Rant Post - Lowballers

Lowballers sa tagalog Hari/Reyna ng tawad. Isa sa pinaka nakakainis na experience kapag nagbebenta ka ng mga gamit online eh, yung mga taong pag maka tawad eh akala mo mas hikahos pa sa hampaslupa. Madalas dahil sa puro tech gadget naman ang binebenta ko usual ko sa TipidPC or para mas malawak yung audience eh sa FB Marketplace.

Ang nakakatuwa sa bawat post mo ng item, kahit sabihin mo na na "last price na" eh talagang may humihirit pa rin ng tawad ang masaklap pa halos kalahit ng presyo ang tawad. Kung kaharap mo lang yung mga ito malamang mahampas mo ng mechnical keyboard sa mukha eh.

Pero ang payo ko wag nyo nalang pansinin, wag ng replyan, ikaw naman ang seller ikaw din ang may desisyon kung kanino at sa magkanong presyo mo ibebenta ang item mo.

Yun lang Peace.

Rant Post - Walang kwentang Teammate

Nagkaroon na ba kayo ng walang kwentang teammate? Yung teammate na walang pakialam sa trabaho, pumapasok nalang para sa sweldo. Nung umpisa ok naman, masipag at may naiaambag sa team. Pero kalaunan napansin mo, wala ng pakialam sa trabaho. May mga email, ticket na dumating nung shift nya pero walang reply. Umabot pa sa shift mo yung ticket at ikaw pa ang gumawa. 

May mga weekkend task na natapat sa kanya pero tinulugan tapos ikaw pa ang tinawagan ng manager para gawin yung trabaho gayong hindi ka naman naka weekend duty nung araw na yun.

At dahil ayaw ko ng stress tinatanggap ko nalang. Yung weekend work ok lang na ako gumawa at least may OT, extra money din. Pero hina "highlight: ko sa manager namin na hindi ko dapat work yun. 

Yun lang Peace.

SMART Postpaid to Prepaid Conversion

Due to the financial limitations that the pandemic causes, add to that the ongoing economic turmoil that we are experiencing we are constantly on a lookout on how to save some money. While talking to my officemate she told me that she had converted her postpaid mobile plan to prepaid to save some money, also since she felt that the postpaid plan price is no longer worth it. That is exactly my same dilemma, I have my postpaid for about 8 years now. I have several moments where in I wanted to have it discontinued due to the plan price. But what got me think twice is the same reason, I have the same number for so many years that I no longer want to update my contacts if I get a new number. Also I id use the number as my primary contact number for my banks and other utilities.

Thanks to my officemate and REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11202 also known as the "Mobile Number Portability Act." I now have an option to have my postpaid plan converted to prepaid or vice versa. We can also chance telco provider and still retain our mobile number.

I did my transaction at Smart Center in SM Sta. Mesa (Centerpoint). The process is fast, the customer service just ask me the reason why I want to have my plan converted, I honestly told her "its to save money, and the plan is no longer worth it for me". Then she ask me to pay my remaining balance, then once I present to her the receipt, she initiated the process immediately. After about an hour or two, I did receive a sms regarding the successful migration. I also double check using the GIGA Life App and it says there that my number is now on Prepaid subscription.

Of course there wouldn't some hiccups. First the PLDT Kiosk that I use did not dispense change for my 1K bill, My remaining balance is just Php400, my PHP600 is given via a QR virtual change which I can use for my next transaction, which again I can no longer use since I'm already on prepaid and will have to more monthly billing. Second I lose the VoWIFI/VoLTE feature of my sim, which is useful to me since I live in a condo and have very weak telco signal. But in the end from what I gained versus what I've lost I still think that it is still worth it to have my plan converted.

Oh BTW for the virtual change, What I did is use it to pay the bill for my PLDT landline and add some cash using the same KIOSK.

Peace. 

Huawei P30 Pro - Battery Replacement - Tip Inquire from the Service Center First

Quick tip, if you need to have your phone check or fix, Inquire first from your device manufacturers service center, rather than opting to some shop at the mall.

I need to have my old Huawei P30 Pro battery replaced (cannot hold the charge for more than a day anymore). I ask around several cellphone repair shops on SM Centerpoint Sta. Mesa and on average they quote me for Php 2000.00 + labor. Good thing before I opt to have the battery replace on one of the shop, I search how much would it cost if I have it replaced on the authorized service center, to my surprise they only quoted me for Php999 including labor.

With that I immediately go to SM San Lazaro where the Service Center is Located (City Light at, I think at the 3rd Floor). They have the phone service at less than an hour, plus I do get an awesome looking journal as a gift for availing their services.

Old Battery

Good as new

Free Journal

Peace.