I’m not really an expert when it comes to this but I guess I can share with you my personal opinion on these matters. Lack of gaming news does this to you O.o

1. Don’t ask her to be feminine. – True, she’ll be feminine on her own. A girl, no matter how tough she might be will always have a girly side once in a blue moon, so when that happens appreciate the moment.
2. Don’t let her drink over three glasses. She’ll beat someone. – O.o when she’s angry, just be there for her
3. At a cafe, don’t drink coke or juice. Drink coffee. – hahaha a personal preference. lesson? learn what she likes.
4. If she hits you, act like it hurts. If it hurts, act like it doesn’t. – Be strong for her and yet be her friend.
5. On your 100th day together give her a rose during her class. She’ll like it lot. – It doesn’t take a million gifts to let her know that you love her. A simple gift at the right moment will suffice.
6. Make sure you learn fencing and squash. – Be interesting. Continue to grow with her.
7. Also be prepared to go to prison sometimes. – You will make sacrifices with your ego
8. If she says she’ll kill you, don’t take it lightly. You’ll feel better. – Take her seriously when she’s mad. Really
9. If her feet hurts, exchange shoes with her. – Be sensitive.
10. She likes to write, encourage her. – Not only in writing, encourage her to be the best that she can be.

I don’t really get it but I hoped that helped ) i’m a videogame fan sorry XD

I just read Jepoy’s blog about irate credit card customers. As much as I want to feel for the customer service representative I can’t help remembering my past experiences with credit card companies.

Last year I had a particular Credit Card that was at its limit. I was financially bed ridden that time despite my job I was failing at my payments.

First problem was when the calls started.

Despite repeated conversations different people hounded me. I told collector # 1 I wasn’t going go to away and that I will pay. Another collector calls and tells me of the repercussions of my actions.

? I just said I’ll pay.

More calls after that assuring me that they are just “reminding me”. Ugh I thought I said I’ll pay.

More calls after that. Calls at home, calls at the office, and e-mails.

It was bothersome yes and I repeatedly answered them the same thing I’ll pay.
I really don’t know why they were doing this since I was doing the partial payment plan.

My family was asking about it and questioned if I needed financial support, my office mates were asking about it too. Good thing nobody else was reading my e-mails but me.

I didn’t deserve that but that was the least of my worries.

I asked for an extension since I didn’t want to touch my savings and eventually got the money. I asked the collector how much for the full pardon. He said 20,000. I asked for a discount and he said okay sir since you are paying in full it’s only 19,500.

I was thankful that all my worries were finally over.

After that I received a mail from the credit card company telling me that they are willing to give me a full pardon for just 17,500. I was confused about this and called the collector and asked for a clarification. The one who answered was another collector who immediately began shouting at me!?

He said “You should be grateful that you only paid 19,500”

I was shocked. I believe I had the right to ask. I was politely asking and yet here he was shouting at me. What happened next was chaos. I began shouting too. I said I didn’t deserve that kind of treatment.

I was polite even though I was shouting but he was not listening.

Eventually the collector assigned to me intervened and apologized on the other collector’s behalf. I began to simmer down. I believe I didn’t deserve that kind of treatment.

He began clarifying but I was already numbed from the experience.

It has been a year and I’ve forgotten most of the names but upon hearing that sound clip I felt a strange tie to the irate customer. Memories came flooding back.

I mean I don’t curse people and I know a lot of people who work for the credit card company are actually doing their jobs properly but there are a selected few who will definitely find a way to ruin your day.

Do you have a bad credit card experience like mine? I sure hope not.

What is an escalator? It’s a transport device consisting of linked steps that move either up or down.

They are put where elevators would be impractical.

Simply put they are electronic stairs.

They are beneficial because they can move a large number of people and there is no waiting interval unlike the elevator.

I’m sure you’re familiar with escalators because you use them everytime you go to a mall.

So what happens when escalators become a problem?

Have you ever seen an escalator that gets broken at least twice a day?

I experienced this.

I also have a friend who works at a mall and he assures me that this happens a lot.

Have you experienced escalators wherein all those moving up are working and all those moving down are all broken? Actually not broken just not moving..they have no notice or warning signs.

I have also experienced this.

Lastly, have you experienced malls with escalators going up and only stair’s going down?

