Valentine's Day Surprise

February 13, 2012 4:34pm

While reading a book (JG’s Life), I got a call (from other network) which I usually answer if it will last 3seconds. (assuming it’s an important call).


Sorry for my grammar,I’m not good in narrating a story, samot not good in phone conversation.. but hopefully masabtan ra. Shortcut ra ni nako but our conversation lasted for almost 10mins.


Me: hello
Girl: hello, good afternoon, is this mr. elmer diola? (very nice and angelic voice)
Me: yes, good aftertoon… who’s on the line please?
Girl: this is ms. Angela blah blah.… of Astoria plaza hotel, ortigas, manila. I called you to inform that you’re   one of lucky person to have valentine dinner for two for free!
Me: answer me please where did you get my number? (mind boggling, I never stay in a hotel for the past 5 years..)

Girl: actually one of our guests which requested not to be named had chose you, just to surprise you and your partner this valentine’s day. He said that you’re an i.t expert…Blah.. blah..blah…
Me: (huh.. expert? Uh-ohh…wow surprising, who’s that generous man) did you know, I’m in cebu city.
Girl: don’t worry sir, you don’t need to come here in manila, are you familiar with cebu city sports club?
Me: yes

Girl: are you married sir?
Me: Yes
Girl: well that’s good please bring your wife and kids sir to complete your dinner date and blah.. blahhh..blah.. very nice words..
Me: ok, but our kid is in her tummy..(laughing….)
Girl: wow congrats in advance sir, please bring your wife. don’t worry about the expenses it all for free, you don’t need to cash out. . Can I ask the name of your wife sir and her occupation and the company name?
Me: (hmmm.. my instinct started to function… if this is a free treat, why could she ask my partner’s occupation…but anyway I answered her religiously who knows that it’s really required) Sure ma’am I will bring her, her name is gerralyn diola and working as supervisor in kmbi).
Girl: ok sir got it, please don’t forget to wear formal attire and bring a valid ID.
Me: (wow.. is it really a very nice dinner date?) ok mam sure.
Girl: sir, the dinner will start at 6:30pm to 8:00pm but much better if you come early. Just look for mr. ivan blah.. blah.. you never feel bored their because they have presentations. but anyway I will text you the complete details right after we talk.
Me: is it ok to bring other person just in case my wife is not available?
Girl: yes sure sir, you can because your free dinner is good for 2.
Me: (very interesting offer, but my instinct says what’s the catch? after the dinner?) wow good, I can bring my friend if ever my wife is not available. So what’s the other event after the dinner?
Girl: aside from your free dinner you will be rewarded with gift certificate right after the presentation. It’s good only for 6 months, you can redeem it here in local hotels and international hotels if you want to stay in Thailand, hongkong, Singapore, Las vegas, bohol, palawan, manila and blah.. blah.. blahh.. blah… all you need is to book your plane ticket. You must come to the dinner tomorrow sir to claim your free dinner and gift certificate and they will also give you instructions.
Me: (another wow…my sponsor is so generous, I want to thank this anonymous person through my facebook status) Ok ma’am that’s sounds interesting. Sure we we’ll go there tomorrow.
Girl: Ok sir, I will text you the details later and congratulations. Happy valentines day to you and to your wife. Good afternoon and once again congratulations.
Me: ok mam.. bye..bye..
End

Right after our conversation (excited much)
1. I started to think and say thank you for the generous anonymous person. First ever happen in my life, not even one sponsored for our honeymoon last year hehehe joke.
2. I will redeem the free 3D/2N stay in their hotel in manila, good timing for the upcoming convention on June.
3. I will surprise my wife, I will bring her to city sports club for the dinner.
4. Express my gratitude to anonymous person through my facebook.

My instinct says.
1. why it took so long to inform about the free dinner and gift certificate?
2. make a research on the internet about the said hotel
funny (I typed it as “astorya hotel” mr. google said it’s “astoria plaza”
well, they have actually two sites
a. http://www.astoriaplaza.com/ – well, just a so-so.. site
b. http://www.astoriaplazasuites.com/ – actually it’s dead
3. check the hotel’s background – well it’s reputable.. of course they reveal only the good side
4. check about their promo – whoaaahh.. I never found about the promo. The dinner buffet and gift certificate.

My instinct says.
See? So, you know what to do next.
Me: Thank you so much instinct. Now I know.

