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| Posted: Jun.18.2007 @ 10:55 am |
Very cheap!!! Latest gimick to hit the balloon business!!!
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| Posted: Jun.18.2007 @ 8:02 am |
Original Picture from John's Cellular Phone
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John Estrada & Gretchen Barretto KisscandalMichael Rickets: May kumakalat na namang balita sa internet na hindi totoo ang kisscandal na John-Gretchen!!! Ito ay gawa gawa lang daw ng kampo ni John para sya ay mapag usapan. Nitong nakaraang lingo nga ay lumabas na ang totoong larawan ng katabi ni John sa gabi ng birthday ni Ruffa Mae. Ang pangalan ng syokoy babae ay Gretta. Ayon sa impormasyon na aming nakalap, matagal na raw ang sikretong relasyon na namamagitan kay John at Gretta. Ayaw lang ilabas dahil sa talaga namang nakakasuka. Hindi lang talaga nakatiis ang isa sa mga kaibigan ni John at ibinulgar na ang namamagitan sa aktor at sa malditang dragon babae. Sa ngayon daw ay umaasa na ang partido ng bawat isang involve sa kisscandal na ito na nalinawan na ang lahat. At dahil hindi natutulog ang tsismis...nakatutok po kami 25 oras!
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| Posted: Jun.17.2007 @ 1:56 pm |
Dear Kuya, 17th of June. Birthday mo na naman. Sayang hindi ako makakatikim ng handa mong tinola at pininyahang manok! Ilang taon ka na ba? 35 years young. Isang responsableng kapamilya at kapuso. Walang sawa at walang pagod na nagmamahal sa buong pamilya natin. Sana ay patuloy kang ganyan. Maging healthy always. Swertehin ka na sana either sa pag-hahanap ng bagong trabaho abroad or sa pag nenegosyo! Saka na lang ang nakabalot kong regalo para sa yo. More birthdays to come kuya! Mahal ka namin. -Bunso |
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| Posted: Jun.17.2007 @ 1:25 pm |
Marketing Tips
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Ten Marketing Mistakes to Avoid
Is your marketing making you money, or making you crazy? “I can’t afford to market my business because I don’t have the financial capability.” The “I cannots” in a business serve only to justify mistakes.
Most marketing efforts fail NOT because of what we don’t have, but because of what we do with the opportunities we DO have. Here’s a list of the most common failed opportunities and marketing mistakes you need to avoid if you are to be successful in marketing your business:
1. Not having a Marketing Plan
The most common marketing mistake is not having a plan. Plan...always have a plan in what ever you have to do in your business. Every aspect of it. Your plan doesn't have to complicated. A straightforward and brief one is enough. Your plan must describe who your target customers are and what you can do to make them buy your product or service on a consistent basis. This means thinking about how you can contact and communicate with them.
2. Not having a Marketing Budget
You GOTTA have one - it doesn’t matter how large or small it is. You WILL need to spend SOME money (and time) to get people to know about your business. Kung walang makaka-alam na nag-eexist ang business mo, walang customer na lalapit sa yo.
3. Not understanding the value of a Repeat Customer
Too many business people concentrate on making sales and NOT on building customer relationships. You spend time and effort to convince every single new customer to buy your product or service. So think about it: is it better to have five customers that come back ten times a year or fifty new customers every year who buy once and never come back? Customer relationships should be established from the very first time that customer bought a product or avail one of your services. Kaya nga sa palengke pag naglalakad ka yung mga tindera akala mo close friend mo saying: "Good morning po suki. Eto bagong damit bagay na bagay sa yo!" May connection agad! Suki.
4. Not having a Customer Database
Get your names and contact details in a database so you can communicate readily with your customers. A phone call or an email to a trusted customer is cheaper than running a new bunch of advertisements.
5. Not having Sales Back-up
When your customer walks out the door, is that the last you’ll see of them? If they walked out happy, they will probably be happy to buy from you again. And if they walked out dissatisfied, wouldn’t you want to know why - and then try and fix the apparent problem?
