Monthly Archives: March 2007

I’m a junkie when it comes to all the how-to and all those must-know tips. It’s not that I ever implemented all in my life, but it’s good to know, right? After all knowledge is power and it’s good to be in the know than to be ignorance.

So when I came across 43 Must-Know Tips for Every First-time Home Buyer, this is a must read for the day..haha!

Check the first tip they have: First things first � You need a budget if you ever hope to save for that home you want to own.

Well, I’m doing that now. It’s hard to switch from the lifestyle of the cold plastic money but I’m trying hard to restrain myself from all the Mega Sales in the country..huhu!

I hope I would be able to save enough money to pay for the down payment and all the extra expenses and fees of my first house in the next 2 years.

The tips no.20 is also very true. Make sure you have asked all these location related questions to yourself once you decided to buy the house.

I know few friends who bought houses at wrong location and regret their decision ever since. I have a friend who has to commute 2 hours every day to work and another 2 hours to come home because the location of her house is very far from her workplace.

Lastly, indulge in tips no. 36. You wouldn’t want to end up with house full of termite and having water leakage problem. Ask the neighbors around. Maybe the location of the house is prone to flood whenever it rains more than 4 hours non stop.

Protect yourself beforehand because buying a house is a big investment.

I hate to make choices in life. But hey! You can’t avoid it, can you? So I’m torn between these 2 choices of graphic designers.

This is what happened when you browse The Whole 9 portfolio gallery. If you are artists, photographers, writers, designers, directors, architects, actors, producers, models, chefs, or any other creative professionals, head to The Whole 9 and you’ll understand what I mean.

There you will be able to build a portfolio in minutes and let the whole world see how great your talent and work of arts are.

I would love to share with you readers the pictures, but I don’t want to intrude into the copyright of the artists.

After all most artists guard their work with extreme care so if you want to see what I like the most check the portfolio of Ayesha Mathews here. I know smoking is bad for health, but I think I like the design of the cigarette box.

If I have the budget I would love to hire her to design my crafts catalogs.

But there is one more design I like, check the Greta Design. I think I can relate with the gold fish which jumps into another glass of water to follow the instinct. You have to see the design to understand it deeper.

I just love how designers are able to portray feelings into pictures using non human element. That’s what differs them with photographer. (No hard feelings all photographers out there, I still enjoy your work, seriously!)

Maybe I will build my own portfolio soon, just to make it an ego booster for the day..haha!