Weekend Snapshot #15 - Baguio City

My sisters and I are off to Baguio this weekend. We have opted to go a week earlier than the Panagbenga weekend because my bestfriend is getting married on Monday, February 18th. Panagbenga is Flower Festival to those who do not know it. It is an annual festival at the cold city of Baguio. Baguio is a beautiful tourist destination here in the Philippines.

Happy weekend everyone! See you on Wednesday.

Busy, busy, busy

Been out of the house everyday, running errands mostly. Been so busy catching up with a lot of things. If you will notice, I go online for a few hours only. Barely have enough time to bloghop to everyone’s site. But I will do my rounds this evening. Will be offline for 4 days…

My sisters and I will be going to Baguio tomorrow until Tuesday evening. My bestfriend will be getting married by Monday, February 18th. We will also be touring the city again and hopefully will bump into Pam before we go back to Manila.

I will probably just schedule a Weekend Snapshot entry as well as another entry about interim posts.

So expect a lot less of me until I come back to blogging on Wednesday

Happy Friday everyone!

P.S. Thank you for the tags and awards! I am a bit slow picking everything up but know that I truly appreciate all of it.

Be aware of the symptoms

My sister teaches at a special education school. She handles two cases right now. One is an autistic child while the other one is a kid with cerebral palsy. There are cerebral palsy symptoms that a parent must be aware of. The child that my sister is teaching has stiff bones and can hardly walk. Thanks to advance technology these days and to regular therapy, the child was able to walk independently.

Better to have the child checked if you are suspecting that he or she might be suffering from any kind of illness. It is better to be ahead of whatever illness that might strike. That way there is still a chance that it can be eliminated right away.

Travel health insurance

A talented local radio celebrity has a son who was equally talented and famous died while traveling. He acquired malaria and days after died. It was really tragic and many people sympathized with the family.

Now, there are sickness or accidents that can cause hospitalization when you are traveling. So a travel health insurance is a must. It is a small price to pay and the lack of worry is worth it. As I have always said, it is better to be safe and secure than sorry.

You can check out WorldTravelCenter.com for more information on travel health insurance.

Funny, cool cartoons

I found this cool site wherein you can use the funny cartoons posted in it. It is by Dave Walker. Go check out his site and find a cartoon or two that you will surely like

*Cartoon by Dave Walker. Find more cartoons you can freely re-use on your blog at We Blog Cartoons.

This is not a paid post.

Wordless Wednesday - Love

Advance Happy Heart’s Day everyone!

Drink tea

I love drinking tea. Whereas before I consume a lot of coffee in a day, I now make it a habit to drink a cup of coffee in the morning and tea after lunch and dinner. Sometimes, I drink tea when I stay late in the night. I can really say that tea is a big part of my days.

Now, you might be looking for a Premium Tea like me. Something that will really make me taste the tea and not an artificial flavoring only. Or you know, I may be craving for a peppermint flavored tea but I want it also to be a Quality Herbal Tea. Now, if you are the also craving for some quality made tea, then all you have to do is go to RevolutionTea.com, your source of the finest cup or pot of tea.

Did you know that tea has health benefits? A cup of tea helps our bodies defend itself against chronic diseases such as heart disease and cancer. I also heard that green tea cleanses our body. Personally, I drink a cup of tea after lunch and dinner to aid my digestion. After drinking a hot cup of tea, I feel as if I have digested a big portion of what I ate already and it makes me feel good.

Our family usually eats out on weekends. We are a family of healthy people and we love to eat. One time, we went to a restaurant and we were really hungry. We came from the province and had to take care of some things. We did not eat breakfast to finish everything on time. So you can just imagine our hunger. We ordered a lot of food. We ate all of it and suffered indigestion when we went home. Thank goodness for a pot of tea, we were fine after a couple of minutes of drinking it.

At home, we have different preferences when it comes to tea flavors. I love plain flavored tea and then I will put milk in it. My sisters prefer Mint Tea flavor. My dad prefer green tea.

If you also want a quality and great tasting tea, just go to Revolution Tea and choose from among the different flavors that they offer. Tea is good for your body. It aids in digestion. It cleanses our body. It help us fight illness like heart diseases and cancer. It is a powerful antioxidant. Go and try it now.

Visit RevolutionTea.com now for more information.

Online casino at JoyLandCasino

Are you interested for a round of online casino tonight? If you want a professional web site offering an internet casino gambling online, JoyLandCasino.com is the site for you. You can real casino games there and will even get some bonuses from the site. Joy Land Casino is for those who are serious in conquering the virtual casino world. Go and check out the site now for more information.

Good news!

