Blog Inspiration

Hi, everyone! Phew, the last time I have updated this blog was four years ago lol. And at that time, I was selling my HP mini note. Would you believe that I didn't sell it at all. I've realized that since it's a laptop I have purchased through my retirement pay from working in a call center for seven years, I can't just let go of  it easily. I am thankful that I didn't sell it and now, I in fact I am still using it.

Anyways, I have created this blog to share with you my ways on how to earn extra whether through business, investments or online work. It has been my advocacy ever since that every person has the capability to produce money. You just need to have the knowledge, the skills and the perseverance to pursue it. I hope through this blog, I will be able to inspire others to find other means of earning besides working full time as a corporate slave. I am still learning but I am willing to share with you my adventures in pursuing my advocacy. Let's go ahead and explore other possibilities and may we all live the life of abundance. Amen.

Selling my HP Mini Note

Good day everyone! It's my rest day today and I have no plans of leaving the house today. I just made some blog entries and made some sponsored posts. I do want to make it up to my blogs because I haven't been able to update them for the longest time this year. I have been busy with so many things so I want to make sure that I update them with at least one post for each blog.

Well, earlier today I was having issues with Asha, my HP Mininote laptop. Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel isn't working so I thought of selling it online. It's not that I don't want my HP laptop anymore but it's been acting up for quite sometime now and I'm already tired of troubleshooting. I only had it for one month and it's already a pain in the butt. Well, I'm still waiting for offers. I'm selling it for P12,500 - way lower than it's original price. Here's my sulit ad, I'm really not in a hurry and I'm still having second thoughts about it so que sera sera.

QUEZON CITY CIRCLE WORLD OF FUN

Happy New Year Everyone! I hope all of you had a great Christmas! Well mine was also a happy one though I only celebrated it with my hubby as I still have a shift at 5:30 am the next day. We just cooked spaghetti, friend chicken, rice and fruit salad for dessert. It all went well.

Hubby and I also went to QC Circle last Dec. 23 and back again last Dec. 26 this time with mama, kuya elmer and empoy. I still can't believe how they were able to transform the old Quezon City Circle from being boring into a wonderful, fun and colorful amusement park! Went there at around 4pm with the whole gang. We used a picnic mat and purchased a barbeque meal from a nearby kiosk. What's good about going here is that it would not hurt your budget. For around P200, you can already bring your family here as the entrance fee would only cost you P30 each. Children below 3 ft. will have a free entrance. There are a lot of food stalls here and vendors as well. I bet you'll get a hearty meal for only P40 each. Well, you can also bring your own baon to save the money for the rides! All in all, we only spent around P500 for the four of us. So cheap compared to the happiness this experience had brought us. Another extra ordinary proof the best things in life are indeed free.




 

met them at SM North at around 3PM

Empoy got a gift from Ninong Jojo!

our picnic area

Happy New Year Everyone!

Another year has passed and I have so many things to thank the Lord for last 2011!  The mere fact that I am still alive is already a big blessing as some of my friends have already left this world. I thank the Lord for my father's second chance to live. Since we rushed him to the hospital last month, I feel as if he was given another chance to live. To do things differently this time and to make sure that he lives his life for God's glory. I hope and pray I can help him do his life's mission.

I have done so many things this 2011 that are also worth remembering. I have started my online shop in Facebook which is a dream come true for me. At last, I already have a business that I can call my own. I also started with my transcription job though lately, I wasn't able to work as much as I want do to sched limitations. Blogwise, I know I didn't improve or I may say it became worse. I haven't exerted much effort in blogging as I did in the past. I haven't earned as much as well. I think I need to do things differently this time. I guess I need to focus more on this part time job than on anything else as it's a proven source of income. So this 2012, one main goal I'll be working on would be to have a passive income through my blogging business and to update this blog as often as I can. Happy New Year everyone!

My First Transcription Job

Just finished my first work as a transciptionist! Whooaaa! And mind you, I literally worked on a 15 minuted audio file for 4 hours! Four long hours! My back was aching and I can hardly sit on my chair. The first transcription job was about a guy who interviews a Spanish girl about how she uses her IPAD. It's a back breaking job indeed. But I'm happy. I'm happy though tired because I was able to finish my first job! From 2 am to 6 am I was working on that job. Took my breakfast and again worked on a 2 minute file...and it took me another 30 minutes! Waaah! I hope I get be used to it. If this would be my bread and butter next year, I need to be good at it. I earned P185 pesos today because a minute audio file transcription would earn me $0.25 and since I had 17 minute audio job done...I've earned a humble amount of $4.25 today. Not much but I'm so proud of myself! What a great day to spend my restday. By the way, I'll go back to work again tomorrow at 1:30 am. I hate my schedule! Hopefully, things will be better at work as well very soon. Will update you.

