Outlook Nightmare

I've been using Microsoft Outlook 2002 in our office since that is the only email client allowed on our company computers. Together with the slow booting Windows 2000, it was a normal day in the office... that's what I thought. This is the first thing that I do once I sit down and concentrate on office work. I checked my mails thinking it was just the usual things I'm going to do that night, but I was wrong. Opening up my computer prompted already an error that the connecting to the mail server timed out. Then another unusual error that related to some rules I made on filters and that just let me press the x button on it. It automatically opened my inbox then I was wondering why I was only looking at 7 new emails. OMG! Wait! Where are the rest of my emails? I know I had about 200MB worth of emails the last time I checked. That was the last time I saw it, now its all gone.

I'm looking at a bare screen where none of my important office emails, personal mails, files, and bills is showing up. I frantically ran to our Management Systems Information Department and asked people there who can recover my files but when they checked their servers, they didn't see a thing too. Everything was gone and the logs indicated that I deleted it, but that did not happen obviously. I don't know if it was a glitch or a system error but I was mad. They were not ably to retrieve anything. I don't backup my files on my computer because that was sort of temporary and the same department deletes them regularly. Now I don't have anything but the ones I still have in my Sent Items Folder. I lost my electronic receipts and transaction records that I had in my other folders too. Four long years of documents are lost in just one click. It's just not a good day for me. I know I'll cry this out later on. See how painful it is for not backing up files? Imagine that! Online Backups would have been more convenient. Kill me now because my life expectancy just shortened 10 more years.

RIHANNA Identified... CHRIS BROWN Loses Projects: UPDATES!

I'm enjoying this afternoon thinking about the same story I've been hearing and watching events across the USA entertainment scene. Chris Brown just apparently lost major deals with corporations. One of them is Wrigley's which supplies the world tons of chewing gum and bubble gum. Now he's probably getting it huh?!

There are also rumors of him having punched Rihanna. Oh yes by the way she was already identified a while ago by police who handled the case. There was always the "woman" monicker given a while ago because he was apparently given the benefit of the doubt because he's a celebrity and for the protection of the victim. Now that its out in the open a lot of rumors are coming out about what really conspired that morning.

According to people who have commented on my site, they heard that Rihanna had Herpes which is a very wild Sexually Transmitted Disease that prompted Chris Brown to punch Rihanna in the face in that particular scuffle. Even if, I would not really want anyone punching a lady... or Rihanna for that matter. That's just not right okay? That's just a pathetic excuse!

Make Sure They Are Safe

With the news behind Chris Brown and a supposed woman getting hurt you stop and think that if this happened to rich and famous people like them then it wouldn't be impossible to also happen to anyone.

I now fear for the women in my family. What if they end up with the same fate as she did? What if their supposed blissful relationship suddenly turns into a nightmare one day? It shows how appalling things could get if a crazed boyfriend would suddenly turn ballistic for a loved one. Everybody in the industry think so highly of him. With this particular incident still under investigation, it's not surprising that some sources say that it could be RIHANNA that's suffering. They both were not able to attend the Grammy Awards Night. If she was not protected and couldn't afford private health care or insurance like the rest of Hollywood's celebrities, then she could have gotten a different fate. If she was a normal person like anyone in your family and she got hurt I'm sure you all would be worried. Make sure everybody is covered and identified with insurance leads so they can be offered the same health care as some of the world's greatest people. They only deserve the best and you know you love them.

CHRIS BROWN Hurts RIHANNA OMG?!!

Sweet but if he's the one to hurt Rihanna I don't like to see that face anymore! HMP!
Photo by E!

All along I thought this was a fairy tale romance between two Pop American Icons Chris Brown and Rihanna. I was thinking this was going to be forever but for Chris Brown to physically hurt Rihanna? I'm sure I'm not the only one enraged by this.

I watched the Grammy awards a few hours ago and the two did not show up in the Red Carpet or the awards show itself... I was thinking that they maybe were preparing for a surprise number... Boy are we surprised! Chris Brown was detained and just bailed out himself for a whopping 20,000 US dollars which is about 2,350,000 pesos here. Earlier it was just reported that a lady complained about Chris Brown hurting her but the name of Rihanna suddenly surfaced. For a boyfriend to hurt his girlfriend is just wrong! Really wrong!

