Techie Me

Well, what's new. We again were permitted to go home four hours after we came in for work. This has been a routine for us for the last two weeks. Though I'm happy that I would go home early (again), I also feel sad because this means around seven hundred pesos being deducted on my salary this 15th of February. Good thing, our Sick Leave Conversion and our Quality Productivity Bonus would also be given that day. Maybe it won't hurt our budget that much.

I've spent the whole day searching for a way to have my APAD work on Smart Bro USB dongle. My friend Rhoda who bought the APAD from me said that she was not successful in configuring the device. I felt obligated to help her out with it, now that she still hasn't paid it yet. I'm afraid she might end up giving the gadget back to me and if that would happen, my budget for the month won't be sufficient for the next two weeks. Good thing, I was able to set it up correctly and was able to browse the net with my globe tattoo. I told her that she can buy the globe tattoo dongle from me for P500 and she can just pay it to me next payday. 

I'm kinda proud of my technical skills. With the help of google and other online forums...I was able to search for the 3g setting of my apad. I've learned that not all USB dongles can work on APAD. Like for Smart Bro, those dongles which is not HUAWEI may not work. Unfortunately, the smart bro usb dongle of my friend is manufactured by ZTE, that's the reason why it cant be configured with APAD. Only HUAWEI types does have a driver for androids currently. Good thing, my Globe Tattoo is HUAWEI type model: e1552. Those newer Globe Tattoo users they say, working on model e1553 and higher is also having difficulty setting up their APAD. There are actually a limited articles regarding how to configure APAD for SMART BRO and GLOBE TATTOO connection but I'll give you a step by step instruction on how to set that up.

SETTING UP APAD FOR GLOBE TATTOO USB STICK:

1) Connect USB stick to your APAD

2) Click on the 3G Icon

3) select the following configuration

- WMCDA HUAWEI E220, E230, E6199, E160X, E1750

(if you can't see this option, chose the one with HUAWEI)

4) fill out the following portions:

NAME:  anything you want to call this connection eg. GLOBE TATTOO

PHONE: *99***1#

APN: http.globe.com.ph

(leave other fields blank)

5) click connect, once connected you should be able to see a 3G icon on the status bar 

6) pull up your browser, you should now be redirected to your homepage

SETTING UP APAD FOR SMART BRO USB STICK:

-use same procedure above (from 1-3)

4) fill out the following portions:

NAME: anything you want to call this connection eg. SMART BRO

PHONE: *99#

APN: internet

(leave other fields blank)

5) click connect, once connected you should be able to see a 3G icon on the status bar 

6) pull up your browser, you should now be redirected to your homepage

hope this helps! God bless everyone! 

Cable Ready

We were supposed to go jogging today but for some reasons, I wasn't able to sleep from 12:30 am onwards. Hubby is complaining because I keep on waking him up, haha. I just don't like to feeling of being  awake in the middle of the night alone, maybe I should already stop watching horron movies. Well, since my hubby is so patient, he just gave in and turned on the DVD player. We saw the movie "True Grit" by Matt Damon and it's just a so-so movie. I really don't find it worthy to watch because the story just evolves around a girls perseverance to give justice to his father's death. There are a lot of dialogues but that didn't made me sleepy either. Well, I slept at around 4 am and woke up at 11:30 already. Nothing much to do but to watch tv and cook for our lunch. We had "ginataang crablets" for lunch. Hubby already cooked the brown rice, he mixed half of white rice into it so I could identify the taste and see if I can tolerate it. So far, so good. Eating brown rice isn't that bad. 

our hearty lunch, ginataang alimasag

Watched Eat Bulaga and the tagalog version of 300 at TV5. Slept at around 4:30 pm and woke up for my shift at around 6:45pm. I knew we would be permitted to go home early today and I'm right, at around 12mn they already blasted our names. What?! I'm really half hearted about it. I stayed till 1AM but my bus companion Jaja was not permitted to go on VGH this early so I need to go home alone this time. At 1AM, I left the office and met hubby at Munoz. I was surprised to know that our landlord already installed our cable tv today! Yahoo! I was so happy! I was so excited that I don't want to sleep and watch as many programs I could watch this time of the day. 

waching National Geographic at 3 am

 My hubby was so exhausted because he came from my father's house to give him his monthly allowance...but  doesn't have the heart to leave me alone in our living room.

hubby sleeping at the couch

Happy Days are here again...I hope it would never end...

