Thursday, February 4, 2010

I want to kick myself on the head...

I want to kick myself on the head... yeah, a lot of times I really do! My last post on this blog was in August of 2009! Boy, that is eons ago!

I was way tooooo busy dabbling in interior decorating (you should see how many re-arrangements our house has been to, I can still hear my mom saying, "umikot na naman ang bahay") and being a full-time houseMAID that I seldom have the energy or enthusiasm to post a new blog entry.

Yep, it was the "dark" ages for me all over again (actually, my dark ages come and go)... dark because I was feeling very low and was engaging in self-pity often that I had to constantly get myself dog-tired to get me off the feeling sorry for myself mode (kasi pag pagod ka na ayaw mo na mag-isip ng kahit ano, gusto mo na lang matulog o manood ng TV)... when you're a cum laude graduate from UP and your "career" is limited to that of being a houseMAID you just can't help but wallow in self-pity.

Anyway... after kicking myself on the head several times and coming to terms with the "blessings" I'm getting (my concept of blessings might be very different from yours in terms of value, whether monetary or otherwise, but nonetheless I have realized that we all are equally blessed. Buti na meron kesa wala!)here I am trying to pick up where I left off.

Actually, my main motivation, aside from finding an outlet for my angsts and frustrations in life, is the money I will be earning by continuing to blog. Yup, very apt for this particular blog of mine, don't you think?

I have been writing about how to save, how to make do with whatever money you have, so why not write about how to earn from what you have?

I'm a damn good writer (my oDesk clients swear by it) and it's about time I put it to good use! I'm through trying to get myself employed in a good company just to be able to wear nice clothes, have nice shoes and bags to match... I'm almost 37... and in the Philippine job market that is no longer acceptable, especially if you're not gunning for a managerial position.

Oh I've wanted to be a manager or at least a supervisor for as long as I can remember, but sometimes things just really don't work out the way I want them to. And I'm through trying to figure out why. Maybe it is really just not what is in my lucky stars. Dwelling on it even for the next 10 years will not change things... it will only make me 47 by then.

The fact is I have a 2-year old son now that I cannot bear leave with just the yaya so the work-at-home arrangement is what I really should be making the most out of... and make the most out of I will! (fingers and toes crossed... so help me God!)

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Cyleina Promo - P59/bar or P58/bar for orders of 3 bars or more!!!

I just started this online selling business and I want to make sure I get all the goodluck I can, so I'm starting with a promo as an "offering" to the universe and to the gods and goddesses of luck and beauty.

Instead of the SRP of P60 per bar, I'm selling my Cyleina soaps at P59 per bar OR P58per bar for orders of 3 bars or more, any combination.

For the Glutamaxxx, which retails at P100, I'm selling it at P99 per bar OR P98 per bar for orders of 3 bars or more of Glutamaxxx.

Payment options: GCash, Paypal, BPI deposit or COD

Shipping/delivery options: Xend, Air 21, pick-up or meet-up at a place and time convenient to ME (especially if the order is just for 1 bar of soap)

Cyleina Organic Beauty Soaps

I have read in one of Bo Sanchez’ books (I actually have a lot of them… addicted to self-help?) that a person should not depend on just his or her monthly salary but should actually have numerous income streams, no matter how small those income streams are. So I’ve decided to revive a few of my ideas to have other income streams aside from oDesk.

One of these income-earning ideas is to sell online… and here it is, my first online business venture! These soaps normally retail for P60 each and the Glutamaxxx ultima one retails for P100, but I’m selling them for a lot less than what other authorized sellers are selling them for AND I’m willing to give more discount for bulk orders!!!

What’s more , I’ll soon be selling these wonderfully organic beauty soaps with a native soapholder, ribbon and gift tag… just perfect for the coming Christmas season!

What are you waiting for? ORDER NOW!!!

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Paypal without EON card

I have been reading a lot about confused moms (I read the inquiries on Smart Parenting)inquiring on how to go about setting up their own Paypal accounts. Yes, up to this time there are still a lot of confusion on this despite several threads and long posts on various forum. So I've decided to add my own... before I pitch in my request that you use my referral link to sign up for a Paypal account. Hehehe. :-)

Myth# 1: You need an EON card to create a Paypal account - Back in the yester-years you probably would have needed an EON account, but not anymore since Paypal accredited Philippine banks to allow its Filipino members to transfer their Paypal funds to their savings or checking accounts.

