Smart Go Mail

When the Smart Go Mail service of Smart Communication was launched a couple of months back I guess a lot of people got excited.

Unlimited push mail on any phone with a very affordable price of P20.00 per day and P199.00 for 30 days. It is compatible with the most popular email providers such as Yahoo!, Gmail, Windows Live!, Hotmail, and Facebook via RSS Feeds

Who needs Blackberry now with this kind of service.

A lot of website have already posted their review about this Smart service but this story is based on actual account of me and my friend.

A friend of mine Eric who always needs to communicate through email with his brother who was based in China was very excited about this service. Emailing would be the cheapest form of communication and because he can’t go online most of the time, this “Go Mail” service of Smart is heaven sent for him. He is always busy and on the road most of the time so that the exchanges of text messages between the two of them have been be very expensive on both side. They needed to update each other about the business that they are trying to put up.

He is the first to enroll and I followed suit after two weeks. At first he is very happy because the service is fantastically updating him of his emails frequently. He could received even his facebook messages. He could also reply via email using only his phone.

Prior to his enrollment we visited one Smart Communication wireless center to inquire about this service. The lady acting as customer service representative explained how the emails would reach his phone? That there would be no additional “gprs” charges as long as he won’t use it to surf the “net”. They checked the list of phone that can avail the service and his HTC unit was in the list.

Satisfied with the explanations that he got, he asked the help of the “CS” how to enroll. And the rest is history as they say.

Three weeks after his enrollment he received a text message coming from Smart informing him that he have to settle his bill of P5,000.00 or his account would be redirected for exceeding his credit limit. So to cut this story short, he learned that the amount of P4,000.00 were “gprs” charges. Of course he contested his bill and a compromise was agreed upon.

He was instructed to renew his subscription and was given the proper way how to enroll. He was given the assurance that this time he won’t be billed with the “gprs” unless he would use it for surfing.

We were able to talk yesterday morning when I received by bill for the month of May. I was billed with P1,700.00 on “gprs” charges that I did not used for surfing. I was lucky that my bill is only such amount because I turned off my smart settings upon learning of his situation.When I asked him if his problem was solved, he gave me a big laughed and told me that his “gprs” charges for this month is P6,000.00.

Smart Go Mail service is a joke and we are not laughing.

Anybody out there who have the same problem? Please leave your comment and be counted. hahaha!

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On my 5th yoga session I came to know Bonic, a good looking young man in his 30’s. He is a production manager from an advertising firm and needed a relief from stress, his reason for enrolling in a yoga class.

We were happily discussing our experiences from the first time we set foot at the Yoga studio to doing those “Asanas” (posture) up to the improvements we have managed to achieved when Lokesh butt in. Lokesh is one of those very good volunteer Yoga Teachers.

He told us that what had happened to us is not an accident but by incident.

Now, what's parapsychology? It's the psychology of the mind in
relation to cause and effect. This universe is an intricate web of
vibrations. Everything is connected. Whatever happens is the effect
of something else, and the cause of something else again. "When a
blade of grass moves, the whole universe quivers." Everything is
incidental; nothing is accidental. We usually refer to something as
an "accident" because we can't see what caused it, but certainly it
was caused by something. "Everything comes from something. Nothing
comes from nothing."

Definition from Merriam Webster Online:

Accident -1 a : an unforeseen and unplanned event or circumstance b : lack of intention or necessity : chance <met by accident rather than by design>

2 a : an unfortunate event resulting especially from carelessness or ignorance b : an unexpected and medically important bodily event especially when injurious <a cerebrovascular accident> c : an unexpected happening causing loss or injury which is not due to any fault or misconduct on the part of the person injured but for which legal relief may be sought d —used euphemistically to refer to an involuntary act or instance of urination or defecation

3 : a nonessential property or quality of an entity or circumstance <the accident of nationality>

Incident – 1 : something dependent on or subordinate to something else of greater or principal importance

2 a : an occurrence of an action or situation that is a separate unit of experience : happening b : an accompanying minor occurrence or condition : concomitant

3 : an action likely to lead to grave consequences especially in diplomatic matters <a serious border incident>

synonyms see occurrence

Need I say more? Of course I believed him. I only wanted to be relieved of my muscle pains but I ended up knowing a lot of things about my body, importance of meditation and looking forward to know more about natural healing.

Advance Merry Christmas everyone.

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Cat-Cow pose

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After attending three Yoga sessions, lots of perspiration and trying those nerve and muscle wrecking exercises, I have come to conclude that I would stick to this discipline as much as I could.

I need to have a lot of motivation, determination, discipline and dedication so help me God.

