I want to write articles, about anything under the sun.

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Looking for part-time work (4 hours/day)

at $1.90/hour ($181.82/month)

College Graduate

Last Active

May 20th, 2011 (5513 days ago)

Member Since

April 12th, 2011

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For more than three years, I was a regular contributor to my previous company's monthly newsletter. I was allowed to write anything (above 500 words) as long as it didn't offend any person or group.
Writing is a talent I never thought I possessed. But perhaps my family's love for reading developed well my grasp of the English language, naturally paving the way for me to pursue writing as a hobby. I started posting blogs merely for friends' consumption but thought at one time of submitting these to my company's newsletter. I was eventually offered a regular slot in 2008 - the first and only employee in our company's history being given such a privilege, if I may say. From then on, I whipped up article after article which I'd like to think spruced up the otherwise bland publication.
Although I wasn't given additional compensation for the effort, I was grateful for the unique opportunity to demonstrate my skill. The numerous praises I received from those at the lowest to those at the highest echelon of the organization were more than enough for me to carry on with the task month after month after month.
Here is a sample of an article I made in November, 2009:
How to Enjoy Coffee…Alone
Several times in my past trips outside of CDO, I would hang around in malls till friends or siblings I had stayed with could rejoin me after work. Shopping would naturally be my primary pursuit but its appeal would pall when it’d eventually take its toll on my feet…and on my wallet. Luckily, I discovered a costless alternative. PowerBooks’ policy of allowing customers to lounge around and read their merchandise for free permitted promdi me to slug on the floor one day, and happily leaf through “The Adventures of Tintin,” my childhood favorite comic book. Losing myself once again in Tintin’s fantastic escapades and chuckling over Captain Haddock’s ever so hilarious cry of surprise, “Billions of bilious blue blistering barnacles!,” made me oblivious of the fact that I was the lone adult amidst Dr.-Seuss-and-Sesame-Street-reading tykes at the children’s section.
Regrettably, not all malls I went to had PowerBooks outlets, so I would often idle the hours away in coffee shops which some people find intimidating. Fearless as I am, I have to admit that staying in these establishments by oneself for an entire afternoon without either appearing silly, pathetically lonesome, or horror of horrors, being mistaken as someone eyeing for a hook-up, took sufficient forethought. Out of necessity thus I contrived rules which had allowed me to practically relish coffee in peace. You might find them useful, too, if you take my word for it.
1. If you’re self-conscious, select a table nearest the magazine/newspaper rack. It’d be nerve-wracking to feel prying eyes boring holes through your back when you make your way from one point to another at a lengthier distance and with so unlike a model’s gait, that you might possibly - heaven forbid – stumble or slip. In such a case, just do a Miriam Quiambao.
2. Buy regular brewed coffee. It’s relatively cheaper, and with lesser calories. Refillable ones are a plus but beware of indulging or you’d be sleepless in Cebu or Manila or wherever in Pinas you may be.
3. Choose mid-sized sweets to go with your cup. You’d look like a glutton with a humongous one, but you’d end up drooling for more with only a mote of a slice.
4. Position yourself comfortably, but lean straight against the backrest. Crossing legs is fine but sprawling is definitely a big no-no!
5. Sip, don’t gulp down, your coffee. You’re not drinking beer. And eat the cake in morsels. Don’t give in to the urge of devouring the whole slice in a single mouthful, however tempting it may be.
6. DON’T exaggerate no. 5 by closing your eyes and uttering sounds of satisfaction after every sip or bite. You’re not in a commercial, for pete’s sake!
7. Laugh softly, or smile ONLY when reading the mags or your phone’s text messages, NOT while staring at nothing lest others would think you’ve gone bonkers.
8. Avoid making eye contact with females. You might get into a catfight. Avoid making eye contact with males. They might slither their way to your table and worst, turn out to be creeps.
9. If you fancy people-watching, be subtle. Put on a poker face while sipping coffee. Better yet, wear spectacles. There’s a good chance people would suppose you’re thinking of something important, say a hypothesis to dispute Einstein’s Theory of Relativity perhaps when in truth you’re finding the guy at the next table a dead ringer for Sam Milby(If it’s REALLY him, by golly, retouch your lips at once!).
10. Lastly, cherish the moment. Savor the fact that you’re doing nothing. Pretty soon, you’ll have to head back home and attack those basketfuls of laundry waiting to be washed and ironed, or that wide expanse of a floor terribly in need of mopping, waxing and scrubbing. So in the meantime, sit back, relax, and enjoy the rare chance of being a lazy bum while it lasts.