Life Without Money

Dear Aubrey,

A man asked me kung mabuhay ba raw ang tao ng walang pera. I told him, that if he will stay in the forest he will surely live a maximum number of years buy eating fruits and meats available there. Siguradong walang siyang ibang sakit, kundi malaria and ubo.

It's July na. Pero hanggang ngayon ay butas pa rin ang aking bulsa. You know every time may kukunin ako sa aking bulsa ay iba ang aking nakukuha.... hehehe You know it heheh. Anyway, ganyan talaga 'pag bulsa muna ang butas.

Kaya ang hirap talaga ng walang pera. Mabuti ka pa, hindi ka mauubusan ng pera. Baka nga pera na ang nais kumawala sayo pero di pa rin makawala.

Hala sige. Pahingi naman o.

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Got No Job

Dearest Aubrey,

I know na you're already with your husband saan man siya na-assign.

Ako, heto walang trabaho. Walang ibang ginagawa kundi ang magsulat ng mga articles or journal para sa aking mga blogs. Atleast my ginagawa di ba? At meron ding kita.

Actually, I am very much busy working for the promotion of my SELaplana blog. I paid an offline advertisement through FM and AM radio stations. I also paid poster ads and of course paid links for this site.

Spending money for my sites is what I am always doing. Sa bagay, nababawi ko rin ito through advertisement too. Ganyan talaga ang buhay bloggers. Naghihintay lang ng biyaya mula sa mga nagbibigay ng support through donations at advertisements.

Isa lang naman ang wish ko. I wish, my site will become bigger and will receive tons of traffic for me to earn higher.

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Kumusta Ka Na Kaya

Matagal na rin tayong hindi nagkita. Last Summer Bro. Jun told me na sumama ka raw sa kanilang probinsiya para magbakasyon. Alam mo, I miss those days na magkasama ang buong barkada in Ka Jun's farm. Kailan kaya ako uli makasama doon.

They even told me na May 2006 daw ang Kasal niyo. Wow! Kasal ka na siguro ngayon. Pasensiya ka na, hindi ako nakadalo sa spesyal na okasyong ito.

Hindi ko na rin natanggap anumang text messages niyo dahil bago na ang number ko ngayon. Nag-TM na ako dahil pang-Masa ang presyo. Biruin mo, sa 50 pesos 7 days na akong makapagtxt ng unlimited, samantalang sa SMART 60 pesos 6 days lang. Syempre ang katextmate ko TM na rin para pareho kaming unlimited lagi.

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Kasal Ka Na Ba

Deares Aubrey,

Nalala ko na this month ang schedule ng kasal niyo. Pero I am wondering if natuloy ba at ano petsa nito.

Hindi na rin ako nakareceive ng mga text messages ninyo at ng mga barkada natin, ito'y dahil nagbago na ako ng number. Pero anyway, Best Wishes na lang.

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Life Here in Southern Leyte

Dearest Aubrey,

Life here in Southern Leyte is much harder than the life when I was still in Manila. Here, I don't have any job. I am only depending with my parent. I tried to find ways to earn money but then it's not enough to finance all my needs.

To let you know, I wanted to return to Manila and look for a better job there. But I don't know when. I wish, I will earn much from my AMAZON and ADBRITE accounts. But then this February 2006 I only earn little.

I wish, I can attend your wedding.

Ka Webspy

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Southern Leyte Landslide

Deares Aubrey,

As a promise to my fiancee, yesterday I went to Hinunangan to get her choir uniform. But then I faced a problem in going their because there are lots of landslide incident happened from Sogod to Hinunangan, Southern Leyte.

First in Sogod Area there are 4 men if I am not mistaken missing who according to the witnesses are burried by the landslide.

In Himayangan area, our bus couldn't pass through the road because it is covered with muds and trees brought by the heavy flow of water coming from the mountains. I also witnessed how the rice fields became coconut field in just few seconds.

Several kilometers away from the Himayangan Landslide site is another damaged caused by the flow of water with a width of 5 to 10 meters.