Backlog

Yippee! Received an email from the boss, finally! I will patiently wait...

Pending Online Job

I was supposed to hit the gym earlier today because it's my day off and it's payday! We have plans of going to Trinoma and also have our weekly grocery. But for some reason (maybe because the air is so "maalinsangan"), we got sleepy. It's around 1 PM that time so we thought of taking a nap and just go out at around 4PM. Hubby woke up at 3 PM and ironed our clothes...I asked him to just wake me up at 4. He did but I am still sooo sleepy and just pleaded for another hour. It's already 5 and I still feel so lazy so I just cancelled our date and told him we'll just gonna do it tomorrow. I really hate myself whenever I do have a plan for that specific day and I'm not able to do it. Arrrgh, it sucks! Woke up at 7PM and just worked on my online job.

I was hired as an online transcriptionist through odesk that pays $0.25 for every audio minute you transcribed. What's good about it is that you can work at your own phase. You will not be required to work on a specific time and date but of course the amount of money you'll earn depends on the effort you exert. When I was hired, I felt as if I will not be able to find time for it so I asked them if I could suspend my work for a month or two though I have already finished all the necessary training modules for the job. They agreed,  and for the past two months...I was not able to work on it. But earlier today, an idea came to mind. I think I now can handle such responsibility as I would like to just spend an hour or two for it. I immediately requested for a slot but haven't heard from them. The paranoid me starts thinking negatively again. Well it's just been three hours since I sent the message, I'll wait till Monday for the confirmation. Lord whatever happens, Your will be done.

God Talks to me Through My Favorite TV Shows

a scene from BIO's "Hoarders"

Just stayed the whole day at home and  rested. Watched my favorite shows like BIO's "Hoarders" and "Storage Wars" as well as History's "Swamp People" and "Pawn Stars". These shows literally makes me excited. Thank God we have Destiny is our cable provider because if it's Sky Cable or other providers...they don't include History Channel in the package. I now can't imagine myself going home early in the morning watching local channels. It's not that I'm against it, it's just that movie programs in the US are far better than what we have here when it comes to the broadness of topics. Being able to watch foreign shows gave me a more in depth realizations about different cultures and different situations. Like for example the show Hoarders, this is the first time I've seen a person with such disorders. They do collect stuff continuously to the point that they no longer was able to see any free space in the house because of the amount of items they collected. Those things just literally sitting in their living room, kitchen and even in the bedroom. It's a psychological condition that is often related to depression and insecurity. Being able to watch those types of shows makes me realize how fortunate I am. Makes me feel more blessed knowing I am not in their situation. I guess God uses different methods to reach us...and in my case, through my favorite cable tv shows. Thank You Lord!

A Lot of Distractions

Just earlier today, I have listed a number of things I need to do for today. I wanted to finish all of those tasks to make sure I would be able to continue improving my blogging skills. Unfortunately, there are so many distractions. Yahoo, Google, Facebook, Odesk, Jobstreet and other blogs that caught my attention. It might be an advantage for some to be a "multitasker", being able to do several things at the same time, but for me, it's a total disaster. I can't concentrate on one task. Guess this is the fist thing I need to work on. A lot of things to do but can't finish even one. Hopefully I can finish at least one task for today...at least one...

Consistency and Hardwork

Haven't been able to post anything personal here for the longest time...well, what's new? I hate myself when I start a certain project and wasn't able to finish it. I think that is the reason why there is not much changes on my blogging income. I've been earning if not the same, less than what I have been earning in the past. I guess other than having consistency...there should also be something new in my writing strategy. Have received some SEO tips from a new found friend/officemate on how to improve pagerank and how to earn thousands of dollars through google adsense. I plan to study it by heart today and tomorrow and I hope I can improve my stats these coming weeks. If I want have this as my profession, I need to be good at it to be successful. I don't want to be mediocre anymore when it comes to earning money through the net, I need to be choose my own battle and win over it. I just hope my mind won't be occupied with something else to achieve this goals.

VoIP for My Home Office

I've been working as a technical support representative for a dsl company for almost five years now and I always get calls from our subscriber inquiring if we have a voip service. Well to be honest with you, only now have I fully understood what Voip service is for and what advantage it does have over the regular phone service. I am actually thinking of getting that same service for my home office but since there are a number of Voip providers out there... I need to make sure I get the best one. One that offers the most affordable price with the best service.