In the olden day, EON was the only facility accepted by Paypal to enable new members to verify their account AND withdraw funds as well. So even if you don't have a credit card you can create a Paypal account and withdraw from it too, using EON.

These days, if you have a credit card AND a bank account, you are good to go.

Myth# 2: You need a credit card under YOUR name to verify your Paypal account - NOT! Now, this I have proven based on personal experience. I do have credit cards in MY name, but they're all maxed out and I needed to verify my Paypal account badly. Solution: USE HUSBAND'S CREDIT CARD.

I'm not sure if it will work with other relatives' credit card, but most likely it will if you have the same surname. This is my assumption because the as I was keying-in the credit card information, the SURNAME was pre-entered. All I had to do was enter the FIRST name.

Myth# 3: It is cheaper to withdraw funds using EON - Not!
My friend withdraws her oDesk earnings thru EON and she says her account is automatically charged $5 regardless of the amount she withdraws. So to get more value from this $5 she "accumulates" her earnings first before withdrawing to get more out of the $5 fee. Aside from this, if she transfers less than P7,000 from her Paypal to her EON account, she is also charged P50.

I'm have my BPI savings account and BPIFB joint account linked with my Paypal account. In my experience I get charged P150 pesos everytime I transfer my Paypal earnings to my BPI accounts. I also get that P50 Paypal charge if I transfer any amount lower than P7,000.


For penny-pinchers like me, every peso counts. P150 is still a whole lot lesser than $5, given how our exchange rate fluctuates. Plus, I hated Unionbank's service, whether thru the bank or via their customer service hotline. Their branch here along Quirino Highway, Novaliches really sucks!

So, if you need a Paypal account consider your options and ask around first to get the best deal when in comes to bank charges and services. I only know about BPI's charges, please don't assume it's the same for all banks.

However, if you've decided you want to go ahead and create a Paypal account I'd really appreciate it if you use my referral link:

Sign up for PayPal and start accepting credit card payments instantly.

I'M ON TOP OF THE (GOOGLE) WORLD!!!

I just thought I'd see how my other blog (ohmomi.i.ph) ranks in Google's search result pages... lo and behold...

I'M ON TOP!!! I must be doing something right, huh? :-)

Thank you, Lord! Now, if You can just translate this into thousands of dollars or millions of pesos, that would really make me feel like I'M ON TOP OF THE WORLD!!!

(calling all web advertisers and publishers... your ads are welcome here and my other blog as well!)


Saturday, May 30, 2009

Did you know that...

Again, let's make this a Filipino-English post para mas feel at nanunuot sa damdamin. if you need a pure English translation, just send me an email and I'll gladly translate it for you. Sayang ang pagiging freelance writer ko if I can't do that. :-)

Let's get the ball rolling. Did you know that...

1. You can get "loyalty credits" from being a Globe subscriber for at least 24 months?

Yup, it's true!. I've been a Globe subscriber for ages, or since 1997 yata yun. Ang arte-arte kasi ng Smart before and it was really hard to get a plan with a free phone from them noong mga panahong yun. Ewan ko na lang ngayon.

Anyway, so yun nga after 24 months of use, nag-expire na si plan. Eh likas talaga akong maurirat, I called Globe's customer service kasi I wanted to find out how to get a new phone, kasi di ba laging me mga bagong phone na ino-offer for free sa mga mag-aavail ng plan. Sabi ko pwede ko bang i-terminate existing plan ko then kuha ako ng bago just to get a new phone. Adik?

I was told I didn't have to do that pero yung phone na gusto ko is available only for a higher plan. Eh I didn't want to upgrade kasi plan 1200 yata ako that time. The customer service rep told me that ayun na nga... I can just get "loyalty credits" if I don't want to settle for a lower-end phone.

Ang scheme is I will have to sign up for another 24 months and they will deduct half the amount of my monthly plan, meaning 600 less tax or some charges yata yun for those 24 months. So installment. Let's say 1200 nga yung plan ko, more or less 700 na lang babayaran ko kasi ike-credit ako ng Globe ng 500++.