Then another landslide site several kilometers away from the latter. This is the worst of all. We are forced to climb a mountain just to pass through this. The road fell off the raven and there is no other way to go to the other side but to climb a muddy montain.

Then another landslide 4 to 5 kilometers from the latter. It caused only minimal damaged to the newly constructed road but it will cost a lot for the construction firm becaused they will be forced to reroute the road.

I suffered a lot in travelling from Kabalian to Hinunangan. Riding a motorcycle or Habalhabal cost me 300 pesos, following the unleveled road. And my leg was burned by the Tambutso when we nearly crashed off the road.

Anyway that was one of my exciting adventures in my life.

Ka Webspy

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My Last Days in Jam-Net Computer Center

Dear Aubrey,

To let you know, mahirap ang magkaroon ng Amo na masyadong makasarili. I don't mean na mukhang pera pero parang ganon na rin.

During the last days of Jam.Net Computer Center as a business owned by a couple of lovers somewhere in Quezon City, one of my bosses decided na ipamahagi sa aming kanilang mga tauhan ang bawat shop. We as tenants of the shops syempre.

Tinanggap namin iyon. Pero ayaw kong umuwi ang isa sa mga kasama ko na walang-wala kaya kinuha ko siya as partner. Yung mga separation fee namin served as part of our deposit para sa paguupa na ito. Mine is 12,000 while sa kaniya is 4,000. Subalit meron akong 2,000 sa kamay ng boss ko and both of us have 900 na unpaid salary. In other words, 14,900 ang perang ipinasok ko sa business and 4,900 ang perang ipinasok naman ng partner ko.

So, if titingnan mo merong difference of 10,000 ang money namin na naishare sa diniposit namin sa shop rental. And take note 50,000 ang dapat maging deposit namin because 25,000 ang monthly rental namin sa shop na may 13 old and low-end computers.

Samakatuwid, mas malaki ang perang naipasok ko kaysa partner ko but then all the earnings ay pumayag akong hatiin namin ng 50/50. Masyado yatang spoiled itong partner ko but then nagawa pa niyang mangupit. Huling-huli ko for several times and ang kinukupit niya ay hindi lamang tens of pesos but hundreds of pesos everyday.

On October 1, 2005, I quit being his partner. Sabi ko sige magpakayaman ka. Kumuha ako ng isa pang pwesto. Binawi ko yung deposit ko doon at ang hati ko sa earnings at inilipat ko sa account ko sa bagong pwesto. Nanghiram ako ng pera from my mother worth 15,000 at binayaran ko yung utang namin sa bombay upang maidagdag ito sa pera kaya't umabot ito ng 34,000. Subali't I need to complete the 50,000 deposit for the rental kaya I decided to use my earnings from AMAZON and ADBRITE para dito. But I only made 44,000 because I spent some of it for the computer mice and keyboards and 2 monitors para aandar ang 8 computers na pinarerentahan sa akin.

Take note again, for 25,000 rental ko, 8 computers lang ito. And then on that month (October 2005) 2 weeks lang ang operation na may kita and then yung natirang 2 weeks ay puro paluwal na ako.

For the month of November and December ay both tig-dadalawang linggo lang ang operation at puro paluwal pa ako. My boss gave me discounts sa mga buwang ito because I was only paying 9,000 per month. Ganoon paman walang wala na talaga ako. It was just fortunate for me nang dumating ang pera ko from AMAZON and ADBRITE again na siyang ginagamit ko for may daily needs. But then yung power consumption and internet account for the month of October and November 2005 ay hindi ko nabayaran. So ang ginawa ng boss ko ibinawas lahat iyon sa deposited money ko. And according to her more or less 20,000 na lang ang natirang pera sa deposit ko.

Wow! Grabeh! Ang sakit! Biruin mo halos lahat ng personal money ko na invested dito ay wala na.

On January 2006, I made a deal na babayaran ko ang kuryente ng ibang tao na shared sa kuryente ko but still tauhan niya at ang internet din para lang di maputulan at ng hindi mahinto ang operation ng mga shops ng boss ko at natural ikakaltas ito sa upa ko. Kaya ginamit ko yung income ko sa ADSENSE at binayaran ko agad iyon noong January 16, 2006 sa pag-aakalang mababawi ko pa ang perang ito.

