How to register as a taxpayer easy in BIR Novaliches Quezon City

I registered as a taxpayer in Oct 2018. I just walked -in and completed the requirements within the day, and since it was Friday, I got my Certificate of Registration (COR) in the coming Tuesday.

This month, I will renew my Certificate of Registration in BIR as a self-employed online freelancer. I created a comprehensive guide on how to register as a self-employed taxpayer.

Also, included are my reviews for BIR Quezon City and BIR Novaliches.

I hope Wannafreelancer's BIR guide will encourage freelancers to pay their taxes.

Here it is!

How I registered as a Self employed Freelancer within a day!

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My experience buying a budget-friendly Microsoft Office 365 license: Productkey.ph review

Microsoft Office is still the best word processing and spreadsheet program that I ever used. Finding a Microsoft Office free download is like having a sense of accomplishment because getting a no expiration software is so wonderful. But risky as well. The office 365 download might have viruses, malware and keylogging software that hackers will use to steal data like passwords, credit card details and screenshots. 

I bought my laptop this month and it has a trial version of Microsoft Office installed (MS Office 2016 or 365, I cannot remember). I said to myself that I will just let the license expire. I browsed through Facebook groups and I saw a post about asking where to purchase a cheap and legit product key for MS Office. I read the comments and some suggested to buy from Productkey.ph.

NOT OEM, NOT CRACKED, NOT PIRATED, NOT ILLEGAL

I checked the website to see if they are really 100% legit. It is too good to be true that they offer affordable product key prices so ordinary folks using computers can afford to have a legit, genuine and not OEM software. They have Microsoft Office 2016, Microsoft Office 365 Professional, Windows 10, McAfee, etc. I read the FAQ. If in doubt, the buyer can apply for Install now, Pay Later program. After I saw that they have the program, I decided to purchase their Microsoft Office 365 Professional Plus LIFETIME license.

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Japan Tourist Visa Denied? Here's how to reapply in less than a month!

PLEASE READ: 

Update as of Sept 2019: So far, Ms. Jessica was recently approved through appeal. You can see her story in this link.

Kindly see this website long ago shared by one of my readers who was denied a Japan visa in Riyadh but approved in Manila.

You may sort the comments by Newest to see if anyone was approved recently.

Update as of 2018: I only heard one who was approved in 2018  through appeal. Unlike in December 2017 and previous years where many can be approved through appeal, this year 2018, Japanese Embassy is very strict and there's a chance that you will be denied again or banned if you were still denied on your appeal unless, maybe, if you are really sure that you were wrongly denied, there's a special reason to be accepted, you were denied because of ridiculous reasons, or you are very confident that you will be approved. This is what terminated means: https://www.reddit.com/r/phtravel/comments/16di7lq/question_re_denied_japan_visa/

Appeal at your own risk. Please do your research based on your case and I have no connection to the Japanese Embassy to answer everything about Japan visa. I can only answer what I experienced regarding submitting requirements.

The blog post below was posted last year. I still want to share my application experiences in those two travel agencies. This serves as my review about Reli Tours and Friendship Tours. 

Choose your travel agency wisely.

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Japan visa denied? 

Need to leave for Japan in less than six months? 

Your agency did not help you with your application?

You have come to the right place!

When you are denied a Japan tourist visa, you would usually wait for 6 months to reapply for a new tourist visa. However in my case, when I was rejected with my application, I was able to reapply in less than 1 month. All thanks to the effort of my new travel agency.

Before I tell my Japan visa approval and my success story behind it, I will tell what went wrong to my rejection first.

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My visit to Dr. Smile

Oral Prophylaxis, popularly known as Teeth cleaning, is essential to prevent gum diseases and to make our teeth cleaner. This procedure can be done every once, twice or thrice a year depending on your teeth.

Every time I have my teeth cleaning, I make an appointment to a dental clinic in Novaliches. Luckily, I have a Maxicare card and the clinic accepts it. But currently, I have a hard time going to the dental clinic's area due to my other commitments that is why I sent a private message to the Maxicare page. Thanks to their Maxibear profile picture that I was encouraged to greet Maxibear in a private message. (゜▽゜;)

The page admin promptly replied to the message. Since I gave my Maxicare ID number and the company affiliated with it, the admin sent me information through email.

Upon the list, I chose DR. SMILE DENTAL CARE & LASER CENTER - SM North Annex.

I called Dr Smile and made an appointment. Dr Smile is usually fully booked on weekends so I booked mine on Friday then, which is Jan 31, the Chinese New Year. I am glad that day is holiday so I do not need to report for work.

After two weeks, staff in Dr Smile texted me and reminded me for the appointment schedule. The day after, I went to Dr Smile.

The polite receptionist and other staff greeted me. I showed my Maxicare card and they gave me a form so I can fill it up for their records. I was fascinated that they have about 5 private dental rooms in this clinic.

The rooms are tidy and have cute designs. I entered on a room and I asked permission from the staff if I can take pictures because I cannot resist to not share the room's design. Because of this, I decided to do a Dr Smile review here in SM North.

I did not expect that two people (dentist and the staff) will work on my Oral Prophylaxis. They are polite and kind as well. I felt that they have really a hard time cleaning my teeth because the last time I have Oral Prophylaxis was about more than seven months ago.

Overall, Dr smile did a great job. The clinic is not only great on the outside but also have great service. I will be visiting this clinic again sometime for teeth filling.

DR. SMILE DENTAL CARE & LASER CENTER
Lower Ground Floor, The Annex Bldg., SM North Edsa, Quezon City
Sun. - Thu. - 10am - 9 pm/Fri.-Sat. 10am - 10 pm
921-6883/921-6913

Homemade paper money box

How I came to have a paper money box? (alternative to piggy bank or coin bank for paper money or bank notes)

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