Internet shops raided??!

Tuesday, September 27, 2005
I grab my hair since yesterday pa. Why? The Blogger is offline. I wanted to expose a scam. Ano fi! So I went to another website and post this:


Internet shops raid, scams?


I blew my rage in there, and I put it here too as part of my rantings!

Damayan nyo akooohhh pleeease!
 
posted by Francesca at 10:04 PM, | 16 comments

Sekreto ni Lola

Friday, September 23, 2005
Tatlong linggo na. Three weeks!
Nag enrol ako sa Auto Ecole(driving lessons) and french lessons.(rolling eyes)

Grabeh. Kahirap.
Exams on first day,(Auto Ecole) out of 40 items, 18 mali. Di pwede mag drive ng car.
Next day of exams, 12 mali. Tsk tsk, di pa rin daw pwede.
Third week, sampu mali... More aral pa raw.
The thing is, and( nakakainis,) exams are in french language!(asar)

Malay ko sa agglomeration 50km/hour, cedez le passage, vous n'avez pas le priorité,ralentir, etc etc.

And the exams are all tricky.

In one of the questions: verglas frequent (slippery road always) ito yong sign na car is windang windang and madulas na panel sign. Ang tanong:

Ralentir ?, maintenir ma vitesse,? depasser?

Sagot ko, ralentir (slow down)
Mali ! Ay bakit?
Sa picture pala, may sunshine, so it is not snowing or winter time. Dapat sagot na tama, maintain my speed. Asar!
Eto pa :
no stop light, pero merong pedestrian line in front, may tatawid na bulag. Wala pa siya sa linya ng pedestrian lane ha?
Piliin: m'arreter, depasser, ralentir .Sagot ko: depasser! (I go) Kasi wala pa yong paa niya sa line ng pedestrian noh!
Mali!

Kasi sa photo shot, yong tungkod niya nasa line na! Waaahhh! #&!¤!!


Eto pa: nasa autoroute, 6months pa lang ang driving liscence, yong driver sa picture, nagiisa.
Piliin daw tama sagot kung anong speed limit, kasi nasa autoroute (highway)
sagot ko: (base on my common sense, 80kms/hr)May confidence ako sa 80kms, hehe.
Mali.
O sige, 110 speed limit, okey na ako doon, kasi ang pinaka is 130.
Mali!
So tanong ko, ano? 130 kms/hr ang tamang sagot, eh student ako???
Sabi ng instructor, wala kang pipiliin! Kasi hindi ka dapat nag drive kung wala ka kasama sa car mo. Batas sa France, one year ka with accompany when student driver...
Daya! Piliin daw sagot, yon pala wala ka isagot! Grrrr!

Kaya tiis ang lola, for three weeks, 2X a week (monday and friday after work) auto ecole
2X a week,(thursday and tuesday) french (language)lessons

Malabo ako makapag manibela nito! Nag aral ako ng driving sa Manila, pero takot ako dito mag drive, kasi dito sa Nice, bundok at coastal roads ang dadaanan mo, eh, sa ibaba, dagat! Zig zag road pa! Okey na ako sa bus and train to go to work, reklamo ko ke Lolo.

Sabi niya, hindi pwede, take that auto ecole.

And ang nakakahiya, ako ang pinakamatanda sa school! Pinakamarami pang mali. Mga classmates ko, edad 16 to 22! Nobayan! Kakahiya!

Tip ko lang sa inyo. When you see me driving na in France, better get out of my way quick! Save your own life! And your Mercedes car!
Yon na!
 
posted by Francesca at 6:35 PM, | 18 comments

Maleta

Wednesday, September 21, 2005
When I arrived yesterday, le valise (luggage bag) of the Boss is in his room. Ask ako ni Butler if the Boss said anything about it.

I said no, nothing, rien.Sorry to disappoint you, but,maybe because the summer clothes is to keep there, in exchange of winter noh?

