2012 Activities

The freelance editor's to-do list

December 2012

• Edit manuscripts
• Pay November 2012 percentage tax with BIR Form 2551M (i.e., only 3% of taxable income) due 20 December 2012
• Finish bookkeeping for November 2012
• Ready requirements for stamping of new accounting books due every December 31 of the current year
• Post on Blogger, "Let your 'Yes' be 'Yes' and your 'No,' 'No'. . . "
• Set appointment: Dental checkup
• Enjoy the weekend . . . and the weekdays too

1. Attend the Filipino Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (FILSCAP) members Christmas party
2. Watch Manny Pacquiao's boxing match (December 8) with Juan Miguel Marquez. (We salute you Manny for showing the true spirit of sportsmanship! Congrats to Juan Miguel!)
3. Do gardening (pruning, repotting, pinching)
4. Go walking
5. Visit titas
6. Spend time with family and friends
7. Groom pets

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November 2012

• Edit manuscripts
• Pay October 2012 percentage tax with BIR Form 2551M (i.e., only 3% of taxable income) due 20 November 2012
• Pay third quarter income tax (July-September 2012) with BIR Form 1701Q due 15 November 2012
• Post on Blogger, "Let your 'Yes' be 'Yes' and your 'No,' 'No'. . . "
• Set appointment:
  1. General pest control by Topbest Pest Services, Inc.
  2. Dental checkup
  3. Annual physical exam
• Enjoy the weekend . . . and weekdays too

1. Visit the weekend market at Eton Centris, Quezon Ave., Q.C.
2. Repaint garden set
3. Do gardening (pruning, repotting, pinching)
4. Remove dry leaves on the roof
5. Go walking

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October 2012

Spending time with Tita Dely (standing) and Tita Pining, on 6 September 2012.

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September 2012

• Retrain
• Edit manuscripts
• Pay August 2012 percentage tax with BIR Form 2551M (i.e., only 3% of taxable income, Form 2551M) due 20 Sept 2012
• Finish writing the book, "Among the emergent churches in the Philippines and the reasons I left them"

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August 2012

• Retrain
• Edit manuscripts
• Pay July 2012 percentage tax with BIR Form 2551M (i.e., only 3% of taxable income, Form 2551M) due 20 Aug 2012
• Pay second quarter tax (Apr-Jun 2012) with BIR Form 1701Q due 15 August 2012
• Weather the storm

7 I will bless the LORD, who hath given me counsel: my reins also instruct me in the night seasons. 8 I have set the LORD always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. 9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope. (Psalm 16:7-9)

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July 2012

• Retrain
• Edit manuscripts
• Pay June 2012 percentage tax with BIR Form 2551M (i.e., only 3% of taxable income, Form 2551M) due 20 July 2012
• Prepare BIR Form 1701Q for the second quarter tax (Apr-Jun 2012) due 15 August 2012
• Watch conferences at Radio Free Church
• Listen to The Cross Radio KRSS.me 93.5 FM
• Read: Castles in the Sand by Carolyn A. Greene
• Listen to God's Word online (KJV) while cooking
• Write blog:
• Pets are family members too
• Sew pillow cases, curtains, and shorts;)
• Continue writing book: Life begins BEFORE 40
• Copyedit article for the FQS: Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung | Forum: Qualitative Social Research
• Celebrate with thanksgiving in the Lord Jesus: 4th year in freelance editing!

June 2012

• Retrain
• Edit manuscripts
• Pay May 2012 percentage tax with BIR Form 2551M (i.e., only 3% of taxable income, Form 2551M) due 20 June 2012
• Finish bookkeeping for May 2012
• Watch conferences at Radio Free Church:
• Israel and Future Survival
• Jerusalem: Past Present Future
• Post on web:
  • Joel Osteen, another 'great' false teacher
  • Philippine Independence Day (June 12, 1898 - June 12, 2012)
  • Apostasy in the Church: The Emergent Church Movement
  • So you left your home church too because it partakes of the Emergent Church Movement? You're not alone.
• Swim . . . swim . . . swim . . . libre ang mangarap :-D
• Shop at Uratex with neighbor and get used to driving around the city :)
• Read: Castles in the Sand by Carolyn A. Greene
• Cook seafood delight especially for dear sister who rarely eats seafood these days: Spicy squid and white fish fillet sauteed in olive oil, garlic cloves, onions, olives, and coconut milk to complement the red rice grown in northern Luzon :-)
• Listen to God's Word online (KJV) while cooking
• Watch some weekend action, 10 June 2012: Paquiao vs. Bradley--woohoo! Glad to see Jessica Sanchez once again for the U.S. national anthem! ;-D What your manuscript editor thinks on Manny Paquiao's not bagging the title this time:

"Manny is such a remarkable sport! His game exemplifies that life isn't just about winning, but also about giving one's best regardless of the result ... I think so too that he won based on the math of the game. Could there be some politics involved here? :-( "

• Sew pillow cases, curtains, and shorts--an ambition ;)
• Take care of big brother's social benefits :D
• Continue writing book: Life begins BEFORE 40
• Listen (first time!) to The Cross Radio KRSS.me 93.5 FM
• Copyedit article for the FQS: Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung | Forum: Qualitative Social Research
• Finish bookkeeping for June 2012

May 2012

• Retrain
• Edit manuscripts
• Pay April 2012 percentage tax with BIR Form 2551M (i.e., only 3% of taxable income, Form 2551M) due 20 May 2012
• Continue writing the book, Life begins 'before' 40 (an autobiography)
• Watch the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato C. Corona
• Bring Hope to PAWS for spaying
• Watch Season 11 of AI
• Go to the beach . . . or go swimming nearby

Batangas beach, 2008

Photo by Al Sabado

• Write a blog, "Christ's Commission Fellowship defends Rick Warren"

April 2012

• Retrain
• Edit manuscripts
• Pay March 2012 percentage tax with BIR Form 2551M (i.e., only 3% of taxable income, Form 2551M) due 20 April 2012
• Visit and watch conferences: "Israel and Future Survival"
• File BIR Form 1701 for the year 2011
• Pay for 2012 first quarter income tax with BIR Form 1701Q
• See a nice animated film on widescreen
• Write first book, Life begins 'before' 40 (an autobiography)

March 2012

• Retrain
• Edit manuscripts
• Pay February 2012 percentage tax (i.e., only 3% of taxable income, Form 2551M) due 20 March 2012
• Remit 2012 Pag-IBIG contribution
• Remit February 2012 SSS contribution (no later than 15 March 2012)
• Visit and watch conferences: "Israel and Future Survival"
• Ready BIR Form 1701 for the year 2011
• Ready BIR Form 1701Q for the first quarter
• Ready BIR Form 2551M for March 2012
• See a nice animated film on widescreen

February 2012

• Retrain
• Edit manuscripts
• Pay January 2012 percentage tax (i.e., only 3% of taxable income, Form 2551M) due 20 February 2012
• Remit January 2012 SSS contribution (no later than 15 February 2012)

January 2012

• Retrain
• Edit manuscripts
• Renew BIR registration (deadline, January 31)
• Pay December 2011 percentage tax (i.e., only 3% of taxable income, Form 2551M) due 20 January 2012
• Pay community tax
• Pay for Dad's real property tax in Marikina City (taxpayers get 50% discount on or before March 2012)
• Remit 2012 PhilHealth contribution
• Bring Humble to the vet for deworming