Be Thumbed - Not just another Paradise PhilippinesBe Thumbed - Not just another Paradise PhilippinesI am on a quest - the quest to be The Paradise Philippines Blog. Will I make it? Articles
Update on BayanDSL
2008-04-03 17:53:00 We went to the BayanTel Office and told them about our concerns. We got to talk with their Manager, Sir Glen and told us that we were misinformed. Almost everything that the agent told us was a lie, the speaker phone with the caller ID is not sold for PHP 880.00, the PHP 300/month phoneplan ... More About: Update
BayanDSL Spells Frustration
2008-04-03 07:53:00 We have been on SmartBro for over a year and although the service is good enough (with disconnection problems about 1-3 times a week which lasts anywhere between 30 minutes to four hours) it is just not sufficient for our needs. So we decided to try out BayanDSL, we availed of their Plan 899 for ... More About: Frustration , Spells
Taking a break
2008-03-27 15:33:00 I have been working online for over 3 years and in all that time I have never taken time off without actually doing any kind of online work. So, for the Holy Week I decided to take at least a day or two off without touching my laptop. We went to Patag in Silay City, ... More About: Break , Taking
Bringing back the romance
2008-03-15 12:30:00 I have been married for two years and have had our ups and downs. The strain of work and of taking care of two babies has been getting on my nerves lately and I know that my husband is feeling the strain as well. I am a very romantic person at heart but lately I ... More About: Romance , Back
The Value of a Woman
2008-03-14 14:48:00 I found this really enlightening poem about women and I would like to share it to all of you… Women have strengths that amaze men. They bear hardships and they carry burdens, but they hold happiness, love and joy. They smile when they want to scream. They sing when they want to cry. They cry when they are happy and laugh when ... More About: Woman , A Woman
I am Woman
2008-03-11 13:22:00 I tried to incorporate the Kiwi theme into Be Thumbed but had some problems with it, so I tried to find another free theme that would work for me. I have always loved red, it is a bold color which seems to signify everything that I am and everything that I want to be. I ... More About: Woman
A Bout of Pneumonia
2008-03-08 10:49:00 I just got home from the hospital after one week of treatment for Pneumonia. I am still not that well but well enough to continue medication at home. It was a very scary moment for me when we first arrived at the hospital because I was first diagnosed with dengue fever, afraid not for my ...
Sorry for the inconvenience?.
2008-02-27 16:51:00 I am currently doing some changes for Be Thumbed. I am tweaking around with Canvas which I think is pretty cool. I have not yet added the banner as I am trying to coax a graphic designer friend into making me one. All the links are still missing but I will have them back and ...
Khleomi Helen and Xanth Reign - My Treasures (FMB?s Cutest Kids)
2008-02-24 08:16:00 I should have made this entry when I first got the email from FuelMyBlog, informing me about it. But I just did not have the time, until now. FuelMyBlog together with TheCuteKid launched a contest for the cutest kid in FuelMyBlog, not only will I be able to show the world why my kids are ... More About: Kids , Reign , Helen , Treasures
I fell in love with Kiwi
2008-02-17 09:39:00 A Kiwi is a bird, and no, I did not fall in love with a bird. I fell in love with a wordpress theme called Kiwi. I have been meaning to get around to building a new theme for Be Thumbed but somehow I do not think I will get enough time to do it, ... More About: Love
Dropping out of the Rat Race
2008-02-16 08:11:00 Hi folks, I know I haven’t been active for the past few days. Before I go on, Happy Valentine’s Day to all of you. Better late than never, don’t you think? The exhaustive day to day work of being a full time mom and a full time worker is finally catching up. And I could ... More About: Race , Rat Race
Free 1 Month Blog Exposure on USA Today Homepage Directory
2008-02-06 19:32:00 Fuelmyblog does it again. They are offering all Fuelmyblog bloggers a chance to showcase their blogs at the USA Today Homepage Blog ger/Podcaster Guide for one month FREE! I am not one to pass such a great offer, so I headed on to the sign-up page at bloggerandpodcaster.com/usatoday and registered. The process is relatively easy although ... More About: Free , Directory
Paypal Philippine Bank Withdrawal
2008-02-05 04:25:00 Paypal recently launched a “Withdraw to Bank Account” Feature for Philippine-based paypal accounts. It is free for withdrawals of Php 7,000 up and a Php 50.00 fee for less than Php 7,000.00, a surefire way to save on fees. According to paypal it is going to take 5-7 business days for money to be credited ... More About: Paypal , Withdrawal
My Snorgtees T-Shirt Finally Arrived
2008-02-05 04:17:00 Remember, when I entered into the FuelMyBlog and Snorgtees contest? I wrote about that here. That was last November, I thought my t-shirt would never arrive. According to Kevin of FuelMyBlog, it was because of the Christmas rush and everything, so I waited. And it finally paid off, early today a package arrived with the ... More About: Shirt , Finally , T-Shirt
Get Buzzed by Buzzfuse
2008-02-03 16:46:00 With time in my hand, I again scoured the web for something exciting and new for me to try. I found Buzzfuse, a free content marketing service who aims to help bloggers, like me, market their content. They do have account upgrades at $14.99/month and $149.99/year, but I would like to try a service first ...
