018/06/12/modern-cctv-kits-for-home-use/ Tue, 12 Jun 2018 12:32:15 +0000 http://zerowebhosting.org/?p=105 read more ]]> I have always been an electronics hobbyist. I don't push it on other people, but sometimes there will be someone that comes along that shows an interest. I have always been interested in imaging sensors, and I was very pleased when CCTV kits became affordable. I remember the early surveillance cameras that were big and very bulky that recorded grainy black and white footage. Sometimes we still see still images on the news of a suspect wanted for robbery or burglary that is of such poor resolution that no one could make a positive ID.

Nowadays you can get CCTV kits for home use that are affordable and give such a clear picture that you could identify someone trying to conceal his or her identity. The pictures are very clear letting you see subtleties of behavior and even be able to see things such as eye color, tattoos, scars and other telltale signs that can lead to a positive ID. An example of such clear imagery is CCTV cameras used near cash registers at retail establishments and banks that not only let security see the denominations of currency being handled, but they could even zoom in and see serial numbers.

You probably don't need that type of resolution at home, but it is available. And the really cool thing is that you can get cameras that can do that that are affordable on a household security budget. I have a mix of very affordable 720p and 1080p high-definition cameras around our house that work perfectly for our home security needs. The cameras are weatherproof and record around the clock on a digital video recorder. I can store a year's worth of video surveillance footage on the DVR for each camera. Amazing! Stuff like this was unheard of just a few years ago, and now it is commonplace and affordable by your average consumer who is trying to set up a home security system.

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