I’m a loyal subscriber of Sun Cellular ever since they launched their service in 2003. I was part of the few people who beta-tested their network during those days. Unfortunately, these people don’t care about loyalty. The only thing they want is profit.

I’ve been re-loading my Sun Cellular prepaid sim with P150 text unlimited every month, and just recently the P200 text unlimited variant. I made a mistake this afternoon, instead of converting my prepaid load to Text Unlimited P200, I sent the keyword for Text Unlimited P150. I immediately asked their hotline to cancel my transaction, but instead they gave me cold answer that goes something like this –> “We have your load and you’ll never get it back!”

In other words, they won’t cancel my transaction even though I’ve been a regular user since 2003 and the transaction happened a few minutes before I called their hotline.

Ma’am, we apologize however, once you have converted your load, it is no longer possible to cancel the registration. Also, please be informed that the transaction is self-initiated that triggers the system to convert your load, thus the system automatically capture the type of load you purchased. Thank you.

I encountered a similar problem with Globe Telecom a few years ago and I got my prepaid credits back a few minutes after I called their hotline. Globe even added P250 as a way of saying sorry.

This is not the first time I had problems with Sun Cellular. Their customer service is so bad I don’t even know why I am still a subscriber. Maybe because of their cheap rates. But cheap rates come with a price. Poor service. Poor customer relations.

Then just this afternoon, I learned about Globe Telecom’s new BlackBerry Plans for Christmas. For almost the same amount I am spending on Sun Cellular, I can get a free BlackBerry phone and unlimited mobile surfing. I can even get consumable credits if I get a slightly higher plan.

Most of my friends are on Globe Telecom more than half of them are on BlackBerry. For as low as P599 a month, I get a free BlackBerry phone and unlimited mobile internet. With that, I am no longer limited to SMS. I can send them messages and pictures via BlackBerry Messenger. I can update my Facebook and Twitter accounts.

Unlimited Internet. Unlimited Messaging. Unlimited YM. AND A FREE PHONE! Isn’t that exciting?  These are way better than the crappy SMS of Sun. Unlimited nga sila na mura, hindi naman dumadating mga messages!

I’ll be checking out Globe’s BlackBerry offers this Saturday, Christmas Eve. I might as well get one as a gift for myself after years of suffering with Sun. Save me Globe! Save me from Sun!

Details of the Globe BlackBerry My Super Plan UnliSurf Combo:

Subscribe now to My Super Plan UnliSurf Combo, from 599 to 2499, to get any of these amazing BlackBerry offers with free Globe services:

BlackBerry Curve 8520 
FREE at UnliSurf Combo Plan 599 with unlimited mobile surfing

BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300
FREE at UnliSurf Combo Plan 999 with:
•  unlimited mobile surfing
•  P400 consumable amount
•  1 freebie from A to C, E

BlackBerry Curve 9360 
FREE at UnliSurf Combo Plan 1799 with:
•  unlimited mobile surfing
•  P1,200 consumable amount
•  3 freebies from A to C, E

BlackBerry Bold 9780

FREE at UnliSurf Combo Plan 2499 with:
•  unlimited mobile surfing
•  P1,900 consumable amount
•  5 freebies from A to C, E

Handset pricing for all plans:

Freebie choices:

A – 10 min calls and 200 SMS to Globe/TM 
B – 5 min calls and 25 SMS to other networks
C – 20 mins IDD calls and 10 ISMS to 10 destinations**
E – Unlimited calls and text to one Globe/TM number
** US, Canada, Guam, Hawaii, Alaska, Singapore, Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, Thailand

Promo period is from December 1 to 31, 2011. Per DTI-NCR Permit No. 9409, Series of 2011
Available for new Globe Postpaid line applications only.

Me and my fellow blogger friends were invited last May7-9 by AirPhil Express to get a taste of their newest promo — The Davao Extreme Adventure Package. The tour package we got was 3 days and 2 nights hotel accommodation at Microtel Davao, daily breakfast, airport transfers and fees and the Adventure Package that includes Whitewater Rafting and Zipline at ZipCity.