So I landed to this pages:
http://www.pandepanda.com/2008/04/astoria-bogus-raffle-winner.html
http://mmdc7.blogspot.com/2011/05/club-astoria-holiday-ownership-promo.html#ixzz1PJPdeMCW
http://jeremyhk.i.ph/blogs/jeremyhk/2008/10/30/club-astoria-scam/


Happy Valentines Day to All. Hope that Al iZZ Well.

Please advise your friend if they receive the same caller, be always alert and vigilant. They are now back targeting Cebu City. If only I am free tonight I will eat and listen their presentation and then get the gift cert, that’s all coz I already know what will happen next. But it’s not my attitude.

Just this afternoon February 14, 2012 01:50pm - my phone rang with the same person, i never pick it up. Ask me why? No need to answer.

It’s all up to you, if you come or not.

Lesson Learned: Just follow my instinct.

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Inspiring Story About Investing

This story will inspire you, if you really want to make a difference.

INVEST

One day, a man got lost walking in the desert.
The next day, he was still lost.
After two days under the scorching sun, he was dying of thirst.


All of a sudden, he saw a little wooden shed.
He ran to it, thinking of only one thing ---water!
When he arrived there, he saw an old, rusty water pump sticking up from the ground. He gripped the handle and began pumping like a mad man.


But nothing came out.
Disappointed, he stepped back to figure out how to make it work.


Looking around, he saw a jug covered with dust.
When he grabbed it, he saw a piece of paper stuck on it. The message read, "Open this jug and you'll find water.
Don't drink it. Pour it instead into the pump. Then you'll have all the water you want."


He popped the cork.
True enough, the jug was filled with water. Pure, thirst-quenching water.


Now imagine you're that thirsty man.
For two whole days, you haven't drunk water. Your mouth is so dry, your tongue is sticking to the roof of your mouth. You're literally dying of thirst. And you're now holding a jug full of water. But the message says that you should throw it away!


For a moment, your heart is torn.
What if the message was a joke? A cruel prank? What if you poured the water into that rusty pump and nothing happened?


But the man in our story chose to take the risk.
He closed his eyes, took a deep breath and poured the water.
He held the handle and pumped like crazy.
A few seconds later, torrents of water gushed out. Indeed, he had more water than he could ever need!


He drank to his heart's content. He also found water containers to bring with him in his journey and filled them to the brim.
But before leaving the place, he refilled the dusty jug with water.


And underneath the sign attached to it, he scribbled, "I tried it. Believe me, it works."

YOU HAVE A CHOICE:

DRINK NOW or DRINK FOREVER

This is a great picture of why people are poor.
The money that you hold now, no matter how small, is like that jug of water. And you always have a choice: you can drink now or you can drink forever. You can have money now or have money forever.


How? By investing.
A lot of people don't invest.
They spend whatever they have.
I've met people who earn P10,000 or 50,000 or 500,000 a month ---and they spend everything. (Yes, I've met a lot of high-income but poor people!).
That's why their money pump remains dry. And they'll remain poor forever. It really doesn't matter how much people earn. What matters is how much they invest.


Investment is crazy decision.
It's a crazy as pouring that last jug of water into the pump.


Friend, you have money now.
It may be small but you have it.
And you're standing in front of a money pump.
Actually, you have three money pumps:
*Business: traditional, franchise, networking, etc.
*Property: rental property, buy and sell, etc.
*Paper: bonds, mutual funds, stock market, etc.


But today, I'd like to focus on the "paper" money pump.
Not everyone can start a business right away.
Not everyone can buy a property right away.
But almost everyone can invest in paper assets.
Friend, you have a choice.
Will you simply consume your little money?
Or will you pour it into the money pump? -- so that it produces more money for you?


I call this sowing in times of famine.


Excerpt from the Book
"How to Prosper" by BO SANCHEZ

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Cebu-Negros hits 6.8 Magnitude Earthquake

It's not a good start for the month of the hearts, it's pretty bloody disaster happened here in Visayas region. It was 11:41a.m when the earthquake strikes. I am online at that time, I noticed that the speakers are shaking, first I thought it was ok but seconds after the house started to sway so I opened the door and ready to run to the open ground if worst things comes and thanks God it took only 10-15seconds.

If the tremors lasted for about 1 minute I don't think the damages and the count of casualties. I'm also worried for the tsunami since the memories on the worst Japan's disaster last year is still fresh on my mind. I turned on the TV and it's on the news, opening the facebook is much more updated since the prioritized segment on that day is the bullshit fu^king impeachment trial on CJ Corona which is nonsense and eats a lot of time and money. The calm begun when the USGS, Phivolcs and DOST issued that the epicenter is in between the Cebu and Negros Island. Thanks God for the impossible tsunamis happened here in Cebu and Lapu-Lapu City.