Butler said: strange? since I was here working, they never went to another trip after the summer holidays???

Today, the mystery unfold.
Butler is happy, hands clasped, telling me, that the Boss will be away avec Madame to we dont know where for two weeks.Thats Butlers' good news.
The bad news is: The Boss said, Butler will paint the kitchen . Butler added, the Boss said: with me.
Bad news nga!

Anyway, Butler just want to annoy me as he was annoyed about that painting job.
Gets ko na drama ni Butler. He will work for it alone. Malay ko mag pintura???!!!

But I answered to Butler:" I am happy of the good news. About the bad news,I symphatize you, but, if Boss will tell me to do the painting, I will remind him that my contract of work specifically said: cleaning and ironing, employee of the house category) I didnt find any bricolage (house maintenance) in there.

And: Pahabol ko ke Butler...

"I might ask a three days holidays instead. (Even no pay, I dont mind.) Plan to visit London, my sister from Philippines arrived there last tuesday. Apat na sisters ko doon.
Say mo mga girls? Mag pipintura raw ako ng bahay? Catastrophe abutan nila Boss sa bahay nila. Hehehe...
 
posted by Francesca at 7:14 PM, | 4 comments

Butler and Evian

Yesterday, bumili ng Evian mineral water si Butler sa grocery. Ten packs of six bottles. Bayad niya Carrefour grocery card ni Sir.
Nasa parking area na siya, nabasa niya sa reciept, ten bottles lang na punch/scan ng cashier. Ayaw niya bumalik. I dont know why...
Analyse nyo na lang...
Sinabi kay Boss. Yon na, crawler, ano fi. Small thing, paalam pa sa Boss.Boss said, you should have inform them immediately! Boss told Butler to go back there tomorrow.

Today, Boss and him told the manager. Manager said: Monsiuer, laisser tombe.
Ngeeeh.Leave it na lang daw sabi ng manager.

Ayaw na nila ma bother pa ang hanap ng item, one pack of six mineral water is 2.94 euros lang.
Anyway, sa Carrefour naman kasi if may valid complain ka, bigyan ka nila ng discount tickets. Once, bumili ako ng plastic plates for my plants, tatlo. Na punch ng babae, 1 lang. Next day daan ako. Binigyan ako ng 10 euros rebates sa next grocery ko.If may complain ka sa items nila, dala mo reciept, refund ka ng cash...no question asked.

I told Butler, sana you told the cashier the day you know about it.
He said, I dont remember her, so I went home. And the manager might know, he will sack her.( my eyes rolled. Kababaw na dahilan.)
I said no, everyone made mistakes, at least you made an effort to correct the matter on the same day.
If you wait, they might think otherwise, you rob them, when they tested you...
Panakot ko.
Nanlaki mata ni Butler.
So settled today, libre na ang 50 bottles, ask ko Butler if uwi ko ang sampu!
 
posted by Francesca at 6:59 PM, | 2 comments

Show room?

Monday, September 19, 2005
I work in big time employers. They dont just have money, they have millions of money.
Not bad eh?
The thing is, their apartments, in Monaco is always organised. The curtains are well arranged, the carpet are combed , no fingerprint on any part of glass tables, not even a hair in the marble floor.The towels and linen table napkins are well arranged like Robinsons Galleria display.

As a habit, Sunday, at home, I did our house the same as organised as my employers' apartment. Feel ko tuloy, Madame millionaire na rin ako, kahit sa pangarap lang.Hard work it was,organising things, but I was happy doing it that day.

La lang, feel ko lang...

Exept,Of course, there is a KJ.

Lolo Michel is always roaming in side the living room, so I follow up his mess, smooth the crease of the sofa, put back the throw pillows to its order,put his house slippers inside the cabinet, he was annoyed he cant find it... "Where is my pantoufles (slippers)" he was screaming...
I said to him, the house is well arranged noh, so please do not mess it with anything.

He told me off: GALIT !
He asked me: "Is this my house or a showroom!"

