Bing aka Juliet posts her response to five questions asked by Dean Alfar

in what seems to be a variation of the forwarded-email type

question-and-answer things that go around the ‘net.  I think these

are best answered in blog posts, being open to the general public, and

with relevant links to responses by other people.

Here are her questions and my responses:

1. You were wed year 2003, right? What is your opinion on “seven-year itch”?

I honestly have no idea.  Google tells me it’s either a movie by Billy Wilder or a band. 

I’m realy sorry, Bing.  I’m not too familiar with it/them. 

If it came to bands, those who really know me would know I’m a Goo Goo Dolls junkie (Name, Iris, and Slide will always be in my digital media player, aside from the regular Leo Laporte podcast).

2.

As a parent (and a successful one) who has plans for your kids, will

you choose to let them follow the course they wanted to pursue, or

impose what you desire for them? Why?

Caren and I are always praying hard that we’ll be successful parents (it probably

takes a lifetime to prove that–but thanks for saying I’m a successful

one).  I’ll let them pursue what they want to, as long as they

passionately do so.  That’s the only desire that I will impose: for

them to have a definite goal and passionately pursue it.  So whether

they choose sciences, the arts, business, or what-have-you, as long as

they’re happy and as long as they do reach for their dreams, it’s all

right with me.  I’ll be fully supportive.

3. What do you plan to do when you retire as an economist/IT exec? Will you focus more on writing?

Yes, I will probably focus more on writing and photography.  Hopefully

by that time, I’ll have enough resources to finance for better

photo equipment.

I also want to get involved with projects that will be of help to the

needy.  This is something long-overdue, actually.  It’s difficult to

help others when you’re also in need, so these days I start with my own

family.

But the best thing I’d do is focus on having more time for my family.  That’s what anyone wants at any time, isn’t it?

4.

How will you defend yourself if you were given a memorandum one day

forcing your resignation because your services are no longer of use to

them?

This is a difficult one.  I’m of the opinion that if you are no more

use to the entity you serve, then that means you’ve fulfilled your

responsibility to the fullest: you’ve perfected the system; you’ve made

everything so efficient and self-sustaining that you are no longer

needed.  So I’ll probably give myself a pat on the back for a job well

done (and go on to consider my other options–I may still be needed

elsewhere).

5. Is blogging a challenge to you?

I’ve always had a love for writing and publishing (even though

oftentimes it feels like a one-way street).  Hence, somehow blogging

has become second nature.  But I still find blogging to be a challenge

because I feel the need to innovate.  Blogging is great; it’s probably

the next big thing after the wheel and indoor plumbing.  But if there’s

something greater yet to happen with blogging, I’d like to be part of

it.  So that’s a challenge for me.

Thanks for the questions, Bing.  You got me to work up a sweat!

Here are the rules of the game, for those who’d like to be interviewed by yours-truly:

The Official Interview Game Rules:

• If you want to participate, leave
  
  a comment below saying “interview me.”


• I will respond by asking you five
  
  questions – each person’s will be different.


• You will update your
  
  journal/blog with the answers to the questions.


• You will include this
  
  explanation and an offer to interview others in the same post.


• When
  
  others comment asking to be interviewed, you will ask them five
  
  questions.


• If you don’t have a blog, I will still ask you 5 unique
  
  questions and you can post your answers here.

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