Desk Tied Reflections: Ramblings and Random Things

Cebu mountain and sea

There are tons of places in the Philippines that beg to be visited but how can we visit all in our lifetime? Sure we can visit the major tourist centers in the country like Baguio, Tagaytay, Cebu, Davao, Bohol, Ilo-ilo, Boracay, Camiguin, Batanes and ticked them off our must-visit-list but within those places and provinces [...]

Review: Applying for PLDT MyDSL Home Broadband Connection

PLDT MyDSL Home Broadband Modem

Me thinks 2012 is really a Lucky Year for me. I am hoping 2013 will even be luckier. I’ve been having trouble with our SmartBro Home Wireless Canopy connection especially at the start of December. Slow loading and getting cut off from the net from time to time. This is bad news, I have to [...]

Yes! There is Cebu Blog Camp 3! It’s learning time!

Cebu Blog Camp 3

 It’s November, I thought there will be no Cebu Blog Camp for 2012 since year-end is pretty close but surprise! surprise! There is one! Will I miss this? Heck, no! =) It’s blog camp season once again! Hurray!    This will be the second time that I will attend the annual blog camp event in Cebu; the [...]

On Being a Blogger and Making a Difference

aman future trading on newspaper

The Aman Investment which I tackled on my blog last August, when it was still on its heyday and when people were almost worshipping Aman and ripping to pieces those who dare hint negative things about this investment has almost come full circle.  I say ‘Almost’ because the people behind Aman are still in hiding and can’t be [...]

Penfires Blogging Milestone! =)

pen post

A few minutes ago Penfires has reached a new milestone! WordPress Page Views has breached the 500,000 mark! Yey!  Last January 1, I claimed this year to be something special and now that year-end is near, I can say that it really has been and blessings are still pouring in. Yahoooooooo! 2012 is really a huge blessing [...]

Goodbye IsoldT, Hello Muncher!

NEO Laptop IsoldT very sturdy

IsoldT is my first laptop bought 5 years ago and mannn it was a great ride with her!  She was my assistant as I started Penfires and she was also the one I highly depended on when I shifted to online freelance work.  *Her name was IsoldT for “I sold Tristan”. She’s one of those [...]

My Blogging Fascination Started 2001!

my old angelfire blog

I was browsing through iStorya a few hours ago and one of the forum topics that caught my attention made me remember my old blog hosted at angelfire circa 2001! It was such a long time ago that I am pretty sure the word ‘blogging’ and ‘blogger’ were not coined yet then, and I didn’t [...]

Warrior’s Forum and A Recommendation

warrior forum recommendation

Usually my day starts by turning on my laptop even before I grab a cup of coffee. And nope, it is not to check my facebook account lol. The three pages that are automatically loaded are Odesk, my yahoo email and feedjit to see penfires’ visitors heheh. So anyway I woke up and saw a [...]

Tools of the Tales

isoldT

Today marks a milestone to my online activities – i just withdrew my first $116 from my online writing jobs. Yay! It’s small but it’s a start.  My good friend Doris of The Travelling Feet have egged me to start checking out online freelance work since last year, but i hesitated for various reasons. But [...]

Online Pre-interview Jitters

Online interview. It’s my first time to try for an online job thru Odesk. Luckily for me, i must have passed the preliminary exams and assessments because I am granted an interview, which i am waiting for right now. I am not sure what to expect. Will it be the same with face to face [...]