For the first time, I witnessed a tornado in Bulacan. We are on our way home when we noticed a sudden darkening of the sky.  This was around 2:25 pm or so. Raindrops fell as we drove along Mc Arthur Highway in Guiguinto, Bulacan. Then suddenly came heavy rainfall and strong winds, swirling debris along the road. Looking up, we saw the tornado a few hundred meters from where we are, and we are heading directly toward it. We decided to stop the car and take shelter along the sidewalk parking of a commercial building and waited until the tornado went past, silently praying that it does not go anywhere near us. Fortunately, the tornado veered to the left (we are on the right side of the highway) and went on its devastating way.

We saw roofings being torn from buildings like they were pieces of cardboard. Turning towards our street, we saw fallen cables, etc. One of the corner carinderia/house has been hit (tables overturned, roof gone).

We witnessed this for a minute or so. Though thoroughly afraid, I had the presence of mind to bring out my camera phone and take a video.

But unfortunately, It seems that in my shock, I forgot to save the video. Bummer — Sorry, but I was so frightened that time.

The road is littered with debris, the electricity got busted. We also heard that the worst hit is Balagtas, Bulacan. We are awaiting more news about this.

-A few seconds difference—  have we been driving a bit faster– we could have been directly under the tornado.-

Did you know…

… that you can actually get charged a PAYMENT PROCESSING FEE, for paying your credit card more than twice (2 times) a month?

This happened to me, with one of the major credit card issuers
any times and as much as you can to avoid being charged with finance fees, that is so lame. So the next time you pay for your card, think again. Count the number of times you have paid in a month. Count again just to make sure. Else, being diligent in paying without being equally diligent about COUNTING the times you have made payments for your card, would result the same thing : FEES ( conveniently charged to your account of course; thank you mightily!)

Which bank am I referring to? You PM me, and maybe, just maybe, I will tell. But I probably will not tell, baka ma-charge ulit ako.

THE FINE PRINT

But I suggest you read the fine print at the back of your billing statements, so that you will know the (creative) ways by which you will get charged for a wide array of (surprising) things regarding your cards. Go get your glasses, you will need it.

My BlackBerry Curve (8300 series) experience/nightmare.

BB 8320 #1:BRAND NEW UNIT (yipee!!!)
Issued: July 2008
Busted: Sept 2008
Problem: Conked out. Continuous Reset/Boot Cycle
Status: Canada Trip (for repair, it’s gonna cost me $$, grrr… )

BB 8300#2: Service Unit (more than 1 year old)
Issued: Oct 2008
Returned: Nov 2008
Problem: Defective space bar, no built-in wifi
Status: To be issued to another unsuspecting person, hehehe

BB 8320#3: Service Unit (less than 2 months old)
Issued: Nov 13, 2008
Returned: Nov 24, 2008 (today)
Problem: Camera Module problem (Error Message: Could not start camera. Close other applications and try opening the camera again)
Status: Firmware re-installation by MIS. (Keepin’ my fingers crossed right now)

My Mood: Grrrr….. I am beginning to think that it was better when I was using BB 7100g.

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OR, I would not mind getting my hands on the new BlackBerry STORM, the so called iPhone Killer.

and by the way, US President-elect is said to be a BB user. Once in the Whitehouse, he may not be able to use his BB, for security reasons. BB withdrawal, coming…

Flight Attendants in A Fight Over Lousy Bangs

Have received an email last night about two sisters, “Lourdes and Michelle”, “allegedly” Flight Attendants of a respected and high-class airline, Emirates. It was “supposedly” a letter from a certain writer of Philstar, “Mons”, and it chronicles the not-so-savory encounter in one beauty salon.

What i found odd about the email is that, there are two ID picture-type shots of the two sisters. Where did those come from?@*~ It would have been more believable if it was a phone video footage, complete with shaky hands shot, whispered narration, poor illumination and pixelation, hekhehe.

If the story was true, then that was so “un-classy” of the sisters. High class pa naman ang airline na un. Lesson, let us NOT be so high-up-in-the-clouds, that we all look down on others from the end of our noses. That should tell you something about pressurized cabins – it is not compatible with anger management.

If that did not happen at all, ano kaya ito, character assassination?

and, btw, if that was a real letter, written by a real person, addressed to a real Emirates officer, regarding a real incident, involving real sisters, then my question is:

SINO ANG NAG-LEAK NYAN SA INTERNET!!! Confidential kaya dapat yun! Ahuhuy! Lagot kayo…

See what others are talking about or here.

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is it true or not?

