Category: Business

So, I spent a good chunk of my week wrestling with this ‘Yoswal Gavidia Flores’ thing. You probably haven’t heard of it, and honestly, before last Tuesday, neither had I. It’s not like it’s some big-shot developer or a famous algorithm. Nope. Just a name I stumbled upon. It all started when I found this…

Ah, the Guatemala DPI card. You hear about it, you know it’s the national ID, and you think, “Alright, how hard can it be?” Well, let me tell you, I jumped into that whole process, and it was quite the ride. Not exactly a walk in the park, if you catch my drift. So, I…

My Adventure with the Mexican Tax ID (RFC) So, a while back, I got this idea in my head. Don’t ask me why, but I thought, “Hey, maybe I should look into getting a Mexican tax ID.” I’d heard it called the ‘RFC’ – that’s Registro Federal de Contribuyentes for anyone wondering, though I barely…

So, I had this run-in with trying to get stuff sorted through SSA Mexico a while back. You’d think, “Okay, government health body, should be pretty straightforward to find what I need.” Well, let me tell you, it was an adventure, and not the fun kind. My First Dive In I started where everyone does…

Alright, so the other day I was trying to get something sorted out, one of those official things, you know? And they asked me for the “CIC de la credencial de elector.” I just stood there for a second, blinking. CIC? What in the world was that? I’ve had my voter ID for ages, used…

Alright, so you’re thinking about finding a company in China, huh? Lemme tell ya, it’s been a journey, and not always a walk in the park. I figured I’d jot down how it all went for me, the good, the bad, and the ugly. So, Why China in the First Place? Well, it all started…

Alright, buckle up, because I’m about to spill the beans on this “corporate coup” thing I’ve been messing with. It’s not as dramatic as it sounds, more like a strategic… adjustment, let’s call it. So, it all started with me being super frustrated with the way things were being done around here. You know, the…

Finding That Pesky Passport Book Number on My Chinese Passport So, the other day I was wrestling with some online form, I think it was for a visa application or maybe some travel registration, can’t quite recall exactly which one. Anyway, it asked for my ‘passport book number’. Now, I grabbed my little red Chinese…

So, the other day, I got this task to pull out a list of parent company names from a huge dataset. I thought, “Piece of cake!” Oh boy, was I wrong. First, I tried the regular route. Opened up the dataset in a spreadsheet program, thinking I could just sort and filter my way through….

Okay, so, “juan jose arellano hernandez”. Sounds like a name, right? I got curious. I’m a sucker for digging into things, so I started, naturally, with a simple search. I fired up my browser and typed the name into the search bar. My first goal? See what pops up. Is it a common name? A…

Okay, so today I wanted to mess around with getting a list of Arabic country names. Nothing too fancy, just wanted to see how easy it would be to pull that data and maybe use it later for a bigger project. I figured, why not just try and grab it directly ? Seemed like the…

Okay, so I’ve been digging into this whole “supply chain risk intelligence” thing lately, and let me tell you, it’s been a wild ride. I started with pretty much zero knowledge, just a vague idea that it had something to do with, you know, not having your business fall apart because of some unforeseen problem…

Okay, so I’ve been digging into this whole Siberian surnames thing, and let me tell you, it’s a rabbit hole! I started out just curious, you know, casual-like. But then, I got totally sucked in. Getting Started First, I just did some basic searching. Nothing fancy, just typing “Siberian surnames” into a search engine. I…

Okay, so I was messing around with this “1260h” thing, trying to get a simple list displayed. It wasn’t as straightforward as I initially thought, let me tell you. First, I fumbled around trying to understand what 1260h even was. Turns out, it’s related to how some older systems, handle display stuff. Not super important…

Okay, so I’ve been seeing “caftã” pop up everywhere lately, especially on those fashion-inspo Instagram accounts. I thought, “I gotta try making one of these!” It looks so comfy and flowy, perfect for summer. The Hunt for Fabric First things first, I needed fabric. I hit up my local fabric store – you know, the…

Okay, so I stumbled upon this “john curp” thing and figured I’d give it a shot. I’m not even sure what it is, to be honest, but hey, let’s do it. First Steps: What is it? Started with some digging. I googled like, “john curp what is it” and “john curp tutorial” to get something,…

Alright, so I needed to dig up some info on a company registered in Bermuda. I’ve done this kind of thing before for other places, but Bermuda was new territory for me. So, I thought, why not document the whole messy process? Maybe it’ll help someone else out there, or at least give you a…

Okay, so I was digging into Iraqi women’s names today, and let me tell you, it was a bit of a rabbit hole! I started off just wanting to find a few pretty names, but it turned into a whole learning experience. Getting Started First, I hit up Google, obviously. I just typed in “Iraqi…

Okay, so I got curious about Panamanian surnames the other day. It started with a random conversation, and suddenly I was down a rabbit hole. Here’s how I dug into it: First Steps: Simple Search I started, like anyone would, with a simple search. I just typed in “panama surnames” and hit enter. The first…