Category: Tips

  • Top 10 Birthday Themes

    Top 10 Birthday Themes

    Here comes my birthday! I’d like to share with you fabulous party themes playing inside my head. If you’re turning 27, the last thing you want to do is put your guests to sleep. So, spice up your birthday with these cool party themes! (I must warn you, ‘cool’ is subjective.) Let’s start the dirty…

  • Short Slideshow Story of JM and Dan

      Make your own free slideshow design My really good friend, JAM, is going to tie the knot with her long-time bf, Dan. I heard the venue is somewhere in Davao. A vintage hotel with about 200 guests. I couldn’t make it to the wedding. Work got in the way. I’m so sure Jam is…

  • 100+ Essential Business Phrases to Use in Your Next Email

    100+ Essential Business Phrases to Use in Your Next Email

    In today’s fast-paced business world, clear and effective communication is key. Imagine having a treasure trove of phrases at your disposal, ready to enhance your emails, letters, and proposals. Grenville Kleiser’s “Fifteen Thousand Useful Phrases” offers just that – a collection of time-tested expressions to elevate your business writing. We’ve curated a selection of these…

  • Who Let the Bed Bugs Out? Who? (Huhuhu..)

    “Good night. Sleep tight. Don’t let the bedbugs bite.” Whoever uttered that rhyme must have been all too familiar with bedbug attack and infestation. These tiny, itchy, bitchy (most feeders/biters are female) parasitic anthropods of Family Cimicidae can turn a perfectly normal person into a manic zombie overnight. We can’t murder the person who has brought…

  • How to Find Your Soul Urge?

    Scanning through a list of posts I could write about, I came across a client who wanted articles on Numerology. I instantly downloaded a Numerology e-book entitled “The Power of Numbers” and went through it until I got all the figures I need to know my life path, Expression and Soul Urge. There are more,…

  • How to Make Women Smile

    A woman’s smile is always a delight to see. I feel like it’s my daily mission to brighten someone’s day. Women, lacking enough supply of serotonin (i.e. happy hormones), should be constantly cheered. This wonderful task is not exclusive for male entertainers but for females alike. Today, I’m glad I was able to pull smiles, even…

  • Portugal Embassy Address & Contact Number in the UAE

    Portugal Embassy Address: Marina Park Office, Villa A42 – P.O. Box 114587 Abu Dhabi, UAE Telephone number: 02-650 55 41 Schedule of Visa Application: 9am – 1pm (Sunday – Thursday) Business Travelers going to Portugal used to apply through Spanish Embassy in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Since April 2011, Spain Embassy does not cater to Portugal Visa…

  • Don’t Risk Deportation: Why You Need an Employment Visa in the UAE

    “In UAE, without a working permit or employment visa, one must not work.” Thinking of working in the UAE? While the high salaries can be tempting, working under a visit visa is a big risk. Here’s a real-life story to illustrate the dangers: Case Study: Recently, 120 Filipina women on visit visas were caught working…

  • Five Dream Jobs

    Five Dream Jobs

    Dream jobs, we all have them, haven’t we? If jobs were simply ticked from a menu list, I’d pick these five in a heartbeat. 5. Coffee Taster Neil wants to have a coffee farm. I want to taste the beans his farm will produce. It’s a new-found curiosity I’m not sure I can shake off anytime…

  • 10 Commandments for Good Language Learning

    The best way to teach English as a second language? Make learners learn how to learn. “Teach them how to fish” is an ever useful adage. According to Brown (2001), ESL students should comply with the “ Ten Commandments” for good language learning: 1st. Fear not! 2nd. Dive in. 3rd. Believe in yourself. 4th. Seize…