I am so darn tired of complaining to my service provider about my internet connection speed. You see, I am paying for up to 1258 kbps internet connection speed. My local provider is Bayantel. For a few days now, I have noticed the decline in the speed of my connection. I noticed that it takes a while before a blog loads that normally loads faster before. I complained at Bayantel’s customer service and they reset the modem. After that, the connection speed improved but after 30 minutes or so, it declined once more. And even right at this very moment, the connection speed I am getting is 1/6 of the speed that I am paying for. Let me just stress this one… I pay on time! There were months that I even paid in advance because I don’t want any hassle with my internet connection as this is the life of my work.

I complained again last night about this. And do you know what? All this time I did not know how to check my internet connection speed until the kind CS told me about this website…

They should have told me this a long time ago! I was relying on them to make sure everything was working fine. All this time, there are hours in a day that I am getting a measly portion of what I am paying for. This pisses me off big time! Wait until I get really mad at them and I will go to their office to give their officer a piece of my mind.Anyway, I have asked that a technician from Bayantel schedule a check up of my modem and other things related to my DSL connection. If the situation will not improve, then I will say goodbye to Bayantel. Any local DSL provider that you can recommend?

If you are experiencing the same slow connection and is doubtful about the internet connection speed that you are getting, check out SpeedTest.net because it will really give you an accurate speed of your connection.

*Note: This is not a paid review.

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I sooo love David Cook and I really do wish he’ll win this season’s American Idol! Here’s the LINK of his performance tonight, Roberta Flack’s The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face…

When he said a few lines of his second song to Ryan Seacrest, my sister and I screamed. Dare You To Move by Switchfoot is one of our all time favorite songs. The guy can make you swoon! Just love him.

*Dare You To Move is on repeat mode…

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When you are in love, all you want to do is give all the best to the one you love. In giving gifts, you want something that will surely bring a smile to his or her face. You pour your heart and soul to finding the best gift to give. If you can afford the most expensive gift, you would buy it in an instant. That’s for sure.

And this is for those plain in love only. What more for those head over heels in love? Or those that are engaged and is looking forward to spending their entire lives with the apple of their eye? Sky is the limit surely. Now, if you really want to give the best gift, something that will last a lifetime, why not give her a jewelry. A high quality jewelry at a super low price at that. Sounds great right? Well, you can find jewelries like these at Jewelry Payless.

For those crazily in love right now and is thinking of proposing to the woman of their dreams, there are Engagement Rings at Jewelry Payless as well. Find the best one that will make her eyes sparkle with love and happiness. There are so many engagement rings out there but only one will make her smile and love you more. Go and find it at JewelryPayless.com now.

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When we were kids, I remember being envious with a family relative of ours who come during reunions with their shirts coordinated. Either they all wore the same colored shirts, or they come with this plain white shirts with a crossword puzzle at the back that highlights their names. It was the coolest thing when I was a kid. I thought that why not do that now even if we are already adults, right? It would be wacky and fun.

So I am thinking that for the next reunion, I would want something unique for the family. I am thinking of printing a sort of a logo bearing our names. A plain shirt will do. Or whatever colors my siblings would choose. It would be like a sorority/fraternity shirt only we are one family. I am searching for a company who can offer this type of service. And I found SonicShack.com, a company that offers state of the art digital printing on apparel, Custom T Shirts which I am actually looking for. It is full color printing directly to the garment. Customers can order just one custom shirt and get discounts the more shirts they order. Now that will give me savings which I love.

You might be looking for the same service like this. Go to SonicShack.com and find out what design of apparel and how much it will cost you.

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My cousin is an outdoor-type of person. He loves playing sports and is a health buff because of it. He told me that it feels great having this light weight that allows him to be flexible and energetic. And I believe him. You see, he is a purchaser at a local company here in the country. Being a purchaser, he goes from one branch to another making sure that he gets only quality made products that will attest to the superior name of the company. During weekends, he attends sports events organized by him and his friends. On Sundays, he attends the local church and sings with the choir. And daily, at night time, he has various activities lined up, sometimes with his family and most of the time with his friends. In spite of all those activities that seem endless and tiresome, when you see him in the morning, he looks refreshed, well rested and ready to conquer the world. Do you know what his secret is? He takes nutritional supplements. That he told me. Aside from regular exercise, proper diet, he also takes supplements especially he’s into a lot of sports.

He told me about some nutritional snacks that he takes like the Muscle Sandwich. This not only makes him full but also supplements what he lacks when he eats an incomplete meal. If you also like nutritional supplements most especially when you are into sports and body building, go and visit StrongerNutrition.com now.

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You might have noticed that I join a lot of photo memes. You see, I am a frustrated photographer. I love taking pictures and making it look like art. That is because I am also a frustrated painter. Sigh. So many frustrations in life. Thank goodness for modern technology even if you are not that talented, you can remedy your inadequacies with digital technology. There is photoshop and so many tools now that can make your mediocre photo look like it is taken by a pro.

And since I love taking photos, you must know that I always have my camera with me. I take photos of even insignificant objects because you know, these objects that most people ignore are those that make beautiful art. I remember one time I was eating lunch alfresco when I looked up and saw a small insect on the bark of the tree in front of me. I immediately took out my digital camera and I took a photo of it. Do you know what came out? A small bug looking like it is saying hi to me. I love that photo and it serves as my wallpaper for my laptop.

