An unsolicited advice

I can really feel the effect of the global financial crisis. Money kept pouring in this time last year. This year, since October, money is hard to come by. Oh yes, I am still earning more than if I am employed by a corporation. But you can just feel how much this quarter is different, especially when I look at my bank statement.

I don’t know if everyone is feeling the financial crisis like I do. Some may be earning more now because they just discovered paid posting. But most bloggers I talked to have the same situation as I am.

The point of this post is to reiterate the value of saving for the rainy days. My savings were mostly spent on vacations with the whole family. I kept on telling myself that I could earn it again easily. But look at me now.

So let me offer an unsolicited advice to everyone… SAVE! Find ways to save even a peso/dollar daily and you will be amazed at how much that peso/dollar can help in times of crisis.

Rampant robberies

I will tell you something disturbing that my relatives from Bulacan narrated to us a few days ago when they were here for their medical check-up.

Robbery is rampant in Bulacan these days!

Our relatives are from Bustos, Bulacan. This was a place where we (me, my siblings and my cousins on my mother side) go to in the past and our parents would let us wander by ourselves even at night. The place was safe and people know each other. But it was different now.

Ate Linda, my mom’s aunt, told us that they would often hear their doorknobs being turned slowly in the middle of the night. Family members have their own duplicate key to the house. Ate Linda thought it was just an isolated incident but it was repeated several times since. They have reported the incidents to the barangay but we all doubt if there is something being done about it. Imagine the bravado of the robber(s). They are going to pass through the main door. What if Ate Linda or one of them at home opened the door? I am sure the robber(s) will do something to them! It was really scary.

A block away from Ate Linda’s is our Ate Lita’s home. She is my mom’s cousin. She and her 4 daughters are the only ones at home daily. Her husband died years ago and her siblings moved to another place in Bulacan. They also experienced the same thing. But only once. Another time, she woke up because she heard something downstairs. Do you know that she found half of their window jalousie already off? It really scared them so much they called the police but whoever was trying to get in their house was gone by the time. One morning, her daughter was taking a bath and looked up the ceiling. She found a pair of eyes looking back at her. When they called some neighbors to check, they found a chair at the back of their bathroom wall.

The nerve of these robbers and maniacs who prowl Bustos, Bulacan is really something. They even do their robberies at broad daylight! A neighbor of another relative lost their newly purchased bag of rice a few minutes after arriving home. Another relative lost her coin purse sitting on the dining table.

Scary and very dangerous. We were advising them to lock their doors at night and get some dogs. We can’t rely on local officials and policemen all the time to safeguard our place. We should start by ourselves.

And this should serve as a lesson to us all. Check your locks at night. Check if your doorknobs are sturdy. Check your window jalousie if it’s still intact and make it more secure. Get your family members duplicate keys so as not to expect them knocking at night (and open the door to robbers instead). Double check everything and make sure our homes are safe and secure all the time.

Paying Post launched!

When I started blogging, it is only to make sure that I could release pent-up emotions. But then I stumbled upon paid posting and I now have another reason to continue blogging. Aside from dishing out topics I love to talk about, I can also earn on the side.

That is what Paying Post is all about. It has been online for a few weeks now but is just officially launched today. Unlike other programs of the same kind who take as much as 35% from your earnings, Paying Post only charges a 20% fee. Bloggers and advertisers are both welcome to check out what Paying Post has to offer.

Go to PayingPost.com now and see how you can optimize your blog more.

Mellow love

Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher. We all know that theirs is a May-December affair that ended in marriage and their romance in the limelight for years. People were shocked by Ashton’s choice. Demi is what you can call a cougar already. Older and beautiful women which is what most younger men prefer these days. Demi is way older than Ashton. He could have chosen women his age, or younger women, who are all gaga over him. But he chose Demi instead, who is undoubtedly one of the prettiest faces in Hollywood and still is as beautiful as ever. She is actually more beautiful than her three daughters combined. Have you seen their photo together?

Anyway, if you are looking to date cougars, you can go to Date A Cougar, a web site dedicated to those who would like to meet single women who are older and beautiful. In this web site, you could find profiles of women who are looking for dates as well. Meet single, mature women from all over the US who are probably willing to settle in a mellow love affair.

So if you are into dating older women, remember to check out DateACougar.com now and find one that suit your requirements.

A survey coming your way…

Have a great week everyone! More updates later

A survey

Here is a survey about zoos.