Yup I see a lot of this in smaller malls.

So here’s a question. Is it okay for malls to do this? I understand if the escalator breaks a lot but what of the other incidents wherein malls blatantly provide poor service in exchange for assurances of a bigger sale because people get to roam the mall’s upper levels more but will have a problem going out?

I was a victim of this morning. I used the stairs going down.

It’s exercise yes but are they allowed to do that?

As of yesterday I have never posted anything against Tim Cumper. I need to state that before I start since I have been having trouble with a very… ugh… “famous” person who recently commented on my blog.

The comment stated:

Hello friend of Jepoy.
May I suggest that you have a good read -http://tierramariaestatesscam.blogspot.com/200…
. . . and let Jepoy do his own foul work.
Don’t let him contaminate you.

This came from a person named ellumbra or Timothy Ellis Cumper. In the past month I have been repeatedly visited by this same person. I took no notice despite the fact that I knew who he really is. I took no notice since my blog doesn’t concern him and I don’t give a damn on what he wants.

He’s also visited my friends Mark, Glen and Pepper almost daily.

This morning I read a comment from Tim Cumper and in response to him, I wrote this post.

READ THIS TIM CUMPER. Jepoy has been my friend since high school and I know him more than you. That’s the reason why I will choose his words over yours any day of the week. Not that I’ll never take your word for it. Just in case you don’t know I am well aware of who you are and what you have done and what you continue to do.

You are sick and if you think you could sway my opinion over my friend then you got another thing coming. I have never been a part of Jepoy’s post regarding your escapades and I thought I will never be but thanks for changing that.

You call his work foul but it is you who continue to convince people that you have been duped when common logic dictates otherwise.

Although admittedly Jepoy is a big influence on my life he has never swayed me to write anything bad about you. Just in case you’re wondering I’m writing this on my own accord.

To my readers if you don’t know Tim Cumper don’t take my word for it… take theirs:

- Jepoy (link 1, link 2, link 3)
- Reyna Elena
- Ms. Noemi (link 1, link 2, link 3, link 4)
- Southerndon
- Lalaine
- Karlo
- Siopao Master
- The World of Filipinas Forum
- Internet Love Scams Forum

Pls. mind your own business Tim Cumper. I don’t care if you visit my blog everyday but please stop spewing nonsense that nobody will believe.

As a parting word, I would like to add that you are one of the main reasons why there is a need for bloggers. Mainstream media might overlook you and your actions but it is us little people who will continue to share to others the truth.

It’s not a “bayanihan payola” Tim, they just hate your guts for your lies. Let me change that to we just hate your guts for your lies.

So please just go away. I don’t tolerate people like you.

(UPDATE 01/24/2008): Ellumbra AKA Tim Cumper if I ever impregnated somebody i’d fess up and face the problem. That is the civil thing to do for us savages.

We are not schoolchildren… you’re just old. Really old.

Do you really want us to use our imagination. Well actually we don’t have to because your acts are already too horrible to imagine.

So what if some of us are connected? It’s your actions that brought this. You do stupid things like baiting me and then apologizing to Jepoy Then you tell us that we are ganging up on you? Get a life. You have also left comments on other peoples site asking for them to believe you when your story merits no logical truth. What Tim why are you obstinate when you can’t even face Mayen. Yes Mayen remember Mayen, Mayen, Mayen. Who’s Mayen? You know anybody named Mayen Tim?

You call us cowards when it’s you doing the stalking. We are bloggers –we blog stupid. You are not a blogger, you started out as a smooching baby making machine and now you hide in the internet. Ladies and Gentlemen who is the coward?

Yes! Again I point out that you are a stalker and your ideas are like oral diarrhea, give me a break! I didn’t start this, you posted nonsense on my site when I wasn’t doing anything to you. Now that I’ve joined the fray I will see it finished. I’m not scared of you. I’m scared of the next girl you’ll impregnate.

You have some nerve actually telling people that we are savages when you can’t even fix your own problems.

Why Tim has online dating been bad for you since you’re so famous now?

Yes I know you’ve been looking around and yes I know your looking for a “spiritual” partner once again and God help her if she falls for your clutches.

How did Jepoy prove to you he knows nothing? Could you care to elaborate in front of a full crowd? Your link to your explanation is as loopy as you are.

