Decluttering Yahoo E-Mail Account

My day would always start with blog hopping and pinterest "pinning".

Pinterest account have served me well until I forgot my passwrod and user account.

 My bad. 

I am back to pinning again since I was able to retrieve the information I need to get back on the roll.

image credit here

Another thing that kept me busy this week is my email organization.

Yes, I finally found the time to work on my email account and remove the 9,000 unimportant emails that has been there for years.

After deleting those, I feel sort of free from clutter.

That was for my yahoo account.

My gmail is another story.

I haven't started on working on it.

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With the yahoo account, I have been using the "Other InBox" organizer that comes with the email. It makes deleting messages easier and faster.

You just have to click the icon on the left side bar and it will prompt you to update your settings.

The cons will be additional folders on your account with names like OIB Home, OIB Social Network...etc. existing and new emails will be categorized there.

Then you can delete.

If you haven't tried it, do it now.

Home Ownership in the Philippines

We are in the process of waiting for our home loan application results.

The ad says processing of the loan will take five days. 

The home ownership is putting us into another level of planning and organization. I have failed terribly on the planning part. At least around 25K has been lost from my poor planning and maybe we will have another dent on my planning ability when we are done paying to the realtor. Silly me have forgotten the registration process right that comes after paying the whole amount. according to some website the transaction cost comprises the following:

1. legal fees
2. local transfer tax
3. deed of sale 
4. Capital Gains Tax
5. Real State agent 's fee
6. document stamp tax fee

the last three items will be shouldered by the seller and the first three will be the one the homeowners will have to prepare for. Based on the computations, legal fee such as notarial will cost around P200 per document, local transfer tax will depend on the zonal value imposed by the municipality government and the documentary stamp tax will cost around P15 per P1000 (value of the property, i assume) or 1.5% whichever is higher. House and lot with value of 2.5 Million below are VAT-exempt so mine will fall under that category. To give an idea of how much a registration cost will be, the example on the website provided a computation of around P28,898 for a 12M property. If the zonal value is not that high, our house  and lot processing fee will probably cost around 4k.

Vice Ganda Concert: An Hour Late and Other Weekend Specials

I watched Vice Ganda's concert at the Araneta Coliseum, Friday night.

S/He is more than an hour late. 

I was pissed when the show have started and told my best-friend that even if Vice makes me happy and rolling with laughter the whole show, I will blog about the tardiness. 

She was late. 

But I laughed non-stop till one o'clock in the morning.

While waiting, we had our fill of Jamaican Pattie. It is one of the hubs favorite.

my favorite, Beef Pinatubo. This is the spicy one.

(photos from their fb page.)

Sleepless from the show, I have to proceed to our family date (I missed the seminar at work because it will be impossible to get back to the metro on time, i feel sort of guilty). 

mozzarella sticks

banana split worth 25 pesos with edible bowl

banana split (again!) with textured ice cream

pizza, Hawaiian and bacon&ham

I had a great week although the rest of the Sunday was spent sleeping almost the entire day, thus we were not able to attend the Sunday service. 

I hope you had a great weekend too.

Inspiration of the Day: Stamping (DIY)

I love crafting. Although time is scarce these days because of the new job and other things that keeps me busy, bloghopping is still my favorite past time. Today, this one caught my interest:

Hand Carved Stamp Tutorials!

hop on to Genine's blog.

That is where I found the photo and tutorial.

This is going to my to-do project list for sure.

and another discovery from her blog: Craft Gawker.

How did I miss that site? It has the best diy that are doable for people like me. 

Go on, visit the site and do some craft like this one:

fabric lanterns found through Craft Gawker.

found original photo here

Rain and Storms on Summer Days

We only have two months of summer here in the PI and there is only two weeks left and rainy days will be here. 

But this post is not about summer and rainy days. Just something to keep readers visiting.

 like photos of food for you to crave (like I did):

Soft-serve Ice Cream of 7-11. Cost: P15

crepe with strawberry, ,mango and creme. {we ate at a crowded store selling crepes while in SM Cebu}

I think the crepe cost around P100 and it's a favorite,though expensive. But it is the company I was with that made the crepe more tasty,{ imagine talking with your friend that you haven't seen since she relocated in Cebu ten years ago}.

 and here is the inspiration for my kitchen/dining area that is so small it will probably accommodate only four person during dinner time. I prefer white walls. or any color except this one.

image credit: apartment therapy

and my excuse for not blogging: I have a new job! a real job. When I say a real job, it is something that gives you benefits and does not have any "no employee-employer" relationship in the contract.

The sad thing about is is that I was not assigned at the technology transfer unit (my area of expertise, or so i think). 

But rather, I would be forging international relationship and making economic studies, etc. 

The hard stuff that I would really avoid if I have the chance. 

But I cannot say no to a challenge. 

And they made me feel really welcome. Specially the top management. and i hope to be part of the top management or at least rise from my entry level (which is a senior position, anyway. not an ordinary feat for my age. when working for the government, i mean) before I reached the 24th month of my stay there. 

I owe my former boss a lot. 

for the training and the network and perhaps even the confidence.

and of course, for allowing me to grab the opportunity.

I hope we all have a blessed and productive week ahead.