Organizing your digital life

Another round of digital cleaning that I did today involved deleting my drafts for this blog.

I am the kind of person who organizes my emails into categories such as: work, subscriptions, social networking and others. I filter my emails so that when an email arrives and it fits into a certain category, it will automatically be directed to a specific folder. Work is for emails coming from my boss. Subscriptions would be from the various sign-ups I made such as newsletters and blog feeds. Social networking, well, this is mostly from Facebook and the once-in-a-while Friendster emails.

I find filtering emails very helpful because it really helps me in getting my priorities straight. Well, for one, I don't get to mix Facebook messages from my work-related emails. Also, do you know that you can control which notifications can be sent to your mailbox? I've seen some person's inbox clogged with unopened Facebook messages and I'm amazed at how they are not bothered by it. Inbox says there are a thousand unread emails which are just comments on their Facebook status or photos. Some people don't even bother deleting them. In my own opinion, I believe that it would be helpful if a person would organize his digital life. Free up some stress, make your emails work for you.

Email filters would definitely make your life easier. Just be sure that you know how to use them. Maybe someday I can make a tutorial on how to filter emails. I just hope I can find (or make) the time to do it. In the mean time, you can use the power of the internet to search on how to do it. Good luck and have a nice, organized day!

Just a quick note

I wanted to capture my happiness at this very moment, thus this post. My beau called. And I am just very happy to hear his voice. He's coming home in a few more days.... I'm so excited! (--,)

Online Shopping

I had a paypal account since 2007. I did not have any activity except for the $1 bonus from Paypal's Wishlist Promotion on January of last year. So basically, my paypal account was just sleeping for 3 years.

Everything changed recently when I got active into blogging again. I chose to course my online earnings through Paypal lest the temptation of spending it right away when cash is directly credited to my bank account. If you're using Paypal, there would be no transaction fees if you transfer an amount equal to P7,000.00 or higher. If you withdraw an amount lesser than P7,000.00, you will be charged with P50.00.

And so when cash poured in, temptation always has its way of finding me. What can my poor soul do?

I just purchased 5 clothes online. They're really very nice based on the photos posted on the seller's website. And they're very affordable, too. But bear in mind that even with affordable shopping, there would always be SHIPPING. And shipping costs are high. The shipping cost I paid for this first online purchase was about 42% of my total bill. Wow!

Good luck to online shopping!

What's up with touch screen?

Why don't I like touchscreen gadgets? I don't understand myself why I'm having this aversion to the latest in technology. I loved my LG Cookie. Although admittedly, I got myself the original LG Cookie which was, somehow, got a fraction-of-a-second delayed response which makes me lose my patience sometimes, and allows me to stretch my patience some other time. And there was this high-end IPAD which was incredibly fast and uber-cool, but no tik-tak keyboard sounds, and my fingers almost always miss the letters!

I almost joined this contest which has a Galaxy Tab as its prize. I was excited to join, hmmm, I'm really excited about writing contests. But as I was browsing some earlier-submitted entries, I realized that I don't want a Galaxy Tab. I'm tired of touchscreen: specially that part where you really have to glue your eyes on the screen just to make sure you're typing correctly. Gone where the days when Nokia 5110 allows you to walk, talk, and text at the same time, where your fingers do all the busy work and you already memorize the keypad.

I love the clicking sound of the keyboard, it's comforting, specially when you're all alone typing until the wee hours. (--,)

A penny for Japan

 

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-- 2 Corinthians 9:7

My recent splurges

Things don't last long. Specially those bought at CD-R King. This is so far, the third (and hopefully the last) purchase of a mouse for my sister's laptop. This time, I bought from a trusted brand, Genius. It's considerably pricey (at P395) compared to the P150 mice sold at CD-R King but I know this mouse will live for a longer time compared to the lifespan of its predecessors.

I also bought this numeric pad at P595. The price is actually average. I saw numeric pads as high as P1,480 at CD-R King.

