A Time for Me

Each of us has a lurking procrastinator alter ego deep inside. We have many things in mind, but we lack the action plan, or at least the drive to pursue whatever has been staying too long on our bucket lists. If we start recalling the items today, we would probably see these—

Time to lose weight.
Time to try wake boarding
Time to travel.
Time to share your blessings.

Most of us would think that these items are farfetched. Worse, as we examine our progress towards achieving these and see nothing, we feel dismayed. But there are things on our list that need no thinking time; only an impulse action to make things happen. Think—time to don a red dress, time to buy a new bling, time to dress up your Chihuahua, time to carry a big handbag, time to wear a pair of cobalt blue pumps, and what have you. And sometimes, we only need a spark of idea and a rekindling of buried hopes which may be jumpstarted by some visual foray during a shopping spree or a graphic exhibit. Why not enjoy both in “A Time for Me”?

A “Time for Me” is an exhibit of things you need to find time for, coupled with a shopping bazaar that could just get your creative juices flowing. It’s happening at the Eastwood Central Plaza on November 16- 19 from 10 am to 12 mn daily.

There’s no time to waste. Get your ME-time in no time as you check out this bazaar!

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An Amnesiac 'Carinderia' Girl

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Reality Star RS came from very humble beginnings. She used do chores in a carenderia back in the province to earn and help support her school expenses. Until she ventured into showbiz and became mightily successful. But it seems that RS was blinded by the bright lights of show business and decided to erase her humble past.

Some weeks before the premiere night of her solo movie opposite a very Popular Actor PA, her former friends and co-workers from the carinderia FC, who had then become her biggest fans saved up money to come to Manila to attend the premiere. They sent messages to RS multiple times to ask if she can give them tickets to catch a glimpse of her. But until the day of the premiere, there was no word from RS. Thus FC's efforts to come to Manila to see and watch her were put to waste. Needless to say, they were all hurt and devastated.

Perhaps it's time for RS to take stock and take a long hard look at her past. Maybe, it's not yet too late to acknowledge the people who one way or another had been a big part of what she is today - her FC's who had been supporting her from the very start. Who knows, if RS will do this, fate will be kinder to her and her next movie will fare a lot better and not bombed at the box office.

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A Surprise Mob Wedding!

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How would you feel if I told you that there's going to be a big event that will happen a few hours from now? A little birdie whispered to Fashion PULIS that later this afternoon, there will be a local mob-style wedding that will cap the beautiful romance of this lovely showbiz couple. And this is going to be the most unique wedding ever! Why unique? Because the bride-to-be doesn't know that she is going to get married! Today!!

The enviable couple had been together for quite a while and guess it's about time each should wear that most desired wedding ring. After all, they have beautifully weathered all the storms in their lives and there's nothing more to prove to the world and to themselves about how great their love is. Can't wait to reveal who the main characters are in this most exciting wedding ever!! 

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Letter from a Reader: Get and Go?

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Dear Fashion PULIS,

When a big and popular gym decided to open a branch in Binondo, I was happy as there is no modern and new gym in our area. Upon inquiring, they confidently said that the gym would be operational by Oct 15, 2012 and that their target soft opening was on September 2012. Given that they have three months time, I told myself that would be enough for them to do all the construction-related work and therefore decided to join them 1st of July and paid the corresponding fees.

Came October, I passed by this mall (where they have a booth) and followed up on the status of the opening of the gym. I was told that there were some delays but they promised that it should be operational by mid-November. Came November, I asked and followed up again, and was told by the manning staff that I can start going to the gym by last week of November. Excited, I decided to pass by the area to check on the construction progress and how the gym would look like. To my surprise, the whole area is still covered and construction work seemed to have just started. I spoke to the contractor and was told that their deadline is December 2012.

I went back to the booth and asked for their manager, and the staff explained that by last week of November, the group exercise area will be ready and will be part of their soft opening. I doubted it very much as the said area is still under construction for interior works, wiring and all. I spoke to someone from their head office and all they could do was apologize and offered excuses that there were some problems with licenses and turn over of tenant space.

Apparently, what this gym has been doing is to get more accounts as possible to sign up for them and give false hopes and endless promises as proven by the events unfolding. This is a complete fraud and I wish to warn people not to be fooled by their sales talk. By the way, a refund will take 60 days to process.

