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Thursday, April 26th, 2007What do you do when you have something you no longer use, can't use, or no longer want to use? ka edong trashed test dummy
Archive for April, 2007
What do you do when you have something you no longer use, can't use, or no longer want to use? ka edong trashed test dummy
Aren’t BPI Expressonline payments fully-automated?
Tuesday, April 10th, 2007I'm wondering, aren't BPI Expressonline check-free payments fully-automated? I made a credit card payment online Friday last week, Philippine timezone (and a holiday at that, I know). After three days, tuesday morning Philippine timezone (after a 5-day weekend), the payment has not reflected on my online account. Is that how things go with ...
Facebook, Friendster and Philippine Traffic
Thursday, April 5th, 2007Facebook is so popular here in Canada. My Toronto-based cousin is a newbie on Facebook. She gave in to her curiousity and joined after receiving so many Facebook invites from her Canadian friends. Friendster isn't as popular in Canada as it is in the Philippines. So how about Pinoys in Canada? Well, ...
Number portability in Canada
Wednesday, April 4th, 2007A lady from Telus (a telco here in Canada) told me they've recently implemented country-wide number portability in Canada, effective March 15, 2007. This means that people get to keep their cellphone numbers even if they switch telcos or switch geographic locations. Number portability is possible only when Telcos agree to ...
I call U.S. or Canada hotlines and Pinoys Answer
Wednesday, April 4th, 2007I've been calling a couple of US and Canada hotlines. And it's pleasant hearing a familiar voice on the hotline, a familiar accent. 1.) Expedia. I called Expedia for the first time last week and a male (gay-ish) voice answered. Marcus had a thick Pinoy-English accent and I recognized immediately that ...
Google Bionic Implants
Wednesday, April 4th, 2007I'm at my relatives' home where they have wireless broadband Internet. There are 4 computers in the home (a desktop, 2 of their laptops and my laptop). In our conversations after meals, we'd find ourselves discussing stuff from TV shows or movies or news or weather while checking our emails online. ...
Infant SPAM, Virgin SPAM
Tuesday, April 3rd, 2007Story 1: My cousin created an email address for his newborn daughter so that they can share some photos of the baby. A few days after setting up the baby's email address, the baby was receiving SPAM! How quick these SPAMmers get to our email addresses. Amazing, 'ei? Story 2: I used my handset's voicemail ...