So far in Cebu City, no major destruction aside from cracked walls on E-Mall and SM City. For now I'm worried about the reported landslide in Negros Oriental, particularly in Guihulngan. Let's Pray for them. More updates will be posted here.

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Happy New Year, Welcome 2012!

First of all, thanks God for the great and wonderful blessings that you gave throughout the year. Thank you so much for the good health and hopefully you'll guide us for the year 2012. Please give us strength as we welcome our little angel (March 2012) and also please help me on my new career and please enlighten those persons who are in doubt.

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I am working full time on homebased, so my Health Card issued by my previous employer turned to TRASH! coz it's only effective during my working period in the company. So I realized that the first thing to considered is our health, it's the common mistakes of people working online coz they forgot to get insured themselves. They don't realized what will happen when they got SICK. Since Kaiser Health Card is with me, I have the confidence and feel comfortable with it. Their concept is very easy to understand and beneficial to its clients. Since I am a satisfied client of this Healthcare Company, therefore I will share it to the blogosphere. Please refer to the highlights and benefits they offered:

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What's with world? When you introduce new ideas, share the knowledge but why do some people will ignore and don't accept it? In fact, they will contradict and bark everywhere for example the re-routing scheme to minimize traffic on that certain area. Remember this is good for the people in general but you cannot expect all the commuters to agree. But later on they started to keep silent and appreciate.

Yesterday, I shared my knowledge on one of my friends on how to manage his wealth and where to invest since I know a lot on this field since I am a registered broker and financial adviser and also a crusader on how to end up poverty on our generation. Our conversation goes like this, he's planning to invest his money and I asked him on what kind of business and he answered, I will have to think about it. So, since we're friends in college years, I want to help and assist him and of course it's free but he answered. "Anyway thanks, but I have to explore for myself." Is it really hard to believe an advise from your friend?

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Plan your 2012 Vacations - 6 Long Weekends

Got vacation plans next year? Maybe you can schedule them around the 6 long weekends for 2012 based on the official list of regular holidays and special (non-working) days from Malacañang.


The first long weekend will be on January 21-23 after Malacañang declared January 23, Chinese New Year, a special non-working day.


The next long weekend will be during Holy Week, lasting 5 days from April 5-9.


April 5 (Holy Thursday) and 6 (Good Friday) are regular holidays. These are followed by a weekend, April 7-8, while April 9 (Araw ng Kagitingan) is also a holiday.

The next long weekend will be on August 25-27. August 27, National Heroes' Day, is a regular holiday.


There is a four-day weekend at the start of November after Malacañang declared November 1 (All Saints' Day) and November 2 (All Souls' Day) as special non-working days.


At the end of November, there will be another long weekend after Bonifacio Day, November 30, was declared a regular holiday. November 30 falls on a Friday.


Finally, the last long weekend for next year will be on December 29-31, with December 31 a non-working day.


There are 4 holidays that fall on a Tuesday: May 1 (Labor Day), June 12 (Independence Day), August 21 (Ninoy Aquino Day) and December 25 (Christmas).


Proclamation No. 295 also states that Malacañang will declare holidays for the observance of Eid'l Fitr and Eidul Adha after the approximate dates of the Islamic holidays have been determined in accordance with the Islamic calendar or the lunar calendar.


Eid'l Fitr is expected to be on or around August 19, 2012 (Sunday) while Eidul Adha will fall on or around October 26, 2012 (Friday).


Source:  http://www.abs-cbnnews.com 

Regular Holidays for 2012

New Year’s Day	January 1 (Sunday)
Maundy Thursday	April 5
Good Friday	April 6
Araw ng Kagitingan	April 9 (Monday)3
Labor Day	May 1 (Tuesday)
Independence Day	June 12 (Tuesday)
National Heroes Day	August 27 (Last Monday of August)
Bonifacio Day	November 30 (Friday)
Christmas Day	December 25 (Tuesday
Rizal Day	December 30 (Sunday)

Special (Non-Working) Days

Chinese New Year	January 23 (Monday)
Ninoy Aquino Day	August 21 (Tuesday)
All Saints Day	November 1 (Thursday)
Additional special (non-working) day	November 2 (Friday)
Last Day of the Year	December 31 (Monday)

Special Holiday (for all schools) 

EDSA Revolution Anniversary

February 25 (Saturday)

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