My mom left for the States the other week and she forgot to bring some important documents my aunts needed. So again, I was tasked to send the documents. This time I tried DHL, only because they don’t have a cut off time. The rates are fairly expensive about …

The main reason why I subscribed to Globe Telecom is because all of my friends including my family uses this service. It’s actually been very reliable throughout the years. I dEvery time I need to know something I simply call one of the operators. They don’t make you wait …

Naughty by Nature or NBYN (www.naughtybynature.com.sg ) is a photo studio that offers a lifetime package of ‘lifestyle photographs’. They claim that they have more than 6,000 clients and they even include professional photographers. They also promise that they are able to photograph a range of styles. However, after …

THE Philippine Long Distance Telephone (PLDT) Company has failed us so much with the conventional landlines. There are four of them in our office but they are always down and out. The conventional phones are always dead and the linemen would always tell us it is due to the …

Fedex sucks and they charge a whole lot of money. I had to send some documents and CDs for my Aunts to the States, and it cost me $36. I had to pay for 1 pound total even though my package was less than a fourth of a pound. …

With the opening of the school year in the last 2 weeks, it was a frenzy of endless shopping for books, stationery, clothes and shoes for my kids. Most of the time, I did not know where to go as I do not know Brussels that well despite …

I never had to use a daycare before last year. I used to be a stay at home mom who could spend her time taking care of the kids. After the divorce I had to radically change the way I lived in the world. Between taking care of my …

2 months ago, Sky Cable Bacolod installed a new equipment to every television which is registered to their system, this equipment will make sure that no illegal connections will be made by any subscriber. Illegal connection is a very common issue here in the Philippines, usually this is …

Greatclips is a place that I go to get my hair cut. I really like going there because most of the people that work there are nice and really listen to you. They have never messed up on my hair cut or anything. My sister also goes there to …

In the past few months in the course of my travels I have passed through the Greyhound bus station in Tallahassee, Florida on a number of occasions. As with all things in life it has it’s good points and it’s bad points.
One of the good things about the …

Some time ago I had mailed a book to Italy and it had never arrived. The buyer had been very patient indeed, waiting a long two months and looking in her mailbox everyday for the package. I had wrapped it very well so I doubt if the packaging got …

When I had a flood a while back ago I needed the place clean and cleaned up in a rush so I contacted Service master cleaner and I must say that this place left me pretty darn impressed with their services. The first thing I would like to say …

A very close friend of ours will be moving here from Dearborn, Michigan to Manitoba, Canada. With the time restrictions that he have, and considering the fact that he is still expected to go to work until his last day in United States, he is quite worried with all the …

I was delighted at the prospect of simply touching a card against a special pad in order to be able ot use the trains and buses in Chicago, but the Chicago Card Plus does NOT work as stated. Luckily, I had no problems with the billing or linking …

Comcast Cable is awesome! I loved having their service. They offered some great packages such as the triple play package which is what I ordered at the time. For around $100 a month I had internet, phone, and cable. The triple play package was great but the price should …

I went to this Canada Post outlet on October 28, 2010 at 11:55 a.m. I had to send a package to Kelowna, British Columbia and I wanted to make sure that it got there safe and within the quickest amount of time, without costing me an arm and …

Water is a very precious natural resource in this country as most of it is desert (the Kalahari). And, when there is not enough rainfall, I am nearly prepared for water rationing which has already happened before I arrived in the country.
Getting a water connection is not a …

Of all the Home Affairs Departmental offices I have been to, Centurion appears to be the most organized and least busy one of them all.
I arrived outside the offices at around twelve in the morning, with nothing but the worst expectations of the experience I was about to have. …

I recently decided to take a CPR class with my local Red Cross. I have young children at home, so I want to make sure that I know how to do CPR in case of an emergency. I know a lot of people who have taken courses …

I take my car to William Wells for all of my auto repair jobs and I would certainly recommend this shop. William Wells is open from 7am-5:30 on weekdays. I have been going to this shop for about 3 years and the experience has been great. …

When I first lived here in this city, I thought that most drivers are very disciplined; I appreciated it very much that motorcycles are aligned neatly along the city streets and even in shopping areas, most vehicles and motorcycles are neatly arranged almost all the …

Not long after moving to another town from where we were, we found ourselves needing a helping hand (no matter how well panned your move is, you normally find yourself broke to a certain extent when moving long distance) with groceries as we needed to pay bills.
I found myself …

MGE is a taxi services here around Metro Manila. Their main office is found in Caloocan City and they are, perhaps the best Taxi service provider to this time as per my experience. Having seen them line up in shopping malls, they never denied a passenger no matter how …

I have been a customer of this phone company for many years. I have not always had good service from them. They were very slow in getting internet service for their customers. We have had internet service for only about 4 years. Their service men are not the brightest. …

Media Mail is a great service from USPS (United States Postal Service) and one I have used many times. Over the years I must have mailed out over a hundred media mail items, some in boxes and some in bubble envelopes. It’s a very affordable way to mail books, …

