by Penny Angeles-Tan | Jan 12, 2012 | Product and Service Review
After months of deliberation, we finally decided to terminate our PLDT MyDSL and our PLDT landline. In the beginning, we were hesitating because:
- we’ve had our PLDT account for 40 years
- PLDTs My DSL was not so bad
In the past week or so, though, the service has gotten so bad that it was no longer forgivable. At first, I thought it was the wireless router so I switched to the regular router. But when even that didn’t work I tried connecting my laptop directly to the modem. For 10 minutes the connection was just ok. Torrents were downloading at 80 kbps, but shortly after the download dropped to 8 kbps and would not go back up.
I thought, maybe I just have to reboot the laptop and the modem, so I did. It gave me another 10 minutes of okay connection then zilch.
I tried calling their customer service hotline but it was always busy and I have not been able to talk to anyone in all this time. This makes me think that they must be having lots of problems with many subscribers at the moment.
Consider, if you will, that Sky has been wooing us for months to shift to Sky broadband. With this latest development, we decided to take Sky’s 15-day trial. If Sky performs as promised then saying goodbye to PLDT will be a no brainer.
by Penny Angeles-Tan | Mar 2, 2011 | Events
Like me you may have watched the pyrotechnic displays that occur every year along the bay at least once in the last few years. I bet you were awed at the intricacies of the fireworks whilst standing elbow to elbow with complete strangers, perhaps on a grassy patch of land at the Mall of Asia grounds. Didn’t you ever wish you could watch it from a comfortable seat while sipping a glass of your favorite cocktail or glass of rum with your arm around someone special?
For one magical night, live the life of a billionaire and watch the pyromusical competition aboard a luxurious yacht on the bay! Free-flowing booze and hors d’oeuvres guaranteed, all for a very reasonable price.
They’re taking early reservations ’cause it is first come, first served. Contact Jean Kim (+639229901231) or Nikolai Lacson (+639062138461) for reservations.
For more details, see the poster below.
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by Penny Angeles-Tan | Dec 22, 2009 | Awards and Competitions
Guess what? I didn’t win in the Twilight contest on Fizzer.ph that I was making so much noise about for several weeks, hoping and begging for my family and friends to vote for me. Winning it really wasn’t easy. At times it felt like pulling out of quicksand would be easier than convincing people not only to sign up to Fizzer.ph but also to vote for me on the Twilight contest and give me 5 stars. People had different reasons for taking their time or not doing it at all. For some it was security or privacy issues, for others it was either a very busy social or work schedule. Which is why I am very, very thankful to all the people who did vote. Your combined votes was enabled me to reach the #2 spot in the photo contest.
Some of my friends told me they were waiting for the last minute to vote. Unfortunately, registration/login bugs prevented them from entering the site and therefore could not vote for me. I actually saw this for myself since one of my friends registered in my presence and was unable to login despite receiving the confirmation email. I guess that SNAFUs are one of the things to be expected when we wait until the last minute to do something.
With more than a 200 vote lead on me, I am not surprised that 24 year old Helga Weber went home with the Canon 450D Rebel DSLR Camera. Congratulations, Helga!
by Penny Angeles-Tan | Dec 18, 2009 | Awards and Competitions
One day and ten hours. As of this blog that is how much time is left before Fizzer declares a winner. At the moment it seems to be clear it isn’t going to be me. The person in front of me has right now is something like 300 votes ahead. Definitely it is because she has been working her butt off today getting her family and friends to vote for her. I have been doing the same for several days now myself.
I am thankful to those who have taken the time to vote, despite the many bugs we have encountered the last couple of days. The fact that you persevered means a lot to me. And yet, when I look at how much movement my votes got from last night to now, it seems I only got 1 star more, and it was from a detractor, not a friend. Thank you, detractor for giving me one star. In your little way, you helped, even if your goal was just to complain. Especially to the friends who absolutely hated having to sign up but for the love of me did so just to vote for me, I thank you most of all. You overcame your reservations to support me.
I’m sitting here thinking … perhaps my family and friends are just waiting until the last minute before they vote? Maybe that’s it. Certainly, the #1’s score jump could be explained by that on her end. I would rather think my family and friends and their friends are just waiting. I guess we will know for sure by tomorrow, eh, when there is movement (or lack thereof) of votes.
I’m trying really, really hard to be optimistic. But when I can’t even get my daughter to campaign for me enthusiastically with her friends for a prize that is meant for her, not me, I can’t help but be depressed. I don’t know. Maybe it is embarrassing for a 39 year old mom to join a Twilight contest.
Don’t get me wrong, my vote tally, to date is not shabby. I am currently at #2 after all. But that won’t win me the prize. To win I have to be #1.
As I’ve mentioned before, ordinarily I am not one to ask for favors. Neither do I force people to do something they don’t want to do. But now, I find myself asking, and begging, and cajoling. Friends, for love of me, if nothing else, please sign up and vote for me at http://www.fizzer.ph/competitions/twilight.html, and if possible, do give me the maximum 5 stars.
If you have already voted for me and gave me anywhere from 1 to 5 stars, I thank you from the bottom of my heart! Even the detractors that gave me 1 star … thank you so much for your attention.
I love you all and thank you for helping me. I pray you help me. I pray we win.
by Penny Angeles-Tan | Dec 16, 2009 | Ponderings
If I haven’t said this often enough let me say it again — I HATE blanket statements.
Someone I know recently said “jokingly” that “DSLRs are for douchebags“. By inference, that means anyone who owns or wants a DSLR camera IS a douchebag.
Let’s do the math:
- DSLRs are for douchebags.
- Professional photographers use DSLR cameras.
- Therefore, professional photographers are douchebags.
Does that mean that because I WANT to own a DSLR, by inference that makes ME a douchebag? Or soon to be a douchebag? I’m using a borrowed one now, does that make me a part-time douchebag?
I can’t help but wonder what kind of personal trauma he went through for him to even jokingly say that. I mean, a camera is a camera whether it is an idiot cam (aka point and click) or an SLR, right? And whatever kind of camera a person owns should not in any way affect a person’s personality, right? Also, it should not follow that only a certain personality type would purchase a particular kind of camera, right? So, why persecute a person for owning or wanting a DSLR by calling him a douchebag?
If a person is unpleasant, to begin with, owning or not owning a DSLR has nothing to do with it.
Some camera facts …
DSLR camera
In general, DSLR cameras take better pictures than point and clicks when photos are taken by the same person. It is not fair to compare outputs if a different person took a pic on one camera and someone else on another.
However, having a DSLR does not guarantee a good photo. The quality of the shot still depends on the skill of the person who took it … and at times, we get lucky and are able to capture that perfect shot. No matter how good your camera is if you do not know how to compose a shot (factoring in lighting, image framing, effect, etc.) it would not matter what kind of camera you use.
And then there’s good old photoshop.
That telephoto lens, that periscope-like flash, those filters, the hood … they don’t mean a thing. They’re just fancy attachments. Give the guy a point and click and if he can take a good picture with that then give him the DSLR and see if he can take a good pic with that, too. Given time to learn the camera, I’m sure he could.
So, seriously … are DSLRs for douchebags? Or are there just douchebags out there whether they have a camera or not? DSLR or otherwise?
Consider, if you will, that Sky has been wooing us for months to shift to Sky broadband. With this latest development, we decided to take Sky’s 15-day trial. If Sky performs as promised then saying goodbye to PLDT will be a no brainer.
The person in front of me has right now is something like 300 votes ahead. Definitely it is because she has been working her butt off today getting her family and friends to vote for her. I have been doing the same for several days now myself.
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