(Girls, I was quiet...) Alangan namang sagutin ko ng: Showroom!
 
posted by Francesca at 8:47 PM, | 4 comments

Pinay may papel na!

I arrived at Monaco Gare (Station) today, 8:15 am. I was early to work, so I stayed in my fav coffee shop, take an espresso (1 euro lang)and start reading my book.A Scott Turrow.I was in a suspense mood reading the book, when I got text message from her.(She is the one with us Sha and Michel and I one time eat Moules and Frites in Menton, France.

Pinay: San ka?
I would like to answer a lie like: "Still in Nice..." but she do not usually call me unless important. Usually, the "important" is: she got something to show to me , maybe a new shopping spree last weekend. So my conscience said to text her :

" Im here ,Monaco, I drop by your flat?" (with regrets,of course, cant continue reading)

Pinay: Ok.

I arrived, my coffee is in the table and she prepared some toasts. Not bad...

Pinay: Musta, Look at whats in the table...
Me: Thanks, its my coffee isnt it?
Pinay: Look near your coffee.Dyaraaannn...(bah, may music pa?! taka akoh!)
Me: (Shock)" is this true or a fake one ?" (as I flip the card looking at it like a frenchman looking to a foreign wine, LOL.)
Pinay: Just received it last Friday, Sept 16.
Me: How come? You dont have visa here?
Pinay: I got a Schengen visa, granted by France,August 25,2005 expired in three days.
Me: Not bad, not bad. How did you do it?
Pinay: My employer surprised me. I thought it was denied already as it was already one year. Now, there it is...

We screamed together,dance tango,cha cha ala loka loka, plan to go to Russia, or China... We got crazy!LOL

But ! Alam nyo, eventually deep inside me:
I am truthful, girls ,I was jealous. Healthy jealousy. Kasi no sweat, she got her Monaco residence card. Then not only that. She said she bought last week a Honda civic car in Manila,for her family, brand new, for 10,500 euros! Thats a lot! around 800,000 pesos. Cash!
Kaya pala ako tinawagan! Jealing tuloy ako. Cant control hehe! Monaco residence card. Then honda civic. Black. Model 2005.Talo Lola nyo don ah!

Balita ko kay Lolo. Sabi ni Lolo: "Good for her, I am not jealous..."

Bakeeeet???
 
posted by Francesca at 8:06 PM, | 7 comments

Flash back, Cebu Trip Philippines

Saturday, September 17, 2005
August 1,2005 our plane ride from Davao int'l airport going to Cebu, Philippines.Colorful plane, an A380 plane.

Upon arrival at Cebu Airport lobby,my name is advertised (shock!) . What a reception!

I immediately approached the stewardess and ask her if I can have the paper with my name on it. I want to hide it. Too late, Michel saw it and he was laughing!Eventually hotel car brought us to the hotel, dump our luggages at the deposit area and have coffee with Mikkie at the lobby.That was good, meeting Mikkie.



Visiting Ayala Center Cebu, where else?

Shopping!

Koreans with Michel:Interview and authograph! Mama mia!

For posterity after the interview and authograph signing! Sikat si Lolo!


Cebu girls we met: Noemi, Mikkie and Eloise, at Don Henricos! We stayed until Midnight at Starbucks too. LAUGHTERS ARE ALL OVER!




Superferry, back to Manila...bye bye Cebu...we will be back soon...


That was another trip worth sharing and remembering...
 
posted by Francesca at 9:24 PM, | 12 comments

Monaco Cow Parade, October 5, 2005

Thursday, September 15, 2005

In Monaco any idea of glitters of a cow can be, is presently displayed. This one is covered with true sea pearls( black and white pearls.

Another cow contestant, full of flowers designs , can be seen at the garden in front of Monaco Casino.

Cow Queen, in her royal tiara and genuine fur coat. All real!

Inside Metrople Shopping Mall ,Monaco , where these star cows are displayed.

