Adidas, Digital Walker, Esprit at Outlet Sale

This is the same The Big Holiday Outlet Sale that I had blogged about 2 years ago. I'm still using the same Urbanears headphones that I mentioned in the 2011 post. Any feedback from those who got tickets from me last time?

If you're interested in tickets, post your 1st and last names and the number of tickets you want at the Comments section of this blog. I'll confirm also in the comments section if tickets are available. Please number your posts. For example, "1-4 Amity Young", if you want 4 tickets. Then: "5-6 Carol Chan". There are 50 tickets up for grabs. Please post your "reservations" on or before October 18, Friday. I'll confirm on Sunday, October 20.

To claim your tickets, present a valid ID at the registration booth and look for the "Insert Blog Name" guestlist.

I'd appreciate any feedback after the event, also in the Comments section of this post.

The Big Holiday Outlet Sale 2013 on October 25-27.

How to Not See a Person's Posts

My friend asks, "Is there a way not to see a person's post?"

Go to the person's Fb page, unclick "Show in News Feed."

She is referring to Facebook, wherein she wants to un-see just one person's posts, not everyone's.

Go to your friend's timeline, click on the toggle beside "Friends," and unclick "Show in News Feed."

Maid Who Assaulted Amo Still at Large

My friend emailed me this beware message on her aunt's maid who made the news:

"On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 11:33 AM, [name and email address withheld] wrote:

Beware of this innocent looking girl!  This maid robbed and inflicted injuries on our aunt.  Any information leading to her and her arrest will be appreciated by my cousins' family. The CCTV was not able to capture the crime because this maid turned off the main switch of the circuit breaker. After hearing her horror story and other maid related horror stories, it appears that an NBI clearance is not much help. I heard that some applicants are able to get 3 NBI clearances under different names. Aside from taking a photograph, it will be good to get all fingerprints of the applicant for your file (our condominium application form even has 6 slots per hand). For those with CCTVs, check if it can capture dark areas.  Is it connected to an uninterrupted power supply (UPS)? My cousin was murdered several years ago by her day old maid.  To date, that murderer maid is free and we don't even have a photo. Praying for everyone's safety at home. Forwarding my cousin's facebook post:   WARNING: BEWARE OF THIS MAID SHE ATTACKED MY MOM (TITA BABY TO MOST OF YOU) Thursday around 6pm her new maid (1 week) poured cooking oil all over the floor outside her bedroom leading to the dining room, after she turned the main switch of the circuit breaker off to make it appear there's no power. When mom got out of the room, she slipped but did not totally fall on the floor, she was able to hold on to a chair nearby. She dropped the cellphones she held on the same chair. She quickly got up and even asked the maid to get some rags to place over the oil. Holding her flashlight, she was trying to scan the ceiling for leaks while walking towards the stairs to go up and check the next floor. She told the maid to go ahead of her because she can't see and had difficulty walking due to the slip. She noticed the maid holding a bottle of whiskey. When asked the maid said the alcohol can be used for the slippery floor. She thought nothing of it and on the second floor mom noticed all the drawers were open. They checked to see one of the rooms and if there were any open windows. After checking she went back to the stairs to go down this time the maid was behind her. The maid pushed and kicked her towards the stairs. She fell and when she reached the bottom of the stairs the maid swung the bottle at her. She instinctively covered her head with her right arm so the bottle hit her hand and head. The maid then sprayed wd40 in here eyes and was about to hit her when she leaped from the bottom of the stairs back to her bedroom door. She was able to lock herself in the room, opened the back window and cried for help. When help arrived from my aunt living next door, the maid was gone and was able to sneak out the village guard. Mom suffered head injuries, 2 completely fractured fingers and bruises on her back, hands and feet. Thank god CT Scan and X-ray supported that these were the only injuries. When I went back with the inspectors, on the dining table was another mallet and a separated scissor to be used had she slipped flat on her back. THIS MAID GOES BY THE NAME OF RUBILYN NATIVIDAD MAPE FROM CAGAYAN (according to her biodata). ANY INFORMATION LEADING TO HER WILL BE HIGHLY APPRECIATED. OUR FAMILY ALONG WITH THE COPS ARE STILL SEARCHING." Rubilyn was a referral.

Atimiti Switches to Ethereal

I changed my template because Dynamic was unwieldy.

For the same reason that I changed the template of TV Guide Philippines, I'm changing the template of Atimiti. That is, I had a hard time scrolling up and down.

Now that blogspot is coming up with options, why not put in other features like word count and better layouts like Wordpress has?

Plus better tech support.

Leaning Towards an Altis

Photo taken when the Altis was sold.

My dad sold the Altis at P 260,000, when I saw Altises of the same year and similar kilometer readings at the P 300,000 to P 400,000 plus range in Sulit.com.

Anyway, since his friends got Santa Fes, he was thinking of getting one, too. We headed to the Greenhills dealership, where my mom couldn't hop onto it or the Tucson. So my dad asked about the Camry equivalent, the Elantra, and the Altis equivalent, the Sonata. He wants to get a Korean car because he's worried about a Japanese-Chinese war. When we got home, I saw on TV that North Korea is threatening South Korea.

The Tucson.

Anyway, I thought that since the office has an Innova and a Fortuner, that a sedan would use up less gas when you're transporting four people without cargo, and it would be easier for my 3i, my mom and me to get on a sedan, especially when we're wearing gowns. The Altis was the special request car for my mom and 3i whenever we went out.

