Warning lang sa kapwa Pinoy dito sa Singapore

Sa mga mg-attempt na pumunta dito sa Singapore eto lang maiishare ko.

Sa place , ok dito. Malinis, organized at maganda.

Pero mag-ingat pa din kayo kasi baka matsambahan kayo ng mga manloloko.
Katulad ng ngyare saken.

4 years na akong PR dito. Sa 4 years na 'yan may pinakamatinding experience ako na di ko ma-take at kelangan ko na talaga i blog para mawarningan kayo.

Last year, nag-attempt akong pumasok sa Property industry dito as agent. Nag crash course ako at ng request na mag partime muna sa current job ko.
Mabait naman ang boss ko at pumayag.

Kaya ayun ako, for few months of my life as an agent super excited ako. Ok naman so far ang mga tenants ko. Malaysian, Indians at di ako nagkakaproblema. Satisfied sila sa service ko. Kaya happy din ako.

Pero eto na, may tenant ako na Pinoy. Sabe ko ok 'to kasi para mapagserbisyuhan ko naman mga kababayan ko.

Pamilya sila. Ang wife yung main contact ko. Sa una, mukhang ok naman kausap ang wife. Mabaet at very professional. (Pero I tell you, first impression doesn't last).
Nung ngkita kita na kaming lahat owner ng place/tenants/agents para signing of contract, kulang pala ang pangdown nila ng $750.
Sabe nung wife, kung pwede ba daw abonohan ko muna babayaran daw nila after 2 days. So ako naman si tanga at mabaet kahit wala na ring pera gumawa ng paraan at dahil pinoy na rin, ngtiwala naman ako at nanghiram sa housemate ko.

I fast-forward ko na. Aftr 2 days, di nila ako nabayaran kesyo di pa daw nasosoli ng landlord nila ang deposit nila. Madami alibis. Di nauubusan! Hanggang sa madaming struggles at stress sa singilan, eto pa napala ko sa pagiging "matulungin"..kung anu-anu na pinagtitext ko sa kanila. Sabe pa ng mga friends ko "Ang Kukupal nila! " pero deadma na lang ako. Ngyare na. Pero umaasa akong di magkakagulo o mgkakasiraan ng relationship kahit anu pang mangyare. Pero....ang kupal talaga eh!!

So umabot ng 2 weeks, 7 months hangang ngayon..Grabe ang singilan blues dito. PAHIRAPAN!!! At super daming alibis! Madami daw silang problema talaga. Dahil na rin sa awa kasi nga daw madami silang problema like ngkasakit yung father in law nya tapos after a month namatay ang kung brother ba nung husband o kung anu-ano pa, binigyan ko sila ng chance. Nag-agree kami na hulugan na lang nila ang pagbayad.

So after 1 yr nabayaran naman nila yung utang nila saken. Pahirapan nga lang ang pagsingil.

Next na singilan ung comision ko, sympre may comision ako. Pinaghirapan ko yun eh. Di ba?

Ang tanong...

Babayaran ba nila ako o hindi?
Lately, di na siya sumasagot sa calls ko at ngrereply sa text.
Sabe nya nghulog daw sya ng $300 pero nagkamali daw sya ng account number kaya dun na napunta sa friend nya. Hinihintay daw nya ibalik yung money sa kanya pra mabigay saken. Pero pak sya! Hanggang ngayon mg November na wala pa din!

Kung babayaran nila ako o hindi...abangan. Siguro di na to about sa money. Gusto ko iprove sa kanila na kung anu mang kalokohan ginagawa nila, ay pwede ma expose anytime , anywhere! Malay nyo, di lang pala ako ang ginaganito nila at madami pa. So be warned!

I reveal ko ang real name nila sa next blog ko..

Jut wait and see!


(to be continued..)







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Singapore Missing Pet: Sammie

Have you seen a Missing local mix breed dog lost at Joo Chiat?

Name of dog: Sammie
Breed: Mixed breed
Gender: Female
age: 5 years old
Size: Medium, slender
Color: Golden brown
where was it lost: East Coast, last seen running towards Joo Chiat along Joo Chiat Place
when was it lost; 14 September 9:30 PM


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Konting Advise Lang Sa Mga May Balak Maghanap Ng Trabaho Sa Singapore

Sa mga ngbabalak po na pumunta ng Singapore para mghanap ng trabaho , eto lang maa-advise ko.

"Wag muna ngayon".

Nag kokontrol na po ang Singapore government sa mga Pinoys at ibang foreign workers kasi over quota na sila.

Medyo naghihigpit sila sa pag-approve ng pass at kung may pinapalusot man , either pinagtatake muna ng exam or pinapatagal.

