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A Tag about Blogging

A Tag About Blogging

Liza of Moms…..Check Nyo tagged me on this. I am going to tag the following bloggers to do this: She, Rachel and Emz. My apologies if you have been tagged already, just let me know.

  • How long have you been blogging?

~ Greenbucks as a subdomain of TeacherJulie.com has started October 2007.

  • What inspired you to write a blog and who are your mentors?

~ GreenBucks is a collaboration of the family to be able to come up with a blog about blogging and about the different interesting events, places and things that are happening around us. GreenBucks take inspiration from the many respected probloggers who are willing to share what they have learned about blogging.

  • What are the 3things that you love about being online?

~Blogging has enabled me to meet new friends, rediscover long-lost friends in the blogosphere and learn something new, not just for blogging but life lessons as well.

  • What are the three things that you struggle with in the online world?

~ Knowing what to write. Choosing relevant and helpful but easy to understand topics. Trying to understand the intricacies of the technical aspect of blogging.

All the President’s Men for Probinsiyanong Intsik

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The so-called “crying boy” or “probinsiyanong Intsik” or better known as Jun Lozada, the Senate’s current star witness for the foiled ZTE-NBN deal is a contradiction of sorts. He is a mystery to me, not that I want to unravel everything and understand everything about him. He is a good storyteller, a story weaver. Storyteller because he seems unwavering in his statements, in his sequencing of events. He is careful too since he is avoid not to mention names directly, though he insinuates and leaves nothing to the imagination.

When he was first asked to testify in the Senate, there were a lot of side comments that were not really answers to the questions given to him but were nonetheless interesting. Either he is a good actor judging by the way he tears up during crucial statements and questions, or he is repentant to the wrongdoings he has admitted doing while still in office, and either he is really telling the truth, these things he said as side comments made me listened to him. He may not be as honest as he seems to be because of some of the things he has done for his benefit are brought up. Questioning his reasons for coming out clean with what he knows, though a lot is hearsay, is what everyone is playing upon, just to curtail the issue at hand.

There were some things that Jun Lozada said that touched my heart, especially about the Aetas who didn’t want to sell the guavas because these were for the birds. We were having lunch when I heard that and I just had to excuse myself because my eyes began to sting with tears.

He also said this memorable paragraph when replying to some “small-time” graft practices by a senator who herself is far, very far from perfect and whose statements and stand on issues can be taken out of context depending upon the price agreed upon:

I would admit to that. I would admit in public and to the nation that there are certain things that I did in my life that upon reflection I would lose some respect to myself but all the remaining respect I have in myself, madam, I don’t want to lose. I’d like whatever respect I have in myself to keep it. If I go along with this NBN, I guess I’m going to lose it all. I’m afraid I’m going to lose my soul. Yes, I have to admit to that. Mea culpa

I don’t want to really dwell on the figures he has been talking about as part of the package of since I wouldn’t be able to imagine the enormity of it. I can’t even begin to imagine how much money that would be. They could have two or three lifetimes but they wouldn’t be able to spend all those money. The thing is, they couldn’t even buy Heaven where they can go to to avoid being burned in hell.

Please click here to read the Transcript of Statement made last February 7, 2008 at 2am that made All the President’s Men, Cabinet Secretaries, Key Political figures and Family Members scrambling to put back the broken pieces of the jigsaw puzzle that ought to not have been broken. They are after all, key figures too in a deal gone bad.

MODERATE the GREED.

How can one do this? Greed is like an addiction to some, it is like a rolling snow ball, gathering everything with it as it rolls down the path. Lozada himself admitted and spoke of his having a “permissible zone” and “forbidden zone” when it comes to kickbacks. So what is the norm exactly? 22% commissions for every government transaction. This admission in itself, shows that Mr. Lozada can also be bribed, up to his certain level of comfort or permissible zone.

ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN

I may never be able to get the correct terms when it comes to remembering the names, political terms, Latin-sounding hullabaloo. What caught my attention between wanting to stay at home to listen (yes, listen not watch because we are a cheapskate cable-less home) to the radio to the Senate probe and going to work is the fact that the President’s men were in full attendance. Almost.every.single.one of them, except of course the FG or foremost garapal AKA First Gentleman who is obviously behind the machinations of these events, the puppeteer who strings these people together for his own seemingly invisible and undetectable grand scheme of ruling the world.

