vetlongwalks home & pf

hmmm, i'm not sure if writing this post qualifies as TMI (too much information). part of me says it is, but the other part says - the heck if it is TMI. all i know is that when i read about such a thing as 'washable napkins' from pinas for good , it immediately piqued my interest. due to my uterine condition,

obviously, i'm still a bit glum over the news that there's a super typhoon coming our way, my flight to manila and ultimately the concert i was supposed to watch while in manila were canceled. so, rather than continue to rant about the "unfairness" of the universe by first hitting the visayas region with earthquakes and now this typhoon coming our way, i headed over at youtube to watch, what else but music videos by the band. WARNING: video overload!!! here are a few that they're known for from their more than 16-year career: PUSH (1997)

awhile back, i was just ranting about how the universe was telling me that there's no chance i could ever watch matchbox twenty live in my lifetime. i pointed out the several factors that were preventing me from watching the concert. as soon as i finished writing that post , i shared it over at my FB page and one of my officemates commented that the concert was canceled. not to believe right away, i googled the news to verify, and this was what i found over at InterAksyon Entertainment's website: below is the text of that news clip: Due to the threat of supertyphoon Yolanda, the management of Matchbox Twenty decided to cancel the band’s concert at the Mall of Asia Arena on Friday. In a press release, concert promoter Music Management International said, “The band is disappointed”, but added that weather conditions had made travel to the Philippines dangerous. For refunds, ticketholders may call SM Tickets at 4702222 or return their tickets at the outlets where they were ...

UNIVERSE, YOU WIN. I GET IT NOW. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. when I learned about that the band is coming to manila last october 30, 2013 , i was both ecstatic and sad. glad because i never thought that they're ever coming to the philippines! i once promised myself that should they ever include the philippines as one of their tour stops, I WILL definitely going to watch it - by hook or by crook. then i was sad because with their concert only 10 days away, i didn't think i could cough up enough money to watch it. in between learning about the concert and october 31, 2013, i found myself searching the Internet

darn. first it was linkin park (august 2013), and now them: their concert is just 10 days away and i learned of it just now! i don't think i can cough up enough moolah to be able to see these beautiful guys, even from afar. their cheapest ticket is pegged at 1,060 pesos. i don't mind attending concerts from afar, especially since that's what i can only afford. when my brother told me about this concert earlier tonight, i did some quick calculation and search: airfare ticket (estimate): 3,000 terminal fee: 400 (if not included in the ticket) (200 mactan/200 naia) taxi fare: 500 (T3 - MOA Arena - T3) food (dinner 8/breakfast 9): 500 overnight hotel: 2,000 or go straight to airport after concert i truly want to go and hear rob thomas sing live, but doing so constitutes a big breach to the plan of saving up. well, i could just tell myself, that i can start saving after this, haha. perhaps, the brief aftershock felt earlier is telling me to give myself a shak...

i just received a mailer from Jaime Lorenzo, Jr. MD of IMG-Wealth Academy. he's a licensed medical doctor who's become a Financial Educator. the mailer is an invitation to a financial seminar. while i've no permission to post this here, i believe dr. lorenzo wouldn't mind. ( FYI: he doesn't know me personally. so no strings attached here. not selling anything. i simply believe in making known avenues that can help filipinos rise from utter poverty) . i'm taking liberties here because the last time i attended the same seminar conducted by him and his wife, i was of the impression that financial literacy among filipinos is one of his and wife's advocacy. so, i'm copy-pasting most of the contents in the mailer here. i truly believe this is a seminar that EVERY FILIPINO, should attend.

i've been wanting to have an e-reader for the longest time. i like reading books and with the limited space i have, collecting books is becoming impractical. while i'm still arguing in my head that a real 'paper' book is far more superior than an e-reader, i still couldn't help myself into thinking about getting an e-reader. although i'm no techy and don't easily get envious with the latest gadgets available in the market, an e-reader is a different story. in fact, i'm envious of people who own a kindle. i want to have one, but the more practical me is unwilling to part hard-earned moolah for an expensive gadget. so my search to find a cheaper e-reader, led me to KOBO . i learned that kobo can be a good alternative to kindle. so i readily looked it up and learned that there are no KOBO retailers here in the philippines. darn. the closest retailer to the philppines is Swindon Books. B U T ---wait for it --- it's in HONG KONG. at that time, i ...