Update On My Whois.com Issue: A Problem Shared Is...
... Half solved", goes a certain saying. My case is a bit different though. I got a cool suggestion on how to go about my issue with WHOIS regarding my payment by one of the community members here.
The suggestion was that I write to their support requesting other payment options enabled. Guess what? They sent me this reply and I've got the domain emjoe.com secured till next year based on my meager budget.
The next step is to start building the website into something awesome. Thanks to everyone that gave my post a push to the extent of getting my issue resolved.