And lastly , beautiful BUICK EIGHT (we think?) car we followed along the motorway going out of Monaco. English plate number. Who said englishmen are stingy???!!!
Michel hooted the driver and we gave him a thumbs up!He hooted and thumbs up back!
Saya! Wish ko doon ako... hindi sa Clio car ni Lolo...

Ps: The long pole you can see is not part of his car. It is the camera along the highway... Ay oo, there are cameras all over motorways in France. Kasama na radar , detecting those drivers who overspeed. If caught, 90 euros fines . Only. Thats 5,940 pesos!
 
posted by Francesca at 9:58 PM, | 10 comments

PMS of Butler

Wednesday, September 14, 2005
Late ako ng ten minutes. Eh wala naman Boss namin. Aba ang bading, nag taray!

"Its not good that you are late, what if the Boss will call and look for you? blah blah blah..."

I told him: So, whats your problem? Its my problem if he called, what is it to you?! (aba, mas mataray ito noh!)

Butler: It is not nice, you are stealing the Boss,of some minutes, etc etc!

Seems Hurricane Katrina swooshed me, I faced him eye to eye really mad:

"Look, if you didnt have a good one last night with your Thailandaise, dont vent it to me, Okey?"

Butler growled like a pitbull, I could sense a foam at the corner of his lip.LOL
I ran away quick to my "office room", locked the door, before I got some rabiesssss.

For four hours we didnt speak to each other. I touched a nerve! Maybe it is true, no good "one" from gf. He hehe. I left work at one pm with out a word.

At 5 pm, I wanted to call Michel, I forgot my cellphone at work . So I have go back there after my afternoon work, and buzzed the door. Butler answered, and he saw me said: "What!"
"I left my celphone."
"Come back tomorrow."
"I said okey. But if at 6 am my celphone alarm rings and the Boss is disturbed in his sleep, and Boss asked me about it, I will tell him, you dont want me to have it today."

Butler lets me in...He he he, paasar pa pag daan ko.

Again, a look from him that could kill(growl and white foam from his lip!) He bangs the door when I went out!

Paki ko!

Tomorrow is the continuation, girls.
 
posted by Francesca at 7:59 PM, | 5 comments

Driving

Tuesday, September 13, 2005
Email Sent by jeanie:

A blonde woman was speeding down the road in her little red sports car
and
was pulled over by a woman police officer who was also a blonde. The
blonde
cop asked to see the blonde driver's license. She dug through her purse
and
was getting progressively more agitated. "What does it look like?" she
finally asked.


The policewoman replied, "It's square and it has your picture on it."
The driver finally found a square mirror, looked at it and handed it
to
the policewoman. "Here it is," she said.
The blonde officer looked at the mirror, then handed it back saying,
"Okay, you can go. I didn't realize you were a cop."

Another one:
Yesterday Madame ,she is 72 years old, drove the Mini Cooper inside Monaco.Butler wanted to stopped her taking the car.
I said "why you would do that? Stopping her to take her car?"
Butler replied: "It is Monday today,heavy traffic inside Monaco. If she cant find a parking space, she just put the car in front of a boutique,blocked the traffic, shops and let the police handle the car. Boss will be annoyed,Monaco police send bills of illegal parking to him to pay!

I said: Well, wives should do that to husbands anyway...That would teach them.(hehehe)

Okey got to got o work!
 
posted by Francesca at 7:38 AM, | 4 comments

Ski, have you tried?

Friday, September 09, 2005
I read the blog of Jori
having her ski lessons! I am excited for her!

Cant help posting my crazy times in ski!

The experience was terrible.Year 1998 my one month in France, with my relatives.
We rented a cottage for 3 days/2 nights in Isola 2000, France.

The suit, i feel like, i was going to travel to outer space.
The boots: I cant hardly walk, sooo heavy.
The walk with it , I have to hold on lamp posts to get going!
The ski , mama mia, to bend to seal it i cannot do it.
The batons, i use it to able to walk.Ha ha ha! I walk like Zombie.