6. Not tracking your Sales
In order to have a low-cost, high-impact marketing strategy, you MUST track every sale. There are several things you must find out:
* Where/how did your customer hear about you?
* Who referred them to you?
* How much money did the customer spend?
* How many items did they buy?
* Are they a repeat customer?
Be an aggressive tracker: it will save you valuable dollars. You can do this with a simple survey form or just a friendly chat as you close the sale. Reward the people who gave the referrals. Rerun the successful ads. Reward frequent buyers.
7. Failing to Upsell
You should try and upsell every customer. Offer additional merchandise at the point of sale or, if you’re selling a service, offer more services or longer term contracts. Di ba sa Jollibee pag nag order ka na tatanungin ka pa ng nakangiting staff kung gusto nyo pa ng bagong maruya nila?
Sell products or services that complement you core business items.
Do pizza joints just sell pizza or do they offer coke and garlic bread as well?
Often the mark-up on these items can be a major source of profits.
8. Failing to ask for Referrals
A simple, but way too often overlooked strategy. Suggest that customers refer their friends and family to you, or if you’re more aggressive, ask them for names and contact details. You can even throw in a commission or discount for every successful referral.
9. Failing to get commendations or testimonials
Do you like to be the guinea pig for a new product or service? How do you know whether it’s good or not? If you feel nervous when trying something new, it’s the same your customers! Reassure them with real letters and testimonials from satisfied customers. Pwede rin mag display ng picture ng isang magandang babae na naging customer mo! Hingan mo lang ng permission yung customer at wag stolen shot ha.
10. Failing to study Marketing
Marketing is not an exact science, but it has a rich history of successes and failures. Learn from them. What did others do right or wrong? Talk to others in business. Talk to people within your industry. Observe. Follow other’s hard-learned advice. Continue to learn.
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| Posted: Jun.17.2007 @ 8:37 am |
 Last night was another "patagong inuman" session with my Pinoy friends here in the jungle. Dahil nga sa "bawal daw" ang alcoholic drinks dito kaya hindi pwedeng bulgaran. We took our first can of beer in a mate's room before heading out to the bar where the resident band was performing. Using an empty Pringles, we slip inside two cans at first. I was the designated tanggero using my wide body to cover for the red can's content while being poured over a Bintang Zero's can. Those two cans of beer didn't last long so a couple of guys had to go back to the camp to get another eight cans...and the night went through just like that... drinking, listening to live band's music, kwentuhan. Just lettin time pass by to at least let us forget about how we miss our families back in the Philippines. I guess many more sessions will follow now that the supplier has a steady stream of red cans to sell for those alcohol-thirsty folks...And I may not be the lasenggero type but I could definitely use a can or two a night for a nice sleep.
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| Posted: Jun.15.2007 @ 1:22 pm | Lasted edited: Jun.15.2007 @ 12:20 am |
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| Malapit na naman ang 3rd Sunday of June and that means malapit na ang Father's day!!! This will be the fifth Year that I will not just get to greet my Tatay a happy Father's day but also be greeted back. Looking back 10 year ago, I was still in my 3rd year high school trying to know myself and picturing out where I would be when I reach the age of 25.
What I will be doing at that age?
Ans b4: Running my own business.
Ans now: Battling homesickness and killing time in a remote Indonesian province.
Will I have a job?
Ans b4: Yes.
Ans now:Yes.
Will I even finish a college degree?
Ans b4: Yes.
Ans now:No. Though was able to graduate on a two-year IT course.
Will I still be single?
Ans b4: No.
Ans now:No.
Will I be able to drive my own car?
Ans b4: Yes.
Ans now:No.
Will I have my own house?
Ans b4: Yes.
Ans now:Yes, but not yet fully complete.
Will I have a son?
Ans b4: Yes.
Ans now:Yes.
