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 …

I had just ordered a wet suit from scubastore.com, the online website is from Spain and the Mares wetsuits are really cheaper there, so I just decided to buy a suit first to see if suits me then I would just buy more if I did like their product, …

For as long as I’ve been aware of the workings of telecommunications, Telkom pay phones have always been around, with their unmistakable blue color, mounted on green support structures as is consistent with the company’s colors.
Going back about fifteen years though, I would personally say that back then was …

Going to the cleaners is something we all must do at one time or another. No matter how gentle some detergents are, some items simply have to be dry cleaned.
The number of cleaners can vary by neighborhood. Most shop around until they find the one that suits their needs.
I …

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 …

This is how much I dislike AT&T: I now have only cell phone service in my home, so that I may avoid land line usage and thereby AT&T (same for QWEST, but I’ll get to that in another review). The land-line long distance service was more trouble …

My hats off to the very helpful people at the Rustan’s Bridal Registry Service.
They helped make this part of my wedding planning problem-free. Here’s what I love about them:
1. The department store set up a very classy room for the service. This room …

I’ve been a customer with this company since 1988. I’ve watched it go from Southern Bell to BellSouth and now to AT&T. Every year it costs more to maintain my phone services and I seem to get less and less.
We are 3 miles from town and still …

Mediacom cable is my cable provider who I had for 2 years now. I like the service in the beginning because of the promotional rates and the installation was quick and fast. After a while my cable would just go out for no apparent reason, right in the middle …

Do you need quick and fast courier service in Indonesia? Why don’t you try Tiki Courier service? As far as I know, they have great service when it come to deliver your goods or stuffs from one city to another city in Indonesia. Not only between the cities, they …

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 …

My dad passed away on November 20. That was hard enough. My mother & father divorced many years ago and neither have remarried. My dad’s better half is a wonderful woman.
When he passed away, a member of the “family” had to sign paperword to release his body to …

Evryone is always looking for a deal when they want to make long distance calls using a calling card pin.
Speedypin.com seems like a good phone card company to use when calling long distance overseas, but with the seemingly reasonable rates comes the incredibly unreasonable and unreliable customer service.
When I …

I have been a Globe prepaid user here in the Philippines since 2001 and continue to use this service. I don’t intend to apply for a postpaid line because I feel I save more this way when I can control how much I can spend on calls and text …

Harvey Allen Salon
I have had my hair cut everywhere and I fell as if I am constantly searching for the perfect salon. My Aunt recommended Harvey Allen Salon and I am so glad she did, I finally found the perfect salon where I will be having my hair cut …

If you are reading this review, you probably have encounter problems with Comcast as we have. This review will not cover all the problems we had with Comcast as that would take too much time. What I will cover is the things I hope others look out for so …

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 …

The Wal-Mart Portrait Studio located at 220 Briarcrest Dr. within the Wal-mart supercenter is an affordable option for your portrait needs. This location does accept walk-ins, however appointments are recommended, and you may contact them at (979)774-7298! They have several different price packages and offer photos on …

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 …

I had just finished using a calling card i bought from a company called Nsac Network UK Ltd at their website: http://www.nsacuk.com.I couldn’t believe the rates they were claiming to offer online. However,i took the risk to give them a try. I am extremely glad i did. I bought …

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 …

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 …

I have had an Alltel phone plan for three years and they are a very good company as I far as I am concerned. I live in Michigan and have service in Northern MI and live in the Detroit area where I also have great service. I …

In June 2007 I purchased a Fisher & Paykel Dishwasher. It has a 2 year warranty. On the 24th June 2008 it just stopped working. I rang the call centre in order for a repair man to come out and fix it. I spoke …

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 …

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 found this hair salon when I was looking for a place to buy Aveda hair products. I was impressed by the knowledge of the stylists, and fact that they were helpful, but not pushy. The salon has a nice amibience, comfortable, well lit. It smells …

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 I first moved into the little town that I live in it took me a while to find out who was the phone carrier. I got referred to three different companies before I ended up with ATT as the residential carrier here. I thought, ok big …

I first came to this branch of the Queens Library because I moved to Woodside, and this was the closest branch to me. I’ve always been an avid user of public libraries, both when I was living in Orange County, NY with my parents as well as my …

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. …

I recently got a tattoo in New York and i didnt have Lubiderm that i like to use. So i used Tattoo Goo. When you get a fresh tattoo your suppose to put a thin layer of Bacitracin but the tattoo artist said there was no need for that …

The soccer league that my kids played on this Fall used ABS Photography for the pictures. They were taken the first week of October and the process went smoothly. The order forms were a bit lengthy but the picture sessions were quick and individuals and a team picture was …

Item: St. Peter Memorial Chapels
Location: Parang, Jose Panganiban, Camarines Norte, Philippines
My father-in-law passed away last January and the family decided to hire the services of the St. Peter Memorial Chapels. This is my first time to attend a funeral in Jose Panganiban, Camarines Norte and I …

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 …

In Alberta, there are hundreds of privately-owned registries which take care of services such as issuing driver’s licenses and ID cards, vehicle registrations, driver’s abstracts, traffic fine payments, marriage licenses, road tests, insurance of every type, name changes, land titles, incorporations, birth certificates, and pretty much any other type …

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 …

I have an older Lexus luxury sedan that rarely has problems. However, a few months ago it started to make an odd noise and I got concerned. My hubby suggested we take it in to Sun Devil Auto because they were close and had been there before for an oil …

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 …

Eight AM today, I was scheduled for biometric finger printing. I am applying for my green card and change of status. It was a long way to drive from our house going to Kentwood. We left the house at around 6:15 in the morning, we have …

We take our son here quite frequently and we are always pleased with the outcome. Though a warning, it is very busy on the weekends. It would serve you well to call before hand to check on the wait time. Especially when children expected to be patient and smile …

This is a government building specializing in Employment Insurance, Social Insurance Numbers, etc. Unfortunately, I had to visit this place recently to get more information on Maternity Leave and Permanent Residency.
First of all, the parking lot is quite big, but 80% of the parking stalls are for staff …

Some postal offices have a very negative reputation. But I must say that the United States Postal Service in Dearborn, Michigan never disappointed me. It has always been efficient in delivering mails and parcels in our apartment complex. When I expect a parcel, may it be from other …

Chicken buses are the main form of transportation around Guatemala. You can catch a chicken bus from anywhere, to anywhere, for pennies. They are old U.S. school buses that have been retired for whatever reason, (silly little things like failing brakes) and have been sent off to work as …

First time I went to this library,I was not a member yet.So we just read the book there but we could not bring some books to our place. But then my daughter registered as a member there few weeks later. She got a pass card that she can use …

Whenever I travel I always try to avoid taking the bus because of my horrible experiences in the past. I got ripped off by porters and even vendors in the crowded terminal, and at one time I lost my cellphone to a pickpocket (I presumed). I always hate the …

Whenever someone hears that I have my Social Security Number, they could not believe it, especially in my case. I am a Filipina and they could not believe it because they said that it is not easy to get a Social Security Number.
I got my SSN before …

My mother and I recently went to have mother-daughter portraits done at Sears Portrait Studio. We wanted to give them to my grandmother as a gift. We were actually pleasantly surprised by the experience that we had at the Portrait Studio as neither of us really likes …

This Sun City post office is close to my house so I sort of have to go there because it is convenient. However this place often has longs lines and the clerks seem to be very slow at doing there jobs. Don’t get me wrong, they are very friendly …