Allergyboy

Oh God Make It Stop!

noreply@blogger.com (Allergyboy) — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:04:00 +0000

I can't sleep right now because some stupidass drunk muthafuckas are having a karaoke party (since this morning, I might add) and the entire neighborhood can hear them. And please take note that said karaoke party is being held in the neighboring CITY. That's how fracking loud they are.

Would you like to make your ears bleed?

Hoy mga bwiset! Magtrabaho kayo! Hindi yung nagsisipaglasingan lang kayo't nagkakantahan! Wala kayong mapapala diyan! Leche!

Charlie Brown Is Doctor Manhattan

noreply@blogger.com (Allergyboy) — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 08:07:00 +0000

artwork by DocShaner

My Love by The Bird and The Bee

noreply@blogger.com (Allergyboy) — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 07:53:00 +0000

Spoiler Alert: If you haven't started watching Season 5 of Grey's Anatomy yet and don't want to know some of the things that have been happening, then don't read this post.

Anyhoo...

So Dr. Torres and Dr. Hahn are being all lesbiany now, and there's this scene from episode 4 where Erica is looking longingly at Callie entering the elevator. Erica gets all mesmerized and is just smiling there staring at Callie. Now, Callie doesn't see all this but Bailey (who at this time already knows about the two lesbian lovahs) does. Then Erica sees Bailey looking, causing her to be released from Callie's hypnotic spell. She then asks Bailey a defensive "what?!", and walks away.

Anyway, the only point of this post is that I like the song that was used as background music when this scene was happening. Too bad it only played for like 30 seconds. But thanks to the almighty and all-knowing google, I have found what seems to be the complete version of the song. Hooray! Click on the play button if you want to hear it.

*The song is called My Love, and it's by The Bird and The Bee (you can try searching for it incase this video gets deleted by youtube)

Thou Shall Not Copy-Paste

noreply@blogger.com (Allergyboy) — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 12:16:00 +0000

Little Miss Muffet
Sat on a tuffet
Eating her curds and whey
Along came a spider
Who sat down beside her
And the spider said:
"Hey look at my web! I constructed it using a matrix algorithm coz I'm a really smart spider and I'm good at math and programming and all that shit"
Then Miss Muffet stepped on the smart spider
Crushing it to death with the weight of her foot
And then she stole the spider's matrix algorithm
And told people it was hers
But Miss Muffet was a lazy copy-paster
And did not bother to change the variable names
(And even the comments!)
Which is why a quick Google query
Proved without a doubt
That Little Miss Muffet
Is a fuckin' fraud

The end.

Ang Lamig!

noreply@blogger.com (Allergyboy) — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 11:01:00 +0000

Napakalamig dito sa Tagaytay! Ako'y nanginginig sa sobrang lamig!

Ducks At The Golfers' Lounge

noreply@blogger.com (Allergyboy) — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 08:16:00 +0000

My countryside convalescence continues (Hey, it's an alliteration! YEY!) and I'm here at the Golfers' Lounge where I lounge, eat, NOT play golf and stare at...

DUCKS!

They roam freely and quack with gusto.

Countryside Convalescence

noreply@blogger.com (Allergyboy) — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 08:05:00 +0000

Ma maman has shipped me off to la maison in Tagaytay to recuperate (and to not infect anyone at home). I am in exile here for a week.

It's quite lovely actually. I feel like I'm on extended vacation. The air is fresh and I'm ten minutes away from the comforts and amenities of the wifi enabled country club.

I Hate Hospitals

noreply@blogger.com (Allergyboy) — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 07:41:00 +0000

I was imprisoned at the hospital for a few days last week. I was battling tEh MeEzeLz (not the German kind). They kept poking me with needles to get some blood so they could check my platelet count just to be sure it wasn't Dengue. The stupid intern who tried administering the IV thingy popped two of my veins. I was freezing my ass off. And the food was horrible. Can you just tell how much I enjoyed my stay?

Some pictures to look at:

DextroseYEY...crapbarfpukeouchie...

Phlebitis totally sucks...

Oh what a wonderful view!

Sometimes, hospitals will just make you sicker.

