I love online shopping! the fact that I can browse hundreds of products at the comfort of my own home, got me hooked and addicted to it! yes I feel like I’m an online shopping addict! lol!

I shop online from my organic soaps, bath items, make up and even clothes!

Philippines Apple Online Store Now Up and Running

Well I think online shopping is not that popular yet in the Philippines ( for others!), but this move from Apple is like a step forward towards bringing online shopping to the public.

The Philippines Apple Online Store is based in Singapore, and delivery time will take approximately 2-3 business days after shipping.

Oh, Shipping is free for orders PHP3000 and above!

You can checkout the Apple online store @ http://store.apple.com/ph

I had my first and only Nokia phone, way back 2003. Nokia phones never caught my fancy, well, I think I’m going to eat my words since I’m really attracted with the Nokia N96 phone.

The Nokia N96 is said to be the N95’s successor, mainly because of its main features are inherited from the said phone.

Specifications:

• 2.8″ 16M-color TFT LCD display of QVGA resolution
• 5 megapixel autofocus camera with dual-LED flash and AF assist light
• Built-in DVB-H TV tuner
• Symbian OS 9.3 with S60 3.2 UI
• Dual ARM 9 264 MHz CPU and 128 MB of RAM
• 3G with HSDPA support
• Quad-band GSM support
• Wi-Fi with UPnP technology
• Built-in GPS with A-GPS functionality and 3 months of free voice-guided navigation
• Dual slide design with dedicated gaming/audio keys
• Massive 16GB onboard storage
• microSD card slot with microSDHC support
• Built-in accelerometer for UI auto-rotation
• 3.5 mm audio jack
• TV out
• Stereo FM Radio with RDS
• Car charger in the retail package
• VGA video recording at 30fps
• USB and Bluetooth v2.0
• One free N-gage game and Transformers movie preloaded
• Keypad locking slide key

(captured from gsmarena.com)

If you are a slider phone lover, this will definitely attract your attention. You can even watch live tv on this phone. It also features a FM and an internet radio. And with its huge internal flash memory of 16GB, you’ll definitely have enough room for your music and photos. No? Just insert your microSD memory card to have that extra space.

There are still other mobile phones in the market that is comparable to this phone, maybe I’ll list them later.

Though, more time for me to browse several sites, mostly women forums lol! Well, enough of my excuses, being on night shift introduces me to a new type of shopping experience. Yes online shopping has been existing so long time ago, but believe me, I haven’t tried doing such until just this second week of September!

Reading femaleNetwork (http://www.femalenetwork.com) threads really got into me, that I am living a different lifestyle now (well I think haha). Instead of the traditional Make Up (Tramu), I am now into Mineral Make Up (MMU). Of course I won’t be discussing the difference here (watch out for my new beauty blog  beautybasics.info, lol!).

On to the main topic of this post hahaha… Pure MMU products are not really available in our local stores (drugstores, malls etc.). Most of these products are catered by small (or big) companies outside the Philippines. Notice how I highlighted the word pure and the mention of small companies… so basically I am not referring to mainstream brands.

Ok.. OK… here’s my list of recommended Online shopping sites…

I bought my first MMU at Blusche PH Store (http://www.blusche.com/PHStore/). Blusche is a canadian company, but the owner, Monica is a Pinay (i think, cause she fluently speaks in tagalog lol!)

I can say that this is my first ever online transaction, I am really skeptical at first, but I push through anyway. Blusche is offering several payment options for pinay buyers, which include payment thru GCash, Bank Deposit, Smart Money, Paypal and Credit Card.

My first transaction I paid thru Paypal, the second thru GCash. My first order was paid Saturday Sept. 13, my orders were sent via XEND Express, and arrived at my home address Tuesday morning, Sept. 16. I was really excited.  I guess the products were shipped by Monica’s relatives here, thus the fast delivery. I ordered again from their store just this week. I’m expecting my orders to arrive tomorrow Yey!. So if you are trying out Mineral Make Up, you can visit their PH Store. For orders from other countries, you may want to visit their online store at http://www.blusche.com/store/

Orders were usually shipped every Monday and Thursday, I usually received my orders the next day.

Aside from mineral makeup, I am now into Natural and Organic products, I then discovered Ilog Maria HoneyBee Farms (http://www.ilogmaria.com/). Ilog Maria is based in Silang Cavite, with products ranges from Aromatherapy Oils, Natural bath Soaps, BeesWax Products, Lip Balm, Honey to Spa products (and a lot more, really too many to mention).

These products got a lot of good reviews from other girltalkers, so I can’t help but to try their products. Options includes payment thru Bank Deposit, GCash and SmartMoney. I paid thru GCash Sunday, Sept 14. My orders were delivered thru Air21 and arrived on Sept. 17 afternoon. I love their lip balm and feminine wash lol!

I’m currently using Cyleina Organic Soaps. Though these products are available at selected Hortaleza branches, it is much convenient for me to just order online than to visit one of these stores, so I texted Miss Leigh, owner of Cyleina Enterprises (http://cyleina.multiply.com). At that time the some of my orders were out of stock so she recommended me to Ms. Hanna (http://storeeland.multiply.com), one of the resellers for Cyleina products.

