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[Member #4387]

Congrats! You're well on your way to catch and perhaps even surpass Henry Sy's fortune. Anyway, the drinks are on you tonight.

Haha I have not gotten any info where I can collect the money yet. But I am in no hurry as I have invested some millions norwegians kroner in some nigeria letters I still wait to florish. LOL
Actually i was so excited when recieving this big 880k php price so my heart rate jumped from 50 per minute to atleast 60. Most due to the fact i had to move for picking up my phone to read the sms..

[Hutsori]

Got this nice sms from number +639283307352: "notice frm (DTI) your Sim# won Php 880. 000. 00 From: GLOBAL REMITTANCE Of DFW / BSP, To claim your price, Call me now? I'm Sec Gregory L. Domingo (DTI) permit# 5719 S'13"

According to google a well known scam attempt. Anyone else got sms like this? I carry a SMART Buddy sim. And I am sorry if this is been debated in ISG in the past. I admit I did not do any research before posting this scam attempt. The recieved sms is bad written as well.

I put this number out as well as it belongs to scammers. Please forgive me.

Congrats! You're well on your way to catch and perhaps even surpass Henry Sy's fortune. Anyway, the drinks are on you tonight.

[Member #4387]

Got this nice sms from number +639283307352: "notice frm (DTI) your Sim# won Php 880. 000. 00 From: GLOBAL REMITTANCE Of DFW / BSP, To claim your price, Call me now? I'm Sec Gregory L. Domingo (DTI) permit# 5719 S'13"

According to google a well known scam attempt. Anyone else got sms like this? I carry a SMART Buddy sim. And I am sorry if this is been debated in ISG in the past. I admit I did not do any research before posting this scam attempt. The recieved sms is bad written as well..
I put this number out as well as it belongs to scammers. Pls forgive me..

[Questor 55]

I agree completely with your sentiments, M B. No flames from this quarter. Lots of genuinely nice girls who deserve both our respect and a little assistance to show our appreciation.

[FreebieFan]

http://business.inquirer.net/135963/...ich-list-in-ph

Whats interesting though is that out of the 10 names. 7 are Chinese Filipinos generally all originated from Fujian province a few generations ago.

Ayala is a Spaniard pretending to be Filipino (they say their pre-dinner prayers in Spanish, if you ever get invited to dinner with them) and there are 2 Filipinos there.

If you figure that every car thats parked in a car park in Manila, for every call in Globe, for every transaction in BPI, for everything spent (10% of all revenues, as rental) in Greenbelt and Glorietta plus New World, Raffles and Fairmont, a portion goes to Ayala, it shows just how rich those above the Ayalas are.

[Wicked Roger]

The London Fire Brigade said Monday, July 29, it was facing a rising number of callouts for people trapped in handcuffs, blaming it on a best-selling erotic novel's "Fifty Shades of Grey effect".

Reminds of the one I heard about the BA stewardess whose husband liked some kinky stuff including being handcuffed for a few hours until she returned from her short haul flights (ie she was always back the same day). The plane went tech in Paris and she forced ti call the Fire Brigade to let him out LOL.

As for the advice very sensible but easy to use leather and velco. Looks better from a fashion viewpoint IHMO.

[Red Kilt]

The London Fire Brigade said Monday, July 29, it was facing a rising number of callouts for people trapped in handcuffs, blaming it on a best-selling erotic novel's "Fifty Shades of Grey effect".

In the past three years the fire service has rescued 79 people unable to escape handcuffs, as well as nine men with rings stuck on their penises, one with his penis trapped in a toaster and another in a vacuum cleaner.

"I don't know whether it's the Fifty Shades effect, but the number of incidents involving items like handcuffs seems to have gone up," fire officer Dave Brown said in a statement."I'm sure most people will be fifty shades of red by the time our crews arrive to free them."

British author EL James has sold more than 70 million copies of her erotic romance novels, a trilogy starting with the sado-masochistic tale "Fifty Shades of Grey". The fire brigade urged those using handcuffs in the bedroom to "always keep the keys handy."

[FreebieFan]

In general the Philippine economy is growing at 7. 8 % unofficially reported on Fox financial news show. There is increase interest of investing by foreigners in the Philippine economy.

In my opinion any real progress is a long ways away when so many college graduates cannot find jobs in their field of study.

We know things are bad in general when most jobs are 6 month contract types and the general rule is once you reach the age of 27. No one will hire you. You are forced to start your own business / work for family or end up in the bar scene or worse.

In another thread about bragging about getting sex for free and pay just for a few drinks / some taxi money. One member put it correctly. 1000 pesos can make a big impact for her and her family.

My point is we should have empathy and a wiliness to help the women who trust us and be friend us. I think most members know what I mean. Yes, I know there are scammers and liars / cheaters but we also know there are many good woman who trying make it to the next day / week / month.

No. I am not a bleeding heart. I think we should be "fair and caring. Not just being users.

Ok I will wait to get blasted for my post.

No one should blast you as what you say is fair honest and represents a decent approach. Maybe being a monger isn't totally decent but we can at least behave reasonably decent in how we treat people.

Re the economy, the Philippines has simply too many people for the local econmoy to handle. For that you can thank the fabulous church. The current boom is a mix of some overseas investment increasing from a very low base, to a lot of ofw money being remitted and being used to fuel a property boom for nearly all classes of society. Of course the rich are getting super rich these days. The whole system of patronage and top20 families controlling everything hasnt and will not change.

