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pldt blinking dsl light

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Twice, it happened this month, more than 48 hours each time: May 12 (early a.m.) - May 14 (afternoon), and May 24 (early evening) - May 26 (mid-morning). We called pldt 172. I have three reference numbers on file. We could not connect. Power cycled now and again within those periods of "limited or no connectivity." We couldn't get it back. The DSL light on the modem just kept blinking. During May 12-14, I was told a few different things after calling 172. First, there was no reported issue in my area and of course, they would file a report - I noted down my first reference number. Next, there was ongoing maintenance for accounts under our subscription plan, was told to keep the modem on for remote testing, and was given a new reference number. Next, they were going to assign a technician to come. The tech would call before coming. A technician neither called nor visited. I was told our connection was restored the afternoon of the 14th when I was out of town. May 24-

To Iloilo and Back

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My breakfast at Highway 21 Hotel. Room service was quick but food slightly cold. The staff were so nice. Asked for a rectangular tray so I can eat in bed and got it. Went to Iloilo last week. Stayed two nights at Highway 21 Hotel (in building/wing with elevator) on Gen. Luna St. beside Sarabia Manor. Highway 21's airport pick-up and drop-off were efficient. We paid P700 each way. The vacation was short but sweet. We met relatives, shopped and ate. We slept at Highway 21 and had dinners next door at Sarabia's restaurants. Aldente's was delicious but the Margherita pizzas they served us had green tomato slices. At Suehiro's, the server insisted on the buffet, ala carte would take too long daw because they were covering too many in-house orders. Sarap ng aircon. Had rain on our first night, earthquake on our second night, and rain, thunder, lightning and power outages at Iloilo airport on our last day. But our PAL flight was on time and we landed safely in Manila

sauna ulit

"Sauna" weather nanaman tayo dito sa Pinas, yung mainit at malagkit. Ang bilis mabasa ng damit. Pag-gising, basa ng pawis ang sheets. Pagtapos maligo, pagtapos magpunas, ayan may pawis na ulit.  Nakakasakit ng ulo, andaming nilalagnat, sinisipon at inuubo. Kung hindi mahal ang kuryente, nagbukas na kami ng aircon. Kahapon ba yun o nung isang araw, umulan dito. Saglit lang siya, malakas pero walang hangin.

deadma

Naghahanap ako ng mabibilhan ng bagong router online, pang-backup kung bumigay na yung luma (wrt54g). Anim na taon na siyang sumeserbisyo, baka malapit nang ma-dedo. Payo sakin kunin ko ay N para mas mabilis at dapat may external antenna. Meron na akong minamata (buffalo airstation n150) pero ang problema, deadma ang nagbebenta. Weemall, gising. Ok sana Weemall kasi nakabili nako dun dati , ay, 2011 pa pala yun. So, ano? Pinabayaan na weemall[dot]com? Mukha nga. Sige na nga, hanap nalang ng iba. Eto, si villman[dot]com at si asianic[dotcomdotph]. Naku, matagal ko na nakikita ang mga to. Sila talaga walang sagot kahit kelan. Wag na sana nilang lagyan ng online store ang website nila. Nakakaloko na, nakakasayang ng oras.

clickety-clack

rush i was on fire the other day! clickety-clack on the keyboard. html-text-html-text-html. bare bones code. still up at 5 a.m. i was groggy but wth, i couldn't stop. in my case, it was the kind of rush i'll recover from in a few days. i will get an html notepad that colors tags (probably notepad++ ) because regular notepad is slowing me down. catalyst? words from the wise (now dead) -- if you want "always perfect," it won't get done. so, start it and leave it. then, check with fresh eyes (always with fresh, rested eyes) and edit/update. rinse and repeat. you think the first one's ok? well, the next edit will be good, and the one after that will be better. important though: no tricks, no shortcuts = good results, no headaches in the long run. consistency, design, tidy, w3. wow, the things you learn as you go. lucky me, it's interesting stuff. two machines ...in four hours. tech support requested. if you ask a simple "what happened?" or &q

march 4 2014

we're in the third month of the year. wow. the older we get, the quicker time passes - years go by just like that *snaps fingers*. have to put dates on everything. two to three weeks. that's how long a led tea light has lasted before the flickering light dimmed. if they'll all be like that with how use them, i have many months-worth in the box if i use one at time before i need to buy new batteries. hardware-scare last night. shut down the pc to take a break - which i always do. i went back, turned it on but the fan just ran and no beep. the he**, not again, i thought. two tries later, it posted - 'resuming windows,' it said. thank you! i think i accidentally hit restart before and not shut-down so it slept.

led tea lights

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We have votive candle holders for the altar. I turned LED tea lights on and put them inside. "Come look!" "Ganda." I reached inside the holder. "Ay, kala ko totoong kandila!" I bought these 1/27. They were delivered 2/7. Online vendor was Galleon . Pull the plastic tab out first --- Battery is CR2032. I've been using a few already, at least four hours every night. Batteries haven't given up yet. For a night light, I put one in a small lamp specifically for a tea light. Cute. These are really nice with votive holders. It looks real when turned on, with its flickering fake flame, see? (Oops, should've rotated it right side up first.)

litanya

2/5/14 Bagong taon ang dami kong reklamo. Nag-f-flare ba myositis ko o mataas lang upuan ko? O baka naman kasi inikot ko kama ko? O baka tira to nung bumagsak kanang puwet ko sa upuan nung bagong taon? Siguro lampas isang linggo na nung pagtayo ko pagtapos maligo eh may nangyari sa right hip ko, parang may naipit na ugat o ewan, basta di ako makatayo sa kanang tuhod at paa kasi bumibigay, di ko sila maramdaman, tapos sumasakit sa balakang pang pinipilit ko. Buti naman at handa ang kasama ko kaya di ako natumba, pareho kaming nagtaka talaga. Bumalik naman ang pakiramdam sa kanang binti kinagabihan pero tila may nangyari nga, may nararamdaman akong nagbago, di siya maganda. Kailangan ko pa tuloy na may bantay simula nun pag naglalakad kasi alanganin, nakakatakot. Pati ba naman lakad mawawala pa? Wag naman po. Nagkaka-ewan naman talaga ako, bad days kung baga. Sobrang 20 years nato, alam ko na yun. Usually, pag may ganun, pagkapahinga at iwas stress ng ilang araw, bumabalik naman na

nyd '14 near-fall

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walking out to the rollator a few steps away, holding the door frame for support {this room is narrow; carer is standing by} i miscalculate a step. left foot steps forward but hits the floor too soon. the sudden halt before full weight is transferred forces the right the hip out {ouch, the joint!}. waist bends, torso falls forward, bum falls back on its way - hard - to the floor. then, carer catches an arm and knees finally give way so i land sat on a nearby seat. thank you! right hip hurt for days. last week's pancit and lechon paksiw --