At last after 100 inhales and exhales, im off to drove down the slope, for debutant(starters).
I fall 10 times (or more i think!),pain in my bombom, and i cannot go up the lift to bring me back to the top, the man attending me gave up and put me at the side to let others move .hu hu hu

My nieces /nephews are on top of the mountain waving at me, "Come on Tita, get moving!" Annoying me of course .Until it was lunch time, all packed up.

I called for help ,to help me get the lift to sit my bottom, the attendant, took his lunch too, left me. As i cant take the lift to go up ( a 200 meters long), i carry my ski gadgets and climb the top.
I feel like i am an old lady, pushing myslef up the hill.

What an experience! That night i got muscle pains all over especially my arms, I cant stretch it! Waaah!
Morning at breakfast, I cannot even reach a box of mlk to put on my cereals.arrgh!
That day, i refuse to go down with the others for another disaster plight.

But when alone inside the cottage ,it bored me, gather my gadgets and go down again, to try my luck!
This time, i crashed kids (3 -6 years olds)

Mothers are shouting: "watch out! she is coming!"

What a shame the kids are the ones at times to help me to get up!
Or find my baton(ski sticks) at the far end and bring it back to me.

But good news!he he he...

The whole day was great then, after a lot of courageous attempts, i made it! yuppeeeee!
I fly like a bird, too great experience. And did not fall anymore to the lift. the attendee was happy/ relieved!
A bit of fall here and there as i get bumped too but it was okey, i managed to get up.

on my own! hah, yabang na lola nyo!

Then 3rd day, i attempted to go to that top of the mountains my nephews and nieces ski with.I took a lift on my own.
So nice feeling, I was at the top of the world!
When up there I didnt know it was 1000 meters HIGH!

And I was alone, the others went down that fast!
Oh no, i cant!
I prayed...

But the confidence was tooo low despite intensive praying ,what I did, i gather again my ski and use my bottom to slide down.

What a shame!

But at least I am alive huh!

I didnt attempt on that area anymore.Didnt. .
I am content with the debutants ' area (mostly 3 years olds students)Bwehehehe. Okey na ako doon, sama mga young kids. They look like ducklings when they ski in one line, holding each other by the waistline.

When i was with Michel year 2002, I did well. We beat that 1000 mtrs high together.yehey!
Unforgettable and terrible, everytime i tell it to others they cry laughing!

I try to look for that picture.
Have you tried Ski?
Ana
the future maman, dont, wait till you give birth.
Share kayo Ski struggles nyo ha? Click nyo kay Jori, she have it, and she enjoys it.
 
posted by Francesca at 10:35 PM, | 8 comments

Seperate Beds?

Flash back :
Our experience in Davao, July 30,2005:

Michel and I arrived at front desk, Marco Polo Hotel, Davao City, and we asked for our room booked a month before arrival, if it is okey.

Hotel Front Desk: (Looking at his computer)Yes, Sir, theres' a room booked for you , Room No. 914, twin beds!(with his a flashing close up smile)

Michel: What?! Twin Beds?! We are married, you know!

Hotel Front Desk: Oh sorry Sir, that is what your agent booked for you, twin beds...

Michel: We are not Americans,dont you see?! (Then the hotel attendant gave us another room , a double bed as Monsieur Michel wanted.

(The Australian tourists next to us were having a good laugh.LOL)

Is it like that in America? Seperate rooms/beds?
 
posted by Francesca at 10:23 PM, | 12 comments

Should you?

Thursday, September 08, 2005
Do you discuss your sexlife (with husband) in the internet(or blog)?
I dont. There is no glory in there.
People will have a feast!
Even they pay me , I dont.
Sex is done privately, it should remain private.
 
posted by Francesca at 10:55 PM, | 7 comments

No keys, no bus ticket , no celphone

I went out to work today,in a hurry, as I chat online every morning with kids while having coffee.
It was 7:22 am ,said my pc timer. The bus will pass by at 7:23. So I grab my bag, coat and shoes on, told Michel to please close my pc, got no time, gave a peck to his cheek and off I went out. Bang ! Closing noise of the door.