As they say the advantages of regular exercises are too many to ignore. I am learning this principle by experience. No matter what your age are there is always appropriate asanas (posture) for you.

I love hearing those words of encouragement and motivation coming from our Yoga Instructor,

1. Yoga is not a competition. Normal breathing should be maintained while doing Yoga postures.

2. Don’t force your body to do any poses (Asanas).

3. Don’t get intimidated if the person near you can perform those poses while you can’t do it.         Each person has his/ her own flexibility.

4. Learn at your own pace. It is all right it at first you could not do it. Only up to what you can reach.(“Hanggang kaya lang”). With regular practice you could do it too.

Right now I am feeling better than ever.

1 .I doesn’t feel pain now on my knees if I tried to walk or stand for more than an hour. Previously, I could feel my knee joints seem to snap from its socket that I have to drag my foot sideways to ease the pressure of my walking or standing.

2. I could now sit on the floor without feeling numb even for more than 30 minutes

3. I could sleep more soundly now.

4. My right hand “trigger finger syndrome” has disappeared although I could still feel a little pain on my three arthritic fingers.

5. The pain on my left shoulder has diminished tremendously. Thanks to those exercises that was taught to me for that purpose.

Last Sunday November 22, 2009 when I was able to find the time to go to MCU Hospital and had my blood tested. Then upon getting the result I went to My Diabetes Doctor the afternoon of that day. I got a 6.1 mmol (6.1 x 18= 109.8 mg) FBS result which according to my Doctor was my best result so far for this year of 2009. My uric acid was also normal although my HBA1C is not ideal. (HBA1C indicates your blood glucose levels for the previous two to three months. The HbA1c measures the amount of glucose that is being carried by the red blood cells in the body). I believe this would go down as well as what my FBS have shown this past week.

For now I would be adding Yoga practice in my morning regimen and try to practice twice a day as much as I can.

I am finding the time to practice at least twice a day giving me very little time to indulge in watching T.V. and surfing the internet now.

Would give you more update later friends.

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Like a child attending his first class at school I felt excited and at the site time nervous thinking what I would look like in front of my teacher and my yoga classmates. Imagine a 51 years old with arthritis, frozen shoulder, trigger finger and diabetes doing those Yoga poses?

It is a good thing that I arrive early because for I was able to talk with Teacher Ajita and told her my condition.

Like all seasoned Yoga teacher she assured me that I could do all the poses in due time with constant practice. That I could do things in my own pace and reach only poses that I can.

First part was a breathing exercises. Warm up exercises followed that I have enjoyed doing because it feels good on my joints and muscles.

Then standing poses for beginner followed. I can’t imagine myself not being able to stand in one leg while stretching my other leg even for 5 seconds. Our Teacher Ajita keep reminding us that it was alright for us first timers if we can’t do it just keep on trying.

After an hour and a few poses more I could feel my muscles trembling as if telling me that I have made a wrong decision this time. I have been perspiring profusely and catching my breath as if I have joined a marathon.

I just psyche myself that retreating at this point is not in my vocabulary. 30 minutes more and the session will be over. Fight! Fight! Fight! Mon, you can do it.

Whew! I was greatly relieve when Teacher Ajita told us that it was now time to relax by doing the Corpse pose.

I nearly fall asleep in this pose due to exhaustion.

All in all I could say that my first day at Yoga class is an experience I would never forget. I survived!

Dream, Believe, Survive – StarStruck!

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As I refuse now to take those synthetic drugs that are supposed to cure my body pains temporarily I am now embarking on a journey of learning the art of Yoga.

I have searched the internet and found several sites that discusses about yoga and diabetes. One site that got my attention that made me decide to try yoga is a testimony written by Mr. Julian Goldstein.

There is a Way to Reverse Diabetes

I tripped over a treatment quite by accident after having suffered a herniated disc in my lower back. Three doctors proclaimed, “Surgery!” This is a risky alternative in any case, but even more so because of my diabetes. Then I heard that regular practice of hatha yoga may help my back problem.

Of far greater benefit, I soon learned, was that performing the yoga postures daily for five months eliminated my need to take insulin or any other anti-diabetic medications! I had required 75 units of insulin daily. Insulin kept me alive, but not healthy. Hatha yoga put me back on the road to good health.

This method is a therapeutic form developed by Bikram Choudhury, a yoga master from India and my teacher. His method consists primarily of two pranayamas (breathing exercises) and 26 asanas (postures). How can yoga reverse diabetes? Isn’t it just another form of exercise? Well, yes–and no. All diabetics know that daily aerobic exercise helps control blood sugar and improve circulation (poor circulation is a major complication of diabetes). Though the exact mechanics are not precisely known, exercise reduces the amount of insulin required to maintain normal blood sugar levels. For some adult onset diabetics, proper diet and exercise are all that’s required to regulate normal blood sugar. But for the vast majority, oral medication or insulin injection is necessary to maintain life. Many who at first can control blood sugar with diet and exercise find that, in later years, they also require medication.