I chose the wired variants for both products for convenience and stability. I've had retractable wires for mice before and wasn't very happy with it. For wireless mice, I find it cumbersome to change batteries often. Now that I have complete accessories for the laptop, I wish I could finish my work soon.

A call from my crush

Last Monday, I went to a bank to deliver a Bank Confirmation Statement for a client. I was surprised to see my "crush" there. Yeah, get real, I'm 26, in a relationship, and I still have a crush? Yes. Well, he WAS my crush. This guy worked in a bank and I first saw him when I was much much younger, 10 years ago to be exact.

He was my "ideal" man back then. He wore his office uniform (white long sleeves with tie) effortlessly like he's some drop-dead movie star and I swear, for me, he looks like an angel. He was handsome but not tall. He's not burly, either. He's just like one of those Shia Lebeouf type. I memorized his car's plate number, and his car back then was a white Kia Pride (just like a taxi!). Jeeez! Writing this stuff makes me remember how shallow I was years ago!


Anyway, I've been "separated" from my crush when his former bank closed and then after a while I saw his car (and then I saw him) outside another bank and right then I assumed that maybe he transferred. I didn't pay much attention to him anymore. Anyway, I know presume he's married, says the ring on his finger.

College and post-graduate studies went by without a thought of him, until Monday.

I saw him Monday when I was ushered to the "Bank Officer" and there he was, sitting and entertaining a client. He still looks the same after all these years, minus the stars I saw when I was younger. And today, I got a call from him. Well actually, it was my aunt who called. I sent my aunt to pick up the confirmation on her way to the client. My aunt called and said that somebody wanted to talk to me....

He said his name is Johnny, the bank officer from "The Bank" and I knew that it was him! Funny, it is only today that I've learned of his name. Johnny was apologetic that he wasn't done with the confirmation and that he cannot find it. So, that's the reason for the call. I said I didn't give it to him. I did not give my Bank Confirmation to Johnny, I gave it to another bank officer, a lady bank officer. After I told him that it was another bank officer who received the confirmation, he just said "Ah!" and then laughed. He bade goodbye and that was the end of our conversation.

So, that's my story for today. I received a call from a former crush, and it was fun!

I am Number Four: This is not a movie review

So I watched I Am Number Four, after my best friend's prodding that it's worth watching.

I've become really stingy when it comes to movies, well, since the cinemas charged P90.00. It just used to be around P50.00 and the P75.00 fee in NCCC Mall back then was really worth every penny. When cinema houses started upgrading in Davao, with the latest being in Gaisano Mall's VIP, Xtreme, and Red Carpet Rooms, movie tickets soared to as high as P300.00. But these prices are still low compared to Manila prices.

I felt lucky when my sister Dani gave me a complimentary movie pass for GMall Cinemas. Pleased that I'll be watching a movie for free and that I can de-stress after a very busy and toxic week, I proceeded to GMall's ticket booth to inquire if they will honor my movie pass for I Am Number Four. The ticket lady informed me that yes, they honor movie passes, BUT only for Cinema 2. And UNFORTUNATELY, the movie being played in Cinema 2 is....... SAW!

I don't like gory movies. I'm not prejudging Saw (Ok, I'm prejudging Saw), but I am really not comfortable watching those kinds of movies, specially when I'm alone! I was sad. It was about forty minutes before the next showing of I Am Number Four starts and I decided to just think things over before buying myself a ticket.

So, while strolling over GMall's Atrium where dozens of cellphones and electronic gadgets are on discounted prices (they have this Samsung B7320 as 50% off!), I made the following resolutions: I am not watching Saw. The ticket for the movie I wanna see is P95.00. I could spend P95.00 for a movie, after all, I've gone this far to cancel my Sunday work to relax. I should not be too stingy: I deserve to treat myself sometimes.

And so ten minutes before the movie started, I walked back up to the ticket booth and bought myself a ticket for I Am Number Four. I entered the cinema just on time.

I did enjoy the movie. I was worth it. And it's safe to assume that the movie will have sequels in the future.