Nobody believes you Tim. Everybody knows what you did and it will haunt you forever. So if I were you I’d walk away. If your really are telling the truth then all of this won’t hurt you right? I mean you are innocent so why bother?

All these facts where fabricated right? So why can’t you get over it.

Hopefully this is my last post about you. I don’t like you so go away. I have done nothing against you and yet you bothered my blog with your stupid reasons. I don’t care Tim. I don’t care.

Forgive me for straying away from Videogames but I promised a friend that I’d write an article about cancer. After too much time in the internet I still wasn’t able to make one so I made something else. It’s not an article but its still about cancer so I hope you like it.

A Cure for Cancer

I don’t know what cancer is.

I have experienced a love one die of cancer.

I have experienced an acquaintance’s parent suffer from cancer.

But still I don’t know cancer.

Cancer to me is taboo. A very scary thing that is best left to the imagination.

I don’t want to die from cancer nor would I like to have one. I share my sentiments with the world.

I don’t know what cancer is. I don’t want to know what cancer is!

But what if I had cancer?

Would I still feint innocence? Or would I go seek the fastest source of information?

Cancer is a sickness. A sickness that will slowly eat you until it encompasses you whole.

Cancer is a sickness. Not only is it a physical sickness but also an emotional one.

Cancer will eventually become a sickness of confidence. A sickness of hope.

How can you fight your battles when your best chance of living involves poisoning yourself.

I lay in the darkest hole. No light.

And yet there are other ways? People continue to fight each day.

They provide hope to those who have forsaken theirs.

Fight. Your love ones will you to go on.

I don’t know cancer..but I know love.

Fight cancer with understanding.

Fight cancer with love.

I don’t know cancer..but I know love.

Kinda mushy I know but if your interested in this topic you might want to drop by these other sites

Ifoundme: dedicate it!Pilipinas kontra Kanser!
Mark: Cancer chooses no gender, no class
Lalaine: FIGHT CANCER! prevent it! detect it! treat it RIGHT!
Jepoy: A Hypospray for Cancer!
Glen: Knowing is half the battle…
DocRio: Anti Cancer…
Bluepanjeet: Angel’s Wings
Dpish: A Lung-Bursting Compliment!
BroUtoy: “uuhhhmmm… what’s your sign ba?
Kamotenista: Give Hope and Support People with Cancer
Coolwaterworks: National Cancer Awareness Week
Cza: Were you depressed yesterday?
Teresa: i care
Dongho: cancer awareness SU2C

Here in the Philippines if you want a game you wait for it to come out..months after the initial release.

We don’t get pre-orders here.

You don’t get anything out of the deal except a “sure” X3 price tag O.o

That goes for systems too. When Wii first hit the Philippines it was the most expensive unit versus the PS3 and Xbox 360.

No freebies either. The retailers keep that for themselves.

Availability is another problem. If you’re used to seeing bargain carts in your country we don’t have that here. Video games are few and far in between.

Our malls sell pirated stuff or overpriced originals. Sometimes this affects the gamers’ decision in buying.

I can’t help but make this article after seeing this picture from kotaku

I wish we had that here in the Philippines.

This is sad coming from a country which grew up on Super Mario Bros.

I just got Bayantel dsl service! First download speed!!! 2kb? eng.

I tried multiple surfing! I got disconnected?

This is not turning out as I expected…Can somebody tell me how to get my money back?

I’d like to take this moment to introduce my blogging buddies to my avid readers. (What avid readers?) As I was saying fame and fortune may come and go but good friends will always be there for you. (What fame and fortune?) Huh!? Shut up! Sorry guys I’m talking to myself again. I’m fine really the doctor said my imaginary friend would disappear after I drink my medicine.

Now that we have that cleared I’d like to introduce my buddies in the blogging world. They might be older than I am in blogging but I still love them retards.

Glen: The best artist I’ve seen in decades. He’s responsible for my popularity in high school since he loves drawing me so much.

Glen doesn’t have many guy friends because their girlfriends just can’t help falling in love with him, well actually most girls fall in love with him. I don’t know why?

Glen’s blog is all about gaming and basketball. If you’re an NBA live fanatic then you gotta see his NBA player patches. They’re actually better than the ones EA produces. His most famous work yet, his “airness” Michael Jordan.