At the stairs going out to the road, I saw the bus! Hey, wait, wait! I run like mad, hingal! hingal! At last! I was inside the bus.

I was looking for my bus ticket, nothing. Look again, pouring all contents of my bag for my bus ticket, nothing. The bus driver looked at me. "Are you paying or what?"

So I paid 1.30 euros when I should not, as I have a prepaid bus card for the month! Grrr.

Then I found out, I didnt have also the house keys of my employers. I cant get in to work. I forgot my celphone also, still charging inside the bedroom.
What a calamity!
No keys, no celphone, no bus ticket.
Arriving at work, I cant find Butler to let me in. That goon! , he is inside the house! I cant ring the doorbell, the Boss will see me, I dont want to disturb him, he is presently in his newspaper reading session.Even a fire from upstairs, he cant be disturb! It is a crime!

What to do?

I went at the back garden, climbed and jumped to and from the high grilled fence, ano fi? Muntik na "mabitas" (torn) ang palda ko.Buti skirt lang, what if yong akin na! (Wawa Lolo.)
Nahuli ako ni Butler, tumatawid sa grills ng fence. Shock si Bading. He told me to get down, he will open the gate! Good! Saved and I was in.
Taka si Butler what's up. So I told him the story. No keys, no celphone no bus ticket.Evreything were inside our house, I left .

Next problem is the afternoon work. If they are there, it is okey.
One Pm I rang. They didnt open the door. Ay oo, if no appointment, they dont open the door.They thought I am soliciting...
Ganon mga employer ko. Come back tomorrow ka...I cant call them, I dont have my cellphone!
Eh kulit ko, baba ako sa ground floor, buzz the intercom and told them:
"It is me, I left my keys at home....!"Kapalmuks ko sa amo ko.
Solved.

Going home, I cant get in. Eh my keys are all in one, I left inside the house!
I have to wait for two hours for Michel to come home.
Kakaasar!Umuulan pa!When he arrived, he scolded me: "Why didnt you call your cellphone? I have it with me the whole day at work!"
Ngeeh, who would think to call own cellphone anyway? Tell me...


Remember my story of the umbrella, girls?
"Take the umbrella kasi, and wait for another train..." (Oo na !)
(or Dont chat too long, secure the keys to the bag!)

Kayo man walang cellphone at susi?
Add pa wala internet connection! Di ba disaster ang buhay?

(Shh, kay Lolo, if wala tv , di wala rin football, tumabi tabi ka na, at naku, baka mahagip ka...)

Eh buti panalo France sa Ireland kahapon(sa football game)!!

Ulitin ko lang:


Kayo man walang cellphone, bus ticket at susi going to work?
Add pa wala internet connection, umuulan , wala pa dalang payong! Di ba disaster ang buhay?
 
posted by Francesca at 10:26 PM, | 2 comments

Butler wants to strangle me!

Wednesday, September 07, 2005
Last night it was all thunder and lightning in Cote d' Azur, Nice. Heavy rain followed.
The next day, thats today, the garden of Butler was in trouble. Plants are everywhere, soaked wet. He was annoyed. Even some bananas trees were all down, as the banana fruits are too many and heavy, the branches fall/cut off.

So he vented it to me. Who else???!! I didnt show symphaty. What can do? I am not a banana tree to control the fruits growing, am I? I can not control the rain also!

I continued to my work, and found the terrace of the living room all muddy state of the last nights' rain. Here, at times the rain is brown, must be because of the sand from Mediterranean soil or dessert nearby, so the terrace is all muddy of brown sand. I poured buckets of water to the terrace floor to get rid of the dirt.

Here comes Butler,like a bull ready for a fight!Ha ha!

