michaelgolez

@michaelgolez (48)

Philippines • Age 36

Joined myLot 14 years ago

"The truth will set you free"

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the enemy of my enemy is my FRIEND. Do you believe this?

aaronfyzeon @aaronfyzeon (1920) • Philippines 11 Oct 10

Do you believe this saying that the enemy of your enemy is your friend? You will be able to have an alliance with the enemy of your enemy but then they cannot really be your friend. I have recently experienced this one but not...

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michaelgolez This type of scenario is really common to typical Call Centers. I myself have been competing against other applicants but there's only one thing that I did that made me sit on the post - I proved my worth. It is through quality work and dedication that you...

11 Oct 10

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How do you manage all the discussions here on mylot?

eileenleyva @eileenleyva (27560) • Philippines 10 Oct 10

I give up. I couldn't cope with all the discussions. I can barely manage my own, how can I even answer those of my friends... And I read many a great posts. I wouldn't respond though lest I trivialize their...

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michaelgolez Hi Eileen, My main goal when I signed up here was to earn a few bucks while expressing myself through writing. Till I realized that a few cents a day might not be worth my time so I diverted my time to some other stuff - graphic designing. I hope you are...

10 Oct 10

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So many Beliefs... aren't you confused?

niairen01 @niairen01 (1018) • Philippines 27 Sep 10

Isn't it funny how you cope to live with different beliefs? Like for example, You believe in God but still believe that Science is actually explaining stuff all around us. Like as for me, I believe in God(I'm a catholic) yet I...

beliefs

life

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michaelgolez The fact that the more our Scientists dig for the truth, the more they tend to be close to who we call GOD. Their journey of knowing is like the path towards ultimate understanding of things. What the amazing thing about that is it's paving way to a better...

27 Sep 10

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When saying good-bye is not easy...

eileenleyva @eileenleyva (27560) • Philippines 25 Sep 10

Today we laid to rest Rayda Frias Palma, 93 years old. Why I am writing about her here? Because this is probably the only site where I can let the world know about a mother who never left home to see the world because her children...

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michaelgolez This is a picture to true parenting. A passion of Love shown by a Grandma to her Grandchildren. Lola Randing must be that happy wherever she is right now. She have done what she want to do and it made her happy that way. The best of life are the simplest times...

25 Sep 10

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How to crop

godsgardener4002 @godsgardener4002 (281) • China 1 Sep 10

Does any one know how to crop a photo ? I have the date on the bottom of my photo and would like to remove it using Gimp. Thanks

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michaelgolez You can crop any photo using MSPAINT or any MS OFFICE application. If you are using GIMP, make sure that the photo is selected and just do the drag after clicking on the crop tool. That easy. Use Adobe Photoshop if you have for you to still enhance the...

1 Sep 10

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What do you do when you're bored?

Artgirl @owstalaga (4707) • Philippines 5 Apr 08

So what do you do when you're bored?There are times when i just get bored and laze around and don't really want to do anything... Me i play computer games... or click PTC ads... what about you?

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michaelgolez PTCs? Please don't waste you precious time. Get your boredom diverted to your hobbies instead. When I'm bored. I tend to think deep. I observe people and study them. I also spend my time socializing and doing some online work.

21 Aug 10

Customer Satisfaction as a part of your METRICS, is it really needed?

aaronfyzeon @aaronfyzeon (1920) • Philippines 7 Aug 10

We all work here in this kind of job to serve the customers. We do have different kinds of metrics used by different companies in a call center that measures how good we are. whether to be regularized or to be promoted. Or even...

call center

call center metrics

customer satisfaction as a major goal

measuring how good you are

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michaelgolez We are paid to serve. CSAT is far more important than we think it is. Yeah, it should go with QA Scores but these are two dissimilar things. I'll share a scenario from a call I've audited few minutes ago: The customer's issue can be resolved by letting him...

16 Aug 10

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How do you say I LOVE YOU in a very SWEET manner?

aaronfyzeon @aaronfyzeon (1920) • Philippines 15 Aug 10

It is music to our ears when we hear I love you from your significant other. If it is matched by the some sweetness of how your partner say it makes it really romantic. Saying "I love you" a lot of times is not really a good idea....

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michaelgolez For a love that's too hard to quantify, no words would best qualify to describe it. If I am to utter those sacred 3-word phrase, It would be as silent as a tranquil sea but my actions might be as loud as a thunder.