Both my Paypal withdrawals, made on January 25 and February 1, 2008, are approved already! Finally, the problem has been resolved. I do hope everybody’s pending withdrawals are completed by now.

Happy Tuesday everyone!

*All the tags and awards will be posted in the next few posts. Thanks!

Update on Paypal withdrawal problems

Here is an update on the issue regarding Paypal withdrawals that are still pending for quite some time now.

Paypal acknowledged the problem already.

We are aware that users in certain countries such as Malaysia, India, Indonesia and the Philippines, are currently unable to complete withdrawals to their Visa® credit, debit or prepaid cards. We are working diligently to resolve this as quickly as possible so that you can access your funds. We hope to have this resolved in the next 72 hours and will let you know once we have more updates.

So there is no problem on Unionbank’s side. Nevertheless, in my opinion, they should still make an official announcement regarding this issue. Some bloggers assumed (that includes me) that the problem lies in their system. Or probably relationship with Paypal. Most of the bloggers who got affected by this withdrawal problem are Unionbank EON cardholders.

Anyway, here is an email sent to Pam…

Due to a technical issue we have experienced starting on January 20, 2008 we have been unable to successfully withdraw funds to your credit card. As we work through resolving this issue you may experience one of the following scenarios:

* Pending status - if your withdrawal is ‘pending’ then we are still working to resolve the issue and complete your request. We are treating this issue with high priority and will update you as soon as it is resolved.
* Completed status - if your withdrawal is ‘completed’ then we have processed your request and the funds will post to your credit card in 5 to 7 days

You should not see any delays on future withdrawals.

We apologize for any inconvenience caused and we appreciate your business.

Yours sincerely,

PayPal

Apparently, there was a maintenance done on January 24-26 causing glitches in Paypal’s system. Some of those who had/are having a problem are now showing Completed in their withdrawal transactions. Good for them! My two withdrawals are still showing a Pending status. Hopefully Paypal will be able to sort this out soon. What’s important is that they have acknowledged the problem and is doing something about it as evidenced by those with their withdrawal transactions completed already.

I would also like to recommend to you guys to use the Withdraw to Bank Account instead of the Withdraw to Credit Card option. I tried withdrawing $100 yesterday and it is already completed as of this afternoon. Ganon kabilis! Hopefully it gets credited to my Unionbank account right away.

As you can see, withdrawing funds to your credit card takes 5 days. 2 days more to get it credited to your bank account. With the other option, it takes a day to get it processed within Paypal and hopefully, two more days to get it credited to my bank account.

Will let you know how long it took to get the funds credited.

Happy weekend everyone! May the following week will bring more luck and love to all of us

Are you an A-List Blogger?

Kineda.com has a tool that will let you determine what type of blogger you are.

The Technorati widget she created computes your Bloglebrity status based on four influential groupings.

I checked mine. Here’s the result…

With 533 links in the last 180 days, Technorati places http://sasha-says.com in the very high authority group.

That makes you a A-List Blogger!

Yey!

The Very High Authority Group [A-List Bloggers]
(500 or more blogs linking in the last 6 months)
In the final group we see what might be considered the blogging elite. This group, which represents more than 4,000 blogs, exhibits a radical shift in post frequency as well as blog age. Bloggers of this type have been at it longer – a year and a half on average – and post nearly twice a day, an increase in posting volume of over 100% from the previous group. Many of the blogs in this category, in fact, are about as old as Technorati and we’ve grown up together. Some of these are full-fledge professional enterprises that post many, many times per day and behave increasingly like our friends in the mainstream media. As has been widely reported, the impact of these bloggers on our cultures and democracies is increasingly dramatic.

Want to know which group you belong to?

You can go to this link to check it. Let me know, okay?

You can also go to Janette Toral’s Philippines Bloglebrity A-List and B-List Bloggers compilation and have your blog included.

Happy weekend!

On romance

Are going to pop the question to your fiancee this coming Valentine’s Day? Then do it! It will be a very romantic occasion for the two of you, for sure. And a very memorable one at that.

But if you opt to get straight to the justice hall and get wed right on Hearts Day, you can get wedding rings right away at Wedding-Band-Ring.com and you can actually choose from their wide array of wedding band styles. Choose from among Braided Wedding Bands, Hammered Wedding Bands, Celtic Wedding Bands, Hand Carved Wedding Rings, Diamond Wedding Bands, Personalized Wedding Rings, Paisley Wedding Band,
Christian Wedding Rings, Narrow/Thin Wedding Bands, Plain / Simple Wedding Rings.

So are you ready for a romantic Valentine’s Day with your wife-to-be? Go and choose a wedding ring at Wedding-Band-Ring.com now.