NU 12 by Jaypee Eugenio

Ateneo Innovation and Entrepreneurship "New ideas create more and better new products and services; create more wealth."

Good Day Prof. Jorge,

Appreciate feedback at your earliest conveniece regarding my first 2 NU12 below based on the guide questions you have provided in the sysllabus.

Regards,
Jaypee Eugenio



2. New spending habits / routine

            Well, for the past 6 years that I have been working professionally, I must say that I have also spent all my hard earned money at the same time. But I am happy that I was able to buy everything I wanted to have and everything I wanted to give my loved ones plus enjoyed travelling to places on my wish list. However, it had dawned to me a year ago that it's about time I should not think about the present alone and start looking forward to the future since I am not getting any younger.

            Looking at my spending habits, I realized that most of it was spent on my perfume collections, shoes, clothes, and of course gadgets that I tend to replace every year or whenever a new one is available in the market.       Moreover, with the advent of online shopping and group buying discount websites, more were spent last year that perhaps made me bit more than I could chew.

            Therefore, for my new spending habits, I will make it a point to distract myself whenever I am about to visit an online shopping website and will instead think of my piggy bank at home. I will only buy the things I need and not just those I want. Will try to sell those things I am no longer using and add that to my current savings. I will save a portion of my earnings first before thinking of spending the same; instead whatever is left from my apportioned savings is the only amount I should spend. This is very different on my way of thinking that whatever is left after spending on all my wants and not just needs is my savings. With this in mind, hopefully I will be able to save for my future family. 3



8. What pisses you off at the mall? What do you suggest?

                Whenever I visit Trinoma Mall from their access door beside MRT North Avenue Station, it pisses me to see a long queue in the mall entrance because of the "so called" inspection being conducted by the mall security guards to the bags and belongings of the mall goers. Well in fact, upon observation is that they just merely point their "magic wands" inside your bag/s as if it can detect whatever it is you bring inside. Isn't it mediocre for them that they always shout they're just doing their jobs well in fact they just merely acting that they do. I am very willing to subject myself in falling in line for minutes if I can see that they are really doing their jobs and scrutinizing everything inside the bag of the person getting inside their mall/department store.
                Moreover, I can't see the reason why there is a separate security inspection for Landmark and Trinoma wherein they only share the same building? Will the customer buy "bombs" inside landmark and bring it inside Trinoma or vice versa? It would be good as added security if they are really doing the things that should be done in an inspection and not just acting with their "magic wands" and pointing inside our bags.
                I would suggest that the management of Trinoma and all other malls nationwide to invest on similar X-Ray machines being used in our airports today. This might cost them a fortune but this will definitely make it easier for their security guards to check what's inside the bags of their customers and will cut the inspection time in half thereby reducing the length of customers on queue or during slack periods will totally eliminate people waiting in line to get inside. This will also satisfy their customers need of a secure shopping mall wherein they can have a relax time with family and friends. 3 (It is expensive)