working and having fun

I never thought working could be this fun :)

After I quit my job in an american company (thanks to the US recession) I decided to look for a homebased work and a friend suggested Odesk.com. Everything was tricky at first because you have to take the so called "readiness test" before you can proceed to apply. I did pass that test after taking it several times, well only 5 times lolz! I mean, the answers are all there but I was tired of reading all those things. Anyways I passed and took some other tests to make my profile more attractive. And then BINGO!!! I found myself some work, oh yeah 3 jobs actually, one regular job and 2 part-time jobs.

The first one is kinda noble so to speak...I was hired by a Norwegian Non-Profit Organization called Taransvar and their main purpose is to alleviate world poverty. See? I'm now an agent for helping and uplifting the poor. My job is to call companies in South Africa (the nicest people I have ever dealt with, EVER!!!!) and to sell communication devices like cordless phone connections with internet access. It's actually a new project, so we are still in the process of testing the market.

The second one is a part-time job with an Indian Company called SB Corp and I write articles for web content. Money is not actually big but it's just a part-time work and I am being trained to be a good writer for websites lolz!

The third one is so cool for me and I love doing it. My employer is a British guy who operates a website about Asian Movies, Actors and other news. I contribute articles, reviews and other things. So what I do is just watch asian movies and write about them and then earn something, isn't that cool?

Do check the site at www.asianmoviepulse.com, you can write comments or send messages too.

Ciao!

back on my feet

I'm finally back in the City...I have not been blogging for a while because of lots of things..



First...I was out job hunting, after I quit my job in Ortigas Center, lots of things have been difficult. I tried working in an American Company somewhere in Makati but things did not work out fine. The travel going there is very exhausting, I live in Caloocan and Makati is such a far away place and I need to ride a tricyle, then LRT then a jeepney to go there (Taxi is out of the question because I can't afford to spend Php400 fare everyday)...Until I finally decided to work at home and thank God somebody created ODESK. Now, I have finally landed a job at the comfort of my own home. I have been hired by a Norwegian Non-Profit Organization and we sell Telecommunications and Internet Services to major cities in South Africa. The best thing with this is that part of the profit goes to charity, to help the less fortunate children in Africa, in someways, I feel a part of their mission...



Ok, but prior to that, of course I went home to my old and sleepy province of Samar....and I have some authentic promdi pictures here...




I have a cousin who owns a fish pond and I decided to fool around. I actually have lots of stupid pics but it's too silly to be posted here. Living in the province is such a pleasure, the simplicity is very much humbling. It's like, life there is so much easier and kinda slow...yet so unwicked, unlike the fast paced, selfish, wicked, chaotic life I live in the big city...




I also finally got to taste the native tinolang manok and sinaing sa palayok which was soooo yummy....and lastly, there's the pic of the piece of land where I am going to build my dream house. The land is almost on top of the mountain and overlooking the sea.

So there you go... that's the update...

Farewell Madam President...

President Cory Aquino, the 11th and the first female President of the Philippines is dead.

For a lot of reasons I am sad and felt that it is my duty to write about how a wonderful human being she is...

The woman, a plain housewife who has been admired by the world for her courage after the assasination of her husband. She then became the President of the country after the peaceful 1986 Edsa Revolution. Even Time Magazine took interest of her charm and made her Woman of the Year for 1986.

Cory has since become the symbol of Peace and of Democracy and the people have always adored her even after her term as the president. Her opinion always mattered in the world of politics.

And now she's gone, our Cory Aquino is gone... in someways people are sad yet thankful that her pain is finally over, her suffering has ended and she is now at peace with God.

Maraming Maraming Salamat minamahal naming Cory...

For bringing back democracy, for inspiring us, for uniting the filipino people, for changing the lives of the millions of filipinos and for touching our lives. We will always love you, we will never forget you and you will forever be in the hearts of all the filipinos...

Rest in peace our Dear President...We know that God has already prepared a special place for you in heaven...