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WordCamp Philippines 2008

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I am new to blogging here at WordPress. My friend have been telling me for months that I should start one. So here I am : )

I was browsing through one of her blogs and came across her WordCamp post. I figured since I’m new, this could be my chance to meet other bloggers, learn more about blogging and WordPress of course.

The event is free. Yes, you read it right. It’s free! There will be bloggers from all over the country so if you’re interested to meet new people (like me and my ever so dearest friend), then you should definitely check it out.  Another good thing is that the whole event is free! (And I read bloggers get badges and kits!)

If you’re interested and want to register, please click here to view the registration page. 

The following are the major sponsors for WordCamp Philippines 2008:

WordCamp Philippines will be held on September 6, 2008 at the Augusto-Rosario Gonzalez Theater, College of Saint Benilde in Manila.

For more details, please check out WordCamp Philippines 2008 and Mindanao Bloggers.

“To jobs that pay the rent.”

{ July 28, 2008 @ 8:46 am } · { Life, Personal, Random }
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If you’ve seen The Devil Wears Prada, well you know where I borrowed the line from.

Trivia! Did you know that unemployment is one of the new risk factors for having decubitus ulcers (bed sores)? No you didn’t? Well that’s because I just thought of that one up.

But if you think about it, it does make some sense doesn’t it? See if you’re unemployed, you’re most likely to decrease your physical activities which would most probably be narrowed down to watching tv, going online, hanging out with fellow unemployed friends, helping out with the house chores, sleeping, eating and more sleeping. Pretty much spells a sedentary lifestyle.

Now to avoid further increasing my risk of having bed sores, I decided on trying my luck at a call center (and also because my friend’s been bugging me to go too). Surprise. Surprise. Everybody just applies at a call center these days. But who wouldn’t right?

Here are my reasons:

1. It’s hard to look for a job at a hospital. Wait, let me rephrase that. It’s easy to look for a job to apply for but hard to get in. You’d have to know people (doctors) to back you up just so they’d even look at your resume.

2. I can’t afford to volunteer at a hospital for 3 months or so. I just can’t right now. With the increase of fare and gas prices and rice and electric bills and everything else that is not free. Heck I even have to borrow money just so I can get from point A to B. (Yes, I am poor).

3. Number 2 also means I can’t afford to pay any hospital that requires a fee for us to be trained there for, oh I don’t know, a month or two? Crap.

4. Call centers pay good. I heard trainees already have allowance. And that the minimum salary is around P10K.  (pls correct me if i’m wrong)

5. Lastly, call centers pay good.

You see? Who wouldn’t apply right?