One Happy Day

Waaah! I missed my entry for January 28, Friday...huhu. I guess it's because I was so happy I forgot to go online. Well, I made it a point that I would be happy that day since I've been sad for the last couple of days, maybe because of lack of budget. But since my sister already sent us our monthly allowance, my happy mood is back. Hmmm.. I can clearly recall what happened that day. Well, I slept the whole day yesterday so I have been fully recharged. I took a bath earlier than usual as we planned to go to the mall after "Face to Face", the first and only talakserye on air.LOL. I became a fan of Gerry Springer and since their format is the same, it's easy to like the program. The topic at that time was about a guy who is having an affair with multiple homosexuals without the knowledge of his wife. Oh my, I felt bad for the girl. I might not be able to take it if that same thing happened to me, I would just simply let the guy go...but the girl still wants her husband back only if he promised to change. Maybe she really loves the guy but for me, a guy like that, a guy who repeatedly lies should not be trusted anymore.

Anyways, right after Face to Face, me and hubby went to Trinoma to buy a shirt and a leggings that I would use for the office. You don't know how much joy I felt when I was able to buy stuff for myself. Furthermore, I was able to see my salary and it's more than I've expected. Thank You Lord for all of this blessings. You never leave me...not even once....When I thought it's the end of my rope, you are always there to lead me to the light.. After I bought something for myself, we bought 5 kilos of brown rice. I have decided to have my diet started today. My friend GK said that he is now into brown rice and he had lost a total of 10 lbs already in just three weeks. I hope I can also do it and I hope I can also have the discipline GK has. Ate at Landmark foodcourt and ordered our favorite Wendys hamburgers.

Went straight to Waltermart after that to have the rest of our groceries. We've bought a whole two weeks grocery and promised to settle for whatever it is in the refrigerator and will only cook whatever is available. I hope we could save some money enough for us to buy a house of our own. I claim it in Jesus name amen. Bought vegetables and fruits in the nearby Munoz Market because it's cheaper and went back to Waltermart and window shop. I've seen a cute computer chair which only costs P1,000 - and what's nice about it is it can support my back. I've been having backaches maybe because of  I've been working on my blogs for a long time. I wanted to buy it that time but since we already have so many stuff to carry, I've decided to just go back for it tomorrow. Went home with a big smile on my face. Thank you for this day Lord.  Here's  the highlight of my day...

our payday groceries

Happy Again

Yes you read it right! My happy mood is back again! Maybe it's because my sister already sent out our monthly budget last night! I knew it, this mood is influence by lack of physical activity and lack of sunshine because I don't have money to go to the mall and buy stuff I want to have. I have practically zero balance on my wallet during those times so it's so hard for me to go to places I want to go to. It seems like I just wan to stay at home than to go elsewhere without being able to buy or eat something. Yey, no more lonely nights! Sister sent P13, 780 - P6k for mom, P6k for our house rent and the extra P1,780 for our monthly bonding with mom. I love my sister, though I already informed her that it is just okey if she'll just gonna pay half of the rent this month forth onwards, she still gave the full amount. Sister is working in Singapore as a nurse and she is the one paying for our house rent ever since. It's been more than two years now. Phew! God bless her Lord always.

Well, the shift went well. Our shift today is 11 pm to 8 am, the que is sporadic though but VGH never failed us as we were permitted to go home at around 6am, Thank you Lord! Went home straight and slept the whole day, as in practically the whole day...from 8 am to 6pm haha!10hours straight! I woke up at around 1 PM for lunch but slept an hour after that. A very lazy me! Woke up at 6 PM, just in time for the news. We decided to just go malling tomorrow instead of today due to lack of time. It's fine, what's good is that I don't feel low anymore. You are my Jehovah Jireh Lord, you are my provider and I cant remember any single instance that you left me with nothing. This blessing that you've given me is just in time. I love you Lord.

How Can I Resist You...VGH?