When I moved out on my own from my parent’s house, I wanted a telephone company that was inexpensive but that provided unlimited service to anywhere in the country. That seemed too good to be true, but then I heard about Vonage. The commercials all said that Vonage would …

On Friday February 29, I arrived home to find that a package was attempted to be delivered. I called (800)GO FEDEX to confirm that another attempt would be made the following day, because I am only available on Saturdays during daytime hours. I was reassured that Saturday is …

Don’t get me wrong, I’m happy that this service exists because I am visually impaired, and I can’t drive even with corrective glasses. But I am used to the bus systems of the Seattle area, and this completely pales in comparison. The cost of the bus systems in Seattle …

Just my take on the new SSS website - Totally useless. If I did not have my work taking up my whole “office hours” time of the SSS offices, I would just go there personally and inquire; but heck I need to just have a look at my balances …

This post office location at 225 S. Val Vista Drive is the one who services the area I live in. I go to this specific post office when I have received notices from the mail person notifying me of a piece of mail that needs to be picked up …

I want to give my opinion about EMS Indonesia. This is one of the product from Indonesian Post which can serve you the fastest shipping service to all over the world.
When I lived in Indonesia, I always use this EMS service to send products to my customers.I was selling …

I have been using hulu.com for all my television needs for approximately a year now and have always been a happy camper. Of course they did not have everything that I wanted to watch, but for a free service this was completely understandable and totally pardonable. When the …

As part of my father’s seventieth birthday present, my siblings and I pitched in to send my dad to San Francisco, California. We wanted to make it a surprise, so I thought it would be neat to present him with a professional-looking booklet containing trip information that I would …

I recently moved and I used Budget Truck Rental. I was able to make my reservation online and use an online coupon to receive 10% off. The web site is very user friendly and you can reserve or just get a rate quote. They have locations …

The first and only time I used DHL for my shipping needs was in the month of July to mail an Xbox 360 console from my house in New York to a friend in Chicago. I opened an account and found the weight of the console on Amazon (it …

In the past two years or so, the world of online dating has exploded into an entire business. Now there are countless “hookup” and “dating” sites designed solely to find one’s soulmate over the internet. Even sites not designed for matchmaking often have that potential- case in …

My friend took me and my 9 month old baby to The Picture People at the Deptford Mall in Deptford NJ. I heard good things about them so I was excited. This was our first time taking my daughter to get professional pictures. We went to …

With Christmas coming up soon, it’ll be time to get our annual family portrait again. And, once again, rather than go to an expensive photographer, we’ll just make an appointment at the Wal-mart Portrait Studio.
There are two things about the Wal-mart Portrait Studio I like. The biggest one is …

The Archibald Library is one of my favorite places to visit. For me, the library is within walking distance, and is a good reason to get outside for a healthy walk.
The Archibald library originated, in 1994. Originally, a county library, the city took control of …

We had to use this Bus station in Kuala Lumpur when we planned to go Penang. We started from Chennai by Malaysian Airlines and reached KL International Airport at about 0730 hrs. As per the prior information we had, we looked for the Star Shuttle Bus Service at the Airport …

Embarq is my local phone provider, and I also subscribe to DSL internet and Dish network satelite tv. I have a product bundle that costs me around ninety five US dollars per month for all three services. I think I am getting a fairly decent deal and I personally …

Telecom Italia has got to be one of the worst service providers on this green Earth. Not only does it take MONTHS to have an ADSL line installed, but they provide the worlds worst customer service, they treat you as if you were retarded, they think they know your …

My aunts in California sent a box full of goodies for us during the summer. According to them, it will arrive in 30 days; sometimes less. This was the first time they used Fastpak to send a box via cargo. They sent the box on April 1st, and we …

The Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) supplies electricity to the entire nation and is a government entity. It gets a part of its electricity supply from neighboring South Africa as well as Zimbabwe and Mozambique.
As I was in a place before where there was no electricity, I was …

I-800-U-Haul says it all.U Haul is a nationwide truck moving company from which you can rent trucks and other equipments in case you are relocating. I rented their truck just once I believe and that was when I was moving from the Hyattsville area to Laurel in the …

I have avoided SuperCuts because of people saying how bad their haircuts are and don’t go get your hair cut there.
But you know what? I paid $50 for a haircut at ULTA and the girl butchered my hair and left roots on my highlights she just did.
I …

Enjoy Prepaid is the prepaid long distance of my dreams and it offers rates of 2.2 cents to 2.9 cents a minute in the United States (the lower rate is available if you choose to pay a fee but 2.9 works for me). For the last three years I …

I have made several trips using the Greyhound Bus service and each time I have seem to not like my experience. I have to say, yeah its convenient when you need a way out of town but the whole process and time traveling takes a tole on you. This …

Every so often I get the urge to clean my closets and other rooms of the house, collecting items that I don’t want anymore but that are still in good shape. I pack them in boxes and bags, setting them aside. I know that the Purple Heart will call …

I am used to having a letter box and opening it to collect my paper mail. I always remembered waiting in anticipation for the postman especially when I am expecting letters and packages. I cannot imagine not having a postman in any place. But, such is the case here …