Mark: Considered as a “genius” by most of my peers Mark is the proverbial “jack of all trades” Whatever the topic rest assured he can talk about it.

He is also a humanitarian who blogs for a cause.

Mark’s blog is about technology, gaming, and everyday funny stuff like bread

Lalaine: The better half of the captain. Lalaine is a good friend who will always be there to support you in your endeavors.

Also known for her “killer” chocolates ) kidding Lalaine they taste fine.

Lalaine’s blog is about girly stuff like cooking and her doggy Mocha.

Pepper: Pretty and taken. Pepper is any guys dream. She’s beautiful, she can cook, and when she has a migraine she blacks out and wakes up with blood soaked hands holding a butcher knife…kidding Pepper She’s the coolest trust me.

Pepper’s blog is about advices on how you can become a better man by for example taking a shower daily

Jepoy: More particularly known as the “captain” He’s the brains behind the outfit and he’s also a Ozawa Star Trek fan.

Believe it or not but the guy has been acting as my organizer for as long as I’ve known him. Also a little tidbit about him when we were kids he racks up medals in quiz bees.

Jepoy blog is about…who the hell am I kidding you know his blog better than mine but hey what the heck Captain’s log is about technology, current events, movies, experiences and of course Star Trek. If you want to be informed on what’s new in the Pinoy blogosphere just visit his site.

Together we form a part of the collective known as GameOPS.

GameOPS is all about our passion for gaming.

If you’re interested in my stuff check GameOPS out it’s got better post and the coolest bunch of people )

My friend Jepoy and I originally shared a dream of beating GameFAQS in its infancy. A stupid notion nowadays but then we believed it was conceivable. We were alone in cyberspace there were no communities then and we had nobody to ask questions from except ourselves.

GameOPS has had its ups and downs. We were graduating and we found time for GameOPS less and less but we struggled. We provided all our resources over our dream despite gaining nothing in return. We didn’t have page rank, we didn’t know how good we are, we don’t even know if people are reading our work.

One of the lowest points of GameOPS was when I abandoned it for my career. Jepoy single handedly handled everything waiting for me to return. I eventually found the time to write again and I realized the passion never really left. GameOPS was our dream and it still continues to be.

One day I received news about what transpired in the Philippine Blog Awards 2008. Usually I am only a voice in the background stepping up when I feel something is wrong. That time was different.

I took my courage then and made a post on September 23, 2008 entitled, My Thoughts on the Philippine Blog Awards 2. I specified the discrepancies I have observed. I only wanted the truth to come out and I was emotional. I was angry back then and I have offended a couple of people but I paid for that I got a lot out of the incident. Me a nobody in blogging was “accusing” certain “bloggers” of fraud and cheating.

I was called an “effing idiot” by this blogger named Pierre Tito Galla or more commonly known online as The Jester-In-Exile. He also threatened to prosecute with me with some R.A. something. Something which should have been libel but I don’t know with the guy.

Despite these facts and the valid points I made I was still the one who apologized. I explained my side with a clearer mind on a second post entitled, My Final Post About the Philippine Blog Awards 2008.

I had the balls to edit my post. I think Pierre Tito Galla said it best that it takes a man to edit his post, “jesterinexile says measure of maturity, actually, for one to take error like a grownup”

But some people don’t forgive so easily and still berated me with posts and insults. I kept my cool. Later on I received word from Jepoy that a board member of the Philippine Blog Awards talked with him and he discussed with me his answer.

We had the same thing in mind we decided to let the matter rest. Although we have been given confirmation that our points were valid.

We never discussed this publicly and the commenters (friends of Jester-In-Exile I presume) had a field day saying we don’t have backbones and thats why can’t we formally complain.

Unlike Jepoy, I don’t have a photographic memory. I don’t keep track of bad things done by people who have a one track mind.

The controversy ended in a draw.

And contrary to speculations I actually became a full pledge blogger with my own blog. I already have a little community and I have readers who appreciate what I’m doing.

I’m writing this post to back up GameOPS which has released a formal statement regarding the lies of Pierre Tito Galla AKA Jester-In-Exile.

What he did then was wrong. I kept my mouth shut simply because I wanted the matter to rest but this has caused repercussions on our part and the name of GameOPS is being put on the line.

