Notices by Evelyn🚲葉美華💃 (evelyn@masto.evelynyap.com)

So.....

I hadn't been following the #news* in recent days. And just now I saw a headline that announced the outcome*. 🇺🇸🗳️

Something is very wrong with this world. 🤦♀️

@silkevicious
Yeah, I don't like to leave things plugged in.

Before I go out, I go to the whatchamacallit panel and turn off the switches for the outlets. 🔌 I used to just flip the main switch for everything* before I step out. But now I have a fridge so I only turn off the electrical outlets... in case there was something I forgot to unplug.

When I charge my bikes I have a little fan to help keep the power adapter cool -- it can get quite hot. 🔥

#SafetyFirst ☝️

The GCFI outlet in my little bathroom got burnt. Fortunately I saw the smoke and managed to turn it off before things got out of hand. So I guess GCFIs don't protect from burning plugs? 🤷♀️!

Whatever.

Culprit was an el cheapo hairdryer. 🙄 Gonna write #FireHazard on it before I dispose of it lest someone tries to use it. I do label my #trash sometimes. I've left a few items in the refuse room labeled "Not trash. Yours, if you want it."

Wondering if I can replace this myself... or call a pro. 🤔?

@jesse_saenz
Or give them something more interesting to chew on. ☝️

I say sacrifice a shoe or slipper for the good of all wires and plugs. 🤪 #dogs #pets

Somebody tell me. How the heck do you make #pothos grow well in water? 🤷♀️

I've been mildly successful in keeping pothos alive for months or over a year in water. But they don't grow too well, they never look this awesome. It's more like just surviving instead of thriving.

How to do it? 😶
#EducateMePlease #plants #IndoorPlants #ApartmentLiving #YellowThumbs

@silkevicious
I don't believe in suffering! 🤪 But I I'll try to go farther than last time. 🤔

The big boys 🚴🚴🚴♀️🚴🚴 are #cycling far again this Saturday. And I'm invited to ride as far as I can go. 🚴♀️ I plan to join for only a couple of hours then I'll head home. Not going all the way. 🏔️🙃 Gotta attend a meeting at 10AM. Honestly I'd rather skip the meeting but it's a once-a-year thing and we're supposed to elect some people. I do try to be a responsible adult, lazy as I am. 🤪

I hope I #sleep plenty on Friday so I can work all night and ride ~4 hours on Saturday morning. 🙏
#bikes #bicycles

@rom
😶 #weather
🙏 #Luzon #Philippines

I underestimated the severity of #Carina. 🌧️🌧️🌧️ I forgot that strong winds and a major rain dump are two different things. I actually stepped out to get supplies. I managed to get back home with no drama.

This is one quiet* #storm. 😳
No crazy strong winds.
No thunder, no lightning.
Just a continuous pour. 🌧️

Definitely not ordering any delivery now that I've seen the road conditions. Everybody should just stay home. Or evacuate if their homes are affected.

We hosted a dinner get-together for a balikbayan schoolmate at a Chinese resto. Lauriat style. 🐷🐮🐔🦆🦐🐟🍜🍵

I'm stuffed. 😋

Now should be a good time to sleep. 💤

(No pictures. I was busy eating and chatting.)

@silkevicious
I tried to log in to the website from my phone. Doesn't work -- I don't see an avatar to click on. I may have already done that setting before, not sure. 🤔 I'll check later.

I've added, or requested* to add, you. 😃👍

I don't even know if I have a #Garmin user name. But the name on my profile is
👇
Evelyn #TurtleOn2Wheels

@silkevicious
Now that I think of it...

I don't really need #Strava anymore. 🤔 My #Garmin does a better job of logging* my activities, though the map doesn't hide start & end points. The few people that I follow (and follow me) there are here on #Mastodon or are real life contacts that I'm connected to via #Viber or #Instagram. And I've no interest in following random strangers on Strava, and the challenges aren't really useful to me.

Tho, unlike Instagram, there are no random suggestions*.

@silkevicious
Oh wait.

There is one thing Strava is good for. Sharing my location. Live. It seems to do it really well.

@silkevicious
I track with my Garmin ⌚ and it syncs with Strava.

@silkevicious
Yup. If you mark the ride as a Commute, Strava will show that data. 🚴♀️

Hey, I went riding today! 🚴♀️ No, it's not my day off. I slept late and woke up just before work. So after work I wasn't tired or sleepy. And my li'l pantry doesn't have ingredients for a full meal. So...

🍴☕ ... 🚴♀️

I decided to go somewhere different. #NoBikeRack but there's al fresco seating. 👍 I didn't know #KennyRogersRoasters had such good #coffee! 😊☕ And for only 40 pesos? 🤯!

I'll be back. 😉

But next time I'll sit indoors to avoid the bugs. 🦟

😅! #WalangBikeRackEh
#bikes #food #cycling

In other news...

I think I broke my refrigerator. 😕
I had it defrosting and now it's not doing any cooling. It's deathly quiet. 🤷♀️

Ya know what that means... I have to go out 🚴♀️ or get food delivery 🛵 if I want a proper meal... Till it gets fixed.

I still got rice, pasta, oats. Maybe I'll buy some jerky. Mixed nuts. Canned food. Chips.

Mmm... I want cake. 😋🍰

@youronlyone
Ah yes. That annual fee. So glad that's gone. 👍

Same here. My client never cares for receipts. I write them out anyway. It's the law, after all. 🤪

Next thing that I hope they fix is the confusing need to specify every year that I'm opting for the 8%. So silly. 🤷♀️

#taxes #Philippines #BIR

Out on an errand.
I gotta eat, of course. 😋

#Tax matters are confusing. #EaseOfPayingTax recently required folks like me to switch from using Official Receipts to using Invoices. After I ordered my new invoices I was told it had to have Quantity and Amount. On a Service Invoice? My invoices don't have those words so I returned to the #BIR.

Thanks to the nice staff at the RDO, visiting their office isn't so bad. They said my invoices are fine and to disregard that new rule. 😅! #Philippines

Hey hey hey! 😃 The BIR lady was right when she said the December '24 deadline/expiry for converted official receipts may change.

Now there's no more deadline/expiration and I can use my receipts-converted-to-invoices till they run out. 👍
https://www.philstar.com/business/2024/06/22/2364566/bir-extends-use-official-receipts-until-fully-consumed

They haven't taken back the requirement to add Quantity* on the invoice tho.

I'll be having lots of use for my "Service Invoice" rubber stamps. 🤪

Not gonna comment on lawmakers' uh... um... Enough said. 😅! #taxes #Philippines #news

Had a pretty good Sunday. 🚴♀️

I rode to #Antipolo. But not to the crazy high altitudes that serious #cyclists climb to. I only went as far as #Mambugan.

Stopped at McDonald's for a water break + 10-min rest. Went as far as the weird castle, then chickened out and turned back to return to my home city where I had a proper #Filipino #breakfast. Then took my bike for a wash. 💦

Crazy thing. Maximum heart rate was 192 bpm. 😳 Not good. Must strain less next time. 🫣 #bikes #cycling #Philippines