I Just Opine

The lazy and inspired-less writer/blogger has her blog PR0! L back to 0 rank from 1.  The highest I reached was PR2 haha. Anyway, it has nothing to do with my earnings, although it is sure that the higher the rank, the higher the earnings, but because I am just an ordinary blogger attending no blogger events, I run out of ideas and topic to write and blog about, so the consequence, PR0. But I am still thankful that although I have that low rank, I am still able to earn and paid to blog – thank you so much payu2blog, socialspark, payperpost, inpostlinks, adsense and nuffnang, my part time source of income!

Just like a product that has a life cycle, going through the stages of introductory, growth, maturity and decline, my blog I Just Opine is also passing through that. I have reached the point that I am very active updating and writing on my blog, 5 posts the maximum in a day, giving me more $$.xx, helped me in my MBA. It’s in the growth stage. Now, my income has decreased, because of course of the low rank and some of the paid to blog sites has not given assignment to me anymore – I won’t say I am in the maturity stage because I am not planning to retire it, I just had it renewed this month until 2014 for P1,050 or $26.00. I want to earn more from it, to eke the penny I spend for our living, or better yet, to save for JD’s future.

How can I earn more now with blogging? I need to attract more and more audience, imaging, from 2008 to 2012, my blog is already 4 years, but I only have 66k visitors? Too low right? Others for that age already gain 1M or more! (Hey Dhina, don’t regret it, you’ve said you earn, so don’t compare!) J

To earn more, I also created another blog entitled, Bloma… I Am the Mama – a blog about pregnancy, parenthood and baby, inspired to have this when I was about to give birth to our baby. And now it’s active (but outdated a bit) you may find it at wwwdot.mammapoko.blogspot.com (remove the word dot please). Check it please and see the yellow mother’s blog J

So until here, and I hope that after this post, I will be able to revert back to the higher PR for me earn higher.

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Cool! Perfect for the coming back and waving of sunshine! As the heat of the sun makes us sweat, let us go grab and taste the awesome treat from Marks and Spencer! You read it right, Marks and Spencer is giving away an awesome treat as they launch their very own ice cream! Yow, so yummy! Apparels are amazing, what more with ice cream? So mark your calendar, on July 26th, Thursday, they are inviting everyone to grab a taste of this luscious and heavenly goodness!

The ice cream tasting will start 2pm onwards at the Marks and Spencer store Greenbelt 5.

Spread the good news and sweet experience!

Tell if you’re going by tweeting @NuffnangPH with the hashtag #FreeIceCream

See you there!

(Post brought to you by NuffnangPH)

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One of my friends already spends her idle time after work in real estate business. She is now an agent and I heard she already sold many units. Wow, imagine how many pesos she has!

I am thinking if this business – real estate, will really make you a bit millionaire If you will be good enough in sales talk, I am pretty sure you will become one of the successful agents. You might want to try and leave your profession someday hmmm, how about that!

Selling units in a subdivision? why now? How about acquiring one? Well, can be Does the developer use some festool tools in visualizing the subdivision they will build?A matter of some case, marketing and feasibility studies. I hope I can be better at selling so it can be my part-time and earn some anda.

How about you, are you up to real business?

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On my daughter’s first gala and visit to her pediatrician last April 3, 2012, I made an unforgettable experience. But before that, I am happy to share that on her 13 day old, she weighed 2.8kilograms, an oz heavier from the day she was released from the NICU.

Here’s what happened. After her pedia visit, we went to SM San Pablo City and buy something. Before shopping, I first went to SM Business Center to pay my husband’s SSS contribution. After paying, I hastily put the receipt on my bag and left, unfortunately, I nudged one of their signages and broke it. It fell on the floor and broke into two pieces. The security guard picked it and told the cashier that it was broken. I apologetically said sorry and left the business center.

I was with my mother then, we went right away to Baby Company to buy baby jhaydii’s things. She cried loudly while we were choosing things, so I decided to feed her first, the saleslady gave us a chair to sit on while feeding her. Few seconds after, the security guard of the business center came and approached me, he told me that I was requested to come to the business center again because of the broken signage. He did not allow me to feed my baby first he perhaps needs high t reviews. I surmised then that I need to pay for the broken signage, my first time to experience this.