‎"i need to resist your charm tonight VGH..." - this is my status yesterday at facebook because I am trying to internalize my conviction of not signing up for VGH, but I failed. Huhuhu. I cant resist it's charm. Well, good thing I was able to have at least 4 hours of work today, they blasted our name at around 1am. Well, I still feel sad. I asked Jojo to fetch me since I really want to eat out and also, we accompanied Melai for lunch. I promised her that i will not sign up for VGH but since I have so little willpower. I hope I can have the strength and the courage to finish my shift tonight and I pray that I can have the same discipline Melai has. Anyways, I've been experiencing this manic depression, Ice said maybe it's because of lack of physical activity or lack of sunshine which is partly true. For the past two weeks, I really wasn't able to go out. Most likely because of our limited budget. Last payday was one of the worst, I've got a salary which is P300 short of what I expected. Hayz. That's the reason why I can't go out especially that my hubby still doesn't have any job right now. Anyways, my hubby and I wasn't able to find any open food stall or carinderia within Ortigas or Cubao area so we decided to just find one at Munoz and we've found a small lugawan. Haha! So kaka. Anyways, we ordered 2 special lugaw, one order of tokwa and 12 oz coke. All only for P69! In fairness, I was kind'a relieved and felt happy even for a short period of time. Went home and just read some back issues of K Magazine, it helped me to forget for a while my sadness. Thank You Lord, to you be the glory forever.

Another Routine

We were again permitted to go home three hours after we logged in. I only had two calls would you believe? This routine should be stopped. Though I feel happy that we'll gonna go home early, I'm kinda hesitant as well because it means another 5 hours will be deducted on my salary this payday. Hayz, I need money now that Jojo will soon attend his Basic Safety Course Training which is necessary for his Seaman application. Well, I hope that routine would stop tonight. Please help me resist the temptation. Anyways, my teammates went to Jayjay's Bar in Metrowalk. I didn't join them because my hubby forgot to leave me our ATM so I only had P18 in my wallet...just enough for my fare from Ortigas to Munoz. Though Marge, one of my teammates said that she will use her credit card for now and well just gonna pay her on payday...I still feel inadequate having very limited budget. Went home with Jaja and Macky riding an aircon bus. My hubby fetched me at Munoz at around 1AM and we decided to enjoy the night. Bought some comfort food at the nearby 7-11. Watched Dalaw but I really didn't enjoy the movie, it's so corny. I wonder why so many people watched it in the theater. Shai, a former collegue, informed me that it will be her final interview tomorrow for a position she applied for in our former officemate's company. Well, good luck to her. I would never recommend being under that manager...she didn't know how to handle her employees well that is why so many people are not comfortable with her. I won't dig deep in this crap. Past is past...if I continue to talk or even think about that, it might open old wounds. As far as I know, I'm very happy now. I'm contented with what I have but still hopeful for a brighter tomorrow. Thank you Lord for this day again.

Perfect Combination

It's Sunday today! Yey! I'm quite excited for this day because it means we'll only have a half day shift in the office. It's been an internal joke with the team because during Sundays, the volume of calls are really very low. The company offers VGH (Voluntary Go Home) to agents who wants to go home without finishing their 8 hour shift. As usual, most of my teammates signed up, including me. We were permitted to go home at around 11:45, exactly two hours and 45 minutes since we logged in, yahoo! We've also learned that the company gave us an incentive because of our team stats - a box of yellow cab pizza! This is a day full of blessings. I knew we'll be permitted to go home early today that's why I just slept for 2 hours earlier. Jojo fetched me at Munoz as he stayed in his parents house while waiting for me. Went home at exactly 1:30 am, cant sleep. I've realized that it is my bestfriend Divina's birthday today, January 23. I've reminisced about our friendship. I know wherever she is right now, she is extremely happy with our creator. I will post more about my bestfriend's birthday on my other blog (just click on the link).

here's the highlight of my day, a pizza treat for the team:

a pizza treat from the company

Daily Blogging

Hi everyone! I started another blog...a blog that would be updated daily. Haha, I wish! Buy yeah, I intend to keep a daily note of what's going on with my life through this blog. I know I already have so many personal blogs but I want to make sure that this blog would be updated religiously. I would like save this blog so I could reminisce on it and save precious memories. I hope I'' be able to show my readers what it is on my life that is worth living... I hope to reach out to other people so they could be blessed with my life... I want to show my true self, without any pretensions and fear of being judged. This is my blog...this is my life...welcome...