Living in the City

When I am stressed because something is boiling within me, I try to use the following quotes as my mantra to overcome whatever it is that's bothering me. 1. Everyone needs to be loved... especially when they do not deserve it. 2. Do what you can, for who you can, with what you have, and from where you are. Sometimes it works, sometimes not :-)

This morning I received a message from my cellphone saying: "Congrat's ur Sim# Won! 1st prize (1M) + Brandnew unit N95 celfon Electronic draw from NOKIA CORP. DTI-NCR Permit # 2424 Subject 2claim Call Now! Mngr Ace Javier ds#" From where I was seating, I knew immediately that this was a scam. In the first place, I have not joined any contest sponsored by Nokia. So how on earth will I win something from them? DUH! I thought these things belonged to the past. Ancient history. But no! Oh no, no! Scammers are still on the prowl waiting for the next victim. Watch out for these leeches and similar modus operandi. If you want to know about Sales Promo Permits and to verify check out this link . Want to read scam stories to avoid being victimized, check this site . And for consumer related issues and questions, visit the DTI website.

Once again PNP generals are under seige. Philippine Senator Meriam Defensor Santiago along with other Senators, decided to conduct an investigation about the fact that more than one hundred thousand Euros were caught in the possession of PNP Comptroller Eliseo De la Paz, in Moscow, less than a month close to his retiring date. General de la Paz, says he did not violate any law. Awwch. For his sake, De la Paz must adm it the truth. And he should have been there too. Or perhaps, as in many other times, he will just serve as another fall guy? Tsk! Tsk! I listened to the hearing as it was being conducted and once again, the PNP top brass had only a thing or two to say: "I heard about it", and "we will find that out in our own investigation". It is quite appaling to listen to these generals saying practically nothing. What are they hiding? The hearing indicated that, among other things: - DILG did not approve the release of about PhP 9M to be used as conti

First things first. To fulfill pinay mommy online contest's rules, I am supposed to post the answers to the following questions: What is the Philippines' City of Smiles: Answer: Bacolod City What is the Philippines' City of Golden Friendship Answer: Cagayan de Oro City I am sure that by this time pinay mommy online is already in Bacolod taking her much deserved break. Awww! What about me? When am I going to have mine :-) Before I publish this post, allow me to say something about these two wonderful cities found in the Southern part of the Philippines. First - Bacolod is the capital city of Negros Occidental. It is quite famous for its MassKara Festival. Touted to be be the best place to live in, Bacolod is tops as far as infrastructure is concerned. It is a BPO hub and boasts of language schools catering mostly to foreigners. Although I have never been to Bacolod two of my very best friends come from Bacolod City. Back when we used to work together, they have b

And then there's another blog contest. This time, Pinay Mommy Online is hosting it. She is holding this contest because she is up for a vaction. While we do not expect her to be blogging while on vacation, in her absence, she wants us to be busy, he!he! I know this is quite a late entry but what the heck, I might win something this time. So folks, these are the contest mechanics: 1. Link up permanently with Pinay Mommy Online on your blog using her chicklet below. (required – 5 entries) 2. Make a post with your answer to the following question… (required – 5 entries) “There are two cities in the Philippines that are called the City of Smiles and the City of Golden Friendship. What are the names of these cities?” Answer Format City of Smiles – Answer City City of Golden Friendship – Answer City 3. In your post, please make sure that you put a link to her home page and to the contest post . (required – 5 entries) 4. Subscribe to Pinay Mommy feeds via email (optional – 3 entries).