Thursday, December 18, 2008

"Superpoke" Could Make You Lose Your Home

While I was checking my email, I came across this news about a couple who lost their home in connection with being "superpoked" in Facebook. Apparently, an Australian court ruled to allow a mortgage lender to send its demand to the said couple through their Facebook profile. Imagine that! (read news here)

:ha?:Just what are we going to do when all of a sudden, our electric, water, phone and other bills were posted on our profile's wall??? I'm guessing this is the beginning of so many possibilities regarding the significance of the internet in our lives. I'm seeing a future where everyone stays at home, in front of the computer, all day and all night. Wait... I think that's actually the present already. I guess the future would be us, living in our computers? Whatchathink?

But really... what's your take with the situation where the social networking sites would soon be used by legal practitioners or suits to send us legal documents? Could somebody remind me again the boundaries and rules of these social networking places, and the internet use?

Thursday, December 11, 2008

What to do when your contents are plagiarized?

Just to update you guys, I'm happy to say that the person who maybe at some point unintentionally plagiarized my contents deleted the copied posts from her blog. The judgment? After much deliberation... alright I'm kidding with the attorney-in-fact/judge tone... let me elaborate what I did so you can try it out when it happens to you too.


First off, after realizing a couple of my entries were copied by someone else and were placed in her blog as if its her own, I...

  1. - had to wait till I've calmed myself down before doing something I might regret. It's very common to feel pissed and fogged when you're mad. The best way is to keep your calm and try to think of what better way to do rather than bombarding the plagiarizer's site with maddening blabber of nonsense. (This is what I felt when I realized that the only thought running in my head when everything was still fresh after finding out what happened is: "Why have you done this? How dare you steal my contents? They were simple emotional posts! Why the hell would you be interested in copying it? Duh!" Imagine if I wrote that as a comment, right? If I was the plagiarizer, I wouldn't be convinced in cooperating with myself with that attitude.)

  2. - know your enemy. Or simply put, do more research about the person who copied your contents. Scan the rest of the site and see what else is wrong with it. When I did that I found out I wasn't her only victim. There were other posts including about me descriptions that were copied from other blogs as well. Doing more search within her blog and other links, I found out what her email address is (and her mobile phone too!).

  3. - seek help from the right group of people. Since I am a member of the Pinoyblogosphere yahoo group, I was able to post my problem through the group's email. There I had a number of responses suggesting options that I could try to solve my issue. Whether or not it were sound advices, the point that really meant a lot was the thought that there are people willing to help which certainly works great on boosting up your confidence on doing something and standing up for yourself. My deepest thanks to the Pinoyblogosphere community.

  4. - inform her other victims in case they didn't know. I went to the blogs whose posts were copied on the plagiarizers blog as well. I told them what I discovered.

  5. - address the plagiarizer in a formal way. After being able to exchange ideas with the bloggers who responded to my email, I have already calmed myself, therefore my mind was clear enough to write a direct but polite letter to the woman who copied and pasted my contents on her blog. I sent her a message through her friendster account, since it was a friendster blog, indicating my disappointment with what she did, but telling her that I am willing to let her retain the posts only if she would acknowledge me as the author for it. I also explained to her that what I'm suggesting is the right way of quoting or acknowledging articles or posts that someone liked and had decided to re-post the entries on their sites.
  1. - leave a comment on the posts that was copied from you. On the entries that I was sure was mine, I left her a comment in a not so aggressive way. It was simply a call-to-attention tone where I sort of inquired whether or not she knew that what she's doing can be thought of plagiarizing someone's work. (To prove that it was yours, you can also leave the link of your original post...)

  2. - send her a message through her contacts, links, or friends (if you have the means). After sending her my first message through her Friendster page, I realized she had blocked me from sending her more messages. I couldn't even reply on her email that said she had deleted her blog already (though when I checked it was still up and running with all the posts still there). So what I did was to ask a favor from her Friendster's featured friends to forward to her my messages, explaining why it had to go through them and the issue at hand.