Lots of other questions. Now that I am here in the future of my past 10 years ago, it's good to know that even if my answers to those questions are not what I would have wanted back in that day, I still am very much happy by how things got into place. I would have never thought that I'll be a Father to a very smart and cute son (naks!) this time of my life. I guess this is how my life's been designed, sabi nga nila guhit ng betlog and no regrets from the past. Ngayon iba na ang outlook ko, yun bang "pang-matanda", as what I once called it, na tingin sa pamumuhay. Everyday thinkin about how to be a good parent, husband, friend and teacher primarily to my family. Drawing our future with security as the first focus. Siguro nga ganito pag Tatay/Dad/Papa ka na. Ibang - iba talaga ang responsibility. Ibang - iba rin naman ang tuwang dala ng pagiging happy Father sa Father's Day.Happy Father's Day to my Tatay, Kuya at Bayaw! Happy Father's Day na rin sa lahat ng mga Tatay arawnd da Pilipins.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Question: When is Mother's day?
Answer: 9 months after Father's night :) |
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| Posted: Jun.15.2007 @ 9:47 am | Lasted edited: Jun.14.2007 @ 8:26 pm |
| Wednesday (June 13) was the first day of school of my son. He was excited and even wanted to come immediately to school in the morning even though his class schedule is from 1 PM - 3 PM. Nursery class yun and not only the kids but also the parents were excited and waiting to see what's in store for the newbie students. Ako, even if I am thousand miles away I made sure that I get to share the moment with my wife and son as I sent SMS for minute after minute account of what's happening. Is my son shy, active or moody? Is the school room comfortable and safe? Does the teacher look pretty? Is my son participating in the class? All those sorts of questions and more... I even phoned my wife as I was not satisfied with the speed of communication via SMS. My son actually was a little bit shy and uncomfortable during that first class. He didn't want my wife to leave him inside the classroom so Rhea had to stay at the back of the room. I expected this since this is how Ian always behave on all of his "first time" moments. Yesterday was another story. My son actually adjusted pretty fast to school. He let my wife go outside the classroom to wait. He even got a star for answering correctly and afterwards said to Rhea "na very good ako ni mam" while pointing to his head as if saying how smart he is hehe. My wife and I were very happy during our conversation over the phone yesterday. Maybe this is what parenting is all about. You share the moments (good or bad), teach your kid, nurture his life skills, care for him and give the all the love in the world. Can't wait to go back home again because of this. I am homesick (as usual) but happy to know that my son is in school doing fine so far and my wife is also enjoying this new chapter in our family's life.
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| Posted: Jun.15.2007 @ 9:32 am | Lasted edited: Jun.14.2007 @ 7:46 pm |
Editorial of Philippine Star(15-Jun-2007)
>>NOONG Miyerkules ay pinugutan ng ulo si Reynaldo Cortez, 42, welder
sa isang car shop sa Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Ang kasalanan ni Reynaldo,
pumatay ng Pakistaning taxi driver. Nangyari ang pagpatay noong May
2002. Sinaksak ni Reynaldo ang Pakistani dahil sa tangkang paggahasa sa
kanya. Sumuko si Reynaldo sa mga pulis pagkaraang mapatay ang
Pakistani subalit binaril pa umano sa kaliwang paa. Noong December
2003, napatunayang guilty si Reynaldo sa pagpatay at sinentensiyahan ng
Riyadh court na mabilanggo ng 15 taon at pagtanggap ng 1,000 hampas ng
yantok sa likod. Pero umapela ang abogado ni Reynaldo sa bigat ng
hatol kaya noong Nov. 2004 ibinaba ang hatol sa kanya. Ginawang 10
taong pagkabilanggo. Iyon ay sapagkat ang pagkakapatay niya sa
Pakistani ay dahil sa pagtatanggol lamang sa sarili.
Ni-reject naman ng mga magulang at kapatid
ng napatay na Pakistani ang 100,000 Saudi Riyals na diyah o blood money
na offer ni Reynaldo at sa halip ay ipinagpilitan na mahatulan ito ng
kamatayan. Dalawang beses nakiusap ang kampo ni Reynaldo sa mga kaanak
ng Pakistani pero wala ring nangyari. Noong May 2005, sinentensiyahan
na si Reynaldo ng kamatayan.