So, if you are a loyal Globe subscriber like me, make sure to find out when your plan is due to expire and call them right away to ask for the same deal. Ako, ever since I learned na me ganun pala, lagi kong hinihingi yun kasi parang hindi nila sasabihin sa inyo ng kusa. My husband does this na rin kasi nga tinuro ko sa kanya.

2. BPI waives annual membership fees - yes, yes, alam ko other credit cards do this... pero for the first year lang! Kaya paki-baba ang kilay nyo kasi useful din itong tip kong ito. :-)

Again, I've had my BPI credit card since 1997. Loyal sa mga Zobel de Ayala? I was once an employee kasi of one of Ayala Corporation's affiliates. PERO... I didn't know about this waiving of the annual fee thing until an officemate told me sometime 2005 na siguro. Imagine for years I've been religiously paying those annual fees eh pwede naman pala ipa-waive???

All you have to do is call them and request that waive your annual fee once it appears on your billing statement. Remember, it has to appear muna on your SOA before you call them, otherwise uulit lang kayo ng tawag.

Baket need pang intayin mag-appear sa SOA? Kasi me instance na hindi naman kayo nacha-charge. Well, at least in my case ganun. Hindi ko alam kung nagsawa na ang BPI sa kaka-request ko taon-taon since 2005 kaya hindi na nila ako china-charge, pero yun nga for the past 2 years yata wala akong annual fee. I would know kasi nga pag me nakita ako sa SOA eh itinatawag ko agad. Again, ginagawa na din ng husband ko itong discovery ko na ito. So try nyo din.

Might as well try it on your other credit cards. Malay nyo naman... Aba sayang din ang 1,500 to 2000 na membership fee.

3. Bayantel gives P500 rebates on your DSL bill IF you lose your DSL service and it was not restored within 24 hours.

I'm not very happy with the services of Bayantel kasi madalas napuputol yung DSL ko although na-program ko naman mag-auto redial pero still, hassle di ba? Anyway, pag naputol DSL nyo, i-report nyo agad kasi that is the only time the 24-hour count starts.

Take note of the exact time when it is restored. You will know kasi tatawagan naman nila kayo, so you really don't have to stare at your modem to wait for it to come to life. Pag lumagpas ng 24 hours at di pa nare-restore ang service, i-report nyo agad. Konting galit-galitan para mas effective although ako galit talaga lagi kasi naman my work depends on my DSL. Walang internet, walang trabaho.

At most importantly, wag mag-settle pag sinabing "may nagpunta na pero walang tao sa bahay nyo." Ang mechanics ng rebate program nila is REPAIR WITHIN 24 HOURS. Kahit dyan matulog ang repairman sa bahay nyo, kung hindi na-restore ang service nyo, you have every right na mag-reklamo and ask for that rebate. Basta lumagpas ng 24 hours kahit 1 minute lang i-reklamo nyo na. Well, that is kung importante sa inyo bawat piso na ginagastos nyo. If you don't need the rebate eh di keber. :-)


Isip pa ako ng mga tips and saving tricks na pinakinabangan ko talaga. For now, enjoy nyo muna mga ito.

