Cha la Head Cha la

Is something wrong with me? I feel tears almost falling everytime I sing along with this Cha La Head Cha La video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmkMzAAfSvY

Oh Music

Came across this download of a certain Asian movie's soundtrack. It's got ten songs inside a compressed file of around 45+ mb. I was amazed by how that out of the blue download got me a collection of really good sounding songs. And they're in some Asian language!

Of course I don't know any other Asian language other than what I learned from living in the Philippnes, those melodious songs though took me some time to let go of them from my playlist. The lyrics sounded like random pairings of vowels and consonants but the tunes were really catchy and hard to get over with. They most probably were love songs. Well, good thing there's language barrier to keep me off stereotypical cheesy or corny lines and phrases.

I think I'm one of those who would mercilessly bash lyrics but for me, a beautiful melody always saves a song. I remember liking the song Tu Y Yo from over a decade ago. I knew it was from some Mexican telenovela and for someone my age (back then) it wasn't cool listening to a telenovela song. I didn't understand the words so I got nothing to bash; I only had the music to enjoy. The song MMMM MMMM MMMM also haunts me, reminding me of some mysterious points in my childhood. It does not have the best lyrics but the title and how it's sung are enough for some dork like me to call it good music. The very popular (in French speaking countries) "Pour que tu m'aimes encore" also has its special place in my brain...and my heart, sentimentally speaking. French usually sounds weird to me but that song's lyrics and tune sounded like a perfect combination.

Somehow I'm beginning to think that the most beautiful songs for me are songs that I can't sing along with. They are those that have the overall package that puts them above every other ordinary song. Untouchable, one can only remain in awe listening to them and feeling every note gently slipping into the ears. With this recent set of songs I got, I think I'm beginning to develop a new perception of what good music really is and how it affects anyone.

Okay, I'm just ranting here albeit positively. No link to the songs to be given away since I know enjoying music has always been something subjective. Not to invite anyone to judge my musical tastes, the only intention is to share some thoughts and show how the Internet provides all the opportunity I've never had in my younger years.

(I'm not promoting piracy. The set of songs I got comes from a country whose music I guess has the slimmest chances to make it here in the Philippines. Nothing lost for them, they're not gonna make much with that in my Westernized homeland)

Insurance cancelled

I tried doing some housekeeping today when I found my dusty insurance papers - including two others (family insurance) I got for Mom and Dad. I had them cancelled a month ago and I thought I should verify if no billing was indeed reflected in my credit card.

I had to go over my bill envelopes and gladly, the prompt cancellation went well. Talking about insurance plan pros and cons, I wouldn't argue that pre-need policies provide benefits. I thought the plan offered to me was good enough. It was mainly a typographical error that prompted me to cancel it.

Having cancelled my policy, I lost my employee benefit package. I lost my paid days for events of hospitalization. Well, no regrets. Think about the hassle of having those typos addressed.

Nonetheless, I still commend my former insurance provider for the good customer service.

Webnode is feature-wise better than Weebly

So I got a comment on my previous post, the lone comment on that post to be more specific.

Somebody's recommending me Webnode, an online website building tool. The commenter says it's a better tool (comparing it to Weebly) so I went over Webnode.com to see it.

To my realization, my feature on Weebly looked very outdated and ignoramus. Where was information about Webnode when I was scouring the Internet for a tool that would even up or surpass Weebly. I was satisfied with the site I created with Weebly and I never thought a better technology was just out there waiting to be used.

I have already presented Webnode in my other blog but I can't seem to contain the excitement over using it that I'm still blogging about Webnode here.

Here's an excerpt:

...So Webnode is new... It WAS STARTED IN JANUARY 2008 (as how it's website writes, I'm posting this December 22, 2007)? Is time travel already possible? .... Okay, never mind the predictive "about us" description. Whether or not time travel is possible, the cool thing is anyone can now create interesting, feature-rich, and professionally-looking websites with free tools and services like Weebly and Webnode...

Webnode is the best free web-based website building tool I've seen so far. Think about the free web hosting, domain name assignment, SEO tools, and simplicity.

Webnode wins by the features but I don't know about longevity. What if the company running it bleeds too much money to be able to maintain the site further? Weebly and Freewebs have already been a force in the Internet and you can judge that by the reviews, citation in Time, Alexa ranks, and page ranks. I heard Weebly has also acquired over $600,000 in investments. These somehow guarantee users of the longevity of the service. What if you've built a business website with Webnode and it suddenly shuts down?