You may read the rest of his article by clicking here

Wish me luck friends so that I will have the courage and strength to try those seems to be backbreaking exercises.

This is my first day!

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November 3, Thursday night while traveling from Pangasinan going home to Quezon City with my family when I felt sudden pain from my elbow up to my chest. I thought maybe I am only tired from a two days lack of sleep due to our family reunion.

But the next day, Friday the pain still persists so I went to an E.R. of the nearest hospital from my work.

I was immediately attended to after filing up a form of my information. An ECG machine was wheeled into my bed and a reading was taken.

After a few minutes a young Doctor approached me and told me that my ECG result was normal so they would conduct a blood test and if the findings are still negative the pain I am suffering might be due to muscle pain.

After an hour or two of the blood test that was conducted, my enzyme was “negative” meaning to say that there was nothing to worry about my heart condition.

I was given a tablet for pain and for muscle pain. It somehow reduces the pain I am feeling from my chest. But after the effect of the medicine was gone the pain made his appearance again.

I felt relieve at knowing the result of those test but also feel s depressed because of too much pain I have to endure.

So right now I am sleeping as early as I can, keeping me away from Internet and computer temporarily.

So friends I might not post as often as before but I would try to visit as soon as I feel better.

Got this youtube link from my yahoo group and I thought of sharing this with you.

Celine Dion and Elvis Presley having a duet and singing “If I can Dream”.

Viewing this video was really awesome and unbelievable.

Just got back around 1:30 AM today.

Just posted some pictures of Fishing, Eating and cooking.

Stories later folks got to report for work.

Thanks again to our lovely couple host Tama and Marilyn, Diaz and Domingo Family and to the whole relatives and friends I failed to mention.

Got to see you soon.

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Fatherlyours would be on leave for two days to go to San Joaquian Balungao Pangasinan. November 3 and 4, 2009.

To have bonding moments with family, relatives and friends.

Only in the Philippines but our Barrio is not yet Internet friendly.

So sorry folks if I could not reply to your comments or visit your site especially my Entrecard droppers.

Bye for now …

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How can I forget this very sad incident that happened in my life almost 20 years ago?

It was the most shocking All Saints day happening that almost made me and my wife crazy.

The night of October 31 was raining. We have a dog, two kids and a maid.

Our home then is a bungalow type that was recently built and still needs a lot of improvements. It was like a row house unit that all walls and two rooms and a comfort room.

Our maid has to sleep in the sofa for lack of sleeping quarter.

The night of October 31 was raining. The reason may be why we have sleep soundly.

I could sense there were people moving but I can’t seem to force myself to wake up.

Moments later, upon waking up I just realized that we have been robbed upon seeing our steel cabinet drawer was open. My wife was used to placing our set of keys in our wall just above our headboard.

In shock I hurriedly woke up my wife and our maid.

The robbers sneak through the window by removing jalousie glasses, step on the sofa where our maid was sleeping. Go to our room and get jewelry box from our steel cabinet.

I saw my wallet lying neatly in our dining table minus all my cash money. My salary, my hard earned money just disappear taken by those son of a gun robbers.

All of our jewelry’s gone just like a blink of an eye. My wife’s used them very seldom for fear of being taken by snatchers.

My wife found her jewelry box about 10 feet away from our backdoor. These robbers just wanted the contents and not the container. Should I thank them for this?

That moment I felt like a child who was lost in a jungle never knowing what to do until I realized that my wife was already on the floor sitting and in hysterical mode crying and shouting.

I have to be strong and be positive in front of her. I have to explain to her that maybe it was a good thing that we never woke up during the robbery.  Maybe we could end up dead?

A few minutes more we were able to recover from our initial shock. Report the incident to the nearest police station and proceed to the South Cemetery by borrowing money from our neighbor.

What I have learned from this incident?

1. According to the Police, dog’s sense of smell deteriorated when it was raining. A robber knows this fact better than me.
2. Put metal grills on your windows.
3. Never place your keys for everyone to see and got hold of.
4. Reporting to the Police is just a waste of time.
5. Never buy your jewelry if you don’t intend to use them.
6. It is safer to place your jewelry in a box than in a jewelry box.
7. Turn over all your salary to your wife (I am just kidding here).

Have a safe All Saints Day celebration everyone.

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