He cried ala a bading(swarding) : "I just clean the garden table and chairs, now it was all muddy because you poured water at the terrace, and it dropped all over the garden tables and chairs in garden terrace!I just cleaned them 5 minutes ago! You must clean it before the Boss sees it!

I just arched my eyebrow, looking at him like : what is it to me? and turned my back from him.
He followed me and told me: Are you cleaning the tables and chairs of the garden or not?
I said : no.(Seriously, no smile.)

He jumped like a little boy, crying: you must clean it!

I cooly told him: Butler, just be patient, Okey? He looked at me like I am mad or what? He told me to clean it. Now! (okey lang siya? yoko nga!)

Three minutes later, the rain started to pour, moonsoon rain!
Thats it. Problem solved.

Sometimes it is rewarding if you are a friend with nature, hehe.Cleaning is easy.
 
posted by Francesca at 7:58 PM, | 1 comments

Arranging our Closets

Today, I was a bit annoyed, the daughter of my employer in the afternoon arrived(from holidays) and she got lots of clothes to arrange back to her closets.They were washed and ironed (must be from her grandma's in Germany.)
What I did, I put all her clothes (ones from the closets and from the luggage) in her bed, and called her. She is eleven years old, so I try to teach her to be organised in her room.After all huh, its her room!


I told her: "I put all your clothes in your bed, your closets are all wiped clean of dusts, so maybe you can do me a favor to put these clothes in the closets, take your time, no rush, call me when you need anything".She said, "Okey". If she shows tantrum, she will have it from me that day.

I went out and did some work. After 45 minutes, I came back, and her clothes are in the closets, well arranged, the way she wanted, and told me that some of the clothes, she do not wear them anymore, maybe ask Mama, if she can give it to me or to throw.

Aba, not bad. So I put it in a shopping bag, waiting for Madames' decision.

The thing is, the idea of her arranging her own closet is good. She can place her stuffs the way she wants. I was happy of the results , she was happy too, Madame , her Mom will be happy too.

Besides, less work for me. I went home early today.

Try it to your kids, maybe it works too.Put all out, fold it, and let her organise her own closet.They will know where are their things when they are looking for it.
 
posted by Francesca at 6:39 PM, | 1 comments

Believing in ourselves

Sunday, September 04, 2005
A friend called me today, asking me if I can help her on some desperate matter of importance. So I listened.

She said, she got to handle the most important decision in her life, if she succeed, it means everything to her, but if she fails, she's done for.
I told her, if she can relax, think about the decision, not to finalise things yet. If she succeed, well, good for her, if she didnt, there are always tomorrow.

She said, I dont believe in myself that I can do it.In fact thinking about the decision, I'm just about to sunk!I am afraid of taking risks.

Hmm, no confidence. I can understand her. Not many, even in their prime age, cannot decide properly, or know what to do in a situation. Hehe.

It is just a matter of positive thinking and faith to herself that she can make it, isnt it, girls?

The thing she wanted to do is to leave the house, live alone, find work and away from family.

Another one, seeking privacy, which is for me a great decision to make. She is 25, what is she doing with mommy anyway?She is on her legal age!

Will she make it? I read some stories of young girls in Philippines that survived, and succeed.
 
posted by Francesca at 7:19 PM, | 5 comments

Sad situation

Saturday, September 03, 2005
A filipina married in Philippines, got three children to feed, went to France on a tourist visa, and now asking a permanent visa from France Prefecture(Immigration).
Her papers were gathering dusts since she applied it two years ago.
She got a bf, a frenchman, so I told her to do what I did, file an annulment. After all her husband committed incest with her daughter and a child was born out of that relationship.The husband is at present in Philippine jail.
Her problem lies in this situtation.
She is afraid to go home, file an annulment, and will be stock there for a year,or more due to financial incapabilities.
Who will feed her now 4 enfants encharge? They are in school age, except the apo/anak of her husband, now 6months on diaper and milk.

