Connect India

Guys, I hope you can all give me some insightful advise.

My boss has resigned from our company a few months ago when he decided to setup his outsourcing company in his hometown in India. Actually, he was already telling us about his plan for the last two years, but we never expected that he is very serious about it.

Now here's the hard part. He told us thru email that business is really doing good, and that he is offering me and my other two colleagues to come and join him in India.

It is a bit hard for me to decide because I really am not that familiar with the Indian culture. Anyway, for a start, my boss suggested that I do my research thru internet, and he told me to frequent visiting and reading the articles in Indian Chat, a website that gives lots of information about India, including the recent news about it.

Also, knowing that we Filipinos are people who love to communicate regularly to our love ones, he informed us that it is not so much difficult to communicate, and send message to our relatives and friends because there are a lot of providers that offer Free SMS in India.

A Free SMS service is very important because this helps so much in cutting costs and expenses if ever we are able to work abroad. With so many relatives, friends and loved ones to communicate with, this free SMS service will carry a load off our budget.

Now, I have a month left to decide whether I will accept the offer or not.

Any suggestion?

In Search for a new Mobile Phone

My Motorola mobile phone has totally been damaged last Friday. I went to the service center last Sunday and the crew told me that they wouldn't be able to repair the damage. It is with much regret that I wouldn't be able to get the pictures, including the phonebook memory.

Anyway, I still can get the memory card and the sim, so I really got to check out for a new mobile phone for my globe number.

There is this new mobile phone, modu, which is holding Guiness' record for the world's lightest phone at 1.5 ounce.


The phone will soon be released in the Philippines and is to be exclusively distributed by Globe Telecom.

Click here for the modu phone specs.

I'll go and check this out, see if it fits my needs.

Mobile Phones Still On Demand

The number of Filipinos who purchase/own Mobile Phones continue to increase, according to a research conducted by the Synovate Media Atlas.

As per the research mobile phone ownership went up by 69% from May 2008 to May 2009, which is probably due to newer and more affordable models being continuously released in the market- a news that must mean good news to the industry suppliers Nokia, Samsung, Sony-Ericsson, Motorola, among others.

Clearly, we can see almost everybody (young and old, students, professionals, housewives, and even housekeepers) using his/her own mobile phone unit to send text messages or call. Owning a mobile phone nowadays, must be really a necessity.

What's other good thing about having mobile phones are the embedded features in it. Besides calling and texting, mobile phones are also used for taking pictures, games, and even internet surfing.

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Going Techie [Te-ki]

"Techie [Te-chi] na ako ngayon brod."

"Huh?"

"Techie na ako. I now have two cellular phones in my pocket."

"Tangek! Techie [Te-ki] ang pronounciation dun. Kung Te-chie, ano yun? Tetchie Agbayani?"

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Aside from my old reliable Motorola phone, I have a recent Sony Ericsson phone bulging in my pocket. Now I wasn't actually planning to be a Techie [Te-ki] person, however, I had to purchase another unit out of necessity.

Other than those two possessions, I really couldn't think of anymore gadget that I own to make people call me a Techie [Te-ki].

Ok, I have an ipod on my office drawer, but we always joke about it because they say it is actually an ay-pot, an immitation of the original thing. I had to buy that ipod (which I actually don't use now), out of "pakikisama" to that friend/officemate who sells that stuff.

Wikipedia defines Techie as a term, derivative of the word technology, for a person who displays a great, sometimes even obsessive, interest in technology, high-tech devices, and particularly computers.

To most Pinoys, being techie is being up-to-date with innovative gadgets, like cellphones, music players, play stations, computers, and the like.

There is actually nothing wrong with being "techie". In this modern world, one must really catch up with the fast changes that are happening. However, people should also be aware that buying and owning these advanced technologies should be coupled with responsibilities.

Especially in this time of our economy where there are lots of uncertainties, it is important that we buy things only when we have the capacity to buy.

To add, we must consider that we buy a thing because it is necessary. Nowadays, cellular phones become necessities, even to students. But I personally say that high-end phones may not be suitable yet for students. I should know- I have two student relatives who lost their high end phones because they are not yet responsible enough to look for their personal belongings.

Parents should guide their children. Considering that the young are the more enthusiastic when it comes to gadgets, I believe parents should allow their children to use these things in moderation. The more they use their PSPs, their computers and their music players, the less they devote their time for study and for inter-personal relationship with other people.