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Photo courtesy of Unsplash Since Honestbee disappeared, I tried other online grocery alternatives here in Metro Manila. So far, MetroMart failed - I will not use MetroMart ever again - so, Pushkart it is. In the last three months, my experience with Pushkart was OK. I like the "kredits" refund for unavailable items, and the shopper asking about replacements. I had nothing to complain about... until last week. Available slots are getting full too quickly: On my last order, the soonest available was 4 days away! System glitches: Their website has always been slow... but lately, "kredits" were not reflected properly, and the "Cart" was not updating. Yung Cart talaga merong issue... nasasayang ang oras ko magshopping. Sigh. Si WaltermartDelivery naman, as of now, ang laki ng minimum (2000 pesos) at delivery fee (300 pesos) so not practical talaga. Meron pa bang other online grocery options? Out na yung mga specialty shops; I just need regular su

APRIL 2019 My first time to use Metromart since Honestbee is still down... FAILED pa, grabe! Short Version: I ordered groceries sa Metromart website and paid online with a credit card. BUT pagdating ng groceries ko, sabi ng deliveryman na meron pa daw akong dapat bayaran in CASH! Ano daw?! So tiningnan namin yung receipt... Ayun, nakita na binili ng shopper ang di ko in-approve na item at dinoble pa... over 400 pesos ba naman! Kaloka! Eto pa ang malupit: 1000 buo lang ang cash-on-hand ko and walang barya ang deliveryman. Late na din so hassle na samin at deliveryman nila... So yung BISITA ko ang nag-offer na magbayad!!! Waah! Nakakahiya talaga. That's why I will never buy from MetroMart ever again. Long Version: I did not have a good experience with Metromart's grocery delivery... I had a short list and the shopper texted me about unavailable items. I approved one (1) item replacement -- tocino. Yun lang, nevermind na yung mga hindi available We had no problem texting,

[image from unsplash.com] This is what I wish my wall and desk are now. Uncluttered. Simple. Minimalist. ... My blood pressure has not been good since the year started. Still, it has been happy new year cuz I spent time with my sister and her family! My to-do list has been growing though: I have to replace the broken a/c before summer creeps in, I want to get together and catch up with my friends, etc... Right now, I'm going to take a bath cuz that alone takes me 2 hours (1 to bathe, 1 to dry and wear clothes cuz of myositis) and then, I'm tired. The dizziness has been coming and going for weeks now too. Sigh.

The maintenance guy just left... See, our range hood and electric stove quit working last night. We called for maintenance to check it then, but it was too late so no one came. We asked our lobby guard to call them again around noon today. The maintenance guy came at around 2 PM. His greeting was... I'm going to fix your door too. LOL. Yeah, our door handle is loose too. So he checked the stove and hood... used our extension cord to check the hood's power (the hood is not broken, yay!) and other things... The verdict: we need to replace the circuit breaker. Damn. I hoped it was just the fuse. Anyway, the good news is that he has a spare 32-amp breaker cuz the people that ordered it first were not home when he visited their unit earlier so, if we wanted to, we can buy that spare that costs 300 pesos so he can install it today, and he can just buy another one for that other unit. OMG, yes, please! Installation fee is separate though because the condo admin will charge