So when I find tools that I can get to enhance my shooting experience, I immediately study it and if it will really benefit me, I grab it. A friend of mine who’s taking up photography told me about PhotoAcute Studio, a camera tool that processes sets of photographs taken in continuous mode to produce high-resolution, low-noise pictures. It increases image resolution, removes noise without losing image details, corrects image geometry and chromatic aberrations and expands the dynamic range. My friend knew about this because he read the PhotoAcute Studio review he found at another site. Cool!

If you are interested, go get a trial version of this camera tool. Go to PhotoAcute.com now.

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An old college friend of mine went to Hungary for a three-month training. She works for a big multinational company here in the country and a group of accountants here are sent abroad for the training. I believe they will be handling the reconciliation of several branches in Hungary when they get back here so they will be trained and briefed by the executives there on what they expect in reports to be sent.

Now, because this friend of mine is a bit on the heavy side and loves to eat, one of her teeth aches and she wants to see a dentist. The problem is, dentists in Hungary speaks their native language and little English. She is a afraid there will be miscommunication if she go visit a local dentist there. I told her not to fret because I know an online portal wherein she can get a list of English speaking Hungarian dentist. RevaHealth.com will get her to Save Money with Dentists in Hungary. RevaHealth can actually find a dentist who speaks in English. And their service is free. Great service! I just found out that you can actually save 70% off the cost of treatment when you get dental treatments abroad. Hmm… my friend should get braces for a lot more cheaper price than here.

If you are also looking for English speaking dentists in Hungary or in other parts of the world, just go to RevaHealth.com now and they will help you find and contact one.

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When you go home from work, you feel so tired that all you want to do is go to sleep, right? I feel that way most of the time. Last weekend, a friend of mine visited and we whined about our work and our mean bosses. We whined about not getting enough play time and more and more of work time. But you know, this whining were all done just to release pent up emotions. We are both thankful of the work we have, particularly the salaries we are receiving. It’s just that, there are days when you really want to just sleep all day long, eat leisurely and not gulp down your food, just laze around and spend a day doing things not related to work…

My friend loves computer games. She spends her time playing online games during Friday nights. She is saving money to be able to go on a tour so she does not go out with our friends on Friday nights. She stays at home on weekends as well to avoid spending too much money outside. This friend of mine shops like there’s no tomorrow so staying at home and just playing online games is the best decision she has made.

She loves playing poker. Online Casinos has been a past time of her. She plays in moderation, as I have said during Friday nights. She got the site she trusts from Online Casino Reviews.biz, the site that provides free casino bonus cash and free gambling software downloads from the internet’s best rated online casinos.

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Most bloggers I know would certainly need this tool… Word count. If you are monetizing your blog, you know why.

www.wordcounttool.com

Before I discovered this website, I used MS Word in counting the number of words in my post. I am sure for those who are typing their posts in MS Word before transferring it know this: Tools - Word Count. But I write down my posts directly at my blog admin. So I just open another tab in my browser and key in the word count tool web site.

Try it.

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As I have said in my previous post, I will be doing a Blogroll clean-up pretty soon. I am still in the process of ‘renovating’ this blog. And one of the projects I am currently working on is some Blogroll Linky Love for my loyal visitors and readers.

I also have a few requests for Blogroll link up. I also need to reciprocate some link ups I got. I will do that when I get back tonight. I am about to go out and accompany my sister somewhere so later would be a good time to do link ups.

Anyway, if you want to exchange links with me, then just comment in this post and I will get back to you tonight.

Later

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My aunt and uncle will be going to Macau and then Las Vegas by next month. They are asking my help in booking a hotel accommodation for them. Their airfare and plane tickets are already taken cared of and the only thing left for them to search for are hotels they can stay at. My cousin who has a friend in Macau were able to get a hotel room for them already. Now I am left to look for las vegas hotels and the best one that they can afford and book a room at. It will be easy for me because there is i4Vegas.com, a place where there is a listing of the best Las Vegas hotels. Oh well, let me continue searching now…

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Cousin Ana has been discussing with relatives her plan of opening up her own business. It will be diverse as it will involve different services, mainly consultancy work. She is asking me to take on the bookkeeping and accountancy work of the company as well as consultancy work in that field. I am actually thrilled with the idea. I work at home now and I can organize my schedule in such a way I can accept more work. She said something about transworld futures broker and I believe she will be dealing with them as well. This is really exciting! I can’t wait for my first assignment from her.

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My sister brought home a new audio equipment last weekend. She won it in an office contest held as a sort of team building for the whole company. There were various prizes given away and my sister won the second prize. Now all we need to scout for are audio racks so we can place everything in their proper places. The audio equipment is a branded one and I just know it will last a long time.

This is the beauty of office contests

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My friend, JJ, is an events planner. She dabbles in wedding planning as well. She is a very creative person, I tell you. She organized an event for a theatre actress and it was a smash hit! She set up an opera-like ballroom event for her complete with ostrich feathers in every table, making the place look like a ballroom. I have seen the photos and it really looked great! She is now booked until the end of the year because of that event alone. Wow!

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Stay focused. That’s what my spiritual adviser told me about a year ago. She said that a healthy mind and body will be a great aid to staying in focus. I need to be able to achieve certain goals I have in life, most especially this year when I turn 30. And I am doing my very best to achieve my goals.

I know someone who strayed and went to the dark side. She tried drugs and got hooked. Thank goodness her mom sent her straight to drug rehab when she confirmed that her daughter was hooked on prohibited drugs.

Focus. If she stayed focus and not minded the temptations, she should have been a different person that the mess that she is right now.

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