THAT PART WHERE SOMEONE USES MY FACE AND NOT JUST MY PHOTOS.

November 18, 2009 at 9:48 pm | Filed under the internets

Seeing that my Flickr/Project365 gained a little popularity, I’m used to blogs (such as TechCrunch OMFG) using my photos to go with their entries/articles. I don’t mind as I like sharing and the attention (plus, they always link back to my Flickr page). Some days ago, though, Abbie sent me a Twitter direct message saying that she got a Facebook friend request from a certain “Rhianne Alvarez” who uncannily looked a lot like me. Perhaps because she was using my photo.

You could say that being complacent is one of my flaws because instead of freaking out (or something), waging a futile e-war with someone whose account I don’t even have full access to, and adding an ugly ass watermark to all my photos (I have so many issues with that), I decided to have a good giggle over it and “move on”. By “move on”, I mean checking up on Rhianne’s profile everyday to see what else she does.

Today:

Holeh moleh, she changed her name and her photo! But it’s still a photo of me! A very unflattering one, too, with a Third World inidoro in the background (that was intentional).

This time, I was a liiiitle creeped out. Upon gaining access to her account, I find out her real name (I assume so because that was the email address she listed) and see that she’s using a bunch of my photos, too!

I am strangely flattered, really. Today, someone’s online persona; tomorrow, the world. Moohrhrhrhrhrhr.

Dear Mister Internet,

Sad&<3broken / (///_T) & </3,
Helga

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PET PEEVES!

November 17, 2009 at 4:35 pm | Filed under lists, the helga manual

Katy posted a short list of her pet peeves over at her blog and I thought I’d follow suit (you’ll see me doing this a lot from now on, taking my cue from fellow bloggers re: topics) and post a list of my own. Like Katy, I’ve mellowed down a lot and am no longer the angry, short-tempered person I used to be. That doesn’t mean I don’t get pissed off by things, though!

People who do nothing but bitchbitchbitchbitch! online. Slap me with a pan if I become someone like this. I’m not saying that I don’t rant on my social network profiles or internet accounts because I do, but not constantly. I’m also aware that a lot of people use the internet to air out their offline frustrations but if that’s what you’re using the internet solely for, it gets really old.

When people impose their narrow-minded ideals and values on you. They’re just as bad as homophobes or bible-thumping Christians. Sometimes, they don’t even know it.

People who block the way. Maybe they don’t realize it or maybe they’re just too stupid to be aware that they’re inconveniencing other people so here’s a tip: if it’s an area that gets a lot of foot traffic, move to the side and out of the way if you feel the sudden urge to stop walking. Don’t just come to a halt and decide to text right there because I will intentionally come crashing onto the arm you’re holding your cellphone with.

Trying to be characters from Gossip Girl. It’s just ridiculous, especially in middle-class Philippines.

Ellipses used improperly. I don’t get it… why type your sentences like this… What are you omitting… I once asked someone why he typed like this… He said it was sweet… I… don’t… get… it…

Crazy Philippine weather. It’s November– the weather is supposed to be nippy, yet it feels like summer. The heat doesn’t make it feel like Christmas is less than a month away =(

“Shiznit”, “Biyatch/Biatch”, “Effing/Effin/F*cking” Two issues. First: I’m all for trimming the fat when it comes to words; with the exception of the last, why bother with “shiznit” and “biyatch/biatch” when you can just say “shit” or “bitch”? They’re a syllable and a few letters shorter. Easier to type and say. Second: oh, so you’re not comfortable saying “bad words”? Sorry to break it to ya, but cutesifying a curse word doesn’t make it any less a curse word. Also, how old are you? Two?

What are your pet peeves?

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BIO ENZYME SEAWEED SLIMMING LOTION.

November 16, 2009 at 3:43 pm | Filed under ditz drivel

The boyfriend calls shenanigans but since I figure everything (except murder, incest, and rape) is worth a try, I gave in and got myself a bottle of Bio Enzyme Seaweed Slimming Lotion.

I just started using it yesterday, Sunday, and for 790 a bottle, it better damn work. I’m not quite sure how or why this is supposed to be slimming, but I’ve always had this idea that spa seaweed wraps work in a way that the seaweed absorbs water from your body… which is about as useful and effective as a crash diet and this, my friends, makes me a little stupid. BUT my mom says a friend of hers lost excess chub around her arms using the seaweed slimming lotion (my arms have always been my problem areas) and well, my mom would never lie to me.

I find myself in a Catch-22, though: in order to test if it really works, I’d have to forgo working out (at least) this week; now if I don’t work out and the product proves to be ineffective, I get fat.

Oh, me.

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WIN MONEY FROM MUKHANGPERA

November 11, 2009 at 6:07 pm | Filed under the internets

My kitty cat friend, Karen, is holding a contest over at her MukhangPera blog. Relatively, it isn’t a lot of money, but for those who need a little bump to cash out their current PayPal balance while avoiding the fees (for Filipinos, PayPal deducts a certain amount when cashing out amounts below PHP 7k), this might help.

Prizes

• 1st Prize – $15
• 2nd Prize – $10
• 3rd Prize – $5

How to join

1. Blog about my contest with a linkback to this post – 5 pts
2. Follow @mukhang_pera on Twitter and tweet this message for 2 pts.

Win cash from @mukhang_pera by joining their contest! #bangonpinoy #contest #mukhangpera http://cli.gs/vbJpE

You may tweet this twice a day. Only users with public times may do this.

3. Subscribe to my RSS by email. Make sure to verify your email address and use that email when you comment here. – 2 pts
4. Comment below with the link to your blog post, tweet, and other methods of entry.

Go mosey over her blog for more details and more ways to earn points! Don’t forget to greet her a happy birthday, too, she turns a year older on the 26th =)

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NEW THEME, FAH-NAH-LEH.

November 6, 2009 at 5:13 pm | Filed under admin

Hello hello, I finally got around to changing this blog’s layout (which has been around for well over a year). It took me two days to work on this (in between actual work tasks) and a very frustrating hour of trying to transfer the theme via FTP (note to self: transfer hosts SOON).

Screencap!

I’ll most likely be making a couple of tweaks here and there (like the ads’s color scheme) and change the Twitter background.

Check out my 404 page!

Yay!

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