At the business center, I was told that their supervisor liked to talk to me about what happened. While waiting, I had a chance to breastfeed jhaydii. After 30 minutes or more, the supervisor arrived and explained to me their policy. I was right, I have to pay for it otherwise, the cashier and the security guard will.

After an hour of waiting for the price, I was able to fully feed my daughter. I was advised that the broken sign was Php170. Sighed, fortunately it was cheap. I handed them my payment and left so we can continue shopping. And here is the photo of the accident I’ve caused, my token from SM.

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Thanks ACE!

Last Saturday, after my pre-natal check up in San Pablo City, I went to SM with my brother to buy something from ACE Hardware. It was I think already 1pm. I bought what I wanted, and because it’s amounting to approximately Php1,500, the cashier gave me 4 raffle coupons. The raffle coupon stipulates that for every 500 worth of purchases – a customer is entitled to one entry. So I had 4.

They say pregnant women are lucky when it comes to contest or raffle thing like this. It happens sometimes, that is why it started to believe in that pregnants are lucky. I tried my luck then, filled out the 4 raffle coupons I got and dropped it in the drop box. Hope I could win 1 0ut of 6 Nissan Frontier Standard the one that looks like trailer hitches, it’s still car anyway. I just wish I could win one and let us test the fortune or luck of a pregnant woman like me.

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As I was browsing my early morning newspaper facebook, I stumbled upon one of the links shared therein by one of my friends. This has caught my attention and made me want to visit the said news. It is actually about a business – 4th Women Entrepreneurship Summit and Expo. Just want to repost the post found in gonegosyo.net.

The summit/expo is happening today, March 2, 2012 at World Trade Center Metro Manila. This is free for students and teachers, just bring a valid ID. For non-students a Php50 entrance will be paid with free snacks.

If I don’t have work today, I would have visited it, I want to be an entrepreneur and find out what it takes to be a successful one. It will be a good opportunity for all of us who aim to have our own business someday.

It’s not too late – visit the World Trade Center now.

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It was June of 2009 when I experienced my first time to travel out of the country, a business trip with my current employer. During that travel, everything was first, first time in US embassy, first time to be interviewed by the US consul, and got approved for the first time. First time to hop in the airport, first time to enter and see everything what’s inside the airport, first time to ride a plane and first time to be lightyears away from my family.

After a long hour of travel, we finally reached the destination, and my first time to the US. It was Sunday then, and we were not to report for work right away, so we stayed in the hotel where we were booked, my first time still. It was already summer in Utah, but then, it was still cold, so my first time to spend my time in a snowy country. I could still see the snow cap in the mountains around.  

This is my bedroom in Marriot Hotel

Since it was still cold, I even set the  airconditioning unit as a heater I cannot endure the low temperature at first so I turned it on as a heater. But If only Marriot Hotel offers electric mattress pad, I wouldn’t have to use the ACU as a heater and enjoy the matress pad instead. See these photos, love to spend time and sleep here.

I think it was one of the funniest moments of my life during my stay in Utah turning the ACU as heater – my first time though, my body temperature was a bit adjusting to the weather. Then later on, I endured the temperature. Ah by the way, the reason why I also turned the heater was to dry my washed clothes hehe. Yes, I washed it in my room instead of using the hotel’s washing machine area wherein you have to pay for using it. Wise me so miser!

This post is not enough to enumerate all the first time I had during my travel, too many to tell. It’s more than two years now, and I am wondering whether I could visit the snow place once again, if not in Utah, anywhere in US, so I can use my VISA. Would you be interested to send me an invitation? Let me know hehe… (kidding)

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Thirty years from now and I’ll be on my retirement age. As early as now, I am thinking what venture shall I take when that time comes. I don’t want to just sit down and relax when I reach the age of 60, it will just make me slack, weary and sluggish. I am a person who gets bored of doing nothing, so I prefer to have and to make something lucrative. Besides, I don’t want to be a burden to my children, I don’t want to be a pensioner who receives money in exchange of nothing. I want money to come from my own toils.

I know it’s too far yet, I even am not sure if I will reach my retirement age, but of course, I can’t stop thinking of our future. What will happen to us when we get old. We have to have something that is worthy, some business even a small one. This will help us not only with our daily expenditures but to keep our body moving thus becoming healthy and active. The question now is, what business shall we take? Given the fact that nowadays, almost the whole world is experiencing a financial/economic crisis, and everyone struggles to make a living. It’s hard to think though, but I know, when that time comes I can abrauptly think of a lucrative business to venture into, I can avail perhaps some free business cards to help with my future business.

