The current financial crisis rocks the whole world. We are really affected as we are serving the financial industry. Although they’ve said that we are in a pretty good shape to weather this storm, the company is now being prudent. We are on freeze hiring mode at the moment and most of the temp employees will no longer have their contract renewed.

Ever since the integration started early this year, I’ve been itching to explore and see what opportunities are out there for me. Things are getting difficult as the months pass and I don’t know if I am going to see a silver lining in all of these. So what’s keeping me to look for other jobs? The top reason is I’m scared. I’m so scared to move away from my comfort zone. I’ve been here for eight long years and I’ve practically grew up with the company. This is my first and only company. Even if I changed jobs in that span of years, it is still different if I’m going to a different organization. Then, I’m also thinking of what I really want moving forward. I have to think about that and move my career accordingly.

I think I want to have a work at home job…something like a project work and I don’t have to work full straight hours. I’ve seen some admin jobs in the US which offers this kind of arrangement. I just hope that this is something feasible here in our country too. I gave myself a deadline and I hope I can decide what is right for us by then.

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The little boy had another round of immunization yesterday. It was supposed to be last Sept 15 but he was nursing a fever that time so it got delayed until he really got better. We were so happy on how it turned out because one, he did not cry at all. He cooperated when they got his weight and height and the routine check up. Then we told him that the doctor will just check his buttocks so he has to lie down face down. I was entertaining him with toys and the doctor inserted the needle without him knowing. Hahahaha! But he did noticed as he said, “Mommy, satit” (mommy, it hurts). I told him that he was bitten by an ant and the doctor was wiping him with alcohol so that it will go away.

He also gained a pound since the last check up two weeks ago. So I guess the culprit is really the milk. He wasn’t getting enough before. Now he takes 6 ozs of milk four times a day.

Since we were so proud of his progress, we treated him at Jollibee for lunch. He ate his chicken joy, rice and fries with gusto. He’s really growing up too fast and I’m slowly weaning him from my breast. (more on that later) His next check up is scheduled when he turns three. He will be given Hepa A vaccine.

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In our province, the rich people own the BIG bus lines. If you live near Espana, Manila area then you might be familiar with Farinas, RCJ and Franco. These are owned by affluent families in our hometown, which makes me think if this kind of business made them rich. Maybe transportation is really a lucrative business.

So I’m thinking if it is worthwhile to scout for bus for sale and have it operate in our province. I’ve been toying with the idea of living in the province as life is simpler not to mention cheaper there. I’m so tired of the hustle and bustle of city life and if ever it is possible to have a place of our own, I want it to be there.

What’s keeping me from going that direction? Well, M0rn1ng is used to city life and he has never tried staying in the province for a long time. It will be a lot of adjustment for him not to mention that he has to learn the dialect too. But who knows, we might steer into this direction in the coming years.

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I got this from Chris! She said that she is passing this award to 8 people whose blog she loves the most….and I’m included. Yipeeee! Thank you so much!

This is too good to keep to myself so I’m passing this along to eight other bloggers that I admire in the blogosphere. Their blogs I frequent because I love reading their posts and look at their pictures.

FENG | YEN | ALPHA | KELLY | APOLS | JOY | MICH | AGGIE

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I have this habit of looking at billboards whenever I am in the daily commute from home to work. There is a new streamer that caught my eye this morning and I realized how easy it is now to get auto insurance quotes. They are advertised everywhere and there is even an auto insurance for ladies. Hahaha!

I’m not sure how different will the coverage be with that of the ordinary auto insurance. Would you know?

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Last Saturday was Ryan’s wedding. He is one of our dear team mates here in the office and one of the hands on groom that I know. It was such a success and I can really say that their preparations paid of. They had the ceremony at NSDG and reception followed at the PSE function hall. All of the team members were invited but two were not able to make it. Their motif was blue and brown. The table settings were done nicely too.

All of us had fun at the photo booth. Lookey, Lookey.

We were stuffed with food as we are seated near the buffet table. All in all it was a success and we are all happy for Ryan.

Enjoy the wedded bliss Rye and Pam! :) 

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Having your own domain and hosting is great. I’ve tried blogging through Blogger and then Wordpress but nothing beats having your own website. For one, you can tweak it to your liking and you can earn extra bucks from it. I had my very own site 2 years ago and my friend Amore helped me set it up. So I didn’t have any problems choosing my own host. We chose Hostmonster and so far we are happy with it. There are no downtimes and it is relatively easy to set up.

I have friends who wanted to have their own site but I cannot recommend Amore any longer as she is no longer accepting any for hosting services. I always refer them to this great web hosting resource site. Webhostingrating.com has comprehensive consumer reviews for different web hosting services out there. This will make you equipped to choose the best hosting service available and well-suited for your needs.

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We were told that they would like a three layer nappy cake with pink and white theme and the budget is Php 1,000. This is what we came up with.

Ingredients:
24 Pampers Comfort disposable diapers (medium)
1 Carter’s receiving blanket
1 Carter’s Bib
1 4Oz Babyflo Feeding nurser
1 270ml Dr. Edwards sterilized water
1 Child of Mine frogsuit
4 Baby Care Burp pads
1 100ml Johnson’s Baby bath milk bath
1 100ml Johnson’s Baby lotion
1 Babyflo Water Filled Teether

*What are Nappy Cakes? These are better known as diaper cakes and can make a good gift because it will be a nice centerpiece to any party.

You can see our other stuff here > http://www.nicemorning.net/category/cakes/
For questions or orders, you can leave a message here or contact us at 09173299107 and look for Debbie.

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A friend of ours recently bought a new flat screen TV. I’m helping her to find the best among the tv lifts sold in the market today. I was browsing online and I was surprised that there are a lot of styles to choose from.

The best that I would think suit their overall home theme is this Asian inspired TV Lift. Her house is sporting a Zen theme so this is the perfect one for her. It looks really nice huh?

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I got this from my mailbox today and I thought it is soooooo funny to share.

Tomato Story

A Jobless man applied for the position of ‘office boy’ at Microsoft. The HR manager interviewed him then watched him cleaning the floor as a test.

‘You are employed’ he said. Give me your e-mail address and I’ll send you the application to fill in, as well as date when you may start.

The man replied ‘But I don’t have a computer, neither an email’. ‘I’m sorry’, said the HR manager. If you don’t have an email, that means you do not exist. And who doesn’t exist, cannot have the job.’

The man left with no hope at all. He didn’t know what to do, with only $10 in his pocket. He then decided to go to the supermarket and buy a 10Kg tomato crate. He then sold the tomatoes in a door to door round. In less than two hours, he succeeded to double his capital. He repeated the operation three times, and returned home with $60.

The man realized that he can survive by this way, and started to go everyday earlier, and return late. Thus, his money doubled or tripled everyday.

Shortly, he bought a cart, then a truck, and then he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles.

5 years later, the man is one of the biggest food retailers in the US. He started to plan his family’s future, and decided to have a life insurance.

He called an insurance broker, and chose a protection plan. When the conversation was concluded the broker asked him his email. The man replied,’I don’t have an email.’ The broker answered curiously, ‘You don’t have an email, and yet have succeeded to build an empire. Can you imagine what you could have been if you had an e mail?!!’ The man thought for a while and replied, ‘Yes, I’d be an office boy at Microsoft!’

Moral of the story

Moral 1
Internet is not the solution to your life.

Moral 2
If you don’t have Internet, but work hard, you can be a millionaire.

Moral 3
If you received this message by email,
you are closer to being an office boy/girl, than a millionaire. ………

P.S - Do not forward this email back to me,
I am closing my email account & going to sell tomatoes!!!

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