To think of it, I've gone through quite a bunch of them. I won't call them leaders, because few of them really were leaders while the majority were bosses or better known as - managers.
What I'm going to do here is to list all the good qualities I've found in them.

• Number one had good eyes, this one saw my potential and what kind of task would suit me when I didn't have any idea of where I want to go.

• Number two got the ability to trust the subordinates and the true skill of delegation. I recognize this one as a leader because this one made me grow - a lot.

• Number three was a good communicator. I was impressed by this ones skill to reach out to people at all level and with no trace of arrogance. I recognize this one as a leader because this one inspired me.

• Number four was good at influencing and networking. This one is able to predict, control and make sure things go in the favourable way. This one was no pushover.

• Number five was analytical and patience.

• Number six was a strategist. This one was structured, driven and clear when giving directions but without revealing more than planned.

• Number seven was experienced and calm. This one knows what lies a head and planned a good escape without making much noise.

• Number eight was a smart one. This one give you a lot of space.

• Number nine was a rare one. This one got all of the above described qualities. I recognize this one as a leader - with the big L.

• Number ten has the verbal gift. This one can sell anything to anybody in any situation.

There's actually more than ten of them but I didn't get to know the rest well enough to make a sound judgement.

For most Asians, drama is addictive. I've long left the HKdrama behind because they were getting to predictable and boring.

 Nowadays I'm mostly into Kdramas and one theme seems more interesting than all the others - the 'Command and Conquer' theme.  There's the ancient kind, like King Geunchogo (근초고왕) above, and then there's the modern kind like Flames of Ambition (욕망의 불꽃) here below.
On this side of the world, you would most likely find it among video and computer games but now there's a series which came pretty to close to what I'm used to watch.
The westen version is more graphic and barbaric but the basics is still the same and the title is more straight forward - Game of Thrones, that's what it's all about!

Looking for my favorite fashion magazine JJ on appstore, I found this instead.
It's Vogue for the 'younger' population. The original one is in full Japanese and cost 7SEK but for me unknown reason, they've release an English version for free.

It's a full magazine with extra stuff in it, video clips of behind the scene on runways and Japanese commerscial. Loads of pages of fashion and make up advices, all in English. It's the 'all in English' part I've missed everytime I browse through my JJs.

The magazine is most enjoyable for iPad, I believe it's compatible for iPhone as well. The app installation is quick but allow it a bit of time to download the whole big magazine, if not you'll feel like you're surfing on a slow modem from the 90s. You'll see a blue bar with % on the top, telling how much of the magazine is download.

It's the May issue, quite new.
Enjoy!

VOGUE girl No.1 for English Conde Nast Publications Japan Category: Books Updated: maj 05, 2011

With the summer holiday comming up let's take a look at the Norwegian holiday pay system.

Comming from Sweden I assumed it would just be the same here as in Sweden - monthly salary every month and the 10-13% of yearly income minus tax paid out in one of the summer months.

Let's go through the Norwegian taxation routine for the whole year while we're at it.
1. When people talk about salary, they talk about the yearly amount while in Sweden we refer to the monthly amount.
2. January-May, July-October and December months, you'll receive the salary as usual.
3. November you only need to pay half the tax. With a salary of 10 000NOK, normal tax is 3600NOK, this month you'll only pay 1800NOK. Instead of getting the usual 6400NOK, for November you'll get 8200NOK to spend, what a different huh?

4. In June you don't get any salary, what you'll get is your holiday pay minus a 4/26 (if you're allow 5 weeks holiday) of your montly salary. The holiday pay is 10-14% (depending on number of holiday weeks you get per year) of last years salary and no tax will be deducted here.

With last years' income of 100 000 NOK and allow 5 weeks holiday, for the month of June you'll get 0.12 x 100 000 - (4/26) x 10 000NOK = 10 461NOK for June to get wasted on your holiday.

The deduction of 4/26 x *monthly salary* is explained like this: There's 21-23 working days per month and a 5 weeks holiday is equal 25 working days away. The holiday pay just entitle you to one month compensation of no salary. For the 'extra' days, the missing 2-3 days, that you're not working, it needs to be deducted.

There is a catch though, you'll only get the holiday pay if you've been working in the company the previous year. If you only work partly of previous year, you'll get a smaller pay in June. If you, unfortunately just start working this year then you'll still get the 'holiday', but the 'pay' will be absent for June.

Conclusion, basic math is required if you're planing to work in Norway. If possible you should start working last year or not taking any holidays this year. ^^

Today when I finally got back home it was pouring down so hard that I hesitated to get out of the car.

 There's no photoshop effects in the picture below, it was just taken through the windscreen. The rain was pouring down so fast so you hardly see the trace of it on the glas.
 With 3 accidents happening this afternoon on a short distance - the one between work and my place unfortunately, the roads looks like this today.  The big road was blocked.
 And so was the small one so I got literary stucked in my office until late.
Sitting in the car for a while, I got bored and understood that it's going to be like this for the rest of the day and I don't really want to spend the whole evening in my car so I went out in the rain and walked home.