At noong Miyerkules nga, dakong alas-dos ng
hapon ay isinagawa na ang pagpugot sa ulo ni Reynaldo. Naiwan niya ang
asawa at anim na anak sa Guagua, Pampanga.
Si Reynaldo ang ikalimang OFW na
naparusahan ng kamatayan sa Saudi Arabia sa panahon ni President
Arroyo. Noong March 2005, napugutan din ng ulo sa Saudi Arabia sina
Sergio Aldana, Antonio Alvesa, Wilfredo Bautista at Miguel Fernandez.Ayon
sa Migrante, tatlo pang Pinoy ang nasa death row sa Saudi Arabia at isa
sa Kuwait. Ayon naman sa figure ng Department of Foreign Affairs, may
33 OFWs, kabilang ang dalawang babae ang nasa death row.
Sagipin sa talim ng espadang Saudi ang mga
nakalinyang pupugutan. Ang nangyari kay Reynaldo ay hindi na sana
mangyari pa sa mga Pinoy na nasa Saudi. Bagama’t gumawa ng paraan ang
pamahalaan para mailigtas ang kawawang si Reynaldo, sa palagay namin
ay hindi naging sapat ang aksiyon. Dalawang beses lamang palang
pinakiusapan ang pamilya ng Pakistani. At ang dalawang beses na
pakiusap ay hindi sapat. Dapat kumuha pa nang mahuhusay na abogado ang
pamahalaan para naipaglaban ang kaso. Ayon mismo sa kawawang si
Reynaldo, ipinagtanggol niya ang sarili nang tangkain siyang gahasain
ng Pakistani. Nagtanggol lamang siya sa sarili kaya ang hatol na
kamatayan sa kanya ay hindi makatarungan. Pero sino ang magtatanggol
kay Reynaldo? Mayroon bang mahusay na aboga dong ibinigay ang
pamahalaan? Kung meron, bakit napakadali ng pagpugot sa kanya?<<
Isa na namang OFW ang napabayaan ng ating gobyerno. Gaano pa karaming OFW ang magbabayad ng buhay nila bago umaksyon ang ating mga opisyal ng gobyerno upang madagdagan ang proteksiyon sa ibang bansa ng mga bagong bayani?
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| Posted: Jun.14.2007 @ 11:15 am |
A Day Without Filipinos
by Fr. Jess E. Briones
Let's imagine then, not just California, but the entire world,
waking up one day to discover Filipinos have disappeared. I'm
talking here about the six or seven million Filipinos currently
working overseas in countries with names that run the entire
alphabet, from Angola to Zimbabwe.
Let's not worry first about why or how the Filipinos
disappeared; in fact, it becomes academic whether it's a day or a
week. Just imagine a world without Filipinos.
Think of the homes that are dependent on Filipino housekeepers,
nannies, caregivers. The homes would be chaotic as kids cry out for
their nannies. Hong Kong and Singaporean and Taiwanese yuppie
couples are now forced to stay home and realizing, goodness, there's
so much of housework that has to be handled and how demanding their
kids can be and hey, what's this strange language they're babbling
in?
It's not just the children that are affected. The problems are
even more serious with the elderly in homes and nursing
institutions, because Filipino caregivers have provided so much of
the critical services they need. When temporary contractual workers
are brought in from among non-Filipinos, the elderly complain. They
want their Filipino caregivers back because they have that special
touch, that extra patience and willingness to stay an hour more when
needed.
Hospitals, too, are adversely affected because so many of the
disappeared Filipinos were physicians, nurses and other health
professionals. All appointments for rehabilitation services, from
children with speech problems to stroke survivors, are indefinitely
postponed because of disappeared speech pathologists, occupational
and physical therapists! Eventually, the hospital administrators
announce they won't take in any more patients unless the conditions
are serious. Patients are told to follow their doctors' written
orders and, if they have questions, to seek advice on several
Internet medical sites.