I Makes Da Money Wit Mine Blogs

noreply@blogger.com (Allergyboy) — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 12:13:00 +0000

Hooray charles! I have finally, finally crossed Google Adsense's $100 payout minimum and picked up teh cash at my friendly neighborhood Western Union branch this afternoon. The lady says to me, "Ay sa Google din po galing ang pera niyo? Marami pang ibang kumukuha dito na galing din sa Google." Of course it was totally none of my business but I had to ask, "Talaga? Magkano yung mga nakukuha nila?" To which the lady replies, "Malalaki din yung sa iba. Mga $3,000 kung minsan." THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS?!?!?!? HooooWOOOOW!!! You know what? Soon enough I will make that amount. You hear that, universe?! Gimme my money! Please. :)

You Will Find Anything And Everything On Google

noreply@blogger.com (Allergyboy) — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 05:23:00 +0000

I have this lovely StatCounter code on my blog which gives me a wealth of information regarding my visitors: number of visits per day, time of visit, what country the visitor is from, what browser the visitor used, what color of underwear the visitor is wearing, etc... But the feature I love the most is StatCounter's ability to give me information on the search terms that people use which bring them to my site. Statcounter can tell me what search engine the visitor used (Yahoo or Google for example) and the exact search phrase the visitor used. And when I checked my logs today, this is what I found:

Location: Quezon City
Search Engine: Google
Search Phrase: "claire danes philippines stardust cockroaches"

And this brought the searcher to this specific blog entry.

Ah yes. How wonderful that you can find absolutely anything on the Interwebz.

Just Following Instructions...

noreply@blogger.com (Allergyboy) — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 10:15:00 +0000

We have a new cook. She's a bit... er... slow. And that would be putting it nicely. The other day, my mom drove home with her from the market. Then my mom said to her "o sige bumaba ka na ng kotse (you can get out of the car now)". So out she went. Then my mom parked the car and went inside the house. After about 20 minutes or so, my mom wondered where the cook was. And when she peeked outside the window, she was surprised to see that la cusinera was still standing in front of the gate. Apparently, after being told to exit the vehicle, she was waiting for my mother to give her instructions to go inside the house.

Philippine Users: How To Withdraw PayPal Funds Using Your HSBC VISA Credit Card PART 2

noreply@blogger.com (Allergyboy) — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 05:33:00 +0000

Part 2: Getting Your Money

Once you've confirmed with HSBC that the PayPal funds have been transferred to your credit card, you can withdraw your money via two methods:

1. Request for an overpayment check
2. Use HSBC VISA Credit Card's Cash Advance Feature

Method 1: Request for an overpayment check
An overpayment check is a manager's check in the amount of your advanced payment minus your outstanding balance. For instance, let's say you transferred PayPal funds amounting to Php2,000.00 but you have an outstanding balance of Php500.00 on your credit card bill. HSBC will deduct the Php500.000 outstanding balance from the Php2,000.00 PayPal withdrawal leaving you with an overpayment balance amounting to Php1,500.00 (which will be the amount that you can withdraw).

To request for an overpayment check:

Call the HSBC Credit Card Hotline (tel no: 85-800) to talk to a customer rep and request for an overpayment check. The request will take 7-10 banking days to process. Call them again after that time period to confirm whether your request has been completed. If completed, the customer rep will give you details on when, where and how to pick up your check.

Note: Overpayment checks have a Php75.00 fee which you will pay at the HSBC branch where the check is to be picked up.

Method 2: Cash Advance
The Cash Advance feature allows you to use your HSBC VISA Credit Card to withdraw cash from an HSBC ATM or any other ATM that is part of the PLUS network. Simply check if the ATM has the PLUS logo:. You will need your HSBC VISA Credit Card's Cash Advance Pin, which is a 6-digit pin that is mailed to you a few weeks after you've received your credit card.

It's just like a loan that you can avail of directly from an ATM, which you can pay back on your next monthly credit card bill due date. But when you transfer your PayPal balance to your VISA credit card (which is credited as an advanced payment), it would be kind of like paying the loan first and then withdrawing the money at an ATM after.

So let's say you were able to transfer Php2,000.00 from your PayPal balance to your HSBC VISA credit card and you have no outstanding balance whatsoever. You can then withdraw that amount using the Cash Advance Feature, and once the cash advance transaction is posted on your statement, HSBC will simply deduct that amount from the Php2,000.00 you already received from PayPal so you don't have to pay for the cash advance on your next due date anymore.

Important notes:

There is, however, a Cash Advance Fee of either Php300 or 3% of the amount withdrawn (whichever is higher). This fee will be posted on your next credit card statement. So based on the example above, you will probably want to withdraw a Cash Advance amount of Php1,700.00 instead so that you will still have enough funds for the Php300 Cash Advance Fee.
There is also a Cash Advance Withdrawal Limit. Call the HSBC Credit Card Hotline (tel no: 85-800) to ask what your Cash Advance Limit is.

