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[QUOTE=Red Kilt; 1554114]Check out this latest report.

[url]https://ph.news.yahoo.com/one-in-10-young-filipinas-is-a-mom-085456964.html[/url][/QUOTE]Nice article RK.

While not surprising in the main the 1 in 10 being mothers in the age range 15-19 is, as I would have thought it would be higher. Go to the UAE speak to many pinay sales girls and you will find more than 1 in 10 are moms, many had the kids in that age range (I do 'research' as well in my spare time). Just a thought.

And many wonder why there is poverty etc in the country. Am sure the Catholic church will place a positive spin on this as did one of theie\are clery a while when saying over population in the country was OK (Gods will etc) as meant more DHs / house girls / care givers for the rest of the world-odd logic indeed.

[QUOTE=Red Kilt; 1554114]Check out this latest report.

[url]https://ph.news.yahoo.com/one-in-10-young-filipinas-is-a-mom-085456964.html[/url][/QUOTE]Thanks RK. I don't really believe these statistics, as they're probably self-reported and thus underestimate the scope of the problem vim betting that the incidence of pregnancies among women in the target age group is significantly higher.

While those who buy on the street are confident as I am also, this is about some fake Robust tablets

If you know the seller or trust the guy as many do am sure no issues as others have said before in this thread.

[url]http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/593894/fake-dietary-tablets-seized-in-nbi-raids[/url]

Hello. The member formerly posting as Pimpin Sam decided to dump the prefix. A, for a long time he hasn't had much need for pimps. And B, he has never owned a bar, or ever actually pimped a woman in his life.

All the best guys, and thanks for all the great posts and help!

Sam

Picked up a new mobile phone in my country. My previous phones used SIM cards that were the same size as those sold by Smart and Globe, and I could easily interchange my western phone SIM with philippine SIM cards. However, newer phones now use smaller SIM cards (micro & nano-sim sizes). If I bring the new phone to phils, can I get a phils Globe or Smart SIM in the smaller micro-SIM size?

WC

[QUOTE=WestCoast1; 1554364]Picked up a new mobile phone in my country. My previous phones used SIM cards that were the same size as those sold by Smart and Globe, and I could easily interchange my western phone SIM with philippine SIM cards. However, newer phones now use smaller SIM cards (micro & nano-sim sizes). If I bring the new phone to phils, can I get a phils Globe or Smart SIM in the smaller micro-SIM size?

WC[/QUOTE]You can now get micro sims from Philippine carriers. If not they can always cut the regular size sim card into a micro to fit in your phone.

[QUOTE=WestCoast1; 1554364]Picked up a new mobile phone in my country. My previous phones used SIM cards that were the same size as those sold by Smart and Globe, and I could easily interchange my western phone SIM with philippine SIM cards. However, newer phones now use smaller SIM cards (micro & nano-sim sizes). If I bring the new phone to phils, can I get a phils Globe or Smart SIM in the smaller micro-SIM size?

WC[/QUOTE]I had no trouble getting a Smart micro-SIM card. There is a punch tool (like a hole punch) that turns a regular SIM card into either a micro or nano SIM. Most telecom places will have one.

[QUOTE=JPF;1554395]I had no trouble getting a Smart micro-SIM card. There is a punch tool (like a hole punch) that turns a regular SIM card into either a micro or nano SIM. Most telecom places will have one.[/QUOTE]JPF: Thanks. So, I should be able to find a Smart / Globe shop in a mall that will either sell their own micro-SIM card, or they will be able to cut / punch their regular SIM card into a micro-sized card for my western phone?

One extra pic for JP for bringing the good news.

It's hard to find the precut ones, most likely the shop will punch out the regular SIM to fit your phone. I've got an iPhone that uses the micro-SIM and haven't had any issues finding a shop to perform the task. You can also go on eBay and search for Phils micro-SIM cards, sometimes you can find one there, you'll also see the tool they use (you can buy one yourself for about 8USD or so). Stay away from the templates they sell there as you can download it for free elsewhere, but don't waste your time with it. I did that before and wasn't able to cut the SIM precisely enough for it to work in my phone. Much better to use the punch tool (the shops here do it for free).

As a side note, I've also gotten in the habit of buying a load card each time before I leave (check the expiration date; they're usually good for about a year or more). That way I don't have to try to find a retailer at the airport to load my phone and as I use Smart it's difficult or impossible sometimes to find one when you arrive late at night. You can also occasionally find them for sale on eBay too (at a slight mark-up) , but stick to US based sellers as the ones from the Phils might get "lost" in the mail.