  3. - send her a direct email on her personal email address. This probably spooked her the most. Because she had blocked me from sending her a message on Friendster, I decided to scare her a bit by sending her an email directly to her personal email address. She must've thought she wouldn't get any messages from me but my email definitely took her by suprised. She must've thought I had her detected, hacked or whatever for there was no way I could have gotten her email add. Luckily, glitches from Friendster gave me the chance to see her email address unexpectedly, thus, my ace on deck.

  4. - send her a message on her mobile phone. I bet by now you've already realized that I have come to a point where I'm already becoming pretty annoying and unless she does something about it, I'm not going to stop. I wouldn't dare try contacting her anywhere else if she had managed to answer me back and allow me to write her back. But because she had blocked me from messaging her and did not get a really good reply, I thought she wasn't interested in solving the problem. Therefore, I decided to keep messaging her until she gives up.
Yup ladies and gentlemen, when the right way or the good way didn't work, be an annoying delete-what-you-copied-from-me freak and in the end, you'll have your posts all to yourself again. When being annoying still fails:

BEG... like this: " :please: please do delete the posts you copied from me. My entries means a lot to me. I poured out my emotion on it and it wasn't something I just made up. Everything I write is based on experience and what I felt that time. You can easily come up with one, just please don't take something and pretend its yours. Especially my posts.::("

:ahaha:I'm starting to think that probably was the reason why she decided to delete the posts she copied from me. She explained too that there must've been something wrong with Friendster then because she did try to delete her blog a couple of times to no avail. That's when she decided to delete her posts instead.

Just a TIP: In case you're wondering, and to those who are not aware... as much as possible, do not share or expose the link of a plagiarizers site on your blog post. If it was meant to receive traffic, you would only be helping them get more views and visitors if you direct your readers to their site. Be smart. It would be better if what you'll do is expose the real name of the plagiarizer (only if the person did mean to steal your posts!). In my case, since she had cooperated, I gave her the benefit of a doubt and decided not to highlight who she is nor her blog's link.

Wednesday, December 3, 2008


I don't know what's up with this person... her entries are basically copies of other people's blog posts... how could she be happy with my works? It's very personal... and emo-ish... but all of what I write in here are close to my heart. Better yet, my posts are screams of my personal feeling. I can't stand seeing my own work, no matter how simple it is, used by someone else as if its hers.

just look at this:
The first one were re-posted on her friendster blog, the other two, and who knows how many more, were posted in a site... what am I to do??? I'm so pissed.:scream:

Thursday, November 27, 2008


My horoscope for today says: "Follow your mood."





Friday, October 31, 2008

Puffy Eyes








Wednesday, October 15, 2008

And then there’s something to look forward to…






Saturday, October 4, 2008

Birthday? Burjer! Burjer!
















Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Get In Touch




Tuesday, September 23, 2008

So GOod!




Wish me luck!:wave:

Sunday, September 7, 2008

Barely Alive


Saturday, July 12, 2008

Fear Not the Stroke of Midnight

I was looking for cool evening dresses and fancy dresses suited for formal dinners and extravagant parties when I stumbled to this site: Elegant Mart.

They have there a wide variety of sexy gowns and stylish dresses that would definitely come up to your taste. What's cool about it is that they actually have there price ranges to choose from, exactly what you need when you're a bit tight on budget.

The picture I included here, - beautiful blue green sexy dress, features the flare of incredible colors and design that will certainly attract everyone in the party if you're wearing it - is actually from one of their offered dresses in their stock and believe me, they even have dress shoes too just in case you are interested.

So who cares about the stroke of midnight? No need to go Cinderella frenzy runaway when you're guaranteed your dress won't go *poof*. Once you own one, you'll be able to simply enjoy the lively party night for as long as you wish.

Okay, can I have this dress then? hmm...:bringiton:

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Can't Get Enough of Adult Websites?

If you're fond of signing up in adult websites, then maybe it's about time you make money out of it. Like what I said in my other blog, if you'll go naughty why not earn some from it, right? Oh come on, let's not be hypocrites. Curiosity killed the cat. But this one definitely is something you can't always runaway from. It's human instinct to wonder about sex. With that comes the urge to try out adult websites... some do it secretly. Some just fills up their inboxes with lots of mails from they're chosen pages.