But within two days, the hospitals are swamped with new
complaints. The websites aren't working because of missing Filipino
web designers and website managers. Service establishments
throughout the world -- restaurants, supermarkets, hotels -- all
close down because of their missing key staff involved in management
and maintenance. In Asia, hotels complain about the missing bands
and singers. In the United States, many commercial establishments
have to close shop, not just because of the missing Filipino sales
staff but because their suppliers have all been sending in notices
about delays in shipments.
Yup, the shipping industry has gone into a crisis because of
missing Filipino seafarers. The shipping firms begin to look into
the emergency recruitment of non-Filipino seafarers but then declare
another crisis: They're running out of supplies of oil for their
ships because the Middle Eastern countries have come to a standstill
without their Filipino workers, including quite a few working for
the oil industry.
Frantic presidents and prime ministers call on the United
Nations to convene a special session of the Security Council but
Kofi Annan says he can't do that because the UN system itself is on
the edge, with so many of their secretarial and clerical staff, as
well as translators, having disappeared from their main headquarters
in New York and Geneva, as well as their regional offices throughout
the world. Quite a number of UN services, especially refugee camps,
are also in danger of closing down because of missing Filipino
health professionals and teachers. Annan also explains that he
can't convene UN meetings because the airports in New York,
Washington and other major US cities have been shut down. The
reason? The disappeared Filipinos included quite a few airport
security personnel who used to check passengers and their baggage.
Annan calls on the World Bank and international private foundations
for assistance but they're crippled, too, because their Filipino
consultants and staff are nowhere to be seen. Funds can't be
remitted and projects can't run without the technical assistance
provided for by Filipinos.
An exasperated Annan calls on religious leaders to pray, and
pray hard. But when he phones the Pope, he is told the Catholic
Church, too, is in crisis because the disappeared include the many
Filipino priests and nuns in Rome who help run day-to-day
activities, as well as missionaries in the frontlines of remote
posts, often the only ones providing basic social services.
As they converse, Annan and the Pope agree on one thing: the
world has become a quieter place since the Filipinos disappeared.
It isn't just the silencing of work and office equipment formerly
handled by Filipinos; no, it seems there's much less laughter now
that the Filipinos aren't around, both the laughter of the Filipinos
and those they served.
I know, I know, I'm exaggerating the contributions of Filipinos
to the world but I'm doing what the producers of "A Day without
Mexicans" had in mind: using a bit of hyperbole to shake people up.
As their blurb for the film goes: "How do you make the invisible,
visible? Make them invisible." As I wrote this column, I did
realize I was doing this not so much for the Hong Kong Chinese and
Taiwanese and Singaporean and Americans who don't appreciate us
enough, than for us, who as Filipinos, are pretty good at putting
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| Posted: Jun.13.2007 @ 8:13 am | Lasted edited: Jun.12.2007 @ 6:28 pm |
ManilaEraserheads
Maraming beses na kitang nilayasan
Iniwanan at ibang pinuntahan
Prang babaeng mahirap talagang malimutan
Iisa pa lang ang aking binabalikan...
Manila, manila
I keep coming back to manila
Simply
Ain't no place like manila
Manila i'm coming home
I walked the streets of san francisco
I've tried the ride in disney land
Dated a million girls in sydney
Somehow i feel like i don't belong
Hinahanap-hanap kita manila
Ang ingay mong kay sarap sa tenga
Mga jeepney mong nagliliparan
Mga babae mong naggagandahan
Take me back in your arms manila
And promis me you'll never let go
Promise me you'll never let go
Manila, manila
I keep coming back to manila
Simply
Ain't no place like manila
Manila i'm coming home
Hinahanap-hanap kita manila
Ang ingay mong kay sarap sa tenga
Mga jeepney mong nagliliparan
Mga babae mong naggagandahan
Take me back in your arms manila
And promis me you'll never let go
Promise me you'll never let go
Manila, manila
Miss you hell like manila
I'm coming home to stay...
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