2013 Activities

December 2013

• Edit manuscripts
• Retrain in copy-editing course by distance learning at The Publishing Training Centre (PTC)
• Study first marked assignment to PTC -- Passed!
• Pay November 2013 percentage tax with BIR Form 2551M (3% of monthly gross income) due 20 December 2013
• Update The Filipino freelancers' guide to paying taxes and securing social benefits: (1) info details on SSS, Pag-IBIG, and PhilHealth and (2) post BIR Memo Circular link
• Set appointment with dentist, 4 December 2013
• Finish bookkeeping for November 2013
• Attend 2013 FILSCAP members fellowship at the Quezon City Sports Club ---> [So sorry, I missed this one. Hope to be there next time.]
• Register new accounting books with the BIR, on or before the due date of books registration, 31 December 2013
• Post bits of relief updates on Typhoon Yolanda
• Use newly revised OR booklets, as per BIR 2013 OR policy, RR No. 18-2012
• Fill out official receipts for mailing
• Mail ORs to clients
• Listen to God's Word (download for free, the Holy Bible in mp3 audio files)
• Set appointment with dentist
• Visit aunts
• Finish projects by the 13th . . . (The Lord is my strength . . . Amen! - Psalm 28:7)
• Seal billing statement envelopes of fully paid bills for 2013--DONE. Salamat po, Lord Jesus! ;)
• Update web post on freelance taxation: You mean, Filipino freelancers pay income tax?
• Ready BIR Form 2551M for December 2013
• Ready BIR Form 0605 for freelance business registration renewal due 31 January 2014
• Ready other forms for 2014
• Study/Submit 2nd assignment to PTC . . . todo na 'to! Meowww . . .
• Free up the holidays for family get-together . . . Oo, naman. (So help me, God. :D)
• Enjoy the weekend . . . and the weekdays too
  • Market
  • Cook
  • Swim with sis
  • Do a bit of gardening
  • Bathe doggies
  • Give kitties a sponge bath
  • Do homework
  • Others

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November 2013

• Edit manuscripts
• Retrain in copy-editing course by distance learning at The Publishing Training Centre (PTC)
• Study first marked assignment to PTC -- Passed!
• Pay October 2013 percentage tax with BIR Form 2551M (3% of monthly gross income) due 20 November 2013
• Finish bookkeeping for September-October 2013
• Send emails to know the condition of Maya Lyn Manocsoc and Filedito "Doc Joboy" Tandinco (DSA-IPC Program graduates) on 9 November 2013, after Typhoon Yolanda hit Tacloban City on 8 November 2013
• Received Maya's response on 10 November 2013
• Await Doc Joboy's response . . . He and his company are alive! Praise God!
• Post bits of relief updates on Typhoon Yolanda
• Watch Pacquiao-Rios boxing match, 24 November 2013, Sunday
• Speak at the Freelance Blend Manila podcast, interview by Marvin de Leon, 27 November 2013, Wednesday
• Write blog: What happened to donations for Typhoon Yolanda victims? 28 November 2013
• Add sources to the database of freelance tools
• Update www.alsabado.com home page
• Use newly revised OR booklets, as per BIR 2013 OR policy, RR No. 18-2012
• Mail ORs to clients
• Listen to God's Word (download for free, the Holy Bible in mp3 audio files)
• Set appointment with dentist
• Visit aunts
• Ready Form 1701Q for 3rd quarter income tax, due 15 November 2013
• Enjoy the weekend . . . and the weekdays too
  • Market
  • Cook
  • Swim with sis
  • Do a bit of gardening
  • Bathe doggies
  • Give kitties a sponge bath
  • Do homework
  • Others

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October 2013

• Attend/Speak at Freelance Camp Manila, 2 October 2013 (Inset photo: Evening, after the speaking engagement, see conference photos. To all participants, thank you for joining us.)
• Edit manuscripts
• Retrain in copy-editing course by distance learning at The Publishing Training Centre (PTC)
• Study first marked assignment to PTC -- Passed!
• Pay September 2013 percentage tax with BIR Form 2551M (3% of monthly gross income) due 20 October 2013
• Finish bookkeeping for September 2013
• Use newly revised OR booklets, as per BIR 2013 OR policy, RR No. 18-2012
• Mail ORs to clients
• Listen to God's Word (download for free, the Holy Bible in mp3 audio files)
• Set appointment with dentist
• Celebrate aunt's 90th birthday (10-10-13)
• Write blog: Multiple savings and investments--Spend less, save more; Why Al?
• Change faucets
• Cook/Prepare for family get-together (10-13-13)
• Join family get-together at Balaw-Balaw Angono, Rizal (10-27-13)
• Ready Form 1701Q for 3rd quarter income tax, due 15 November 2013
• Go out and VOTE on 28 October 2013
• Then go to Tagaytay with aunts, uncle, brother, cousins, and nephew
• Do grocery shopping
• Enjoy the weekend . . . and the weekdays too
  • Market
  • Cook
  • Swim with sis
  • Do a bit of gardening
  • Bathe doggies
  • Give kitties a sponge bath
  • Do homework
  • Others