So I told her, maybe the French Bf has something to help?
She said, he is not like Michel, that he will do everything to get you back here.
Michel has continous good paying work to declare to the immigration process, my bf has work but on the restaurant of his father and not good salary on paper as it is a business of the family. The bf has a kid from first wife, 17 years old, and the wife has alimony monthly from him, base on the divorce decision.
Ngeeehh?!!!Whats left then to BF's salary???, nothing.
So Filipina has to wait, when her petition for papers will be approved.Maybe tomorrow, maybe never... then file an annulment, come back to France and when annulment is done, marry the frenchman.
Me: if that is my BF to marry, I prefer to be alone... Oh yes, what help it will do good to my children? I think not about me and my future I have to think also my kids noh?


Anyway, hopefully she will get her papers soon. But the immigration is getting stiffer everyday in France. Michel had been checked twice this month while driving in the entrance of Monaco, no violation charged, but just random checkpoint. Good enough he proved himself with papers!

Anyway, she missed her children, she wanted to embrace them but can do only on visual dreams.Its hearbreaking not to see your own children in a week, what more in five years now, for her?
In life, there are always big decisions to make. The answer to do the proper thing is there, legally. But some would prefer their "own way" to sort out their problems, not the legal way, which I understand at times, it is hard, but in the long run, it is a better protection.

I wish her all the best.
Mothers, how long can you stand not seeing your children?
 
posted by Francesca at 7:17 PM, | 8 comments

JPMORGAN SCAM ala ALEXANDER INC. SCAM NA

Friday, September 02, 2005
Eto email sa akin:

hi francesca,
im just wondering coz i have one email but different company ALEXANDER INC to be based in California, they say she get my resume thru jobstreet but the email is like yours..

How do you known or been proven that this is a scam?

please i need your immediate reply with my letter........

cheena

I wrote to Cheena, that if they start to collect money from her, they are scammers.
Mag ingat. Bago na name, hehe, dati JP Morgan, ngayon, Alexander Inc na.
If you recieve an email from them, compare tayo sa mga email recieved from victims that is on my files, tiyak, iisa lang sila.

Another one:

"yeah right,naku ako rin.i received an email similar jan sa letter na yan.grabe sobrang thanks kasi im planning to go to poea pa today to verify if the letter was true, and ewan ko ba kung baket ako nandito ngaun s comp shop to rent a computer to search about this letter i received nga.yan na nga, scam lang pla.muntik n ko maloko.buti nlng.tama nga naman walang office na pede puntahan just un upcoming orientation and IQ test dw at change venue p s madrigal nun una at ngaun lang he texted me na sa mandarin hotel n dw.hay naku, ang tao nga naman sa hirap ng buhay ngaun kahit ano papasukin n ng iba,at sa hirap mghanap ng work.cguro kung ndi ko nbasa to' maloloko din ako.thaks for the concerned citizens who posted these."

And this one:
Hi,
i visit your site again, hoping to get any recent news about the "fake jpmorgan",
i thought, what im about to see was, everythings finished, pero di pla :(, sadly patuloy pa rin sila? the so called "Glenn Solomon and katherine Guevarra"
Anyways, i've read manila bulletin few weeks ago, jpmorgan warns the public about this case, and that they are doing legal actions daw about this,
anyways heres the copy of the email they gave me.
Actually, i called the smart padala if they can tell me who owns the smart padala account "they" gave me, unfortunately, Smart doesnt want to give any information,..

Anyways, abuloy ko na lang sa kanila yun, ive learned my lesson!
and wish ko, wla na silang maloko!
thanks to your blog! :)

Me:Patuloy natin i expose itong mga buang na swindlers na ito.
Wawa naman kababayans natin.
mostly sa yahoo email add sila nambibiktima ano?
Sino pa dyan may email, forward mo sa email add ko, para mabuking natin, hehe
 
posted by Francesca at 10:40 PM, | 5 comments