A rant

Because I have no other recourse but to share it with the world, I will now share a message from a certain mr318 on TipidPC (the bold words indicate my messages):

> > > If you’re really interested in the PS2 please PM
> me.
> > > Pasensya na at napapagod na kase ako makipagtext
> sa
> > > mga humihingi ng last price.
> >
> > sori sir but I deal thru texting. im not always
> > online, thats why I need to get your contact
> details.
>
> You don’t have to be always online. Kung may tanong
> ka about the item sana tinanong mo na sa message na to
> diba?
>
> Are you interested in the item at the price listed?
> Are you willing to pick it up or do a meetup in my
> area?
>
> If the answer is yes to both questions, then I’ll give
> you my contact details and we can set up a meeting.
>
> Pasensya na talaga pero ilang beses na nangyari na ang
> daming nagtetext na tumatawad lang. Sayang lang load
> ko. Kung sure buyer ka na then I’ll give you my
> number. If you have questions just ask me here. Di
> naman ako nagmamadali at wala naman pupuntahan yung
> PS2.
>
> Thanks for the interest in the item.

sir, i would suggest that you do not sell your item here at TPC if that s your mentality. Of course, buyers here in TPC would try to negotiate a price with the seller. That’s the why the site is called “TIPID” PC. Negotiating is part of the buy and sell business. Use your COMMON SENSE sir.

And also, you have the option not to reply to the messages that you receive asking for a lower price. Kung ayaw mo mabawasan ang load mo. But that’s not how the buy and sell business goes. Both parties are investing their “PISO” for each questions they raised via SMS. So dont be a selfish MOFO na akala mo eh ikaw lang ang nagagastusan sa pag text!

I REAPEAT, buy and sell business always comes with NEGOTIATION.

If your not willing to negotiate then include this in your post “PRICE IS NON NEGOTIABLE” “PICKUP ONLY IN MY PLACE, NO MEET UPS” “NO REPLY MEANS NO”

Good day sir.

Good day indeed. After fuming for about 30 minutes and looking for a way to report his abusive (well of course I don’t feel abused I just want them to ban the motherfucker) message, I decided to post it here as a form of catharsis. The irony of this situation is that I’ve been dealing in TipidPC for quite some time now, and all my feedback has been positive, if not glowing. Consider:

One Positive Feedback for One Truly Great Guy!

Sir Ryan is truly one great seller here at TPC! He’s very professional when dealing with his customers, in that, he makes sure that everything is in order and confirmed, so as to make sure that there would be no hassles with both the seller and buyer (in this case, he was the seller and I was the buyer). He’s also super updated when it comes to his location, so as to make sure that both would be able to meet up properly. Furthermore, he’s also very kind and friendly to whomever he has deals with, as in, he’s super approachable even though he was in a bit of a rush due to his busy schedule. And last but definitely not the least, his items are in super top notch condition, yet their prices are unbeatably cheap! In fact, he even gave me a testing warranty for his items, yet he assured me that all of them are in full working condition. But, a first-hand look at his items are enough to warrant their conditions! Add that to a great discount that I got for buying in bulk, and viola, one great deal!

So guys and gals, never ever hesitate to deal with this great seller! Indeed, two thumbs up for this guy! Hope for more deals to come!

P.S. Thanks a lot for the games! I’ll be testing em n lng as soon as I have some free time on my hands! Ehehehe, mejo busy pa kse e. In any case, all of em looks great nman! I’ll take your word for it n lng na all of em are in full working conditions! Thanks again!

Of course, the sheer positivity of that feedback made me a little bit nervous in its profuseness, but I think you get the drift. No one who’s dealt with me has ever had anythign but good to say about me. I don’t like doing bad deals, regardless if I’m the buyer of the seller.

Back to the irony. Mr318, who says I should change my “mentality” and stop posting items on TipidPC, has been a member since May 19, 2008 11:23 PM, and has had no transactions or deals within TipidPC whatsoever. You stupid Kris Aquino-loving monkey, why don’t you fucking back your shit up with some feedback before you go around telling people to get off a site?

Rant over.

Second place is better than last

So I got 2nd place in the first annual mag:net spelling bee, all because I couldn’t spell this word.  I guess I should be thankful they didn’t throw and tagalog or lolcat words my way, or else I wouldn’t have lasted that long. huhlolz!