Mr. Lozada have talked to so many people about his dilemma and thereby this made him all the more vulnerable to threats. He has gone to so many people, well-connected ones, and told his stories over and over again to these people who know each other and who move in the same political circle, breathing the same filthy air smelling of millions of dollars worth of kickbacks. Of course, it was expected that they would deny what he tells us what they have done and said, even if they look like fools, caught up with their own lies.

Ahh, this saga will surely be in history as one of the most obvious but without evidence case of conspiracy that could make stronger the leadership of this administration if they are able to prove their innocence which is more likely since those who are so-called people who serve are their minions. But this could also be the cause of its downfall. Even then, all the president’s men wouldn’t be able to put “Humpty Dumpty” together again.

10 Things About GreenBucks

Napaboaniya tagged me with this meme: 10 things about GreenBucks.

 

  1. GreenBucks hates inefficiency.
  2. GreenBucks hates turn-around/turnabout in any service department/agencies.
  3. GreenBucks hates people who feel more superior to others.
  4. GreenBucks hates it when people disobey rules and regulations blatantly especially when they are supposed to be in the position to implement these rules.
  5. GreenBucks hates it when a presumption is formed in mind that others should be more vigilant to having common sense.
  6. GreenBucks loves good service with a smile.
  7. GreenBucks loves people who would dare tell the truth even if it means trouble is waiting for them.
  8. GreenBucks loves people who stand by their convictions even if everyone is against them.
  9. GreenBucks loves to take photos.
  10. GreenBucks loves people who work not just for the money to be earned but to give good service.

There, I am done. I would like to tag the following bloggers:

She of MyOwnUtopia,

Mitch of Mitchteryosa,

Rachel of MySoulfulThoughts

Tina of MyGoodFinds.

Plugins, Widgets and Blinkies

I do not spend 100% of my time online writing posts. I read online publication especially current events and magazines. I read blogs. But there is that thing about SOME blogs that are not very appealing to me.

Why?

 

There is just way TOO MANY or TOO MUCH (because I can’t count every one) of these things:

  • blinkies
  • plugins
  • widgets
  • awards
  • video
  • audio
  • kilometric blogroll
  • what-have-yous

Feeds and other forms of subscriptions to the blog are ok with me. Archives and post categories can be compressed or maybe not, because these are the blog’s own records. Links or blogroll can be put in a separate page. As much as possible, do not put too many or is it too much blinkies, plugins, widgets, video, audio, whatever seem nice to the eyes but not really necessary. Not only does it make the blog looked cluttered, it doesnt look good to have a kilometric page when the permalink is just a two-three inches long.

My suggestion? Have these in separate pages. We do not need to see every badge, every award, every blinky, every plugin, every video, every photo posted in Flicker, even every book in an online bookshelf that the blog owner has, on the main blog’s page itself.

Am I just too criticizing?

Philippine Banks – PayPal

New! Withdraw Your Funds to Your Philippine Bank Account

 

Now you can add your Philippine bank account to your PayPal account, so you can withdraw your money directly to your bank. It saves you time and gives you faster access to your PayPal funds!

Plus, there is no charge to withdrawal amounts over PHP 7000*. So go ahead and add your bank account today!

That is the message I got from PayPal yesterday though I have read this in my PayPal account last Sunday. I am sure everybody from the Philippines got this message too. Hooray!

There is this teeny tiny bit of information one needs to know: there is PhP250.00 return charge if incorrect information is given. Still, this is good news. So call you local banks now and get it’s code and make that transfer from your PayPal account directly to your local bank. It is VERY important to get the codes right. Most Philippine banks, or at least those who will answer your queries will give you blank answers because they have no idea about what PayPal is or the PayPal Philippines Bank Codes are. There is a list of bank codes from the major banks in the Philippines from ebay.ph. If in doubt, call your local bank and ask them to be sure.

Below is a list of the Philippine banks code from ebay.ph:

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