[quote=westcoast1; 1554364]picked up a new mobile phone in my country. my previous phones used sim cards that were the same size as those sold by smart and globe, and i could easily interchange my western phone sim with philippine sim cards. however, newer phones now use smaller sim cards (micro & nano-sim sizes). if i bring the new phone to phils, can i get a phils globe or smart sim in the smaller micro-sim size?

wc[/quote]i can only speak for globe westie but the globe shop in ayala in cebu sells the micro sims. plenty koreans with the s4 go there as they seem to have no clue how to insert the sm (and no clue on most other things regarding that phone if you speek to the globe assistant)

one of my rules is when i am visiting globe there and see lots of koreans i turn around and come back later as they spend an age getting their micro sims.

[QUOTE=WestCoast1; 1554364]Picked up a new mobile phone in my country. My previous phones used SIM cards that were the same size as those sold by Smart and Globe, and I could easily interchange my western phone SIM with philippine SIM cards. However, newer phones now use smaller SIM cards (micro & nano-sim sizes). If I bring the new phone to phils, can I get a phils Globe or Smart SIM in the smaller micro-SIM size?

WC[/QUOTE]Hi Westie,

When I was at Cebu last year, I went straight to Ayala to a Smart-shop and bought a micro-SIM, easy. And it was also a good opportunity to start a conversation with a cute lady I saw there. Just asked her to help me out to find a shop and invited her to a drink later and so on.

Hilarious.

Easy to understand why this dildo smelled fishy.

[url]http://www.news.com.au/world/norwegian-fisherman-finds-large-orange-dildo-inside-stomach-of-cod/story-fndir2ev-1226884045928[/url]

Most places can cut existing SIM cards to fit the phone, thereby keeping your old number.

You can load your phone or anyone else's online at arty. Com from out of the country. I do that before I get on a plane for Phil insuring I have cell service when I touch down. It came in handy as I was in my AC hotel room on a very important long distance call and running out of load trying to close a sale. I just got online and loaded my phone!

WR, poverty in any country does not originate from young pregnancies.

The three primary drivers of poverty are:

Widespread and endemic corruption.

Unstable government.

An ineffective land title system.

Corruption has two effects. One is to drain money from the public coffers, which is a relatively minor effect. The main problem is that corruption distorts the tendering and contracting, which causes contracts to be let which do not give best value for money. An example is Hun Sen, and the billion dollars given by the EU to repair Highway 1.

Unstable government means that governments do not honour contracts which are let. For example Terminal 3 in Manila airport. The effect of this is to scare away foreign investment, which is essential for national development.

An ineffective land title system means that owners of land cannot leverage their land to increase wealth. The Phils is a classic example of this, with 4 sources of title. So banks cannot be certain of a title as proof of ownership, and hence will not lend against a title as surety.

If any country, or community, has any one of the three, there will be widespread poverty. For example, the remote aboriginal communities in central Australia. The Philippines has all three, and hence it is unlikely to be able to climb out of generic poverty for a long time.

G

[QUOTE=Wicked Roger; 1554168]Nice article RK.

While not surprising in the main the 1 in 10 being mothers in the age range 15-19 is, as I would have thought it would be higher. Go to the UAE speak to many pinay sales girls and you will find more than 1 in 10 are moms, many had the kids in that age range (I do 'research' as well in my spare time). Just a thought.

And many wonder why there is poverty etc in the country. Am sure the Catholic church will place a positive spin on this as did one of theie\are clery a while when saying over population in the country was OK (Gods will etc) as meant more DHs / house girls / care givers for the rest of the world-odd logic indeed.[/QUOTE]

I have on several forms tried to cover the facts you point out. Land title is a big one. Graft and corruption. Right now the Chinese are telling women they can have more than one baby. They see what is happening to Europe and Japan with no workers to fill the spaces and pay the pensions. Japanese companies for 20 years have offered to pay workers 20K US to just have a baby. Know they need future workers. And from the same culture and work ethic so as to assume ongoing positions and maintain standards. The problems for RP is the culture. What is a loan? What do you own? It can all be taken from you. There is no law. So you only own what you can protect. Pinoys have a hard time in other cultures. But they also try like hell to get off those islands. And learn the system of where they land. Because any system and culture is better than theirs and they know that is why they left. If there was not so much corruption in the school system they could have workers trained working the world. An example. Seafarers in the world are 25% Pinoy. They understand boat sink we die. And work hard to keep it floating. If only other trades and crafts were so simple they would excel world wide. Only one nurse passed the Japanese nursing board exam. Yea it is language. But if they were to think and teach in Jap. There would be a million workers in Japan now. But money for those classes always seem to disappear before the books are bought. So back to your point.