I do not have such big garden at home but since no one was living in the house for several years, then the garden was not maintained (at all). My husband contracted a gardening company (Machado) a few years back but since a long time, they have not …

The Landmark Department Store in Makati City was one of my top choices for my wedding’s bridal registry. What attracted me to this department store was the fairly wide range of tableware and kitchen items available at reasonable prices. The store is also connected to a major appliance shop. …

A few years ago I had a lot of used clothing, lightly used shoes and assorted items that I no longer wanted and needed to give away. The Salvation Army seemed like the perfect solution. I had seen their trucks driving around the city on several different occasions …

The newest public transport in Jakarta, Indonesia is Busway. It is a specific line of road dedicated only for the buses of Transjakarta Busway. It started going active about 4 years ago in January 2004. It is started to help reduce the traffic jam in most …

Blue Bird is Indonesia’s answer to New York’s yellow cabs, and Bangkok’s hot pink ones.
Hot off the airport, I was already greeted by locals trying to sell me their taxis to take me anywhere I needed to go. I was given a tip to only ride Blue Bird …

Charter cable sucks and so does its service! The internet service sucks and the phone service is average and the customer service sucks even more!
The internet through Charter sucks! It seems like the connection only works when it wants to work. Sometimes its real fast and reliable and …

My phone would constantly ring all day long. I would run to the phone and get very upset to hear a telemarketer on the other end! I would constantly ask to be removed from their marketing list and stress the fact that I was not interested in …

I never thought that Bench, the company well known for producing unique apparels will also venture into salon business. Not until I see myself going to their Bench Fix Salon, that’s the time I realized I am not dreaming. See me wearing bench clothes is no longer new if …

Trans BSD is a private regular bus service connecting Jakarta and Bumi Serpong Damai (BSD), a district to the south-west of Jakarta. There are three service lanes from BSD i.e. to Ratu Plaza, Kota Railway Station, and Pasar Baru (all are in Jakarta).
Traveling from BSD to one of the …

This De Post is the postal service in Belgium. If you are living in the are where they speak Vlaams or Dutch language, they call it as De Post. But if you are living in French language part of the country, you should look for the sign board La …

As a current subscriber to Vonage I am satisfied with there service. Almost all problems I personally experience are those out of the companies control for the most part, and simply subject to that type of service (VoIP).
Vonage pricing is a often big relief compared to normal landlines services. …

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 …

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 …

I had been in the band for only a few weeks and our first show was scheduled on a night when my car was being used by my brother in Portland. The show was in Portland, OR and I live in Salem. I’m a student at Willamette …

Hello prepaid phone card from singtel is not really a good phone card.I used this prepaid phone card to call to India from Singapore.There is real difficulty to get calls connected.Previously talk time was less for a 10$ card.Now they increased the time,but talk time gets slashed very …

One of my favorite animal organizations is the International Fund for Animal Welfare which continues to work on behalf of animals. I’m especially interested in their whale activities, which both nurture the creatures and fights for their survival with a variety of anti-whaling campaigns and the like.
One of …

Every year the Bass Pro Drive in Garland creates Santa’s Wonderland down in the hunting and boating section downstairs. Kids get to take a picture with Santa and they have different crafts and games on different days.
I took my three kids there tonight. I decided to do it tonight …

My landline service at home is provided by the Botswana Telecommunications Corporation. The office of my husband usually keeps all the telephone lines in the houses of their staff to avoid the connection and disconnection issues which will arise when a house is vacated by staff members who are …

This is probably the most reliable money remittance service worldwide. My Aunts have been using it to send money for Mom; most of the time money transfer which goes directly to her bank other times my Mom has to pick it up from Western Union agents. But it’s really …

Palawan Pawnshop is one of the largest pawnshop and money remittance center in the Philippines. It has over 1300 branches nationwide. Palawan Pawnshop is also a partner of LBC, Tambunting Pawnshop, and SM malls in the Philippines. They offer different services such as pawning, money remittance, forex exchange,bills payment(electricity,phone,internet,load …

Have you heard about Pingo. They are the latest arrival in the international calling card business and with a bang. They provide prepaid calling card service that can really save you big money on long distance calls. They provide calling cards that are designed to provide you with the …

Oh my, what a terrible decision it is to figure out what cable company to go with! There’s the cost to consider, of course, but then there are greater things to consider. Especially if you are a customer who wants to bundle cable, phone, and Internet service together, customer …