[WestCoast1]

Boy oh boy. Before Sea Air merged with Tiger Air, I had to cancel a domestic flight MNL-BSO- and the refund was within 2 days. That was pretty fast, for PH standards.

ET: From the time I made the complaint, then a week later when I went back to the airport, it was another month before the thing showed on my CC.

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[MangoBob68]

Your point was clear; unfortunately the decision point for some erstwhile sponsor comes up frequently and randomly and, given the shelf life of useful information on this forum, the potential sponsor will probably never see your advice.

A relevant question might be: what proportion of poorly prepared graduates would have been capable of completing a more rigorous program?

Recently somebody posted in one of the threads about the swelling ranks of middle class Filipinos. I think the upshot was that the economy is improving and our hobby is thus endangered. What think others?

In general the Philippine economy is growing at 7. 8 % unofficially reported on Fox financial news show. There is increase interest of investing by foreigners in the Philippine economy.

In my opinion any real progress is a long ways away when so many college graduates cannot find jobs in their field of study.

We know things are bad in general when most jobs are 6 month contract types and the general rule is once you reach the age of 27. No one will hire you. You are forced to start your own business / work for family or end up in the bar scene or worse.

In another thread about bragging about getting sex for free and pay just for a few drinks / some taxi money. One member put it correctly. 1000 pesos can make a big impact for her and her family.

My point is we should have empathy and a wiliness to help the women who trust us and be friend us. I think most members know what I mean. Yes, I know there are scammers and liars / cheaters but we also know there are many good woman who trying make it to the next day / week / month.

No. I am not a bleeding heart. I think we should be "fair and caring. Not just being users.

Ok I will wait to get blasted for my post.

[Econo Tech]

The Department of Tourism has just released a list of the top overnight tourist destinations in the Philippines. Might be useful for those planning trips to tourist destinations, in addition to mongering locations.

KongKing

You know the secret? Mongers make a small number. Insignificant enough for even people like AC mayor etc, are willing to forego the bar crowd.

[KongKing]

The Department of Tourism has just released a list of the top overnight tourist destinations in the Philippines. Might be useful for those planning trips to tourist destinations, in addition to mongering locations.

The list is:

1. Metro Manila – 974, 379.

2. Boracay Island – 702, 798.

3. Cebu City – 613, 279.

4. Lapu-Lapu City – 396, 289.

5. Puerto Princesa City – 359, 320.

6. Baguio City – 338, 992.

7. Albay (Legazpi City) – 290, 845.

8. Batangas – 281, 243.

9. Cagayan de Oro City – 200, 295.

10. Davao City – 184, 362.

11. Bohol – 171, 823.

12. Iloilo City – 152, 377.

13. Clark – 151, 454.

14. Negros Oriental – 150, 067.

It is interesting that Clark / Angeles City is way down the list, and areas / cities like Albay and Cagayan de Oro are ahead of Bohol (with its Chocolate hills and tarsier) and Davao.

Reference:

http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/ind...estination-dot

KongKing

[Econo Tech]

he was never in touch. upon my return to the cebu airport a week later, i happened to walk by the ticket office and stopped in. a month later, i get a $5. 96 credit on my credit card from cp. the only thing slower than the cp refund process? their a319 final approach speeds in davao (ouch).

boy oh boy. before sea air merged with tiger air, i had to cancel a domestic flight mnl-bso- and the refund was within 2 days. that was pretty fast, for ph standards.

[WestCoast1]

on my credit card. it showed up. i flew from butuan to cebu. online purchase of the ticket, and i purchased (for extra pesos) a seat in the first row (extra legroom). when i got my boarding pass and got on the plane, i was assigned to the second row. i pointed out the discrepancy to the f / a, and she said to take it up with the ground cp folks once we landed. i did. they huddled around a computer (5 of them) for half an hour trying to figure out what went wrong. told them i wanted a refund of p80 (difference between the p230 extended legroom seat and a regular p150 seat assignment). they took me to the ticketing office and explained. the kid (and i mean kid) there told me that the manila office would have to look into it. i spent over an hour in the cebu airport not because i wanted the p80, but because it was enjoyable watching how this simple thing threw a monkey wrench into their day, causing 6 employees to look into how this attrocity could possibly have happened (they were oddly incredibly concerned with getting to the bottom of how this happened. not with getting me my refund). the kid took my number and said he would be in touch.

he was never in touch. upon my return to the cebu airport a week later, i happened to walk by the ticket office and stopped in. a month later, i get a $5. 96 credit on my credit card from cp. the only thing slower than the cp refund process? their a319 final approach speeds in davao (ouch).

[Econo Tech]

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/452209/...haos-at-listup

The effect of having too many lawyers and too many laws.

So when the taxi or trike driver next asks for a P500 fare for a 3 minute ride and you call him stupid. Beware!

You don't know calling a Filipino stupid ranks higher than calling a pinay a working girl?

Don't ask me. I learnt that the hard way, and was reminded a couple of times when I was about to be exterminated by angry pinoys / pinays, only to figure it was due to me calling "them stupid". Not for calling them working girl or mad.

I stand by the Poll Exec.