What is good about having Voip or Voice Over Internet Protocol or in more common terms phone over Internet is that it normally offers lower rates than many traditional phone companies. Furthermore, most VoIP phone calls even internation are free. Although there is a cost for the internet service itself, using the VOIP over this service may not involve any extra charges so we can say that the calls are free or charge.

I am planning to retire soon and be a work at home call center agent and having a VoIP service is a must for me. I can easily work from anywhere with a good Internet connection if I do have VoIP service. I have learned stumbled upon a site that provides 5 Reasons to Switch to VoIP and I am totally convinced that having a VoIP service is really needed especially if you are a remote or home based worker. Good thing I was able to see an online article about the Consumer Rankings VoIP guide which gave me a better idea on what type of subscription I’ll gonna make. It’ll be a lot easier for me to pick the best VoIP service provider by checking on those online guides.

Homebased

It's been quite sometime since the last time I posted something here. Well, nothing much have changed but there is one thing that made me so happy last week. I was hired as a home based transcriptionist by a company based in Philadelphia. What I love about the job is that they will ask you to transcribe an 8 min audio file and if you passed, you'll not gonna only get the job, they'll also pay you $2 for the effort. I'm happy to be able to pass the exam but to be honest with you, it's really not easy. It took me about one and a half hour to transcribe an 8 minute audio file. Phew. Well, it's all worth it. I am few steps away from being a full time work at home professional. It's is really my dream to be a home based blogger/transcriptionist/businesswoman...and it is slowly becoming a reality for me. Since me and my hubby will soon live in Montalban, it'll be harder for me to commute to and from the office...so I've decided to retire next year and use my retirement money on business purposes. My hubby will be the one to take care of it, while I on the other hand is working at home on my home office. I plan to put up my own home office and have a third room all for that purpose. I am also thinking of having a part time job in a regular office scenario just to save my sanity. Well, I will just gonna cross the bridge when I get there. But for the meantime, all I know is that I need to save, save, save for my retirement next year. I've realized that life is so short, I might as well do what I love to do and that is to have my own business and work at home. I know this might be a crazy idea for some because here I am with a good job with a good paycheck and yet I would want to work at home with no security of getting a fat paycheck...but I would always remember this phrase..."where God guides...God provides...". I know God would never let us suffer and that He would always take care of His flock.

Frustrated

Last night another "big" thing happened...something that shook my faith with the current company I'm working for. Well, I applied for a position on another account, some sort of a lateral transfer. It's a daytime account and all we just need to do is to email clients for business renewwal. It's like the same job I am currently holding, the only thing that has changed is the schedule. It offers 6am to 3pm shift with weekend rest days. I have already prepared all the necessary requirements for the transfer only to find out that our Senior Manager again, I repeat, again denied my application. She said theres a scarcity of people in our current program and if they would let me transfer to another program, they need to look for a replacement for me who is qualified for the position. I admit, I was really devastated. I've worked on my scorecard just to have this chance - in fact I've been a Rockstar last month and yet all the response I could get from her is that "we need to find for a replacement that would fill in your job". Well, I hate it! I know I have already asked God for guidance. I know it's already out of my hands but my first reaction of course is anger and frustration.

Though I really don't intend to stay long since I'm just waiting for my retirement on October, I still wish to try a different LOB before I leave. I want to maximize my stay, meet new friends, learn new stuff...but my manager already shut the door of opportunity for me. My previous superior talked to me earlier and even told me that if I am bitter with what happened, I should not let my colleagues get the negativity in me, else, I should already resign. If only I could, I would! But I still need to stay for another 5 months to get my retirement and I'm outta here! I wish I could tell them about my plans of resigning soon but I need to keep my cool and stick with my plans. I just want to vent out my angst though I know this negative feeling will be gone later. Anyways, I still love my work, it's just that I don't like the feeling of having to believe something that is really not feasible like asking for a lateral transfer. They should start telling their people that lateral transfers are just meant for people are not capable of doing anything so people won't waste their time sending letter of intent and printing resumes. Enough of this, I should go to sleep now. It'll be a long day later.

A New Online Business

It's been a very busy week for me. Just recently put up a small online business for blog advertising. I am happy to introduce my new online business venture..."Creative Article Writing Services" - it is a portal where advertisers can buy cheap quality review articles or have their products or services reviewed on our websites. Have been working on it for one week now and I'm happy that I was able to pull it off together. My first writers are my colleagues Anne and Ice, good thing they accepted the job though their salary is just minimum. I promised them that when we already have several advertisers, I would increase their talent fee. LOL.