Yes, I am impressed with Webnode but my ideal tool would actually be a combination of Webnode and Clutterme features. Imagine that...total design freedom "web-ified."

Note: I haven't fully built a website with Webnode yet. I'll provide updates about my Webnode experience ASAP. Heard some issues about the site and I still have to investigate them.

Paypal Philippines is amazing!

Just made my first Paypal withdrawal through a Unionbank card. It was great! I'm amazed!

I used a GSIS eCard to verify my Paypal account. Everything went fine and by the time I initiated a withdrawal, it took no more than a week for the funds to be transferred to the GSIS card I used. I called the Unionbank office before to verify things and they said it'd be a matter of two weeks for a withdrawal transaction to complete. They were wrong -- pleasantly wrong this time.

Hail Paypal Philippines!

Merchants, get your paypal account now. Please click the logo below.

For... what?

Many a person knows what to write for or what to expect in the texts of an ad. The usual "For Sale," "For Lease," "For Rent," and "Wanted" seem to be the standard. One might stumble upon postings that read "For stud" (for a pet stud service) or "We accept *** service" (the poster is the one offering the services). Inappropriate and hackneyed, these are common in non-native English speaking places.

I've seen several funny "For ***" ads before. I'll update this post as soon as I collect photos of those funny ads.

Selling oneself

Stumbled upon this interesting post:

Title: What should I do to marry a rich guy?

I'm going to be honest of what I'm going to say here. I'm 25 this year. I'm very pretty, have style and good taste. I wish to marry a guy with $500k annual salary or above. You might say that I'm greedy, but an annual salary of $1M is considered only as middle class in New York. My requirement is not high. Is there anyone in this forum who has an income of $500k annual salary? Are you all married? I wanted to ask: what should I do to marry rich persons like you? Among those I've dated, the richest is $250k annual income, and it seems that this is my upper limit. If someone is going to move into high cost residential area on the west of New York City Garden (?), $250k annual income is not enough. I'm here humbly to ask a few questions:

1) Where do most rich bachelors hang out? (Please list down the
names and addresses of bars, restaurant, gym)
2) Which age group should I target?
3) Why most wives of the riches is only average-looking? I've
met a few girls who doesn't have looks and are not interesting, but they
are able to marry rich guys
4) How do you decide who can be your wife, and who can only be
your girlfriend? (my target now is to get married)
Ms. Pretty

Here's a reply from a Wall Street Financial guy:
Dear Ms. Pretty,
I have read your post with great interest. Guess there are lots of girls
out there who have similar questions like yours. Please allow me to
analyze your situation as a professional investor. My annual income is
more than $500k, which meets your requirement, so I hope everyone
believes that I'm not wasting time here. From the standpoint of a
business person, it is a bad decision to marry you. The answer is very
simple, so let me explain. Put the details aside, what you're trying to
do is an exchange of "beauty" and "money": Person A provides beauty, and
Person B pays for it, fair and square. However, there's a deadly
problem here, your beauty will fade, but my money will not be gone
without any good reason. The fact is, my income might increase from
year to year, but you can't be prettier year after year. Hence from the
viewpoint of economics, I am an appreciation asset, and you are a
depreciation asset. It's not just normal depreciation, but exponential
depreciation. If that is your only asset, your value will be much
worried 10 years later
By the terms we use in Wall Street, every trading has a position, dating
with you is also a "trading position". If the trade value dropped we
will sell it and it is not a good idea to keep it for long term - same
goes with the marriage that you wanted. It might be cruel to say this,
but in order to make a wiser decision any assets with great depreciation
value will be sold or "leased". Anyone with over $500k annual income
is not a fool; we would only date you, but will not marry you. I would
advice that you forget looking for any clues to marry a rich guy. And by
the way, you could make yourself to become a rich person with $500k
annual income. This has better chance than finding a rich fool.
Hope this reply helps. If you are interested in "leasing" services, do
contact me… signed,
J. P. Morgan

Only a few can pull off the right strings of confidence to say they're "pretty" or "good." I'm not so sure about this lady here. She could have posted her ad in a spot that reached the wrong audience. I think she got some answers for her questions but most probably, a great majority of those who read what she posted thought she was despicable. Moral of the story: even whores need to learn some accounting or economics☻