i feel i haven't done a thing for christmas yet. >_<

it's so odd, feeling that i am the one who should be in charge of our family's christmas celebration. last year my parents came home and yeah, we helped with decorating, wrapping presents, but my mom was Supreme Commander™ with the whole preparation deal.

i only remembered we had to decorate yesterday, when our helper was already hauling boxes of decor from the bodega.

i said, "okay, i think we can decorate now," then did some work on the computer, and then i came out and the tree was up. =.=

i feel like such a scrooge, concentrating on work, not having time to shop for gifts, ignoring carolers, ignoring notices from our community that a christmas party is to be held on such and such date. >_<

i'm taking a very loooong leave after all my work is done, i swear. then maybe i can celebrate christmas properly.

does anybody in my flist know how tax-paying works? ._.

i am about to complete registration as a self-employed professional. i want to know how i will pay taxes since i'm not employed in any company that can automatically deduct tax from my salary.

and of course, the BIR website is confusing the living daylights out of me.

any information will help, thanks.

yeah.

i changed my layout again.

i used art by Luis Royo again because i just love his work. ♥♥ but if you can recommend other great artists, i can check them out, too. i guess i just don't have time to scour DeviantArt for pretty images so recs would be great.

anyway. i messed up edited Luis Royo's work (BLASPHEMY!!) a bit to make a decent header. the layout is best viewed with firefox since an image code that won't work with IE is messing up the header. so what's new with browsers causing me problems. ~_~

(speaking of browsers, i found this interesting article about firefox through vwida.)

regarding layouting my LJ, i can't seem to help myself. of course i want this LJ pretty, but i guess the main motivation is to learn html and css enough to design web pages someday. the goal seems pretty far off since i'm learning via LJ codes and web tutorials, but i know i can do this. *o* i still use templates now and tinker around with them, but i'm hoping to learn how to make them from scratch.

seeing layouts work just gives me this feeling of accomplishment. ang babaw ko talaga. XD

we were finally able to reformat the pc, too. the file manager works fine now. it's great having a network since i didn't have to burn all my important files into a cd, i just dumped them all into the other pc here at home before reformatting and then transferred them back to this pc once the network was up again.

other than that, nothing much has happened to me lately. been very busy with work since the volume is increasing. but then, more work = more pay = more toys for kaida. LOL.

these are the kinds of jobs that interest me, and might interest you, too. ^^

mobile online community moderators and editors
- so basically what you do is you edit content and moderate a mobile chat community. it's a fairly easy job with very minimal requirements, but the work hours (0830 - 1800 hours) are a bit too long for me to get only php11,000 a month. but they said you get free lunch, coffee, and soda. ^^

graphic artist for ip interactive
- ip interactive is behind o2 jam and ran online. these are the times when i wish i took up fine arts in college. T^T they even want artists who can illustrate anime-themed design. i think they're looking for game masters, too.

researcher-writer for mobile games/telecoms
- i kinda got lost in their mission statement and i don't know what an mvno is, but basically i think they're just looking for writers. right. ._.

graphic designer for core lifestyles, inc.
- and i quote: "We need a team of young artists and young professionals committed to injecting sensation back into a numb world through its creative genius." their opening statement just knocked my socks off!! for that alone i would consider applying even if i didn't have experience in apparel design. ROFL! XD and they even close with "We inspire action, deliver results and hit your target! We are the swords behind these kick ass brands." XD panalo talaga hahahaha!

so. if that piqued your interest, go apply! XD

i can almost imagine a big blue E looming up before me and screaming, "i will not be ignored!!"

gawd.

i can't access my company's website using firefox. it has to be accessed using internet explorer. and firefox has this thing when downloading: a file becomes cut when it has a space in the filename. what is up with that?! i wasted time downloading huge audio files only to find out it won't play because the filename got cut with a space bar.

and here i thought firefox was shiny and perfect. now i have to place an IE link on my quick launch bar again, right next to its rival. it's irritating having to use two browsers.

yeah, i'm quirky like that.


..oh, and a lot of people seem to be asking what kind of work i do. i attract those questions because i'm working from home, which is an absolutely wonderful privilege for many people (including me and my baby, of course).

well, i'm a medical transcriptionist. i download audio dictations of doctors via the internet, transcribe them to medical documents, and submit them back. yes, i finally found a use for my bs biology background.

anyway. it's a job with a lot of trust involved, since we are dealing with confidential medical records. leaks can result to lawsuits and a helluva lot of trouble, so it was fortunate that i gained a trustworthy reputation right from the start, so that i never even had to set foot inside an office.

oh, they can trust me. i'm a scorpio. LOL.

i also do some business and legal transcription sometimes, and i also hear about entertainment transcription (though i have no idea what they transcribe), but i focus more on the medical. it challenges my intellect while satisfying my internet and computer addiction at the same time. XD

in any case, my job would also be easier if i understood a lot of technological stuff a bit better. unfortunately, i lack the time and resources for further learning. ~_~ must find a way. *o*