Sa ngayon, pwede kayong pumunta as tourist pero kung gusto nyo pa rin mg try at magbabalak kayong mgstay ng isang buwan or more than that para mghanap ng work nasa 'yo na po yan. With enough funding, you will survive. Kung may relatives kayo dito at makakalibre naman kayo ng bahay, ok din yun.
Pero kung about sa chance na makakahanap kayo ng work eh yan ang di ko masasagot. Kasi yung company ko, more than 10 pinoys na ang na reject, naka- agency pa yun. :(

Pero malay nyo pa rin makakatsamba kayo.

It's really up to you.

Don't worry. I-uupdate ko kayo sa job hunting situation dito araw-araw.
Mag-subscribe lang po kayo para deretso sa email nyo ang update ko. It's FREE po.

Thank you.

Stay tuned!









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Singapore Missing Pet: $1000 for Cookies

A female Shih Tze-Maltese dog named COOKIES is missing at Blk 988 Jurong West St 93 on 9th May 2011. She is one year old. $1,000 reward for safe return. For details, please visit http://missing.sg/cookies

Please help to pass the word around.


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3 Filipinos Executed in China

MANILA, Philippines (UPDATE 2) – The 3 Filipinos convicted of drug trafficking were executed on Wednesday morning in China, Vice-President Jejomar Binay told ANC.

Chinese authorities carried out the executions of Sally Ordinario-Villanueva, Ramon Credo and Elizabeth Batain via lethal injection.

Villanueva and Credo were both executed in the city of Xiamen while Batain’s sentence was meted out in Shenzhen.

Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda confirmed the news. He said the entire nation sympathizes with the families of the 3.

"The nation sympathized with the families of the condemned, sharing their sense of looming loss. We sympathize with these families now. Their deaths are a vivid lesson in the tragic toll the drug trade takes on entire families," he said.

The 3 were arrested separately in 2008 carrying packages of at least 4 kilograms of heroin.

Smuggling more than 50 grams of heroin or other drugs is punishable by death in China.

They were convicted and sentenced in 2009.

'End chain of victimization'

In the statement, Lacierda said the Philippine government took every available opportunity to appeal to the authorities of China for clemency in the cases of the 3. "In the end, however, the sentence was imposed," he said.

He said Malacañang "is resolved to ensure that the chain of victimization, as pushers entrap and destroy lives in pursuit of their trade, will be broken."

"Those who traffic in illegal drugs respect no laws, no boundaries, and have no scruples about destroying lives. Our response must be relentless, with government and the citizenry working together to ensure vigilance and mutual support to prevent our countrymen from being used by drug pushers as sacrificial pawns, whether at home or abroad," he said.

President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III earlier ordered Vice President Binay and Justice Leila de Lima to probe as to why and how Filipino workers involved in drug trafficking can leave the country undetected by airport scanners.

With family

The 3 were with their families before the last hour.

Credo and Villanueva were with their kin Wednesday morning in Xiamen after the Fujian provincial government allowed the visit.

Batain's family visited her in Shenzen, and the promulgation of her sentence took place afrer the visit.

Prayers

Family members and supporters of the 3 Filipinos stormed the heavens days before the execution day, hoping for a miracle even until the last hour.

On Saturday, Villanueva’s family made their last appeal to the Filipino public to join them in their prayers. They flew to China the following day with a letter addressed to Chinese President Hu Jintao asking for clemency.

The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) also organized a prayer vigil on Tuesday.

Before Wednesday, the 3 Filipinos had not been informed that the Chinese Supreme Court upheld their death sentence last week. Death row convicts in China are told of their fate an hour before execution.

Appeals

The Philippine government made several efforts seeking to spare Filipinos on death row in China.

In December, President Aquino did not send a representative to the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony honoring a jailed Chinese dissident.

It also deported to Beijing last month 14 Taiwanese facing fraud charges in China despite protests from Taipei.

The executions were originally set for February, but these were deferred following a last-minute attempt to stop them. Vice President Jejomar Binay hand-carried a letter from President Aquino asking for clemency.

China cited humanitarian considerations in approving the deferment, which was a first given China's strict laws against drug traffickers.

This time, however, Malacañang and the Department of Foreign Affairs were resigned to the fate of the 3 Filipinos when the Chinese courts announced its decision to proceed with the executions this March.

The Philippine government said it respects the laws of China against drug trafficking, a heinous crime that has been rising rapidly in Asia through drug mules who hop from one country to the next.

Binay, however, was persistent. "Habang buhay pa, may pag-asa," he previously said.

On Tuesday, he sent a second appeal letter, which he authored, to President Hu.

