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Internet

Yahoo mail scam

Recently I got an email from a friend in my Yahoo account. We’re just acquaintances, having known each other in graduate school, plus we haven’t communicated in ages, so I was a bit surprised to get an email from her asking for help. The seemingly formal style of letter writing plus the questionable content made […]

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Business

Alternative to roaming options

Recently my mom tried to contact somebody who was about to go on a trip to Europe. Good thing, she was able to call him just as he was about to depart at the airport. She tried calling him before that and the phone kept ringing. I told her, it could be that he already […]

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Business Travel

Corporate travel planning this summer

My sis surprised me yesterday! She requested me to purchase an irresistible travel deal for a 3D/2N package to Palawan which already includes roundtrip airfare, airport transfers, hotel accommodation, breakfast plus a tour of the Puerto Princesa Underground River which is voted as one of the provisional New7Wonders of Nature. She plans to include this […]

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Home and Living

On the latest building and construction materials

Any home renovation ideas in mind lately? When we renovated our house, my sister and I made it a joint project, being both in the architectural field. Aside from aesthetics, some important criteria we considered were the function and the saving of space. The durability and quality of the materials of equipments and furnishings were […]

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Life

Who’s getting married?

Such an eye-catching title, but no, it’s not me who will be walking down the aisle soon. It’s actually my cousin whom we have been telling many moons ago to marry his long time girlfriend of more than ten years. Sounds funny but true. Anyway, we’re just happy that finally he’s decided to settle down. […]

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Business

Finding the right financial advisor

When it comes to financial matters, one is presented with so many choices available, from business funding to investments and loans. Getting a good financial advice is essential as it spells a big difference on the decisions made particularly if it involves much of one’s monetary resources. Getting good recommendations and doing a bit of […]

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Personal Management

Financial goals for 2011

I’m almost finished with my accounting tasks to cap the past year’s income and expenses, and looking at my purchases and financial decisions, I’ve really learned some valuable lessons. Thus, for this year, I am making some changes with organizing the family budget and from now on I will always pay in cash, except for […]