Cease the Day or It’s (Not) a Wonderful Life – A First Draft
Mr. Eugenio Perez, Gene to his friends, Asshole to everyone else, sat quite content at his usual spot on one of the bar’s couches. He was having a pleasant time alone when a woman plopped on the seat...
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I stared at your name, beside it was NO REPLY. ‘Yet,’ I added in my head. No reply yet. I’m sure you’ll attend, won’t you? My wedding is in two weeks. It’s in two weeks, and here I am counting the...
View ArticleThe Waiting Game
“You know,” i say to no one in particular. “this had better be worth it.” the faceless crowd continued milling past me. cars zoomed and buses chugged by, leaving nothing but trails of exhaust. it was...
View ArticleTwenty Years Later: Aswang (1992)
In local folklore, aswangs are creatures that are similar to vampires. Except they a. will eat you and not just drink your blood, b. can shapeshift into a whole zoo of animals, c. will roost on your...
View ArticleWhy wi-tribe sucks hairy rocks: A Review
A lot of people have asked me regarding wi-tribe. How’s the service, connection speeds, and customer service. Well, the answer I typically give is: When it’s good, it’s decent, but when it’s bad, you...
View ArticleBraving a Bagyo: Puesto del Sol, Calatagan, Batangas
Last year, we bought a couple of coupons from a group deal site for a relatively unknown resort in Calatagan, Batangas called Puesto del Sol. After a roundabout 9 months of rescheduling (and getting...
View ArticleWhines about witribe and random tips and tricks
It’s been a couple of weeks since I wrote up on my witribe service’s (non) performance, and people keep landing on this site over a good number of concerns not covered by my review. Well, a friend of...
View ArticleHomemade Basil Cheddar Crackers
I wanted to bake something different and preferably simple and that’s when I thought of making my own crackers. As I browse through different websites for a recipe, I’ve decided to make cheddar...
View ArticleYuppie Travels: DIY Davao!
So the last time we went out of town, our flight out was unceremoniously cancelled. Thankfully, we were spared the nightmare of rebooking and all that – Cebu Pacific moved us to an earlier flight and...
View Article101 Things You Can Do With: Corned Beef #1
Back when I was still living the high life of a yuppie, “high life” meaning technically living on my own and having to fend (hunger away) for myself, I found a staple...
View ArticleThe ISP Love-Hate Survey
If you’re anything like me, who lives and works on the Internet, then you probably have a love-hate relationship with your Internet Service Provider (ISP). There are a lot of choices from which to...
View ArticleThe Weight Loss Chronicles: New Body Under Contruction
By Lei Velasco I’ve always been on the “heavy side” for as long as I can remember. And I didn’t mind because I was happy with myself until… I had what you can call a rude awakening which made me decide...
View ArticleThe Completely Biased Live Blog of the Wimbledon Quarter-Finals
Okay, so after that harrowing nail-biter called Day 7 of Wimbledon, we’re left with quite interesting match-ups for the quarter-finals. Serena Williams has bowed out to hard hitting Sabine Lisicki...
View ArticleThe Waiting Game
“You know,” i say to no one in particular. “this had better be worth it.” the faceless crowd continued milling past me. cars zoomed and buses chugged by, leaving nothing but trails of exhaust. it was...
View ArticleAswang (1992) – Manilyn Reynes. Alma Moreno, Aiza Seguerra, Berting Labra
Watch Aswang (1992) movie below: Aswang (1992) from bavit on Vimeo.The post Aswang (1992) – Manilyn Reynes. Alma Moreno, Aiza Seguerra, Berting Labra appeared first on Young Underpaid Professionals.
View ArticleThe Mixed-Up Freelancer Files: The Beginning
Oh hello there. Sit down, have a biscuit. This isn’t a particularly long story and neither is it very interesting, but I do know a lot of people who share it. Or at least, I do know of stories that go...
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Sometimes, Freelancing Feels a Lot like Indentured Servitude
It does. Actually, employment in general feels like that. I’ve heard a lot of people say, and I say it a lot too: “Anything is possible so long as you don’t have to do it yourself.” And it’s true....
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Freelance Work, Pomodoro, and Candy Crush
Quite recently, Mabie, a friend of mine, introduced me to the diabetic world of Candy Crush Saga. It was your typical dude-please-send-me-a-life/ticket/whatever, and while I’m almost always happy to...
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The Freelancer Toolbox – Basic Tools of the Trade
I’m in the business of being largely left to my own devices. As a freelancer, I’m basically the dirty jobs girl, writing articles, researching stuff, transcribing interviews, editing documents, laying...
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The Freelancer Toolbox: (Free) Transcription Tools
Every so often, my clients would ask me to transcribe interviews. The first time I tried transcribing, I found myself switching between my text editor, MS Word, and my audio player, VLC. If you’re...
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