ION Orchard - Singapore iPhone App

Visiting Singapore and you're an ipodtouch/ iphone user?

Don't forget to install this cool app from ION Orchard Mall.

"ION Orchard"




While inside the mall,
you can browse shops, restaurants or services and events offered so you won't waste a lot of time walking and searching for your preferred shops.









You can add in your favorites.



Do a specific search.





Add reviews, like stuffs and the best part is you can brag about it in Facebook!









Hope this is helpful iphone-tip to you and may you have an awesome time here in Singapore!

Subscribe now for more cool iphone apps updates. :)

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Missing Golden Retriever: Peebles (Singapore)

Please help to spread this around ..

Pebbles, a female Golden Retriever was latched to the main gate. Suddenly the dog went missing and the leash was cut. It was believed to be stolen at Jupiter Road, Winsor Park (Upper Thomson Road) on 8th Feb 2011.

It is 8 months old. The microchip number ends with 4741.
If you have any info on this missing dog, please contact owner. Reward if found.






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Pagbisita sa Singapore

Kung balak nyo pong magbakasyon dito sa Singapore, visa-free po tayong mga Pinoy.
Kelangan mo lang return ticket, details kung saan mgstay dito (for immigration purposes),
kung may alam kayong friend/ relatives kayo dito mas ok.

Pwede kayo mgcheck ng murang tickets sa Cebu Pacific, Tiger Airways or Jetstar.

Pwede mo icheck www.ica.gov.sg for more details para mas familiar kayo sa
requirements at mga bawal na dalhin sa Changi Airport.

Nga pala, pagdating nyo sa Changi Airport, halos malapit lang sa immigration counter
may mga phonebooths, pwede kayong tumawag dun for FREE.
Kung di nyo 'to makita, pwede kayong magtanong sa mga airport staffs.
Mababaet naman mostly mga yan kaya don't worry.:)

Japanese Food Street in Singapore

Di naman po ako mahilig sa Japanese food pero from time to time, nag eexplore din ako. Like noong nasa Pinas pa ako, type ko ang Tokyo Tokyo at Teriyaki Boy. Miss ko na ang red iced tea ng Tokyo Tokyo :(..Wala pa kasi akong nakita nyan dito sa Singapore.

Anyways, bago ako umuwe ng bahay, dumaan muna ako sa Basement 2 ng AMK Hub. Isa sa sikat na malls din dito sa
Singapore.

Sa pag-ikot ikot ko para makabili ng pang snack, nadaanan ko 'tong Japanese Foodstreet na kiosk.

Na sorpresa ako sa presyo ng mga iba't-ibang klase ng sushi at guess what, ang mura lang! Medyo may pila pero
pasok sa budget!

Check this out!






















Niwan/ Umi Sushi
Japanese Cuisine
Tel: 6752 8862

53 Ang Mo Kio Ave. 3
#B2-11
AMK Hub Singapore 569933

Singapore MRT Etiquette

Kung first time nyo pong mgtrain sa Singapore paki take note lang po 'tong simpleng tip ko para hindi tayo magiging sagabal sa biyahe.



This sign says it all.
Yes. You must give way to alighting passengers para magiging mas mabilis ang biyahe natin.






Etong mga arrows na 'to ay nagsasabe kung saan tayo pwede pumasok or mag exit sa train.
Madami ng sumusunod sa sign na 'to pero sympre may iba talaga na ngmamadali at medyo matigas ang ulo.
Pagpasensyahan na lang natin sila at least hindi tayo katulad nila.

Iba yata ang pinoy, di ba?:)



(more Singapore tips to come. So please don't forget to subscribe po. Thank you and see you soon. )


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Taylor Swift in Singapore!

Taylor Swift, where art thou? 

Missing Labrador Retriever : Rusty

Sharon lost her pet a week ago and is very depressed over the loss over the CNY period. The gate was opened and he slipped out. They have just shifted to the new house and the dog is not familiar with the territory.

Name Of Pet: Rusty
Breed: Labrador Retriever
Colour: Chocolate
Gender: Male
Age: 11
Size: 2.5ft/3ft tall
Distinct Features: L-shaped marking of white fur on his chest, greying fur around his mouth and paws.
Microchip no: Ends with 40228.

Date Lost: 1 Feb 2011
Where Lost: Serangoon Garden Way/ Yio Chu Kang Road area, District 19

Details and photo at http://missing.sg/rusty

It is a big dog and is dark in color, so it is easy to recognise and hard to miss. I am worried cos it is already been a week and there is no news of it. Please pray for its recovery and pass the words around in your Facebook or blog. Thanks.




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