I paid thru GCash on Thursday, if I’m not mistaken, I then received my orders Saturday of same week. Payment options will update later

I definitely need some organic products for my face so I researched and discovered Skin Hour (http://skinhour.multiply.com). Ms. Char, the owner, is really friendly, and patiently answered all my queries. I paid thru GCash Saturday, and my orders arrived Monday afternoon the following week.

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Skin Hour products can also be bought at DreamCollection (http://dreamcollection.multiply.com). If I am not mistaken, both sites are run by the same person, so you are basically transacting to the same person. Aside from Skin Hour products, dream collection also sells mineral make ups, Make Up bags,Make Up brushes and a lot more. They usually ship everyday I think, except Sundays. You will usually received your order the next day. Payment options are GCash and Bank Deposit.

Some of my make up brushes I bought from Ms. Nica of Beauty Bazaar (http://beautybazaar.multiply.com). She sells brushes from EveryDay Minerals, Charm and Suesh (and some other brands). She also sells mineral make ups and other stuff. Payment options are Bank Deposit and GCash.

Ms. Nica is really friendly. She Patiently and promptly answered my questions. I think she ships orders everyday, depends on product availability. The items where shipped via Air21, which takes about 2 days to receive. You can also request for a product reservation which you need to pay at a certain time limit.

I also bought some mineral make up from another mineral make up company, Ellana Minerals (http://www.ellanaminerals.com) and (http://www.icon-beautybox.com/index.html). Ms. Connie, the owner, also promptly answered all my queries. Ellana Minerals, I think is a local company, unlike other brands, which were ordered by local resellers from other countries.

Payment options includes bank deposit, GCash and Paypal. I think they ship orders everyday except Sundays. Orders usually received the next day.

(more details later)

This is such a long post lol! and I am kinda tired, so I’ll get back later

More to come…

Pictures are captured from each respective sites

I just went to Globe’s iPhone 3G launching (August 22, midnight) here at Ayala Makati.  I went there unprepared. I don’t even have my Canon Digicam to take snapshots of the event. Well, due to busy sched, I failed to check on this Apple iPhone 3G launching here in Makati Philippines.

Since I’m on night shift (no I’m not working in a call center ) I had the chance to run on the venue and check on the iPhone 3G launching.

Based on the brochure which they had distributed in the event, iPhone 3G prices for prepaid and post paid are as follows:

Iphone 3G Prepaid Price:

iPhone Plans:

GFlex and GPlan Offers:

Pens were also given at the event, unfortunately I wasn’t able to get one.

Hand Tag at iPhone 3G Launching

Pictures and Price information were captured from the iPhone 3G brochure distributed in the event.

I am one of the bloggers who excitedly upgraded to Wordpress 2.6  a day after its release. But to my disappointment, I encountered this 404 - Not Found error upon accessing my individual posts.

This made me stay to the older version until today. Luckily I’ve found the solution and I’m proud to say that I’m now using the latest version of Wordpress!

What happened?

The problem turns out to be on my permalinks. My permalinks used to be of PATHINFO type, which inserted  “index.php” before the actual permalink (http://www.techiegirl.info/index.php/id/post-name/)

What I did was  changed my permalinks to remove the ‘index.php’ part. I did that by modifying my .htaccess file, adding the following code.


# BEGIN WordPress
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]

# END WordPress

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WordCamp Philippines is an event for wordpress users and developers and is organized by Mindanao Bloggers. Joining the said event is free, thank you to the following sponsors:

WordCamp Philippines 2008 will be held on September 6, 2008, at College of St. Benilde Taft Avenue, Manila. The event will run from 9am to 6pm.

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Clik Power to go Dual USB connection answers this need by providing  a charger that comes with 2 USB ports that allows you to charge 2 devices simultaneously.

Power To go is an AC wall plug to 5V USB adapter. Simply plug in the USB cable and plug the adapter into the wall. You can charge several devices including Ipods, PSPs and PDAs from any AC outlet.

Size is approximately 2X2 inches. It comes in pink, white, blue and black. Other colors maybe available.

Price: PHP 650 @ Digital Walker

More Pictures of Clik Power To Go Dual USB Connection:

(Click on the thumbnail to see larger picture)

It is a flip-top type case, with magnetic button at the bottom to keep the top in place when it’s closed.

The capdase logo is engraved at the front side of the case. At the back, you’ll see a small pocket, with a plastic stand in it. This is used to keep your Ipod touch still when used for watching movies.

The Ipod holder consists of plastic clips that really secure your precious Ipod. I can say that there’s no chance for your Ipod touch to fall out of it.

Price: PHP 1200.00 @ Digital Walker

More pictures of Capdase Classy Case:

This reminds me of a famous gaming console, Sony Ericsson F305 with motion gaming is created for the youth who are not satisfied with just playing with their gaming consoles or PCs Iol, but still want to feel an advanced gaming experience using their mobile phones.

The F305 allows users to control games with the flick of a wrist or the swing of an arm with its motion gaming functionality. If you want to play a ‘regular’ game, play them the way you are familiar with using F305’s dedicated gaming keys.

F305 is preloaded with 3 motion games such as Bowling, Bass fishing and Jockey. You can even play the Sims on this phone.

I don’t know if the gaming experience is really great with F305, I find it unrealistic to swing my arm on a bowling game, then stop to look on the screen to see my score. Well, otherwise, this phone has a nice concept.

Sony Ericsson F305 Pictures:

Pictures are captured from SE Media Library