MA said that his mom prefers the CRV to a sedan, because his mom doesn't have to stoop to get in. My dad says that Hondas have low resale values and have expensive parts. My concern is that my friend says that the sold Altis has a better turning radius than her Civic. I'd like to take all the cars we're considering for test drives.

I looked up the prices online and came up with this grid:

Car Comparisons
Honda v Hyundai v Toyota
A/T
					Secondhand
Make	Model	Engine	Variant	Price	Year			% of brand new	Km
Toyota	Altis	2.0	Pearl	1,155,000.00
			Standard	1,140,000.00
	Camry	2.5G 6	Standard	1,451,000.00	2006	2.4G AT	685,000.00	47%
		3.5G Q	Pearl	2,097,000.00
Honda	CRV	2.0 V		1,325,000.00	2006	Mdl Matic 4WD	558,000.00	42%	50,000
		2.4 SX	White Orchid Pearl	1,545,000.00
Hyundai	Elantra	1.6 GL		888,000.00
	Sonata	2.0 GL S 2.4 gas 6		1,388,000.00

Dr. Harvey Uy's Binondo and Makati Clinics

Drs. Harvey Uy and Sheri Liquete, the anesthesiologist.

My friend, who, with her parents, were Harvey's patients in Asian Eye Institute, wanted to know what his clinic hours are, and urged me to blog them.

The new name of all his clinics is Pacific Eye & Laser Institute.

Yesterday, its first day, I was the sixth patient in the history of the Makati Surgical Center. It is located where The Spa used to be, at 50 Jupiter St., Bel-Air. The eyp interactive map is here.

From Kalayaan, I turned left to Makati Avenue, turned left to Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue (because you can't turn left on Jupiter St., contrary to what someone not connected to Pacific had advised me), turned left on Paseo, then turned left on Jupiter. It's a few buildings down on the right. Parking is ample, but with tricky curves. DFC parked in the closed building at the corner before it.

Pacific Eye & Laser Institute calling card.

I almost hit a curve, if not for my co-IRB member, Atty. Bernard Kaw, the first time I tried to park in the basement, so the last time I was there, I parked in BBQ five buildings away on false pretenses, so I have to be creative--again--the next time I go there, if Pacific still does not have valet parking.

Anyway, from Jupiter, the best way out is to go towards Makati Avenue, turn right at Polaris, turn left after Anzo, turn right at P. Burgos, right at Kalayaan, right at Amapola, follow the road until it becomes Rockwell Drive.

Dr. Harvey gives Dr. Sheri and me a tour.

Going to Makati Med, the best way is turn left to Nicanor Garcia from Jupiter, turn right at Gil Puyat, turn right at Zuellig Loop (I think, it's the street before Ayala Extension), turn right at Malugay, cross Sen. Gil Puyat to Tordesillas. The rightmost lane was long, so I took a right after H. V. dela Costa, turned right to Leviste, turned left to Rufino, crossed Ayala, turned right to dela Costa and parked in the parking lot on the right, at the corner of Geronimo and dela Rosa. (The Google Map seems to be missing Geronimo).

I thought that this was going to be the Lasik room. Laser room?

If you take the rightmost lane, you can turn right at dela Costa, cross to Ayala to Geronimo, turn right at Amorsolo, follow the road until you reach Makati Med, turn right up to the driveway for valet parking. The parking building entrance is after the driveway, and the entrance to the parking lot beside Makati Med is after the parking building entrance. Both are almost always full, so I've resorted to parking at the treeful parking lot on Legazpi Street. From dela Rosa, turn left at Rufino, turn left at Legazpi Street. It's on the right. Walk to Salcedo Street at the right. turn left at dela Rosa until you see Makati Med, where there's a side entrance.

Anyway, Harvey texted me today that he is in Makati on Wednesdays and Fridays, 8 to 5. He is in Binondo Mondays 9 to 5, and Thursdays, 2 to 5. His Binondo clinic is on the Ground Floor, Pacific Center (formerly Pacificbank), 460 Quintin Paredes St. Dr. Sheri's husband told me that it's near the old Dragon Seed, Jollibee and Red Ribbon. Dr. Sheri and I know people who are excited with his Binondo clinic, as it is quite near where they live or frequent.

He is at St. Luke's Quezon City on Saturdays, 8-5, Room 611, South Tower, Cathedral Heights. When you enter St. Luke's from E. Rodriguez, Sr. Ave., it's the building on the left. The last time I was in St. Luke's last month, in the evening, so I parked at Cathedral Heights. I went up the driveway, then turned left to the parking building.

The appointment numbers for all clinics are 890-01-15 or 0917-8749202. The email address is appointment@pacificeye.com.ph. For St. Luke's Quezon City, the appointment numbers are 411-41-12 or 723-01-01 loc. 2611. I tried to access pacific.com.ph and got their login page.

The only clinic which will have an optical shop is Makati. The optical shop will open end-January. Across his Binondo clinic is Crystal, an optical shop owned by ex-AEI optometrists who he said I would recognize.

Incidentally, my previous post on his clinic still got 20 out of the 123 views yesterday.

Except for the calling card photo which I scanned today, all photos were taken yesterday at Pacific Eye Makati. I tried to access the website and got to their login page.