THE MIST AND THE ORDEAL CONCLUSION

The veil has been lifted. The mist has cleared. The ordeal appears to be over for the time being. As I mentioned previously, I contacted the buyer who put the "unauthorized claim" on my Paypal account, causing them to freeze those funds, which made my account very negative. He said it was merely a software problem with their payment system and that they were fixing it. His words apparently rang true, and sometime yesterday I checked my account to find the dispute was removed. I had access to my funds again. Since I had put the contents of my main site on a 50% off sale, I already had a bit of money coming it.

A friend of mine, who doesn't trust Paypal as much as I, possibly foolishly, do once said that when you get money in Paypal, you immediately move it to another account, and then move it again to an account not linked with Paypal. I see the logic in that now. In this case, I went to Ayala mall, here in the Philippines, and withdrew everything from the ATM. I have to say it felt good to be back in business. Now, of course, it would have been nice to go out and have fun, and me and Alona certainly considered taking a quick trip to The Dessert Factory where we enjoyed some great food previously. After a bit of thought thought, however, Alona said it is better to save money and cook in my room. We did just buy all those groceries the day before after all.



So, after we got home, Alona set to work making something quick while I handled the rice end of things. I may have missed those incredibly good wings at The Dessert Factory in Ayala, but it's probably better to play it safe for while and not fall back into any problems. Luckily that veil being lifted and the mist clearing isn't the only good thing to happen. As I mentioned before I had two potentially good gigs that I was working to reel in. Earlier I did a bit of "proof of concept" work to show the client I meant business. It seems to have paid off. It seems the project is going to move forward and I expect a nice deposit payment on it today. I also have another client who seems to be itching to get a project going. I may get a nice safety net of funds in my account very soon, which is good because I expect electricity bills and monthly dues in this place to roll around any day now.

All that remains is one thing... my own work. As I mention in my post about Mars Ravelo, I want to be a creator and tell my stories. In what time I have beyond taking care of these clients, I need to get some of my projects done and up for sale in Japan in this month of September in order to see a hefty reward by November, when my next rent is due. So I am back in business, but I will also be quite busy now. Still, it feels good to see things work out. It feels good to continue the adventure!