Thursday, May 28, 2009

I need referrals for the following

These openings are for Emerson Electric Asia, ROHQ

Please send the resumes through raspberry_glace04@yahoo.com

DIVISION
POSITION
HIRING DIVISION
RANK
BALANCE

ITSS
.NET Developer
Industrial Automation - ASCO Numatics
Technical
1

ITSS
.NET Developer
Industrial Automation - ASCO Numatics
Technical
1

EFS
Accounts Payable Specialist
Closet Maid
Customer Service
1

WWCS
Aftermarket Administrator
Process Systems & Solutuions
Customer Service
1

EFS
AR Coordinator
Asco Power Technologies
Staff
1

GMDC
Assistant Team Lead / Team Lead
Liebert

1

ITSS
Capacity Planning Analyst
Corporate
Technical
1

EFS
Collections Specialist
Rosemount
Customer Service
1

EFS
Collections Specialist
Asco Power Technologies
Customer Service
1

EFS
Collections Specialist
Liebert
Customer Service
1

EFS
Collections Specialist
EPM - ERS
Customer Service
1

EFS
Collections Specialist
Appliance Controls
Customer Service
1

EFS
Collections Specialist
IA-EPT
Customer Service
1

EFS
Collections Specialist
InSinkerator
Customer Service
1

TSA
Configurator Support Associate
Intermetro
Technical
1

EPM
CSR - Corrective Billing Analyst
Regulators
Customer Service
1

WWCS
Customer Account Administrator
Process Systems & Solutuions
Customer Service
1

WWCS
Customer Account Administrator
Process Systems & Solutuions
Customer Service
1

WWCS
Customer Order Administrator
EPM WWCS
Customer Service
1

TSA
Customer Service Representative
Intermetro
Customer Service
1

EPM
Customer Support Engineer & Gatekeeper
Remote Automation Solution
Technical
1

TSA
E-Marketing Support Analyst
Knaack LLC
Staff
1

ECT
English Trainer
Emerson Climate Technologies
Staff
1

EFS
FA / GA Supervisor
Appliance Motors
Supervisor
1

GMDC
Financial Analyst
Asia Pacific Supply Chain
Staff
1

IA
French Speaking Engineering Analyst
ASCO Numatics
Technical
1

MAC
Inside Sales Associate
Fusite
Staff
1

EMSS
IT Desktop Engineer
EMSS IT
Technical
1

EMSS
IT Desktop Engineer
EMSS IT
Technical
1

GMDC
Logistics Data Analyst
GMDC MAC
Staff
1

EFS
Manila HCM Project Manager
Corporate
Manager
1

TSA
Market Research Officer
Ridge Tool
Officer
1

GMDC
Material Planner
Knaack
Technical
1

ECT
Monitoring Technician
Retail Solutions
Customer Service
1

ITSS
Network Administrator
Industrial Automation - ASCO Numatics
Technical
1

MAC
Operations Planning Analyst I
Therm-O-Disc
Staff
1

MAC
Operations Planning Analyst II - Site Anchor
Therm-O-Disc
Staff
1

IA
PDM Administrator

Technical
1

MAC
Product Service Engineer
Industrial Motors Division
Technical
1

MAC
Product Service Engineer
Industrial Motors Division
Technical
1

ITSS
Project Manager
Corporate
Manager
1

MAC
Quality Engineer
EAMC
Technical
1

MAC
Quality Engineer
Heating and Air Conditioning Motors
Technical
1

MAC
Quality Engineer
Hermetic Motors
Technical
1

EPM
Reports Analyst
Regulators
Staff
1

ITSS
RPG Programmer
Fusite
Technical
1

GMDC
Sales & Operations Planning Team Lead
Energy Systems
Technical
1

GMDC
Sales and Operations Planning Analyst
Energy Systems
Technical
1

ECT
Sales Forecast Analyst
ECT
Staff
1

ITSS
Service Desk Support (Spanish)
ITSS
Technical
1

ITSS
Sharepoint Developer
Corporate
Technical
1

ITSS
SQL Database Administrator
Corporate
Technical
1

GMDC
Sr. Procurement Systems Analyst
Corporate
Technical
1

MAC
Technical Sales Engineer
Therm-O-Disc
Technical
1

MAC
Technical Sales Engineer
Therm-O-Disc
Technical
1

EPM
Technical Support Admin/Web Support
Rosemount Analytical
Staff
1

EPM
Technical Support Engineer
Regulators
Technical
1

ECT
Technical Support Engineer
CPC
Technical
1

ECT
Technical Support Engineer
CPC
Technical
1

ECT
Technical Support Engineer
CPC
Technical
1

EMSS
Training / Admin Assistant
EMSS-HR
Staff
1

GMDC
Travel Analyst
Emerson
Staff
1

EPM
TSE - Spare Parts
Rosemount
Technical
1

EPM
TSE - Spare Parts
Rosemount
Technical
1

EPM
TSR - Spanish Speaking
Fisher
Highly Technical
1

ECT
Web Content Analyst
ECT
Technical
1