If you just can't stop, get paid!

Sign Up here and you're good to go:

Referring alone is quite promising already, and more to come with a promise of earning up to $100 a day. Not bad right? So, let's go get rich?! Whatever... :D

Friday, July 4, 2008

Not So Juicy

Lately I feel like a little girl learning how to speak. I usually find myself having difficulty explaining what I meant when I -out of nowhere- stop midsentence in a conversation. It had been happening for quite a lot of times now and I'm worried. Feels like I'm growing dumb more and more by the minute. I could just imagine cracking my head open and find all those wheelcranks having a hard time moving with rust as thick as gum inside my skull.

Why, even this post is taking me a long time to finish. It's also probably due to the fact that I once again have nothing to go through with this entry. I'm, like always, just blabbing about what bothers my already crazy routine life.

I have been checking around with the offered freelance writing jobs hoping to earn some extra income while I wait for better opportunities but somehow I'm a bit skeptical about it. It's not that I doubt whether it'll be a good pay or not, it's actually because although I was confident enough to send my resume online, I'm suddenly feeling lazy when they start telling me my responsibilities and deadlines... especially if they require me to send sample works for evaluation.

Nope, I am not as lazy as you imagine *rephrased from Baz Luhrmann's: Sunscreen*. It's just that, I require from myself a bit of boost in terms of what I want when I'm working. If I'll be a writer of some sort, I'd like to have my own laptop and be able to work anywhere I want to. Knowing of course that that's basically why I wanted the home based job in the first place, right? Besides that, I'd also of course need an internet connection of my own to go with it. But to do that, I'll need to have a budget to start with, and let's face it, or me facing it, I don't have anything here in my pocket to make it a reality. In the end, I'd have to make do with what's available and that's what makes me too lazy to start with the projects. Yup, I'm that spoiled without the right to be.

Another thing that's making this whole set up a bit disappointing is the need to have Globe GCash. Most of the simple sidelines offered in the net requires the recepient writer to have activated GCash as a means of sending and receiving payments from the works. I do have a Globe (AutoloadMax retailer) sim. I actually applied for the GCash already and was told that I have successfully registered. The problem now is that I need to download the GCash Menu in my mobile phone. Sadly, I couldn't find the +MyGlobe services option from my phone's menu. I searched every folder and all that and found nothing. Is it because of my sim? Darn.

Now I'll have to go to Globe's office to inquire. I really need to find something that would inspire me to move my ass. Sigh...

Where oh where art thou inspiration go?

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Road Trip







Sunday, May 25, 2008

Oh my God! My Life? Oh my God!

Quite a lot of people have been asking me where I've been. And believe me, even my family asks me the same thing. So yeah, I have been adopted by a really loving family lately. Uhuh... after being home based in a closed cafe (that's back into business again recently), I was transferred in my bestfriend's house. Sometimes I just feel so loved knowing people do care about me no matter what.

Although I may have quite a lot of problems with regards to maturity, responsibility and house issues (growing old can be disturbing...) I have been recently devastated when I heard news about a sicko maniac who'd been recklessly ruining my name. So yeah... Just so things are straight, it's actually the first time that I felt like taking revenge. The shows House, MD and this American Dad series has triggered my devilish sarcastic side that I've had some plays running in my head on how to get back to that person. I just hope 'it' realizes how stupid he/she was. Gotcha!

My plan would've been perfect had it not been for someone who's so, oh I don't know... not supportive enough? If only he had heard himself during his oh-i-wanna-kill days, I had expected he'd understand what I'm feeling... but no. Now that it's almost said and done, he couldn't even have my back. Geez... so much for a man. Well, too late now.

