The Hypes of Work-at-Home

You've probably read a few articles  or memes that tell about the best things in working at home. Which is yours? The freedom from 9 to 5 and traffic jams? For me, it's the bliss of taking care of my kids and witnessing their milestones everyday.

There are actually a whole lot more. Because work-at-home is really fun even without the presence of other human beings also known as co-workers around. One of those "funs" is the chance of doing what you enjoy doing whenever you want it, such as slouching and watching TV. Yes, watching your favorite TV shows! Doraemon, Slam Dunk, Dragon Ball Z, Princess Sarah, or those back to back blockbuster movies. You name it!

How about the latest noon craze, #kalyeserye? Do the pabebe wave if you can relate with me. You don't have to dubsmash. I bet you can't help but smile when you remember Yaya Dub, who is Maine Mendoza in real life, sparkle every time she sees Alden Richards. I know you also burst into laughter when you watch Lola Nidora intervene during #AlDub's "kilig moments."

Some may not understand what I'm talking about. But I am quite sure that half a million Filipinos wait for the recorded videos of this kalyeserye in Eat Bulaga Facebook page. Most of their uploaded videos reached more than 2 million views! These are sure proofs that this noontime show has captured the hearts of Filipino viewers.

Virtual World

How did you feel after watching the video? Are you enlightened? Did you realize how far technology had separated us from the real world? Do you believe this is true? Watch again. Let me know in the comments section how you have reacted.

When was the first time you used a smart phone and/or a computer/laptop? That must be so exciting! You must have stayed awake all night to get yourself familiarized with its features! You'd have wanted to make sure that you will have the recent apps your friends are using or playing on phone. How many photos of yourself did you take to test your camera? How many new friends did you add in your contacts? When was that? That was the time you started building your world of self-image and self-promotion.

Repurpose Ideas

When you're home, everywhere you look, you find things that bug you but you cannot throw out of the window! Broken furniture, old things, empty boxes and/or jars,.. jars! I got a lot of them!

Junk Jars

After emptying these jars, well, there are more of them in the kitchen, I tried to sell them. Even junk shops didn't accept them! So, what the heck am I going to do with these? I blamed the manufacturers because they should have created these jars on a more nice looking that can be used for drinking glasses. But they didn't.  Sigh! 

Until recently, I discovered the word "repurpose." It is to convert or change or to reuse things on a different purpose. There are actually, a lot that can be done with our junks. A little creativity, some tools, and our junks, then we get beautiful accents for our house. We can even sell them! What a great idea to earn from junks with very low investment while helping save the environment. Well, you don't have to throw everything to garbage cans.

The Importance of Repurpose

How to Create Header in Photoshop : A Newbie’s Tutorial

Every time I visit websites, it is either the header or the background that always gets my attention. I am always startled by their beauty, their “effects”, and how they were created. I also believe that the header can give the greatest impact on the viewer. Since then, I have dreamt of making such header or background that can put the viewer in awe.

Luckily, a prospective client before trusted me to practice on the website he was building. His priority was that I be able to make compelling articles aside from maintaining the site. But since he allowed me to build the site from the very foundation which is its layout, I really got so obsessed on making a good header. I have attempted thrice in creating a header in photoshop. And the third and last one was inspired by a website that I was able to search in the internet.

Following is my step by step procedure in creating the header. Enjoy the crazy things that a newbie can do in order to come up to a design she wanted to imitate.

The website of the client was intended for business. So I decided to create a business header inspired by this post - http://www.designinterviews.com/news/101-Header-Tutorials-58780.html

This is it- my business header:

 

CUP SONG - ANOTHER VIRAL VIDEO

Cup song – never heard of it before until I saw this video of my cousin on facebook. I was literally astonished on how she was able to make instrumentals out of a plain cup. More so, it sounds good! I interviewed her about it and learned that it is an Anna Kendrick's song. Just as usual, I browsed over youtube videos and found a lot more of the same kind including this one that was performed by a 7 year old girl - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpCVXYxhx2k. Fantastic!

Percussions are music instruments that can be struck by a beater, a hand or other similar instrument to make a sound. It is one of the oldest instruments next to human voice and has evolved into a lot of versions these days. The oldest could be that of tapping two sticks together. The newest version of sets of drums can cost as low as $350 or as high as $ 4,277. And those lovely timpani have a whopping cost of more or less than $6,500!

FEAR OF AGING?

Fear of aging?

Hush! I'm not that old to worry about aging this soon.

I have just been working with a client who is into real estate. As I go through postings at craigslist, I was surprised to come across phrases such as "mobile home" and "senior community" several times. From the word itself, mobile home, it could be a house that can be moved from one place to another. Hmmm... let me check the web. "Mobile homes (in the United States; are also called trailers or house trailers) or static caravans (in other countries; also called caravans) are prefabricated homes built in factories, rather than on site, and then taken to the place where they will be occupied." (Wikipedia.org). I just thought it's it's "only in the Philippines".

A mobile home that seems firmly attached to the ground.

A TECHIE VALENTINE

These are the days of generation X, when everything is done with the power of high technology. Instant messages, computer games and videos, high-end appliances and gadgets, name it all. This Valentine’s day, why don’t we look for something techie?

We can start with these  romantic techie gifts that your game geek partner would surely love:

1.        Fire Emblem : Awakening – this Nintendo 3DS tactical role playing game has a romantic element as the warriors can become friends or  lovers when they spend a lot of  time fighting alongside each other. Players may witness the conversations between people and how they fall in love with each other.