Cost of living comparison

comparing manila and bangkok cost of living according to numbeo.com

Sign at Wat Pho or Temple of the Reclining Buddha in Thailand

Globe Telecom Philippines

I sent an email to Globe Telecom (Philippines) customer service last Friday, March 15. Based in their automatic reply, they would get back to me within 1 business day. Today is March 22, no reply from them yet. I already sent a follow-up email last Wednesday, March 20.
C'mon guys! You proclaim your self as the number one mobile servie provider in the Philippines...

Grey and Edward (author swoons after typing the words)

I find it really depressing that women have been fighting for equality and yet if you observe the “love stories” that they swoon over in recent years are the ones that the man is the dominant one or the one the control the relationship.

Let’s take Edward and Bella for example. If you do not know who these two are, you probably lived in a cave or was involved or caught in a war in Afghanistan or some far flung part of the world for the last 2 or 3 years. If you think about it, Edward has always been the one “in control” of their love story. He leaves Bella whenever he feels or thinks that he is putting her in danger by being with him. While Bella moped, bawled at night and sat by the window (literally by the way as seen in the film) for months. He did not ask if she’s okay with it but just decided to leave and somehow removed any “trace” of him in her life.

On the other hand, I think there is no question that Christian Grey is the dominant one in his relationship with Anastasia Steele. I have to ask your forgiveness that I was only able to finish Book 1 and about half of Book 2 (sorry it’s too much for me). So I wouldn’t know if tables have turned at the end of Book 2 or Book 3. But for the most part, I think it’s fair to claim that Grey is the dominant one. To those who does not know them (you are probably a man). Grey is the “prince charming” of the erotic novel (mommy porn as some critics playfully describe it) Fifty Shades of Grey. He is a billionaire who is into BDSM and “fell in love” with Anastasia Steele. Yes and of course he is the dominant. Need I say more?

Gone are the days that Prince Charming has to look throughout the whole kingdom for the beautiful lady who left her one of her glass slippers at the dance. Or that he has to make a wish to a genie to make him a prince so he could be with the princess.

Or maybe, I am reading this wrong. Women want equal rights because now they want to be the “prince/soon-to-be-prince” who will do anything just to be with the “princess/soon-to-be-princess”. That women should not be restricted to the man who desires them that they should be able to go for the men they desire even if it means you have to jump off a cliff to get his attention (and make him believe you drowned and died) or wear balls in unimaginable (well, for me) places in your body just so you can please him.