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!

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!

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!

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.

• 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?

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?

Happy Independence Day to all Filipinos out there, wherever you are!

Today is the 111th Independence Day of the Philippines.

Are you still proud to tell the world that you are a Filipino?

If you think about it, in this day and age when almost all diseases are already curable, we still hear about so many new ones that are truly scary. Like mesothelioma. This type of cancer is caused by asbestos. It is said that when a person is diagnosed with this disease, it’s already in the advance stage. Men are more prone to mesothelioma, but there are also women diagnosed with this rare form of cancer.

There are many rare forms of cancer that are being treated all over the world at the moment. The medical world is doing their best to find a cure to each and every one of it. I remember when my mom was diagnosed with a rare form of kidney disease known as Amyloidosis. There was no commercially available cure for it in 2002 until my mom passed away in 2005. The doctors could only sustain the life of the other organs to prolong the life of my mom. But it also ended.

I hope that in time, say 5 or 10 years from now, all known diseases in this world will have a counter cure.

Thousands joined the rally against the plan for a constituent assembly (Con-Ass). It was reported that more than 10,000 people trooped to the intersection of Ayala Avenue and Paseo de Roxas in Makati City. People are suspecting that the planned Con Ass is only a means for the current president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to extend her term as a president, or if not, become our first prime minister (should our government become parliamentary).

I miss Baguio! Baguio City is the Summer Capital of the Philippines. My family and I adopted the place as our hometown. We love the weather and the city’s feel of everything within reach. Tourists spots and malls are within the city. You can walk at night to eat and shop without the fear of being accosted. When my sisters and I attended my best friend’s wedding there, we even went out every night after midnight to eat and have coffee. We stayed there for four days at a hotel along Session Road. Everything was peaceful.

And then news about riots, late night fights, and other type of blights on the peace and security of Baguio at night broke out. It somehow painted a different picture of my adopted hometown. It clashed against the Baguio that we learned to love.

I hope that the city government of Baguio will do something about these threats to the peace and security of Baguio at night. I am sure that the city government doesn’t want to turn away people like us who have made the city our own already, and especially the tourists.

I miss Baguio and I hope that when we go back it will be the same Baguio that we learned to love: safe, peaceful and a haven for vacationers like me.

Almost every person in the country who has a television set at home, or internet connection for that matter, is talking about the sex videos of an infamous cosmetic doctor and his girlfriends/flings. It became so popular because one of the women in the (supposedly) 40 videos is a well-known sexy star here in the Philippines.

All news programs, broadsheets, tabloids, magazines and every known media outlet reported the videos. Those who have seen it said that the women obviously didn’t know about the existence of the recording device. Women all over the country were outraged by the violation done to their kind. I never saw the videos, only still photos sent by a friend. Still, I was shocked by it. The doctor clearly has a penchant for videotaping his ‘adventures’ and the women he likes. It is even being reported that at least two wholesome young stars were videotaped, using a camera phone, while dressing after a body scrub session at the beauty clinic where this doctor previously worked.

Now, the doctor is under fire for the proliferation of the videos. Someone sold the videos to pirates who were selling it like hotcakes. Somebody else uploaded it to the net. The sexy star is crying foul because after the spread of the videos, she lost countless of jobs and opportunities. Another woman from one of the videos is an upcoming star in a giant network in the country. Said to be a doctor, too. She was said to have almost lost the role given to her for a Korean series remake. A Brazilian model fled the country. And other women who had a ‘session’ with the doctor are quaking in their boots, waiting for their name to be dragged into the controversy.

I believe the doctor should be punished in some way. If he didn’t videotape their intimate moments, no videos will be spreading quicker than the A(N1H1) virus. But something’s bugging me…

He said that the reason he videotapes his sexcapades is because it serves as a sort of journal for him. Instead of words, he uses videos. How is this any different from a blogger who secretly writes about someone s/he met and been intimate with? He didn’t sell the videos. It was actually private until his doctor-girlfriend asked three common friends to retrieve his laptop for her. Then the videos were discovered. Then there’s the controversy.

So who should really be punished if you think about it: The one who videotaped it all but has no intention of having it viewed by others? Or those persons(?) who took it from him and spread it for everyone to see?

Just askin’…

What a way to start the day! I just saw that Stacy from Married with Boys gave me two awards…

Thanks, Stacy! Now there are two rules to follow…

1. Accept the award, post it on your blog together with the name of the person who has granted the award and his or her blog link.
2. Pass the award to 15 other blogs that you’ve newly discovered. Remember to contact the bloggers to let them know they have been chosen for this award.

I am passing these two awards to the following bloggers I’ve found through Entrecard. These are bloggers whose blogs I’ve enjoyed reading eventhough I don’t leave a trace hehe

1. FlavoredMom
2. Shimumsy of Republic of A
3. Ebie of The Main Ingredient
4. Xephan and Reema
5. Khitara of REBEL
6. 1716 South
7. Violet of Vanilla Seven
8. Random Surprises
9. Slightly Sarcastic
10. The Bee
11. Melissa of Melissa’s Homeschool Blog
12. Mars of Chismis Today
13. Jessel of Realities
14. Single Life of Me
15. Martha of Still New To The Veil

I really like their blogs and read them when I drop EC

Happy Sunday!