Manila Job Hunting Tips

An "ideal job" is not something that would miraculously present itself to you. Finding it is a quest that requires an appropriate mix of effort, patience, and skills. How would you stand out from a handful of applicants who are more experienced, educated, and better-looking than you? What would it take to hear the sweet words, "Congratulations, we like to offer you the job"? Below are some job hunting tips, if you need any.

1. A Kick-ass yet Professional Resume

- Putting your favorite Friendster photo in your resume, though tempting, is not recommend.
- Your gorgeousbabe13@web.com email address? Change that to something appropriate. Remember, you want to get the attention of the boss, not some random sex offender.
- Highlight your qualifications in a detailed yet brief way. Nobody likes to read a 5-page single spaced resume.
- Check your spelling and grammer grammar.

2. "Are you free tomorrow for an interview?"

- Be honest. Tell the employer if you can make the schedule or not.
- Prepare! Search online for commonly asked questions during interview, write down your answers, and practice saying it out loud. THIS REALLY REALLY REALLY WORKS.
- Dress appropriately i.e. no jeje cap.
- Arrive 10 minutes prior your scheduled appointment.
- Bring copies of your resumes with you.
- FLAUNT YOUR PERSONALITY. Your kick-ass yet professional resume already got you halfway the quest. Employers need to see WHO YOU ARE. Be confident, think of your answers carefully, speak slowly, and please, don't piss on your chair.

3. "Do you have any questions?"


- These 5 words are very important. For chrissakes, don't tell the interviewer "I don't have any."
- There are a lot of online resources that could help you draft appropriate questions to your interviewer.

4. Say "Thank You"


- After the interview, it's a nice gesture to send a Thank You email. Sincerely show your gratitude and tell them that you are looking forward for their positive feedback.

5. Wait


- Be patient
- Pray
- If you get the job, YEY!
- If you don't get the job, to pls don't go emo. :( Reflect on what possibly went wrong and see how you could improve on your next quest.

If you are currently on a quest for an ideal job, you might want to drop by the Jobgantic Career Fair 2011. Hosted by Jobstreet.com, the number one job portal in the Philippines, this event will feature 250 top companies from here and abroad. Pre-register at www.jobstreet.com, ready your resumes, and head down to SMX Convention Centre with your game face on. This two-day event is scheduled on August 12-13, 2011, 10 am to 7 pm.

Jobgantic Fair 2011 by Jobstreet.com

For more details, visit www.jobstreet.com.

How to Change the Passport Details of your Tiger Airways Itinerary

I think 90% of Tiger Airways' customers are saying that this Australian airline is the worst ever. I've read A LOT of rants about how Tiger mercilessly rerouted/cancelled/delayed flights without prior notice AND refund. Recently, this huge PR mess happened and I'm pretty sure they need to hire a great corporate communications department if they could manage to get out of the situation alive. And the Tiger Airways Facebook Page? Wall Post disabled. Boom. Social Media Disaster 101.

I thought I would also join the Tiger Haters fun club because of their online flight booking procedures. It is important to note that you cannot book a flight if 1) you don't key in your passport number and expiry date and 2)if your passport is expiring in six (6) months.

Q: Excuse me Tiger Airways, what if you have this ridiculously awesome promo fare that I want to book but my passport is expiring in 6 months? Can I put mock passport details and have it changed after I get my new passport, hopefully for free?


A: Fuck off.

Seriously. If you search the interwebz for answers, you will just end up very confused. Other people even said that a certain fee would be charged for passport amendments (!!!!). Some said it's free of charge but you need to wait laboriously to get through the hotline. In Manila, the phone agent even told my friend that changing of passport details is subject to management approval. Corporate evil whores.

I'm based in Singapore so Kin suggested that I call the hotline here to check if there's another option. I dialed +65 68084437 and braised myself for a 45-minute telephone muzak. Amazingly, a phone booking agent picked up (in under two minutes yey!) and breezily helped me amend the passport details FREE OF CHARGE. You just need to provide your itinerary reference number, birthday, old passport number (the one you keyed in when you booked the flight, very important!), new passport number, and new passport expiry date. Afterwards, they will resend via email your "correct" itinerary as proof that there's still hope in this world.

Have a safe flight! :)

/KICK Villar and Enrile adsense

The Annoying Adsense Political Ads are annoying. Manny Villar and Juan Ponce Enrile, could you please get out of my very soshal and uber sikat blog? My loyal readers--all three of them--are not happy with you. And that's, liek, wtf? Nobody invited you here, uhmkay?

Good thing I found a way to roundhouse kick block them on adsense (whattanoob) yey!!!

Went to Google Adsense account > Adsense Setup > Competitive Ad filter

Under Adsense for Content Filters I typed the following on my Content / Feed / Search tabs:

www.facebook.com/JuanPonceEnrile
www.facebook.com/mannyvillar

TripleJack!

Click 'Save Changes' and that's it! I haven't seen any of their faces on my page since I "filtered" them. It would take a while to take effect though, so be patient. Play Plants and Zombies or something. Make good use of the innernettz by googling Georgina Wilson photos.

LOOK HERE

Now, can somebody teach me how to block Manny Villar on Yahoo Messenger? I promise to buy you beer. If you're cute, I'll go out with you.

Ha!

No, I'll just buy you 2 bottles of beer.

How To Bid [and win] in Winila

'sup, yo.

I tried Winila but things didn't go exactly as I imagined, i.e. I lost so now I need vodka.

