Reyjr giving Nathan the Ferrari Toy cars

Few weeks ago, Reyjr ran a contest in his blog. Love the simple mechanics – just let him know why you wanted to win the Ferrari collectible toy cars and invite your friends to like your comment in his Facebook page and whoever has the most number of likes wins the challenge. Well, I really wanted to win the cars for my little boy and so I went ahead and solicited the help of friends. My dear brother-in-law, Kuya Louie and Nathan’s dear Ninang Harbs, also requested the help of their friends and it’s absolutely heart-warming. Read more…

Technology has indeed changed the way we live today. Ten years ago, I even got to experience walking into offices just to leave my resume. I could almost hear your thoughts and yes I agree, quite a waste of money. But well back in those days, that’s pretty much how things are done. Fortunately, I didn’t have to do it for long with the advent of Jobstreet and Jobsdb. Not only do you get to go through a variety of job postings, it also saves you time and energy, since you’ll only have to leave the house when you already have an appointment with the company you’re applying to.

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I even signed up and uploaded my resume in Monsters, which I find rather silly later on, considering that it is a job posting site for US jobs. Too bad, I actually like the site since it was rather easy to navigate. At the same time, you could customize your search by areas and localities, you simply just have to type the select the city or state, or even put in the keywords like Charlotte jobs and in a matter of seconds, you get a list of the job postings in the said area. That’s something I’ve yet to see with Jobstreet and Jobsdb.

LinkedIn recently came into the picture as well. It’s like a more professional looking Facebook. You can even get testimonials or recommendations from your previous bosses and colleagues. Cool!  I’d say, I’m really glad that I’m a child of my time.

TACA.ORG. Curious? I’m sure you are. TACA stands for Talk About Curing Autism. The group started out as a network of moms who have kids in the in the spectrum and are trying to swap stories on how they are trying to recover their kids from Autism. The group became bigger and bigger, until such time that the people in the neighborhood from where they are meeting weekly started complaining due to the number of cars parked in the neighborhood. And that’s when the group decided to come up with a name and one thing led to another.

If you are looking for resources and reading materials about Autism, the site is very informative. I remember the time my son was diagnosed with Autism, I was heartbroken and clueless. Technology is such a blessing, as we can now have information really quick. I could only imagine how difficult it must have been for mothers who had kids in the spectrum 10-20 years ago. Today there’s a lot of information about Autism and although nothing has been pronounced definite, you might want to keep on reading resources that would offer hope. Never let anyone tell you that your child is hopeless and that it’s never going to get better, because believing so is the start of giving up on your child.

TACA.org provides valuable information, from GFCF diet, recipes, bio-medical intervention as well as success stories.

I first saw AyosDito.Ph when I read a post from a blogger friend who was raving about the said site. Naturally, I became curious, so checked it out. It was much later on that I began to appreciate the said site, long after I got suspended from eBay (from the sheer mistake of merging my old eBay ID to that of the new – I made another one because I got married and wanted to change everything.).  Anyway, the first time I was able to really utilize the site was when I had to search for furnished apartment for rent in Manila for my aunt who was then vacationing from the US. The site is very user friendly, organized and easy on the eyes. Add to that the fact that the images are loading in my office computer.

The transaction was smooth and the person who placed the ad is very accommodating. I could attribute that to chance or luck, but the rave reviews that I got to read from forums is a good benchmark to say that the site has a good following and that most sellers are decent and easy to negotiate. Although it will of course be better if they can come up with the rating system for buyers and sellers, like another site. Read more…

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I finally decided to have a separate blog for my motherhood chronicles. If you have time, please check my new blog – Mommy Bluerlyn. It’s a mix bag of stories from the time I got pregnant to now that I am raising a toddler, to practical tips, mommy and baby products that I used and liked and otherwise. Oh and I just realized how timely it is considering that this coming Sunday the world celebrates Mother’s day. Well in case you have spare time and am looking for something to read about pregnancy and parenthood please check out my new blog.

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I used to frequent eBay.ph and for a time, got hooked on online shopping. That was during the time I was pregnant and with the low priced, pre-owned items like onesies, booties and so many other stuff for babies, I got addicted for a while. Not until I made a silly mistake of switching to my old email address which was registered under my maiden name profile in eBay. That started all the problem, my profile got suspended. I understand that they have to be strict to protect their members, but it was just way too surreal and tedious to go through the process of lifting the suspension. I had to go through a series of verification which involved sending my documents to their office in Singapore. So that was the end of eBay for me.

Since the internet is such a great resource, I came across OLX.com.ph and Ayosdito.ph. I prefer AyosDito.Ph simply because the people frequenting the site seems to be more courteous, in OLX it was the opposite. You’d see really below the belt comments. Too bad though, since OLX’s site is also very easy to navigate. Anyway, if you’re on the look out for quality pre-owned/brand new items for sale, AyosDito.ph is a great site to check out. Lots of listings for real estate, quality pre-owned cars (I just hope that there would soon be ads for cheap auto insurance rate), appliances and mobile phones. And what’s best is that they also have promos for sellers, and I know that it’s for real because I met the winner of the laptop that they raffled last year.

Web content writing is one of the most in demand online jobs. You just have to be patient in looking for a good employer. Of course the pay will largely depend on how technical the topic you will be given. Others pay as much as hundreds of dollars for highly technical subjects such as oxyelite pro reviews or business studies and market studies.

If interested try checking out Freelancer.org or Odesk and Elance. Medical students who can still multitask and manage to add writing to their load can definitely make some money through these writing jobs.

I actually have an email account with both web giants, although most of my personal mails are still with Yahoo! For one, I have grown accustomed to Yahoo!’s features and color scheme and well just generally how you navigate the site. As for Gmail, I initially find the white back draft rather boring. It was only 2 years ago when I found out that the back ground is highly customizable. In Yahoo! you can only change the color scheme where as for Gmail, you have a wide array of background graphics you can choose from.

My initial dislike to Gmail is merely a knee-jerk reaction. I discovered a lot of good features that is offered by this web giant. On the other hand, my heart remains with Yahoo!

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There’s so many websites out there claiming to be the ultimate source for quality and legit online jobs, but we need to be careful in investing time and effort as there are so many scammers out there. For one I was duped by AW Surveys! I was made to sign up by the site’s admins into different survey sites like Surveyheads.com which i believe they also own. Claiming that each survey will be paid and I wasted my time and dsl and electricity filling up those surveys all for nothing. These are Indian companies that are after your email address and other information.

Other sites (I forgot already) promises to pay you in exchange for favorable reviews on their products. I didn’t try it though. When I saw they are soliciting for an male enhancement review, I automatically had doubts.

If you are looking into working at home and earning online income, try looking for jobs at Odesk, Elance, Freelancer.org and well sometimes Craigslist. These sites work pretty much like eBay. Users, whether employers or freelancers, are given feedback by those who worked with them. Try to go for those that have a lot of  positive feedback so you’ll have an assurance that you’ll get paid. Good luck on your hunt and wish me luck just the same!