A tale of a sale and things that were never meant to be but happened anyway

I walked into my local National bookstore today with the sole intent of purchasing a Vietnamese phrasebook for our upcoming Hanoi trip and to stop by Fortune’s bakery to see if they had any pan de regla. Unfortunately for me this National bookstore had every phrasebook you could ask for including Greek and Hindi, but nothing whatsoever to represent our neighboring southeast asian country. Also quite unfortunately, the digital revolution coupled with a rising cost of living and competition from upmarket bookstores has made sure that almost every National bookstore is perpetually on sale. Sales being the bane of my existence, I cast a wary eye on the stack of books that beckoned to me with stickers marking them at 50% off or more.

I gave in.

30 minutes later, after having hemmed and hawed and called my girlfriend for support NOT to buy the books (which is completely useless since if it were up to her she’d spend all her money on books she’d never have enough time to read) I am at home with a stack of 4 books (fever pitch and a long way down by nick hornby, Imperial Earth by Arthur C. Clarke, and The Universe in a Single Atom by the Dalai Lama) on my desk and one piece of ensaymadang monggo because apparently Fortune Bakery doesn’t sell anything as tawdry as pan de regla. I look at the stack of books with a mix of pride and regret since while I’m proud that I bought 4 books for 1000 pesos that at full price would have cost 3600++ pesos I’m also burdened with the possibility that I may have bought more books than I will ever have enough time to read.

Wanderous.org

That’s right, we got our own domain!  Nothing’s changed really, except that you can now get to the site by typing wanderous.org into the address bar.  It’s really just a redirect kind of thing that wordpress allows you to for the price of ten bucks.  I don’t exactly know why it costs 10 bucks to do that, but it’s a lot easier to pimp out wanderous.org instead of wanderous.wordpress.com, so I’m happy.  If I ever learn how to do CSS, then we’ve got it made.

On Language

Found this tidbit while reading Lee Kuan Yew’s entry in Wikipedia:

Designating official languages

Lee continued the colonial legacy of imposing English as the language of the workplace and the common language among the different races, while recognising Malay, Mandarin Chinese, and Tamil as the other three official languages. All state schools use English as the medium of instruction, although there are also lessons for their respective mother tongues.

Like I said before, that’s what we should do.  Have English as the language that bridges the communication gap.  Have it as the medium instruction and shore up the little advantage we have over other southeast asian nations.  At the same time cultural groups that speak a certain dialect can freely use it amongst themselves and keep it alive in their land.  It shouldn’t be the government’s fucking job to keep your language alive, it should be yours.

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On housing

The thought of taking ten years to pay for something makes my head spin.

Wanderous

I haven’t been tending to this site much lately, and not because I was lazy (which is the usual reason).  I’ve been devoting more time to a new travel and food blog I’ve started with my girlfriend called wanderous.  It’s about travelling and eating and having terrific experiences without having to break the bank.  It’s about 1 peso fares, dreaming about kathmandu, and riding trains across asia. It’s also about where to find the best French Onion soup, which unfortunately is in Shanghai in a restaurant called “Steak and Hamburg”.

Today’s our semi official launch, so I’d appreciate it if you guys stopped by to take a look.  Thanks!

Housecleaning

Cleaned up my links, some of which have been pointing to dead or abandoned sites for almost a year now.  I actually wouldn’t have noticed if it weren’t for this urgent message from my friend ET:

“ey what’s up with your blogroll? hindi na ako coderscompass. elmerandes.wordpress na po. thanks! adjust mo. siniseryoso ko na blogs ko e”

Well then, from now on when you click on ET’s name in my blogroll, you’ll be going to his new blog, where he discusses stack based thinking VERY seriously.  Miriam has also updated her blog, made with with equal amounts of emo and sunshine.  Lastly, it’s about time I linke dto my girlfriend Aissa’s blog, since it’s a wonder she hasn’t noticed her absence on my blogroll yet.

New Theme

I suppose I should explain.  I liked the old theme better, but I noticed that it didn’t give you the ability to make pages like “about” or “contact”.  So I thought to myself, well what if people want to give me free shit, or want to invite me to go bombing or something, how would they let me know?  So yeah, had to change the theme so people could get in touch with me.

Hey Cebu Pacific, you listening?