life of a single yuppie pinoy

Unfortunate, Bad experience from LBC Philippines: Hari ng Padala

noreply@blogger.com (rob) — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 09:34:00 +0000

LBC is the leading freight and cargo courier here in the Philippines. While it cannot be denied that there are other courier services that competes with LBC, its one-day delivery promise attracts the majority of customers. However, I have some unfortunate experience with LBC.
I sent a package last march 9, 2011 at LBC ****n Branch. My package is to be delivered at L**** City Philippines.
I hurriedly went to LBC office so that I could beat the time. The package I wanted to send was a gift to someone who will be celebrating her birthday on March 10, 2011. I tried to beat the time but the lady who handles acceptance of packages did not seem to notice that I wanted to meet the cut-off time and did her encoding very slowly. However, she assured me that my package will be delivered the next day and she handed over my package to other LBC workers who were already sorting the packages to be delivered. Actually, my LBC receipt shows that the package was accepted after cut-off time. The cut-off time is 1:00 pm but the time printed on my receipt is 1:04pm. Anyways, since I always believe in good faith, I am relieved that my gift will be delivered. But the next day came, and as I call the recipient of my package, she told me that there was no delivery for her. My heart sank because ****n City is only an hour away from L**** City. If only I knew that LBC could not live its one-day delivery service, I should have hand carried the package myself. On the tracking system of LBC, it shows that my package was received at March 9, 2011. Then it was delivered to Exchange Pasay (What the F***?), then was delivered back to L**** Branch at March 10, 2011 but the package was only delivered to the recipient on March 11, 2011. HOwever, I believe that this is only an isolated case but I just want to have an explanation from LBC what went wrong and I could let all this hassle charge to my experience. I hope LBC could give enlightenment to this unfortunate experience of mine from their company.

Open Letter to NBI Director re:My experience in securing NBI Clearance

noreply@blogger.com (rob) — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 09:10:00 +0000

Sir,

Good day!

I wrote to your good office with regards to my NBI Clearance. I applied for my clearance last February 14, 2011 at NBI District Office, herein our province. They told me to wait for 10 working days. I returned to their office this morning February 25, 2011 to claim my NBI clearance but they told me that it is not yet available. They also told me that maybe Friday next week or next next week, my NBI clearance will be available back then. However, I really need my NBI clearance already. Is there a way to expedite securing of NBI clearance? Is the 10 working days not attainable for NBI provincial branches to release our clearance? I hope for clarifications with regards to these matter.

Thank you very much and more power.

PS.

I have already claimed my NBI clearance on the 12th day (excluding weekends). I have sent this letter to the NBI director after I failed to claim my NBI clearance on the 10th day. I do not know if this letter has any bearing for the quicker release of my clearance as compared to the scheduled given to me by NBI employees.

Single Yuppie Pinoy: Filipinas prefers food over sex

noreply@blogger.com (rob) — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 13:11:00 +0000

There is an article in one website that says Filipina women rank food as their preference over sex. Say what!?! Anyways, it shows that most Filipino women are still conservative-type and thinks food as one of their priorities. Filipina women rank family, health and religion as their topmost priorities. Food ranks fifth place, while sex at 18th place. Now, this lead me into thinking "does this means Filipina women have lower libidos"? Well, it may be or no. Most men agree that when it comes to bed, Filipina women can be creative and have the tendency to get over excited. However, sometimes, they also play hard-to-get that their partner could not help but to go to a local club. I do not know if it has something to do with the mentality. Early on, when I was still young, adults especially those religious persons, priests and nuns told us that sex is bad, sexual urges is sinful and porno can lead us to eternal damnation. Therefore, while we were growing old, most of us did not even dare to look at scantily-clad pics of women in bikinis. So, I think that scenario played a role in developing more conservative Filipinos. With the proliferation of Internet I doubt if Filipinos will remain conservative in years to come. For the full text of the article I was referring in the beginning, click here.