But then sa kabila ng deal namin sinisingil pa rin ako ng sinisingil. Ipinaliwanag ko na hindi na ako magbabayad dahil magiging kumpleto na ang upa ko for the month of January basta tuloy-tuloy lang ako sa pagbayad sa utang niya sa bombay. Ganoon paman ay pinipilit pa rin ako na magbayad para daw sa deposit ko dahil nakaltasan na iyon.

Ang totoo, walang wala na talaga ako dahil gumastos pa ako pinambili ko sa mga parts ng computer na sinira ng dati kong partner na nangungupit. So I told her na di na lang ako magbayad ng para sa deposit dahil hanggang March na lang ako. Ang reason na hanggang March ang target ko ay para mabawi ko man lang ang mga perang nainvest ko dito kahit wala nang kita ito.

But she told me na wag ko na raw paabutin ng March dahil malulugi na raw siya. Hindi naman ako bobo para hindi maunawaan ang ibig niyang sabihin. Kaya sa araw na iyon January 18, 2006 I decided na bitiwan ko na ang shop risking all my money invested into it. So, wala nang pag-asang mabawi ko pa ang mga pera ko lalo na yung ibinayad ko noong January 16, 2006 as part of the deal.

Pero iginigiit niya na may pera pa daw ako sa kaniya. Sa loob-loob ko naman, hindi ko na kukunin iyon. Limos ko na lang sa amo kong mukhang pera.

Tapos sabi niya ibabalik daw niya. Napatawa ako. Ibabalik daw. At ibinalik nga niya 5,000. In other words 5,000 na lang pala ang natirang pera.

Ang totoo nagsisisi ako bat ako nagpagamit sa taong hangad lamang ay kikita siya kahit ikalulugmok naman ng ibang tao na ginagamit niya. Kung hindi ko isinugal ang mga income ko from ADSENSE, AMAZON at ADBRITE sana hindi ako magkakaproblema. Pero huli na. Huli na ang lahat. Ituring ko na lang itong isang napakalaking leksiyon.

Nagpapasalamat ako sa aking kaibigan at dating amo na si Jeffrey Monreal sa mga tulong niya. Nagpasalamat din ako sa dati kong among babae na si Maribel Villarama sa lahat ng mga natutunan ko. At sa mga kasama ko na sina Elmer at Weng at sa dati kong partner na si Ivan. Maraming salamat sa kanila.

Ka Webspy

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In Isabel

Dearest Aubrey,

One of the advantage of having not connected to any company is my freedom to go anywhere in the Philippines.

Now, I am here enjoying my self here in Isabel, Leyte, visiting all my friends here. But actually this is just part of my tour, discovering things which I can use for my blogging activities.

Actually, I already had configured what to do with the information I collected about the town of Isabel, Leyte. Maybe I can create a website about it or just collect some interesting photos and post them all on one of existing blogs depending on the topic related with it.

I'll just wish I will be successful on my plans about it.

Thanks.

Ka Webspy

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Looking For Job?

Dearest Aubrey,

My sister is trying to convince to apply for a better job. I am very much thankful about her concern. But the problem is, I am not interested in looking for a job because I have already a job already.

Being a blogger is job for me. I enjoyed writing for blogs, publishing some products available for purchase online at my FOR SALE blogs and out of this work, money comes in.

Blogging might be a hobby. But just like how music brings money to the singers, blogs bring money for me too. Amazon and YesAsia are sending me checks monthly. Google for my adsense earning send me check too.

All these things influenced my interest for another job except blogging.

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Out From Jam-Net

Dearest Aubrey,

To let you know, I am already not connected to the Jam-net Computer Centers. I don't want to go away from that establishment but I need to do it.

Actually, I lost my mother's money and my own money too which is worth 30,000 Pesos. I invested it here thinking that this business is worth investing. But then I realized that I was just used by my former boss just for her sake.

Anyway, I will find another way to earn money. And I hope I can find one.

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