16 Aug 10

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Are you afraid of Friday the 13th?

eileenleyva @eileenleyva (27560) • Philippines 12 Aug 10

Much had been scripted about this particular ominous Friday, and films had utilized this doomsday in many a suspenseful and horror movies. Actually, the myth emerged from a 13th century torture proliferated by King Philip....

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michaelgolez November 13th of last year was a friday, and my birthday too! Now, imagine that! It's just a matter of how people understand things. Friday the 13th might be that frightening but it's how you interpret it. It's all in the mind.

13 Aug 10

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Toneaday bug? does this happened to you too?

niairen01 @niairen01 (1018) • Philippines 12 Aug 10

I just got my $1.80 payment yesterday, and due to it I got interested in rating until I got myself $2.00. Then I decided to rest and closed my laptop and login again after an hour or two. the problem is, words to be rated is...

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michaelgolez This is really interesting...

12 Aug 10

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Freelance Writing, the Good, the Bad and the Broke

misscadillac @misscadillac (42) • United States 12 Aug 10

So I have recently been introduced to freelance writing, and so far it looks like it could be a really good source of income. I have joined the Elance site and made proposals, I am currently awaiting responses with my fingers...

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michaelgolez There are a lot of good paying sites if you could produce a quality content. Posted below are the ones I recommend: Blogsvertise.com troind.com redgage.com blogitize.com buyblogreviews.com Please let me know about your experience on navigating...

12 Aug 10

Can anybody help re writing articles in sites like Freelancer and Elance...

blimb @grkelly (1206) • Malta 17 Jul 10

I think they are interesting sites but they seem to charge fees and require a writer to do Bidding... could anyone be so kind as to explain to me how this bidding system works? I would really appreciate if you could help me...

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michaelgolez buyblogreviews would let you bid on some topics as buyers would pick the cheapest and has the best content. But these are small time articles, 100 - 150-word review. I'd recommend triond, blogsvertise or redgage. You could also try firehow.com and ehow.com to...

12 Aug 10

Quarrel with mom!

raviteja_ravi84 @raviteja_ravi84 (2620) • India 12 Aug 10

Mothers! They think they know everything... What's wrong with moms these days? I am 20 years old and still my mom treats me like a kid. I don't know why she does that. She fusses over my state of clothes in the morning, over the...

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michaelgolez I'm 21 years old and I can relate to you dude! But here's what, all you need to do is to hear what your Mom is saying. That's what I call the art of listening... Then that's the time you speak up in a manner that she'll like and there, you could start a good...

12 Aug 10

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Have you ever played music live?

Guit08 @Guit08 (597) • United States 12 Aug 10

Have you ever played an instrument or song in front of an audience? If you have, what did you perform? Do you perform regularly? I lead worship at my church (so I play different kinds of worship songs), but the time with the...

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michaelgolez I did! And it was on a culminating party. I sang & played the guitar. "If I saw you in heaven" by Eric Clapton. I had a blast!

12 Aug 10

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Buxify

maylen2010 @maylen2010 (95) • Philippines 11 Aug 10

friend is buxify a legit online site? kindly tell me thanks.

maylen2010

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michaelgolez This site might be legit but is you look at the FAQs on this site, you'll see that "you are only allowed to cash out once you are an upgraded member" (iron membership). Upon sign up, a member preloaded with $5 but you need to reach $10 to have an upgrade. I...

11 Aug 10

when you earn here in mylot

attente @attente (986) • Philippines 11 Aug 10

so as we all know we are get paid monthly for our participation here in mylot, that is starting a discussion, dropping some comments on others' discussion or perform searches. Make sure you have posted discussions with sense so...

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michaelgolez This is indeed inspiring. I'm a newbie here and still looking forward to earn just as others do. I've realized that earnings is a question of how often you use Mylot. Being paid every month for something that you like to do(writing) is worth doing! It's like I...

11 Aug 10

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Guitar Tricks I use

chipesterkhan @chipesterkhan (2925) • Philippines 11 Aug 10

This is probably the worst thing a guitarist can do... admit he cheats. well i'm not really a pure guitarist since i started out on bass and just transferred things i learned on bass to guitar at first my solos were a bit...

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michaelgolez Major,minor and Pentatonic Scales do work for me! Indeed, practicing scales has never been boring. Doing your solo feels like your on top of everybody else. Recently, I've been into acoustic mode of feel as I want something that's more soulful. Taping,...

11 Aug 10

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