Playing WOW is very much like entering a whole new different world. Why is it addictive and destructive for some?  Probably because once you set foot in Azeroth, you feel this immense freedom, power and control over yourself and all resources around you – things that you don’t get as easily in real life – at least for some.  You can be someone and no one would care how you look or how rich or poor you are in real life.  Gaming could be a terrible habit if it’s being used to escape relationship problems, financial difficulties and other real challenges that are making this physical life unbearable or exasperating.

If you’re a mom, wife, daughter or girlfriend of someone playing WOW and you feel that it’s eating up the other person’s life, I suggest you check your relationship status.  See if there are resentments or unresolved issues and WOW is their way of venting out.  It will also be wise to let the other person know how his gaming makes you feel and how it’s affecting your home.  You may also agree on play hours so that family time is not sacrificed.  And if you are ever interested, get to know the game and play together… why not?

WOW is a great game but just like fame, money and food, having too much of it (in an overwhelming proportion) can be detrimental.  I believe “Self-Control” is listed in gifts of the Spirit for a reason.  WOW players need to practice this virtue… don’t we all?

Lesson learned, be extra cautious with plug-ins. Perhaps the truth holds that in life, nothing comes for free. If you get something without shelling out some cash, the catch will come in another shape or form. Link juice is the Internet currency. Unmindful linking will not only render your pages messy, it will also reduce the value of your website in terms of ranking and web significance.

So here I am, undoing a wrong doing.  I did quite a handful of linking back in the days and I haven’t thought about doing on-page linking.  Now I’ll be removing old external links and improve my pages.  Bear with my default theme until I get my “desired” blog quality back, SEO-wise.  See you at the top!

Tuition costs rise faster than inflation and stocks are best way to build enough savings in the long term. But you don’t have to save the entire cost of four years of college. Government and private grants and loans can bridge the gap between your savings and tuition bills.

Investing for college comes simple, too with mutual funds which takes charge in watching money market daily.

What’s important is that your child should learn to appreciate the value of earning bucks while studying. Students who earn their own pocket learn to budget and are forced to learn time management skills necessary for the rest of their lives.

Countless ways await the students who want to finish a degree. For one, they can buy cheap college textbooks. Doing so help them save extras. As text books play a great part in college and buying new ones can drain the pocket, renting text books becomes more practical.

Last night, after getting the salads and marinades ready for the big day, I realized we have no guests coming because we didn’t invite anyone.  Right away, I made a soft .jpg invitation which I made for like 5 mins and posted it over facebook for our friends and family to see.  It’s lovely because a lot of people responded with warm greetings for the little one.  But none really replied to join the little party.  But it’s fine, some friends and families did come over and most have brought food home with them.

Pre-Cataclysm Promo Packs

Blizzard is giving away epic savings with $5 World of WarCraft, $5 The Burning Crusade, and $10 Wrath of the Lich King.  You’ll also get 37% savings when you pre-order Cataclysm.  The promo ran for more than a month and will end today, November 30th.  I purchased my Wrath upgrade for $10 instead of $39.99 at the last minute   I’ve been off from the battleground for a long while as I chose to focus on corporate matters.  Now I think I owe myself a break.  So this is it – an advance Christmas gift to myself.

Oh by the way, when you grab this promotional offer, you can choose to give one (game time) to another player.  So if you know someone who’d been away from Azeroth, now is the best time to cast that scroll of resurrection.

So they say the target date to launch is December 7th, 2010. I reckon, it must be why the last invite I got expires November 30. By December 6th, my free game time would all be spent. And that should get me kickin’ to load up and play on the Cataclysm launch. Good thinking. But as it has always been, target date is a date that Blizzard wants to ship their game, nothing more, nothing less. It means that they have a plan and schedule to get the game ready by. But as everyone knows, game launch schedules can and do change. Some time last year Mike Morhaime, CEO of Blizzard, confirmed during a DirecTV interview that Cataclysm will be launched 2010. The year is almost over so it MUST be this December alright.

My online absence felt like I was totally detached from work and from the world. But I can’t stay offline for long. I know loads and loads of emails will flood my Inbox. So I bought this Globe tattoo so I can check and continue working even at home (my parents place). PLDT said they can restore our home line in 3 forever years..no way.. I wish I can afford to be gone that long. So while waiting, I’m connected 24ever. Just rambling here really. I pulled up my own site to check loading speed. and of course, this post is the first page to load up. Yun lang, bow!

The Philippine Prudential Life Insurance Co., Inc. (PPLIC) came in the picture just recently luring shoppers to claim freebies in exchange of a 45 minute talk – for promotion and advertisement purposes, they say.  Jeedo and I went to LimKetKai Mall one lazy day just to spend time together.  We didn’t really have a destination in mind so when an agent came to us and offered some goodies, we took the bait.  They were very strategic and well-coordinated.  Like a pack of goons passing bank money bags from one to another -flawlessly.  We were escorted to their service car and were politely received at their 5th Floor office at the Gateway Tower.  The staff were courteous and everyone seemed like on high spirits even at 8:00 in the evening.

The product was presented to us and to cut a very long exchange of stories short, we bought the premium package and paid in advance for the whole year.  We shelled out around PHP24K in cold cash.  My husband and I were pretty much impressed by their service and were happy about buying the product.  It was more of a savings plan with insurance.  Not a growth fund or term investment because the interest rate is really low.  You can hardly feel the money growing with time.   We already have insurance policies in PRULife UK and Philam.  And Ea’s college is pretty much covered with that already.  So this PPLIC pack we bought was more like putting money in a virtual piggy bank.

I know most of the rants were about the way they were lured into the Vulture’s Den.  I would agree, the style is obnoxious and deceitful.  If I were a skeptic type, I wouldn’t have delved into it.  To be honest, I didn’t mind their strategy then as much as I do now – after reading a lot of blog posts.  I admired the products but not their promos and agents.  I’ve let go of their freebie pranks and have forgiven the vultures (ahem!).  I’m concerned now if the products were real at all.  If I’ll need it back at some point, will I get anything?  Is there anyone out there who bought their products some 10 years ago and happily reaping its benefits now?

Lesson learned: Investments should be properly thought through – for way more than 45 minutes.   There shouldn’t be any room for hasty decisions when it comes to expense, finances and savings.  So I’m gonna go ahead and check the policy packs.  I stowed it safely away thinking I just have to wait until it’s cooked and ready, haha.

They do have a website which you can find by clicking here.