One
of my friends business is gardening and landscaping. Actually it
was just a hobby where Annie and her husband used to do. They love
planting, germinating seeds in their backyard. They chose a good
quality of soils and organic fertilizers. Their plants are exotic and
rare. They are now one of the ornamental plants suppliers in Cagayan de
Oro City. They are earning from P50,000 to P75,000 a month. Not bad for
a couple who love their work at home and could take care of their kids.
One thing that you should bear in mind when you do things for a living,
is that you love it not because you earn money out of it. This is
because when you don't like what you are doing, it will make you tired
and bored. This is a home business. Other kind of home business is MLM
and online selling. You just need to advertise it online or personally.
They supply some of the grandiose houses in the city. They
also accept landscaping with reasonable price. Be it house or resort.
Aside from these services,
they also help anyone who are interested about landscaping and
ornamental plant. When you are good in landscaping you could pitch up
to P500,000.00 per resort. Landscaping and interior decorating is like
art. You need to visualize and study how to deliver a very beautiful
and breathtaking result. You need to be particular to details.
Here as we learned from this couple about their business, we can now
conclude that opportunities abound. We just try to look for a
niche and start doing it. Don't start big when you are not sure about
your business. Expand it later when the demand of your service
increase.
Here are some
photos taken from my vacation in Spain last
summer. I just want to share my happy moments with you. I really love
traveling around the world. You might wonder I don't have personal
picture here! It is because I don't like this page to look like
personal webpage. Spanish
culture has similarity with ours in terms of food like paella, history,
music and dance. Canary Island is really very beautiful with lots of
tourist from around the world. They call it as "Isla Paraiso". Could
you believe I spotted Meryll Streep with the crew filming a
movie? I don't know the title but some said that it will be released
next fall.
Having a vacation in Spain was really memorable.
When you plan to go there, be sure to have a reservation specially
during summer, and make sure that you have a camera. Call the
hotel for room reservation than waiting in the airport and looking for
taxi. In the hotel, don't be ashamed to complain if you don't like the
room. A hotel should be clean and elegant. The manager should know who
is coming and leaving the hotel. You should also know how to tip the
room boy and other servant in the hotel. They are the best people
around because they endure patience and other good quality of services.
You should learn from them. If the service is mediocre then you are at
the wrong hotel.
Don't forget
your sun block lotion. Protect your skin from the sun. Try also to
learn some basic sentence in
Spanish, it helps. Aside from the beaches there, they have also a lot
of beautiful national parks, museum, land marks and don't forget the
fiestas and the famous Matador.
When you are financially free then it follows that you can spend
vacation anywhere without worrying about money anymore. No matter what
your hobby is, money involved. I used business class when I fly with my
favorite airlines, Cathay Pacific.
In the
Philippines, try to visit Buracay, Camiguin Island, Palawan, Davao,
Isabela, Cebu and Bohol. The Philippines is one of the most beautiful
place on Earth. Huwag maging Dayuhan sa sariling bayan. Encourage
foreigners to visit Philippines, by doing so you help our country
generates income. Sell the Philippines! Be an ambassador of good well
to our country. Talk positive about the Philippines. By the way I had
been to those places in the Philippines. Buy Filipino goods and
products, doing our share will help again generate jobs to our people.
Like for example when you buy foods in the market look for a level at
the back whether it is made in the Philippines. It is also advisable to
buy appliances in the Philippines. Why? Because it is expensive to send
them to the Philippines and of course the warranty coverage. If you
carry them as a luggage, it is difficult and hassle.