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How to Spot a Scam

Posted on January 24, 2011 by greenbucks| 1 Comment

Scams are there, lurking in every corner, waiting for the next victim to prey on.

High unemployment rates and in this country’s state, (extreme) poverty, one would think scams don’t exist.

Well, bad news, they do. Scammers tell the poor rural folks and everyone that seem to fall easily as victims that they are needed as household help supervisor or drivers or machine operators or high-speed sewers (of all kinds of clothes, maybe even sferra linens, baby clothes, etc) in so and so countries. They sell their possessions which include the carabao that is the sole help in the farm they till.

Worse news, no jobs exist and they have been scammed.

So how can you spot a scam?

  1. The offers are too good to be true. 12-25% interest for your monetary investment? Come on.
  2. Unsolicited email, text messages, phone calls, and mail. Yes, when you feel these are fishy, these probably are fishy.
  3. Money to be paid upfront? No thanks.
  4. So when you asked how the money will be earned which will enable you to earn a profit and you get blank stares? Forget it.
  5. Secret knowledge and secret deals is highly suspect and would probably remain as such: secret.
  6. If you ask yourself: “Why have they chosen me?” and can’t find the answer? You probably won’t.

Little effort for huge profit = SCAM. Have you ever wondered why SCAM is almost the same as SCUM?

You have been warned.

LOL.

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Bukas Ba Ang Iyong Puso Ngayong Pasko?

Posted on December 1, 2010 by greenbucks| 8 Comments

Kahit saan ka tumingin sa panahong ito, puro ilaw ng Krismas tree, parol at mga makukulay na palamuti ang iyong makikita. Sa mga pamilihan, naglalakihang SALE! ang iyong nakikita. Hindi nga ba’t ang Pasko ay panahon ng kasaganaan para sa karamihan ng mga tao?

Malamig na din ang simoy ng hangin.

Bagama’t ma-trapik na, ramdam mo na ang mga tao ay naging mas masayahin.

Sige na nga, sasabihin ko na din, sa mga sumasakay ng taksi katulad ko, ramdam na din ang mga mapagsamantalang mga driver, hmph.

Christmas tree

Sa likod ng mga ngiti at halakhak, tunay man o may halong kaplastikan, sa bawat pagsubo ng masarap ng pagkaing inihanda para sa mga pagsasalo-salo, at sa bawat pagbukas ng pitaka upang mamili ng kung ano ang maiman na bilhin para sa sarili o sa iba, bukas ba ang ating mga puso sa mga taong salat sa tila ba karangyaan at sobra-sobrang “biyayang” hatid ng Pasko?

Sana nga, merong mga taong bukas ang kanilang puso (at pitaka) sa mga taong nangangailangan, lalo na yung mga nakatira sa kanayunan. Alam ko maraming magagalit sa akin sa sasabihin ko, sa aking palagay, oo nga’t mabuting binibigyan ng ligaya ang mga batang paslit na iniwan sa mga ampunan tuwing Pasko, pero sana naman, pagtuunan din ng pansin ang mga nandun sa liblib ng lugar.

Sila ay salat din sa mga biyaya ng Pasko mula sa mga taong may malinis at bukas na puso.

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Blog with Passion

Posted on October 17, 2010 by greenbucks| 12 Comments

During the Wordcamp Philippines 2010, I attended a talk on “Blogging with Passion“.

I have been blogging for several years now and I admit there are times when the passion to write wanes. It is as if I just write to meet deadlines for online tasks and not write about what is “in my heart and in my mind”.

So how does one blog with passion?

The answer is simple: LIVE A PASSIONATE LIFE.

How? By doing the things you love and by sharing these with others so that they may learn a thing or two. If one lives his/her life with passion, it shows in how well they communicate their experiences. I know, because I write with a passion to share my experiences too.

Bloggers are receiving a lot of flak these days because of some issues regarding some offline activities that have significance with their online contents. Ok, this is about those who managed to have themselves invited to events they would not have otherwise been invited in the first place. Read more »

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Mindanao Avenue Going to NLEX

Posted on October 7, 2010 by greenbucks| 4 Comments

Heto na ang Mindanao Avenue, isang pampublikong daan, papuntang NLEX. Bagong bukas lang yang daan nung kuhanan ng larawan na yan. Dito dumadaan ang mga sasakyan palabas ng Quezon City papuntang NLEX. Nai-blag ko na din ito sa Litratong Pinoy habang ginagawa at nung halos kumpleto na.

Mindanao Avenue

Maluwag at maaliwalas ang daang ito pero may ibang problema. Kapag gabi, hindi ito maluwag dahil yung mga papunta sa bayan ng Novaliches sa bandang kanan at taas nito, sinasakop ang mga lane na dadaan sa ilalim kaya ma-traffic tuloy.Mula nang ito ay mabuksan, naging ma-traffic na sa amin, isama na rin na naging mas polluted ang hangin.

Alam nyo ba, ilang araw pagkatapos ito buksas, merong mga nagvandal sa mapuputi nitong “walls” ng itim na spray paint. Nakakapanlumo kasi ang ganda na sana pero merong mga mapangit na loob na sinisira ang mga proyektong galing sa kaban ng bayan at para sa publiko.

Buti na lang pininturahan agad kaya natakpan. Sana di na maulit ito gawin.

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Practical Courses

Posted on June 19, 2010 by greenbucks| Leave a comment

I wrote about Eric Duquette in my teacher blog. I admit, I cried a bit when I watched the video. Who wouldn’t be crying, his journey has been amazing? With the kind of educational system and support (or lack of) we have in this country regarding the public school system, it is heartwarming when we read about students who excel despite the odds. In Eric Duquette’s case, he was diagnosed with autism.

I was saddened with the news last night when I learned that one institution that gives free short courses to mostly out of school youth have their budget slashed. How can this institution help the students who want to learn basic skills like bar tending, sewing clothes, care giver courses and medical transcription courses. I know more than two million students in our country take this path to enable them to land jobs that will later on, hopefully, help them go to nursing and medical assisting schools, and other institutions where they can earn higher academic achievements.

Most of them dream of going and working overseas to earn green bucks. Who else but the government should help them achieve their dreams because in the end, it is the government who will benefit from the remittances that they will send back.

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