And that concludes this how-to feature. Personally, I don't see myself wanting or needing to withdraw my PayPal money from my HSBC VISA account very often. I use my credit card with most of my regular purchases anyway so I do see the value in just transferring the money from my PayPal balance to my credit card and just leaving it there to take care of my outstanding balances. Although for people who periodically have a significant amount sent to their PayPal accounts, I do see why they would want to withdraw the money; perhaps to invest it or to purchase other things that are normally not bought using credit cards.

Back to Part 1

Philippine Users: How To Withdraw PayPal Funds Using Your HSBC VISA Credit Card PART 1

noreply@blogger.com (Allergyboy) — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 03:20:00 +0000

So I signed up for a PayPal account a few weeks ago. It's a service that allows people to send and receive money using their email address (among other services it offers). However, if you want to transfer the money you've received directly to your bank account, you can only do so if it is a US-based one. But that doesn't mean PayPal users in the Philippines have no way of getting their hands on the money they receive from PayPal. Fortunately for us non-US-bank-account-having-Philippine-users, PayPal allows us to transfer money to a VISA credit card. I found this rather interesting because I never knew credit cards could receive money! Apparently, it would get credited as an advanced payment. But if you still do want to withdraw the money, here's how:

Oh, and before I begin with this how-to, I think I should mention what kind of VISA card I have since I can't verify if this works with every single type of VISA Credit Card in the Philippines (although I don't see that many reasons why it shouldn't). Mine is an HSBC Mabuhay Miles VISA Classic.

Part 1: Transferring money from your Paypal balance to your HSBC VISA Credit Card

Step 1
Make sure that the status of your account is VERIFIED.
To verify your account, you must first enroll your HSBC VISA Credit Card. After adding your card, click on the "Enroll in Expanded Use" link in your "Account Overview" page. Authorize PayPal to charge a US$1.95 fee to your card. You will then be given a 4-digit Expanded Use Number which you will find in your next credit card statement. It may take 3-4 working days for the Expanded Use Number to be posted. You can check this by either (1) viewing your credit card statement online or (2) waiting for your statement to arrive in the mail. Once you've received your 4-digit Expanded Use Number, login to your PayPal account and click the "Complete Expanded Use Enrollment" link in your "Account Overview" page, and enter the Expanded Use number.

Step 2
Once your account is VERIFIED and you have funds in your PayPal balance to withdraw, click on the "Withdraw" link under the "My Account" tab.

Step 3
Click on "Transfer funds to your card".
Take note that there is a US$5.00 withdrawal fee and a minimum withdrawal limit of US$10.00. To know your maximum withdrawal limit, click on the "View Limits" link in your "Account Overview" page.

Step 4
Enter the amount you wish to transfer and select your HSBC VISA Credit Card as the card you want to transfer the amount to.
Click "Continue".

Step 5
Review your details, and if the information is correct, click "Confirm".
As you can see in the picture above, the US$5.00 withdrawal fee is automatically deducted from the withdrawal.

Once you've completed these steps, the amount should be transferred to your credit card within 5-7 working days. Call the HSBC Credit Card Hot Line and talk to a customer rep to confirm. The number is 85-800.

I called HSBC after 5 days and asked them when the transaction was posted. This particular transaction was actually posted within 3 days. I can't say if that's the norm though.

***[UPDATE: Tue 30-Oct-2007]***
You can also check online (provided that your card is enrolled in HSBC's Personal Internet Banking Service). Here's a screen shot of my transaction details:
As you can see, the transaction was made on Oct 22 and was already posted by Oct 25 (less than 5 business days). I'm assuming the Cr at the rightmost column stands for Credit.
******

Notes:

The transaction will appear on your bill as "PAYPAL *WITHDRAWAL".
The amount posted to your HSBC VISA Credit Card will already be converted to Philippine Pesos. My US$15 ($20 - $5 fee) withdrawal was converted to Php649.92 (1:43.328). Conversion rates will vary everyday of course.
If you have an outstanding balance, that amount will automatically be deducted from the money you receive (since it's going to be considered as an advanced payment).

Continue to Part 2: Getting Your Money

Random Thoughts On Stardust

noreply@blogger.com (Allergyboy) — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 08:24:00 +0000

Awesome movie!

Michelle Pfeiffer must really be a witch because she doesn't appear to be getting older.