Since I'm now able to finish my website, I would now concentrate in contacting advertisements and working on my blogs. It's been a long week and I'm so proud that I was able to accomplish so many things. It's true, just have several mini goals for the week as there is more probability that it would work than fail. Thanks for this week Lord, please bless my new business. Amen.

Exchange Links

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example:
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Please make sure that you add me already so I could check. Upon checking, I would add up your blog. Thanks!

A Roller Coaster Week

It's been a hectic week again but I'm happy that I was able to achieve some of my mini goals for the week. I also got some pretty good news before the week ends though the first three days are in ruin. God really never let me fall, when I lose some, I would definitely win some.

I don't know if it's an opportunity missed but I'm certain that it's Gods hands that leads me to exactly where I am right now. I, together with my girls, have found out that there is an offer for a lateral transfer for a Pioneer Australian Telco Account with perks of having a day shift and a weekend off. The account would also be based here in Ortigas as well so nothing much would be changed except for the schedule. Being a Senior Specialist for almost three years now working in a graveyard shift, I also feel that this is a high time for me to experience a normal life. Don't get me wrong, I love my account and I love my job so much. Who wouldn't love a job that gives you the opportunity to work only depending on your mood. You can work for only 4 hours today and complete the shift tomorrow. Assisting agents and working with technicians are my passion but I feel that I need to live a normal life at this point. So I grabbed the chance and applied for a lateral transfer. After we were permitted to go home three hours before our shift ends, we hurriedly prepared our resumes and our letter of intent. The deadline was that same day at 12NN. Our supervisor approved our request and handed it over to our Senior Manager. After we've learned that Sup already passed our credentials, we went home with high hopes. The next day, I was absent. I need to work on my online job as I already have tons of pending tasks. My friend Melai texted me saying our application was set on hold because the Senior Operations Manager declined the request saying they need to look for our replacement first before we could apply in another account. Watda! I felt really sad knowing we were not even given a chance to be interviewed. She said we need to wait for a couple of months till they were able to get deserving agents to replace our position. At first, I was mad. Good thing, I was able to remind myself of a passage in the Bible about His plan for my life and this application is really not a part of His plan for my life. I just accepted it and hoped that God would lead me to the right path.

Though I was pissed at the start of the week, I felt overwhelmed before the week ends. It's because they have increased our quality productivity bonus. Instead of having only ten percent for a passing scorecard of 3, they made it 12 percent  for 3.5 scorecard average, 14 percent for a 4.0 average and 16 percent for 4.5! It's a lot of money that we can get for a month of hard work! Though they wont be giving us qpb if our sc is just passing...I still am confident that I could get at least 3.5 average for each month. Money is really a key motivator for me to do well in my job. I need to save save save especially that all my plans are set to happen on 2012.

Lord, thank you for never leaving us. Help me to accept whatever plans you have for my life. To you be the glory forever. Amen.

Kongratuleyshens Joshii!!!

Yesterday was a fun filled day spent with my family as a celebration for my niece's graduation.It's been a while since I've seen and bonded with them that is why even though I only had one hour of continuous sleep... I still made sure I can go to UP Diliman to participate in our family outdoor gimik haha.
Mom texted me and told me to go straight to UP Diliman at around 10 am as Big Brother Edwin wants to have a mini picnic at the park. I came home at around 5 am and slept for just an hour so my head is still floating when I received the text message. I really still want to sleep because I don't like the feeling of being sleepy (that's the worst feeling) so I politely informed them that I will just join them for lunch. Two minutes after I sent that message, Big Bro called and made some "pakonsensya" tactics so I have no choice but to get up and prepare for stuff that well gonna bring. I and Jojo are already cramming since we still need to pack our things when my Papa arrived at the house. Oh, it's payday today I forgot. He comes here at the house regularly during paydays to get his payday allowance. So since I need to talk to my Pops about the business we had and what strategy to use...I discussed with him our plans which took us about an hour to finish. Ow, were sooo late!

yey andito na kami sa UP

picnic sa ilalim ng mga puno

Hurriedly we went to UP Diliman, got a text message from Joshua that they are parked at the back of the Oblation. We were able to spot them quite easily and saw that they already have set up picnic mats. Saw my big bro and his family, my mom, my niece and ate melody's sister and her family. The kids are playing baseball while my sister in law starts preparing our breakfast. It is indeed a hearty breakfast which comprises of hotdogs, longganisa, sinangag and the famous shrimp with broccoli and carrots. They cooked one kilo of larcge shrimps which is more than enough for us. I finished almost half a plate of the big shrimps!

