Another rotten ISP company!

I had my Global Destiny cable internet connection cut. Permanently! The service is BAD! If you are thinking of getting their services, please don’t. Ask someone from your neighborhood if they are subscribed to the same service and ask them if they are satisfied with it. If yes, then try getting their services. But don’t say I didn’t warn you. They can’t give you a decent internet speed, even in the wee hours of the morning when there are only a few of you using their service.

I’ve emailed them, called them up, to complain about the speed. But it’s still the same. I tried them for a couple of months. And I tell you, I haven’t gotten a break from them! Always the same below 200kbps speed. Imagine that! I should have just gotten a dial-up connection! Cheaper and there are times when the connection becomes faster. Also, you should know that they don’t have a 24/7 customer service representative on standby. Oh, they will tell you they have. But believe me, your fingers will get numb from dialing their numbers again and again and it will only ring and ring and ring.

I don’t know why you can’t get a decent service from these internet service providers. Or is it just my rotten luck that I get to subscribe to these rotten DSL companies? Probably both!

A driving need

With my problems with my current internet service provider, I have been checking out deals online for a few days now. I’ve come across comcast cable deals and it certainly caught my attention. You see, I’ve been getting the same lame internet speed from my service provider for months now. I’ve complained again and again but it’s still the same. I need a high speed internet connection now more than ever and if I continue with the same provider, it will surely drive me crazy!

I have read that comcast cable is offering high speed internet connection for as low as $19.99 per month for three months plus a $100 grocery voucher if you subscribe now. That’s a good deal! I am thinking of trying it out. It might be the internet connection of my dreams and I don’t want it to slip away!

I am reading the comcast cable offers now and it says in the web site at Comcast.USDirect.com that a subscriber can save even more if the high speed internet connection will come bundled with digital cable tv and digital voice. Now, I am definitely interested! If you are as well, you can check out the web site or call 1-866-928-9135 for more information.

Time to change my internet service provider. And hopefully, comcast is the one!

Peso-Dollar Exchange Rate

Here’s the Peso-Dollar Exchange Rate for June 19, 2009:

The Peso-Dollar Exchange Rate for June 19, 2009 is P48.400 = USD1.00 (Official Government Rate).

Paypal’s Peso Exchange Rate for June 19, 2009 is 1 USD = 47.1547 PHP. Withdrawn some dollars from my Paypal account this morning and luckily, the rate is slightly better than the last time. If you haven’t done any withdrawals yet, do so now. The rate might get lower again by Monday.

Happy weekend!

Father’s Day celebration

This time it’s real. It’s Father’s Day on Sunday! The funny confusion that happened last week is now a thing of the past. We celebrated a bit last Sunday but we will be celebrating full blast this coming Sunday. All for dad! We looked at jewelry and watches, something we can give my dad and I think we already found one we like to give to him…

A Bulova watch for my dad! It is a bit pricey, yes, but then nothing but the best for dad. My dad has been a great support to us, especially now that mom is gone already. He assumed her role at home, cooking for us when everyone’s busy, making sure there’s enough water for everyone (there’s always a water supply interruption in our place), making sure that our things are there or stored properly. Celebrating Father’s Day, one day of the year exclusively for him, is our own little way of saying thanks for everything he’s done for us.

So what are your plans for this coming Sunday? Have you checked out the great Father’s Day gifts you can choose from? If you haven’t yet, go to ShopWiki.com and find stores that offer jewelry and watches for men. Get one for your dad or your husband now. Remember, ShopWiki.com is the place to find stores you normally won’t get in search engines.

Two things from the evening news

• Novartis AG reportedly has completed production of a vaccine against the Influenza A(H1N1) virus. It will be available by September and at least 30 countries already sent in their request for the supply of the vaccine to their countries. Philippines will wait for the recommendation of the World Health Organization (WHO) before proceeding with our own request. I hope that by the time we made up our mind that we need the vaccines, there will be some more left for us.

• Smartmatic (www.smartmatic.com) won the bidding on the automated polls for the 2010 Philippine national elections. According to the Commission on Elections (Comelec), the company has the lowest bid in the P11.2 billion automated contract. Smartmatic’s final bid was P7,191,484,739.48 which is about 4 billion pesos lower than the pegged budget. I hope this will really be effective come 2010 polls. No more ballots stolen perhaps? Hacking now?

Father’s Day confusion

Last Sunday was really funny. A lot of people thought it was already Father’s Day. My cousins and an aunt texted me and called us up, greeting my dad. Some even went to our house to personally greet him. We told them that we know Father’s Day celebration is on the 21st of June. We know for a fact that Mother’s Day is always celebrated on the 2nd of May and Father’s Day is on the 3rd week of June. But according to those who greeted my dad, the priests told the people who attended the mass to greet all the fathers they know a Happy Father’s Day. Thus, the greetings.

My siblings and I got confused as well. Was it moved to an earlier date? We didn’t want my dad to think that we wouldn’t be celebrating the day so my sister whipped up some yummy dishes for dinner. It is now a running joke at home that we will also be celebrating on the 21st as well, just to be sure.

And you know what? Father’s Day here in the Philippines is really on June 21!

Did you also get confused?