Pierre Tito Galla, a Baguio City-based blogger who was invited for an outside pundit’s view of Mindanao, lamented that main stream media sometimes neglect to give the proper context to their reportage.

“For instance, the bombings that occurred in the past are not terrorism related but motivated by extortion. This must be clarified in the reporting,” he said.

“As bloggers, we must give the proper context and there could be no limit to space since we could write all we want and post them in our sites,” he added, citing the lack of time or space constraints in the mainstream media that result to good stories ending in the trash cans or in the inside pages.

Mr. Galla, you blame mainstream media for its lack of context when you yourself is guilty of the crime. If you’re going to lambaste someone do it properly.

I’m not here to bitch, I’m here like I was there then when I wrote my original article I want to convey the truth.

To the people who still believe they are involved I don’t care what you say about me but please leave GameOPS out of this.

I also wrote this to clarify my name, the name of other GameOPS members, and GameOPS itself of any blatant attacks from other bloggers regarding this issue. We didn’t do anything wrong.

I simply said my piece and I checked my points before I said it. If I might have offended some parties I paid for that and I had already asked for apologies.

If that was wrong then I don’t know what is right.

You can read the official statement of GameOPS by clicking this link or by reading the complete statement below:

Official Statement on the Accusations of Pierre Tito Galla (AKA Jester-in-Exile)
by: John Phillips Bengero

On 20th September 2008, GameOPS contributor Andrew Delos Santos (Siopao Master) posted on his personal blogs his disappointments over the list of finalists of the Gaming category of the Philippine Blog Awards. The post is entitled "Level-up being biased in The Philippine Blog Awards 2".

Level-up being biased in The Philippine Blog Awards 2

Ok, As We all know Level-up Games! is now populated by a bunch of idiots who need iodized salt and is being commanded by corrupt GMs. But I can't believe they will go this far. Here's the story:

The 2008 Philippine Blog Awards had a gaming category wherein GameOPS was nominated.

Level-up! was the one sponsoring this award and the rules were as follows

Sponsor Award: The Level Up! Gaming Blog Award

Here is another Sponsor Award for Level Up and its The Level Up! Gaming Blog Award. The Level Up! Gaming Blog Award is open to:

1. A blog about gaming (console/handheld/online) in general or about Level Up!’s games only.
2. Philippine based Filipino Bloggers only

Judges:

Mon Macutay
Marketing Manager, Level Up!

Carlo Ople
Marketing Manager, Level Up!

Kevin Codamon
Editor in Chief, Level Up!

take not the word OR

now, Level-up announced the finalists and boy oh boy it was hilarious!

Some of the finalists had only 3 posts. I believe these were one of the criteria

Content - 80%
The post itself and all its totality from the headline to the manner and style of writing is considered. Content and how the content was presented is critical. It is the total package, from the headline to the grammar and even to the effective use of images and sound, that is considered. Content for content sake is not enough it must be told in a manner that effectively conveys the idea and leaves an imprint in the readers’ mind.

Design and Usability - 20%
This refers to aesthetic and usability features of the blog. Not only should it look pretty but it should also be functional and stress free to navigate within. Is it pretty and user-friendly?

As you can clearly see. some of them haven't met the requirements compared to GameOPS

which I can recall is popular internationally

Was it because of our two negative posts regarding Level-up? Can't they accept constructive criticism?

You decide...

You can see that his post was clearly geared towards Level-Up! Games and not to the Philippine Blog Awards 2008 organizing committee.

Quoting directly from his post,

Now, when one is weighed and found wanting against a judge's criteria, the criteria one uses to measure oneself is of no consequence. You lost, you weren't chosen, suck it up, betches. Consider this gem by the blogger Siopao Master, with regard to the PWNage of their GameOPS blog by someone else in a Level Up! sponsored category:

Was it because of our two negative posts regarding Level-up? Can't they accept constructive criticism?

You decide...

The judges weren't the convenors; had they a problem with the judging, it would have been correct to go and cyberpicket Level Up! Games, and not the Philippine Blog Awards Convenors. The panel of that category were a completely different group from the judges of the non-sponsor awards.

Interestingly enough, one of that blogger's colleagues makes a similar aside, with regard to a similar category:

Why (were) Coy and Poytee included in the (list of finalists) and even won the top awards? Was it because they're volunteers? May the best volunteers win?

