I’ve been thinking about starting an online store targeting Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) as a means of earning additional income. This will also be an effective way to maximize the use of my domain, hosting and internet connection. I already know several potential suppliers to whom I can get my items. However, I should first find suitable ecommerce software. I remember a friend in graduate school who started an online business but never got it off the ground. The customized software cost her a fortune and yet she’s unhappy with …

FINANCIAL
I consider my financial status in distress state. Most of my Christmas bonus were spent on hospital bills when my mom had a stroke last December. What’s left of it and a loan proceed, I used to pay for down payment for a house and lot through Pag-IBIG. I’ve been planning to get a housing loan since last year. Initially, I planned on getting a foreclosed property but I was discouraged due to an unfortunate experience I had with Pag-IBIG.
The cost of developed properties in Bacolod City increases fast …

My mother got me back the day I almost lost her. I was the youngest of five siblings and among us, I was the one most attached to our parents. However, the need to find my own space and live a life of my own has somehow created a space between us. I no longer find the need to go home every weekend and if I do, I often spend most of my time with friends.
Last December 16 my Nanay had a stroke and it was the scariest day of …