Way Back Into Love
2008-02-01 18:35:00 I just love this song, I saw the movie a month ago and the song kindda got stuck in my head. I forgot about it and heard it again awhile ago. Everytime I listen to it I smile and it makes me feel good about everything, so I want to share it to those who ... More About: Love , Back
I?m back
2008-02-01 11:09:00 Ten whole days… I’ve been pretty busy and there has been a lot of things that I have to attend to thus was not able to update Be Thumbed. My brother, a seafarer, went home and we have to go home to spend some time with him. Anyways, I am back and ready to face ... More About: Back
The Sad Little Red Pig and the Lonely Little Girl
2008-01-21 12:45:00 A lonely little girl living in a little shack by the mountain side once wanted to have a pet - it does not matter what kind of pet as long as she has one. There is one problem though; the little girl has barely enough to feed herself, certainly not enough to feed a pet. ... More About: Girl , Little Girl , Lonely
My first tattoo
2008-01-20 16:40:00 One peso + a dash of vinegar + a piece of skin = instant tattoo I must have had a lot of time in my hands, actually, I was waiting for someone to finish a test for a client. With time to spare, I got my hands on my husband’s mumps remedy. Its not really a ... More About: Tattoo
The other side of Paradise Philippines
2008-01-19 07:32:00 Paradise is wherever you choose it to be. What may seem like paradise to you may look like commonplace to others - its just a matter of perspective. The Philippines may be a paradise to me but to those who have to struggle each and every single day to make ends meet may not see ... More About: Paradise , Side , The Other Side , Other Side
Envoy - Next Generation Remote Management
2008-01-18 19:43:00 Network security management is a very hard thing to do these days. As technology becomes more advance, network security is harder and harder to manage. Controlling who has access to a network, what they are doing and making an accurate report is becoming more and more challenging, add to it the geographical distribution of networks ... More About: Management , Remote , Generation
PayPal Account Access Has Been Restored
2008-01-17 05:13:00 I just got an email from Paypal telling me that my account has been restored back to me, after countless calls with agent after agent telling me one thing and then another I finally get to talk to Monica from Paypal’s International Support. She walked me through the process of restoring back access to me, ... More About: Access , Account
My Paypal Account was HACKED!!!
2008-01-15 15:41:00 You heard me right, my paypal account was hacked and it was all my fault. It has always been my practice to check the URL of every site I go to, I did not know what happened last night, I did not check the URL so I got HACKED, BIG TIME! Now I know, even ... More About: Paypal , Hacked , Account
Believe in Yourself
2008-01-12 19:08:00 There may be days when you get up in the morning and things aren’t the way you had hoped they would be. That’s when you have to tell yourself that things will get better. There are times when people disappoint you and let you down. But those are the times when you must remind yourself to trust ...
24 Things To Always Remember
2008-01-12 19:06:00 Your presence is a present to the world. You are unique and one of a kind. Your life can be what you want it to be. Take the days just one at a time. Count your blessings, not your troubles. You will make it through whatever comes along. Within you are so many answers. Understand, have courage, be strong. Do not put limits ... More About: Things
Changing your life the high tech way
2008-01-07 17:44:00 I sit in front of my computer for 12-16 hours daily and desperately need something to help me cope with everything, something that would make me feel better. I have read about subliminal messages, I see tapes and cds with subliminal messages all the time. I don’t really want to try them out because I ... More About: Life , High Tech , Tech , Changing , High
Salawikain
2008-01-07 16:15:00 I really like the song “Salawikain” by McCoy featuring The Spaceflower Show, it is honest and up to the point and the tune is really catchy. I found myself singing it the first time I heard it. Here is the lyrics of the song with translation… Some words are missing, I do not know how ...
Getting on the Paradise Philippines Rat Race
2008-01-07 14:29:00 I have been remiss in my duties, too much work to do… I know I should have given more effort in this Paradise Philippines contest and somehow I just could not get into the right frame of mind. I should start on my campaign and stop giving excuses, right? I know I should but… ... More About: Race , Rat Race
It is okay to fall apart sometimes
2008-01-06 03:59:00 Being frustrated is something that I could barely handle. I do not exactly know what has been happening to me these past few days. But these few days have been very hard for me, I even began to think that 2008 must be a bad year for me. I don’t want to spread gloom all ... More About: Fall
Simplifying your assets
More articles from this author:2008-01-02 18:51:00 Asset Tracking is something that I do not need for now but will definitely try for free. But for big corporations, keeping track of their inventories while making sure that productivity and quality is not compromised is a need. Knowing what is yours, how much it is worth and where it is located are a ... 1, 2, 3, 4 |