Chris Brown has been dancing to fame and his MTV's, I know he's rich and can dance really well but I'm really sad that this has happened. I hope he rots in jail for hurting Rihanna. He was scheduled to be singing "Forever" onstage at Los Angeles' Staples Center, he was instead detained by police, being questioned for allegedly roughing up Rihanna. Brown and Rihanna became involved in an argument. After stopping his car, Brown and Rihanna went out and the argument escalated. Rihanna suffered visible injuries and identified Chris Brown as her attacker. Both were not able to attend the Grammy Awards because of this incident. Chris was also supposed to compete in a category with the duet he had with Jordin Sparks called "No Air". Rihanna was also supposed to be nominated for the duet she had with Maroon 5. How I wish I could make Chris Brown reget what he did to Rihanna. That's just sad! Grrrr!

Word Press Essentials

I've come across word press sites and I like their system too. Not that I'm badmouthing my host site but it’s definitely a different world. Anybody could tell the difference because if you are a novice like me then you’re probably stuck with this. Word press has come a long way as far as freedom in template design and user induced content. Comments are also important so they went ahead and put up higher filters so spam messages could be eliminated. Aside from that, they have gone ahead of the pack limiting the advertising content of the host which is not being done on other host sites.

There are also numerous sites where you can get word press themes so you can customize the look of your website. If you plan to purchase your own domain then doing this particular task would be nice if you plan to cater to a larger audience. You must always remember though that commercial wordpress themes are very expensive these days and would probably cost you around $60 to $90. There are some that offer it for free so you should definitely try them out. Web site creators also freely want you to modify their template and you can choose from a variety of colors. Try http://www.freethemelayouts.com and check out the latest word press themes and JOOMLA templates which they have readily available online.

Whitney Houston at Pre Grammy Awards Gala

Whitney's back! And she's good!

It's De javu all over again as Whitney Houston comes back with a vengeance after rounds of drug abuse and an ugly voice a few years ago. She returns with an outstanding voice as critics, musicians and the greatest in the music industry listen in this year's Pre Grammy Awards Gala show.

This particular party was to honor the great Clive Davis. He was the one responsible for the resuscitation of the careers of artists namely Bruce Springsteen, Janis Joplin, veterans like Rod Stewart and Carlos Santana. The mini Houston concert also had performers like Kelly Clarkson, a magical duet between Jennifer Hudson and Barry Manilow, Stewart, the Kings of Leon, Leona Lewis, and a monologue by the one and only Kanye West, . Hollywood all came down and the luminaries were there like Sir Paul McCartney, Jamie Foxx, Prince, Diddy, Rihanna, the Jonas Brothers, Taylor Swift, Quincy Jones, P.Diddy, Faith Evans, a Gospel Choir and others.

Good thing she came back from drug use and a bad personal life. I hope she picks up the pieces and perform well in the future recordings. That would just be great!

Feel Beautiful Inside and Out

I just got in from the gym and a lot of people were there in a Friday afternoon. I guess they also are like me shedding those extra pounds gained over the holidays. Yeah it’s already February and the weight is still there. Nobody could take it off in a week of course because just like ordinary people we still have to eat. Yo-yo diets abound the regimen of guys and gals who spend hours there but I’m quite optimistic that I’ll still be losing a lot once I get serious about it.

We’ve been seeing posts here in my site lately about medical procedures to make people look good. I’ve got nothing against it really but maybe in a conservative point of view I would not want to meddle with what God has already given me. Sometimes though I keep thinking about the money I spend each month for the gym. What if I just save that money and once I get into 6 digits try other options like liposuction and some non surgical procedure to trim down. I still see Mom’s in the gym that had their nose jobs and you know what done to them. As far as I’m concerned as long as they don’t look silly and it would help them be youthful looking then I’m okay with that. There are those who take it too far to the point of addiction, but that’s just plain dangerous and I would not recommend anyone to do that.

