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Laptop Upgrade
My wife has been working with a 3 year old Gateway Laptop. Although it has been solid and has not needed any repairs since we got it, it is already getting slow. We are thinking of either adding a laptop memory, or getting a new one altogether. I’ve just recently purchased a good desktop for myself so I know how convenient a better PC is. This will probably have to wait until next year though, so I’ll try to troubleshoot and do some software cleanup on the laptop for now. Much has changed since we first got the laptop, newer laptops are slicker and more powerful, but I can’t say the same about quality, so I’ll do my homework before I go and buy my wife a new one.
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PLDT MyDSL first impression
As if our recent car problems were not enough, we were also confronted with internet problems. We are currently using PLDT myDSL and I have to say – it is the SLOWEST internet ever, and to think we are currently at 1Mbps connection! Our SmartBro connection in Cainta was way better, and did not give me any problems at all! The internet connection is so slow I can’t even watch a decent Youtube video! The phone line is also bad, I can barely hear the person on the other line. So I called technical support and it took me 30 minutes of waiting before I got to reach a tech which did not know what to do. To add insult to injury, I went to a PLDT business office yesterday and guess what, I waited for almost 3 hours just to change the name of the account to mine. Paying for something that I don’t get really ticks me off, it’s like an electric fireplace insert in my head – heating me up! Still, I’m going to give PLDT a chance – since we just moved and this phone number has been with our family for decades. But I won’t hesitate to have this line cut if the problem will persist this month.
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Safe Parking
Like our previous apartment, the house we moved in doesn’t have it’s own parking area. Oh, we have a garage but we can’t park the car there unless we’re prepared to bring down the whole fence and construct a new one. That we’re not prepared to do at this point. Good thing our neighbor offered us a parking area for a minimal monthly fee. The area has it’s own gate so I can be rest assured that our car will be safe. I noticed some trucks with cool truck grills parking in the same area too and that makes me more confident that since other owners trust that the parking area is safe I can sleep soundly at night knowing something won’t happen to our car while we sleep. Just to be absolutely safe, I also put a steering wheel to lock the steering wheel in place. I know the amount we pay is going to be an added expense but it pays to be safe than sorry in the future.
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Kuya Z
In anticipation of our coming baby, we have been carefully preparing our soon to be Kuya, Z. Preparing him for the coming baby is just as important as mom J taking her prenatal vitamins. At first Z feels that we are just joking, but lately he is beginning to understand and is getting as excited as we are about the prospect of having a younger baby sibling. My wife’s belly does not show much yet but it is getting bigger and Z is taking note of it. We can’t wait to see how Z will take care of his little sibling – I am sure they will get along just fine.
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Busy month
This has been a very busy month for me and my family. It all started when we moved to our new home. Since the new home is technically old, a lot of things need to be repaired or replaced so with the help of my uncles and some friends, we crawled our way into fixing a lot of things. One sacrifice though was that we had to turn down a friend’s wedding because it coincided with our moving out day. To think we even had invitations! Anyway I’m sure they will understand, specially now that they will be starting their own family – I’m pretty sure that soon they will get it. The responsibilities and duties that come with maintaining a family and a home.
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Car problems – Abnormal Tire Wear
Since we moved to our new home, we have been spending a considerable amount of cash and time on the house. If I had a stash of bullion, it woudn’t be a big deal but it really is a pain to be confronted with a different type of problem – a car problem! I was bringing my car to work everyday and was happy cause it really cut my travel time by a lot. What I didn’t know was that trouble has been brewing – and the first of a continuing series of problems has begun. I noticed a highly unusual tire wear, the inner sides of my two front tires were badly worn out, the repairman was surprised it didn’t blow up yet! I quickly changed the front wheels. Ofcourse the problems and expenses did not end there – I found out that the cause of this abnormal tire wear was improper wheel alignment. So off I went to have the wheels aligned… but I had no idea that more problems were waiting for me and my blue friend.
(To be continued)
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Lola
Last week our beloved lola was sick and was hospitalized. At first we were all worried and a lot of my cousins and aunts came by to show their love and support for our lola. We all prayed for her healing and her quick recovery. Thank God that the doctors did not find anything wrong with her, they did a lot of tests, even CT Scan, but found nothing! I’m glad it was nothing serious, nothing that needs specialized treatments like Mesothelioma treatment. It turned out that our lola was simply feeling sad because she recently moved to a new home with our family. She was missing her friends and was getting bored. We just visited her last weekend and she’s recovering really well.
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Good morning sunshine!
After more than a year of working the night shift – I’m finally back to saying hello to the sunshine. Nothing really beats working the day shift! It’s like being alive all over again. I still go to work to early to be stuck with the rush hour but at least I can see the daytime working citizens when I go home in the afternoon. Usually I get 4 and am happy with 6 hours of sleep, but now I get to sleep soundly for even 8 hours. I even considered getting some natural sleeping pills, good thing it’s now in the past. Another plus is I get to do more of my extra curicular activities in the afternoon and early evening. And lastly I get to enjoy my restdays better because everyone sleeps and wakes up as I do, albeit not as early as I do, but still the same. Now I just have to focus on getting back in shape… Thank you Lord!
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