It’s not bad to think of the future, be futuristic, in fact, it makes yourself ready to what lies ahead. They say, just enjoy your moment, enjoy the present and forget the future, not for me, plan for your future as you enjoy your present is the best thing to do. Enjoy every single moment of your life as you plan for your future cheers!

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With my part-time home (online) job, I realize I need a scanner software that will provide and reproduce a level image and data capture of the documents or pictures I want to post or save. If I have one, it will be a perfect answer to my needs, and I think I can also gain from it because it’s in demand. Many of us are scanning the documents to send through email or just keep a soft copy of the documents or pictures. Yes we’re on a new generation where high technology is utilized, but not to forget that we also have those old pictures taken by the old cameras, using the film printed by negatives. And to be sure that we will not lose them, we rather have them stored in a computer, best way to do this is to scan the pictures and save them. We may want to reprint it again for extra copy.

Scanner is not only beneficial for an individual like me, it’s a perfect machine for a corporate or a business. There are scanners that provide powerful production level image with no per click charges or limitations, perfect for those who are in need to minimize backlogs of converting paper files to electronic images. Most of the companies own this now. One of the perfect investments. It makes data transfer easier by scanning documents and sending them to the intended recipients. If you own a company, you should now think of investing for a scanner, it is not a so huge investment though.

As for me, I want to try a smaller one, it perhaps does not exceed Php10,000.00

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I have never been to Korea for a leisure nor a business trip, but would like to visit it one of these days. One my classmates had been there with her officemates and I was envious then seeing how lovely Korea is.

Not only this is the reason why I would love to go to Korea, it’s because KES 2011 is coming soon! KES 2011 is about Korea Electronics Sjow, KES, Smart Korea. I am fond of attending various shows that I know will benefit me, and this one of course will do benefit not only me but all of us (you might wanna check on it and joing the show too!)

 BE SMART! Now BE Smart is the KES or the Korea Electronics Show’s (42nd) motto which will begin this October. Who wouldn’t want to be called smart, or who wouldn’t want to be smart, we all wanted right? So why not book your flight, pack your bags and visit this KES which will begin on 12th to 15th of October 2011. KES will once again showcase the IT icon of the nation. And mark this year, the show is expectred to emphasize the convergence between software and hardware, question such as, how will software meet hardware to brighten up the IT industry as well as improving the quality of our lives? You can get the answer at KES 2011.

I certainly agree, when software meets hardware, it brings out the best IT in us, it makes us SMART, but will make you even smarter when you witness the KES 2011 where Korea IT TImes, Electronics Extravaganza in KES (Aug. 22nd, 2011).

Visit the Korea’s Biggest Electronics Show!

Date : Oct. 12, 2011 ~ Oct. 15, 2011

Venue : KINTEX, Gyeonggi-do, Korea

Sponsored by : Ministry of Knowledge Economy of Korea,

Gyeonggi Province

Organized by : Korea Electronics Association, ETNews.co.kr

Registration : www.kes.org

KES will not only be holding a huge electronics expo but also various conferences and talks on future government policies regarding IT and various government ministries. Of course these woll provide insights into how companies can develop their prodcuts in the future as well, allowing them to be creative, create more and better IT solutions.

Not only those government ministries will be benefited, even the universities, research firms and research institutes to market their products. We all know that Korea has a limited natural resources or infrastructure or none at all, that is why Korean IT industry lies in its ability to develop technology. With this, KES will be the place for them to show off their end results. Currently, around domestic, 50,000 visitors are scheduled to attend as well as 2,000 foreign buyers. There are various distributors expected tp attend as well, those that will be coming from India, Russiam Canada, Japan, China and Indonesia.

Would like to meet KES in Social Media Network?

Visit them in KES Official Facebook Page  and KES Official Twitter

Interesting isn’t it? Want to have more detailed information about the KES 2011 , Visit the Korea Electronics Show 2011, KES, Smart Korea and see how you will benefit from it, Korea’s biggest electronics show. Watch out too, Smartphone app will be released soon for KES 2011

Me wants

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