When working in Paddington London I normal use the London Underground system to get to and from Paddington. Paddington is on several different lines but the service I use is the Bakerloo line service from Baker Street.
I only use this service for a few stops and I even …

The “Bay Bridge EZ-Pass” is anything but EZ for some of us.
I made the mother of mistakes, when I chose the convenience of purchasing my pass from my local Giant. My downhill spiral began when I asked the Customer Service Rep?!? some general questions about the pass. She told …

I cannot remember the last time that I had a satisfactory experience with any of the Philippine national government offices since I was born. This is in stark contrast to my experience with my local government of Marikina City, where the government has made bureaucracy a little bit bearable. …

This particular pawnshop chain is owned and operated by a family that has been in the pawnshop business for generations. There is not a city or remote Barrio that has no proximate access to an M. LHULLIER Pawnshop. It’s easy to see why such a business thrives in this …

This is my first year ever trying a tanning bed . Normally I lay out in the sun , but a friend of mine recommended Electric Sun . I tried it , and now I go atleast 5 times a week .
They have a few different beds . I …

I have been a Qwest customer for many years. I was with them for 20 years when I was married and now 5 years on my own since my divorce. I wish that they had more competition because if they did, I would use their competition. I am very …

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 …

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 recently celebrated my 35th birthday. And, as part of that, I realized my driver’s license was set to expire and I had to go to our local Wisconsin Department of Motor Vehicles to renew it.
I received the renewal notice in late August. But, even though they gave me …

I had the misfortune to travel from Virginia to New Mexico on a series of Grey hound buses. They were without exception, crowded, loud and miserable. It was one of the worst travel experiences I’ve ever had and that includes extensive trips in 3rd world countries.
The employees …

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 …

I took the Greyhound bus, and it was absolutely horrible! The bus had to make many stops, and the wait in between each stop was long. There were in the worst part of town where a few strangers came up to me and were talking jibberish. …

When we moved I found out that I could not get my SBC (AT&T) service transferred because it was out of area. I saw a million advertisements for the comcast bundle package for $99/month and since we have a friend who works there, we decided to try it. …

My electric fence and house alarm are both connected to Securicor which is a security company. This company has the reputation of being one of the best security agencies in Botswana and is all over the world. The agency, therefore, assigns guards in my house 24/7. Compared to …

I used the service from Speedy Turtles few years ago. Speedy Turtles was one of courier service company that can ship your goods door to door to another countries in the world.
When I was moving from Jakarta to Europe, I had some goods that I need to ship. …

The Breeze Public Transportation system of buses in Bermuda provides outstanding service. You can get anywhere you want to on the island within minutes, and the price is reasonable, expecially when you buy the all-day pass for twelve dollars. They have a Bermuda Senior Citizen pass available for free, …

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 …

With the proliferation of technological advancements like the internet, a lot of people are choosing to sell products online. Xend Express has established its name as a courier company providing service to a huge number of online merchants. For …

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. …

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 …

Recycling is not my favourite pastime, especially when there is no roadside pick up. It is time consuming, annoying, smelly, and just a hassle. I recently moved temporarily to a city that doesn’t have a roadside recycling program, at least not in my part of the city, so I …

Time Warner Cable has been around since I was a pre- teen. I am now 47 years old. I have seen so many changes over the years. I remember the 1st cable box they came out with. The box was big and brown, and had two rows of button, …

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 …

The latest news from the magnificent Hawaiian Islands, is a new Ferry called “The Boat” fare is $2.00, people travel from the west side to Honolulu. The difference here is the support of “The Bus” system. Bus service is provided to the Ferry, and off the Ferry. This has …

I have had nothing but problems dealing with the social security administration! I have had an application for disability open for over a year without getting a decision yet! I have called on numerous occasions to check the status of my claim. I am either told …

Its been 6 months now I am using Vonage for calling United Kingdom and National calls to USA at a fix rate. Vonage is a VoIP calling . Vonage calls are made using broad band but calls are made phone to phone. The Vonage is possible to get …

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. …

Transports Publics Genevois or simply TPG (www.tpg.ch) is the name of the Company which is in charge of making the urban transportation of people in Geneva (Switzerland). I use TPG’s services everytime I have to travel to Geneva and I am always amazed by their professionalism. There are many factors …