One of the most celebrated swimmers in the history of the sport, Ian Thorpe nicknamed Thorpedo, retires at the age of 24. But why? He has a few more years ahead of him and could add more to his current five Olympic Gold Medal and 11 World Title accomplishments. Ian contends that breaking world records was no longer as inspiring as it should have been which I view is a case of diminishing returns. Below is Ian’s comments from Foxsports.

In Steve’s forum someone posted about hating small talk because it is a big waste of time and instead should engage in intellectual conversations.

Don’t be a loser

That was fast and it got me to click on the headline. For a second there I thought it was James Bond’s leading lady only to find out it was a gadget he’s promoting.

How many times does that happen in the workplace? You’re senior surprises and quickly asked you to do a task for him; which you accept right away it without reflecting the magnitude of his request, your current workload, and deliverables and how it could impact your schedule?

I bought three bottles of 1.5 litres of Pepsi from our local store. A large promotional label was printed on the bottle explaining how to join a lucrative raffle draw thru a text message.

I sent three text messages using the bottle code found at the back of the cap as instructed by the label; eventually I received a confirmation about my raffle entry. After a few minutes my girlfriend noticed a small text of line saying the promo was valid until , which was a month ago.

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WSJ reported about an internal document sent out by Brad Garlinghouse, a senior vice-president at Yahoo, about his companies’ failure to focus on a particular strategy and instead adopt a peanut butter concept where business units are spread thinly across the company. The online community says that Brad himself was the one who leaked the document to the media to gain attention and probably recognition when Yahoo does improve on points Brad outlined.

My hot points of the alleged leakage

The Filipino people and the country were talking and celebrating about the victory of Manny Pacquiao last Sunday as if we have progressed as a nation centered on a hero named Pacquiao. They viewed him as the biggest hope the nation has amidst challenges and adversities the country is facing. In an excerpt of a write-up from our local paper, Inq7: In the United States a Pacquiao fight is always expected to draw Filipinos to common houses, where they can watch in comfort and exchange commentaries. His ring appearances bring them together in a way that weddings and birthday parties do, just like back home. (The kitchen smelled of kalderetang kambing and pansit; vodka and beer were being served on the side.)