For the brave ones who want to try their 'luck' in this new online auction site, here are some points you should remember:

1. YOUR bid credits will decrease by one (1) whenever YOU place a bid.
2. Item's price will increase by $0.01 whenever a bid is placed.
3. A maximum of 20 seconds will be automatically added to the countdown timer whenever a bid is placed. This will allow other users to participate in the auction.
4. When the timer reaches 0:00:00, the last user who placed the bid will be declared winner

actual Winila auction

Timing is important. Don't bid too early--wait until the timer reaches 5 seconds (or below) before you re-click the nasty BID! button. Remember, your credits decrease everytime you bid so please please please use it carefully.

ffffuuuuuuu i got outbid by someone else for $0.64

By the way, Winila is open to users 18 y/o up, worldwide. Registration is free and you could do that HERE.

If you're 17 and reading this, cld u plz go back to Pet Society. or Myspace. 'Cuz no, they won't auction Edward Cullen here.

Winila: Spend Small, Win Big

K, gaiz, I'm trying out this new website called Winila.

According to Nat (who owns the site, ftw!), Winila is:

"Like E-bay, but you could buy the items are 80% cheaper."

Wait. WHAT.

The idea sounds like pure lulz, like a baby in a taco costume

hm.

FAST FORWARD! I visited www.winila.com and saw this

brand new iPod Touch bought at $1.12!!!

I WANT I WANT I WANT AND YOU WILL WANT THIS TOO BECAUSE IT'S SO AWESOME.

How to use Winila:

Register for free in less than a minute. Bids cost only $0.50 each. If you place a bid for your desired product the auction price increases by 1, 2, 5 or 10 Cents. To give another user the chance to win, we reset the clock to a maximum of 20 seconds. When the clocks goes down to zero and noone else placed a bid - congratulations, you are Winilished: you've won! <--got this from the site. meh.

Here's the catch: You need to purchase bid vouchers to participate in the auction. 

$10 will give you 20 bid credits, $25 for 50 credits, blah blah blah. See photo below, will you.

remember, you need credits to bid!

FREEBIE ZONE: Get five (5) bid credits for every user who became active through your referral, i.e., a friend you invited (via Facebook or email) bought any bid pack in Winila.

I already bought 20-bid credits (via paypal) because i want an Apple iTouch! Winnila lemme win! Loljk. Nat, lemme win. =p

How to make a Flaming B52 cocktail shot

Para sa mga mahilig mag-laro ng apoy

Here's my version of a Flaming B52 shot. I said "my version" because I don't have a Grand Marnier. I used Triple Sec instead because it's cheap (Php185). Grand Marnier would cost around P1,600 and that's pure BS. Well. No. Actually, I just don't have the money.

Flaming B52 Ingredients:
Coffee Liqueur (Kahlua)
Irish Cream (Amarula)
Orange Liqueur (Triple Sec)
High Proof Rum (Bacardi 151)

Barware:
shot glass
shot pourers
bar spoon
straw
matchstick / lighter

Optional:
Fire extinguisher / Pail of water
A Ms.Minchin figure (adult supervision for drunkards age 15 and below)

why a photo of a librarian is here, I have no idea

Highly Recommended:
Bro (for guidance, so your house won't burn down)

Instructions:
With a spoon, layer in exact order the coffee liqueur, irish cream, and triple sec. Add a few* drops of Bacardi 151. Carefully ignite the drink using a match then drink immediately with a straw.

use the back of a spoon to layer ingredients

layered drink

*Typical hard drinks have 30-40% alcohol content. Bacardi 151 has 75.5% alcohol content which makes it highly flammable and stupid to drink as is.

the 151 back label warning is warning you

Here's a step-by-step video, for all you eager learners.

God bless your liver.

CHEERS!

Cebu Pacific Seat Sale List for 2010

 
April 1, 2010 
70% off on all flights

Sale Period: April 1 to 2, 2010
Travel Period: January 1 to March 15, 2011

Terms and conditions:
Quoted fares are exclusive of airport terminal fee (Php200.00 for domestic flights; Php750.00 for international flights)
Quoted fares are exclusive of international travel tax (Php1,620.00)
Go Lite fare: 7kg hand-carry bag allowance

Book and buy flights online via www.cebupacificair.com or www.book.cebupacificair.com. You may also book tickets through travel agents using the Amadeus global distribution system then pay at CEB ticketing offices, via ATM or over the counter in partner banks. For inquiries, contact Cebu Pacific reservation hotlines at (02) 7020-888 or (032) 230-8888.

Need to rebook, reschedule, or cancel your Cebu Pacific flight? This might help.

January

• 50% off System-Wide Seat Sale (Sale Period: January 5 to 8, 2010)
• Clark Seat Sale (Sale Period: January 11 to 13, 2010)
• Clark Piso and Php999 flights  (Sale Period: January 12 to 13, 2010)
• Domestic Seat Sale (Sale Period: January 14 to 15, 2010)
• Summer International Seat Sale (Sale Period: January 15 to 18, 2010)
• Bangkok Seat Sale  (Sale Period: January 20 to 21, 2010)
• Cebu Davao Seat Sale (Sale Period: January 20 to 21, 2010)
• Domestic Seat Sale (Sale Period: January 21 to 24, 2010)
• International Seat Sale (Sale Period: January 27 to 29, 2010)
• Domestic Seat Sale (Sale Period: January 30 to 31, 2010)
• 50% off System-Wide Seat Sale (Sale Period: January 5 to 8, 2010)

Febuary

• Domestic Seat Sale (Sale Period: February 4 to 8, 2010)
• International Seat Sale (Sale Period: February 9 to 11, 2010)
• 50% off System-Wide Seat Sale (Sale Period: February 16 to 21, 2010)
• Pagadian Seat Sale (Sale Period February 23 to 25, 2010)
• Cebu and Davao Hub Seat Sale (Sale Period: February 25 to 28, 2010) 
• China,Taipei, and Mindanao Seat Sale (March 9 to 10, 2010)
• Roxas and Malaysia Seat Sale (March 12 to 13, 2010)