Para maiba lang. hehe

Here is TAINTED LOVE, substitute sa mga google searches for TAINTED MILK

Tainted Love
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Sometimes I feel I’ve got to
Run away I’ve got to
Get away
From the pain that you drive into the heart of me
The love we share
Seems to go nowhere
I’ve lost my lights
I toss and turn I can’t sleep at night

Once I ran to you (I ran)
Now I’ll run from you
This tainted love you’ve given
I give you all a boy could give you
Take my tears and that’s not nearly all
Tainted love
Tainted love

Now I know I’ve got to
Run away I’ve got to
Get away
You don’t really want any more from me
To make things right
You need someone to hold you tight
You think love is to pray
I’m sorry I don’t pray that way

Once I ran to you (I ran)
Now I’ll run from you
This tainted love you’ve given
I give you all a boy could give you
Take my tears and that’s not nearly all
Tainted love
Tainted love

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Dedicated to WHITE RABBIT. hehe

by Jann Arden

How do you cool your lips
After a summers kiss
How do you rid the sweat
After the body bliss
How do you turn your eyes
From the romantic glare
How do you block the sound
Of a voice youd know anywhere

Oh, I really should have known
By the time you drove me home
By the vagueness in your eyes
Casual good-byes
By the chill in your embrace
The expression on your face
That told me
You might have some advice to give
On how to be
Insensitive

How do you numb your skin
After the warmest touch
How do you slow your blood
After the body rush
How do you free your soul
After youve found a friend
How do you teach your heart
Its a crime to fall in love again

Oh, you probably wont remember me
Its probably ancient history
Im one of the chosen few
Who went ahead and fell for you
Im out of vogue, Im out of touch
I fell too fast, I feel too much
I thought that you might have
Some advice to give on how to be
Insensitive

Tainted milk from China. Sigh….

Pa’no na ang white rabbit creamy chewy candy (kung nakakain ang papel na balat, remember?)?

I fear that even soft ice cream and “scramble” (street version ice slush concoction, usually topped with chocolate syrup and milk powder), are all going to be affected.

Just tell your kids to be extra careful in buying foodstuffs on the street containing milk.

The question is, how can we be sure that fast food and cafe stuff do not use china milk as creamers, cakes, ice cream and so on?

Thank God

There’s this guy who had been lost and walking in the desert for about 2 weeks. One hot day, he sees the home of a missionary.

Tired and weak, he crawls up to the house and collapses on the doorstep. The missionary finds him and nurses him back to health.

Feeling better, the man asks the missionary for directions to the nearest town. On his way out the backdoor, he sees this horse.

He goes back into the house and asks the missionary, “Could I borrow your horse and give it back when I reach the town?”

The missionary says, “Sure but there is a special thing about this horse. You have to say ‘Thank God’ to make it go and ‘Amen’ to make it stop.”

Not paying much attention, the man says, “Sure, OK.”

So he gets on the horse and says, “Thank God” and the horse starts walking. Then he says, “Thank God, thank God, ” and the horse starts trotting.

Feeling really brave, the man says, “Thank God, thank God, thank God, thank God, thank God” and the horse just takes off.

Pretty soon he sees this cliff coming up and he’s doing everything he can to make the horse stop.

“Whoa, stop, hold on!!!!”
Finally he remembers, “Amen!!”

The horse stops 4 inches from the cliff. The man leans back in the saddle, takes a deep breath and says, “Thank God!”

So sad that for some people, they would readily (and repeatedly) trade your trust to him/her so that he/she can get monetary gain.
Kakalungkot lang, pagtiwalaan mo ang isang tao, tapos manloloko ng kapwa para magkaroon sya ng pera, gagamitin ka pa sa kalokohan nya. Money gained from dishonest means is money lost, pronto. Kasama pang mawawala ang self-worth at dignity ng nangloko. But I doubt it if this person I am talking about is in any way concerned about her dignity, or her family’s dignity. Or may be I am wrong…? But still, there are many reasons for being a thief, but the end does not justify the means. How can one take it to feed your family and kids with food bought with dishonest money?

For the love of money… haayyyy

My Scrapbooking friend Diane is having a contest for her birthday on Sunday, August 31. And instead of us giving her presents, she is the one giving them out through this contest. That’s is so cool!! Hope you also join

She is the type of girl of many interests and talents Proof are her blogs! Here they are:

A Handful of Surprises

My Paper Scraps

I Am a Nikon Girl

Digitally Diane

Somewhere Over the Rainbow

To Diane, Happy birthday!

note: photo from Diane’s blog