My First 50 Hubs

After almost seven months here in HubPages, I have finally reached the-almost 100 hubs. In fact, this is my 99th hub.

Listed below, by categories, are 50 of my hubs (with short descriptions) that I have written in these past seven months. I wanted to compile these hubs in one or two general hubs that will be like a journal for me. In the future, I hope to summarize my next 100 hubs in another hub journal.

Accounting

10 Scandals That Rocked the Accounting World - This hub describes some of the corporate scandals that shook the accounting world and brought changes to the accounting profession.

Why You Need to Learn Accounting (the Basics, that is) - Gives some reasons why businessmen, who are not accounting graduates, still need to learn the basics of accounting.

The Tax Busy Season - An introduction on what we accountants experience during the tax busy season.

Some Things an Accountant Can't Do Without - Just some of the things we accountants need in order to do our job and do it well.

Why Did I Become an Accountant - My reasons for choosing my current profession.

Business and Self-Employment

I'm the Boss...Any Complaints? - My ranting hub when I was really p@ssed off with some of my people.

My 10 (Alternative) Career Choices - If I'm not an Accountant, what will I be? In this hub, I explore some possible (and not so possible) career choices for me.

What Do You Do When You Discover Your Employee is Cheating on You - A cross between a rant and some tips on what the employer should do when he discovers his employee cheating on him. And no, those tips do not include firing on the spot!

10 Ways to Ruin Your Employment Through Social Networking Sites - Are social networking sites boon or bane? Well, if you do any of the stuff described in this hub and post them in your site, they may very well turn out to be a bane.

8 Simple Ways to Save when You're in Business - One of my first hub and this is on how to save while you're in business.

Make Up Your Mind...St*pid - A rant on trying to make up my mind on what I really want to do in my life.

My One-Day HR Manager Experience - A story on my experience as an HR Manager - for one day.

Some Filipino eCommerce Sites - Describes some of the eCommerce Sites run by Filipinos and are (mostly) for Filipinos.

Cars and Driving

My Top 10 Car Choices of All Time - My 10 dream cars, which are likely to stay in my dreams.

10 Things I Hate While Driving - The top 10 things that I hate when my husband and I go out the streets.

10 Things I Hate While Driving... Part II - The sequel to my first hub.

Reasons for Buying a Second - Hand Car - Our reasons for buying our second - hand car. Buying our car was one of the best decisions we ever made.

Food

Unique Foods from the Philippines - Describes some of the unique (and delicious!) foods from my country.

10 Ways to Cook Goat Meat - Don't give me that look. Goat meat is actually delicious. So why not try these 10 ways to cook goat meat?

Native Kakanins (Filipino Desserts) - We, Filipinos, love eating, especially our sweet, delicious desserts. This hub features just some of those desserts.

Native Kakanins (Filipino Desserts)...Part II - Another sequel hub, featuring more of our local desserts.

Why I Love Sashimi - Sashimi is one of my favorite food and I wrote this hub to describe sashimi.

Health

Forbidden Food for G6PD Cases - In this hub, I describe the food that are not allowed for people or children who have G6PD. This deficiency is a cause for worry for a lot of parents because it is relatively unknown.

9 Things You Should Know Before Having a Cosmetic Surgery - Cosmetic surgery is on the rise because of our desire to look better. But before you consider getting one, why not take a look on these 9 things so that you'll be sure to make an intelligent decision before undergoing this procedure.

How to Tame Your Stress - There are two things in life that are certain - death and taxes. With our current lifestyle, there's a third one - stress.

After the Flood Comes Leptospirosis - I wrote this hub just after two devastating typhoons swept my country. Even after these typhoons left us, the ensuing floods gave rise to this concern - leptospirosis.

Income and Finance

10 Ways to Earn Passive Income - Here I describe the 10 ways one can earn passive income. Just a bit of caveat though, these ways do not mean that one can sit back and relax and watch the money roll in. You still have to work your b@tt off before you can earn these passive income.

7 General Tips for Saving Money - My first ever hub written and published on the 28th of June 2009.

10 Practical Advices for Investing in the Stock Market - Now, I'm no expert in investing in the stock market but I do have some experience. Plus, I've been around people who really do invest and these are just some of the tips they shared with me.

Some Questions on Your Credit Card Use - A short survey on the credit card habits of the readers. The survey is still open so why not take the time to answer them?

International

Jabbawockeez: 1st Season America's Best Dance Crew Champions - Ever since I saw this group perform in our local TV show, I've been hooked. My interest grew when I learned that some of the members are actually Filipinos! In this hub, I just basically gave some facts about the group members plus some of their shows featured in youtube.

10 Places I Want to Visit Before I Die - My top 10 preferred destinations around the world.

How to Say 'Thank You' In Various Languages - Various translations of these simple two words that mean a lot when they are sincerely said.

Love and Romance

10 Bestselling Romantic Gifts from Amazon - Featured here are some of the bestselling romantic gifts courtesy of Amazon.com.

My Valentine's Day Wish List - If I have a Christmas Wish List, I also have a Valentine's Wish List. What's yours?

The Single's Diary: How to Have Fun During Valentine's Day - Valentine's Day may be for couples but this does not mean a single, unattached person will have no fun during this day. This hub describes some of the ways a single, unattached person can have fun even during Valentine's Day.

Celebrating Valentine's Day the Filipino Way - Some of our traditions during Valentine's Day.

Marriage

The Prenuptial Agreement, Why or Why Not? - Here I describe some of the pros and cons in drawing up a prenuptial agreement for a would-be couple.

Unique Wedding Places and Ideas - Before I researched about and wrote this hub, I never really knew you can get married in these places. Didn't know about the unique wedding ideas as well. This hub has been an eye-opener for me.

Switching Roles in Your Marriage - The stay-at-home husband and the working wife - does this set-up work? You be the judge.

Domestic Violence...Against Men - Based on the comments I received, this has got to be my most controversial hub. It seems that some people just can't accept the concept that men can be subjected to domestic violence as well.

Online Writing and Freelancing

Online Writing Sites...For Filipinos - Finding freelance online writing jobs can be tough if you're not a native English speaker / writer. In this hub, I featured some online writing sites where Filipinos may find freelance writing jobs.

6 Tips for Managing Time for Freelancers - For a freelance writer, managing time is crucial. For us, writers, time is our best ally but it can be our worst enemy as well. In this hub, I offer some tips on how to manage one's time.

2 Sites Where You Can Make Money - I featured in this hub the two writing sites where I obtain my writing projects. Needless to say, these are also featured in the online writing sites for Filipinos hub.

6 Things I Learned from Writing Proposals for Online Writing Sites - Proposals can make or break your bid for a certain writing project. In this hub, I share some of the things that I learned when I wrote proposals in the past. These are the things that helped me a lot in getting my writing jobs.

Stop Procrastinating! Start Writing! - Procrastination is a writer's worst enemy and in this hub, I give off some tips on how to stop procrastinating. Come to think of it, I've been procrastinating this past week in writing a new hub. Better go back and read my own hub again LOL.

What Freelance Writing...and Working at Home...Mean to Me - In this hub (which was actually written for a certain contest), I outline why freelance writing / working at home has become an important part of my life.

The Top 10 Emerging Influential Filipino Blogs for 2009 - This is a list of the winners in the emerging influential Filipino Blogs for 2009.

Thank you very much for reading this long hub of mine. To my followers who are always there to read what I wrote, you know who you are, thank you and I hope you don't get tired from reading my hubs. Watch out for my 100th hub (suggestions on its topic are welcome)!