They are currently offering 4 packages available for travel from May 14, 2011 to June 30, 2011.

SAMAL ISLAND ADVENTURE
For as low as P7,009/pax
Boat TransferGiant Slides
Kayak
Canopy Walk
Snorkeling
Lunch

INTRODUCTION TO SCUBA
For as low as P7,114/pax
1 Dive
Boat Transfer to Paradise Island Resort with Entrance Fee
Equipment

PARASAILING
For as low asP7,326/ pax
Para Sailing
Boat Equipment

And the one that we’ve tried,

HIGHLAND ADVENTURE
For as low as P7,326/pax
Davao Wildwater Adventure
Zip City
Crocodile Park Interaction

I enjoyed my stay at Davao and I hope you will too. For more information, you can contact AirPhil Express Hotline at:

MANILA:  (02) 855-9000

CEBU:      (032) 505-1616

or visit their website at www.airphilexpress.com

Like them on Facebook and Follow them on Twitter!

She never gets tired of understanding, loving, and caring  for us. She’s our very first teacher even before we went to school, a nurse and a doctor when we are sick, a best friend that can keep secrets, a lawyer and a guardian who defends us, our number one fan and hero who saves us from everything.

Happy 50th Birthday to our Super Mom! We Love You!

Divine ice cream pleasure is HEAVEN Ice Cream.

Give in to the richest, smoothest, and creamiest by NESTLÉ Ice Cream. Revel in the exquisite goodness of its four sophisticated flavors—Belgian Chocolate Bliss, Strawberry Dream, Vanilla Almond Secret and Butter Pecan Obsession. HEAVEN Ice Cream is made with only the finest ingredients and contains no artificial food colors. Available in 800mL(Php 175) & 450mL(Php 115) tubs across supermarkets, groceries, and convenience stores nationwide.

Kenny Rogers Roasters is giving away a Free Yoghurt Smoothie or a 20% off on any purchase of a Kenny’s Healthy Meal. All you have to do is like this page and enter your mobile number and they will immediately send you your mobile coupon.

Live healthy and have a deliciously healthy eating day at Kenny Rogers!

Active White has been in the market since 2004 and is known for skin whitening products such as whitening capsules, soaps, and scrubs. And just recently, they established a facial center in Quezon City.

Among their products is Active White Spa Milk Salt that gives your skin a milky-touch feel. It comes in milk, orange, coffee, avocado, coconut, strawberry and grape variants. Active White products are available at SM Department stores, Watson’s, Mercury Drug, Southstar Drug and other drugstores and beauty outlets.

You can visit their facial center at CTTM Building, 68 Timog cor. Tomas Morato, Quezon City.

With less than 2 weeks of preparation, we’ve managed to pull-off a blockbuster booth at the recently concluded 9th Philippine ToyCon. This was the first time we had a booth at a convention this size.

I was overwhelmed with the crowd at GameOPS booth. They were all fascinated when they saw the “partial” evolution of video game consoles we had on display. On the first day, we had setup Jepoy’s old Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) with Duck Hunt and Super Mario Bros. so convention goers can play the game. On day 2, Glen provided the copy of Super Street Fighter 4 and Guitar Hero for our next-gen XBOX 360 demo.

I would like to thank Azrael for giving us this rare opportunity to finally introduce GameOPS to the local mass market, Jamie Ysrael of ASUS, Jerry Mercado and Aldous Castro of Digital Media Exchange (Mobius Games), and Albert Hernandez for all the help and support!

Also, congrats to all the GameOPS.net and igad Interactive crew for the successful GameOPS booth! Pepper, Euri, Mark, Jepoy, Glen, Rocky, Mike, Siopao, Karlo etc… CONGRATS! See you at ToyCon 2011 =)

Photos:

Day 1 Album

Day 2, Part 1 Album

Day 2, Part 2 Album

I attended BUM Equipment’s Bloggers Night last night with Euri, Rocky and Jepoy. Thanks to Jepoy‘s “excellent” sense of direction and driving skills, we arrived super late. Though we arrived late, very accommodating Ms. Judy Paner-Maret approached and inform us that they have launched a new BUM Equipment website together with their new goth inspired collections. Luckily, they had another shoot and we were able to see the collections.

