Income Tax Return (ITR) Tips

A few months ago, I was surprised to be informed by our finance department that I have to personally file my income tax return (ITR). This is the first time in the many years working that I've had to do it myself. And as it turns out, this is a new BIR policy for employees that worked with multiple companies in a year...and I fall under that category. So how did I go about it?

Review: D-Link 5020L Cloud Camera

 

I can’t stress enough the value of security. And because of security, CCTV systems are now very popular and even mandatory for businesses. The D-Link DCS-5020L Cloud Camera is just one of many surveillance cameras available in the market today and their camera touts a panning head, the convenience of wireless connectivity, and free online access.

Diablo 3 expansion coming soon

Blizzard is building on Diablo III by adding a new act with the DIablo III: Reaper of Souls expansion.

Plants vs. Zombies 2 coming soon

Well, the picture says it all. For all the fans of this game, including me, the sequel is finally coming out this July. Popcap made a funny video showing different fans of the game clamoring for the a sequel, read more to watch the video.

My Singing Monsters

I heard my friend's phone making odd musical sounds and I became curious, he said it's My Singing Monsters. I looked at the game and I could immediately see that this was something me and my wife would enjoy playing. So I told my wife about it and I was surprised to get home from work at 1:30AM to find my wife still awake because she was playing the game. I downloaded the game on my iPad shortly and I can understand why my wife couldn't sleep.

View from the 7th - #1

My office has a great view. Tonight, some people (like my sister) will say that we are extremely lucky because tonight we are seeing the ongoing rehearsal of various k-pop groups for the Dream K-pop concert that will be held tomorrow.

Together again

That's grandpa and grandma, the wonderful people who brought my mom to this world. I have a few treasured memories of my grandparents. They are few because they migrated to the US when I was very young. All the memories I have of them was from the one trip to the US when I was about 7-9 years old and those times when they visited us folks here in the Philippines.

Start playing the stock market

Investing in the stock market is something that I do casually to make a little more money. I have no degree in finance or economics, but despite this the stock market is working out for me. Here are the top 5 things I've learned that could also help you get started:

LPG 101

A few days ago, we ran out of LPG while cooking our lunch and we had to get a new tank fast. This was the first time I was going to personally purchase a tank of LPG so I called a trusted supplier.

The supplier asked me some questions to facilitate the delivery, the LPG brand, and type of LPG tank that we preferred. I said the brand that I wanted but wasn't immediately sure what to reply to his question: "de roskas ba?" Holding the phone on one hand, I promptly checked the tank we had and answered "yes" to the man on the phone.

Condo association dues taxed

Me and my wife currently reside in a condo and just a few weeks before the 2013 we found out that our association dues will be increased by 12%.

My immediate reaction was "Oh crap."

My understanding is that association dues are collected for the purpose of maintaining the building and paying the bills for common areas. So, why the tax?