Think Rich Quick 2.0 Seminar: All About Real Estate Investments

noreply@blogger.com (rob) — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 05:19:00 +0000

I am going to attend the TRQ 2.0 seminar tomorrow and on Sunday. TRQ means Think Rich Quick 2.0. This is organized by Trace Trajano, one of the best mentors when it comes to real estate investments. Well, I am not yet prepared to divulge myself in real estate investment full-time, but I want to learn more about it because I am hopeful that it can at least help me financially if ever I will be able to close out a deal. Well, other mentors as well as proteges will speak before us, so I will try to share whatever lessons I will learn about the said seminar. I think the biggest hindrance that is preventing me to become successful in real estate endeavor is FEAR itself. I fear that I may not be able to sell a property. I fear that I may not be able to collect enough capital for initial investment. I fear that I might encounter legal woes and problems on the properties that I am going to deal with. I fear that nobody will trust me, and I will not be able to get back my capital. I fear that I will become bankrupt. There are so many other things that FEAR can affect me. Hopefully, these FEARS will vanish after attending the seminar.

PS
The seminar will be held at the AIM Conference Center, Benavidez cor. Trasierra Streets, Legaspi Village, Makati City. See you there!!

life of a single pinoy bachelor: My crush is going to get married!

noreply@blogger.com (rob) — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 05:29:00 +0000

I saw the Facebook profile of my crush just last week. I could not believe that she is already planning to get married. My first reaction is that I panicked. After all those dreams and imagination that someday we are going to be together, now it has been shattered because of my inutility. So, in my last attempt to win her back, I wrote a love letter to her. Sounds cheesy and it is not my personality, but I really did. However, my face fell flat on the floor. She does not feel the same way as I do and what she can offer is just friendship. Ouch! I have never been so alone in my life. Even so, after a few days, I realized that it was really my mistake of taking her for granted and did not do anything to woe her. So, I told her that I am going to support her, wherever she may feel happiness in her life. So, I think we had an understanding that we will just respect each other, and life goes on for the both of us. But just when I am beginning to accept my fate, she posted pictures of her and his boyfriend. I do not want to brand her as insensitive, so I just deleted her from the list of my friends! Ha! Talk about vengeance! He he, I'm just joking. Well, I tried to focus away from her profile and pay attention to other things, little things that make me happy.

life of a single pinoy bachelor: online trade using eBay

noreply@blogger.com (rob) — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 21:19:00 +0000

Eversince I discover online trade, I have been hooked intro buying things online. I tried buying 2nd hand gadgets, cell phones, even clothes. However, not only 2nd hand items are being sold on the internet also new ones. There are many online stores where different items are traded, but I recommend eBay. Ebay has a unique feedback system that you can see the different remarks left by persons to a certain person with whom they had dealt with. They may leave a positive or negative feedback, and a simple explanation to justify the feedback. Other eBay users can also ask some info regarding the trustworthiness of certain sellers. Nevertheless, of all the things being sold at eBay, only half of them are real bargains. Some listed price is too good to be true, that maybe some items are defective or the seller is a scammer. Anyways, I only deal with an eBay seller who has at least ten feedbacks, all positive, and came from other eBay users who are as well with high feedbacks. In that way, I can be assured that the items will be delivered. Next tip is managing your expectations. Some of the items may look good in the picture, but after the items are delivered, they may have visible signs of wear and tear. When it comes to clothing, they may also list brand new clothes but when delivered the fabric has stains and does not look good, something like that. Most of the sellers do not offer returns, exchange and refunds. Anyways, I had some fun dealing with eBay. I had bought many great items, but I had also experienced buying items which are already garbage. Due diligence is really needed to get real bargains and hard-to-find items. Caveat Emptor.

life of single pinoy bachelor: boys night out

noreply@blogger.com (rob) — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 00:56:00 +0000

One of the things that single men like me look forward to is the boys' night out. This is usually done during Friday nights. It can be done to nearby sari-sari store that is open until 10 pm and serves cold beer. Or to the home of anyone in the group, but we usually avoid this, unless there is an event happening at their house. Nevertheless, most of the time, it is a visit to a local beerhouse. The beerhouse is boring without the sexy waitress and seducing guest relations officers (GRO's). We can have our orders and each of us will choose our respective table mates. When you have a tablemate, you expect some chikahan and white lies. Most stories I heard from my ka-table are they came from wealthy families, but they are only doing their present job just to have fun and to be rebels to their parents who do not have time for them. Actually, I almost believed every story they told me but my buddies told me that they were also told with the same stories. So I just try to go with the flow and let them tell what they want. As they tell more stories, more beers and ladies drinks are consumed. However, that does not matter anymore because while they were telling their life stories, kissing, groping and other things can happen simultaneously. When midnight strikes, that is when we say goodbyes to our tablemates and promised them that we will come back for more. After every memorable night like that, I will wake up the next day with a bad hangover and the extra money that could have been my life savings is gone like a bubble.

