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I’m taking a much needed day off, this Sunday. Actually, it’s a holiday weekend over here (Independence Day). Tomorrow, we’ll be having a rather large birthday celebration for one of the nieces. The party will be held at my house, since I have the space needed for that type of large gathering. Our new refrigerator was [...] My life has suddenly become a lot more comfortable since my computer setup has been relocated to my upstairs bedroom. Now, I have the benefit of air-conditioning throughout the day. This makes it a heck of a lot easy to write for eight hours at a time. I just keep my Styrofoam cooler of cold [...] The heat’s been rather extraordinary, here. For the Philippines, it’s the hottest time of the year with daily temperatures in the upper 90s (with the heat index about 115 degrees F). Add to that, my writing assignments that are conducted on the computer, downstairs, where there’s no air-conditioning (just fans) and you get the idea [...] 100 extra horror film points if you can guess where this came from! I just received this from oDesk: Congratulations! We’re happy to announce that based on your feedback scores and hours worked on oDesk last month, you were ranked on our Top 25 Providers list for March 2010! Of the hundreds of thousands of Providers on oDesk, you are the cream of the crop and deserve a little recognition. [...] Since I’ve been ensconced in the Philippines, I’ve noted many different (and unusual) aspects of the culture that, ultimately, defy any explanations on my part. It’s only after an extended period of time that I began to understand the real reason behind this. In my varied locations of residence, there has always been one consistent factor [...] See: definition of title’s term by clicking here. Things are moving right along, here, in Metro Manila. I’ve picked up a couple of new oDesk assignments to replace the dormant ones (which I am systematically closing). The pay rates seem to improving, as well. One new account is paying $10 an hour (450 pesos, approx.) which, [...] But I had to re-do the site But that’s OK – it’s a new life… |
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