Wife and I maintain a savings account (ATM card) with Bank of the Philippines Island or BPI. It is one of the biggest banks here in the Philippines that really offers plenty of products and services. We got one savings account, ATM only no passbook, and initially paid Php3,000.00 and this will serves as our maintaining balance. If we go lower than this at any given time in a month we will be ch...

After the birthday party we attended last June 6, we bought this CANON PIXMA 1980 for simple school printing needs of the kids. Our kind of old printer bugged down and it's already asking for a replacement. Some school assignments require printing job like research for my 3rd grader girl and pictures for the Kinder boy. Wife hates too techie instructions so I check on printers that meet her...

I got an offer for a personal loan from Citifinancial representative via a telephone call. Being a credit card holder of their sister company then, Citibank, I presumed they liked my credit standing there to offer me such loan. Just any other offer, certain documents needed to be prepared and fax. I like Citibank and I have no bad experience with them yet so I gave it a try. Among the features ...

Before we discover Splash Island Resort, our family and my wife's sisters families go for an annual summer get together at 8 Waves Waterpark & Hotel. It is situated in San Rafael, Bulacan and could take us around one and a half hour trip. The entrance fees are only 60% of Splash Island Resort but you need to pay for the cottage of your choice. There are several types of cottages, open a...

What's the big treat for my kids after doing well at school year round? Well, nothing comes in my mind other than swimming. Summer is just in time where my kids finish a school year and as a treat for the hard work it's been our annual getaway to get wet. Splash Island Resort in Laguna (under new management) has a world class facilities to cater local and foreign visitors. There are big...

One of my mastercards came from Metrobank. The offer was made through a phone call. At first I am hesitant to give my personal information but they referred to one of my bank accounts which happened to be their sister company. They asked me to fax a statement of account of any of my credit card, especially the one with higher credit limit, as a reference. If there's one reason that got me i...

This is the last style of Huggies diaper I remember my wife use on our son. Mothers are more particular and sensitive on children's needs rather than fathers. You think so? Having a 24/7 work that justifies my shortcomings, it is not my defense. Of course, I got the chance to ask wife about Huggies Pull-Ups Pants and personally experience a couple of times changing my boy's diaper. We p...

When we bought the Canon Pixma 1980 printer, the sales clerk told us that the printer inks are good for six months to obtain the best print quality. Thought of it that it is kind of expensive? But of course that will much depend on what we will be printing, right?The printer is for school and business use. If it goes out within 6 months that will be fine but if it goes more than 6 months the be...

Sterling Bank of Asia's personal loan was just offered to us by our trusted agent. We are looking for additional loan for the business then and our agent told us about this newbie bank. I did not use the business' Income Tax Return (ITR) and instead used mine in the office. My agent told me that it will be more easy and convenient on our part to apply that way.As to requirements, the us...

The family went to Baguio several times during summer. We love the great climate there during summer season as compared spending the vacation in the hot city. The "Summer Capital of the Philippines" and "City of Pines" offer local and foreign tourists not only great climate but the serenity of the place surrounded with lovely nature. Burnham Park is one of the places we neve...

One of the family's destinations during holidays is the world renowned amusement park Enchanted Kingdom in Sta. Rosa, Laguna. That is our local version of Disney World. I always got 50% discount for the family's tickets from my office. The trip going to the amusement park is not that long provided that there will be no traffic in the South Luzon Expressway. We have about one and a half ...

Honeymooners can find Tagaytay City one of the best places to go after the big day (wedding). Why wife and I picked it to spend the first week of our lives as husband and wife? The highland Tagaytay is far from the buzz and pollution of the urban life. The cool weather is perfect for honeymooners and it is not crowded with people. We reserve a week vacation in one of the hotels where we have a ...

The 7-eleven is not just a convenience chain store where we can drop by for some snacks and Slurpees. It is open 24/7 not only for hungry stomach or refreshments but it is a place where we can beat our due date for some bills forgotten to be settled in banks during banking hours or in other payment centers with cut-off time.On banks and other payments, they do accept bills payment but they have...

Paypal is not available in the Philippines and without my Union Bank EON Cyber Account I cannot join Shared Reviews. If I need a Paypal account well I need to have an EON Cyber Account first. That is the only possible way where I can have my much needed Paypal.Applying has never been that hard. I check their site online and look for the procedures. There's this online application form to be...

This is my first credit card and I am still using it for a decade now. The BPI Gold Mastercard has and continue to shower me with privileges and rewards then and now. This card is not only for my personal use but for my business as well. It entails many features and benefits more than I can have with my other credit cards. First, they are very generous to upgrade my credit limit on an annual ba...

After my wife gives birth to our baby girl nine years ago, I went alone to buy an air conditioning unit. I walked on the stretched of Laon St. in Quiapo, Manila to canvass for a Panasonic unit. Why Panasonic? My brother works for Panasonic so in case there will be problem I can ask for him for the repair free of charge on the services. I bought this 1hp National Panasonic room air conditioner w...

My credit card accounts are good resources of mine when it comes to personal loan. By complying with my obligations with them the blessings of great offers come along. An offer for an EAST WEST BANK Gold Mastercard came through a phone call. It consists of the following: a 165,000 pesos starting credit limit, a 2.25% interest rate on my purchases as compared to 3.5% rate of my other credit ca...

Tagaytay is one of family's choices for a summer vacation. It will just take us an hour and a half to two hours to reach the serene city. Just like Baguio City, the weather is also cold in Tagaytay because it is one of the highest city of the country. Since I have a time sharing account with a realtor, the family's accommodation will never be a problem. We have 40 plus years to visit th...

My girl by nature loves to draw very much at home and school. The main object of her creations is mostly little girls with different faces, hair styles, clothing and accessories. Even her teachers are appreciative of her drawings and actually she won one time the grand prize for Faber-Castell drawing contest held in their school last year.Colored pencils are one of her tools in drawing. She use...

When I see the hilarious commercial on TV of Rexona I really laugh because it is true. Why are there no men cheerleaders? Because they sweat a lot. I laugh and laugh as I see those men dancing in a cheerleader costume plus pompoms. My brother gave me six small bottles of this Rexona Power Men Body Active deodorant given free to him by the office. For men, it is a bit annoying to use roll-on deo...