Taking Chances with the Online Thingy

I've always been addicted to online income-generating stuff. From pay-to-click (PTC) sites, to online surveys, to google adsense, and now, to oDesk, an online "job marketplace" where one can apply to thousands of available jobs or make his or her very own company and hire workers.
I started in oDesk last February 2009 and got hired for my first job as a Business Opportunities Advertisement Summarizer for $2.02 per hour. It was a really great opportunity for someone like me who had no idea at all what oDesk was all about.
Then I got hired for my second job as a telemarketer for an electronic modules company in the USA for $2.00 per hour. It was the start of my "career." More job opportunities and interview invitations arrived at my oDesk inbox. I had, and is still having, my third job, again as a telemarketer for a website company in Australia this time for $2.50 per hour. Another job came in, as a blogger for one's website for $2.00 per hour. I had all these three jobs at the same time, all from the comfort of my bedroom. I can work while in my pajamas, while lying in bed, while watching Gossip Girl DVD at the same time (with volume really very low of course), or while updating my Facebook account. No boss, no pressure, no need to worry for the proper "office attire."
I resigned from my full-time job as an Online English Teacher just this month. I knew it was a very risky decision but then it was the risky one that I had to take. I couldn't guarantee to myself that I would still be able to pay my house rent or my internet connection even just with oDesk. I still have two weeks left now before the effectivity of my resignation but I can't back out anymore. I thought I would regret that I did that. But as early as now, I can see that I made the right decision. I would be earning from oDesk twice what I'm getting from a 9-hour-with-boss-have-to-leave-the-house job.
It's not easy at first, but patience is really a virtue. Here's what I earned for last week at oDesk:

yes, $24.83 for only 10 hours

I know it seems to be a little or low. But it's a good start, right?

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xoxo

A Cinderella Story

I am not a fan of waiting. I never really am. Well, for a couple of times I actually was. Like waiting along the line when I have to get my subjects during enrollment or when I wait for the start of my favorite program on the television. Those are just pretty small things to be waited for. I have never really done some serious waiting in my whole life… not until this guy came, and he made me wait until I just got used to it. When I first saw the movie A Cinderella Story where Hillary Duff and Chad Michael Murray paired up, I thought that it was just one of those almost-for-teens-only-high-school-life-slash- love-story movies. It was a story about Sam (Duff), who lost his father at a young age and was left to her cruel stepmother who had two evil daughters. Sam, under the codename princetongirl, had been exchanging e-mails with a Nomad, who turned out to be Austin Aimes (Murray), the most popular guy in their school. So, Austin, without knowing who princetongirl really is, asked Sam to meet him at the Homecoming dance. To cut the story short, their meet ended up without Austin knowing princetongirl’s real identity and when he found out the truth, he could not accept it first. Her confrontation with Austin inside the locker room was one of the best parts (better watch it). So in the end, Sam and Austin ended up well together. I never really paid attention to the message of the story. I kept watching it over again because I thought, with that cute movie, that was what an ordinary teenager, like me, would do. Then I finally got its message—“never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game.” That was the exact quote from the movie. But behind these words, the message was simple—do not be afraid of showing who you really are. Believe in yourself and stand up for your beliefs. Do not allow anybody to have control over your life. Anyway, I loved one part of the movie. Sam quoted a very attention-grabbing sentence while confronting Austin in the locker room—“…because waiting for you, is like waiting for the rain in this drought, useless and disappointing.” This quote grabbed my attention and then I remembered the guy that I was talking about earlier. I don’t wanna mention his name so let’s just call him Dude. Dude and I had something very wonderful. We planned our future together. Everything was almost perfect. I was so in love with him that the thought of our relationship having a problem did not occur to me. We were together for six months and on the sixth month, he had to go out of the country for over a year with his parents. Even if I did not want us to part, I had no choice but to let him go. So, he left me with a promise that he will come back for me and that he loves me so much. I also made a promise that I will wait for him no matter what. With that, I accepted the fact that we had to part. Almost a month after he left, I found out that he left another girl here in the country. Dude and this girl had the same relationship that Dude and I had. But to my surprise, their relationship started two months before he left. I was still his girlfriend then. It broke my heart so much. It took me a very long time, as long as two years, that is until now, to move on. Even though he did not keep his promise within those two years, I still thought that maybe he’ll keep it next year, or ten years from now. As for me, my promise to him remains intact. I told myself that I would never give up waiting for him until I see him getting married. He was the only guy that made my heart beat fast and slow at the same time. I loved him so much and until now, I think I still do. I get hurt whenever I look at their (Dude and the girl) pictures in the internet. I mean, why are they happy after they’ve hurt me? Why can’t I be that girl? Then, I saw the movie… and I realized, how long am I gonna wait for him? If I continue waiting for him, will he be there in the end? If I keep my promise, will he do as well? Will he come back to me? Will hestill love me? Does he still love me right now as I write this? I kept on thinking about him and each day that passes never ends without me thinking of him. I want to keep on shouldering on. I do not want to give up this fight. I want to raise a family with him one day and I just want to look back from the future to where I sit now and just smile at everything that we have gone through. I want to continue loving him… But I cannot do any of these without him. I am not tired of loving him, but I am tired of waiting for him. Because waiting for him is like waiting for the rain in the drought—useless and disappointing.