life of single yuppie pinoy bachelor: not ready for textmate?

noreply@blogger.com (rob) — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 06:20:00 +0000

I already have a textmate. I texted the number given by my co-worker, and it turned out, she is more excited than me. I tried to flirt, but it seemed very unlikely of me. I felt that I am only fooling myself and I had outgrown texting sweet nothings to someone. So, I tried to make an alibi and pretended that I am busy so that I may be excused from texting her every now and then. I thought I am ready for a textmate, but somehow it stresses me. Maybe because I can sense that I am compelled to text her every now and then and I felt bad if I do not reply whenever she sends me text messages. Part to blame also for my excitement to go down is when it was made known to me that she is three years older than me. I have nothing against older women, but I prefer younger girls. Another frustration on my part is that all I knew she was a nurse but in reality, she is a pharmacist in a local drugstore near a hospital. Now, after texting her for just one day, I want to end it once and for all. Should I still give it a shot, or should I just tell her the truth and just walk away?

life of a single pinoy bachelor: caught up with cough and colds

noreply@blogger.com (rob) — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 21:32:00 +0000

I am sick right now. I am blaming my workmate who came to report at our office two days ago. He was suffering from cough and sneezing uncontrollably. I thought I was not going to catch his cold and cough because I am taking my vitamins and minerals. I guess my immune system is not that strong yet. Fortunately, it was Saturday today so I do not need to report to the office until Monday. I still have two days to take my rest. I am also blaming the unpredictable weather for my sickness. On the morning, the heat from the sun is scorching then next thing we knew it is already cloudy with occasional rains. The sudden change in weather is somewhat taking its toll to my body. Actually, I am taking a cough medicine together with a cold tablet. I take them four times a day. Now my cough is not yet good and there is occasional pleghm every time I cough. My colds is also killing me. I cannot breathe comfortably since my nose is plugged by mucus. I hope I will be recovered already when I am going to report on Monday.

life of single pinoy bachelor: Textmate

noreply@blogger.com (rob) — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:12:00 +0000

What would you do if someone gives you a text mate? That is my dilemma when one of my co-workers gave me a text mate number. Actually, she was his cousin. He told me that he and his cousin made a deal that they will get a text mate for each other, since both are single. In fact I am more afraid than thrilled when given by a text mate. In reality, my supervisor gave me one before (and she was a dentist), but I did not pursue since I did not have enough courage to text the girl. I even lost the number already when my boss was asking follow-up on what happened to us. However, nothing happened because I did not do anything. Now, this cousin of my workmate is a registered nurse who is working at a public hospital near my place. Since I still do not have a car, I am again feeling cowardly to ask this girl for a meetup and date. Probably, I am going to ask her, probably not. We will wait and see....

single young urban professional yuppie pinoy: vitamins minerals and supplements I take

noreply@blogger.com (rob) — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 22:02:00 +0000

As a person who is always on the go, I need to take dietary supplements so that I can be still active even I am awake 16 hours everyday. I consistently have my morning coffee, but I am already taking a break since I feel jittery. My favorite supplement is vitamin C, particularly Enervon C. It makes me feel active all day. I also give credit to this supplement on why I rarely catch a cold, even if I am exposed to sick persons. The only negative side effect of taking enervon C is it makes your urine very yellow. Thus, it can stain your underwear. Next supplement I am using is the Chelated Zinc. I only take this primarily because it can help minimize acne and pimples. It can also help me get a good night sleep even though I force myself to stay awake when I feel sleepy. I recently started glutathione because it promised a healthy whiter skin. I hope I can attain a fairer skin because I am always exposed to sunlight, especially during noon time since this is the nature of my work. I am also taking rogin-E. This is my regular dose of vitamin E. It has deanol, royal jelly and korean ginseng, which can have a positive effect on my virility as a person. Well, I think that is all. Ciao!

my life as a single yuppie: a brother to my siblings

noreply@blogger.com (rob) — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 22:15:00 +0000

