Let Justice Be Served

Just this morning, I have heard that a student was raped and murdered. I was really shocked.

For six years that I have been staying here in the University of the Philippines Los Banos, it is my first time to hear about that kind of incident. The last one happened few years ago when I was not still a college student. Then I learned the student is graduating, she lived near our house, and she was abducted just within our village. It was really sad that such thing happened, and at the same time it also serves as a caution. I used to walk alone in a dark shortcut road near our house, and sometimes I even go to the convenience store even late at night. So after hearing what happened, I realize it is not safe anymore.

I do not know what those suspects had in mind but I just hope and pray that nothing like that will ever happen again, especially in our university. It can not be prevented that we have to stay late in other friends' house for a group study. Before, there was a patrol car roaming around the village at night and at early dawn but I do not see them anymore right now.

I believe that there are still good persons in this world. I hope those type of people who have such motives will wake up and turn away from evil actions. God wants us to do good, to love one another. Let us spread peace, love, and hope. May she rest in peace and may justice be served. May the Lord God bless her family.

Let us all be careful, especially the ladies. And even the men and guys, who are sometimes victims of robbery. Let us take care of ourselves, and remember to change your routine of going home. God bless us all.

CebuPac: P12 for 2012!

I just availed the recent seat sale of Cebu Pacific. The seat sale promo is for all domestic and international flights, for the travel period of January 1 to March 31, 2012. This promotion is only valid until October 9, 2012 or until seats last. The base fare for all flights is Php 12.00. But take note that there are other charges such as taxes and web admin fee. Also, you may include insurance fee, baggage fee and seat reservation fee.

It was around 5:00 PM when I received a message from a friend about this information. Usually, I am the one who shares this info to my friends, since Cebu Pacific Air is one of my default home pages. But I was not really aware, thanks to my friend for notifying me. So, it was already late afternoon and maybe I could not find available slots anymore. Luckily, after few attempts of searching for destination, I finally found one which I have not been before. I selected the departure and arrival dates that will fall on Valentine's Day on February 2012. It took a long time for me to book since browsing on the site was so slow, maybe because there were a lot of people who were also booking at that time. The cut-off time for payment via LBC is 6:30 PM, and I was able to pay at five minutes before the cut-off. That was really fortunate. Thank God...

What makes me busy...

As a graduate student, I should be busy with academic stuff, exams, thesis or projects. But I guess most of my time have been spent here on the internet.

Due to our delayed stipends, I was encouraged to have a part-time job online, as an English tutor. If you love teaching or you just need a part-time job, then maybe you can also be a part of Rarejob. The lessons are held through skype and the students are Japanese. I just joined in Rarejob last June and I have been enjoying it. It is a good way of sharing what you learn, and at the same time learning about their culture, sharing different points of view, and enhancing your speaking skills. The schedule is also flexible, which is more convenient for students.

The next in line are group deals, which I started to watch out for last June I guess. I think it was Facebook which introduced me to this kind of game, maybe I saw it in the ads. First, I bought mega deals KFC vouchers. Next, I purchased two Splash Island tickets worth Php 250.00 each in Ensogo and the discount was more than 50% of the original price. After that, I then began to look for other deals online. Aside from these deals, I was also hooked in Ebay. I already bought two sets of items. Sometimes, it is fun just searching for items.

And the last, the paid-to-click sites which I have already started last year. I just stopped on maintaining them since I became busy with my laboratory reports. Now, I am having fun clicking ClixSense,  WordLinx, and NeoBux.

Those things I mentioned, in one way or another, involves money, either by earning or by spending.  However, I would like to take note that I am more than that. I still love to edit some pictures, create a typography or a photo collage, and post them on Facebook or Tumblr. I also love to download movies and drama series in the internet and watch them after. I also like to look for tourist spots online and travel to different countries and different places here in the Philippines.

Indeed, I still love to do different sorts of things... So what makes me busy?

Safety is unsure...

Nowadays, when technology can make anyone a criminal, safety can never be assured. In the Internet, you can never be sure of your privacy. You will never know when will your identity details have reached someone who is planning to kill you. You may never tell when someone called you, pretending to be a friend who is in the hospital and needs money for the medication, but just wanted to fool you without you knowing it.

We are not that perfect in voice recognition. Who knows, this criminal will also target your child, mother, sister, or friend as the next victim. Who knows, he or she will not only get your money but also your or their lives. As we can see, anyone can be easily fooled and the best thing to do is to prevent this.

If only there is a speech recognition software that can help us prevent such circumstances, life may be safer. As human, we are capable of making mistakes but if we make a software that can do speech recognition, then such problems can be avoided.

Valentine's Day Blues...

It is not true that only singles are alone during this day... There are also people who have loved ones but are not by their side. It is not easy for anyone to just sit back, relax and enjoy the moment looking at those sweet love birds who just came out of their cage, while you know you can't even experience that same excitement they had. Well, that is the sad part of being in a long distance relationship. You can not even look for a substitute date, you may but me, I would not even dare. Yet you can still have other options to ease that sadness in your eyes...

Hang out with your family. They miss you more than you do... Or you can call your friends and plan for a party at your house or outside. Spend the day without thinking that you are unlucky not to have your man around. At the end of the day, call him or chat with him. It may be a bit sad to see him but it can ease your loneliness, that somehow, it is not only you who is fighting the battle of misery. Enjoy yourselves and feel the moment, like you are face-to-face with him and distance is just a mindset.

Maybe these things will work. But mind you, there is no way that you should hide and lock yourself just because your date is not around. Love is in the air, this air may be a thousand miles away....