Loot bags were also given to those who attended the event. Thanks BUM!

Press Release:

BUM, one of the country’s leading brands in apparel, once again takes to center stage its newest collection, sure to reflect the youth’s unpredictable flair for fashion. Presenting Bum’s Collar-Ups Collections. Inspired by the fun eccentricity of fashion and the many possibilities one ca create, Bum’s Collar-Ups Collection celebrates color and innovation. Now out on racks for back to school season, it speaks of a whole new fashion statement: wearing collared shirts with a twist.

The colored collars come with a special design or logo at the back where it is usually left blank. A mix of fashionable designs give the collection a character all its own. Plaids, houndstooth, and a wide selection of prints scream a distinct mark that Bum’s modern, Goth feel exudes.

Mixing function and fashion, Bum’s creation have always been inspired by the youth who personify curiosity and non-conformity in style  and in self-expression. Created for highly receptive and reactive individuals, Bum is supposed to be seen — and more importantly, heard by everyone else. Personal empowerment is sewn in every collection, hence, the “he wore/ she wore” character embedded in every piece of apparel.

This school season, Collar-Ups collection make a great conversation piece. So Bum around in style and be the campus fashion upper — Only with Bum’s Collar-Ups collections

BUM is available at all leading department stores nationwide.

After months of waiting, the winners are finally out! Globe and STI had a camera-phone photography contest with the theme, “National Issues facing the 2010 Elections”. Photo above is one of my 30+ entries I submitted to Globe.

Phones I used were my father’s Nokia N95, Jepoy’s Sony Ericsson K800i, and my own Nokia N70. Photo manipulation, effects and even the phone’s built-in photo effects were not used when the entries were submitted to Globe via PixLink.

My entries revolved on poverty, hunger, water shortage, child labor, drug addiction, and the ever popular “dagat ng basura” of Manny Villar. Unfortunately, none of my 30+ entries were worthy enough to win base on the decision of the STI judges and their criteria:

• Quality of Content - 50%
• Presentation/Overall look – 40%
• Mastery of the technology and tools online – 10%

Here are the top 3 photos from the contest:

Winner – 1st Place

Winner – 2nd Place

Winner – 3rd Place

And here some of my 30+ entries. Some of them are on my phone and I’ll upload them here as soon as I get my phone back from Nokia Care. (2 photos on the gallery below were entries of Mark and Jepoy):

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Do you think that tampered PCOS machines were used to pick the winner? LOL! Just kidding. I won’t rant, I’ll just let my entries speak for themselves. I don’t want some clown sprouting on my blog accusing me of being a “passive-aggressive” person and spreading lies. Right Rocky? Siopao? Jepoy? Karlo? Mark? Glen?

You may want to check my “dead” photo blog here

UPDATE

I checked the list of photos and most of my entries are not there. I have all confirmation messages and entries saved on my phone’s inbox and outbox so it’s impossible that my photos are not there. Unless someone deliberately deleted them. Also, most of my pictures have been re-sized and compressed, I wonder what happened to the original and impressive Pixlink compression technology.

Anyway, I picked 6 photos (except mine) that I think are better winners of the contest. They all fit the theme “National Issues facing the 2010 Elections”. Also, they have better presentation, quality, and overall look compared to the winners.

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What do you think?

Me and my GameOPS family are busy preparing for the 9th Philippine Toycon!

What: 9th Philippine Toys, Hobbies and Collectibles Convention 2010
in celebration of DC Comics 75th anniversary
When: June 19-20, 2010
Where: Megatrade Hall 2-3, SM Megamall, 5th level, Bldg. B.

For more information, please visit www.toyconph.com

See you there! =)