Quotes from the Team

The one year anniversary of the 7.0-you-know-what is only two days away. Rather than having an entry on that painful event, Bloggers' Block sent a memo out to the entire agency asking our team to send in a short quote or a thought of what they want for the new year.

And so, below are a few inspiring quotes from some of PG’s team members... Our thoughts and desires...

Nathalie, Financial Controller: “May everyone find the perfect diet for their soul. May each day in 2011 be filled with Light, Love, Laughter, Kindness and Wisdom for those will certainly lead to Happiness, and Peace. Merry 2011!”

Annie, Account Executive: “Que la nouvelle année déborde de bonheur et de prospérité et que tous les voeux formulés deviennent réalité!”

Jacquemine, Account Manager: “ ‘There are no problems, only solutions.’ I try everyday to go by that quote, in a country where we so often have to find solutions, it has helped me go ahead and stay positive. May you all keep it in mind for the challenging year of 2011.”

Monique, Traffic Manager: “Quand l’humain aura compris et admis avec Victor Hugo que ‘Tous les hommes sont l’Homme” l’humanité entière vivra d’Amour de Paix et de Solidarité.”

Pong, Head Graphic Designer: "When opportunity strikes, strike back harder!"

Kanga, Copywriter: "Ce sont mes amis qui m'ont fait aimer la vie. Ils me rendent meilleur à mesure que je les trouve meilleurs eux-mêmes. (Jacques Chardonne)"

Veronique, Social Media Strategist: “In the words of Emerson, ‘Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.’ Let’s go forth at full speed ahead with a smile on our faces, and let’s be ready to attack every single obstacle head first because in the words of Churchill, ‘We are still masters of our fate. We are still captains of our souls.’”

Fabrice, Graphic Designer: "N'attends pas que les événements arrivent comme tu le souhaites. Décide de vouloir ce qui arrive... et tu seras heureux. Jah bless !!!"

Samar, Purchasing Agent: “If u want the rainbow, u gotta put up with the rain.”

Eliane, CEO: “Mes voeux pour 2011 s’inspirent du proverbe chinois selon lequel ‘s'il n'y avait pas de montagnes, les plaines n'apparaîtraient pas’ et à cet autre proverbe, chinois également, qui affirme que ‘si le meilleur moment pour planter un arbre était il y a 20 ans…le prochain meilleur moment est maintenant’ Ne nous faisons pas d’illusions : Il est évident que nombreux seront les défis que nous devrons relever au cours de cette nouvelle année. Décidons donc de nous y attaquer maintenant ... et soyons determinés à faire preuve à la fois d'audace et de ténacité. Serrons-nous les coudes pour rester toujours à la hauteur des exigences de nos clients… et aller avec eux à la rencontre du succès !”

Olivier, Marketing Director: "Yon jou, Ayiti gen pou dòmi pòv epi li leve rich. Men elas ! Avan sa fèt, se pou chak grenn Ayisyen konprann ke jan ou ranje kabann ou, se konsa ou dòmi."

Marjorie, Media Planner: "Le 12 Janvier 2011, 1 an après cette catastrophe nous pensons tous à nos tendres et chers disparus, oui, mais en tout premier lieu il faut aussi penser à remercier Dieu pour nous qui sommes vivants par sa Grâce et avoir la Foi et l’Esperance pour s’entraider mutuellement..."

We remember... 1/12/2010

Electric Stone Age

After weeks of delight from the 24-hour electricity that we’ve experienced, we’re back to normal—candles and home electric management. Though the latter sounds like a minor course in college, it’s actually a fancy-shwancy term for “save electricity!”
To the estranged reader there, let us introduce you to the Electric Stone Age. Here in Haiti we have a word for electricity; it’s EdH a.k.a. Electricité d’Haïti. It comes in 8-hour rations from the dangling power cords along the streets. You might be wondering how we could survive without 24-hour electricity? It’s simple, in this country we’ve evolved with this, uh, exotic situation.
Because the situation is oh so exotic, people were forced to electrify themselves. So, after the 8-hour rations go, our nifty houses start running on their batteries. These batteries either charge with diesel generators, solar panels or when the 8-hour ration comes with a Dolby Digital surround sound Ou gen EdH announcement from the neighbourhood. You would be surprised what these batteries could power up, say a household with a monster TV, air-conditioning units and a UFO satellite dish?
There is more. This Electric Stone Age is actually built on an industry! From EdH to gas stations. Generator, solar panel and inverter suppliers, and of course their paired set of technicians. Then there is maintenance and stuff like that. It’s not surprising how other businesses arise from it. Imagine those who sell gadgets. There would be no market for them if there were no electricity. Even the common man benefits from this, it’s normal to see a guy in a corner with a car battery offering to charge your phone or iPod. We could go on and on describing this exotic situation to you, but we'll cut The Electric Stone Age here.

...and to the hardworking guys at EdH, nice try and thank you for the quickie. The efforts are commendable especially after the 7.o you-know-what.

Football is Therapy

Hello world! You know what’s more important than your dog, football! Seriously! It brings a mountain of Haitians to cheer their favourite team and bring about world peace! Okay, probably not world peace but football is a part of Haitian life as much as rice&beans. Here in Haiti, we take football seriously. Game schedules spread across town faster than you can say goal! Wherever there’s a TV, you’ll find eyes glued to it, moving together with the ball and don’t be surprised if you hear someone shouting “monte volum la!” (Turn up the volume!), from the head peeping over the garden wall to watch the match on your tiny TV. Though, even if you can’t see the game, you’ll still hear it on radios. An entire business is even based on football. Big bets are made whenever there is a match. Restos with TVs are packed. And don’t even get me started with Team Brazil and Team Argentina, oh, people go bonkers for those teams!
It is like a religion; people gather together as one, raise their hands, cheer and shout. Gooooooal!

This is why we need to ask FIFA to dedicate the 2010 World Cup to Haiti. Avid fans need to cheer their favourite team!

Football is Therapy.


(edited: 29 March 2010, 15:41 )