It is common for small business owners to try other income streams to maximize business space.It is the way to survive, especially if you're paying a monthly rent or trying to find a way to augment your income. For example, the sari-sari store in our block is also selling Japanese surplus items which seems to be common these days. I was discussing with fellow blogger Wenchie since we both own laundry shops and we've agreed that we can very well sell ukay-ukay clothes too, if only we know the source, LOL. Cellphone reloading is really the easiest sideline ... Continue Reading...
Swiss and Belgian chocolates
I've been lucky enough to be a recipient of chocolate gifts recently. Even luckier because they are some of the world's finest chocolates, coming from the two of the top producing countries, Belgium and Switzerland. If you ask me to tell the difference, I can't, although am sure one would claim to be better and sweeter than the other. First is this trio of chocolate packages from blog reader-turned-friend Marissa, who is based in the outskirts of Zurich, Switzerland. One brand is familiar, Lindt, while the other is called Cocktailbar and are shaped like liquor ... Continue Reading...
DTI business name registration is a failure
Launching our little business last month has been an eye-opening experience. It has broadened my mind about the dynamics of being an entrepreneur in this country. I am bound to agree with the observations of some people (including foreigners) that the environment for doing business in the Philippines is poor and discouraging. But first of all, President Arroyo should crack the whip on agencies who are "good on paper" but are actually NO GOOD in what they do. For example, how does DTI Secretary Peter Favila and his staff explain the more than one month wait in the ... Continue Reading...
Mermaid show at the Manila Ocean Park
The kids and I hang out at the Manila Ocean Park over the weekend, just in time to catch their recently launched Mermaid Show. This is a 30-minute treat where attractive (and should I say, curvaceous) swimmers perform dances, moves and acrobatics underwater. Of course it's a given, they gotta be professionals to do that! I must say it's a real delight for kids, who must be harboring fantasies about being the next Little Mermaid or even our homegrown Dyesebel. It was fun seeing the women-swimmers in their colorful, alluring costumes, waving and smiling at ... Continue Reading...
Eastwood Mall & its state-of-the-art cinema
Faraway Eastwood in Quezon City is one place I'd think twice about going, but when almost-neighbor Sasha offered a treat of free movies at the spanking new Eastwood cinema plus free pick-up in their family car, I had no choice but to say YES!!! :D Traffic along C-5 was smooth that day, which made going to Eastwood such a breeze - less than 30 minutes! Arriving there, I couldn't help but be transported to another world. The new Eastwood Mall was far from crowded and did not look like the populous boxes of concrete in Manila. It looked every inch immaculate and ... Continue Reading...
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