badminton with mother

picture sa auto ni big bro

We had our pictures taken on the large trees and on the wide football field. This is the first time I've experienced having a picnic inside the UP area and I really loved it! I can't believe there are not a lot of people around to think that you need not pay for anything to be able to enter this wonderful place. I would definitely come back here soon.

si Josh kinuha lahat ng stuffed cheeze haha

glutonny again bwahaha

After some picture taking and some chitchatting, we went straight to SM North. Big Bro thought well spend the night at their place but since he know's me, I feel that he recall my fear of sleep overs... just chose to dine in a mall close to where I live. He treated us for late lunch at Pizza Hut! The table was filled with food! I ordered Country Fried Chops and Cream of Mushroom while my hubby picked Roast Chicken and Cream of  Chicken soup. We had a taste of the famous Garlic and Cheese Chicken Wings, Breaded Chicken Fillet, Ceasar Salad, Spaghetti Bolognese and a Family Sized Stuffed Crust Pizza. It was indeed a feast! Though tired and sleepy, I really enjoyed this day. I hope we can get together more often and I promise to be more visible to them from this day forward.

Hectic Week

Waaah, there are a lot of things happening to my life right now...I need to breath....

Well, first we just recently opened our new and improved JOMI mini grocery. We made some major renovations in the house and changed the whole appearance. We need to put up a business if I need Jojo to stay here in the Philippines. He was supposed to apply as a steward in a Shipping company where my sister in law Melody is currently working. But of course, at the last minute, I again asked him to just stay with me and well just gonna put up a business together. So here it is, currently we are managing our store with limited stocks but we will be in full force on May 15. We will be getting our Quality Bonus on the 15th and another 30k would all be donated to our business. I was supposed to buy a new laptop but I know I need to work on our future. If I won't do this now, when?

new and improved JOMI store

In my search for online jobs available, I stumbled upon a site that hires article writers. I hurriedly sent a letter of intent and sent my resume as well. The manager contacted me and interviewed me through yahoo messenger. He asked me how many articles can I write in a day and all those. I told him that I really can't commit that much since I have my regular job. He started to ask me how I was able to know stuff about online advertising so I told him that I used to work for a website company for almost four months. He asked me if I know SEO...at first I am hesitant since I only have very limited information about it but with confidence I said yes. He told me that they are currently seeking SEO Specialist and asked me if I want to apply. Can't really tell what crazy idea came into my mind when I said "I wan't to give it a shot". Are you kidding me? Soon enough he asked me to fill out some forms online and asked me to wait for his decision the next day. I was surprised to get a text message from him saying, I was hired. WTF! He asked me to commit at least two hours of my day, which will happen between 10am to 12NN Monday thru Friday and I will work side by side with their website developer. He is willing to pay me $10 per hour for some SEO stuff and content writing as well. I would try to read and study some tricks about SEO, I hope I can do well.

I really don't know what will happen in these new adventures in my life but it sure is worth the risk. Maybe this is high time for me to get out of my comfort zone and go into my courage zone. I just hope and pray that everything will work out just fine.

Happy Birthday Malen

I hate myself when I commit to others and to myself...and I wasn't able to do it. Arrrgh, it sucks. Like yesterday, I was supposed to attend my college bestfriend Malen's birthday. I already confirmed it but at the last minute...I quit. I don't know why. I always feel uncomfortable going out on my rest days. I don't feel like going somewhere out of the house if it's really not required or really necessary for me to be there. I don't know what that kind of fear it is but I hate it. Maybe I hate dressing up, maybe because I again gained some weight. What I really think is that it has something to do with my weight. When I lost weight last year, all I want to do is party party party. Be on the limelight, have my pictures taken and have it posted on Facebook. I love it when people comment that I've lost a lot of weight which became my motivation to see my other friends. I don't want to rely my happiness on my outward appearance or anything other than my inner self. I don't want to have anything or anyone control the level of my happiness. I just hope I can make it up to my friend. I have failed them twice now (Ruth and Malen- my college bestfiends), one is when I missed our dear friend Syana's party when came to the Philippines after 10 years and now I failed them because I wasn't able to attend her birthday though I promised her that I will be there with my hubby. I hate myself. I hope and pray I can manage to do what I have planned. Procrastination and not doing what you have planned is deadly. Help me Lord. Amen.

Everyday Blogging

I want to post every something everyday...i need to... life is running so fast i need to document the highlights of my day... I hope I can have the time and the will to continue with this project. I'm starting by adding articles to a site I created which tackles healthy living and having a healthy lifestyle. I pray I can add some more articles to my other blogs as well. Amen.