The government is even endorsing medical tourism that includes surgical enhancements. This is also good for the economy because it would cost relatively 90% cheaper here than if you do it in the United States. But of course you should always do it where you’re confident and feel safe. Like the botox new hampshire clinics offers; if you live in the vicinity and know local doctors that can do it for you then by all means do it there. Nobody would want to end up in a fly by night hospital that has no experience whatsoever with these complicated surgeries. These are major operations by the way because it does not only need local anesthesia; it makes use of general anesthesia and needs a couple of months or weeks to recover. Make sure you know what you are doing if you plan to go under the knife. Check out the best doctors and surgeons at http://www.plasticsurgerypa.com and avail their state of the art plastic surgery services. The result is always going to be permanent and you know that. I also wish that no matter what people do to their physical appearance, they should always stay beautiful inside and out.

Meralco Electricity Rates Go Down, Water Rates Go Up!

The Horror Continues!

Manila Electric Company rates will go down this month while Water rates will go up. There will be a 5 centavo deduction per kilowatt hour in the power rates or about 10 pesos for households that consume 200 Kwatts per month. This was explained by Meralco Chief for Utility Economics Ivanna de la Pena that due to the lower Generation Rate Adjustment Mechanism (GRAM) of lower electricity costs because of the worst winter elsewhere in the world. The rate adjustments appear to be temporary as March approaches for the Summer Season so don't rejoice yet!

Manila Water and Maynilad on the other hand will be raising prices in the last week of this month. This is because of the automatic adjustment for inflation at recovery ng foreign exchange losses and does not reflect the basic rates. Manila Water will be raising 12.2 percent consumer price index adjustment and about 1.03 percent foreign currency differential adjustment. Will this mean there will be adjustments over adjustments and adjustments? Hahaha...

Manila Water's adjustment will be P2.27 per cubic meter while P2.81 per cubic meter will be for Maynilad rates. Prices will take effect 15 days from notice... so that started this Thursday... and the horror will start on the 26th.

Web Hosting Beauty and Madness

I’ve been running my website for almost four years. My life expectancy is a little over than that so I don’t want to waste time thinking about who would host my site if I plan to do so. I’ve had free ones and I’ve got paid ones for my projects. I don’t however the perseverance and have each transaction be problematic because I don’t have enough bandwidth, space for images and email storage.

You know, there’s such a thing as the horror of getting the DNS and the IP settings of your original domain so you could get the original content of your current site and have those transferred to the customized URL. I had first hand experience over that and I couldn’t even get my site working to at least see some of the content exist in cyberspace. I’ve had a few days of sorrowful evenings because I felt I didn’t exist in the Internet. My images also were big and the containment unit of the host was limited so I didn’t have the services to get my place up and running. I had to consult a few people (office mates) on what easy service I could get so I wouldn’t have an arduous time configuring major geek level web settings. I even lost my site settings in the process too so I had to get a new template for it. Imagine the days and hours just to get that back.

So I stopped by a website that called http://www.top10webhosting.com/ that listed everything that I needed. It even gave me options to choose different web hosting services that are extremely affordable and would not hurt my budget. I was only starting then and I needed something to at least tell me the tale of what to spend and what I should get. Get the latest and best web hosts you can get below $5 dollars. I’m sure you’ll like them a lot better than expensive ones that never worked!

Rin and the Rox ROCKS ELLEN DEGENERES' SHOW! \\m//

OMG Rin and the Rox just performed in Ellen Degeneres' show. Man! This was cool enough on youtube and now they performed in her show this would probably be getting bigger raves much like the talented Charice got attention with Oprah and that composer guy! (sorry i forgot while writing this).

Geeze I just can't get over it, now even Ellen is sending them both to the Grammy Awards rubbing elbows with the best in the Music Industry like Rihanna and Madonna hehehe. They even performed here in the famous comfort room Ellen does pranks on with viewers. Its a good thing they've been given this big break. Look at the acoustics in that room! Good thing they practiced a lot and now they're already in that show for the whole world to see! Filipinos are really making raves abroad! I just wish my bad luck for this year runs out before I run out of money.... where did that come from?! heheh


Rin and the Rox ROCKS for me! Watch em ayt! ^_^