Here we have a blogger who has attached the honor and integrity, the very word and worth of the people involved, by implying that there was some irregularity based on favoritism... the charge of "palakasan". Was this fair and without malice?

Consider: out of thirty-six categories of which there were more than six hundred entries, of which only a small fraction of which were entered by volunteers, there were only two winning entries were of those who were volunteers. Do the math and then let us know if there was any favoritism involved.

The fact of the matter is this: the quality of this blogger's work was not up to scratch compared to what the judges wanted. Instead of graciously accepting defeat and making the choice to give out better work this time, quite obviously this blogger is impugning the credibility, integrity, and honesty of people who, yet again we must mention, have worked their asses off just to make the awards a success.

So, to that question "you decide", here's my decision: You. Lost. Admit defeat and suck it up. Improve, evolve, or extinction. For you to imply that those who were finalists and were eventually awarded were given these honors because of some elitist, cliquish favoritism is to attack with malice aforethought the integrity of the convenors, the judges, the volunteers, the nominees and those who nominated them.

In defense of the convenors, judges, and volunteers, who with much composure and grace under pressure have put up with this sort of mudslinging, here's what I have to say: There is nothing more annoying than some passive-aggressive whiner who pretends to be conciliatory but in the same breath attacks with rabid malice, especially when the attacks impugn the credibility, probity, and integrity of those who have done nothing but their best efforts for the community. Nulla cogito, vermis est.

It was very clear that Andrew was referring to Level Up! Games and not the judges of the Philippine Blog Awards 2008 by just reading the title of his post. While Rocky was just asking honest questions... and those questions were unrelated to the gaming category where GameOPS was included. Those questions were about another special award that I PERSONALLY joined and completely unrelated to GameOPS.

Just to quote something from Sun.Star General Santos,

Pierre Tito Galla, a Baguio City-based blogger who was invited for an outside pundit's view of Mindanao, lamented that main stream media sometimes neglect to give the proper context to their reportage.

"For instance, the bombings that occurred in the past are not terrorism related but motivated by extortion. This must be clarified in the reporting," he said.

"As bloggers, we must give the proper context and there could be no limit to space since we could write all we want and post them in our sites," he added, citing the lack of time or space constraints in the mainstream media that result to good stories ending in the trash cans or in the inside pages.

Don't you find it hypocritical that the same guy who fabricated the lies about GameOPS and its staff is the same guy being interviewed by Sun.Star General Santos lamenting mainstream media's lack of proper context?

We thought that the Philippine Blog Awards was one of the perfect venues to tell everyone that we're back. Unfortunately, our recent experience with some irate band of bloggers, some not even directly part of the PBA 2008 board, proves that we should be better off on our own. I hope we're wrong.

Posts from the contributors of GameOPS:

• Clearing My Name and GameOPS of the False Accusations of Pierre Tito Galla (AKA The Jester-In-Exile) by Rocky Opiña
• GameOPS Official Statement Regarding Jester-In-Exile’s Accusations by Mark Bravo
• Jester-in-Exile Should be Exiled by Karlo Datoc

Related Topics:

• Jester’s entry is full of lies by Reyna Elena
• My Thoughts on the Philippine Blog Awards 2 by Rocky Opiña
• My Final Post About the Philippine Blog Awards 2008 by Rocky Opiña
• Level-up being biased in The Philippine Blog Awards 2 by Andrew Delos Santos
• Level-Up! Gaming Blog Award Finalists: A Big Joke at the Philippine Blog Awards 2 by John Phillips Bengero
• My Turn – In Defense of My Friend Rocky by John Phillips Bengero
• How to clean up Pinoy Blogosphere by Reyna Elena

1. Only child yo!
2. A bit of Spanish blood from my dad but according to people I look like an indian
3. Lost lots of cellphones. This is my uhh 12th.
4. I read too much.
5. Finished all Zelda handheld games, Resident Evil Games except 0, and most SNES RPG’s
6. My favorite drink is Cali yup I’m a wuss.
7. I wanted to become a ninja when I was a kid.
8. I love coffee but I’m not addicted to it.
9. I spend too much money on magazines.
10. Eraserheads will always be an integral part of my life

Now I’m tagging Teresa, Goddess Den, Karmi and Komski, Kingdaddyrich,and Kokeymonster.