Tristan Thorne is George O'Malley with long hair, a British accent and chest fur.

Claire Danes has no eyebrows (because cockroaches from the Philippines ate them).

Watch the movie!

Sorry, Chris Crocker!

noreply@blogger.com (Allergyboy) — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 12:45:00 +0000

This video will either freak you out or give you the LOLz. Either way, you'll end up peeing your pants.

El Smallville

noreply@blogger.com (Allergyboy) — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 10:38:00 +0000

Here's an odd story: a meteorite crashes somewhere near a small village in Peru. Residents then begin to suffer from a mystery illness brought on by a strange odor.

Ooooh... the meteor freaks have arrived, I tell you.

Furthermore, Moreover, Such As And...

noreply@blogger.com (Allergyboy) — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 15:16:00 +0000

I'll probably get sick of this someday. But today is not that day...

want cheezburger?

Oh Those Hilarious US-Americans

noreply@blogger.com (Allergyboy) — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 14:51:00 +0000

You've probably heard of Miss Teen South Carolina and how she royally fumbled in the Q&A portion of Miss Teen USA 2007. Here are some videos I found on the internetz that shamelessly make fun of this unfortunate young lady, and I am sharing them with you so that you may make fun of her like everyone else. Because if the internetz have taught us one thing, it is that the LOLz justify being mean.

Nonsensical IM Conversations Entry #5

noreply@blogger.com (Allergyboy) — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 06:30:00 +0000

Entry #5 - J.K. Rowling And Her Undeserved Castle

*I had a "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" discussion with RJ the other day. Here's an excerpt from the part where we talked about some of the things we found to be a bit inconsistent. Some mildly vague spoilers follow. Read at your own peril.

official_choob:
you just finished the gringotts chapter?
rjpaculan:
yep
harry potter is very lucky
official_choob:
yes
let's just call it luck
i actually found that whole bit about him performing the imperius curse a bit of a stretch
i sort of had the impression that it wasn't that easy to do
otherwise everyone would just be imperiusing each other
rjpaculan:
yes
mind control seems like complex stuff
esp if u imperius death eaters n goblins
official_choob:
i know!
rjpaculan:
these inconsistencies discredit JK!
she doesn't deserve her castle!
official_choob:
haha yes!
we must imperius her into giving it to us instead!
rjpaculan:
yes!
we will put it to goood use
rjpaculan:
we will make our own hogwarts
official_choob:
and we will offer a course entitled "defense against the gaping inconsistencies"
rjpaculan:
hahaha

END.

Ronald McDonald Gets A Makeover

noreply@blogger.com (Allergyboy) — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 15:16:00 +0000

Apparently, if you wipe Ronald McDonald's face clean of all that clown makeup, straighten his hair out, and put him in heels, you'll come to find that he is actually a hot chick.

I Am A Font

noreply@blogger.com (Allergyboy) — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 12:57:00 +0000

The CHOOB Stripes font!

Hooray! :)

And if you look at the design credits, Choob Stripes was first seen on MyFont on December 11, just one day after my birthday. Yes. My destiny is intertwined with the Choob Stripes!

Nonsensical IM Conversations Entry #4

noreply@blogger.com (Allergyboy) — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 05:00:00 +0000

Enrty #4 - Save The Africans!

diane717:
aaron gave me a plant
as a test to see if i can take care of a living thing
official_choob:
haha!
how nice
what kind?
diane717:
african violets
official_choob:
you must not let them die then
diane717:
so i think if they make it thru, we'll move on to hamstsers
official_choob:
i will pray for your africans.

END.

You Know What It's Like To Be A Tree?

noreply@blogger.com (Allergyboy) — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 19:07:00 +0000

Cool rotoscoped animation about a boy who claims he was a tree in another life.

Children... they are wise.

Pinoy Thriller

noreply@blogger.com (Allergyboy) — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 15:10:00 +0000

Watch 1500+ Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center inmates do the "Thriller"...

Entertaining siya ha... in fairness...

Please Press The "Pon Pon"

noreply@blogger.com (Allergyboy) — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 13:50:00 +0000

I purchased a padlock today. It was manufactured in a country where the primary language is NOT English. And how did I come to that conclusion, you ask? Well, ladies and gentlemen, may I present to you...

Exhibit A

Exhibit B

I rest my case.

By the way... I don't know what a "pon pon" is, but asking me to "press" it in a "concealed spot" just sounds kinda dirty.