Better to be ready

When you are on the road, it is better to have a service on standby should a medical emergency arises. A medical assistance program you can rely on to be on the site when you call them.

If you are going on a trip, be sure you have a checklist of things to bring with you. Make sure you also get the services of a towing or roadside assistance company as well as a medical assistance company. This will ensure you are totally prepared for anything. You are not being negative about the trip. You are just being practical. It is always better to be ready.

Looking for something cheap?

Most people say there’s nothing cheap these days anymore. I say there are still cheap items and services out there you only need to know how to find them. Like a cheap auto insurance. There’s no more reason for vehicle owners not to get an insurance for every car they have.

It’s scary what you see in news reports. Vehicular accidents here and there. Some are even not the fault of the driver. It is better to have an insurance ready in the event something happens. Aside from that, the cost of repairs is no joke. If you have a car insurance, at least, all or some of the repairs will be shouldered by the insurance company.

Interest lost

There are days when I feel the need to undergo colon cleanse. You know, when there’s only one person who’s doing the cooking and there’s no variety, you tend to eat something over and over again. It doesn’t matter if what you eat repeatedly is healthy. When it’s always meat and little veggies, I think you’d feel the same way I do.

I don’t know why but I lost interest in cooking. When I was in my teens until my mid-20’s I would volunteer to cook. My mom would give way. I know how to cook some dishes because I saw how my mom did it. Some dishes I gave my own twist to it. I know they’re good because my siblings loved it. But as I said, I slowly lost interest in cooking for some reason. Maybe it’s just plain old laziness on my part. Hmm…

Is there truth to this video?

I have read about a viral video of Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla, Jr. that is making the rounds in forums, blogs and other platforms of discussion in the net. It is actually a recording of him boasting about how the police force in Bacoor is under him (Update: Apparently, Bong did a reshuffle of police officials in Bacoor according to a Philippine Daily Inquirer report), how he won’t let his brother lose in the fight for the mayoralty race (Update: Bong’s brother Strike Revilla is running for reelection), and how the Malacañang is backing all these up.

Watch the video below and see for yourself.

I read in an entertainment column that Revilla’s claiming the video was spliced. Another claim was that a voice-over talent was used to record this video.

My take on this is that the voice in the video does not really sound like him in some parts. The one who cursed sounds like him. But the other parts seem to be of someone else. I am not sure it’s really him all throughout the video. I do feel like the video was spliced and put together to put him in a bad light.

No, I am NOT a supporter. In fact, I am not a supporter of entertainment personalities jumping to the political bandwagon. What do they really know in running a country, right? But with this video, I think it’s more of a black propaganda against the senator. Then again, his claims of making sure his brother wins or that the police force is under his control plus the Malacañang backing him up are not an altogether far-fetched idea.

What do you think of the video?

Beware of emails from different Michaels of BloggerMarkets.com

I haven’t been paying much attention to the spam mails I receive daily. I just noticed these five mails I got from someone named Michael with different surnames. The mails have the same subject: Looking for Bloggers.

The first email came from MichaelMCorp . It says that he is part of the outreach team for BloggerMarkets.com and that they have recently launched a sponsored blog post offering looking to add quality sites to their offerings.

If you will search Google for BloggerMarkets.com, it won’t give you any site with the same URL. There is a BloggerMarket.com but it is a site offering blog resources and information and not a paid post program. The thing that will give you a doubt as to the authenticity of this email is that the link to the form they are asking you to fill out is shortened. It does not give you the exact URL but a shortened version of it.

An hour or two after I got that email from MichaelMCorp, I got another email with the same subject from someone named Michael Flores this time. The content of the email is the same as the first one. No change at all.

A few days after, I got an email from Michael Traugott . The content of the email is the same as the first two except that this time around, he didn’t mention BloggerMarkets.com anymore. He just mentioned a new blog monetization network. The rest of the email is the same. No words have changed.

And then another one from Micheal Spayer and Michael jezzer with the same content as that of the third email from Michael Traugott. The same email, no words were changed at all.

I am writing this entry to let all of you know that this might be a scam or a way to lure you to click on that form link with the tiny URL. It might be a virus or a way to hack your computer. It might be a phishing scam. Whichever, I think you will agree that there is something fishy with these emails I got. I have posted the email samples here. Just click on the image for you to see the larger version of it.

Do not be lured easily by these fly-by-night sponsored blog post programs. We all know what happened to a couple of bloggers scammed by Blogavertisingstore.com and PayingPost. Just be careful with accepting invitations to join a program. Remember that if it’s a legitimate offer, you won’t be reading about it in an email. You will be reading about it from other bloggers who are talking about it in their blogs, in forums and such.

Invest on properties

George is always on the lookout for properties he can buy. This is where most of his savings go. He invests in property and turns it into rentals. He is now checking the Outer banks foreclosures. Knowing him, he will be buying one of the properties listed for sure.

If I do have some excess funds with me, I would buy properties, too. Specifically, I would love to have a farm. A place where our family can stay and feel peace and quiet around. A place where my dad can grow old. That’s what I want to buy. Soon.

Everything for love

The old one didn’t work so she is now looking for a new diet pill. Women, when in love, will do everything in their power to win the hearts of the men they have an eye on. Mutilate parts of their face and body to look ‘pleasing’. Starve themselves to death to lose weight and look good in anything they wear. Or find the best weight loss supplement in exchange for starving themselves to death or sweating in the gym.

And I know in most women, this pays off. My friend is a good example. She really did everything to win a man’s heart. The man’s heart is now hers. It only took her a few months to accomplish this.