I am the eldest of five broods so it is my duty to give assistance to my siblings.
Last night, my sister called from Baguio. She is still in her 2nd year college. She told me that she wants to borrow my HD camera. It is not that I do not want to lend her, but I had just bought her a laptop. Then after two months, the laptop has a defective drive and was reformatted already. She blames the virus that infected the laptop, but I digress. Now she wants to borrow my 35k camera. I am thinking twice because she might be careless again, but at the same time she said that she needs it for her project after I told her a litany of do's and don't, I decided to give her the camera.
I also have a sister who is studying in a university at our province. She is cramming her project and there are still many things to be encoded. So she asked me to help her type at least five pages while she will rest on a little. Because I pity her, I type a portion of her project already typed 10 pages but my sister is not around because she fell asleep already. Because I still have some paper works to do, I saved whatever I finished and start my paper works.
As I am working on my paper works, my brother who is taking his review at Manila texted to ask some words of encouragement. He seems to lag from the review, and he does not understand some of the topics that their instructors were teaching. So , I told him to concentrate, practice and pray. After a few exchanges of sms, I think he got the message already or maybe have fallen to sleep.
My brother who is the second eldest, arrived because of their school activity. He is a teacher on a private school, but he had not yet passed his board exam. However, he got his job because he is an alumnus of the school, and he has a big ego which can exude confidence that the school administrators like so much. Even so, since it is a private school, he is still contractual, and they are paid lower compared to the regular employees. So, most of the time, his salary is not enough for his needs that he still asks some moolah from me. And as usual, he told me that they are going to have a recollection, and he needed extra cash in case of emergency. So I give him some money, and he went to his room with a big smile on his face.
Now, I have not yet finished my work but I feel drowsy also, so I sleep and dream for a better tomorrow.

single yuppie pinoy: young urban professional

noreply@blogger.com (rob) — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 21:49:00 +0000

well i think the yuppie word started during the turn of millenium, when people tried to described persons who are hip, got a good job, and care free. Being hip means being updated with the latest trends, hanging out with friends, visiting different places and being cool to other people. A yuppie must also have a good paying job, not necessarily a high paying one, but enough to afford some luxuries as well as wants in life without asking from parents or relative. A yuppie is also care-free, does not have much plans, everything is ok as long as there are still some cash to spend. Yuppie are actually anti-nerd; while nerds are highly intelligent but are not sociable, they barely interact, not good looking, does not follow trends, old-fashioned in terms of clothing and mindset, Yuppies want to change that notion. Yuppies are intelligent individuals but does not want to be labeled nerds so they reversed the negative impressions of nerds. Thus a new generation of individuals are born.

single yuppie pinoy typical night

noreply@blogger.com (rob) — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 12:44:00 +0000

my usual office hours is from 8AM to 5PM. But since I do not take snacks in the afternoon, I always have my early dinner after coming from work. I usually eat alone since when I got home my house members are still cooking for dinner, and I just eat whatever is left during lunch. Easier to prepare is just to open canned foods or fry something, but I think too much canned foods can lead to helath problems. After eating I immediately go to couch and watch television. But I make sure that I only spend roughly 2-3 hours before facing my laptop. Sometimes while watching TV, i would work out, but that is only when I do not feel lazy. After watching and working out, I take a bath, brush my teeth and go directly to my room. Here I usually surf the net, check my emails, and read messages from my peers. After checking the net, I resume whatever office work that I still need to continue. After feeling tired, I go directly to my bed and have my well deserved sleep.

single yuppie pinoy first blog

noreply@blogger.com (rob) — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 03:41:00 +0000

i have been frustrated with my life, especially my love life. I think the main reason is I am a shy person. In other words, torpe. I do not have the guts to say my feelings to my crushes. Sometimes I also use my head instead of my heart. There are a lot of ladies who they say have a crush on me, but I did not court them because they are not intelligent, sometimes they are liberated, others are not so attractive, and so on. Now, I think Im stuck being single. Sometimes my friends would tease me when will be my wedding, and i always joke them that it will be next month, but only my bride is not yet available. I must admit that I am not good looking in terms of pinoy's standard (must be mestizo, fair complexioned, sharp nosed, tall, etc) but as per my mother, I am the most handsome in the world. Another reason I do not attempt expressing my feelings to my crushes because of my fear in rejection. My idea of a perfect girlfriend/ wife material is she must be intelligent, honest, reliable, sexy, hardworking, loyal, faithful, thrifty and low-maintenance. Is this kind of lady impossible to find already?