WikiPilipinas and Filipiniana.net

For the past three months, I have been very busy with a new task. I have been assigned to work on Vibal's online endeavors-- the wikipilipinas.org and filipiniana.net.

WikiPilipinas is an editable encyclopedia/almanac about anything and everything about the Philippines. Filipiniana.net, on the other hand, is a digital library. My job is to handle marketing of these two great sites. I am also contributing regularly to Wikipilipinas on topics I like such as women's movement, rock music, my college organizations and my hometown. It supports the Web2.0 movement, meaning, free knowledge. I am glad to be a part of this revolutionary project. My wish is for everybody to use this site and contribute articles, not because I am in charge of the marketing, but because I really believe in the project. It is a storage of information about our country and about who we are as Filipinos. These sites show that we Filipinos are knowledgeable people.

My complaint against Globe Handyphone

I have been using Globe Handyphone for five years now since 2002. I have been paying Globe my due regularly and on time. In fact, I have been given a Loyalty Reward which entitled me to a rebate of Php 833.00 per month.

My average monthly consumption amounts to Php 1,300. On May 2007, I was surprised to receive a text message from Globe stating that my consumption has already reached Php 3,000. I immediately called up Globe Handyphone Hotline to inquire about this matter. I was told that it was because of WAP usage. I said that it is impossible for my WAP usage to reach Php3000 because I seldom use it. The Globe agent told me to wait for my billing statement for the month because that was the proper time to file a complaint. I have been regularly checking the balance and it was continuously going up (from 3,000 to 4,000 until it reached 6000). Every time I check the balance, I would call up the hotline to complain and to report again and again this matter. I was told again and again that my complaint has been reported and for me to wait for the feedback from the investigation team.

On July 11, 2007, I went to Globe Trinoma Branch and brought with me the billing statement. I went there to report again this matter. The agent from Globe Trinoma told me that they would forward my complaint to their investigation team and to wait for a feedback within the week. On that, and the following weeks, I received no feedback.

Globe would cut my line and I would call them to complain. They told me to pay the amount due (Php 6,000). I just paid them the amount I consumed and not the contested amount. Globe reinstalled again my line. After a month, this routine happened again. I kept on calling their hotline for a feedback and they just told me to wait while the investigation was going on. One agent told me to pay everything first and they would just adjust the billing after the investigation, but I refused. This went on for three months.

On October 2007, I went back to Globe Trinoma again to report the problem with my Globe handyphone. I paid the due amount (not the contested). After a week, the investigation team called me up. They said that my unit/line used that WAP and no “cloning/hacking” incident happened and they said that I should pay the whole amount. I said that I am willing to pay only if they would show me a detailed report of the said WAP usage: what websites I allegedly visited, the date and time, and how many kilobytes I have consumed. They said that they could not produce the said report because the month has already lapsed. And I think that this is not a valid excuse because I repeatedly called their hotline since July.

I believe that it is my right to ask for the details of the WAP activities which Globe said I used and consumed. I use the WAP features from time to time but I am sure that that wouldn’t reach Php 6000.

I refuse to pay the amount they are billing me.

Help! What do I do?

Praning nung Saturday!

In my previous entry, I talked about my stressful day. After writing that article, I tried to relax by watching "Lolita", a movie about Humbert Humbert's lovelife with a nymphet. After watching the movie, I still couldn't sleep so I watched another - "Dangerous Liaisons" a movie based on the French novel in which "Cruel Intentions" (Sarah Michelle Gellar, Reese Witherspoon, Ryan Philippe) was based. I liked the movie though I hated the role of Michelle Pfeiffer coz she was so iyakin. Anyway, the movie ended and I still couldn't sleep, so I watched "Scorpio Nights" - that erotica movie of Peque Gallaga. Haha remember the 80s scene -- men wearing nothing but very tight, very short denim shorts, sweaty bodies, playing basketball. With bulging crotches. Wala lang I find it funny lang. Anyway, I got these vcds from an officemate. Three movies in a row and still I couldn't sleep. I was not taking drugs but I was really paranoid. I was imagining tragedy, accidents, people lurking in the dark... I called my bf at 3:00am, even my mom who's in the states. Na napraning din.

I realized, Starbucks did this.

I drank one Tall cup of house blend brewed coffee and the effect lasted for 8 hours. (had my coffee at 9:00pm, slept at around 5 am).

Coffee and a stressful day is powerful than drugs.

Cheaper pa...

Reminiscing Elbi Days

I miss elbi.
I miss elbi.
I miss elbi.

Whenever I feel stressed out, I always think of my Elbi (UP Los Banos) days. Thinking of it somehow relaxes my mind. I really miss my Elbi days. Someday, I will retire and live there.

Since I can't afford yet to buy a piece of LB land, I will just list down here the things I miss most:

1. my sorority sisses
2. tambayan in front of biosci
3. my funny brods
4. intellectual-drunk (daw) discussion
5. clean air
6. star gazing
7. campus
8. elbi people
9. rock concerts
10. auie nikki rem bing jehan jenny jane dai ingrid myles che ryan kris karlo
11. soro house sa elon-elon
12. gimmick sa pannickles, bridge, helipad
13. ghost stories
14. evening strolls
15. watching frat rumbles
16. hearing slogans (UPLB Tunay Palaban makabayan)


ano pa ba?

My First Entry

Finally, my first blog entry. I have been wanting to have my own blog for years but whenever I think of a blog name or what to write, my mind goes blank. But this time, I have something interesting to write because Today, September 8, 2007, is a very STRESSFUL day in my working life...

Next week is CEAP convention week. It is my biggest event since it signals the start of promotion season. We usually launch new campaign, new products and new services during this week. I am in charge of Events and Promotion and as my company is expanding (really expanding with the launching of two giant portals and multi-line products) the number of events I have been organizing have tripled compared to last year's activities. Imagine, in just three weeks, we had 1 press launch, 2 book launches, a major bookfair, a photoshoot, videoshoot, storytelling, etc. etc. On top of that, I was tasked to coordinate and process the souvenir program ( o di ba, hectic).

Sobra.....

With all these activities that I had to coordinate simultaneously, I knew that something will go wrong. And it happened to the souvenir program.

Buti na lang, my officemates were very helpful. They helped me solve my problem. Then I was able to breathe na, until I discovered another mistake. Hayy sobra talaga. Stressful. I hope that I would be able to find a "lusot" to this mess. If not, bahala na si Batman! (Paul, pahiram ng iyong famous line).

Anyway, it was a long day and i decided to go home and rest na lang muna. I need to have a clear mind before I attend to this problem. Buti na lang, I have a bf who is so understanding and supportive. He waited on me patiently, took me out to dinner, then coffee, then took me home.

Pagdating ko ng house, I took a shower, then I started blogging.

What I learned from this experience:
1. Need to be more assertive. Can't say YES to the boss all the time.
2. Sleep more. Mahirap mag-isip pag laging puyat.
3. I realized that I am overworked and underpaid.
4. I realized that this job is killing me.