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September 2013

• Edit manuscripts
• Retrain in copy-editing course by distance learning at The Publishing Training Centre (PTC)
• Submit first assignment to PTC :)
• Pay August 2013 percentage tax with BIR Form 2551M (3% of monthly gross income) due 20 September 2013
• Finish bookkeeping for August 2013
• Use newly revised OR booklets, as per BIR 2013 OR policy, RR No. 18-2012
• Mail ORs to clients
• Listen to God's Word (download for free, the Holy Bible in mp3 audio files)
• Set appointment with dentist
• Visit aunts
• Congratulate freelancer writer-author Marlene "Yah" Legaspi-Munar for her newly released book, Life in the Middle: The Search for a Satisfying and Significant Midlife, launched on 13 September 2013 (Booths 38-42, Manila International Bookfair, SMX Convention Center, SM Mall of Asia, Pasay City)
• Bring pets to barangay for registration renewal and anti-rabies vaccination
• Undergo physical exam at the Manila Doctors Hospital Satellite Clinic
• Enjoy the weekend . . . and the weekdays too
  • Market
  • Cook
  • Swim with sis
  • Do a bit of gardening
  • Bathe doggies
  • Give kitties a sponge bath
  • Do homework
  • Others

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August 2013

• Edit manuscripts
• Retrain in copy-editing course by distance learning at The Publishing Training Centre
• Pay July 2013 percentage tax with BIR Form 2551M (3% of monthly gross income) due 20 August 2013
• File 2nd quarter 2013 income tax returns (BIR Form 1701Q) due August 15
• Finish bookkeeping for July 2013
• Use newly revised OR booklets, as per BIR 2013 OR policy, RR No. 18-2012
• Listen to God's Word (download for free, the Holy Bible in mp3 audio files)
• Post, Worshiping the Lord through music anytime, anywhere
• Set appointment with dentist
• Visit aunts
• See a movie with sis: Boses
• Visit photo exhibit of sis: Dawn to Dusk 4, 5th flr., Walter Mart, Chino Roces Ave., cor. Arnaiz Ave., Makati City
• Enjoy the weekend . . . and the weekdays too
  • Market
  • Cook
  • Swim with sis
  • Do a bit of gardening
  • Bathe doggies
  • Give kitties a sponge bath
  • Do homework
  • Others

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July 2013

• Edit manuscripts
• Retrain in copy-editing course by distance learning at The Publishing Training Centre
• Pay June 2013 percentage tax with BIR Form 2551M (3% of monthly gross income) due 20 July 2013
• Finish bookkeeping for June 2013
• Pick up newly printed OR booklets, revised as per BIR 2013 OR policy, RR No. 18-2012
• Write, "Revising OR booklets: Who's happy about it?
• Set appointment with dentist
• Visit aunts
• Quietly celebrate 5 years in freelance editing: 21 July 2013 . . . (Salamat po, Lord :))
• Do a bit of plumbing
• Enjoy the weekend . . . and the weekdays too
  • Market
  • Cook
  • Swim with sis
  • Do a bit of gardening
  • Bathe doggies
  • Give kitties a sponge bath
  • Do homework
  • Others

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June 2013

• Edit manuscripts
• Retrain in copy-editing course by distance learning at The Publishing Training Centre
• Pay May 2013 percentage tax with BIR Form 2551M (3% of monthly gross income) due 20 June 2013
• Register at BIR revised official receipt booklets (with penalty of P1,000 already)
• Request BIR-accredited Macky Printing Services to process authority to print (ATP) and print revised official receipt booklets
• Finish bookkeeping for May 2013
• Celebrate Father's Day with Dad
• Write: "Yes, I've stopped tithing and attending a physical church"
• Set appointment with dentist
• Visit aunts
• Enjoy the weekend . . . and the weekdays too
  • Cook something new
  • Swim with sis
  • Bathe doggies
  • Give kitties a sponge bath
  • Do homework
  • Others

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May 2013

• Save up for continuous editorial training
• Edit manuscripts
• Update profile pic (5-2013)
• Pay April 2013 percentage tax with BIR Form 2551M (3% of monthly gross income) due 20 May 2013
• Finish bookkeeping for April 2013
• Mail official receipts to clients
• Set appointment with dentist
• Visit aunts
• Listen to sermons online
• Vote on May 13
• Retrain: Enrol in copy-editing course by distance learning at The Publishing Training Centre
• Begin the copy-editing course by distance learning at The Publishing Training Centre
• Enjoy the weekend . . . and the weekdays too
  • Cook something new
  • Bathe doggies
  • Give kitties a sponge bath
  • Do homework
  • Go swimming
  • Others ;)

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April 2013

• Save up for continuous editorial training
• Edit manuscripts
• Pay March 2013 percentage tax with BIR Form 2551M (3% of monthly gross income) due 20 April 2013
• Finish bookkeeping for March 2013
• File 2012 ITR (BIR Form 1701) due April 15
• File 2013 1st quarter income tax returns (BIR Form 1701Q) due April 15
• Set appointment with dentist
• Visit aunts and cousins
• Send to clients official receipts via airmail
• Listen to sermons online
• Enjoy the weekend . . . and the weekdays too
  • Cook something new
  • Bathe doggies
  • Give kitties a sponge bath
  • Do homework
  • Go swimming
  • Others ;)