The SBCYF's 3-day camp went successfully great. My congratulations to Rabbit! I was so glad I was there for his tribute. I had actually forgotten that it was his last term as president, a farewell song was dedicated to him... and he sang to his girl without everyone's knowledge who the song was for (only an idea that it was his favorite)... I turned around to my friend and saw her crying like a kid... hahaha... So sweet really. I came to realize too that Rabbit was the last in my core group to lead the CYF... the next breed is about to start and for me with that thought, camp and CYF experiences would never be the same again. Sigh... suddenly I missed the old days.

As of now I'm back home, who knows for how long. Hopefully my life becomes brighter again, and I wish I made someone happy. With black miming back to work for nine months, my routines would never be the same. It's like going back to that zombie trying to stand on her own two feet times once again. Where do I go from here? Yup, the minor set back had disabled my plans that at my age and situation I'm again facing the what do I do next issues. Argh... someone drop that ton of iron already for I'm done here.

Well, wish me luck guys! And pray I don't let my evil side go loose.

Oh, and if you're wondering what's with the American Dad photo for.... I've been watching reruns of American Dad's season 1 series and I just can't get enough. I have actually adopted their commonly used phrase and intonation of "oh my God, this *insert whatever it is that you find awesome here*, oh my God!" Actually, it's just not me. The whole group had gotten this oh my God fever that we all laugh our hearts out whenever we say it. It usually ends with a line or two from the shows opening song... that's how addicted we are with this series.

*Note: My apologies if I just went blabbering up there. Am just trying to put in keywords that could remind me of what happened the last few days. For a shorter version, I have been terribly troubled that I went on with plans to get back to someone. I halfway did it too. A friend of mine left to work on a ship. And I'm being pushed again, to re-align my life. That's why I had to go home. If that still is confusing for you, it is no longer my problem. As if you'll really care right? Har har! Ciao for now!

Saturday, May 3, 2008

So Much For An Update





Tuesday, April 8, 2008






Wednesday, March 19, 2008

You're A Complete Stranger Now

i wish...

you'd stop pretending you know me so well. well enough to insult me.

i wish...

you'd stop calling me childish. coz the way things are going you're being the boo-hoo brat here sending me stuffs with words only a kid would say.

i wish...

you'd stop accusing me without reasons. and that you'd talk to me directly and not in some kind of puzzled debates.

i wish...

you'd stop assuming you know just what it is that i know and what i'm supposed to know. because obviously, you don't.

i wish...

you'd be mature enough to tell me what's wrong.

and i wish...

you won't regret what you've just said to me... because right now, you've pushed me away enough to say that even the friendship that i long to offer to you melted with what you intentionally did.

best of luck! God Bless...

Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Mild Shake: HELLO!





Thursday, February 21, 2008

Wet and Wild, Legazpi!

as i write this post, the whole legazpi anticipates just how much higher the flood will rise. rain had been pouring so hard for days now even when i was still in manila. when i arrived the other day i realized just how fast the water rises right at the very centro of legazpi city. classes had been suspended for almost a week now and the mall today closed two hours earlier than usual.

i myself had to walk through the flooded streets of the city since passenger jeepneys and tricycles refuse to roam around and were all on the way to their own families as well.

probably because of the trauma the typhoon had inflicted on the bicolanos, everyone are quite panicky. there isn't any mentioned storm, low pressure area, or typhoon yet but everyone's making sure everything is again wrapped in plastic and placed in higher compartments within the household.

a few of the families in easily flooded barangay's have evacuated to safer grounds.

will keep you guys posted while the electricity's still on. what a night! and more to expect, i guess.

Wednesday, February 6, 2008

my name? yeah sure...

:lamagawa:with the explanation below, i think i should change my name...

oh well... most of what's said sounds true to me. except that lately i don't feel that great... whatevs!

What Andrea Karlsan Means


You are confident, authoritative, and aggressive.
You have the classic "Type A" personality.

You also have a very active imagination. You often get carried away with your t

You are powerful and competent, especially in
the workplace.



At times, you can be a little fla
ky and irresponsible. But for the important things, you pull it together.

You are a seeker of knowledge, and you have
learned many things in your life.

You are light hearted and accepting. You don't
get worked up easily.


Monday, January 14, 2008

the comeback? or not...


how am i really?





kumusta naman kayo?


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