Thank you for publishing my letter, Fashion PULIS. This is for everybody's information and hoping everyone will be warned.

Sincerely yours,
Paulo

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Smart Scores ‘5-0’ over Competition in NTC test

The latest network quality tests conducted by the National Telecommunications Commission has confirmed the network superiority of Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) over its competition, according to the company spokesperson.

“This time the score is ‘5-0’,” said Smart public affairs head Ramon R. Isberto. “Smart outperformed the competition in all five parameters of the 3rd Quarter Quality of Service QoS) Benchmarking tests.”

Representatives from the NTC made over 2,189 test calls while inside a moving vehicle to measure the performance of the two telcos, which had both recently modernized their respective networks in Metro Manila.

Smart had a clear edge in the Blocked Calls or Grade of Service (GoS) parameter, with only 2.54 percent of calls made on the Smart network not connecting successfully. Globe had more blocked calls, registering 2.75 percent in the said parameter.

Globe also had more dropped calls, with 2.75 percent of incoming calls made on the Globe network terminated involuntarily. In contrast, Smart had a Drop Call Rate (DCR) of only 2.15 percent – against the minimum 2 percent DCR standard.

Smart still dominated in terms of Average Receive Signal Level, registering -61.14 dBm against Globe’s -69.21 dBm. This means Smart had stronger signal strength while the voice calls were ongoing.

Smart was also ahead in the Average Signal Quality category. Smart scored 0.65 while Globe scored 1.03, against the minimum acceptable range of from 0 to 4, or the closer to 0, the better. This shows that Smart had better voice quality transmission than Globe.

Smart also outshone the competition in terms of Call Set Up Time, or the time it takes for a network to activate the called party. Smart met quality standards with a score of 11.23 seconds, versus Globe’s 11.56 seconds. The acceptable industry standard is below 14 seconds.

“What these numbers mean is that Smart subscribers enjoy better-quality service,” Isberto said. “We are able to deliver superior voice, text, and data services even though we have the largest subscriber base.”

Source: Smart Website

Desperate Measures

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Cover girl CG is acting up like she is so desperate for a lover. Once she was linked to the Hottest Guy HG in town. After her split with HG, she hooked up with a Very Popular musician VP who after a while dumped her. Right now, CG's undivided attention is focused on this one cute Media Personality MP.

CG tries her best to get noticed by MP at all costs, to the extent that she relentlessly stalks him via social network. Only recently, CG allegedly sent MP something sweet to his office. Unfortunately, due to health limitations, MP wasn't able to consume it. Hence, it was his staff who did the consuming for him. At MP's latest tv guesting, the Host HO, who was a friend to CG made insinuations to MP that CG's got a crush on him, as in he is the apple of her eyes. Surprised by such declaration, the ever gentleman PM, didn't want to offend HO and managed (or pretended?) to look like tickled, or "kilig" in tagalog. Being in media and aware of how television can cruelly magnify expressions, MP's reaction was understandable.

In one of MP's tv assignments, his heart went out to his subject, a Weather Forecaster WF. He took pity on the man for being so lowly paid that he couldn't even afford to have a cellphone. CG who was as expected watching MP at that time took the opportunity to once again make her presence felt, and perhaps gain points. Guess what CG did? She immediately sent over units of cellphone to MP's office. The package's sender's names indicated it came from CG and her gay bff.

But wait, there's more! In another situation, MP was going to host a formal corporate event and he tweeted asking his friends where he could buy a nice suit. CG read his tweet, and again came to the rescue and offered to send someone to take MP's measurements -- a subtle yet vulgar way of saying she would provide what he needed. But MP politely turned it down.

Seriously, those in the know said that MP just wants CG out, as he is completely turned off by her over-aggressiveness in pursuing him. Sounds cruel to hear for someone being alluded to. But, yes, the truth really hurts.

For those who don't know MP's background, his actions speak a lot about him and where he comes from. He just can not be dazzled and bought. And to CG, after your experiences with MP, guess it's about time to reassess yourself and learn more on what works best. Try another tack, something that won't disappoint big time. Also, prayers help.

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